"I won't lose to someone like this!"
Sasuke saw this green-clad bowl-cut head and immediately thought of those three unreliable Uchiha.
Although he was annoyed, he had to admit that these bowl-cut heads were really strong one after another. If Naruto were to summarize it, he would probably say, 'Green-clad bowl-cut heads, terrifyingly so.'
So Sasuke would never underestimate this thick-browed guy.
Rock Lee adopted a starting stance and said seriously, "Uchiha Sasuke, you belong to the Uchiha clan like the three seniors Gan, Wen, and Cui. I hope you won't shame their names."
"You're the one shaming them, aren't you!" Sasuke gritted his teeth, vowing to win this match for the honor of the Uchiha.
My brother is watching me, Sasuke thought, scanning the arena as he entered. He knew Itachi was on security duty today as an Anbu, and even though he was wearing a mask and cloak, Sasuke recognized his brother at a glance.
Genma waved his hand and announced, "Then, the first match of the main competition, Uchiha Sasuke versus Rock Lee, begin!"
"Leaf Whirlwind!" Rock Lee started with his most familiar move. This move could be used for strength assessment; those who couldn't block it were trash, and only those who could block it needed to be taken seriously.
"So fast," Sasuke was surprised by Rock Lee's speed, but it wasn't to the point where he couldn't react. He was very familiar with this move and had even copied it with his Sharingan, because Naruto liked to use it. However, Sasuke felt it didn't quite match his taijutsu style, so he hadn't practiced it much.
Based on his experience fighting Naruto, Sasuke chose to dodge instead of blocking the kick, then flicked three shuriken at him.
Rock Lee dodged the shuriken and continued to rush towards Sasuke, using his hands to support himself and kicking upwards at Sasuke's chin. Sasuke blocked with both hands, using the force to jump back a little, then lowered himself into a sweeping leg.
Rock Lee jumped up, somersaulted in the air, and delivered a downwardcheating (leg split), which Sasuke dodged, creating a small pit in the ground.
The two exchanged blows for twenty or thirty moves. Just as Sasuke couldn't help but want to mock him, saying, "Is that all you've got?" Rock Lee suddenly stopped, did several backflips to distance himself from Sasuke, and looked at Guy on the high platform.
Guy gave Rock Lee a thumbs up, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and said, "I permit it, Lee, take them off!"
"Yes, Guy-sensei!" Rock Lee crouched down and untied the weights on his legs, gently placing them aside.
Sasuke didn't take the opportunity to attack; his pride wouldn't allow him to do so. He thought to himself:
Weights? To have such speed while wearing those things, I really can't underestimate bowl-cut heads.
Rock Lee stood up, one hand behind his back and the other outstretched: "Sorry to keep you waiting, Sasuke-kun, now witness my true speed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Rock Lee disappeared from his spot in an instant.
"Nani?" Sasuke immediately activated his Sharingan, discovering that Rock Lee was already in front of him. He barely tilted his head to dodge Rock Lee's attack, the wind from the punch almost messing up Sasuke's hairstyle.
Sasuke, with the mentality of 'I'd rather lose my head than mess up my hairstyle,' widened his Sharingan, locking onto Rock Lee's figure.
Rock Lee flashed to Sasuke's side and raised his leg in a side kick.
Sasuke crossed his arms in front of his chest, blocking the kick and taking a few steps back, looking like he had suffered a small loss, but he smiled: "I can see it."
Then Sasuke dodged a few more of Rock Lee's moves and confidently said, "Although you're fast, I can see everything clearly. All your movements are exposed before these eyes!"
Naruto slapped his forehead on the stand. Has this idiot not been beaten enough lately? Why is he showing off at this time? Wouldn't it be better to use a genjutsu to knock him down before he powers up, or bombard him with ninjutsu? Does he have to wait for him to go all out?
Rock Lee paused slightly and said, "I see, the same Sharingan as the three seniors Gan, Wen, and Cui? In that case, it won't be easy to deal with. Then, the Eight Gates,
First Gate of Opening, open!
Second Gate of Healing, open!"
At the same time, Sasuke seemed to finally remember that he knew ninjutsu, and formed a few hand seals.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Sasuke spat out over a dozen small fireballs. With the Sharingan's calculations, it was impossible for that guy to dodge at his speed. As long as one hit him, giving me even a slight opening, I could instantly...
"What?!"
Sasuke's eyes widened as he watched Rock Lee's speed increase again, nimbly dodging all the fireballs and attacking him once more.
A fist grew larger in Sasuke's eyes. The Sharingan's dynamic vision made the attack seem less swift.
Dodge this attack, I have to dodge it!
Sasuke's body flashed with lightning. His body, which had seemed sluggish compared to Rock Lee's speed, suddenly seemed to fast forward, dodging Rock Lee's punch aimed at his handsome face.
Sasuke maintained his Lightning Release Cell Activation state, retaliating without conceding.
After a dozen or so exchanges, Sasuke realized that while he could keep up with Rock Lee's speed, he couldn't match his strength.
Looks like I can't defeat him with taijutsu. And with his speed, ordinary ninjutsu would be hard to hit him with. Even the Chidori might not guarantee a 100% hit.
Then what about genjutsu? Sasuke seized the opportunity to make eye contact with Rock Lee.
Rock Lee immediately felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him, his eyes about to close, but his body continued to act on instinct.
Sasuke was astonished. What is this? Can he still fight while asleep?
But Rock Lee wasn't actually using the Sleeping Arhat Fist. Sasuke still found an opening and kicked him in the abdomen.
Rock Lee instantly woke up, then backflipped a few times, clutching his stomach as he stood up:
"I see, genjutsu? I actually forgot Guy-sensei's teachings and was careless enough to make eye contact with the Sharingan."
Sasuke was now filled with regret, wondering why he hadn't learned more powerful genjutsu from his brother.
Since genjutsu is useless, then... Sasuke involuntarily thought of Naruto, using a barrage of ninjutsu?
With that thought, Sasuke quickly formed hand seals and used the largest-scale Fire Release he currently knew: "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Sasuke leaned forward, spewing a massive torrent of flames from his mouth, expanding like a peacock's tail, almost covering half the arena.
"Wow~" The audience exclaimed, marveling at the scale of the Fire Release, worthy of the Uchiha!
It wasn't that the earlier fight wasn't good, but the high-speed taijutsu was simply too fast for most of the ordinary spectators to see clearly. They could only exclaim how awesome it was and nothing else.
This kind of huge, dazzling ninjutsu was much better. They could praise its splendor and power in various ways. However, wouldn't that kid on the other side be dead?
The answer came from a voice from within the flames:
"Eight Gates,
Third Gate of Life, open!
Fourth Gate of Pain, open!"
Immense Chakra surrounded Rock Lee, briefly clearing a space in the sea of fire!
"The Leaf Lotus will bloom here!"
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