The Untold Uzumaki

Chapter Twenty Five: Gaara vs. Rock Lee: The Power of Youth Explodes!!

This chapter includes:

Gaara vs. Rock Lee: The Power of Youth Explodes!!

Lee's Hidden Strength: Forbidden Secret Jutsu!

The Fifth Gate: A Splendid Ninja is Born!

I wince as I watch someone scrape at Hinata's blood on the floor with a broom.

Yeah, like that's gonna take it out. I think sarcastically.

"So, who's left, Naru-San?" I asked, leaning against Naruto and slinging my arm around his shoulder.

I see his eyebrow twitch the slightest bit, and I giggle.

"Choji, that Dosu guy, Gaara, and Lee." He replies, swatting my arm off of him and leaning me against the railing. I nod. Choji is gonna have to fight for his life to win.

"Hey you two!" A voice suddenly speaks. Naruto and I both turn our heads to see Kankuro walking this way. I loudly groan, and roll my eyes.

"What the hell do you want? Come to get your ass thrown to the ground again?" He looks at me annoyed, but shrugs off my comment.

"So tell me something about this guy Neji. I get the feeling we didn't see the full extent of his powers in the last fight, did we? So what's his story?"

"You're a big ninja, figure it out yourself, runt." I say, crossing my arms and leaning my back against the railing. Ever since Konohamaru, I hate this guy. What a little shithead.

"Wow, you seem like nice people." He replies, sarcasm lacing his words. I like you." I opened my mouth to form a reply, but Naruto beat me to it.

"Well, don't take this the wrong way, but I don't like you!" Naruto shouts. I snort before I can control myself, and smirk at Kankuro.

"Well, Naruto pretty much laid it out for you. So scram, rat." Kankuro grits his teeth, glaring at us with hate, but I just roll my eyes, looking back at the floor. The next match is about to start.

When the board stops, it says two names; one of whom I fear for.

Gaara vs. Lee

"Oh no." I whisper softly to myself. Lee next to us, however, yells in excitement, wanting to prove himself worthy.

"I knew that sooner or later we would have to meet, but I am glad it's sooner." Lee's voice carries up to my ears, making me realize he's already down there.

I walk over and grip Kakashi's sleeve, tugging him down.

"Hm?" He bends down to my level, letting me whisper to him.

"If it gets bad, sensei, I'm going down there again." Kakashi's one eyebrow furrows, and he looks at me.

"What do you mean? Do you know if it will?" I bite my lip, and shrug a little.

"I don't know how strong Lee is. But I can feel how uneasy Gaara makes me." Kakashi nods.

"I trust you, Tessa." I smile the smallest bit, and turn back to the match, to see Lee attempting to hit Gaara, but failing, sand protecting him. It's then I barely catch what Kankuro's saying to Naruto.

"....'s never been injured. No one can get at him. No one's ever even been able to touch him." I stared in disbelief for a moment, before turning back to him. He'll be okay... right?

I'm gonna skip most of the match just because if you've seen it, you've seen it, and I don't wanna type it all out, and I'm assuming you don't wanna read it all over again. Actually, I'm gonna go ahead and just go to Lee's weights 🙏🏼