The Eight Inner Gates

As expected." Kakashi thought in his heart. The others also reacted. They remembered that Ryoha could instantly learn taijutsu, genjutsu, and ninjutsu. They immediately looked at Rock Lee with tragic eyes.

"So you were learning my taijutsu in the battle just now. No wonder you didn't try to dodge." Lee had understood the situation.

However, he didn't know what to feel. The taijutsu that he had trained for so many years was completely mastered by Ryoha with just a glance. However, he had one advantage, and that was that he would never be jealous of others. He believed that he could do better than others.

Of course, taijutsu was not so easy to copy. Replicating ninjutsu required the physical aspects of the copied ninjutsu and the understanding to learn and use it instantly. Copying genjutsu required the right aptitude, as well as powerful spiritual energy. Replicating taijutsu required a sufficiently strong body. At the very least, one had to possess the physique required to perform the said taijutsu.

This was one of the reasons why Ryoha had been training his body. Of course, the more important reason was that the body was the center of one's strength. Therefore, Ryoha had always been focusing on his physical training.

"Yes, this forbidden taijutsu called 'Front Lotus' puts a lot of burden on your current body. How was your rest?"

Ryoha said with a light smile. His confident expression combined with his massive strength made him seem like a god of victory who could control the entire battle. This made the rookies and the others, who were watching from the side, continuously pray for Rock Lee since they were sure that he was going to be battered by Ryoha and lose miserably.

"So you deliberately talked so much just now to give me time to rest." Lee slowly stood up. Although the side effects of his body stiffening hadn't completely disappeared, the willpower that he had trained for many years and the endurance of his body allowed him to forcefully endure it.

"Just treat it as a reward for showing me such powerful taijutsu. Then you should be prepared. I will return it to you next." On the surface, Ryoha's eyes didn't change at all, but in fact, he had activated his Sharingan. The three tomoes instantly shrunk and his whole body instantly disappeared.

"Bang!"

Lee had just been on guard when he felt a pain in his stomach. He couldn't help but got thrown away. He wanted to control his body to counterattack, but Ryoha's attack was faster. Before he could regain control of his body, he was kicked up by Ryoha from the bottom to the top.

"He actually learned how to use the Front Lotus instantly?" Guy's eyes were wide open. If it were any other body technique, it would be fine. Even if it was Kakashi, he would not be able to replicate it instantly. In addition to the complexity of the movements, it also had high physical requirements for the body.

Even with Lee's crazy-trained body, it was very difficult to use, let alone the Uchiha clansmen who could copy jutsus. Even if they could replicate it, they would not be able to use it. However, while Ryoha was slower than Rock Lee, his body was stronger.

He had been working hard since he was a child, and with the help of Bulma's scientific research, she had invented all kinds of things that were helpful for his body, so that the effect of the exercises he did would be greater. In addition, he had been training in the gravity chamber recently. The gravity chamber was not only for external training.

It even trained his internal organs, so his's body was definitely stronger than Rock Lee's.

A pair of 3-tomoe Sharingan, a perfect body, and with the help of Bulma, Ryoha's brain was developed to a certain degree, so he had an extraordinary learning ability. With these three factors, he could instantly learn and replicate the Front Lotus, and then immediately use it, as if he had been training before.

"Although I don't have a strip of cloth, I do have this." Ryoha waved his hands, and ten Chakra threads burst out from his ten fingers and bound Lee's body. Then, like before, he turned into a high-speed tornado and crashed into the ground.

"Oh no, if this move hits, Rock Lee is dead for sure." Tenten stood up and looked at Lee worriedly.

"Guy, stop him. Otherwise, he will definitely die," Kakashi advised.

"No, Rock Lee will not give up, nor will he admit defeat. Moreover, you underestimate him too much. Not only that, Neji. You underestimate Rock Lee too much. In fact, he can completely defeat you. However, he has yet to be your captain, so he has no chance to use this move against you." Guy looked at Neji, completely ignoring his disbelieving eyes.

"Open your eyes and see, Konoha's Lotus will bloom again."

"He is just a child, but he can actually open the Eight Inner Gates Formation and use the Front Lotus?" He had always thought that besides Ryoha, the most talented person around was Sasuke. Now, it seemed that none of the Konoha 12 was easy to deal with. Kakashi now had joined Sasuke in a daze.

"Hidden Lotus?" Neji, who originally didn't believe it, heard the words of the Jonins, and an indescribable feeling appeared in his heart. Was it actually like this all along? Could it be that Rock Lee really could defeat him?

"Guy-sensei, I'm sorry. I'm going to use them. Eight Inner Gates, The First Gate, Gate of Opening, open!." Just as the whirlwind was about to hit the ground, Lee's voice came from inside the whirlwind. At the same time, the whirlwind exploded with a bang. Lee's hair had already begun to float in anger.

The chakra in the body seemed to be too much to hold and spread out continuously, giving people around the chills, as if he was like a fierce beast that was about to awaken.

"Second Gate, Gate of Healing, Third Gate, Gate of Life, open!" As he opened the third gate, Lee's chakra began to explode. The ground under his feet couldn't withstand the powerful chakra brought by the Eight Inner Gates and began to crack. Then gravel began to float up. At the same time, Lee's face turned red, and blue vapors appeared.

"He actually opened the third gate? This child is actually also a genius, a real taijutsu genius. He can open the third gate at this age." Kakashi could not help but got surprised. The others were also stunned. The most arrogant of the 12, Sasuke and Neji, were even more shocked.

"One more step, open the fourth door for me." Li Locke roared again, his face turned red as blood.

"This is not something that can be done with hard work," Kakashi murmured to himself.

"Make your move, Rock Lee." Guy knew that the battle would end in an instant, regardless of the result.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, Rock Lee suddenly disappeared from where he was. The ground beneath his feet suddenly shattered, and this broken ground actually extended towards Ryoha's side. Obviously, Lee, who was moving at high speed, crushed the ground beneath his feet.