-Damn it, you bastard! Fight properly! Stop mocking your opponent!- Naruto became furious and started yelling at him. Guy was also angry, but he controlled himself, simply clenching his fists tightly.
Kakashi spoke next to him. -Guy... that speed.
-Oh, I know, that wasn't something a genin or even a chunin could achieve.- Guy narrowed his eyes.
-I think you'd better let Lee give up.- Kakashi offered a light word of advice, but didn't say much more, it was Guy's choice, after all.
Guy gritted his teeth and didn't respond. Even if he wanted to, he knew Lee not only wouldn't give up, but he couldn't back down.
-He won't back down... because that's his ninja way! He'll never give up!- Guy said with a deadly serious face.
Lee slowly emerged from the smoke, holding his butt with one hand and his cheek with the other. Feeling the pain, he quickly adjusted himself, looking at Jugo with determination and a desire for battle.
-Lee! Take it off!- Guy's voice rang out.
Lee looked at Guy in surprise and said. -I thought you could only take it off as a last resort when someone important was at risk.
-Go on! That's an exception!- Guy gave a thumbs-up with a smile.
Lee became excited and jumped away, landing on the statue's fingers. He began removing the weights. Jugo didn't stop him, but his smile seemed more crazed and excited.
In the distance, everyone focused on Lee, except Gaara. Looking at the increasingly familiar smile on Jugo's face, Gaara's eyes twitched slightly.
Of course, seeing Lee removing the weights, no one took him seriously, only Guy and his team knew how heavy those weights really were.
Finally removing the weights, Lee couldn't help but exclaim. -I feel so much lighter.
Then he dropped them both, the jeering group losing their smiles in the next moment.
BOOM~
Two large craters formed in the ground as the sound reverberated throughout the room.
Everyone's shock was palpable, as Jugo only smiled more excitedly.
-Ikeeee! Lee!- Guy shouted, smiling.
-Osuuuu!- Lee shouted back, before speeding off.
After losing sight of him, to the shocked eyes of the surrounding group, he appeared behind Jugo and threw a punch.
Lee's speed had already reached his standard speed in Jugo base form, so Jugo had to take it seriously.
The moment Lee's punch connected with his face, Jugo jumped slightly. Instead of accepting the force head-on, his body began to spin in the air, discharging the energy, before landing lightly several meters away. But the next moment, Lee arrived again, delivering a side kick to his legs. Jugo was sent flying, spinning again, but this time he spun upward, not sideways.
Lee jumped and punched him in the chest. Jugo spun again to disperse the force.
The next moment, no matter how Lee attacked, Jugo was thrown left and right.
-Yosha! Finish him, Big Eyebrow!- Naruto shouted excitedly, even Sakura and Ino jumping happily.
-No... that's not right.- Kakashi said softly, lifting his headband and looking at the Sharingan duo.
-He's dispersing the force.- Guy narrowed his eyes tightly. -The moment Lee attacks, he doesn't accept the force head-on, he just lets it pass through him, releasing it into the air and the ground.
-Yes, he wasn't badly hurt, but if he keeps it up, Lee will tire out pretty quickly.- Asuma agreed.
-That sound boy... he really is a monster.- Kurenai sighed.
Kakashi continued to watch the movements.
Jugo wasn't actually proficient in this technique, but he used it anyway. A mix of courage and resilience made him progress quickly. Combined with his innate balance and speed, plus the combat honing of a Prisoner and Lunatic, he could barely use it.
But the real reason for using it is... it's so much fun to mock him like that.
Lee was tiring quickly. When Jugo did, he dodged Lee's blow, shocking him. The next moment, Jugo let his arm limp, modifying his muscles and bones. Using his arm like a whip, he leveraged all his strength to land a slap straight at Lee's back.
PLAH!~
The loud sound sounded like a wet towel hitting the hard floor with full force.
The entire group was silent for a moment. The next moment, Lee bent down, clutching his back as he screamed.
-AAAAAAAAAH!- Pain coursed through him as he writhed. He'd endured a lot of pain, but this? Lee nearly broke his throat screaming.
-LEEEEE!- Guy yelled.
-Bushy Eyebrow!- Naruto also yelled worriedly.
-That... must have hurt so much.- Kakashi, who saw the movement with his Sharingan, perhaps the only one who saw what really happened, sighed. That attack wasn't meant to seriously injure him, nor to end the fight, it was simply meant to hurt. -That sound brat... very sinister.
But while Lee was still writhing, Jugo landed a second slap, right on his chest.
-AAAAAH!- Lee screamed again, cringing as Jugo smiled.
He discovered something interesting, his potion was being digested again.
He, who had only wanted to try, began to truly enjoy himself, unleashing his madness. He continued to slap Lee for a while, only Lee's screams and the sounds of slapping were heard. Ino and Sakura even looked away.
-This is too cruel, Kakashi-sensei, do something!- Sakura couldn't help but plead with tears in her eyes.
Kakashi looked at Guy and saw that he was squeezing the guardrail grid to the point of deforming and bending, his chakra leaking in fury, but he didn't move.
Even Neji restrained his relaxed posture, his Byakugan opened, his eyes filled with rage. But looking at Jugo's malevolent chakra, he trembled slightly.
What the hell kind of monster was that?
Kakashi could only see chakra with the Sharingan, not much else, but the Byakugan's senses were much more precise. Even so, Neji's anger gave him courage. He wanted to jump in there and join Lee against Jugo.
-Bastard! Fight like a man! Damn it! Bushy Eyebrows! Fight back! Don't let this bastard win!- Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs, filled with rage, nearly jumping into the arena and having to be held back by Kakashi.
At this point, even Kin and Dosu looked uncomfortable, but compared to what Jugo had done before, they could still accept this.
Jugo stopped, looking at the figure writhing in pain and spasming on the ground. He even had a purple handprint on his face, the rest hidden on his body.
Jugo looked at him, suppressing his madness. He realized he'd overdone it again. He wanted to finally use the lunatic's Berserker power, but seeing the damage, he gave up.
Shaking his head, he sighed and turned around, preparing to go upstairs. -Examiner, it's over.
Hayate glanced at Jugo, and Rock Lee's trembling figure, spasming on the ground, sighed and began.
-The winner is...
-Stop!- Rock Lee jumped, still trembling. He struggled to his feet, looking at Jugo and returning to his starting fighting stance. His body was covered in bruises, his clothes torn, but his will was still intact.
-Leee!- Guy screamed, filled with pain, but he didn't ask Lee to give up, he couldn't do that.
Lee couldn't give up, because that was his ninja way!
-Guy-sensei.- Lee looked at Guy with steely eyes.
Guy didn't say anything else, but forced a bright smile and gave a thumbs-up.
Lee looked away, seeing Jugo's movements stop, still with his back to him, Jugo slowly turned around, only to see Rock Lee raising his fists together as he crossed them.
Jugo knew that stance, he smiled slightly as he watched Hayate glance at the Hokage and then step aside, allowing the fight to continue.
Laughing, he pulled up his grayish-blue chest guard, then his black shirt, leaving his strong chest bare.
Jugo himself had a strong body, even without training, courtesy of sage chakra, but after advancing to prisoner and even later, lunatic, he now had an extremely strong physique.
Everyone was confused by his move, but Jugo simply tossed the chest guard and shirt to Kin, who caught them deftly, overjoyed, hugging them to her chest, blushing.
Dosu rolled his eyes, but the group didn't seem too concerned about Jugo's exhibitionism.
Jugo, on the other hand, lowered his body slightly, and the next moment, both Kakashi and Neji widened their eyes.
-What is this?- Even Kakashi could see Jugo's malevolent aura now.
All the sinister desires, all the violent emotions, exploded at once. Jugo's eyes became bloodshot, his physique grew rapidly, becoming at least half a meter taller and more muscular, but the biggest change was his temperament.
There was almost no rationality left.
The only thing he could maintain was, Don't show the power of the curse and just attack the green boy.
Rock Lee also opened four gates at this point. With his green aura flowing rapidly and his reddish skin fierce, he glared at Jugo, who looked like a beast. -It seems I'm not the only one who can get stronger, but...
Rock Lee disappeared for a moment, the next instant, he appeared above Jugo, kicking Jugo's chin upward. -...I won't lose!
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