Chapter 127 The Azure Beast, Might Guy Appears

"This bushy-browed kid actually wants to challenge Uzumaki Naruto?"

"Alright, let's see if Uzumaki Naruto has grown over the past few months."

Uchiha Sasuke leaned against a pillar, observing Naruto and Rock Lee confronting each other in the arena.

Although he didn't know who Rock Lee was, Uchiha Sasuke didn't believe that the plain-looking, bushy-browed kid could defeat Naruto, who had once beaten him. Everyone else thought Naruto, being a dead last, only became the top graduate of the Ninja Academy by luck. But only Uchiha Sasuke knew how powerful Naruto was that day.

So powerful that even though his heart was filled with unwillingness, he had to admit that he had lost completely!

However…

After becoming Kakashi Hatake's student, he trained hard, underwent trials, and grew rapidly. His two Sharingan successfully evolved to two tomoe.

He was confident he could defeat the Naruto from back then.

"Come on."

"Before the Chunin Exams officially begin, let me gather more information about you."

Uchiha Sasuke watched the two of them.

As for Rock Lee, he didn't pay much attention.

Uchiha Sasuke's eyes were only on Naruto!

"Here I come!"

Seeing that Naruto had no intention of making the first move, Rock Lee took the initiative to attack, charging at Naruto, who was completely relaxed and hadn't adopted any stance.

"Di—disappeared?!"

"Is it Instantaneous Body Technique? No, it's not Instantaneous Body Technique, but it doesn't seem like genjutsu either!"

Uchiha Sasuke, who had been staring at Naruto, was immediately startled.

However…

Rock Lee's powerful, swift, and fierce attack had already arrived. He twisted his body in mid-air, delivering a fierce spinning upper kick towards Naruto.

With a dull thud.

Naruto raised his arm, his shinbone even harder than steel, easily blocking Rock Lee's preemptive Leaf Whirlwind.

"He actually blocked my attack so easily?"

"Is he also a taijutsu master?!"

Rock Lee's heart slightly trembled. The moment he withdrew his leg and landed, he exerted force from his waist again, launching a Leaf Violent Wind attack.

This time, it was a spinning low kick!

Naruto lifted his foot and kicked Rock Lee's calf, effortlessly neutralizing the powerful and swift Leaf Violent Wind.

After two ineffective spinning kicks, Rock Lee, dragging his slightly numb calf, quickly circled Naruto, interfering with his opponent's vision.

"So—so fast—"

"This is taijutsu, how is it possible? The bushy-browed kid's speed is so fast that—my eyes can't keep up!"

Uchiha Sasuke, observing the fight, felt increasingly shocked.

He hadn't paid attention to Rock Lee initially, thinking he was just an unknown minor character, but he didn't expect him to display such astonishing strength.

"To fully capture his movements, I'll need to activate my Sharingan."

Uchiha Sasuke closed his eyes, then opened them again, his crimson eyes slowly rotating with two tomoe.

With the dynamic vision of the Sharingan, he finally clearly saw Rock Lee's movements as he moved at high speed.

"Naruto doesn't have a Sharingan, can he see Rock Lee's attacks?"

A hint of doubt arose in Uchiha Sasuke's heart.

His Sharingan followed Rock Lee's movements from left to right, but Naruto stood still, his azure eyes not moving an inch.

"Uzumaki-san, you must be careful."

"Because the technique I'm about to use is not ordinary."

Rock Lee, still circling at a sprint, exerted force with his feet again. With a "thump," his speed actually increased further, his figure seeming to vanish abruptly.

The next moment he appeared, he was in front of Naruto.

He braced his hands on the ground, and his two feet, like a dragon emerging from the sea, kicked upwards towards Naruto's chin.

Shadow of the Dancing Leaf!

If this blow connected, even if he didn't immediately lose consciousness, his body would be launched into the air, losing the chance to resist, and then be directly taken out by Rock Lee's subsequent smooth combo.

But—

With Naruto's [Agility] attribute, he could naturally dodge with ease.

He only needed to step sideways and backward to avoid the "starting move" of the Shadow of the Dancing Leaf.

"Missed!?"

Rock Lee and Uchiha Sasuke were equally startled.

Uchiha Sasuke was startled because he probably couldn't dodge that move, while Rock Lee was startled because a sure-hit move had missed.

After kicking into empty air, Rock Lee smoothly launched himself into the air, spinning 720° before landing. He pointed a finger at Naruto, exclaiming with excitement, "Don't always dodge!"

Naruto frowned and explained, "Your taijutsu specializes in kicks, and your shoes are too dirty. I don't want to block."

"And," Naruto shook his head and continued, "show me some real skill. As you are now, your speed is too slow and your strength is too little. If this is all you've got, you don't even qualify for me to make a move."

"Wha—what!?"

Rock Lee began to accumulate anger, gradually turning red.

"You said my speed is too slow and my strength is too little?"

"In that case, Guy-sensei, I apologize, but I'm going to use a forbidden technique."

Rock Lee squatted down, preparing to remove the weights from his legs.

Just then…

A red turtle appeared in everyone's sight.

"Lee, what are you doing? Stop it right now!"

The huge red turtle, wearing a blue headband Ninja Protector, actually spoke human words, stopping Rock Lee.

Rock Lee, flustered, quickly lowered his head and apologized, "I'm truly sorry, I was in a hurry just now—"

"Absolutely absurd!"

"The Chunin Exams haven't even started yet, and what you just did is equivalent to revealing information and your trump cards to everyone in advance."

"A Ninja who leaks information, you know what that means, don't you?" the red Ninja turtle sternly reprimanded.

"Sorry, sensei!"

Rock Lee shivered, pressing his hands tightly to his pant seams, bending at the waist to apologize.

"A—a talking turtle!?"

"The bushy-browed kid's sensei is a turtle!"

Everyone else was greatly surprised, only Naruto remained calm, knowing who had arrived.

Might Guy!

"Poof!"

Above the red Ninja turtle, a cloud of white Chakra mist exploded. Whether it was a reverse summoning jutsu or something else, a man with a similar hairstyle and bushy eyebrows, dressed almost identically to Rock Lee, appeared out of nowhere.

Might Guy stood on the red Ninja turtle's shell, striking an incredibly eye-catching pose, grinning with his signature smile, and said with fiery enthusiasm, "Honestly, you youngsters are full of youthful vigor!"

"!?"

Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, Uchiha Sasuke, and others instantly turned to stone.

Even Naruto and Hinata were a bit dumbfounded.

"Waaah!"

"They're super bushy eyebrows and bowl cuts!"

Sakura Haruno hugged her arms, shuddering as if ants were crawling all over her body.

"You idiot!"

Might Guy punched Rock Lee's face, first reprimanding him and punishing him to run five hundred laps around the training ground, then hugging Rock Lee tightly for a conversation full of youth.

Subsequently…

Might Guy put away his smile, his expression serious, looking at Naruto, Hinata, Ino Yamanaka, and the others.

"Whoosh!"

Might Guy suddenly "vanished" from his spot, appearing as if by Instantaneous Body Technique behind Naruto, stroking his chin and saying, "Hmm, so you are Kakashi's students?"

Facing Might Guy's astonishing speed, Naruto's expression remained normal, and he calmly replied, "Might Jonin, our Seventh Team's instructor is Kurenai-sensei, Kurenai Yuhi."