Chapter 57
Natsuki pushed himself all the way to the fourth gate.
The moment the Gate of Pain opened, he began to feel sharp stinging sensations throughout his body. His skin started turning red.
But the power he gained was immense. With just a light stomp, he could create a deep crater beneath his feet. His movement speed became terrifying.
Back during the Chūnin Exams, Lee opened the fourth gate to fight Gaara, scaring him out of his wits.
Although Gaara was protected by his mother's Shukaku armor, his own reactions were too slow—he couldn't even track Lee's movements. If Lee hadn't been in so much pain from his own attacks, creating brief pauses, Gaara wouldn't have had time to activate his sand clone and would've been seriously injured by the Ura Renge.
At the time, Gaara's strength was probably comparable to that of a mid-tier jōnin.
Meaning Lee had briefly erupted with the strength of a jōnin.
"So what about me? If I open the fourth gate, do I have elite jōnin-level strength? Though I'm probably not on the same level as Kakashi or Guy yet."
Then let's keep going—after all, I won't die!
"Fifth Gate—Gate of Limit, open!"
"Sixth Gate—Gate of View, open!"
The moment he opened the sixth gate, the pain intensified drastically. His whole body felt like it was being torn apart. If not for his absurdly strong physique, he would've been shredded already. Even so, it still required immense willpower to resist the excruciating pain.