"Eight Gates Formation-"
"Sixth Gate, Gate of View, open!!!"
Watching Otsutsuki Toneri take Hinata Hyuga away, Rock Lee activated the Eight Gates Formation in an instant in his desperation!
Violent chakra formed a dazzling green aura around his body, and all his skin turned dark red.
Without hesitation, Rock Lee unleashed his signature technique.
"To protect my comrades, my youth must burn even brighter!"
His foot moved, and the ground instantly exploded as Rock Lee shot into the sky, chasing at high speed in the direction Toneri had gone.
Bang, bang, bang...
Kicking off the air, Rock Lee picked up more and more speed, shooting straight toward Toneri like an arrow loosed from a bow.
If Hinata had not still been standing beside Toneri, Rock Lee would already have unleashed Morning Peacock to attack the enemy.
But he could not do that now.
Morning Peacock covered such a wide area that the slightest carelessness would catch Hinata in its attack.
So Rock Lee had to catch up and engage Toneri in close-range taijutsu.
"Interesting. An ability like some circus trick."
Naturally, Toneri noticed Rock Lee making such a commotion.
But he merely glanced at him disdainfully, then casually waved a hand, unleashing an enormous repulsive force without a sound!
Before the rapidly approaching Rock Lee could even attack, he was blasted away, hurtling backward even faster than he had come.
He finally crashed into a pile of collapsed buildings, and dust instantly billowed into the air, swallowing him up.
"A meaningless struggle!"
Toneri snorted. "Since you posed no threat to me, I'll spare your lives."
"This isn't mercy. You're simply beneath my notice."
The puppet bird shot into the sky, flying upward.
In the blink of an eye, it vanished from everyone's sight.
Shikamaru Nara stared thoughtfully in the direction