-Lion's Lament!!
Ahead of Rock Lee's outstretched fists, white shock waves roared together into a lion's head several times faster than the Daytime Tiger and crushed forward!
Behind Kimimaro, a dozen or so scorpion-tailed Sky-Piercing Bone Spikes thrust forward together, stopping the lion's head!!
But Lion's Lament was a rapid-fire technique. Lee's fists kept swinging, and lions of compressed air came crashing in like an overwhelming tide!!
Kimimaro met them head-on.
-Twilight Bone Requiem!
Those bone spikes stabbed over and over in alternation at a terrifying frequency rivaling a ticker timer!!
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...!
Lion's Lament and Twilight Bone Requiem wove a heart-stopping, chaotic symphony!!!
The spectators in the stands erupted, and many rose to their feet!!!
"What an incredible level of combat! With their raw strength, both of them could have qualified as Earth Shinobi ages ago!"
"Why didn't they enter the Grand Martial Arts Tournament before? They could've earned themselves places among the Eternal Earth Shinobi...!!!"
"This must be what comes of years of preparation. They stayed quiet until they could stun everyone!!"
"So strong! Both of them are so strong!!!"
Crack! Crack! Crack!
But as the collisions intensified, bone spikes began to break, their fragments hurtling toward the stands in every direction!!!
"Aaah!!!" Cries of alarm rang out as danger struck!!
Just then, Gaara, the Kazekage who had remained perfectly composed, raised his eyes.
Whoosh!!
A waterfall of sand rose from the sand gourd beside him, precisely enveloping the bone fragments flying toward his section of the stands!
Crunch!!
As he clenched his hand, the sand contracted. When it dispersed, crushed bone scattered down, and the danger was over.
He was not alone!
Haku, the Mizukage, formed hand seals!
-Ice Release: Cold Moon Frost Blossoms!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Cold air froze