In his haste, Gaara could only create a barrier of yellow sand to defend himself.
Kimimaro's enormous beast claw slammed into the sand barrier.
The previously sturdy barrier was actually scattered by a single swipe of Kimimaro's claw.
At the same time, under cover of the yellow sand, Kimimaro exerted himself again.
Bang!
Kimimaro's already astonishing speed increased even further.
So much so that when Kimimaro rushed to Gaara's side under cover of the sand, Gaara failed to react at all.
The terrifying force of Kimimaro's charge sent Gaara flying.
Kimimaro pressed his advantage and tried to attack again, but Rock Lee reacted and intercepted him.
"Where are you looking? I'm your opponent!"
Rock Lee suddenly leaped up and kicked toward Kimimaro's back.
But Kimimaro did not turn around. He merely swept his tail sideways.
Smack!
Like a whip, it lashed viciously across Rock Lee's body.
Rock Lee cried out in agony:
"Argh..."
He had come fast, but he flew back even faster.
Rock Lee was hurled more than a dozen meters away like a cannonball.
With the time Rock Lee had bought him, Gaara finally landed.
Kimimaro gave him no chance to catch his breath, reaching his enormous claw behind his back.
Kimimaro pulled a spine-shaped bone straight out of his back.
With a swing of his enormous claw, the spine-shaped bone became a bone whip that coiled toward Gaara.
Unwilling to take it head-on, Gaara covered his body with a thick layer of yellow sand.
Kimimaro roared:
"Dance of the Clematis: Vine!"
The bone whip tightly bound Gaara along with the yellow sand covering his body.
Meanwhile, a massive white bone spike rapidly extended from the palm of Kimimaro's other arm.
In the blink of an eye, one of Kimimaro's arms had become an enormous bone spear.
"Hah!"