Chapter 69: Rock Lee VS Izayoi
"Ahhahahah!"
Seeing that his opponent was Izayoi, Rock Lee couldn't help but fist-shake and yell, his face longing.
He had already tried to challenge Izayoi before but had been interrupted by Sasuke Uchiha.
Seeing the power of Sasuke Uchiha as well as the attitude he has towards Izayoi, Rock Lee became even more eager to challenge Izayoi.
His wish was now finally fulfilled.
"Lee, go outside and let your youth bloom!" Might Guy clapped Rock Lee on the shoulder and grinned.
"Yes, Guy-sensei!"
Rock Lee saluted and responded, and smiled also, a flash of white teeth appearing.
Noticing the odd glances around him, Tenten could not help but hide behind her face, too shameful.
Neji Hyuga, on the other hand, was a blank expression, talking lightly, "Lee, your opponent is not easy. His chakra is very astounding, and he is a friend of Hinata-sama too. Watch out."
"I see."
Rock Lee nodded seriously, then jumped on the railing and leaped down, breaking his fall in a somersault.
Having understood that he was matched against Rock Lee, Izayoi was also a bit surprised.
The following rounds of the match were identical to those in the original work. Izayoi had taken it for granted that Rock Lee would still encounter Gaara, and he himself would be facing Yoroi Akado and Shino Aburame, or might be the fortunate one with a bye.
But he did not believe that he would encounter Rock Lee.
Given the divine technique of the Eight Gates, Izayoi was interested in it as well.
As Izayoi was about to jump down, the voice of Hinata unexpectedly reached his ear.
"Izayoi-kun, give me the camera."
"Okay."
Accepting the camera passed on by Izayoi, Hinata held her small fist and said, "Ganbatte!" (Do your best!)
"Watch my performance!"
Izayoi smiled victoriously, then as if recollecting something, pulled his foot back from the railing and leaned close to Hinata's ear and whispered, "If I win, do not forget to reward me upon our return."
After speaking, Izayoi disappeared in a flash, appearing in the hall.
Looking at Kurenai Yuhi's playful smile, Hinata's small face flushed red, then she raised the camera to cover her face while looking for the best lighting.
"Izayoi, please guide me!"
In the hall, Rock Lee adopted his starting stance facing Izayoi, his expression serious, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
"Before we start, take off your weights first." Izayoi reminded, "Although this is just a battle between fellow villagers, I won't go easy on my enemies during a fight. If you continue to be arrogant, don't look unwilling when you get instantly defeated later."
"Amazing, you actually saw through it at a glance." Rock Lee looked at Izayoi with surprise, his fighting spirit intensifying.
But thinking of his promise to Guy-sensei, his expression hesitated.
"Lee, take them off!"
At this moment, Might Guy's voice entered his ears.
Might Guy gave Rock Lee a thumbs-up and smiled, "This is an opponent worth going all out against. I allow you to take them off."
"Yes, Guy-sensei!" Rock Lee's eyes instantly welled up with tears, then he sat down excitedly and began to remove the weights from his legs.
"What?! That bushy eyebrows was actually wearing weights!"
On Team 7's side, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno were dumbfounded.
Sasuke Uchiha sneered, "Just a few pieces of iron."
But the next second, his pupils suddenly shrank.
Boom—
Two loud sounds overlapping each other exploded.
In a corner of the hall, thick dust and mist were stirred up.
When the dust and mist dissipated, the ground where the two pieces of iron had been was actually sunken, and a large number of cracks appeared around it.
Seeing this scene, all the examinees were dumbfounded.
"This guy..."
Sasuke Uchiha gripped the railing tightly, his heart greatly shaken.
Wearing something so heavy, this guy's speed could actually be so fast that he needed to use Lightning Release chakra to stimulate his cells.
What was his true speed?
Even many Jonin showed surprised expressions.
"That Guy, he's too reckless!"
Kakashi Hatake and Asuma Sarutobi, and a few others, twitched their eyes and mouths slightly, speechless.
Kurenai Yuhi, who didn't know Izayoi's true strength, said with a serious expression, "Izayoi has met his match this time."
Shino Aburame took his hands out of his pockets, gripped the railing, and his eyes under his sunglasses stared at the unchanging Izayoi, full of anticipation.
He could finally see the true strength of this top student who had been his classmate for six years.
"Could this brat also have mastered that ultimate technique?"
Watching Rock Lee, who had removed his weights and was bouncing in place, Orochimaru, who hadn't left, was also full of interest in this battle.
"It's been a long time since I felt this light."
After warming up, Rock Lee once again adopted his starting stance facing Izayoi and said, "Izayoi, this is my strongest state. Let's have a showdown!"
Izayoi smiled and held up his index and middle fingers, "Go ahead, please guide me."
"Please guide me!"
Rock Lee's starting stance also changed to the Confrontation Seal.
Seeing this scene, Hiruzen Sarutobi on the stands couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
As if sensing the aura of the two, Hayate Gekko's expression also became serious. He held the clipboard in one hand and raised the other high, shouting loudly, "Tenth round, Izayoi VS Rock Lee... officially begin!"
His arm swung down heavily, Hayate Gekko instantly moved to the second-floor stands, leaving the entire hall to Izayoi and Rock Lee, afraid of hindering their performance.
Hayate Gekko's speed was fast, but Rock Lee's speed was even faster.
Before Hayate Gekko even appeared on the second-floor stands, Rock Lee's figure disappeared, appearing out of thin air to Izayoi's left, launching a low kick.
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
His speed was so fast that all the examinees, including Gaara, and even some Special Jonin, didn't react.
But Izayoi was the real speedster.
Almost the instant Rock Lee appeared on his left, Izayoi turned his head and gently blew a breath towards the incoming kick.
Whoosh whoosh...
The howling wind, the distorted airflow, not only blocked Rock Lee's kick but also blew his body away.
It was the Wind Style: Great Breakthrough that Naruto Uzumaki had used before!
"One-handed hand seal? Such fast casting speed!"
Some well-informed Jonin's expressions changed slightly.
In the eyes of the examinees and Jonin, Izayoi stood motionless, his hands hidden in his wide sleeves, then he predicted Rock Lee's position in advance, turned his head and spat out a stream of air, which grew into an invisible large hand, grabbing Rock Lee and throwing him towards the wall.
At this moment, Hayate Gekko had just appeared on the second-floor stands.
From the proctor leaving the floor, to Rock Lee's attack, to Rock Lee being blown away, the entire process didn't even take three seconds.
It was these less than three seconds that made most of the examinees see the gap between themselves, Rock Lee, and Izayoi.
Sasuke Uchiha came back to his senses and activated his Sharingan immediately.
Even Kakashi Hatake pulled up his forehead protector, revealing his left eye's three-tomoe Sharingan, staring at Izayoi and Rock Lee below.
He had a premonition that these two young men would present everyone with a magnificent battle!
(End of this chapter)
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