Chapter 93: The Final Defeat

Sasuke's body moved continuously with lightning.

The sounds of relentless attacks echoed through the air.

Lee stood still, only able to make simple movements, unable to even counterattack.

Although Sasuke's strikes weren't overly powerful, each blow only caused Lee intense pain in his body, without causing any severe injuries.

However, Lee couldn't strike back. Sasuke's explosive speed far exceeded Lee's speed with the Fifth Gate.

Sasuke's attacks came like a torrential storm, and Lee couldn't keep up with his rhythm.

All Lee could do was stand still, passively taking the hits.

Boom!

When Sasuke suddenly appeared in front of Lee, he landed a heavy punch to Lee's chin.

The punch sent Lee flying into the air, and his consciousness began to blur.

But the next second...

Sasuke's attacks didn't stop.

He flashed in midair, accompanied by a thunderous roar, and punched Lee's chest with incredible force.

"Enough!"

Suddenly, Guy appeared, attempting to block Sasuke's attack, but he saw that Sasuke's trajectory had changed in an instant.

Just as Guy made his move, Sasuke's foot kicked toward him.

A heavy impact sounded as Guy was struck squarely in the face by Sasuke's kick.

But Guy didn't retreat; instead, he grabbed Lee, who had lost consciousness in his arms.

After landing, Sasuke also deactivated his Whirlwind Thunder.

He looked at Guy with a grim expression. "Sorry, Guy-sensei, my Whirlwind Thunder is uncontrollable!"

Kakashi had mentioned this earlier, but Guy hadn't paid much attention. Now, seeing Lee unconscious in his arms, Guy smiled wryly.

"What a pity, in the end, we lost."

Although the result was disappointing, Guy fully acknowledged the process.

Because Lee had given it his all.

In such a situation, even losing had no regrets.

However, Guy hadn't expected Sasuke to unleash such terrifying speed.

'No need to control it, just relying on the body's instinctive reactions, the attacks are almost unbelievable... They're so fast!'

'Incredible imagination.'

For a normal person, it would be impossible to come up with such a method to increase speed!

But Sasuke thought of it and successfully developed such a technique.

Kakashi had mentioned before that the true horror of the technique couldn't be fully understood until seen in action. After witnessing it, Guy now understood—what made the technique so terrifying was the overwhelming speed of attacks.

Relying on instinctive reactions, Sasuke was able to counter an opponent's actions without thinking.

Once an enemy was hit, they had no chance to retaliate, because Sasuke could immediately interrupt any counterattack and respond with the most perfect move.

In such a situation, Lee, who had no chance to fight back in the first place, became even more helpless.

At this thought, Guy looked at Sasuke, who was panting.

"Congratulations, Sasuke, you've won!"

At that moment, Kakashi arrived by Sasuke's side. "Are you alright?"

Sasuke shook his head. "My chakra's been drained a bit."

The energy consumption from using Lightning Release: Flash was not even half of that required for Whirlwind Thunder.

Although it didn't rely on consciousness, the chakra consumption rate was incredibly fast!

"Referee, did I win?"

The referee, who had been dazed, suddenly heard Sasuke's question and quickly nodded in response.

Announcing Sasuke's Victory

"The first match of the preliminaries, Uchiha Sasuke vs. Lee Rock, winner: Uchiha Sasuke!"

[Congratulations, Host, for defeating Lee Rock]

[You have earned nearly one use of the Ninjutsu Laboratory]

The reward for defeating Lee should have made Sasuke happy, but it didn't.

Without relying on the system, he probably wouldn't have been able to defeat Lee at all!

Lee was the true genius of Konoha!

But unfortunately, after this match, Lee would not have any more spectacular moments.

At most, he would only unlock the Sixth Gate—what a shame!

However, Lee's injuries were not severe, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Perhaps in the future, Lee could continue to grow stronger, and his fate wouldn't mirror that of the original story.

"That was an amazing battle!"

Asuma watched as Sasuke was escorted off the field by Kakashi, and Lee was taken for treatment by Guy.

Kurenai, standing nearby, nodded. "I didn't expect a battle between two Chunin to be so exciting!"

She then glanced at her own students.

"You guys need to step it up! Don't let those two monsters get too far ahead of you."

At that moment, Sasuke had already left the preliminaries arena.

Having won, the next step was the finals.

As for the other matches, Sasuke didn't have time to watch them.

Although he didn't know who would face who next, Sasuke was now more focused on Lee's Eight Gates.

During the fight, Sasuke's Sharingan had copied a large amount of data.

This left Sasuke with many thoughts in his mind.

'In terms of taijutsu, I'm still too weak.'

Even though his speed was greatly enhanced with Lightning Release: God Speed, Sasuke's close combat abilities had improved significantly.

However, something was still lacking: a method to effectively kill an opponent.

If he faced an enemy with strong taijutsu, someone like Lee, plus the terrifying strength Lee possessed…

Then relying solely on God Speed wouldn't be enough to defeat them.

For example, if the opponent was someone like the Fourth Raikage, relying purely on Lightning Release: God Speed wouldn't give him any way to win.

Even pairing it with Chidori might not be enough to take down someone like that.

So, it was necessary to develop a stronger form of taijutsu.

With Lightning Release: God Speed as support, a powerful taijutsu move could exponentially increase Sasuke's strength.

"Fortunately, the reward this time, the Ninjutsu Laboratory, specializes in developing ninjutsu and taijutsu!"

After watching Lee's Eight Gates, Sasuke now had a good idea.

He wondered if, by combining the techniques he had copied from Lee with his own talent, he could develop that move in the lab!

'System! I want to enter the Ninjutsu Laboratory!'