Kimimaro neither dodged nor evaded. He simply thrust out his chest and let Rock Lee attack.
Just as Rock Lee's punch landed, several thick bone spikes sprouted from Kimimaro's chest again.
The spikes shielded Kimimaro's abdomen, and Rock Lee's fist landed squarely on the hard bone spikes once more.
This time, Rock Lee grimaced in pain.
Kimimaro seized the opportunity to thrust his bone sword at an even trickier angle.
To his surprise, Rock Lee simply closed his eyes and toppled over.
Thud!
Rock Lee lay on his back on the ground, looking as though he had fallen asleep.
Kimimaro crouched down to stab him, but Rock Lee kept twisting his body as though he could foresee the attacks.
Thuk, thuk, thuk...
The bone sword in Kimimaro's hand thrust so fast it almost left afterimages, yet it never touched Rock Lee's body.
Kimimaro exclaimed in surprise.
"Huh? Is this another Drunken Fist move?"
Rock Lee, lying on his back on the ground, did not answer.
In a gap between Kimimaro's attacks, Rock Lee slapped both arms against the ground and slid away like a loach.
He slid straight between Kimimaro's legs, then hooked his leg up and kicked toward the center of Kimimaro's back.
Bang!
Several thick bone spikes sprouted from Kimimaro's back as well.
Unsurprisingly, Rock Lee's tricky kick struck the bone spikes again.
Using the force of the collision, Rock Lee flipped away from Kimimaro.
Kimimaro slowly turned to face Rock Lee again.
After those repeated collisions, Rock Lee's drunkenness had mostly worn off.
At this point, maintaining his Drunken Fist stance was becoming difficult.
Rock Lee simply steadied himself, spat, and said,
"Hmph! What a troublesome hedgehog!"
At that moment, bone spikes covered Kimimaro's entire body, and he did indeed resemble a hedgehog.
Kimimaro smiled easily but