Chapter 447 - 132

Chapter 132: Lee vs. GaaraAfter recording all of this, Lee put his notebook away and leaped into the center of the arena.Gaara knew his opponent's primary means of attack was Taijutsu and that he was very fast, but he didn't take it to heart because he believed no matter how fast the speed, it couldn't break through his sand's defense.Lee began to launch continuous attacks against Gaara. Sure enough, just as he thought, no matter how hard he tried, Gaara's sand would always block him in time.After adapting to his attack rhythm, under Gaara's control, he even launched a counterattack against Lee. Caught off guard, Lee was left in a very pathetic state.Immediately after, Lee slowly untied his Arm guards. Seeing this scene, Naruto and Guy already knew Lee's intention.Several times he was nearly trapped completely by the sand. Seeing that the opponent only had this much strength, a bit of disdain appeared in Gaara's heart. He thought, "No wonder Naruto told me to show mercy; is he really only at this level?"Lee looked very disheveled now, constantly shifting and moving to avoid the sand's attacks. After landing once, he stepped on the sand, which caused him to completely lose his balance and fall to the ground.Gaara lost interest and decided to end this boring match. He controlled a large mass of sand to smash towards Lee. Just when everyone thought it was over, they discovered that Lee, with his arms wrapped around his legs, had jumped onto the huge statue behind him.Actually, Naruto had long wanted to remind Lee that his opponent's strength was very formidable. If he didn't use his full strength from the start, it would be impossible to defeat Gaara.But seeing the ambitious looks on his and Might Guy's faces, he swallowed the words at the tip of his tongue. He only heard Might Guy say loudly to Lee, "Lee, I give you permission to take those things off.""What? Is it true?" Lee seemed very happy upon hearing this. However, at the same time, he quietly looked at Naruto. Clearly, he also wanted to gain his consent.Naruto nodded with a smile. Seeing this, Lee became even more excited. He immediately sat down and began to untie the Weights on his legs.Seeing this scene, many people showed expressions of disdain, with Temari being a prime example. She thought, "How ridiculous. Does he think that by reducing just that little bit of weight, he can avoid Gaara's sand?"But in the next second, she realized how naive her thoughts were. The two Weights slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.Everyone present was shocked. No one expected these two Weights to cause such a huge commotion.Even Kakashi said to Guy, "Uh, isn't this a bit too much?"Seeing that he finally made Kakashi surprised for once, Guy was also very happy. However, he turned all of this into encouragement for Lee, saying, "Lee, go! Show them everything you've got!"Hearing his teacher's encouragement, Lee's fighting spirit soared. With a strange cry, he charged forward.This time, even Gaara was no exception. Except for a few individuals, no one could see his silhouette clearly. A look of surprise also appeared on Gaara's face.He could only hear the sound of fists colliding with sand, but he couldn't see Lee's figure at all. After this continued for a while, Lee finally broke through his sand's defense and kicked him in the head from above.At this, Temari and Kankuro were even more shocked because, in their memory, no one had ever been able to hurt him. Today was truly an eye-opener for them.After succeeding once, Lee's attacks became even smoother. For a moment, the battle underwent a complete reversal, and Gaara was beaten so badly he had no power to fight back.After separating from a collision, the sand around Gaara gradually adhered to his skin. He was forced to use his Absolute Defense, the Sand Armor.Ever since receiving Naruto's reminder, Gaara had thought this would be an easy fight, but he didn't expect the opponent's strength to reach such a level.When the Armor of Sand was complete, Gaarasaid to Lee, "Come! Let me see just how far you can go."Facing such a request, Lee naturally wouldn't be polite. Like before, he began his stormy onslaught.Gaara still appeared to be beaten quite pathetically, but in reality, he didn't suffer any damage because his Armor of Sand blocked it all.At this time, Gaara still had an indifferent mindset. He felt that since this was someone Narutospecifically told him about, this level of strength was naturally normal.If Lee's strength were too low, Gaara would definitely kill him without hesitation, because he felt such a person could not bring any help to Naruto and was not worthy of being his subordinate.But now, Lee had already broken through his sand defense, and Gaara felt that this person barely had the qualification.Gradually, Lee also discovered the situation. He indeed seemed to have the upper hand on the surface, but the damage caused to the opponent was almost zero.Although it seemed like Lee was working in vain, Kankuro and Temari, who were familiar with Gaara, knew that Gaara's use of the Armor of Sandwas actually a sign that he had no other choice.Although this technique was called the Absolute Defense, in reality, unless forced to a certain extent, Gaara would not choose to use this move.Because the Armor of Sand actually exposed his weaknesses. Since it wasn't an automatic action of the sand, if Gaara wanted to maintain this form, he had to consume a large amount of Chakra, which was undoubtedly a huge drain on him.Seeing the opponent's state, Lee knew that with these ordinary Taijutsu attacks, he wouldn't be able to break through the defense.He first turned his head to look at Might Guy and Naruto, then made up his mind to use the Front Lotus to bring this battle to a conclusion and see if his strongest move at this stage could break the opponent's defense.