"Hm?"
At that moment, Chen Yiban stood inside Susanoo with his arms folded across his chest. He, too, noticed the change in Might Guy.★
"Looks like you've finally made up your mind."
"I have to say... I'm looking forward to this!"
Chen Yiban's Mangekyō Sharingan gleamed crimson as a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The power he had received from "Uchiha Madara" was simply too great.
And now, Chen Yiban found himself inexplicably longing for a true opponent who could make him take them seriously!
Just then:
"Kakashi!"
Might Guy suddenly called out from a short distance away, looking toward Kakashi, who was nearby and doing his best to fight off the Susanoo clones.
By then,
Kakashi was already badly wounded!
His arm and abdomen were both bleeding and injured!
But he continued to gather Chakra with the other Konoha Ninja and unleash ninjutsu attacks against the Susanoo Stage Three.
Then he suddenly heard his close friend's voice:
"Guy...!"
Kakashi retreated some distance, putting space between himself and the Susanoo Stage Three, then looked toward Might Guy in the distance.
"Kakashi, this time... you'll have to count it as a win for me."
Might Guy met Kakashi's gaze from afar and suddenly said this.
Might Guy and Kakashi had been "rivals" their whole lives!
The two of them had competed against each other in all sorts of contests for years!
And, it was fair to say, Might Guy had lost far more often than he'd won.
But this time, Might Guy felt he should be the winner!
"Guy... what are you planning to do?" Kakashi had a bad feeling for some reason.
At that moment:
Clang—!
Every one of Chen Yiban's Susanoo Stage Three clones on the battlefield stopped attacking.
Then—
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
They all disappeared!
All their Chakra returned to Chen Yiban's main body.
Chen Yiban knew what Might Guy was planning!
So, of course, he gathered as much of his power into himself as possible.
Because what he was about to face... might well be Taijutsu on the Six Paths level!
Even with the full combat strength of "Founding Madara," Chen Yiban couldn't afford to be the least bit overconfident.
At that moment, the only person in all of Konoha who could make Chen Yiban take them seriously...
Was Might Guy!
So,
Chen Yiban dispelled the Shadow Clones that had been toying with the Konoha Ninja.
He concentrated all his strength in his main body!
It was a show of respect for the strongest Taijutsu opponent who was about to face him.
"Guy... have you really reached that level?"
Seeing all of Chen Yiban's clones vanish, Tsunade Hime leaped to a spot not far from Might Guy. She looked at him with a mix of surprise and hope.
"Lord Hokage, please have everyone here move as far away as possible. Konoha's Blue Beast wants to unleash all his youth for the sake of Konoha!"
Might Guy had already lowered himself into a crouch, slowly building up his strength.
Chen Yiban could have interrupted him.
But he didn't!
Still, Chen Yiban wasn't going to sit idly by.
Squelch—
To everyone's surprise, blood suddenly streamed from Chen Yiban's right eye inside Susanoo's head.
He had actually dug out his original Right Eye Mangekyō Sharingan!
Then, without anyone noticing, he stored it in the system's internal space!
At the same time:
Hiss—
He performed a simple Medical Ninjutsu on his hand, then pressed it against his bleeding right eye.
A moment later, he stopped the Medical Ninjutsu and moved his hand away...
A Three Tomoe Sharingan appeared in his right eye socket!
Now Chen Yiban had a Mangekyō Sharingan in his left eye, but only an ordinary Three Tomoe Sharingan in his right.
He'd just recalled his clones and concentrated his strength in his main body. So why had he now replaced his eye with an ordinary Three Tomoe Sharingan, weakening his own combat power?
"Teacher Guy...!" Rock Lee seemed to understand his resolve. Tears filled his eyes as he stared at the teacher who was like a father to him.
"Lee! Have the courage to live your youth to the fullest!"
Might Guy glanced toward his student in the distance.
Then,
Beneath the gaze of countless Konoha Ninja all around him:
"Eight Inner Gates Formation..."
"Eighth Gate, Gate of Death... open!"
Might Guy had reached his limit. He roared as he unleashed his power.
Boom—
In an instant, crimson steam exploded around him.
Might Guy became a blood-red figure, his body wreathed in steam, looking as if he'd been roasted alive.
"Teacher Guy!" Rock Lee wept openly.
Clang—whoosh—
The powerful Chakra surging from Might Guy shook the air, creating wave after wave of fierce wind.
It swept out in every direction!
"Guy..."
Shielding his face from the wind with one hand, Kakashi stared in shock at the blood-red figure.
He couldn't help remembering the first time he'd met Might Guy, back when he was a boy and had gone with his father.
At the time, Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, had said that Might Guy would one day become an incredibly powerful ninja.
Young Kakashi hadn't believed him!
But now:
"Father, you were right."
Kakashi's eyes were filled with admiration and astonishment.
Meanwhile,
"This power..."
Hyuga Hiashi, Hyuga Neji, Hyuga Hinata, and the other members of the Hyuga Clan who possessed the Byakugan had activated their eyes. One after another, they stared in utter amazement at Might Guy, his body radiating crimson steam.
"Guy..." Tsunade Hime gazed at him with admiration.
At the same time, she felt deep regret!
She knew what happened when someone opened all Eight Inner Gates!
But this Chakra was truly overwhelming.
Even the legendary ninja Uchiha Madara couldn't possibly defeat Might Guy as he unleashed absolute power at the cost of his life.
At this:
"This Chakra... this crimson steam..."
"I acknowledge you!"
"Now, let's dance!"
Inside the Susanoo Stage Three, Chen Yiban was overcome with excitement.
Clang—
In the next instant, Chen Yiban's left eye, the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, opened.
"I'll give this fight everything I've got!"
Boom—
Suddenly, Chen Yiban's Susanoo Stage Three grew dramatically larger.
It transformed into a bulky Susanoo form more than eighty meters tall.
Countless Konoha Ninja stared in stunned silence!
But—
"It's not over yet."
"Settle!"
Chen Yiban slowly smiled within it, then casually clenched his right hand.
Whoosh—
Clang, clang, clang—
The bulky Susanoo suddenly grew even larger, taking on the form of blue armor.
Until at last...
The Perfect Susanoo, which had appeared in the original story, stood before every Konoha Ninja.
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