"What's going on with that guy with the thick eyebrows?"
"Such... such powerful Chakra! What kind of Technique is this?!"
"..."
All the examinees were stunned as they watched Rock Lee, his entire body enveloped in green energy, surrounded by a swirling blue Chakra Aura. The air around him distorted and rose, his hair standing on end and floating.
Hyuga Neji and Uchiha Sasuke, who had activated their Byakugan and Sharingan respectively, trembled visibly, their hearts shaken by the intense impact.
They had never imagined that Rock Lee could be this strong.
Even the Jonin were filled with astonishment, sensing a deadly threat emanating from Rock Lee.
"The Eight Gates Formation... I never thought this kid would actually master this Forbidden Technique."
Orochimaru, disguised as a Sound Ninja, also took Rock Lee seriously, marveling inwardly, "This generation of the Leaf Village truly has an abundance of geniuses!"
Just like the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Eight Gates Formation was a Forbidden Technique renowned throughout the Shinobi World.
For others to become all-around Jonin, they had to master at least two Nature Transformations; otherwise, they would only be Special Jonin.
Only Might Guy, who solely relied on Body Techniques, became one of the Leaf Village's ace fighters, a Martial Arts Master famous across the Shinobi World.
And it was all thanks to the Eight Gates Formation! To learn this Forbidden Technique, one needed a body tempered through countless trials, capable of withstanding the violent Chakra.
Orochimaru had never seen anyone who could open three gates at the age of twelve or thirteen.
But soon, Orochimaru realized he had still underestimated this young man.
Rock Lee, radiating a furious aura, clenched his fists and bent his body, gritting his teeth as he shouted, "Eight Gates Formation, Fourth Gate: Gate of Injury.".. Open!"
With a loud roar, a shockwave swept through the entire hall.
The green energy around Rock Lee grew even more intense.
"He can even enter the danger zone now?"
Both Orochimaru and Kakashi Hatake's eyes flashed.
The Fourth Gate was the true essence of the Eight Gates Formation!
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe, staring intently at Izayoi, who looked serious, wondering if Izayoi now felt fear.
If Izayoi couldn't handle Rock Lee, he would order the match to be stopped.
The Eight Gates Formation, this amplifying Forbidden Technique, was indeed unfair to others.
By now, Rock Lee had adapted to the state of the Fourth Gate and assumed a running stance.
Seeing this, everyone focused their attention.
Even Izayoi locked onto Rock Lee with his Mind's Eye of the Kagura.
Crack—Boom!
First, the crisp sound of the floor shattering, followed by a deafening explosion, suddenly rang out.
Rock Lee's figure vanished.
Unlike before, when he removed his weights and moved so fast that only an afterimage was visible, this time Rock Lee simply charged forward, shattering the floor and kicking up a massive cloud of dust. He surged toward Izayoi with a wave of air akin to Wind Release, engulfing him.
Such power and speed were almost inhuman.
"So fast!"
Izayoi was slightly amazed; the divine technique truly lived up to its reputation.
Although the Mind's Eye of the Kagura could track his movement, it was impossible for Izayoi to use Lightning Release Chakra Stimulation Cells to match Rock Lee's speed.
If Rock Lee opening the first gate could only unleash 100% of his physical abilities, then now, with the fourth gate open, he was at 200%, or even higher.
His strength and speed had surpassed Izayoi's.
Thus, Izayoi raised his hand and slapped, sending a fierce gust of wind roaring out.
The dust and mist were immediately blown away, but there was no one in front.
Rock Lee's figure appeared once again behind Izayoi.
Zzzz...
The sound of electric currents intersecting rang out again. Seeing Izayoi surrounded by arcs of electricity, Rock Lee leaned slightly forward, and a sonic boom cloud appeared between him and Izayoi.
Boom—
The shockwave generated from striking the air surged through the electric arcs, engulfing Izayoi, but there was no sign of him being blown away.
Izayoi's body turned into a puff of white smoke, and a piece of wood fell to the ground.
Substitution Technique! Rock Lee looked up and saw Izayoi's true body, enveloped in a whirlwind, floating above the ceiling.
"He's won!"
Seeing this, Might Guy, who had been making a prayer gesture with his hands, immediately cheered.
He wasn't afraid of anything except Izayoi using his high-speed movement to drag out the fight with Rock Lee.
The side effects of the Eight Gates Formation were too severe for Rock Lee, who was still in his growth phase, making it impossible for him to engage in prolonged battles.
If the fight couldn't be ended quickly, Rock Lee's body would be unable to withstand it, and he would lose his ability to fight.
Now that Izayoi had voluntarily jumped into the air and was using Wind Release to temporarily float, he was practically offering himself as a target for Rock Lee.
Sure enough...
Once Rock Lee confirmed that the Izayoi in the sky was the real one, he immediately bent his knees, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth again, saying, "Eight Gates Formation, Fifth Gate: Gate of Limit... Open!" Boom—
A violent surge of air erupted once more.
This time, the surge not only swept through the entire hall and the second floor but also shattered the ground, raising a cloud of dust that deprived those ninjas who weren't skilled in perception of their ability to watch the battle.
At this level of combat, the weak didn't even have the right to watch.
Jonin like Kakashi Hatake from the Leaf Village also tensed up, watching Izayoi floating below the ceiling, ready to step in and save him if necessary.
But the next second, the expressions of the important figures, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, changed drastically.
They saw Izayoi extend his hand downward, and a blue vortex appeared beneath his palm.
Then, more and more vortices appeared, quickly merging to form a blue-white energy ball.
This energy ball was not unfamiliar to some Jonin; in fact, it was all too familiar.
"Is that... the Rasengan?"
"How is that possible? Why does this boy know the Fourth Hokage's Rasengan?"
"Wait, that's not the Rasengan..."
Just as the Jonin exclaimed in surprise, they noticed something was off.
Because they all saw that the energy ball in Izayoi's hand was still growing, becoming slightly larger than an adult's head.
Then, inside this energy ball, two smaller energy balls, each the size of a fist, appeared.
At first, the colors of these smaller energy balls were the same as the larger one—blue and white.
But soon, the two smaller energy balls changed into one white and one blue—the white of lightning and the blue of the ocean.
Seeing these two Nature Transformations, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and Kakashi Hatake all had subtle changes in their expressions.
The Rasengan was originally an A-rank, attribute-less Ninja Technique, and it was also the pinnacle of Shape Transformation.
If one could incorporate Nature Transformation into it, it would be akin to adding Shape Transformation to the Chidori, transforming it into the Lightning Blade that could sever lightning! And the Lightning Blade was an S-rank Secret Art of Lightning Release.
Now, Izayoi's energy sphere not only incorporated Nature Transformation but also two types of it.
What level of power would this Ninja Technique possess? Perhaps... what they should be worried about wasn't Izayoi, but... Rock Lee!
Boom—
At that moment, the sound of a sonic boom echoed, and the shockwave dispersed the dust and mist.
A figure enveloped in green light, carrying a distorted updraft, shot violently towards Izayoi on the ceiling.
Along the way, this figure continuously flickered, actually stepping on air to move at high speed through the sky.
Izayoi slowly closed his eyes, and the Mind's Eye of the Kagura locked onto Rock Lee's position.
The two energy spheres within the Super Hurricane Consecutive Spheres in his hands spun wildly, like the tomoe in the Sharingan. Initially rotating clockwise, after a few spins, one of them began to rotate counterclockwise, colliding with the other energy sphere.
The collision of the two Nature Transformations didn't cause the Super Hurricane Consecutive Spheres to explode but instead fused together, transforming into a dazzling laser that filled the spheres.
"Judgment!"
As Izayoi's shout rang out, the energy sphere in his hand immediately transformed into a laser beam, expanding and shooting down violently.
"Reverse Lotus!"
Facing the ever-expanding laser beam, Rock Lee, whose speed had created a sonic boom cloud, couldn't dodge due to the small size of the hall. He could only direct the charged strike he had prepared for Izayoi towards the laser beam.
The fist covered in green light struck the air, generating a terrifying shockwave that collided with the laser beam from below.
The scene of Secret Art versus Secret Art immediately unfolded before the eyes of all the examinees and Jonin.
Whether it was the Secret Art of Body Techniques or the Storm Release Secret Technique that fused water and electricity, these were powers that no Genin should possess.
Even Special Jonin and some Jonin didn't have techniques that could rival them.
Before the spectators could guess which Secret Art was stronger, the shockwave unleashed by Rock Lee quickly dissipated in the struggle, and then the laser beam scattered it, engulfing Rock Lee.
"Lee!!"
Seeing this, Might Guy immediately shouted in alarm.
"Lightning Blade!"
Just as the laser beam was about to hit the ground, potentially creating an unfathomably deep hole in the hall, a figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere, holding a ball of lightning in his hand, pressing it against the laser beam.
It was Kakashi Hatake.
The power capable of severing lightning successfully cut through the section of the laser beam that had engulfed Rock Lee.
An afterimage flashed by, and Hayate Gekko caught the unconscious, barely breathing Rock Lee, then disappeared using the Body Flicker Technique.
Boom————
The remaining laser beam struck the ground.
The entire central tower shook violently.
Examinees who hadn't grabbed onto handrails or had no time to use Chakra to anchor themselves to the ground were thrown to the floor.
Even as they fell in disarray, they didn
't care about their appearance but clung to the railings, wide-eyed as they watched the laser beam gradually shrink and eventually vanish into a thin line.
When the beam completely disappeared, there was hardly any standing room left in the hall.
Only a bottomless black hole remained.
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