Chapter 434 - 119

Chapter 119: Rock Lee's TrialBut what they didn't know was that Orochimaru's true intention was to have them come over as cannon fodder; he wanted to use the blood of these three to incite the ferocity of the Cursed Seal Chakra within Sasuke!However, although Naruto and Robin hadn't returned, there was still someone by Sasuke's side: Sakura Haruno. At this moment, she was keeping watch for Sasuke.It turned out that last night, Sakura's team happened to pass by here and discovered the heavily injured Sasuke. Shizune pretended to treat Sasuke, but in reality, she used Chakra to strike his acupoints, causing him to fall into a deep sleep.Furthermore, in order to provide a better environment for the Cursed Seal, she specifically sealed away the Shikkotsu Forest Sage Chakrawithin Sasuke for the time being.Seeing this situation, Sakura disregarded the dissuasion of Tong Yu and Shizune, insisting on staying behind to take care of Sasuke. Tong Yu and Shizune had both received instructions from Naruto, so the two of them had no choice but to leave Sakura there.For the sake of safety, Sakura set up some simple traps in the surrounding area and then began to carefully look after Sasuke.Meanwhile, three Otogakure ninja subordinates of Orochimaru—Kin, Dosu, and Zaku—had long been lying in ambush in the nearby bushes. Their goal was very clear: to finish off Sasuke.As for Sakura, they didn't take her seriously at all, thinking that dealing with her would just be a trivial matter. Thus, the three of them jumped out directly and stated their intentions, saying they wanted to compete with Sasuke and kill him.Although she was a bit afraid, Sakura still picked up a Kunai and stood in front of Sasuke. She looked around, hoping to see some familiar figures, but unfortunately, her wish did not come true.Sakura said: "Then you might be disappointed. Sasuke is currently in a coma and is unable to fight at all. Come back when he wakes up!""Hahaha." Dosu laughed extremely arrogantly. "You are truly so naive! Didn't you hear the three words I said after that? Kill him!If I can't have a fair fight with him, then I don't mind just taking his dog life right here and now."As soon as he finished speaking, Dosu rushed forward. Moreover, he quickly discovered the traps Sakura had made, and with a high leap, Dosudodged them.But he didn't expect that there was another trap set up overhead. Caught off guard, he triggered it, but because of the time constraints, the trap Sakura set up was somewhat sloppy.Although Dosu was hit, it was just a large tree flying in his direction. He emitted a sound wave and shattered it completely.This trap didn't even hinder his advance. Dosu said with great disdain: "Heh, is this really the extent of it? Actually, I find you quite untalented. A person like this should work even harder!"Just as his hand was about to grab Sakura, a green figure suddenly appeared. "Konoha Whirlwind!" It turned out that Rock Lee had arrived in time, kicked Dosu back, and saved Sakura.Afterward, Rock Lee said to the three of them: "As you said, people like you should also work harder!"Following that, there was no more idle chatter between the two sides, and the four of them began to mix it up in battle. Although Rock Lee was fighting four against one, relying on his superb Taijutsu, he didn't fall into a disadvantage at all in the scene.However, the techniques of these three Otogakureninja were somewhat bizarre and simply impossible to guard against. Moreover, the places they attacked were the human body's extremely fragile and undefendable eardrums.Rock Lee decided to first use the Front Lotus to take one of them out. He slowly unwrapped the bandages wrapped around his hands, but the opponents wouldn't give him such a good opportunity and took the chance to attack him.Little did they know, this was also part of Rock Lee's plan. He wanted to use this psychology of the opponents to make them get closer.Dosu's position was in the very front, so Rock Lee targeted him. His figure flashed, and he suddenly appeared beneath Dosu.Then, he delivered a flying kick from bottom to top. Caught off guard, Dosu was hit instantly and kicked flying into the sky.Rock Lee jumped with all his might, appearing behind him. I don't know when it happened, but the bandages on his hands had all been unwrapped. Under Rock Lee's control, the bandages seemed to have a consciousness of their own, beginning to dance in the air like white ribbons.Afterward, the originally loose bandages instantly tightened, binding Dosu tightly. Rock Lee seized the opportunity to embrace him and began to spin at high speed, rushing toward the ground.If this blow landed solidly, Dosu would be dead or at least half-dead. But what he didn't expect was that Zaku, from a distance, placed his hands on the ground and pumped a large amount of air into it.The originally flat ground instantly became loose. Therefore, although Dosu also sustained some injuries, they were of no consequence, and he still retained his fighting ability.However, the situation on Rock Lee's side was somewhat dire. After using the Hidden Lotus, because he had forcibly increased his muscle usage rate, the damage caused to his body was immense.At this moment, as long as he moved, his whole body would be extremely sore, and his speed had also decreased significantly. The trio saw his condition and began to launch a fierce attack on him.Rock Lee only had the ability to parry and no power to counterattack, being beaten back repeatedly. The injured areas on his body were also increasing. He looked like a falling leaf in the wind, appearing to be on the verge of destruction at any moment.Dosu used a sound wave attack, hitting Rock Lee directly and sending him flying backward. Just when everyone thought Rock Lee had lost his ability to fight, he stubbornly stood up again.Naruto and Robin were watching the battle from a tree nearby, but he had no intention of interfering at all, seemingly somewhat indifferent to it.In reality, this was also a trial for Rock Lee. He had already checked Sasuke's condition and knew that he would wake up in about ten minutes.By then, he would definitely deal with these few people cleanly and efficiently, and for these ten minutes, Rock Lee needed to find a way to hold out on his own.If he could open the Eight Gates, dealing with these few people would naturally be a piece of cake. However, Naruto and Might Guy had long since given him requirements: unless necessary and in situations where they were operating, he was not allowed to use this technique, and the maximum leeway was the Front Lotus.Actually, this was also for Rock Lee's own good. Although his physical fitness had been trained to far exceed that of ordinary people, regardless of how you put it, he was still made of flesh and blood, and compared to Naruto, there was still a world of difference.This technique caused too much damage to the body. With Rock Lee's current level of training, after using it, it would take a very long time for him to recover, and there would still be some lingering damage.