Naruto: Madara is my Daddy

"Konoha Whirlwind!"

Rock Lee's right leg sliced through the air with incredible force, but before his kick could find its mark, a wall of sand inexplicably erupted from the ground, absorbing the blow. Amidst the flying debris, the sand quickly reformed, shifting from defense to offense as it surged toward Lee.

"Is this… sand?"

Everyone in the stands was stunned. They had never seen such a strange ninjutsu before. "So the gourd is filled with sand? He can actually control it? Damn it!"

Lee frowned, nimbly dodging the wave of attacking sand before launching another series of strikes. Gaara remained motionless, letting his sand do all the work, neutralizing Lee's attacks one by one.

Naruto's eyes were wide with disbelief. "That red-haired guy isn't doing anything! He's not even forming hand seals, and even with Lee's incredible speed, he can't land a single hit!"

"Hehe," Kankuro said with a proud, sadistic smile. "You don't understand, rookie. Any physical attack is useless against Gaara. That sand has a will of its own. It will automatically form a shield to protect Gaara's body."

"So far, no one has ever been able to harm him."

"Gulp…" Naruto swallowed hard. He hadn't expected Gaara to be so terrifying. "That's… that's too powerful!"

"And that's not all," Kankuro continued, his smile widening. "It's not just a defense. The sand can also attack automatically. That watermelon-headed fool is a pitiful opponent for Gaara. He's just going to be tortured until he dies."

Sakura, seeing the problem, asked, "If that's the case, then shouldn't he be using long-range ninjutsu? As I recall, Lee may be naive, but he isn't stupid. Why doesn't he use ninjutsu?"

"It's not that he won't use it," Might Guy said with a wry smile. "It's that he can't. Due to his physical constitution, Rock Lee can hardly use any ninjutsu or genjutsu at all."

"Huh?" Sakura was confused. "Then… how is he even a ninja? How did he pass the previous exams?!"

Might Guy's expression softened. "When I first met Rock Lee, he had absolutely no talent for ninjutsu. The only tool he could use as a ninja was his own body—taijutsu."

"I see…" Hearing this, Sakura's face turned pale with worry. "That's terrible. Gaara's defense is the perfect counter for physical attacks. If this continues, won't Lee be…?"

"Haha… don't worry," Might Guy smiled mysteriously, giving a thumbs-up as he shouted to Lee in the arena. "Take them off, Lee! It's time!"

Lee steadied himself, his expression one of respectful awe. "But, you said I could only do this when I am protecting the people I cherish most…"

Might Guy flashed his signature, blindingly confident smile. "It's alright! Go ahead and take them off! This is a special occasion!"

"Haha… hahaha!" Lee could no longer hide his excitement. He quickly sat cross-legged and lifted his pant legs, revealing heavy metal bands strapped to his ankles.

When everyone saw them, they realized that Lee had been fighting with heavy weights on his legs.

Kakashi was speechless. "Guy, why do you make your students do such ridiculous training?"

Might Guy rolled his eyes at him. "Hmph, just keep your eyes open and watch. Try not to let your jaw hit the floor."

"Woohoo! Now I can finally move freely!" Lee excitedly unstrapped the weights and tossed them aside. They hit the ground with two loud thuds, smashing deep craters into the solid earth.

"!!!"

"What the… what the hell is that?!"