"I can't believe Guy mastered that move." Kakashi touched the spot where he was hit, frowning slightly, since the bone there was already broken.
Originally, according to his plan, Might Guy was at most supposed to dodge part of the lightning and couldn't possibly counterattack.
Purple Lighting's power is strongest at close range. For safety, he deliberately used a long-range dispersal to enhance strike coverage, but still resulted in a trade of injury.
"But can you still dodge my Lighting Flash next?" Kakashi quickly got up and rushed toward Might Guy.
Being hit by Purple Lighting has a paralyzing effect, even if Might Guy's body is strong, he couldn't be completely unaffected. Though Kakashi's bone was broken, it wasn't a crucial one, and despite the pain, it wasn't significantly affecting him otherwise.
"One Flash!"
Kakashi didn't directly use the still unadapted Lighting Flash, instead opting for the responsive One Flash technique.
After all, Breath of Rock enhances both power and defense. The paralysis might truly be ineffective on Might Guy, and if he didn't react, Guy would seize the opportunity.
Yellow lightning appeared on Kakashi's leg, accompanied by Kakashi's nature transformation, adding a striking yellow glow to the scene.
Swish!
Might Guy burst forth Chakra intending to dodge, but his movements were slightly slower than usual.
This small gap caused Guy not to completely evade Kakashi's slash. His chest burst into a blood spray, and his body staggered backward repeatedly.
"Body reactions slowed? So that Ninjutsu has this effect too." Might Guy quickly steadied himself, thinking to himself.
It was his first time enduring Purple Lighting's attack, so he didn't know it came with such a strong paralyzing effect.
Previously, he had experienced attacks from Lighting Release but had no issues.
"Guy, you're too hasty!" Obito said anxiously, feeling really awful seeing Kakashi about to win.
From Obito's perspective, Guy was just being too hasty. Kakashi had created so many clones full of bad intentions; he should have fought slowly.
Might Duy didn't shout to Guy. He just watched the center of the arena with a serious look.
The son he knew would not stop progressing over a small setback.
"It still works after all." Kakashi steadied himself, amassing a large amount of Chakra to end the fight with a Lightning Flash.
Even One Flash couldn't be avoided. A Guy like this couldn't dodge his Lightning Flash.
Crackling!!!
A large, brilliant yellow lightning burst across Kakashi, with his White Fang Short Blade transformed into a blade of lightning. At this moment, Kakashi poured everything into enhancing his power to unleash the strongest cut.
"Hoo." Might Guy exhaled deeply, his chest still bleeding, and his muscles sporadically piercing with pain, yet looking at the dazzling Kakashi, he broke into a genuine smile, and even laughter.
"Hahahaha." Might Guy burst out laughing.
He was satisfied, extremely satisfied with the radiant Kakashi.
The reason he considered Kakashi his lifelong rival was because back then, Kakashi was unbeatably brilliant, a genius who outclassed everyone.
While others struggled with Clone Jutsu, Kakashi had mastered Shadow Clone. While others tried to hit targets with shuriken and kunai, Kakashi could hit bullseyes perfectly. Kakashi seemed to have no skills he couldn't master, overshadowing everyone in every category.
At that time, he was just a laggard in every discipline, and his first challenge against Kakashi ended with Kakashi defeating him in a single move.
But even then, Might Guy always believed he could surpass a genius like Kakashi through hard work.
Indeed, he did it. A few months ago, he defeated Kakashi for the first time, fulfilling a long-standing goal.
But was one victory enough? Certainly not, as he had lost to Kakashi many times and only won once.
Now, he was no longer the laggard easily defeated by Kakashi. He now had the Breath of Rock taught by Teacher Mokgetsu, the Eight Gates taught by his father, Might Duy, and Taijutsu taught by Teacher Chen.
How could he give up on the victory that wasn't too far from his reach!
Might Guy focused his breath unprecedentedly, his eyes widened, using all his breathing power to tap into the yet unreached Fourth Gate.
"Eight Gates, Fourth Gate, Injure Gate, open!"
Whoosh!
Powerful Chakra burst from Might Guy, instantly reaching a new peak in his aura, creating a whirlwind around him with just his presence.
In that moment of breaking through the Eight Gates, the teachings of Mokgetsu, Might Duy, and Teacher Chen all flooded through his mind in an instant.
"Lighting Flash!"
Boom!
A thunderous roar of lightning exploded, with an immensely dazzling yellow electric light bursting from Kakashi, the powerful Lighting Release Chakra condensed on his White Fang Short Blade.
The power of thunder seemingly tearing through everything in its path could even be felt by the spectators outside the field.
"Kakashi, this was a move I honed just for you, Konoha Dragon God!"
Might Guy roared, unleashing the powerful Chakra provided by the Eight Gates in an instant, focusing Breath of Rock like never before, greatly enhancing body strength, with even the wound Kakashi slashed healing rapidly.