Naruto: Creating Immortal Techniques at Six, Shocking Uncle Snake

Chapter 222: Lee's Morning Peacock!

"Wind Release: Tempest Severing Gale!"

This was a self-created ninjutsu, yet its power was terrifying.

As soon as the technique was unleashed, a massive tornado roared toward Tenten and Neji.

Seeing this, Tenten didn't hesitate and immediately hurled a barrage of ninja tools.

However, they were all destroyed by the tornado!

Neji shouted, "Tenten, dodge!"

He swiftly leaped to the side, and Tenten, without a second thought, also evaded in another direction.

But even as they split apart, the tornado did not stop. It continued surging forward—straight toward the carriage!

Noticing the tornado's trajectory, Neji was momentarily stunned before his expression turned serious.

"We have to disperse that tornado!"

Without hesitation, Tenten threw another wave of ninja tools, but they had no effect.

"Lee! Go support them!"

At that moment, Might Guy spoke.

Despite being locked in fierce combat with the ghostly beasts, Guy had been keeping an eye on Neji's side of the battle.

He trusted Neji to handle any difficulties, allowing him to focus on his own passionate fight.

However, it was now clear that the enemy was stronger than expected—they had even prepared a shinobi of this caliber.

Hearing the order, Lee hesitated for a brief moment before shifting his gaze to the ninja and the tornado.

"I understand, Guy-sensei!"

With that, Lee leaped straight toward the enemy ninja.

From a distance, Tenten couldn't help but feel exasperated.

"Lee, take care of the tornado first!"

She shouted, realizing that the ninja was not the immediate issue.

Even if they defeated the enemy, the tornado would still destroy the carriage, causing them to fail their mission!

Lee was momentarily startled but quickly grasped the situation.

"You're right! The carriage must be protected!"

"Hmph! Trying to leave? Did you ask for my permission?"

The enemy ninja was taken aback by Lee's sudden arrival, but being ignored enraged him even more.

How dare this guy disregard him completely?

Furious, the ninja brandished a kunai and lunged at Lee.

But Lee's speed was far too great.

Before the enemy could land a strike, Lee's foot lashed out with a powerful kick.

The ninja's pupils contracted sharply—he could feel an overwhelming threat from that kick.

It was so fast he had no chance of dodging!

In a desperate attempt to defend himself, he raised both arms to block.

Boom!

The ninja was sent flying.

Lee quickly apologized, "Sorry, but I have to protect the carriage. I can't fight you right now."

Without further delay, he rushed toward the tornado.

"To destroy the tornado, I have to enter it, locate the core, and strike it directly.

"My Gentle Fist won't work inside the tornado, as the wind will disrupt the technique.

"Try using Morning Peacock!"

Neji called out.

Lee's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he plunged into the swirling vortex.

"So that's it! If it's this simple, I can take care of this tornado easily!"

As Lee charged in, the tornado became even wilder and more violent.

But it was no threat to him.

In mere moments, he reached the core.

"Morning Peacock!"

He unleashed a rapid barrage of punches, each strike generating fiery shockwaves from air friction.

Neji hadn't mentioned one key detail:

Gentle Fist was meant for targeting the human body—its effect on a tornado was minimal.

However, Morning Peacock relied on rapid punches to create fireballs and shockwaves by striking the air.

This technique was more than capable of halting the tornado.

Sure enough, in the next second, the tornado dissipated under Lee's relentless assault.

Tenten and Neji breathed sighs of relief before turning their attention to the ninja.

Unfortunately, he had already escaped!

At the same time, the ghostly beasts began retreating.

"Are they giving up?"

Might Guy wondered aloud, while Neji activated his Byakugan to observe their movements.

"They're pulling back… Did they realize they couldn't steal the carriage's contents?"

Neji questioned, puzzled.

Might Guy simply laughed.

"Maybe they recognized the overwhelming strength of Team Guy and decided to retreat.

"Now, let's finish escorting the carriage to its destination!"

They were just thirty minutes away from their objective.

At this point, nothing else should go wrong.

Still, the battle had cost the lives of many samurai and shinobi.

Unbeknownst to them, elsewhere, the enemy ninja was speaking with a ghostly figure.

"Master, we didn't find the statue. It must have been a decoy!"

"Hmph! They spent a fortune hiring so many bodyguards, but it was all a diversion.

"No matter what, we must locate the statue and release him!

"He is the true ghost! Once he is freed… you will become the Kage of an entire village…"