Gaara VS Rock Lee

Gaara had already used his sand and transported himself in the middle of the arena, standing at his side with his hands folded in front of his chest. Sakura along with the other rookies gasped while Lee was more excited than ever, causing Sakura and Tsuki to sweatdrop at his behaviour.

Lee then jumped from the railing and landed a few feet away from Gaara. "I knew that sooner or later we would have to meet. And I am glad that is sooner" Gaara replied with a glare.

"I don't know what kind of moves a guy with a haircut like that had but it will never take Gaara down. Not in this lifetime" Kankuro said.

"Wrong" Naruto and Tsuki commented in unison.

"What?!"

"Lee is stronger than you think" Naruto started.

"Not to mention that his sensei is the best taijutsu user of the hidden Leaf. And you know what they say, like sensei, like a student" the wolf girl continued.


The sand in Gaara's gourd started to move, rocketing the cork towards Lee who caught it midair with ease. "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Aright then. If you are both ready... Begin!" Hayate said and moved out of the way, leaving the two of them alone.

Lee was the first to make a move. "Leaf hurricane!" he shouted and went to kick Gaara in the head, only to have his leg be stopped by the sand that seconds later took the form of a wave and attacked him. However, he managed to do some backflips and dodge it the last second. Then, the sand started to return to its gourd.

He tried again, giving him the best punches and kicks he had but without success, as the sand was protecting Gaara from every one of them. Then the roles changed and the sand started to attack Lee who grabbed a kunai and started to cut its attacks before he started doing backflips in order to put some distance between them. Then, he jumped in the air and threw some shuriken that they were stopped too, by Gaara's sand.


"The sand, he is using it as a shield" Naruto pointed out.

"He is not doing it. The sand is protecting him on its own" Kankuro corrected him.

"Huh?", the two heroes exclaimed and turned their heads, their attention on the sand Genin.

"It's almost like a living thing. It will come to Gaara's defence without him doing anything. That is why Gaara had never been injured. No one had ever been able to get it. No one had even been able to touch him"

"Impressive, very impressive," Tsuki said and turned her attention back at the battle.


"Well? Is that all? I hope you have not finished entertaining me. We haven't had enough blood" Gaara said and the sand attacked Lee once again.

Lee jumped in the air but it grabbed his foot. He started to spin him around and finally, he threw him on the wall. While he was trying to get up, the sand grabbed the chance and attacked him again. However, the leaf genin rolled to the right and let it hit the wall instead. He charged towards Gaara and started to attack him one more time. His sand was blocking all of his attacks without him moving a muscle. His face was serious and his gaze was constant on the ground, not even caring to see his opponent.


"I don't get it. He is only using taijutsu. Can't he see that is never going to work? Why doesn't he get some distance and use ninjutsu?" Sakura wondered.

"Yes that might be a good idea that is if he had any" Guy answered her.

"Huh?",she asked him confused.

"Lee had no ninjutsu or genjutsu skills at all"

"You are kidding?!"

"Oh, that is nothing. You should have seen how hopeless he was when I first met him. No talent whatsoever"

"Really? I cannot believe it"

Tsuki mentally gave a nod, having overheard the conversation and now looked at the genin with new respect. She didn't even know people that could not use chakra existed, having learned that even the non-ninja could achieve it with proper training. Watching him now, fighting so hard and having already seen part of his abilities; it was incredible how far he had reached. She had no words, only looking with wide eyes.


Gaara's sand attacked Lee one more time and he had to constantly do backflips in order to avoid it. After a few more backflips, the sand tripped him and he landed on his back, causing Sakura to gasp and tighten her grip on the railing. The sand then attacked and everyone lost picture of him.

Sakura covered her face but looked again when she noticed Guy smirking. Above their head, Lee was curled in a ball and he was spinning. He then landed on top of the two hands in the Tora sign statue, above the Hokage and the other jounin.


"A ninja who can do neither ninjutsu nor genjutsu is certainly a rarity. Lee had only his taijutsu to rely on. Some they might consider that a disadvantage but that's what makes him a winner", Guy said and looked at Sakura.

"Huh?"

"All right Lee. Take him off" he said and gave Lee a raised thumb.

"But Guy sensei, you said that was the last resort when the lives of very important people were at stake" the genin argued.

"That's right I did but this is an exception"

"Really?! Really?!" he asked with excitement and lowered down his orange socks, exposing ankle weights.

"Totally cool" Naruto exclaimed

"Really?" Tsuki wondered, not believing what she just saw and what Guy could possibly mean that connected to the training weights. She had used them a few times when Itachi was training her and never wanted to see them again. They were effective but troublesome, at least to her.

"Ah, that is better. Now, I will be able to move freely" Lee said as he was holding them, each on one of his hands before letting them fall to the ground.

They fell on the ground, cracking the earth with a strong defying sound while dust rose a few feet high. Everyone gasped, not expecting it to have such an impact and wondering just how heavy those things truly were.

The only one unaffected was Guy who smirked. "Alright. Now go!"


"Yes, sir!" he shouted and jumped.

His speed was so great that even Gaara was surprised. He appeared behind him and sent him a punch on the head. The sand managed to block the attack but his fist had already passed through it and it was inches away from Gaara's head, making him gasp and drop his walls, exposing his shocked face. He disappeared again and reappeared right in front of the red-haired genin. He tried to land him a kick but his sand barely managed to protect him. He continued the same trick and he was attacking Gaara from all the corners. Every time his sand was barely managing to save him. Gaara's emotionless expression had been replaced by fear as he was constantly trying to predict where Lee was going to attack next. The said genin finally found the space and jumped on the air. He started to spin backwards and managed to land a kick on the back of Gaara's head.

Everyone gasped as Gaara raised his head and exposed a scratch that had been made. Lee landed at his all four, a few feet away from and a smirk was on his face.


"Wow! That is scary. Moreover, I thought he was quick on his feet before. He's been that fast all this time?"Naruto expressed with an amazement.

Tsuki's mouth was open and she tried to close it, only to drop again; unable to form words or express what she felt. When Lee moved, she could barely keep up and even her keen sense of hearing barely matched his constant appearance and disappearance on the air. It was...impossible but yet here he was, ready to defeat Gaara with only mere speed and Taijutsu.

"Yes, Lee! Let the power of youth explode!", Guy shouted at his student.


"Right!" he yelled back with fire on his eyes.

He attacked Gaara again who tried to block him with his sand. However, Lee was faster and started to attack him once again; he was so fast that barely anyone could see him. Gaara started to panic as he was seeing that his sand was not fast enough to protect him. Lee appeared behind him, landed a punch on Gaara's left cheek, and sent him flying back before he eventually landed on his back, several feet away.

He started to stand up, panting heavily as more sand was coming out of his gourd.


Noticing this, Kankuro looked with open eyes, fear visible in them. "Oh no"

"Yeah, oh no is right. Your friend with the eye makeup is getting his butt kicked" Naruto said, a smile on his face.

"Naruto, do not celebrate so fast", Tsuki told him, closing her mouth and swallowing the lump on her throat.

She could feel it, something dark and sinister was coming from the sand Genin in the arena. all her senses alarmed her that this was not good and Gaara had yet to show his true colours, whatever they were.

"She is right, that isn't what I was talking about kid"

"The heck?! What is wrong with this person? His face is falling off" Naruto said freaked out as Gaara raised his head.

Sand pieces were falling from his face and his real skin was exposed. His eyes and his sick smile were giving the impression of a bloodthirsty psychopath. "What is that?" Tsuki wondered, her eyes wide at the picture in front of her.

The sand started to cover Gaara and soon his whole face was back to normal. Not even a scratch on him.

"I don't get it. Is that guy made of sand or what? All those blows and kicks Lee sent him, did any of them got through?" Naruto wondered.

"No," Kankuro said. "It's like he is wearing a suit of armour"

" A what?"

"Ordinarily, those shifting clouds of sand, they are enough to shield him. But when the shield is not enough, Gaara also wear the sand like armour, as a last line of defence"

"This guy is too much. He has armour now. Does he have any weak spots?"

Guy gave Lee a nod and he started to unwrap the bandages from his hands.

Is he going to use that technique? Tsuki wondered, quickly understanding what was about to take place next.