"Third Gate, Gate of Life! Open!"
The Gate of Opening removes the brain's limitations to achieve 100% of physical ability, over-consuming body energy to boost attack and speed.
The Gate of Healing removes physical fatigue limitations, over-extracting body energy to restore stamina and offset the fatigue caused by the Gate of Opening's energy consumption rate.
The Gate of Life further boosts attack and speed, the body begins to engorge with blood and turn red, it is the last safe zone of the Eight Gates Formation, and the body begins to emit green energy.
However, Rock Lee had no intention of stopping.
Because through their previous exchange, he fully realized that the Naruto in front of him could not be defeated by just the first three Gates of the Eight Gates Formation.
"Fourth Gate, Gate of Pain! Open!"
Kakashi Hatake frowned slightly: "He has already entered the dangerous zone of the Eight Gates Formation; his body is starting to sustain damage."
"Fifth Gate, Gate of Limit! Open!"
With each Gate opened, the green aura around Rock Lee surged by another degree!
At this moment, Rock Lee's skin turned crimson, like a cooked shrimp, and his blood vessels bulged like dragons on his body surface.
A terrifying Chakra storm swept out from him, blowing broken stones everywhere!
The powerful sensation of strength made the entire arena tremble slightly!
"Ah ah ah ah ah—Sixth Gate, Gate of View! Open!!!"
"Boom—!!!"
An even more violent green steam shot up into the sky!
Rock Lee's hair stood on end, and fine beads of blood began to seep from his skin!
This was the limit his body could currently withstand!
"Might Guy Sensei! Watch! This is my youth!" Rock Lee roared at Might Guy, who was excitedly shedding tears in the stands.
Naruto, who was currently learning the Eight Gates Formation through the Transparent World and the apperceiving god's rune of wisdom, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a look of shock and surprise appearing in his eyes.
Could Rock Lee open up to the Sixth Gate?
Or was this the result of a month of intense training?
Regardless, a Rock Lee who could open the Eight Gates Formation to the Sixth Gate was no match for not just Chunin or Special Jonin, but even most Jonin.
"Morning Peacock!!!"
After a beast-like growl, Rock Lee's figure completely vanished!
No, he didn't vanish; he was just too fast!
A blurry green streak of light, accompanied by a visible violent airflow, ripped up the arena ground, rushing towards Naruto at a speed beyond the limits of vision!
The moment he approached Naruto, Rock Lee's fists transformed into countless fiery fist shadows, burning from air friction.
The high-speed punches compressed the air, forming countless crimson shockwaves like a peacock's display!
There was no Genjutsu, nor was it Ninjutsu.
This was the pure essence of speed and strength combined!
The air was violently torn apart, emitting deafening roars, and the entire arena seemed to be covered by a meteor shower of crimson flames!
In the stands, everyone held their breath.
Hyuga Hinata's Byakugan stared intently, her palms sweating, worried about Naruto's safety.
Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno covered their mouths.
Uchiha Sasuke's Sharingan also activated with solemnity!
Facing this terrifying attack, powerful enough to crush rocks and incinerate forests, Naruto's relaxed expression finally receded somewhat, revealing a look of interest.
"Might Guy's Morning Peacock, huh? I didn't expect to see it on Rock Lee so early, and to experience it myself."
Naruto still didn't take a single step back, nor did he use any Ninjutsu.
He took a deep breath, without even a basic Taijutsu defensive stance, and simply raised one hand, preparing to take Rock Lee's Six-Gate Morning Peacock head-on.
"Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!"
It was as if countless cannonballs exploded on Naruto's body.
The dense, indistinguishable impact sounds merged into one, and crimson shockwaves completely submerged him, filling the center of the arena with smoke and dust, and sending broken stones flying like bullets in all directions!
"It's over, Rock Lee won?!" Tenten exclaimed.
"It should be, after all, even my Rotation might not be able to block the Morning Peacock... Wait, there's nothing!" Neji's Byakugan pierced through the smoke and dust, his eyes wide, his voice trembling with disbelief.
The smoke and dust slowly dispersed.
Naruto was still standing in his original spot!
The ground beneath his feet, centered on him, was sunken and cracked like a spiderweb.
But he himself, apart from some minor damage to his clothes, was completely unharmed!
He had endured the terrifying impact of the entire Morning Peacock with only one hand raised in front of him.
Rock Lee maintained his punching posture, stopping a few meters in front of Naruto, panting heavily, sweat mixed with blood dripping continuously.
He looked at the unharmed Naruto, his eyes filled with shock, bewilderment, and even a hint of despair.
"How is this possible? Even the Morning Peacock—"
He mumbled to himself, his body trembling violently from overexertion.
Naruto lowered his defensive arm, his gaze calmly fixed on the completely exhausted Rock Lee: "Rock Lee, your effort and Taijutsu are truly amazing, truly dazzling."
He took a step forward, a step that seemed slow but instantly traversed the distance of space, appearing directly in front of Rock Lee!
There were no complex techniques, no surging Chakra.
It was just a simple, unadorned straight punch, yet it was so fast that it surpassed Rock Lee's current perception limit.
This punch was unavoidable!
Rock Lee only had time to see Naruto's fist enlarge before his eyes; he couldn't even make any defensive moves!
"Poom!"
The fist gently landed on Rock Lee's abdomen.
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
But Rock Lee felt as if he had been directly hit by a fast-moving mountain!
An irresistible, gentle, yet absolutely powerful punch instantly pierced through his body.
"Ngh!"
Rock Lee grunted, his eyes instantly rolled back, and all his strength receded like a tide.
He fell backward limply, like a puppet with its strings cut.
The violent green aura around him instantly dissipated, and the color of his skin quickly faded, leaving only the paleness and weakness of overexertion.
Before he completely lost consciousness, he seemed to hear Naruto's gentle voice: "Rest well, Rock Lee, you're already very strong."
To be able to train the Eight Gates Formation to the Sixth Gate by the time of the Chunin Exams, Rock Lee's strength already surpassed all the Konoha rookies.
Even Hyuga Neji, Uchiha Sasuke, and Gaara were no match for him.
Who knew what devilish training Rock Lee had endured in that month?
Even if he could only barely open the Sixth Gate for a moment and unleash the Morning Peacock, unable to do it like Might Guy, it was still incredibly impressive.
Shiranui Genma instantly appeared in the arena, checked Rock Lee's condition, confirmed that he was merely exhausted and unconscious from overexertion, with no life-threatening injuries, and then waved to signal the medical team.
He took a deep breath, calming his inner shock.
Looking at Uzumaki Naruto in the center of the arena, who still had a calm demeanor, as if he had only done a trivial little thing, he announced loudly:
"Winner—Uzumaki Naruto!"
The entire arena was first silent.
Then, like a boiling pot, everyone erupted into deafening cheers!