Chapter 36: Chapter 36: This Is Youth!
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On the other side, Neji and his team watched as Sasuke and Naruto left.
"Sasuke… Uchiha Sasuke," Neji muttered, deep in thought. He then turned around and walked towards the registration area.
At that moment, Lee didn't follow them. Tenten noticed and turned back, asking, "Lee, what are you doing?"
"You guys go ahead. There's something I need to confirm," Lee said, walking off in the opposite direction.
"What's up with him?" Tenten looked at Neji.
"How would I know?" Neji replied as he continued walking.
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Naruto and his team had just finished registering and were about to head back when a loud voice called out,
"The guy with the sharp eyes over there! Wait a moment!"
They all turned their heads and saw Rock Lee standing on the stairs of the second floor.
"Huh? What do you want?" Sasuke asked impatiently.
"Do you want to fight me right now?!" Lee asked, his tone completely serious.
"You want to fight here and now?" Sasuke frowned.
"My name is Rock Lee! I've heard of you, Uchiha Sasuke!" Lee declared. "I want to duel you, the last descendant of the clan known that he is genius! I want to see how my skills compare to yours!"
"And..." Lee glanced at Sakura. "I love you~"
"Ough~" Naruto almost gagged, and Sakura shuddered as goosebumps ran down her arms.
Lee kept blinking at Sakura, trying to act charming.
"Ugh~" Naruto couldn't hold it anymore and turned to the side to vomit.
"Sasuke, hurry up and take this guy down!" Naruto yelled, waving his hand at Sasuke.
"Hmph." Sasuke checked his watch. "Five minutes."
Lee got into his fighting stance and proudly declared, "My techniques are neither ninjutsu nor genjutsu but pure taijutsu! Many say that the Sharingan excels in countering genjutsu and taijutsu while making ninjutsu easier to copy. But when it comes to taijutsu, even if your Sharingan can see through my movements, your body won't be able to keep up with my speed!"
Before he could finish his speech, Sasuke kicked him across the hall.
"Goddamn idiot," Sasuke muttered. "You think you're the only one who trains in taijutsu? Do you have any idea what I've been through?"
Naruto burst into laughter, slapping the floor. "Oh my god, my stomach hurts!"
In his previous life, Naruto had always thought of Lee as a hidden powerhouse, acting like an underdog when, in reality, he was strong as hell. But now, this was a completely different story—Sasuke was beyond broken in this life.
This Sasuke wasn't just a genius of the Uchiha clan. His taijutsu had surpassed almost everyone in Konoha.
Looking at Sasuke's well-defined muscles, Naruto couldn't help but feel concerned. "Damn, if I don't train harder, this guy's gonna leave me in the dust."
"Nah Just Kidding "
Meanwhile, Lee had already recovered, standing opposite Sasuke again, his face filled with disbelief.
"This doesn't make sense! Am I really this weak? No, I refuse to believe it!"
Determined, Lee began unwrapping the bandages from his hands.
Just then, a massive shuriken flew in and pinned Lee's bandages to the wall.
A giant red tortoise suddenly appeared in front of everyone, wearing a Konoha forehead protector around its neck.
"Stop it, Lee!" The turtle scolded him. "You're about to break the rules!"
"I'm sorry, I lost control for a moment..." Lee lowered his head in shame.
Naruto walked up to the turtle, squatting down to inspect it.
He snapped his fingers. "Damn, this thing would make an amazing turtle soup!"
Naruto sighed dramatically. "Such a shame it talks! Even a damn turtle can be a ninja, huh?"
He eyed the forehead protector around the turtle's neck and scoffed. In his past life, he had always wondered—why the hell did forehead protectors cover everything except the forehead? Even a turtle was wearing one.
Ninja Turtle(╬ ̄皿 ̄): How dare you insult me!
The turtle turned away in frustration, then looked at Lee and scolded him.
Sasuke and Sakura, meanwhile, were still staring at the massive turtle in confusion.
"Is this the sensei of Bushy Brows?" Sakura asked.
"How the hell would I know?" Sasuke deadpanned.
Boom!
A huge puff of smoke exploded on top of the turtle, and suddenly, Might Guy appeared.
With an exaggerated pose, he placed his hands on his hips and flexed, striking a perfect bodybuilder stance atop the turtle.
Sasuke and Sakura froze.
"(⊙_⊙)?"
"Youth is truly wonderful!" Guy roared passionately.
"Hey! It's another one with thick eyebrows!" Sakura shouted. "And that hairstyle… It's even worse than Lee's!"
Lee: "(╬ ̄皿 ̄)"
"Damn, those are some seriously thick eyebrows!" Sasuke muttered.
"Stop making fun of Guy Sensei!" Lee snapped.
"Lee, don't worry about them!" Guy said, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Yes, Sensei!" Lee immediately turned and faced him with absolute devotion.
Guy covered his face with both hands, trembling with emotion. "Baka-yarou!"
Then, out of nowhere, he punched Lee in the face, sending him flying.
Lee crashed onto the floor but quickly got up, tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Sensei!"
"Lee!" Guy also had tears running down his face.
"No! Say no more!"
"Sensei!"
The two ran towards each other and embraced dramatically, their tears flowing like waterfalls.
Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto stood there, completely dumbfounded.
"..."
Even after having watched this in his past life, Naruto still found himself overwhelmed by the sheer passion between this master and student duo.
"I can't believe I almost fought this guy..." Sasuke thought in horror.
"That's right, Lee! This is youth!" Guy shouted.
"Yes, Sensei!" Lee responded with equal enthusiasm.
"Let's not waste our youth with pointless regrets! Let's run 100 laps around the training field at sunset! That is how we reclaim our lost youth!"
The two instantly dashed off, leaving nothing but dust in their wake.
Team 7 stood there, still frozen.
"...What the actual hell?"
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