Morning in Konoha
Before the morning mist had even dissipated, a figure dressed in a green bodysuit was already training on the training field.
Behind Rock Lee, a piece of iron with the words "perseverance" crookedly written on it, was a man rapidly doing push-ups in place.
"If I do two thousand push-ups today, I'll be one step closer to the Hongshi! If I can't, I'll run five laps around Konoha!"
Rock Lee's eyes burned with fury, sweat soaked the ground, and despite his trembling hands, he didn't stop doing push-ups.
"One thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine!"
"Two..."
"Hey! Rock Lee! Up so early!"
Hongshi appeared beside Rock Lee without anyone noticing, and patted the iron block on his body. "Not bad! This iron block must weigh at least a thousand jin!"
"Boom!" With a single strike from Hongshi, the exhausted Rock Lee was slammed to the ground!
"Crunch! Ugh!"
"Ah! My hand!"
" Lee-kun! Why are you coughing up blood! Don't push yourself so hard!"
" Hongshi-kun! I'll take you down with me!"
Five minutes later
After Hongshi finished treating him, Rock Lee's severed arms were fully restored. "So, Rock Lee, remember, cultivation should be done in moderation."
After swallowing an improved Super Military Rations Pill, white smoke rose from Rock Lee's body, his thick eyebrows relaxed, and he half-reclined on the ground. "Mmm! That feels so good!"
Hongshi: "(͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧, Rock Lee, do you crave the power of Chakra?"
Rock Lee: "(°ー°) What weird stuff are you going to give me to eat again?"
Hongshi pulled a bluish-green lump of flesh from his pocket. "Eat this Kisame Samehada, turn into a monster, join the Monster Association... oh no, change your physique, and give you the ability to absorb the enemy's Chakra."
This is something that Hongshi created by mixing Kisame, Samehada, and the live flesh of the First using Orochimaru's human research technology. It's hard to say what the effect will be.
The lump of flesh in Hongshi's hand twitched slightly.
Rock Lee: "∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll), Hongshi-kun, this piece of meat is still alive! Don't mess with me!"
Hongshi: "Don't worry about the details."
Rock Lee: "Is this a matter of detail? What's the name of this piece of meat again?"
Hongshi: "Shark meat, huh?"
Rock Lee: "(╯°Д°)╯Damn it, that's not the name you just mentioned!"
Hongshi: "Oh? Is that so? Then maybe I remembered wrong. Are you going to eat or not?"
Rock Lee stared at Hongshi. Although Hongshi wasn't very bright, he was still very trustworthy after spending time with him. "Okay! I'll eat it! But will it cause any problems?"
Hongshi: "What could possibly happen? Don't you trust me? As long as you eat this whale meat, I guarantee your strength will double within a month. You 'Sasuke Naruto without a second thought."
Rock Lee: "Why are you calling it whale meat again? You can't even remember two words! Isn't it shark meat?!"
Hongshi: "(°ー°) If you say that, then you're just ♂ing me."
The Lord God: "Please continue."
Hongshi: "Hurry up! Sakura's coming!"
Rock Lee: "What! Sakura is coming?! Gurgula!"
Rock Lee threw the chunk of meat into his mouth and chewed it up. "͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇), you have to admit, this tastes really damn good..."
Thump!
Rock Lee foamed at the mouth and collapsed unconscious.
Hongshi had evaded all of Konoha's hidden sentries and surveillance along the way. Seeing Rock Lee unconscious, he said, "Hmm, the first step is complete. Next, I need to use Yang Release to stimulate the growth and fusion of the dried persimmon flesh, completing the body cultivation."
The Lord God: "So what exactly is this lump of meat?"
Hongshi placed his hand on Rock Lee's chest, and a layer of white light enveloped him, forming a Chakra cocoon. "Ninja Art: Super: Creation Rebirth!"
"Boom..." A series of deep rumbling sounds emanated from within the Chakra cocoon, lasting for a full ten minutes. Hongshi had already activated the Ten Tomoe Rinnegan, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.
"Phew... Looks like it's done!" In the Rinnegan's vision, Lee's body changed, filled with Chakra, successfully inheriting Kisame -Chakra absorbing physique.
With a series of "crackling" sounds, the Chakra cocoon slowly broke open, revealing Li still lying inside, unconscious, though his body had undergone some changes.
Hongshi jumped up from the spot upon seeing this. "ﾞ━͟͟͞͞(Ŏ◊Ŏ‧̣̥̇) Pfft hahaha, how could I forget about this! I'm outta here!"
It vanished as a fleeting shadow.
After a while, Rock Lee recovered from his unconsciousness, feeling as if he had inexhaustible power throughout his body. "This feeling is like taking Chakra booster, could it be that I really possess Chakra? Hongshi-kun! Huh? Where did he go? Hmm? What's this?"
At this moment, Rock Lee's skin turned the same blue as Kisame's, and a slit-like gill grew on his shoulder. Even worse... shark-like fins grew on his shoulders, legs, back, and forehead, and his big eyes, which were thick eyebrows, turned into dead fish eyes...
" Kira Hongshi!!! What did you do to me!!"
Hearing Rock Lee's Hongshi as he ran away, Hong Shi shouted back, " Rock Lee, just bear with it a little longer. Once I've researched the gene-recession drug, you can return to your original appearance. Um, you go ahead and cultivate, I'm going back now."
" Eight Gates Released Formation, Sixth Gate of View, Open! Hongshi! Where do you think you're going!"
"Boom!"
A powerful aura erupted from the Konoha training grounds, and a figure enveloped in green smoke soared into the sky, charging towards Hongshi: "Change me back to normal!"
"Clap clap clap!" Rock Lee opened the Sixth Gate without realizing it, running through the air on his feet. He immediately spotted Hongshi slowly fleeing. " Youth Concerto!"
Hongshi simply farted and ran away, turning around to face Rock Lee directly. "(°ー°) Li! Wait a minute!"
"Boom!" Thinking Hongshi was about to say something, Rock Lee stopped his attack, kicked down a large tree next to Hongshi that would take five people to encircle, and then stopped. "What are you doing!"
Hongshi placed his hand on Rock Lee and asked earnestly, "What's your nickname?"
Rock Lee was startled by the sudden seriousness of the Hongshi: "Me? I... I'm the Blue Beast of Konoha!"
"I always thought it was the Blue-Green Beast... Well... that makes sense!"
"Look at you now, with your blue and green skin, looking like a ferocious beast. Doesn't that more clearly illustrate your appearance?"
Rock Lee: "That makes a lot of sense, but I still want to kick you."
Hongshi: "Your current state only activates when you absorb someone else's Chakra; it's fine under normal circumstances. Besides, can't you feel your current power? Isn't it incredibly strong!"
Rock Lee clenched his fist, a surge of unprecedented power coursing through his body. "Now that you mention it, you are indeed quite powerful."
Hongshi: "That's right, don't worry. Don't you want to become the strongest Taijutsu user in Konoha?"
Rock Lee: "Yes!"
Hongshi: "Alright! You fight this guy."
Rock Lee: "?"
Another green figure burst out of the forest. "What kind of monster are you! Konoha Strong Fist Whirlwind!"
The newcomer was seven feet tall, dressed in a green bodysuit, with a muscular physique, thick eyebrows, large eyes, and teeth that gleamed white— Might Guy, the Blue Beast of the Hidden Leaf of Konoha.
"Ah! Teacher Guy!"
Rock Lee was kicked and sent flying onto a boulder, leaving a human-shaped mark.
Kai stood beside Hongshi: " Hongshi, are you alright? How did such a monster appear here? By the way, have you seen Rock Lee?"
"(꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ) Teacher Guy, I'm Rock Lee!" Rock Lee crawled out from among the rocks, but surprisingly, he wasn't injured despite the attack.
Kai: "Nani!"
Hongshi nodded. "That's Rock Lee!"
Kai: "You actually ate my most prized disciple and even transformed into his likeness! Don't think I can't tell!"
Hongshi: "(°ー°)???"
Rock Lee: " Teacher Guy! I'm Rock Lee, and I'm Hongshi!"
Kai: "Do you think I'm stupid?! You can still use the Eight Gates Released Formation! You actually ate Rock Lee! I'll avenge him!"
Before Rock Lee could even speak, Might Guy launched an attack. "(꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ) Lee! I will avenge you! Seventh Gate of Wonder - Open!"
Hongshi, seeing the cold expression on Might Guy's face and sensing the killing intent emanating from him, quickly shouted to Rock Lee, "Lee! If you don't use up my Chakra through battle and return to your original form, you'll be beaten to a pulp! Treat this as training!"
Chakra absorption is completely ineffective against Might Guy, Might Guy is now determined to kill, and this is no joke.
Rock Lee seemed to have realized the current situation as well. "Oh! A full-on showdown with Teacher Guy! This is truly a dream training! Burn, my youth! Seventh Gate of Wonder - Open!"
Kai: "You actually used Lee's catchphrase? You're insulting him! Prepare to die! Konoha Strong Fist Whirlwind!"
Li: "Then, I'll get serious too! Konoha Strong Fist Whirlwind!"
The two opened the Seventh Gate simultaneously, their bodies emitting blue steam, like Chakra, which knocked down a swathe of low-lying trees around them.
Might Guy opened his Seventh Gate through genuine training, while Rock Lee forcibly opened it because his body was filled with the Chakra of the Hongshi, and could only maintain it once.
"Boom boom boom!" The massive Taijutsu duel between the two destroyed a large number of trees in the training ground. Might Guy became stronger and stronger as the fight went on, while Rock Lee's Chakra intake decreased, making him weaker and weaker. With this shift in power, the difference in strength became immediately apparent.
Hongshi found a piece of gravel and sat down, watching the two fighting further and further apart. "Hmm, it seems the research on Kisame cells has been successful, so..."
" Hongshi-kun! What happened?! Isn't that Teacher Guy?!" Sakura ran over from afar carrying the First Scroll, with Hashirama's spirit floating behind her. "Oh! It's the Eight Gates Released Formation! Someone can actually master this technique!"
Upon seeing Guy and Rock Lee fighting in the air, Hashirama immediately recognized it as the Eight Gates Released Formation. Sakura, however, was more concerned about the identity of the half-human, half-fish beast fighting Guy: "Who is that monster fighting Guy- Teacher Guy alone?"
"Ahem." Hongshi coughed twice. "I just arrived too. The first thing I saw was Might Guy fighting... oh no, fighting a monster."
Sakura: "Now that Teacher Might Guy has taken action, we have nothing to worry about. By the way, didn't I tell you to wait for me at the Konoha? Why did you run so far away!"
Hongshi: "Now that we've found it, what is it?"
Sakura: " Lord Tobirama had a meeting with the Third Danzo the others all night yesterday, and removed all four of them from their positions, turning them all into Jonin."
Hongshi: "(°ー°) Is Lord Tobirama really this powerful? Even with just one soul, he has such a formidable presence. Impressive, impressive."
Hashirama: "Oh dear, Tobirama is the kind of person who leaves no room for compromise in his actions."
Sakura: "And they've chosen a candidate for the Fifth Hokage; our mission is to find that person."
Hongshi: "Sigh, there's no other way. Since Lord Tobirama has said so, tell me, when will I take over Konoha?"
Sakura: " Princess Tsunade, one of the original Sannin!"
Hashirama's spirit clutched his head. "The village is in big trouble!"
Thinking of Tsunade's fair figure, Hongshi said, "Hmm... okay, let's set off right away!"
The Lord God: "You're just lusting after her body, you're despicable!"
"I'll finish you off, Morning Peacock!!!"
Meanwhile, the battle between Kai and Lee was also nearing its end. Rock Lee was engulfed by countless fireballs and fell into the river.