"Mr. Guy, I suggest you don't deal with me at such a perfunctory speed." Naruto smiled. The next moment, Kyoka Suigetsu in his hand slashed through the air, and a dark figure gradually solidified where it landed.
Whoosh. The sharp blade wind and Reiatsu bore straight toward Guy's forehead.
Guy's expression gradually turned grave.
The boy could actually sense where he would land in advance and counterattack ahead of time. Such perception could not be gained through hard work alone; it required more talent and the accumulation of countless battles.
Naruto had never left Konoha, so it could only be talent.
As expected of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. It seemed he had to get a little serious.
Whoosh. Guy twisted his body at a bizarre angle and fiercely kicked out with tremendous force, striking Kyoka Suigetsu head-on.
Buzz. An unstoppable monstrous force surged through him. Naruto immediately staggered back several steps uncontrollably, his eyes full of shock.
Sure enough, someone who could train with tens of thousands of frog jumps and long-distance runs was a Taijutsu monster with boundless strength.
He was practically... a beast.
Naruto pressed his trembling right hand down with his left and looked at Guy.
"Young man, are you all right?" Watermelon-headed Guy looked foolish, but once he entered combat, his gaze became sharp. The aura around him constantly affected Naruto, making him instinctively wary, even fearful.
He merely stood there, yet he resembled a fierce beast ready to devour someone at any moment.
His Taijutsu far surpassed Naruto's.
Naruto rubbed his wrist, his expression serious. "Mr. Guy, your strength really is terrifying. Next, it's my turn to attack."
The next moment, he instantly crossed the distance between himself and Guy. Dark green Kyoka Suigetsu drew a dazzling green trail as it viciously cleaved toward Guy.
The sound of Kyoka Suigetsu cutting through the air made goosebumps rise across Guy's skin.
The blade's momentum tightly locked onto Guy's movements.
"What fine swordsmanship, young man." Might Guy's pupils suddenly shrank. His body reacted swiftly, and his legs erupted with astonishing force as he narrowly avoided the slash.
But in an instant, Naruto vanished from before his eyes.
"Shunpo?! No, it should be some kind of special footwork!" Might Guy's eyes lit up.
He had originally thought Naruto only possessed strength close to a Chunin's level, but now he realized—
Naruto had brought him far too many surprises.
Just as he prepared to search for Naruto's whereabouts, every hair on his body suddenly stood on end, and a shadow appeared above him.
Naruto appeared above Guy and viciously slashed downward from on high.
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, Konoha's higher-ups, having received the report, watched the battle solemnly.
Third had always kept an eye on Naruto's training and had witnessed his growth, but he had never seen Naruto use his full strength.
Now that he faced a powerful opponent like Might Guy, Naruto had no choice but to reveal his trump card.
"Naruto's Kekkei Genkai truly is versatile. Not only does it possess abilities similar to Ninjutsu, it also has a blade that refracts illusions, and now it has gained a Shunpo similar to the Body Flicker Technique." Third puffed on his pipe, his brow tightly furrowed.
For a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it was not necessarily a good thing for the Jinchuriki himself to possess an overly powerful Kekkei Genkai, because it might become difficult to control.
But for a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who possessed the Will of Fire, this was an excellent thing.
"But Guy's strength is not that of an ordinary Jonin. If he goes all out, I believe he can reach Kage level. Let's see how much of Guy's strength Naruto can force out."
"Hmph, Hiruzen, Naruto's talent is too astonishing. Root should train him; otherwise, his talent will be wasted. Besides, the ceiling of his Kekkei Genkai is very high, and Root has always been experienced in developing Kekkei Genkai." Danzo said unwillingly from the side.
But this time, Third ignored Danzo and stared intently at the crystal ball.
The battle continued.
Kyoka Suigetsu came down, but it only cut apart the afterimage Guy had left behind.
"Young man, you really are strong." Guy's voice rang out from far behind him. Naruto hurriedly turned around, only to find him standing ten meters away with an admiring expression.
"That speed is already at Jonin level." Naruto was shocked, but then he suddenly chuckled.
Under Guy's puzzled gaze, Naruto gently removed the weights from his wrists. "I didn't expect to run into a Jonin-level powerhouse today."
"Your Taijutsu is the strongest I've ever seen. Even a powerhouse like you works tirelessly, so I have even less reason to slack off."
"Next, I'll fight you with all my strength."
Bang. Heavier weights than before fell to the ground. Naruto raised Kyoka Suigetsu with one hand, its tip pointed downward, his posture elegant.
A light breeze passed by, lifting his long golden bangs and revealing his ordinary black glasses, whose thick lenses reflected the light.
"Shatter, Kyoka Suigetsu."
He let go. Kyoka Suigetsu fell toward the ground and, under Guy's astonished gaze, shattered into countless fragments. Like droplets falling into a lake, they merged with the earth and sent ripples spreading outward.
Sunlight fell, but Guy felt his vision blur, as though the world before his eyes had been covered by an invisible veil.
"A Kekkei Genkai that specializes in creating illusions?" Guy's heart tightened. He did not underestimate Naruto because of his age.
It was an undisputed fact that ninjas with Kekkei Genkai were stronger than ordinary ninjas.
Even someone as powerful as Guy had to be cautious when facing an unknown Kekkei Genkai, or he could easily suffer a setback.
"Here I come." The next moment, Naruto closed in on Guy like a ghost. A blade suddenly appeared in his hand, and he thrust it toward Guy.
"His speed doesn't seem to have increased much." Though puzzled, Guy's body promptly dodged the passing blade.
Crack. The next moment, he felt a slight sting in his abdomen. A small tear appeared in his green jumpsuit, leaving behind a shallow bloody mark.
"What happened? I should have dodged that!" Guy's pupils shrank as he looked at Naruto in disbelief.
Guy knew his own body completely.
He could be one hundred percent certain that he had avoided Naruto's attack.
Yet reality was the complete opposite of what he had perceived.
Guy had experienced countless battles and seen more than a thousand ninjas with Kekkei Genkai.
But never had a battle been as strange as this one.
Before he could think further, Naruto's second slash had already arrived.
Guy dodged perfectly once more, yet a second wound still appeared on his body.
Ripples once again spread through his vision, as though the whole world was undulating because of falling droplets.
Guy suddenly understood.
"So that's it. You're using illusions to affect my judgment. Under your Kekkei Genkai, vision has instead become the greatest obstacle."
"In that case, I'll discard my vision!"
He slowly closed his eyes.
"You discovered it that quickly?" Naruto looked full of admiration as he raised Kyoka Suigetsu and slashed again.
This time, Guy vanished from Naruto's sight.
In an instant!
A fierce gale howled as it appeared behind Naruto.
Fists and kicks mixed with violent winds swept toward him!
"Too fast! Is this the speed of a Jonin?" In such circumstances, Naruto had no time to react. He could only turn and raise the flat of his blade before him.
Bang!
The violent impact instantly threw Naruto off balance.
Just as Naruto was shocked by Guy's sudden burst of speed, Guy appeared before him again, his eyes tightly closed.
"Young man, your Kekkei Genkai is indeed powerful, but what about now?"
As Guy murmured, a barrage of fists came crashing down.
Bang, bang, bang.
Naruto was engulfed by fierce fist winds. At first, he could barely fend them off, but his blade was soon knocked from his grasp.
Fearless, Naruto raised his fists and charged forward again.
Just like that, the two exchanged blow after blow, every punch landing solidly.
Their figures left afterimages everywhere, and ordinary people could not distinguish their movements at all.
Naruto only felt utterly exhilarated. This was the first time since his training that he had gone 'all out.'
However, he could sense that Guy was still holding back in this seemingly fierce confrontation.
He was feeding Naruto moves.
Naruto put every Hakuda technique he had learned into practice. Though his strength was inferior to Guy's, his refined Hakuda allowed him to deflect part of the force.
A minute passed. Naruto's breathing gradually grew heavy, and defending became increasingly difficult, while Guy's strength and speed remained unchanged. Even his breathing was extremely steady.
Naruto understood that this was the limit of his Taijutsu. It was time to 'lose.'
So he put on an exhausted appearance.
Seeing this, Guy also knew it was about time to end things.
He raised his speed once more and struck Naruto in the chest with an incredibly fast punch.
Naruto immediately flew backward like a cannonball, only stopping after crashing into a tree.
"As expected of Mr. Guy. I lost." Lying on the grass, Naruto wore an admiring expression.
"No, young man. At your age, I was nowhere near as strong as you." Guy opened his eyes and smiled as he gave him a thumbs-up. "Thank you for letting me see a youth that does not lose to mine."
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