Boom!
Amid the thunderous roar of immense force striking, they watched spiderweb-like cracks suddenly race across the ground to their feet, while chunks of stone at the impact's center bulged upward, extending several meters across. Feeling the fierce wind mixed with dirt and gravel, whether they were geniuses, naturally calm people, usually loud and boisterous ones, or simply airheads, all of them stared wide-eyed in utter shock.
The better-off ones merely stood there with rigid expressions and wide eyes. The worse-off ones were already gaping, unconsciously backing away with their mouths open, their stiff faces filled with horror.
Th-This is too much! Can he... can he still be alive?
At that moment, this was the only thought left in their minds.
Though they were all newly minted Genin with limited experience and knowledge, most of them had seen Rock Lee fight while using the Eight Gates. This was not their first time seeing the Lotus that Might Guy had just used.
They even knew quite clearly from Rock Lee's battles just how powerful this move was.
And even if they did not know its power, simply looking at the cracked earth and bulging rocks before them made it easy to guess how devastating it was.
And under such immense force, they had just watched Taki Chiba get smashed headfirst into the ground.
At that instant, there was only one image in their minds: Taki Chiba's head being crushed into pulp, red and white matter splattering everywhere.
How could they not be terrified?
Tap!
Tap!
Tap!
At that moment, three figures lightly landed three to five meters in front of them. They were Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai Yuhi, who had retreated from the front to avoid the impact after Might Guy used the Front Lotus.
"Even so, wasn't that a bit