Lee goes Super Saiyan times two as a pillar of energy engulfs him. Everyone watches as the energy surrounding himturns red. Kakashi explains that Lee’s opened the third gate, Sei-Mon. Sho-Mon, the fourth gate opens. He then attacks with lightning speed, tossing Gaara up in the air as his sand armor begins to crack. Lee then attacks attain and again as the sand armor starts to break away. Kakashi sees that his muscle just snapped. To-Mon, the fifth gate is open. This is the move Lee was preparing for Neji, but he’ll use it on Gaara instead. He hits Gaara hard, as Gai explains Lee has done Ura Renge (Reverse Lotus), the ultra high speed Taijutsu that no one can touch. It’s impossible for the sand to catch up. Lee then slams Gaara to the ground. With the final move, Gaara’s gourd turns to sand and Lee falls to the ground motionless.
To everyone’s horror, Gaara’s sand cushions his fall and he remains able to fight. He then sends his sand after Lee in Sabuku-Kyu (Desert Coffin). Lee can barely move as the sand grabs his hand and leg and tosses him to the ground. He then sends another sand attack, but Gai steps in and saves Lee from Gaara’s death trap. Gaara than asks why Gai saved him. Gai explains that Lee is his beloved student, as Gaara is declared the match victor.
An unconscious Lee then staggers to his feet as everyone watches in amazement. Gai watches proudly as a medical team hurries over to attend a badly beaten Lee. One medic breaks the horrible news to Gai… all Le’s bones have been broken and all his muscles have been snapped. The damage to his left arm and leg are severe. Lee will no longer live as a ninja with that body.
An emotional Naruto can’t believe it, as Kakashi tries to calm him. Lee risked his life to reach the stage where he could fight Neji, Gaara, and even Naruto. Neji looks on, concerned, thinking to himself that Lee never realized that heaven forbids a guy to go to the next level if it means risking his life to get there.
Kakashi then apologizes to Gai about his harsh words. He then tells they should move to let the final match begin.
Finally, Chouji vs. Dosu.