The Forest of Death.
Inside the central Tower.
Under normal circumstances, Kakashi Hatake should not have been there watching the matches.
He needed to deal with the intrusion.
But if too many people left, it would spark inexplicable panic. Besides, he needed to keep an eye on Sunagakure's Jonin, Baki.
"So boring..."
They were all low-level tricks used by nobodies-nothing flashy, nothing astonishing, and nothing familiar.
Naturally, Kakashi Hatake lost interest and instead turned his attention elsewhere.
Kakashi was also watching the video of Rock Lee's match.
So far, he had not seen what made Rock Lee strong enough to warrant their attention.
As for those Taijutsu moves, anyone with enough willpower could master them.
But his inability to use Ninjutsu was a weakness. If he could learn it and combine it with Taijutsu for ambushes or direct assaults, he would certainly rank among the best. Becoming a Jonin in the future would be no problem at all.
But reality was always like this.
The one who actually caught his interest was Gaara.
"The ability to control sand?"
The Kazekage's biological son?
[The video continued.
Permission had been granted.
Rock Lee had already undone the seals on his legs.
He casually held the two strips he had removed, and no one thought much of them.
"Training weights? Boring."
"Taking them off won't make much difference, will it?"
Across from him, Temari and Kankuro scoffed at the sight, believing it would make little difference.
Everyone was dismissive. They were just weights. What difference could they make?
Rock Lee, however, let out a soft breath.
"This should feel much easier now."
With that, he casually dropped the two weights.
Boom-
The dust they kicked up rose almost as high as the statue.
Shock!!!
Everyone was stunned, their faces filled with disbelief. How