"Asa Kujaku!!"
A sudden, thunderous shout rang out, as if proclaiming the boundless heat of youth. It was Might Guy, who had just opened the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates.
Meanwhile, as the others suffered defeat, azure steam surged and burned around Might Guy's entire body.
Then he charged straight toward the enormous blue Susanoo!
He unleashed the ultimate move he could use after opening the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates:
[Asa Kujaku!!]
BOOM BOOM BOOM—
His powerful fists rubbed against the air, producing flames that combined with the incredibly forceful blasts of air.
In an instant, they struck the enormous blue Susanoo before him like a flock of fiery red peacocks!
Under [Susanoo - Third Stage], Chen Yiban was forced back several steps by the powerful air blasts of Asa Kujaku.
But—
CLANG—
The blue Susanoo reacted, swinging all four of its massive arms forward with their Chakra Blades in unison.
It cut down every flaming air blast from Guy's Asa Kujaku!
WHOOSH—
It even formed another "Yatsuka no Magatama" and hurled it at Guy.
Fortunately, with the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates open, Guy's speed and reflexes were incredibly fast. He dodged Chen Yiban's Yatsuka no Magatama.
He didn't lose an arm like Choji Akimichi had!
BOOM—!!
Guy dodged the Yatsuka no Magatama, but the row of houses in front of it wasn't so lucky.
The terrifying force of the Yatsuka no Magatama instantly blasted them all to pieces!
Meanwhile—
SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH—
A large number of nearby Anbu members had also arrived.
"Kakashi, what happened here?"
A masked man who appeared to be the Anbu Captain landed, first taken aback by the Susanoo.
Once he recovered, he immediately questioned Kakashi!
At the same time, several Anbu Ninja who knew Medical Ninjutsu had already carried away Choji Akimichi, whose arm had been severed.
They began treating him!
But there was no way to reattach the arm!
Perhaps their Fifth Hokage, "Princess Tsunade," the Medical Master, might have a chance if she came?
For now, the Anbu could only stop Choji Akimichi's bleeding and help his wound close as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, Kakashi Hatake said:
"You might not believe me...but please do: the enemy before us is the legendary ninja, Uchiha Madara!!"
Kakashi glanced at the Anbu squad leader and spoke with an utterly grave expression.
"What?!"
At his words, the Anbu squad leader and every Anbu member around him stared in astonishment.
They simply couldn't believe what Kakashi had just said!
"Kakashi is telling the truth. The man before us possesses the mysterious Mangekyō Sharingan, legendary among the Uchiha Clan."
Kurenai Yuhi came over and added this.
"The Mangekyō Sharingan?!" The Anbu Ninja were shocked.
Then they started to look up toward Chen Yiban inside the head of the enormous Susanoo.
"Don't look into his eyes!" Kakashi hurriedly shouted.
Then he explained, "You'll be caught in the terrifying Genjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
At that moment—
"Release!!"
Nearby, an Anbu Ninja seemed to be trying to release some kind of Genjutsu from Inoichi Yamanaka, who was motionless over there.
But—
The Anbu Ninja formed Hand Seals and said "Release" from behind his mask.
Inoichi Yamanaka remained dazed, his eyes vacant, still completely motionless!
"How can this be..." The Anbu looked unconvinced.
"Genjutsu from the Mangekyō Sharingan isn't something an ordinary ninja can dispel," Kakashi said again.
At that moment, Kakashi's expression was grim in the extreme!
The Anbu Ninja nearby hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to look up at Chen Yiban's eyes atop the Susanoo.
In response—
"Heh...!"
Watching the Anbu Ninja treat Choji Akimichi and try to release Inoichi Yamanaka from the Mangekyō Genjutsu, Chen Yiban gave a cold smile from inside the Susanoo's head.
All the while, the Mangekyō Sharingan glimmered with a chilling crimson light!
"A rabble, no matter how many of you come, what difference will it make?"
"Let me show you..."
"What true ninjutsu is!!"
Standing atop the blue Susanoo, which towered dozens of meters high, Chen Yiban spoke to himself with arrogant confidence, clad in red armor.
The next moment—
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!!"
Chen Yiban formed Hand Seals and puffed out his cheeks.
WHOOSH—
In the next instant, he spewed a torrent of blazing, intensely hot flames from his mouth.
In a flash, they became a sea of fire, like a river of stars pouring down... crashing toward all the Anbu Ninja below, as well as Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma, Might Guy, and everyone else.
"The range of that technique is enormous..." Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help exclaiming.
At the same time, she reacted and, like Kakashi beside her and the many Anbu Ninja who knew Water Release, shouted:
"Water Style: Water Wall!!"
They quickly formed Hand Seals and unleashed Water Release Ninjutsu.
In the end, only the Water Release techniques unleashed together by dozens of ninja managed to barely withstand Chen Yiban's Great Fire Annihilation.
SSSS—
But the air was now filled with white steam.
It blocked the battlefield from the sight of a great many people!
"Leaf Whirlwind!!"
At this critical moment, Might Guy appeared again, using Taijutsu in his formidable state with the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates open.
A fierce gale swept through and carried away the steam!
But—
WHOOSH—!
At that very moment, as Guy blew away the steam, a Scythe Weapon suddenly slashed toward his throat.
Chen Yiban had left the Susanoo and was now wielding a Scythe Weapon he had somehow produced, launching a surprise attack on Guy.
"Guy!!" Kakashi cried out in alarm.
CLANG—CLANG CLANG—
Guy, with the Sixth Gate open, reacted at tremendous speed and defended himself.
But even so, the unarmed Guy was slashed across the abdomen by the Scythe Weapon in Chen Yiban's hand, which resembled a weapon of the Grim Reaper.
Chen Yiban was also forced back for the moment by a powerful kick from Guy!
In response—
With a "thud," Chen Yiban landed on the roof of a building.
He stood there with the Scythe Weapon in hand, looking down at the many Konoha Ninja in the street below, especially Might Guy.
"You're quite impressive!"
"But..."
"If you want to fight me, your Azure Steam isn't enough."
Chen Yiban smiled calmly as he looked down at Might Guy in the street below!
ZIZIZI—
Suddenly, the sharp chirping of birds erupted behind Chen Yiban.
It turned out that the Kakashi over there had been a Shadow Clone all along.
Kakashi's real body had been hiding, waiting for a chance to ambush Chen Yiban!
Now was his final opportunity. Kakashi held his Lightning Blade and charged at Chen Yiban's heart from behind at tremendous speed.
"Heh, you really are as underhanded as that fellow Tobirama."
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