Chapter 982

"Neji, Li, her power is too terrifying, I have no way to face her head-on at all!" From being evenly matched at the very start to now only being able to dodge wearily, constantly being suppressed and forced backward, the ninja tools in her scroll have already been nearly used up.

Under normal combat conditions, the ninja tools she had specially sealed away for this exam should have been enough to support her through the three-day trial, after all, one had to factor in Neji and Little Li's combat power.

But what Tenten never expected was that she would be pushed to this extent on the very first day; of the ninja tools she had released, seventy percent had already been ruined by the bizarre hammer-shape in Qian Gong Yin Lili's hands, and even if recovered afterward they were no different from scrap iron.

Just as Neji had thought, the completely "mutated" Qian Gong Yin Lili possessed power that utterly surpassed Tenten's; now Tenten was finding it difficult just to avoid being hit, let alone defeat her opponent.

"Miss Rixu, my partner Tenten has already been forced into an unfavorable position by your teammate. In order to back her up, I will next use a move I have never dared to use carelessly. You are the woman I wish to pursue, so please do not let your guard down!"

Li unwound the bandages bound around his hands, circle by circle; at this moment he issued the warning to Rixu with great seriousness.

"How could I possibly let my guard down! Apart from Lili-chan's pursuit, I will not accept anyone's confession." Haramura Rixu still stood in place; in every sense this was something impossible to come true, yet it had happened.

Even though the surrounding ground had almost been plowed over once, the one patch where Rixu stood alone remained perfectly intact.

Based on her observation, this thick-browed youth from Konoha who wore a green tight-fitting tracksuit seemed to be the type of pure taijutsu ninja who was extremely unskilled at, or even completely incapable of using, ninjutsu.

After several probes she could confirm this point even more, so Rixu did not believe Li Luoke could achieve anything new from here on.

"Eight Gates, First Gate, the Gate of Opening—!" It was as if some switch had been flipped.

The chakra on Little Li's body, which originally only flowed at an ordinary rate, erupted in an instant.

"Ohhh! Miss Rixu, the Eight Gates is one of the forbidden techniques Master Gai taught me after an agonizingly difficult decision; it is the stepping stone that allows me, who cannot use ninjutsu and can only become a ninja through taijutsu, to leap up and become a strong one. Here I come."

"Boom!"

Little Li's mere forward-charging motion could set the surrounding airflow vibrating along with him, and the moment the opponent's fist truly made contact with her domain, Rixu finally understood why the "Eight Gates" was listed as one of the forbidden techniques.

The First Gate, the Gate of Opening, located in the human brain; once this switch is opened, that person will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Under normal circumstances, no matter the situation, in order to prevent self-injury, the human brain domain will spontaneously form a suppressor that limits a person's own output to a standard, and opening the gate is to remove this suppressor, disregarding injury and allowing oneself to reach a state of one hundred percent exertion.

"Bang bang bang!"

That green figure had already become a blur on the retina; Rixu's domain was being attacked from all directions almost simultaneously, and this was merely the beginning.

"Second Gate, the Gate of Rest!"

Still not enough, still unable to break through that invisible barrier; Little Li was very clear on how terrifying his attacks were to ordinary people, but Haramura Rixu's domain was clearly no ordinary ninjutsu. He could only attack faster, and heavier!

"Third Gate, the Gate of Life!"

"Squelch—?!"

A faint yet seemingly sound-right-in-the-ear noise; Rixu heard it clearly.

And accompanying it was the green figure suddenly becoming clear again; Little Li's entire skin seemed to turn red as if dripping blood, and a certain green energy even leaked out.

"Li! You can't use that move! Ugh, damn it!"

"Jiliang Miye, you bastard, get out of my way!" The unease in Neji's heart suddenly intensified; his Byakugan could see Little Li's current physical condition with absolute clarity—the Gate of Life was the Third Gate that Master Gai had said Little Li absolutely must not open given his current constitution!

Neji felt deep regret; it was his fault, his arrogance in believing Little Li only needed to open the First Gate.

No, it was still too early to say all this!

"Jiliang Miye, I can give our team's scroll to you, but please, you and your teammates, do not stop me from saving Little Li!"

"You awkward fellow seem to value your partners quite a bit. I can see it, that thick-browed one's condition is even more dangerous than our 'Dragon Pattern.'" Miye immediately side-leapt, charging toward the rampaging Qian Gong Yin Lili.

"We don't need your scroll; let's each calm down our rampaging partners first. After that, I believe there will still be a chance for a fair showdown during the third match!"

The so-called "Dragon Pattern" was actually a brand-new secret technique that Young Yuanzi had created during this period while maintaining the dragon veins, combining his own Uzumaki clan's script knowledge with his unique Long Zhili.