Seeing his strike blocked, Gaara grew somewhat furious with embarrassment. The Giant Claw made of sand grew larger again and slammed down toward Rock Lee once more.
After experiencing that last attack, Might Guy dared not underestimate it. He immediately opened the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates Released Formation to deal with the Giant Claw's attack.
Just then, Ye Feng's voice suddenly rang out:
"Enough!"
His voice was not loud, but it seemed to explode inside everyone's heads, leaving their minds ringing.
Most importantly, the Giant Claw that Gaara had been about to slam down on Rock Lee instantly exploded as Ye Feng spoke, turning back into ordinary sand and scattering across the ground.
At this bizarre sight, everyone present looked toward Ye Feng in utter shock.
Kakashi Hatake could not help muttering to himself:
"This guy has actually grown a lot stronger again!"
Baki's expression darkened as he thought to himself:
Uchiha Yefeng's strength is unfathomable. He may well be a wildcard in this operation. We need to find a way to keep him occupied!
Mei Terumi's beautiful eyes gleamed:
This guy really is hiding his strength. The Three-Tails' disappearance must have something to do with him.
Killer B was also speaking with the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, inside him:
"Yo, this Ye Feng is so strong. What are our chances against him?"
The Eight-Tails, Gyuki, remained silent for a long time before slowly saying:
"We won't know until we fight him. I reckon he's probably as strong as the Raikage."
Killer B looked momentarily stunned at those words. Already unwilling to start a war, he felt even less optimistic about this operation.
Meanwhile, Gaara, who was in the arena, seemed affected by Ye Feng's voice and gradually regained his reason. He looked at Ye Feng expressionlessly and said calmly: