Above the Hyūga Clan compound, Might Guy stared intently at the white figure that had abruptly appeared before him. His entire body instantly tensed, his beast-like instincts registering an unprecedented, fatal threat.
That white figure radiated an eerie, cold, and deathly aura. Its body presented an inhuman pallor, seemingly composed of some cold, hard, and smooth bone material.
A white bone mask, devoid of any expression, covered the majority of its face. A straight white bone horn grew horizontally from the forehead of the mask.
The bone horn spanned from the left to the right temple, its shape subtly resembling a forehead protector.
Through the empty holes of the bone mask, its eyes were visible. They were not human eyes but a pair of chilling, unsettling heterochromic double-pupils.
Within each eye socket were set two cold pupils of distinct colors! One was a blood-like scarlet, and the other was a deep, cold blue like an abyss!
At the corner of its left eye, the black numeral "7" was conspicuously marked.
The four eyes gazed indifferently at Might Guy. It raised a pale hand with slender fingers, the palm seemingly soft and weak as it moved to strike Guy.
However, facing this seemingly casual palm strike, Guy's pupils constricted.
The instinctual alarm, honed through countless life-and-death battles, instantly coursed through his entire body like an electric current.
"Gate of Life! Open!" Without the slightest hesitation, Might Guy let out a low roar, activating the Third Gate of the Eight Gates Formation!
Boom!
A fierce burst of green energy instantly erupted from within him!
His skin began to flush red, his muscles tautened and swelled, hideous blue veins writhed across his body, and a powerful chakra airflow ruffled his hair!
Against the lightly swatting palm, Might Guy concentrated his explosive strength into his fist, his muscles strained to the limit, and he fiercely punched out!
Fist met palm!
The expected sound of a fierce collision did not occur. Instead, there was a strange, dull thud.
Might Guy's ferocious punch, striking the palm, was like a clay ox plunging into the sea; all its power was forcefully neutralized by some strange force the instant contact was made!
Not only that, but Might Guy felt his own force was rebounded, transforming into a chilling energy that drilled through his fist into the meridians of his arm, causing a bone-chilling numbness and sharp pain.
"This is... the Hyūga Clan's Gentle Fist?!"
"As expected, this guy is a Hollow created from a deceased Hyūga, Espada Number Seven?"
"Is the Hyūga incident, and today's attack, also involving the Hollow Realm?"
Might Guy's expression changed, his mind racing. But before he could react, the white figure's four uncanny eyes flickered slightly.
An invisible yet terrifyingly heavy gravity poured down without warning, as if the entire sky had collapsed, fiercely pressing onto Might Guy's body!
Lacking a point of leverage, Might Guy was utterly unable to resist this savage force and crashed violently toward the ground.
Boom!
A circular depression was forcibly created on the ground's surface. His feet were sunk deep into the earth, forcing him onto one knee as he exerted all his strength to withstand the invisible, colossal force!
Crack-crack!!
His face gradually flushed crimson. Under the terrifying pressure, the bones throughout his body emitted crisp, distressed sounds, as if they might break at any moment.
The white figure floating in the air raised its hand and made another pressing gesture toward Might Guy below.
Oom!
The invisible gravity acting upon Might Guy suddenly intensified again!
The already sunken ground beneath his feet sank further with a crash, and cracks spread wildly outward like a spiderweb!
"Ugh, AAH!!"
Might Guy let out a suppressed roar, feeling like the force was about to crush his spine!
If this continued, he would eventually be squashed into a puddle of flesh.
No longer hesitating, Might Guy directed 'Gluttony', which was mimicked as arm guards, to rapidly encase his entire body, transforming into a thin armor.
Instantly, a powerful surge of life force flowed into his body, and Might Guy's eyes focused slightly.
"Gate of Shock! Open!!"
With a roar that sounded as if it would rip open his chest cavity, an even deeper gate within Might Guy's body was fiercely blasted open!
BOOM!!
An aura far more violent and surging than when he opened the Gate of Life erupted from within him, warping the very air!
With the aid of 'Gluttony', he bypassed the preceding six gates and activated the Seventh Gate: Gate of Shock!
His skin became fiery red, like a glowing brand, even giving off astonishingly hot steam. Thicker blue veins writhed and coiled frantically across his body!
Supported by this suddenly burst, terrifying strength, Might Guy stubbornly straightened his body against the horrible gravity!
He slowly raised his head, looking up at the white figure suspended above, and brought his hands together in front of him.
But just as he was about to unleash the "Daytime Tiger,"
"Chibaku Tensei!"
In the distance, accompanied by the cold low growl of Tendo Pain, the chakra within him surged out instantly.
As if receiving an instruction, the white figure casually withdrew the "Gravity Domain."
"Hey! No way?!"
Seeing this, Might Guy, whose feet were fiercely rooted in the ground and who had just overcome the gravity, frowned, and his entire body was uncontrollably pulled into the air.
Oom!!
The black sphere in the sky suddenly erupted with an even more terrifying suction force. The ground over a larger area began to collapse and swell frantically!
Rumble, rumble, rumble!!
Countless larger boulders, fractured architectural debris, and even entire uprooted trees were forcibly sucked toward the sky without any resistance!
They smashed, piled, and compressed around the black sphere, creating a grating, grinding noise!
A gigantic sphere made of countless ruins and rocks was rapidly forming, visibly growing larger!
The shadow it cast quickly expanded, like a curtain of death, enveloping the entire area below!
And Hyūga Kawa, Jiraiya, and Kakashi directly below, along with the Konoha villagers who had just gathered, were the first to be affected.
"What kind of Jutsu is this?!"
Jiraiya felt the force attempting to violently yank him from the ground, his body beginning to float uncontrollably. His expression drastically changed.
Quick-reacting Konoha ninja instinctively concentrated chakra on the soles of their feet, attempting to stick to the ground and stabilize their position.
However...
Snap! Boom!
The ground beneath their feet could not withstand the gravitational force from the sky. It instantly cracked, and both the ninja and the entire slab of rock they stood on were uprooted and flew into the air!
Seeing this, some ninja showed looks of fear, attempting to leap toward seemingly stable ground farther away.
The result was that in mid-air, they completely lost their footing and were snatched more quickly by the suction, accelerating their trajectory toward the forming celestial body!
"Earth Release Barrier: Doton: Dōmu!"
Several ANBU ninja near Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi reacted extremely fast, attempting to jointly cast an Earth Release Jutsu to forge a heavy rampart against the suction.
However, just as the earthen wall rose, the terrifying gravitational force acted directly upon the entire construct of the Earth Release Jutsu!
Along with the casting ANBU ninja, the barrier they had just built was easily yanked up, tumbling and being sucked high into the sky!
Hyūga Kawa's charge toward Tendo Pain was forced to a complete standstill. The expression on his face became incredibly grim. His wings flapped, attempting to counteract the strong suction.
White flakes of light continuously scattered from his wings. But he was in mid-air, lacking a point of leverage. Although his speed toward the black sphere was slightly slower, he still could not escape.
It seemed that way...
On the other side, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the Yahiko were in equally dire straits.
The three separately channeled chakra, fiercely clinging to a relatively large and heavy piece of debris to slow their ascent.
Their bodies shook in the chaotic air currents. Pieces of the rock continuously chipped away, clearly indicating it wouldn't hold for long.
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