Boom—!!!
In the next instant, the moment "Night Guy" struck "Susanoo Complete Body," a deafening crash rang out.
Susanoo Complete Body shattered on the spot!
At the same time:
Bang—!!
The instant Susanoo Complete Body shattered, Chen Yiban, who had been inside the towering Susanoo, could no longer evade the attack and was struck as well.
"Gwah...!!"
Chen Yiban immediately spat out a large mouthful of blood.
It felt as though every bone in his body had been shattered!
And all of this had happened in almost no time at all!
Yet the power of Night Guy still hadn't run its course!
The kick struck Chen Yiban directly and sent him hurtling forward, smashing through everything in his path.
At last, it erupted in a tremendous quake like a bolt from a clear sky. And finally...
Everyone at the scene stared in shock as they saw:
All the stone statues of the past Hokage had vanished!
Chen Yiban had only destroyed Hashirama Senju's statue earlier, and slightly damaged those of the other Hokage. He hadn't completely destroyed them.
But now...
They had been completely wiped out!
And in their place,
there was a massive ravine about eighty meters wide, more than a hundred meters deep, and over a thousand meters long.
It was a colossal trench carved out by Night Guy!!
"Th-this..."
Countless people at the scene were dumbstruck.
Throughout Konoha, ninjas and civilians alike stared at the enormous chasm reaching into the sky, stunned and speechless.
"Eight Inner Gates... With all eight gates opened, it can really be this powerful?!"
In the shadows, Shimura Danzō and the Root ninjas were also utterly astonished.
Konoha's back mountain...
It had practically been split in two!!
"Guy...!"
Kakashi was also shaken to the core.
But as soon as he came to his senses, Kakashi leaped up, ready to go save Might Guy.
Even though he knew... Might Guy was beyond saving.
Kakashi still wanted to find his dear friend right away!
"Everyone!" Tsunade Hime also quickly came to her senses. She raised a delicate hand and gave her orders:
"If Uchiha Madara is still alive, kill him!"
"And... find our Konoha hero, Might Guy, and do everything you can to save him!!"
"Yes, Lord Hokage!!" Konoha ninjas immediately responded, their voices full of emotion.
The next moment, countless ninjas rushed toward Konoha's back mountain!
Among them were Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, Shikaku Nara, Shikamaru Nara, and countless other Konoha ninjas.
Even some bold civilians couldn't resist going over, wanting to see the battlefield with their own eyes.
At that moment, countless people admired—and even began to worship—Might Guy, who had opened all eight gates and seemed invincible.
Everyone wanted to bring their hero home!
But,
Not long after the ninjas rapidly leaped over and reached—or even entered—the enormous ravine that had split the back mountain in two...
From a distance, everyone saw an unbelievable sight at the far end of the ravine:
"You almost... really killed me just now!"
"Hah...!"
Wearing red armor, with long hair flowing to his waist in the wind, Chen Yiban gave a wicked laugh as he held the Scythe Weapon.
Everyone could see that the blade of the scythe in his hand had pierced straight through Might Guy's chest.
Might Guy's entire body was charred black as coal!
After all, opening all eight gates of the Eight Inner Gates had nearly drained every last bit of life from his body.
Then, after Chen Yiban pierced his chest, Might Guy's final breath faded away completely.
"Guy..." Kakashi, the first to arrive, stared at what had happened, unable to believe it.
"How could this..." Tsunade Hime was so shocked and disbelieving that she couldn't help taking a step backward.
She staggered slightly!
A trace of despair crept into her heart.
Why...
Why couldn't even a terrifying technique like Night Guy kill Uchiha Madara?
Just how strong was this man?
Might Guy had just opened all eight gates of the Eight Inner Gates!
That was a power said to surpass a Hokage's dozens of times over, even if only for an instant!
And still, it hadn't been enough to kill the legendary ninja, Uchiha Madara.
Just look at him now, still wearing that red armor, his long hair flowing...
He was completely unharmed!!
How was this possible?!
"He... he's not human. He's... he's a demon."
The katana in Uzuki Yugao's hand seemed to have grown too heavy for her to hold. At last, it slipped from her grasp and fell to the ground.
Just like countless people felt at that moment: after their hopes had been shattered, despair came crashing down.
"How could the amazing bushy-browed teacher from just now..." Naruto Uzumaki muttered, beginning to doubt himself.
"Is this the true power of the Uchiha?" Sasuke Uchiha gazed at Chen Yiban, the scythe still piercing Might Guy's chest, with undisguised longing.
This was the time when Uchiha Sasuke most desperately yearned for power!
Looking at Chen Yiban, Sasuke yearned to become just as powerful.
With power like that, he could definitely kill that man!!
Just then,
Looking at Might Guy, who had already breathed his last, Chen Yiban slowly pulled the scythe from his heart.
Shhk—!
Though his heart had been pierced, only a few thin streams of blood flowed from Might Guy's body.
That was because Night Guy had already drained so much of Might Guy's life force and blood!
[Congratulations, you have slain "Eight Gates Guy" and achieved a super-tier achievement! Congratulations, you have received: Super-Tier Achievement Draw x1!]
(Temporary achievement and draw tiers: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Super!)
At this,
Chen Yiban glanced at the system notification in midair, visible only to him.
"A super-tier draw? That's quite a pleasant surprise!"
He smiled faintly.
Then:
"You were a worthy opponent!"
"I have to admit: your power just now was enough to kill me."
"But..."
With one Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and one Three Tomoe Sharingan open, Chen Yiban looked at Might Guy's fallen body and murmured calmly.
Right at that moment:
Whoosh—
The scarlet pupil of the Three Tomoe Sharingan in Chen Yiban's right eye suddenly turned gray-white.
Its light had gone out!
"Did you think I would come to Konoha without making any preparations?"
After Chen Yiban spoke those final words to himself,
Squelch—!
He dug out the now-blind Three Tomoe Sharingan from his right eye and tossed it aside.
"Teacher Guy...!!" Just then, Rock Lee rushed in, opening the Eight Inner Gates in a fit of rage.
Then he charged straight at Chen Yiban in his red armor.
"Oh?" Chen Yiban had just taken his original right eye, the Eternal Mangekyo, from the system's inner space. Before he could put it back in, he saw Rock Lee charging at him furiously.
"Heh!" Chen Yiban let out a scornful laugh.
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