CHAPTER 156
"System!"
Guy called out urgently within his mind.
"Consume 49 Monk Value to increase the proficiency of Shaolin Nunchaku!"
[Monk Value -49]
[Shaolin Nunchaku proficiency increasing...]
[Current Proficiency: 999 (Mastery)]
[Your Shaolin Nunchaku has reached a bottleneck...]
"System! Consume 100 Monk Value to force a breakthrough for Shaolin Nunchaku!"
Before the System prompt could finish, Guy silently issued another command.
[Consumed 100 Monk Value.]
[Your Shaolin Nunchaku has reached the Perfection Realm.]
[Acquired: Random Martial Skill Gift Pack ×1]
...
A tremendous wave of enlightenment instantly surged into Guy's mind.
The nunchaku clenched in his hands suddenly felt as though they had become extensions of his own arms.
Every ounce of weight, every trajectory of every swing, every minute vibration of the chain and every subtle shift in momentum became incomparably clear.
Guy's natural talent with the nunchaku had already been extraordinary.
Combined with six months of uninterrupted practice, even without spending Monk Value, he would probably have reached Perfection within another month or two.
Therefore, the insights bestowed by the System were completely absorbed almost instantly.
The familiar System notification sounded once more.
[You have comprehended a new Divine Ability: Tiger's Roar, Dragon's Roar.]
"Tiger's Roar, Dragon's Roar!"
Guy's eyes lit up immediately.
Just then, he caught sight of an Iwagakure Chunin attempting to launch a sneak attack from Ebisu's blind spot.
Without the slightest hesitation, Guy swung his nunchaku horizontally.
The next instant, the phantom of a majestic golden tiger burst forth from the nunchaku.
Roaring with overwhelming ferocity, it charged straight toward the enemy.
"Pfft!"
The Iwagakure Chunin didn't even have time to scream before the terrifying impact blasted him backward.
Blood sprayed wildly from his mouth as his body flew through the air.
He died before even hitting the ground.
Ebisu and Genma were both stunned.
Then they immediately turned toward Guy.
They understood at once.
Guy had achieved another breakthrough.
"What a monster..."
Ebisu muttered under his breath.
Yet despite what he said, the delight in his eyes was impossible to conceal.
On a battlefield, having a teammate whose comprehension bordered on the absurd was simply a blessing.
Anyone who had ever fought alongside such a companion would understand.
The sense of security increased instantly.
Guy paid them no attention.
He continued intercepting enemies from every direction.
The nunchaku spun once again as shimmering golden light flowed around his body.
This time, however, the phantom that appeared was no longer the ancient Golden Bell.
Instead...
A majestic golden dragon emerged.
The dragon coiled gracefully around Guy's body.
It deflected every incoming Kunai and Shuriken while even redirecting several low level Ninjutsu.
The nunchaku in Guy's hands seemed to possess a life of their own.
This was precisely the effect of the newly awakened Divine Ability.
The two rods represented Yin and Yang.
Their Qi separated into Dragon and Tiger.
The Divine Ability Tiger's Roar, Dragon's Roar consisted of two distinct forms.
Dragon's Roar specialized in defense.
It focused on blocking, deflecting, trapping, and countering attacks.
Tiger's Roar specialized in offense.
It focused on breaking defenses, killing enemies, charging forward, and overwhelming opponents through explosive force.
Only when both rods worked together in perfect harmony, allowing Dragon and Tiger to unite as one...
Would the complete Divine Ability, Tiger's Roar, Dragon's Roar, truly reveal its full power.
At this moment, however, Guy wasn't using the complete form.
He was only employing the defensive stance, Dragon's Roar.
Although its defensive capability wasn't as absolute as the Golden Bell Rotation...
Its Chakra consumption was reduced by several times.
On a massive battlefield filled with constant chaos and unpredictable dangers...
Such a low consumption, high efficiency defensive technique was vastly more practical than continuously maintaining the Golden Bell Rotation.
Guy couldn't help feeling delighted.
But he hadn't forgotten something else.
He immediately issued another command within his mind.
"System! Open the Random Martial Skill Gift Pack!"
[Congratulations! You have obtained the Low Grade Supreme Technique: Four-Sided Stance Shifting Art.]
[Four-Sided Stance Shifting Art: A body movement technique that trains advancing, retreating, dodging, flipping, and leaping between wooden stakes of different heights and irregular spacing.]
[After reaching Major Achievement, the practitioner can move freely through confined spaces as though walking on level ground.]
[Best suited for: Dense battlefields, chaotic melee combat, and complicated terrain.]
[Current Proficiency: 0 (Initial Mastery)]
"A movement type Supreme Technique!"
Guy's eyes shone even brighter.
Four-Sided Stance Shifting Art!
Wasn't this exactly what he needed most right now?
Moving effortlessly through densely packed allies and enemies...
Slipping through the countless gaps between incoming attacks...
Maintaining perfect rhythm and footing amidst utter battlefield chaos...
That was the true essence of the Stance Shifting Art.
Unlike the Body Flicker Technique, which pursued explosive bursts of speed...
This technique emphasized supreme flexibility and precise evasion within narrow spaces and complicated environments.
"Add all remaining Monk Value to Four-Sided Stance Shifting Art!"
Without any hesitation, Guy made his decision.
If it had been another Supreme Technique...
He might have chosen to postpone the investment.
Without achieving a breakthrough, most techniques wouldn't improve dramatically during combat.
But movement techniques were different.
Especially one perfectly suited for chaotic battlefields.
This was exactly the weakness in his current combat system.
It could immediately increase both his survivability and mobility.
[Monk Value -401]
[Your Four-Sided Stance Shifting Art has reached the Proficient Realm.]
A completely new stream of enlightenment flooded into Guy's mind.
Knowledge of shifting through confined spaces...
Methods of adjusting his center of gravity using even the slightest changes in terrain...
Techniques for weaving through dense crowds like a fish swimming through water...
All of it merged seamlessly into his instincts.
Almost the instant the comprehension was complete, Guy's footwork subtly transformed.
He no longer relied primarily on brute force to block incoming attacks.
Instead, he constantly weaved through the encirclement formed by the Iwagakure Ninja.
His movements became increasingly elusive and impossible to predict.
With the smallest possible motions, he avoided attacks by the narrowest of margins.
Meanwhile, the nunchaku in his hands continued dancing.
Dragon's Roar for defense.
Tiger's Roar for offense.
His combat efficiency increased severalfold almost instantly.
"Ebisu! Genma!"
"Follow me! Let's move over there and regroup with Captain Tsume!"
Ebisu and Genma simultaneously forced back the enemies in front of them before quickly moving toward Guy.
On the battlefield, they trusted Guy's judgment without reservation.
More importantly...
They could clearly hear the confidence in his voice.
And the facts proved he had every reason to be confident.
The newly comprehended Divine Ability and the Four-Sided Stance Shifting Art had greatly increased Guy's overall combat strength.
If the battle continued like this...
He was confident he could protect Ebisu and Genma until the battle between White Fang and Ōnoki reached its conclusion.
As for what would happen afterward...
What if Ōnoki emerged victorious?
Wouldn't Konoha inevitably collapse under Iwagakure's overwhelming numerical superiority?
Impossible.
Guy's gaze shifted toward the distant aerial battlefield.
At this very moment...
Ōnoki was already being forced into a disadvantage.
White Fang's combat style perfectly restrained him.
Extreme speed.
Explosive bursts.
Lethal precision.
None of Ōnoki's Earth Release techniques could successfully hit White Fang.
If the battle continued without unexpected variables...
The one destined to lose would undoubtedly be Ōnoki.
Once the battle between White Fang and the Tsuchikage produced a victor...
The balance of the entire war would rapidly shift.
However...
The closer things came to that point...
The more vigilant Guy became.
Because someone like Ōnoki would never resign himself to defeat so easily.
He undoubtedly still had hidden cards prepared.
"The only question..."
"What choice will Ōnoki make next?"
Guy quietly glanced toward the Tsuchikage once more.
The vigilance in his heart rose to its highest point.
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