CHAPTER 181
"Boom!!!!!"
The ground beneath Guy's feet exploded into a massive crater!
Violent shockwaves swept through the clearing, uprooting grass, scattering stones, and sending fierce gusts crashing into everyone watching from the sidelines.
The powerful wind stung their faces so badly that many instinctively narrowed their eyes.
Yet not a single person looked away.
Every gaze remained locked upon the figure standing at the center of the battlefield.
Might Guy.
At this moment, the deep green Chakra steam surrounding his body had disappeared completely.
Only one color remained.
Azure.
The unmistakable azure aura that marked the Blue Beast.
The next instant, Guy slowly opened his eyes.
The moment Minato Namikaze saw them, his body instinctively tensed.
Because Guy's irises and pupils had completely vanished.
His entire pair of eyes had turned a pure, ghostly white.
Minato understood immediately that this was not a Kekkei Genkai.
It was the result of his body's strength being driven far beyond its normal limits. Chakra was flooding every pathway at an overwhelming rate, blood circulation around the eyes had become completely abnormal, and even his visual system had been forcibly pushed into an entirely new state.
"This form..."
"It's even stronger than what was described in the reports from the Land of Rice Fields."
A rare shock rippled through Minato's heart.
Originally, he had only intended to guide his junior while personally witnessing the strength Sakumo Hatake had spoken so highly of.
But now...
He could clearly feel it.
Guy's Chakra density...
His physical vitality...
The overwhelming pressure radiating from his body...
Everything had increased to well over twenty times what it had been at the beginning of this spar.
This was no longer the level of an ordinary Chunin.
Not even most Jonin possessed such frightening power.
"Now!"
Guy instantly seized the tiny moment of distraction flashing across Minato's eyes.
Without the slightest hesitation...
He attacked.
Boom!!!
The spot where Minato had been standing exploded instantly.
A gigantic crater several meters deep appeared in the earth.
Rocks burst apart.
Dust shot toward the sky.
Standing at the very center of that crater...
Guy slowly straightened his body.
Azure steam surged around him like roaring flames.
His figure resembled a ferocious beast that had completely cast aside every restraint.
Watching that terrifying scene...
Obito stood frozen.
"T... this guy..."
"Is he really human?"
Nobody answered him.
Because everyone present was asking themselves exactly the same question.
Was Guy even human anymore?
Kakashi's eyes widened beneath his silver hair.
He forgot to breathe.
He had believed opening the Fifth Gate represented Guy's absolute limit.
Never had he imagined there was still another level beyond it.
"So..."
"This is your true strength..."
"No..."
"I'm afraid this still isn't your limit."
Kakashi knew the Eight Gates consisted of eight separate Gates.
Guy had only opened the Sixth.
He could no longer imagine what kind of monster Guy would become upon opening the Seventh...
Or even the Eighth Gate.
Ebisu and Genma stood speechless as well.
Although they had fought beside Guy countless times...
This was also their first time witnessing him open the Sixth Gate.
Watching him unlock each Gate one after another...
Feeling that endless increase in power...
Even though they understood the theory behind the Eight Gates...
The reality still shook them to their core.
Genma subconsciously reached into his pocket and touched the Flying Thunder God test paper Minato had given him earlier.
He then looked back toward the azure figure dominating the battlefield.
His emotions became indescribably complicated.
Guy paid no attention to the reactions around him.
Standing inside the crater, his completely white eyes suddenly shifted toward his right.
At almost the same moment...
Minato had already appeared atop a nearby tree.
Both of his hands moved like lightning.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More than a dozen three-pronged Flying Thunder God Kunai shot toward Guy like a rainstorm.
Instead of flying directly toward him...
Each Kunai followed a different arc through the air.
Together they surrounded nearly every possible escape route.
Yet before any of them could even approach Guy...
The violent azure Chakra currents surrounding his body smashed into them first.
The airflow alone knocked every Kunai off its intended course.
Was Minato's attack too weak?
Of course not.
Every single one of those three-pronged Kunai carried the Flying Thunder God Formula personally engraved by Minato.
They were all teleportation markers.
This had been his intention from the very beginning.
Guy naturally understood that immediately.
His white eyes swept across the battlefield once.
Every landing position of every Flying Thunder God Kunai was instantly committed to memory.
Then...
He moved.
Boom!!!
Only a violent shockwave remained where he had been standing.
Guy himself had already vanished.
Like a streak of azure lightning tearing across the battlefield...
He charged straight toward Minato's position atop the tree.
His speed exceeded what ordinary vision could properly follow.
Only a solid azure afterimage remained suspended behind him.
Just before his punch reached Minato...
Minato disappeared.
The Flying Thunder God activated once more.
His body instantly reappeared beside another marked Kunai embedded in the ground.
"There!"
Guy's foot stomped violently against the tree trunk.
Crack!!
The trunk, thicker than a man's waist, shattered apart.
Almost simultaneously with Minato's reappearance...
Guy had already altered his direction.
His fist, wrapped in roaring azure steam, smashed toward Minato's new position.
"What incredible reaction!"
"He actually predicted where I'd reappear!"
Minato's pupils shrank violently.
His heart shook with genuine astonishment.
Without any room for hesitation...
He activated the Flying Thunder God Technique again.
His body flashed beside yet another marked Kunai.
Yet the pursuit continued.
Every place Minato appeared...
Guy's azure-covered fist followed immediately after.
His speed was terrifying.
His reactions were even more frightening.
Minato couldn't even create a tenth of a second of breathing room to form hand seals.
Every ounce of his concentration had to be devoted entirely to evasion.
"Such speed..."
"Such reflexes..."
"Such frightening combat instincts..."
"In only a handful of exchanges..."
"He's already adapted to my entire fighting rhythm."
"He's even beginning to predict my movements."
For perhaps the first time in years...
Minato Namikaze felt truly shocked during a spar.
The Flying Thunder God Technique had always been the greatest weapon in his arsenal.
Its unpredictable nature had caused countless enemies to perish before they even understood what had happened.
Yet the young man before him...
After exchanging only a few moves...
Had already seen through the core principle behind his battle style.
Guy had memorized every Flying Thunder God marker on the battlefield.
Each punch appeared to be thrown with overwhelming force.
Yet every attack deliberately retained enough flexibility to immediately change direction.
The instant Minato reappeared...
Another attack was already waiting.
Even while holding back...
The destructive force behind every one of Guy's blows was something Minato absolutely could not afford to receive directly.
No one understood Minato's physical abilities better than Minato himself.
Although his physique was excellent among Shinobi...
Against a pure Taijutsu monster like Guy...
Taking even one direct hit would likely leave him critically injured.
At that very moment...
Only one thought remained inside Minato Namikaze's mind.
He had completely underestimated Guy.
The young man's Taijutsu...
His explosive power...
Had already reached a level capable of genuinely threatening him.
He could no longer continue treating this as a simple lesson.
From this point onward...
He would have to fight with his full strength.
This was no longer a spar meant to guide a junior.
It had become a true battle between two powerful Shinobi.
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