B-but... Chihiro-kun! [Even if Chihiro can't see it, Rock Lee shakes his head and speaks softly.]

You would not slow me down at all. Actually, the effect would be the opposite.

If it's to look after a dear friend, I will end up moving twice as quickly and twice as carefully! You will only help me, Chihiro-kun!

[He winces as he sees flashes of that memory he saw from that mysterious boy in the glasses, who played with Chihiro's body and blood... and then he calls out.]

I... I cannot leave behind!