Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 56 Eight Trigrams and Sixty-Four Palms

Locke Lee suddenly raised his voice, interrupting Moonlight Hayate: "Wait a minute!"

Locke Lee's words echoed in the air, immediately attracting the attention of everyone present and becoming the focus of everyone's gaze.

Just as the audience in the stands were beginning to feel intimidated by Rock Lee's challenge against the genius boy from the Hyuga clan, and thought he might back down, Rock Lee made an unexpected move.

Locke Lee slowly sat down, then reached for his leg guards, pulled them open, and began to untie the weights binding his legs.

As the weight gradually came off, he felt much lighter and said to himself, "Great, it's much easier to move around like this."

As Locke Lee unloaded the weights, some people in the stands began to whisper among themselves, expressing doubt about the weight of these seemingly insignificant loads.

They believed that these small weights could not possibly affect Locke Lee's actions, so they thought he was just trying to attract attention.

Unexpectedly, when Locke Lee suddenly threw the heavy object behind him, it crashed to the ground like a cannonball, causing the ground to tremble violently and raising a cloud of dust.

"What!?"

"No way, was he wearing all these weights when he fought us? That's way too much!"

"There are so many monsters now, is this still the Chunin Exams venue?"

Kakashi also put his hand to his forehead and said, "You've gone too far, Guy."

Rock Lee looked at Neji solemnly and said, "Although Guy-sensei said that this should only be taken off when protecting many important people, I have already asked Guy-sensei for permission beforehand for this duel. So, let me fight you in my strongest form!"

"I want to face you in my best condition! That's the only way I can show you respect, Neji! Let's settle this once and for all!"

Neji nodded slightly in understanding after hearing Rock Lee's words. He immediately focused his mind, quickly formed hand seals, and shouted, "Then let's go, Byakugan!"

The moment Neji activated his Byakugan, several vein-like lines appeared on his face, clearly visible beneath his skin.

Seeing that the two were almost ready, Gekko Hayate announced, "The ninth preliminary round is officially beginning."

At Hayate Gekko's command, Rock Lee took the initiative, rushing towards Neji and shouting, "Konoha Whirlwind!"

Neji crossed his arms in front of his chest to take the kick, but immediately felt his arms go numb and his body involuntarily slid back several steps.

After taking the hit from Rock Lee, Neji quickly adjusted his stance and used his Byakugan to wait for the best opportunity to launch an attack.

"Wow, that was fast! I couldn't even see Rock Lee's movements clearly. I only saw him disappear and then immediately appear in front of Neji."

After Rock Lee unleashed his first attack, "Leaf Whirlwind," he gave Neji no chance to catch his breath.

He quickly approached Neji, his body moving like a fighting machine, bursting with astonishing speed.

Seeing Neji struggling under Rock Lee's fierce attacks, Naruto excitedly pumped his fist and shouted, "Yay! Let's finish this in one go!"

Boruto looked at the situation on the field, shook his head and analyzed, "Although Neji seems to be suppressed, he has not actually suffered any real damage. Lee is being cautious."

After hearing Boruto's analysis, Naruto asked curiously, "What are you worried about? Isn't Neji being overwhelmed by Rock Lee right now?"

“Considering the Gentle Fist technique of the Hyuga clan, simply striking all sixty-four acupoints on the body can block the opponent's chakra flow, preventing them from standing up,” Might Guy, who had been silent until then, suddenly explained.

At this moment, Sakura, who was standing nearby, also raised her own question: "If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to use long-range ninjutsu? Why does Rock Lee only use taijutsu?"

Naruto chimed in, "Yeah, in this situation, we should keep our distance and use ninjutsu..."

Might Guy was silent for a moment, then told everyone in a heavy tone, "It's not that he's unwilling to use ninjutsu and genjutsu, but that he doesn't know how to use them..."

"No way!" Sakura and Naruto stared at Might Guy in shock.

Matt Kay's expression was no longer as relaxed as usual: "Lee is a genius in terms of hard work, but he met another genius in terms of hard work, who is also his lifelong nemesis."

Despite Rock Lee's tremendous efforts and remarkable achievements in physical combat, his rival Neji was also a genius who was no less hardworking.

Rock Lee ran around Neji at top speed, throwing kunai at him from all directions.

However, Neji reacted just as quickly. His Byakugan allowed him to clearly see the trajectory of each kunai, and he knocked them down one by one, preventing any of them from hitting him.

Xiao Li slowly unwrapped the bandage in his hand.

Neji saw Lee begin to unwrap his bandages and realized that he was preparing to use Lotus.

In response to this attack, Neji quickly enveloped his entire body in chakra to further enhance his sensory abilities, enabling him to better detect Lee's movements and react in a timely manner.

"Shadow Dance Leaf!"

Rock Lee quickly adjusted his stance, using a low kick technique to aim at Neji's lower body, preparing to kick him into the air.

This action is a prelude to the subsequent lotus flower.

"Here it is! Baguazhang Reverses Heaven!"

The moment Lee charged forward, Neji used the Rotation Technique, instantly releasing the chakra points within his body and unleashing a large amount of chakra. At the same time, he spun his body at an extremely high speed, forming a chakra shield.

Neji, like a rapidly spinning windmill, deflected Rock Lee's charge, effectively halting Lee's attack.

"Gentle Fist Technique - Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!" Neji didn't let this opportunity slip by the moment Locke was thrown away.

"Eight Trigrams Second Palm!"

"Four palms!"

"Eight palm strikes!"

......

"Sixty-four palm strikes!"

Although Neji's "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms" did not land all of its strikes accurately on Rock Lee, many of the palm strikes still successfully sealed some of Rock Lee's pressure points.

The sealing of these acupoints had a certain impact on Rock Lee, slowing down his movement speed and affecting his chakra flow, thus weakening his combat power to some extent.