Chapter 307: Might Guy with Three Gates
Guy and Kakashi charged out at the same time. Kakashi went straight for Kisame, while Guy sprinted toward the Hidden Mist genin.
Guy had no intention of testing the waters. He went all out from the first step. To the Mist genin, Guy was like a flicker of green lightning, appearing in a new spot every time he blinked.
"So fast!" The genin panicked and hurled a handful of shuriken, trying to block his approach.
But he could not even lock onto Guy's position. The shuriken cut through empty air, and Guy kept closing in at terrifying speed.
The Mist genin retreated again and again, clearly afraid of letting Guy get close. Yet his speed was nowhere near enough. The gap between them shrank in a heartbeat.
Just as Guy was about to reach him, the Mist genin's mouth curled into a smile. He whipped out a kunai wrapped with an explosive tag and threw it onto the ground ahead of Guy.
If shuriken could not hit, then a wide blast surely would.
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
The genin still underestimated him. The instant Guy's foot was about to land near the trap, chakra detonated through his leg. Using a multi burst Soru, Guy's speed spiked again. He vanished from the blast zone and reappeared at the genin's flank, his leg already swinging.
The Mist genin barely lifted his arm to block before Guy's kick smashed through and sent him flying. The angle was viciously precise. He was launched straight into the explosive kunai.
Boom!
The tag went off at close range. The Mist genin was swallowed by the blast and dropped unconscious on the spot, fate unknown.
Guy did not spare him another glance. He turned and dashed for Kisame, who was still locked in battle with Kakashi.
"So fast… seriously." Kisame saw Guy moving in and instinctively flicked his eyes toward him. For the first time, his usually flat expression tightened.
His attacks immediately turned sharper. He pushed harder, even willing to trade injuries with Kakashi just to keep Guy from arriving in time.
Kakashi understood the intent and shifted into defense. Now Kisame was the one who should be nervous.
The distance was not far. Guy arrived in a blink.
The moment Guy stepped in, Kisame stopped pressing forward. Facing two powerful Leaf shinobi, charging recklessly was not confidence anymore. It was suicide.
"Huff…" Kakashi finally got a second to breathe.
He had already taken Zabuza down, then endured a brutal two on one against Hidden Mist shinobi, with Kisame as the main threat. His stamina was nearly scraped dry, and his legs felt like lead.
"Guy, I'm leaving the shark faced one to you for now." Kakashi decided to recover for five minutes. If Guy could not finish Kisame in that time, Kakashi would step back in to help.
He was running on fumes. Fighting in that condition could let Kisame find a crack and drag Guy down with him.
And Kakashi still worried about more squads arriving. Taking a moment to recover would help him handle any surprise, because right now they were almost guaranteed to win.
"Kakashi, don't worry. I'll defeat this guy!" Guy shouted confidently.
Seeing Kakashi truly pull back, Kisame poured everything into his fist and slammed it at Guy.
Guy met it head on with a straight punch.
Bang!
A heavy thud rolled out. Both of them slid back two steps.
Guy's eyes widened slightly. This was Total Concentration Breathing combined with two opened Gates, and Kisame still matched his strength.
Kisame was just as shocked. Aside from Rin's abnormal power earlier, this was the first time he had seen someone younger than him who could match his raw strength.
"You're strong. You're worth me opening the Third Gate. Gate of Life, open!"
Guy did not hesitate. The Third Gate burst open, and his chakra swelled violently.
"Leaf Strong Whirlwind!"
He packed nearly all his power into a single leg. Chakra surged from the Third Gate, pushing his speed and strength even higher. Guy shot forward and kicked at Kisame like a cannon blast.
Kisame's expression turned grave. He gathered everything into his arm and tried to block.
But a kick enhanced by the Third Gate and Total Concentration Breathing was not something you could stop by bracing.
Boom!
Kisame held for barely two seconds before he was launched backward like a cannonball.
Thump thump thump!
Trees snapped one after another as he tore through the forest, each impact stacking damage on top of damage.
Even Kisame's monstrous body could not swallow that cleanly. He spat a mouthful of fresh blood, and the arm he had used to block shook uncontrollably.
"What is with this green jumpsuit? His taijutsu is this insane…"
Kisame burned that kick into his memory. Even if he had not been worn down from earlier fights, he doubted he could block that kind of strike with taijutsu alone.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
The moment he landed, Kisame forced himself up, formed seals, and dumped an enormous amount of chakra into a technique he normally avoided because of its cost.
He did not have the luxury of conserving anything now.
A massive wave of chakra turned the area into a flooding world. Water rushed outward, rising into a huge elliptical water prison over eight meters tall.
"Fighting in water, huh?" Guy did not slow down. He drew a deep breath, then rushed straight into the towering sphere. "Then I'll finish this in one go."
As a normal human, Guy could not breathe underwater, which meant he could not maintain Breathing Technique once fully submerged.
So he chose the simplest answer. End it before that mattered.
Rock Breathing soared to its limit. The Third Gate roared. Chakra blasted through every cell in his body, piling his power higher than it had ever been.
When he burst into the water sphere, his sheer force drove the surrounding water aside for a heartbeat, creating a pocket of space. It let him keep the Breathing Technique for a few more seconds.
Kisame quickly formed seals and shaped the water into a dragon that tore toward Guy.
"Noon Leopard!"
Guy's eyes locked on Kisame. The terrifying power he had condensed detonated in an instant. Water at his feet split and pressed aside from the shock, letting him sprint through the sphere as if he were running on land.
He kicked his strongest blow at Kisame.
Rumble!
The water dragon shattered on contact. The entire sphere churned into chaos.
"How is that possible… he can still use taijutsu like this underwater?" Kisame stared in disbelief, his worldview cracking.
Guy was already right in front of him. Kisame could move freely in water, but his speed was dulled by the injuries he had taken earlier. He could not dodge a full power strike.
Boom!
Splash!
A thunderous explosion echoed. Kisame was booted straight out of the sphere. With his chakra broken and Guy's kick detonating inside, the water prison collapsed and exploded apart, sending a tsunami rushing in every direction.
"Guy has gotten even stronger…" Kakashi watched with a quiet ache in his chest.
He had trained hard to close the gap, yet somehow the distance felt wider than before.
"Was this how Guy felt back then?" Kakashi wondered.
He had only been chasing Guy for a few months. Guy had chased him for more than three years.
The feeling stung, but it only sharpened Kakashi's resolve. He had wasted time sinking into self destruction before. Now he had to repay that debt with effort.
"You've got to be kidding…" Kurosawa gaped at the scene.
Kisame was the wall he never believed could fall. Even if three of Kurosawa attacked together, he did not think they could beat Kisame.
Yet now that monster had been destroyed by a Leaf genin who looked even younger. Kurosawa's chest tightened. He could not accept it.
"What the hell… there's an examinee this strong?" Mei, who had still been handling two opponents without much strain, was shaken by the impact of Guy's kick.
"I hope he only uses Fire Release. Please don't let him have Wind Release or Earth Release," she prayed silently.
If Guy only knew Fire Release, Mei still believed she could fight him. She was confident against Fire Release users and taijutsu types.
If not, then her chances of winning these Chunin Exams felt slim.
She had once thought Kisame would be her biggest rival. Now she handed that title to Guy instead.
"Guy, that was awesome!" Obito threw his fist up, unable to hold back his excitement.
This battle reminded him of their earlier joint fight against that Kumogakure jonin.
There was no single overwhelming powerhouse this time, but two waves of enemies made the overall pressure even heavier.
"Bullying my best friend together?" Guy stood beside the fallen Kisame and looked down at him. "You'll have to ask if I agree."
Kisame was in a miserable state, bones broken all over, pain flashing through him with every breath.
"What's your name?" he coughed, blood spilling from his lips.
"Might Guy," Guy replied brightly, giving a thumbs up to himself. "The man who will become the strongest in taijutsu!"
"I'll remember it." Kisame locked his eyes on him. "If I survive to the next round, I'll settle this with you at full strength."
He was not satisfied. Before fighting Guy, he had already been dragged through multiple battles. If he had been fresh, he believed he could have made a larger water sphere and stronger attacks inside it.
"Hahaha. You want to challenge me? I accept!" Guy laughed without a shred of doubt.
Even if it happened again, even if Kisame was at full strength, Guy believed the winner would still be him.
"This is bad…" Kisame's collapse sent a cold weight into Mei's chest.
Now she was clearly the only strong Hidden Mist shinobi left standing.
And she could feel every Leaf shinobi's eyes turning toward her.
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