Whoosh! Rock Lee sprang off the Earth-Style Wall. While airborne, he swung both fists at blinding speed, generating flames through friction with the air!
-Morning Peacock!!!
Roar, roar, roar...!
A torrent of fire rained down.
Sasuke sneered. "Hmph. Making flames with your fists? Eight Gates taijutsu, then. But compared to Might Guy, you're not even worth mentioning..."
-Blaze Release Chakra Mode!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Black flames surged around him, forming a Blaze Release Chakra Cloak. The moment the flames of Morning Peacock touched them, they were burned away completely!
Rock Lee was drenched in sweat. "Morning Peacock doesn't work? The Sixth Gate is my limit right now. Against Sasuke as he is now, is it completely useless?"
"Die...!"
Sasuke swung the Kusanagi Sword.
-Blaze Release: Kusanagi Style!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The black flames flung from the Kusanagi Sword formed sharp spikes and shot toward the airborne Rock Lee!
"Hah!!"
After locking on with his Byakugan, Neji Hyuga thrust out both palms!
-Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!!!
Boom...!
The force of his palms tore through the air, dispersing the Kusanagi Style attack!
Choji Akimichi caught Rock Lee with his enlarged arm!
Sasuke stared coldly at the one-armed Choji. "How does it feel to have lost an arm?"
Choji had lost his arm during their earlier attempt to surround and kill Sasuke. Amaterasu had set it ablaze, forcing him to sever it to survive!
But Choji had no regrets. "If it means protecting my friends, I'd give up more than an arm. Even my life!"
"Hmph. Is that your so-called 'Will of Fire'? It makes me sick. Then I'll grant your wish!!"
Clack!
The upper half of Susanoo rose around him. The Heavenly Ama-no-Makaguyumi Bow drew taut, its Kagutsuchi Arrow aimed at Choji!
"Choji...!!!" Kakashi moved to rescue him, but Tsunade was a step