Temari, who was standing next to Gaara, felt a breeze suddenly rise from the ground. When she looked back, she realized that Gaara beside her had disappeared. She used the teleportation technique to come to the center of the field. She was crossing her arms and raising her head.
He looked at Nara Shikamaru in the stands, and then turned his gaze to Locke Lee, who was showing off excitedly to his instructor, Jōnin Akai.
At this time, Akai was giving instructions to Rock Lee with a mysterious and proud look on his face, directing Rock Lee to pay attention to the huge gourd carried behind Gaara, as if no one else had noticed this except him.
Rock Lee also cooperated very well and took out a notebook from his ninja bag, preparing to record down what Akai said, but was stopped by the other party. Seeing that Gaara had arrived, Rock Lee, who was equally impatient, prepared to turn over and leave.
Jumping from the stands.
"Rock Lee?" Seeing this, Shikamaru, who had been not far from Rock Lee and others, decided to remind him after a slight hesitation: "That ninja from Hidden Sand Village is difficult to deal with. You'd better be careful."
"Shikamaru!?" Rock Lee, who had already put one foot on the railing, looked over in shock after hearing Shikamaru's words. He didn't know why he had never been in contact with Shikamaru, but he could get a friendly reminder from him.
When Rock Lee participated in the Chunin Exam, he had always regarded Shikamaru as one of his main opponents, and the two of them had little interaction. At this time, Shikamaru suddenly reminded Rock Lee, which indeed exceeded many people's expectations.
"Nara Shikamaru is!" The first person to break the slightly silent atmosphere was Kai, who was standing behind Rock Lee. After hearing Shikamaru's words, he raised his thumb at him and grinned, revealing a white and reflective face.
With his teeth, he said cheerfully: "Don't underestimate Xiao Li, he is very strong!"
"Thank you, Shikamaru." Although Locke Li couldn't understand Shikamaru's thoughts, he still thanked him aloud, and then said confidently: "However, I will not lose here.
I’m ready to fight you!”
Akai and Rock Lee's self-confidence is not without reason. When Rock Lee unloads his weight in one round and uses the Lotus Lotus, few of the genin who participated in the exam can resist it, let alone those who possess the Eight Door Dungeon and Rikka.
Renka's ace, Rock Lee, once used, his super speed even exceeds that of many jounin. It is not something that genin can handle. Among the candidates present, only Gaara can passively defend because of Shukaku's power.
With the exception of Shikamaru and Hyuga Neji, the two newcomers who have high hopes from the Konoha villagers, no genin has any effective way to block Rock Lee's highway.
Taijutsu, and without the absolute defense like Gaara, there is only one way to defeat.
Of course, Shikamaru knew what Rock Li and Akai were thinking. Akai understood that after the preliminaries, there would still be at least a month to cultivate. Even if he uses Deri Renge, Locke Li would have time to adjust his state and realize his goals.
Rock Lee, who had the guarantee of Urarenka, was already unstoppable in this exam, but he never thought that his cherished subordinates would encounter the Jinchuuriki of Sunagakure Village, a real monster whose strength had already surpassed that of a genin.
When it comes to defensive capabilities, it is even several times stronger than most jounin.
Just because he knew the confidence of Rock Lee and Akai, Shikamaru couldn't say anything more. He could only hope that he would take care of himself. After all, he was not a person who had a close relationship with Rock Lee. He had nothing to do with Rock Lee, but he behaved abnormally.
It is indeed easy to make people suspicious, so we have to brace ourselves and pay attention to the game.
Whether it's Gaara's Absolute Defense or Rock Lee's Lotus Flower, these are skills that Shikamaru cares about. Being able to take advantage of this opportunity to observe them with his own eyes, Shikamaru is not willing to miss them.
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After Rock Lee came to the court and stood still, Moonlight Gale asked the two of them as usual if they had any objections to the opponent in this round. After receiving a negative answer, they announced the start of this round.
As soon as Moonlight Hayate finished speaking, Gaara, who was already impatient, launched his attack first. The huge gourd behind him that Rock Lee had always cared about spewed out streams of yellow sand, quickly filling Gaara's surroundings, and then from it
They branched off and rushed towards the slightly surprised Locke Li.
"Sand!?" Kakashi Hatake, who was on the stand, couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing Gaara's attack method, and said in surprise: "It's really a rare ability."
Locke Lee saw Gaara manipulating the yellow sand to attack, and quickly dodged to avoid it, and quickly changed his route, approaching Gaara in front of him, twisting his waist, and his right leg had already brought the sound of biting wind, cutting through the air, like
It struck Gaara's neck like a battle axe.
"Crack!"
Before Rock Lee's attack was about to fall on Gaara's body, Gaara didn't even move. He just turned his eyes and still kept his arms crossed. A stream of yellow sand was already blocking his body, just in time to block it.
Locke Li blocked the attack and returned it in vain.
Rock Lee saw that his attack did not have the expected effect, and that the yellow sand that resisted his kick was overwhelming, so he quickly turned and retreated, but on the way he changed direction again and rushed towards Gaara.
"Pah! Pah! Pah!"
Rock Lee continuously exploded with physical strength, constantly changing directions around Gaara, whipping his legs, swinging his fists... Several high-speed attacks in succession were of no use, and Gaara easily turned him invisible.
In the stands, Locke Li's companions saw this happening every day and couldn't help but scream: "How is this possible!?"
Rock Lee's high-speed physical skills and extraordinary leg skills have always been his pride. Although he has not exerted his full strength at this time, Gaara seems to be more at ease at this time. He can defeat Lee without even the slightest movement.
All of Locke's attacks were useless. This performance made Tiantian, who was familiar with Locke Lee's physical skills, find it incredible. Of course she didn't know that Gaara's Sand Shield was not consciously manipulated by him, but was automatically used for defense. She thought it was
Gaara completely mastered Rock Lee's attack rhythm and consciously controlled the yellow sand to withstand a series of attacks.
"What? This watermelon rind isn't that good either... He's obviously so loud!" Choji Akimichi couldn't help but frowned after seeing Locke Li's performance. Although the speed and coherent physical skills displayed by Locke Li at this time were extraordinary,
, but combined with the bold words released not long ago, it is far from enough. It is no wonder that Akimichi Choji has such an idea.
"Is that all there is to it!?" In the audience, Gaara seemed to have the same idea as Choci. His face that had always maintained an indifferent expression finally changed, and the corner of his mouth twitched, revealing a slightly disdainful sneer.