Cap 71: Hachimon Tonkou! (2)
Cap 71: Hachimon Tonkou! (2)
". . ." - Hayate again appeared at the Arena to check on Gaara's condition - "Gaara doesn't seem to be conscious. . ."
"Did I make it?" - asked the boy in green spandex.
"The winner is...!" - said Hayate but as he was about to announce the winner, a large amount of sand began to move around the three shinobis.
Hayate quickly stepped back as Lee watched Gaara rise again, only this time, his gaze was even more unsettled if that were possible - "Come on boy! Let's get on with the battle! Yaaaha~!"
Lee was even more terrified when he noticed the drastic change in the red-haired young man, as it was now as if he were possessed by something.
"Who are you?!" - exclaimed Lee in surprise when he saw how much wilder the sand was now.
"Me? Don't you know Ore-sama?!" - Gaara exclaimed angrily, "How dare you to say you don't know who Ore-sama is!"
"Gaha!" Lee could only groan in pain when he felt the Sand move so fast that he crashed into the wall.
"Enough, Kaasan!" - Gaara shouted as his voice returned to normal. "This is my fight!"
"Let me finish this, you brat!" - roared Gaara again as he took his head. His voice was changing from low to normal every time he said something as if two people were talking in the same body.
"Fine! You win, brat, but just this once!" - roared Gaara (Shukaku) as he took one last look at the spandex guy - "But at least let me have some fun with that..."
"Okay..." - replied the normal Gaara as he nodded.
"Well... Now it's you and me" - said Gaara(Shukaku) as he looked at the boy in green - "I hope you'll have fun with Ore-sama!"
Lee was dodging and blocking all the attacks he could, but the amount and power of the sand were too much - "Come on green boy! Is that all you've got?!"
Lee could only continue to dodge because he understood that those wild waves of sand would kill him if he got caught.
"Come on! Where's all that courage you had before?!" - Gaara (Shukaku) exclaimed angrily.
"I am sorry... Gai sensei... but if I don't use it now... I'm going to die..." - Lee murmured as he gave his instructor an earnest glance, only to return his focus completely to his opponent - "It's time to show you my true power!
"Heh!" - Gaara only gave him a disdainful smile as she waited for him to do whatever he was preparing.
"I have all the preparations ready!" - said Lee as his body began to be surrounded by a large amount of Chakra - "Hachimon Tonkou: Seimon! Kai!"
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"I hope it was worth your while to teach him that dangerous technique," Kakashi said seriously as he watched the boy's change in appearance. His chakra-covered body was now completely red as the veins in his body began to bulge.
"As I said before, he was willing to do anything to show what he is capable of... and I, as his instructor, have to guide him on the path he has decided upon" - said Gai, although one could still see the concern in his eyes.
"What's this about Hachimon Tonkou?" - asked Kurenai curiously.
"Hachimon Tonkou or The 8 Inner Gates... is a forbidden Taijutsu that can only be learned by people who have trained their body to a certain limit" - said Kurama seriously while everyone looked at him in surprise - "The technique, as its name says, consists of unlocking the 8 inner gates that serve as 'alternate channels' of the Tenketsu of the human body to increase the flow of the body's chakra and empower it to an unimaginable level".
"It doesn't sound so bad," said Kiba.
"It is because you do not understand the burden these doors have on the human body," said Gai seriously. "These not only unlock the inner gates but also the hidden potential of the human body. Immunity to pain, an increase in the regenerative factor, the ability to ignore the limitation of the brain and thus bring out the full potential of the human body and in the process, acquire power equal to or greater than that of a Kage"
"!" - The Genins were surprised when they heard the latter because they never thought that being this strong would be as easy as learning a technique.
"But everything has its price... doesn't it?" - Kurenai said seriously.
"That's right..." - Kurama agreed - "Hachimon Tonkou is an incredible technique and has impressive benefits... but as Kurenai sensei said, everything has a price... and the price of this technique... is the life of the user..."
"!" - The Genins were surprised again when they heard this.
"If the user cannot resist the burden of the opened gates... he will die before he even gets to the final gate" - said Gai seriously - "And if he gets to the final gate... then he will become the strongest man in the world... but this will be for only a few minutes... after that, the flame of his life will be completely extinguished"
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"This is fun!" - roared Gaara (Shukaku) when he noticed his enemy's chakra rising - "But I think I'd better end this..."
"It won't be that easy!" - shouted Lee as his chakra rose again - "Shoumon, Kai ( Gate of Pain, Open)!"
Lee began to move at great speed. His footsteps contained so much power that they were destroying the arena.
Gaara's eyes contracted when he felt the green boy's fist hit his stomach. But it didn't end there, Lee took a few steps back and kicked him to the side - "ARGH!"
"Not yet!" - exclaimed the boy from Konoha as he reappeared behind Gaara and sent him flying into the sky with another kick. The sudden changes in direction were making it impossible for the sand to follow.
"This bastard!" - Gaara shouted in his thoughts as he felt his armor slowly begin to fall - "If this continues, then my sand armor will only last for a few seconds!"
"You're a tough guy!" - grunted the Taijutsu expert as he kicked the Ichibi's Jinchuriki again - "But I won't give up! Tomon... Kai ( Gate of Limit, Open)!"
"It's impossible for a damn human to defeat Ore-sama!" - roared Shukaku in his thoughts as he watched Konoha's boy reappear in front of him - "Impossible!"
"This is the end!" - Lee shouted as his body chakra glowed bright green. He quickly gave it one last kick, sending it flying back up into the air and following it with all the energy it had left - "Now I'll show you my final technique! URA RENGE!"
"ARGH!" - The power of the blow was so great, that after hitting the ground, Gaara continued to slide across the arena. Lee did not let go of his opponent, he continued to use the momentum of his attack to continue to inflict as much damage as possible but the pain he felt was unimaginable. Lee could feel his arms about to break, his body about to give way, but he continued his attack with all his strength.
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"Impressive..." - said Ino as she covered her little mouth - "And that power is only five doors?"
"Lee!" - exclaimed Tenten when she noticed the bad state her teammate was in after using that technique. He had fallen to the ground a few meters away from where Gaara was, although no one knew exactly what his condition was.
"This is bad!" - Kurama shouted as he jumped from the second floor into the arena.
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"ARGH!!!" - Lee couldn't do anything else. His body was completely damaged and just moving a few inches was hell for him - "At least... it's all over..."
"BASTARD!" - Gaara's scream of fury echoed through the place as the smokescreen disappeared completely.
"!" - Lee was surprised to see his opponent covered by a large amount of sand as if it were a padded bed. Shukaku had managed to control the sand scattered around to stop the impact of Lee's Ura Renge, though he had to admit that it still hurt.
"I'm going... To kill you!" - Gaara shouted as he raised his hand, making the sand go to Lee - "Sabaku Kyuu!"
"Enough!" - exclaimed Kurama as he stepped onto the sand before he reached his target.
"You!" - roared Gaara as his expression changed to one of anger - "You bastard fox!"
"Don't you think that's enough?" - Kurama asked coolly.
". . ." - Gaara was silent for a few seconds but quickly calmed down - "Well. . . this time I'll listen to you because I've had enough fun. . . but next time we meet. . . I'm going to kill you!"
He finished speaking, he collected all the sand that was in the place and left in silence.
"Aren't you going to say who the winner is?" - asked Kurama as he carried Lee into the medical room.
Hayate reacted to the redhead's words and said aloud - "Winner by disqualification! Gaara!"
Kurama did not pay more attention, he just walked in the direction of Gai, who came running when he saw the state of his pupil.
"Thank you Kurama-kun! Thank you for saving my student!" - Gai exclaimed as he cried with happiness.
"You don't have to give them" - denied the red-haired young man.
"How about as a reward I give you one of my suits?" - asked Gai with a smile.
"NO THANKS!" - shouted Kushina coldly.
". . ." - Gai just grabbed his student and ran to the infirmary because he knew that if he stayed, his life would be in danger.
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There's still no interlude 6 in Pa treon because I split the chapter... I'm sure it will be in an hour or two. Maybe there's a double chapter in there.