Recruiting Might Guy (Part 2)

Zhang Miao had originally not wanted to bleed, but unfortunately, the recruitment ritual was exactly the same as the Summoning Jutsu, so there was no getting around it.

Fortunately, the hand seals for the Summoning Jutsu had been directly imprinted into Zhang Miao's mind by the system. And once he had collected all the Ninja Fragments, recruitment could not fail, sparing Zhang Miao the tragedy of repeatedly cutting his fingers and bleeding.

After Zhang Miao finished forming the hand seals, pressed his palm onto the Ninja Fragments spread across the floor, and shouted, "Summoning Jutsu," a burst of white smoke immediately exploded through the room.

"Bang!"

At the same time, the system notification sounded in Zhang Miao's mind.

"Ding—Congratulations, Host, on recruiting Five-Star Jonin Might Guy and obtaining Jonin-level Chakra Reserves. As Might Guy is a taijutsu-specialist ninja, the Host has automatically obtained Elite Basic Taijutsu. Would the Host like to view it?"

Elite Basic Taijutsu?

Hearing that lofty-sounding name, Zhang Miao could no longer suppress his curiosity and hurriedly nodded.

"View!"

The moment the thought crossed Zhang Miao's mind, information on Elite Basic Taijutsu appeared in his head.

Elite Basic Taijutsu: A technique for punching and kicking enemies!

Note: More precise movements! More powerful strikes! Faster blocks!

Remark: Build a solid foundation, beat people with style. Big or small challenges, if they don't submit, beat them down!

Zhang Miao: "..."

Zhang Miao had originally thought something like Gentle Fist or Strong Fist would appear. He had not expected it to be nothing more than ordinary punching and kicking. But thinking it over, since it was called basic, there naturally could not be anything advanced.

Just as Zhang Miao thought of this, the system notification sounded again.

"The Host may also obtain one of Might Guy's ninja specialties. Would the Host like to make a selection now?"

Upon hearing the system prompt, Zhang Miao remembered that after recruiting a ninja, he could not only obtain the other party's Chakra Reserves, but also choose one ninja specialty.

Zhang Miao was delighted once again and quickly nodded.

"Choose, choose! I'll choose right now!"

"Yes. The system will now open Might Guy's specialty list for the Host!"

As soon as the system notification ended, Might Guy's specialty list appeared in Zhang Miao's mind.

Option One:

Advanced Taijutsu—Kicking Techniques: Leaf Whirlwind, Great Leaf Whirlwind, Strongest Warrior Leaf Whirlwind, Dynamic Prelude.

Note: Kick him! Kick him! Kick him!

Option Two:

Hot-Blooded Youth: Greatly increases fighting spirit, strength, and endurance; moderately increases attack speed; slightly reduces pain; smiles come with their own sparkling effect.

Note: Stake your youth on a blazing showdown!

Option Three:

Eight Inner Gates: Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of View, Gate of Wonder, Gate of Death. Opening each gate grants tremendous power.

Note: A technique that truly risks one's life. Do not use lightly.

After reading the three options, Zhang Miao made his choice without the slightest hesitation.

"System, I choose Option Three, the Eight Inner Gates!"

Zhang Miao knew very well that while Might Guy's taijutsu was formidable—especially the Leaf Whirlwind series of kicking techniques—it would not be very useful against an evenly matched opponent.

As for the option where "smiles come with their own sparkling effect," Zhang Miao chose to ignore it completely.

Damn it, that's way too embarrassing. Even if it greatly increases fighting spirit, strength, and endurance, I don't want it!

Therefore, in Zhang Miao's view, the Eight Inner Gates were the only worthwhile choice among the three options.

And more importantly, Zhang Miao could use ordinary Ninja Fragments as consumables. In other words, as long as he had enough ordinary Ninja Fragments, he could use the Eight Inner Gates without any drawbacks!

This undoubtedly maximized the value of the Eight Inner Gates!

After Zhang Miao made his choice, the system notification sounded.

"Congratulations, Host, on learning the Eight Inner Gates and obtaining the corresponding techniques: Front Lotus, Reverse Lotus, Morning Peacock, Daytime Tiger, Evening Elephant, Night Guy."

When Zhang Miao heard this prompt, his heart was instantly filled with joy.

"Finally, I've got a trump card!"

Just as Zhang Miao was secretly rejoicing, much of the white smoke in the room dispersed, revealing a figure in the center of the room.

The man wore a full green bodysuit, with a standard green Leaf Village vest over it and a Leaf Village forehead protector tied around his waist. His watermelon haircut and thick eyebrows were even more distinctive.

The Azure Beast of the Leaf, Might Guy, had arrived!

Looking at the familiar person before him, Zhang Miao was stunned.

"No way? It's actually the adult version of Might Guy?"

That was right. The Might Guy standing before Zhang Miao was not the teenage Might Guy who had previously come looking for him with Tenten, but the adult Might Guy from the anime—the one who became Team Guy's jonin instructor after Naruto graduated from the Ninja Academy!

Seeing the astonished look on Zhang Miao's face, the recruited Might Guy immediately gave him a thumbs-up and flashed a wide grin.

"Yo, my master who summoned me, please take good care of me from now on!"

Zhang Miao: "..."

He had clearly been summoned, so why did that smile still come with its own sparkling effect?

Zhang Miao was rendered speechless, but before he could say anything, the door burst open with a bang, and Owl, wearing a Pointy Beak mask, suddenly rushed in.

"What happened? Ah... who are you? You..."

Seeing an extra person in the room out of nowhere, Owl immediately tensed up. Just as he reached behind his back to draw his sword, Guy moved.

"Master, watch out—Strongest Warrior Leaf Whirlwind!"

Bang!

Might Guy was ridiculously fast. Before Owl could even draw his sword, Guy's kick struck him in the head, sending him flying straight out of the house.

Zhang Miao was instantly dumbfounded at the sight.

Damn it, Might Guy, why the hell were you so fast? I didn't even get the chance to say a word before you attacked?

But Zhang Miao knew this wasn't the time to assign blame. Seeing Owl get sent flying, he hurried to the doorway.

"Hey, Owl, are you okay?"

Zhang Miao called out, but no one answered. Standing at the door and looking outside by moonlight, he immediately spotted Owl lying motionless on the ground not far away.

Don't tell me this guy's dead?

The thought made Zhang Miao shudder. Without even bothering to put on his shoes, he ran barefoot to Owl's side and reached out to check his breathing.

He was still breathing!

Finding that Owl was alive, Zhang Miao immediately let out a sigh of relief, while cursing the guy bloody murder in his heart.

You're an Anbu, for crying out loud! According to the system's rating, you're a six-star elite Jonin, yet you got instantly defeated by a five-star Chunin? Even cannon fodder shouldn't be this useless!

Thinking of this, Zhang Miao couldn't help sighing.

"Ugh, I already knew the gap in combat power between elite ninja and ordinary ninja was huge, but I never expected it to be this huge. Looks like I should recruit fewer ordinary ninja in the future!"

As Zhang Miao thought this, he reached down to help Owl up, but couldn't move him at all.

Only then did Zhang Miao realize that although he now possessed a Jonin's Chakra, his strength was still that of a one-year-old child. Unless he used the Eight Inner Gates he had just learned, there was no way he could lift Owl.

Of course, Zhang Miao wasn't stupid enough to activate the Eight Inner Gates just to help someone up. He immediately turned to look at Might Guy, who was standing dumbly at the doorway, and glared at him fiercely.

"What are you standing there like an idiot for? Hurry up and take him to Leaf Village Hospital!"