'Even the Sharingan can't see through it. Could his technique be...!' This kick made Sasuke react completely, his mind even more shaken.
"That's right. My technique is neither Ninjutsu nor Genjutsu," Lee said calmly, seemingly seeing through Sasuke's thoughts.
After a brief explanation, he closed in again, directly launching an attack at Sasuke.
Several swift kicks rained down on Sasuke in rapid succession. Sasuke could only manage a feeble defense. Naruto, who had just groggily come to, saw the usually overwhelmingly dominant Sasuke appearing utterly helpless under Lee's assault. Lee's attacks were dealing significant damage to Sasuke.
Then, Lee threw another punch at Sasuke's head. Sasuke hurriedly blocked the swing with his left arm. Seizing the moment his guard was wide open, Lee drove his other elbow into Sasuke's abdomen.
A massive force transmitted from his abdomen, causing Sasuke's left eye to widen in shock as he staggered back several steps. His right eye, injured from Lee's earlier attack, couldn't open for the time being.
"My moves are purely Taijutsu, Sasuke," Lee said, stopping his attack momentarily as Sasuke created some distance.
"It might be a bit hard to believe. They say the Sharingan can see through everything… Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu. It's true that for Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, which follow set rules like hand seals and Chakra Flow, it can indeed see through them and respond appropriately. But Taijutsu is somewhat different." Lee began his explanation.
Up above, Ui and Ritsu listened intently to Lee's lecture. They were also quite curious about this 'Sharingan' thing. Moreover, Takeru had just said that information was crucial here. Lee's explanation now allowed them to learn quite a bit.
"What do you mean?!" Hearing Lee say Taijutsu was different, Sasuke was taken aback.
"Even if your Sharingan can see through my movements, your body doesn't have the speed to keep up with my Taijutsu. In other words, your eyes can understand, but your body can't follow," Lee stated calmly, looking at Sasuke.
"Strong individuals are divided into genius types and hardworking types. If your Sharingan is the genius talent inherited from the Uchiha Clan, then I am the hardworking type who has dedicated myself solely to pushing the limits of Taijutsu. To put it bluntly, your Sharingan and my ultimate Taijutsu are the worst match possible!"
Lee continued his speech even as he faced Sasuke's counterattacks.
Only after finishing his words did Lee choose to attack again.
Sensing something was off, Sasuke immediately chose to defend. But just like before, a fierce kick shot up from below, piercing through Sasuke's defense once more and accurately striking his chin, sending him flying into the air.
Then Lee crouched down and leaped up, appearing behind Sasuke, who was now airborne.
"And now, I'll use this move to prove that hard work surpasses genius!" Lee seemed to fall into some kind of trance, the bandages on his hands rapidly unwinding.
"What are you trying to do?!" Feeling Lee's determination, Sasuke felt a pang of panic in his heart.
"I win!" Lee declared seriously. However, at the critical moment, a windmill shuriken flew out. The wooden shaft at one end struck Lee's flowing bandages and swiftly pinned them to the wall.
"That's enough, Lee!" A giant red turtle suddenly appeared on the scene, speaking to Lee in human language.
Seeing the familiar red turtle and hearing its words, Lee quickly halted the skill he was about to unleash, abandoning Sasuke and arriving in front of the turtle.
On the other side, seeing Sasuke about to crash onto the ground, Sakura rushed forward, catching him in her arms and sliding to dissipate the momentum.
'Sasuke... lost? What happened while I was knocked out?!' Naruto, looking at the final outcome, found it hard to accept.
After all, even though Naruto often seemed to dislike Sasuke, he absolutely acknowledged Sasuke's strength. Seeing someone randomly appear and defeat Sasuke like this couldn't help but shock him.
"You saw everything, didn't you?!" Lee said, kneeling on one knee before the turtle.
"Lee, that's a Forbidden Technique!" The red turtle said directly, looking at Lee.
Seeing the turtle speak human language, Ui and Ritsu stared dumbfounded at it. Not just them, even Naruto, a native of this world, looked at the turtle in shock, as this was also the first time Naruto had seen a summoned creature.
As for Takeru, he was more focused on how the turtle appeared... out of thin air. Normally, Takeru maintained his Observation Haki over a range of hundreds of meters. Just now, he had sensed a slight anomaly over there, and then the turtle appeared out of nowhere.
However, Takeru could understand. After all, this world had quite a few space-related abilities, whether it was Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan or the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Summoning Technique, which quickly summons a creature from one place to another, indeed fell under space-based abilities.
But Guy's summoned creature appearing also signified the end of this fight. Subsequently, Takeru paid no more attention to Naruto, who was lost in his own thoughts, or Lee, who was flusteredly explaining things to the turtle.
"Let's go, Ui, Ritsu. The fight's over."
With that, Takeru led Ui and Ritsu toward the classroom. The fight between the two had used up time, leaving only about twenty minutes.
Furthermore, Takeru had a feeling that staying any longer might expose him to some... eye-searing scenes.
Leaving the scene of the fight, Takeru and the others headed straight for the real Classroom 301.
As for not knowing the way, with his extensive Observation Haki perception, Takeru had already located it. Moreover, many people were already inside.
Casually pushing open the classroom door, Takeru led the two inside. Facing the gazes cast their way, Takeru remained expressionless, choosing to ignore them completely. He then took Ui and Ritsu to a corner.
For Takeru, only a small portion of the people here were worth paying attention to. The rest were just extras, some of whom might not even pass the first stage.
Still, among them, Takeru briefly assessed Neji, Tenten, Gaara, and others. These individuals were quite powerful during this period.
Compared to the composed Takeru, Ui and Ritsu felt slightly uncomfortable at first. However, neither of them was the timid type, and they quickly adjusted their mindset.
The others also gave Takeru's group a brief once-over before largely ignoring them.
Only Ino and Tenten kept glancing at Takeru from time to time, looking very interested.
But seeing that Takeru seemed to already have two beauties by his side, they had no choice but to withdraw their gazes.
As for Ui and Ritsu, they were contemplating the duel between Sasuke and Lee. Although both had only used Taijutsu in their fight, not employing the unfamiliar Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, it still held considerable reference value.
"Takeru-nii, that guy named Rock Lee didn't seem to use his full strength just now," Ui said curiously, looking at Takeru.
"Hmm, that's right. Aside from his special techniques, he's also wearing significant weights on his body. Of course, there's one point: his claim of being the strongest Genin is also debatable," Takeru directly told the two.
"Mhm!" Hearing Takeru's words, Ui nodded seriously.
As for Ritsu, she was somewhat shocked. Although the worlds were different, if a single Genin in this world possessed such power, how strong must the so-called Chunin, Jonin, and even Kage-level Ninja be?
Probably, without considering the use of powerful thermal weapons, a single Kage-level Ninja could massacre the entire Earth...
And after all the hardships she had endured through so many rounds of the Reincarnation Space, she was still inferior to a mere Genin in this world. This quickly sobered up Ritsu, who had been feeling somewhat inflated.
Her strength was decent in Earth, but here, relying on herself alone, even survival would be difficult.
Takeru also noticed the change in Ritsu's expression but didn't say anything. He could see that she seemed to have regained the caution she had when she first entered the Reincarnation Space.
While Takeru, Ui, and Ritsu were deep in thought, Naruto and the others, having finally arrived, entered the classroom after Kakashi's final words of encouragement.
"How can there be so many people? Are they all examinees for the exam?!" Sakura exclaimed in shock, looking at the crowd in the examination hall.
Moreover, what was most important was that they were clearly among the most inexperienced batch. The others seemed to have an average age around twenty, with some even looking thirty.
Even Takeru's group, at sixteen, was among the slightly younger ones here.
This was normal. After all, this wasn't a period of wars. The training of Ninjas wouldn't be rushed to force them onto the battlefield quickly, and assessments and staying back a grade could proceed slowly.
Figures like Kakashi, who graduated at five, became a Chunin at six, and a Jonin at twelve, simply couldn't appear under these circumstances.