Body Release

"You're a sitting duck now." Watching Naruto's body fall, Rock Lee charged up in excitement.

"Is that so?" Naruto flashed a smile.

[Geppo] Naruto's toes tapped the air lightly, and his figure instantly surged upward by a large margin.

"This is..." This scene shocked the group once again.

"Truly impressive. I never imagined someone could achieve this at such a stage." Might Guy was most familiar with this sight; having opened the seven gates, he could do the same as Naruto, perhaps even better.

Naruto's body twisted continuously in mid-air, rushing toward Rock Lee.

[Falling Leaf Battle Axe] The moment he neared Rock Lee, Naruto's body spun rapidly, his heel hacking down toward Rock Lee's body.

Rock Lee was excited and about to throw a punch, but his body stiffened; it turned out the duration of his Eight Inner Gates had expired.

Naruto didn't notice this, and neither did Hinata and the others, but Might Guy, who had been calculating the timing all along, spotted it. Might Guy's body vanished instantly, reappearing with his left hand raised.

Thud! A loud boom echoed.

Naruto's foot slammed into Might Guy's arm.

Yet, Might Guy's body didn't budge an inch.

Naruto's body shifted slightly, vanished in an instant, and reappeared standing not far in front of Might Guy.

"As expected of Guy-sensei." Naruto glanced at Rock Lee's condition; he was already lying on the ground, having automatically exited the state of the Eight Inner Gates.

"Naruto, how about a passionate, youthful duel?" Might Guy was quite excited. He naturally knew Naruto could use ninjutsu, but since he had only used taijutsu against Rock Lee and displayed a self-created technique, he considered Naruto a taijutsu genius even greater than himself.

Since he had already exposed his taijutsu, there was no point in hiding it any longer.

"That goes without saying. Come on, Guy-sensei! Fists meeting flesh is the romance of a man." Having studied taijutsu alone for so long, Naruto was thrilled to finally have someone to spar with who could let him go all out.

[Tempest Kick: Circumference Sever]

Seeing Guy-sensei had taken his stance, Naruto did not hesitate. Supporting himself with one hand on the ground, he swept his right leg in a semicircle, unleashing a massive wind blade.

Might Guy's figure flickered and vanished. The wind blade flew toward the trees behind him, disappearing into the woods, and three visible trees slid over to one side.

Seeing the power of this strike, a layer of cold sweat appeared on Neji's brow; he couldn't help but recall that he had seemingly just threatened Naruto this morning.

"Such incredible speed!" One had to realize, Might Guy did not use ninjutsu; his movement speed was purely physical. Trying to keep up with the naked eye was basically impossible.

Turning around, Naruto blocked with both hands; he did not dare to be the least bit careless against Might Guy.

A loud boom erupted.

Naruto was sent flying backward, his body snapping a tree in half before he came to a stop.

"Naruto-kun!" It was the first time Hinata had seen someone send Naruto flying, and she immediately grew anxious, about to run over.

"Don't rush." Although he didn't know why Might Guy had struck with such force, Neji instinctively held Hinata back when he saw her about to run over.

"As expected of Guy-sensei!" Naruto's voice rang out with admiration.

The pupils of the three onlookers constricted.

They saw Naruto emerge from the smoke completely unscathed, even dusting off his clothes.

This was also the first time Naruto had seen someone surpass him in raw strength.

One had to know, Naruto was an Uzumaki by blood, his talent lay in his physique, and coupled with the enhancements from the Six Thief Immortals, Naruto himself didn't even know how strong his innate body was.

But today, he had witnessed the power of a Jonin, and he knew that in terms of pure taijutsu, this man before him was absolutely the strongest in the ninja world.

"Naruto, in terms of the power you just used, you are definitely not my match." As a taijutsu master, Might Guy's intuition told him that Naruto still hadn't used his full strength.

"Then I'll increase the power." Naruto grinned.

The others didn't understand what Naruto meant, but they immediately witnessed a scene that left them stunned.

[Body Release]

Naruto's body instantly inflated as if pumped with air; his muscles swelled, turning him into a muscular giant.

"This... this... what kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Rock Lee's eyes shone; he felt this taijutsu was incredibly cool.

"This must be taijutsu, right?" Neji was a bit uncertain.

"It is taijutsu!" Hinata understood Naruto's personality and knew that the current Naruto would absolutely not use ninjutsu.

"Increasing power, eh? But can your speed keep up?" Might Guy finished speaking, and his body vanished instantly.

"I'll find out." Naruto closed his eyes, opening the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to its limit.

Naruto's sensory abilities were already excellent, and combined with the combat methods of the sensors from Dragon Ball, Naruto had found a new approach. Unless a ninja used sealing techniques, there was no way to hide their chakra. Therefore, throughout the previous battle, Naruto's senses had been locked onto Rock Lee; no matter what attack Lee used, Naruto could defend in advance.

And now, his perception expanded even further.

If his eyes couldn't keep up, he would use his body instead.

[Konoha Great Whirlwind] The same move, used by different people, yielded different results.

Naruto raised his hands to block once again.

Thud! A loud boom echoed.

Naruto's body retreated a step, but this time, he blocked it.

"What the hell is this? How can there be such taijutsu?" Neji was shocked. Only today did he truly realize Naruto's strength. Moreover, he was no idiot; the current Naruto wasn't using ninjutsu. He didn't know about other techniques, but Naruto's signature Shadow Clone was no longer a secret—anyone who wanted to know could easily find out.

Naruto raised his right hand, forming it into a palm strike, and chopped down toward his opponent's leg.

Might Guy did not dodge; he also wanted to test the power of Naruto's current attack.

He raised his leg to block.

Boom! Another loud noise rang out.

Might Guy couldn't help but retreat a few steps.

"Truly impressive power." The two began close-quarters combat, trading blow for blow at high speed.

Although this form wasn't particularly fast, both his attack power and defense had been greatly enhanced. Naruto didn't need to defend at all; he only focused on attacking.

However, Naruto didn't feel as carefree as he appeared. He knew that Might Guy hadn't even opened the first of the Eight Inner Gates yet.

As for himself, he had already played his trump card. If he wanted to go further, he would have to use the Chakra Mode, but once he activated that, it would no longer fall under the category of pure taijutsu.

His current state was inspired by the Ki Burst from Dragon Ball, flooding his physical body with chakra to amplify his strength.

With a loud crash, Naruto was kicked away once more. He slammed his right foot hard into the ground to steady himself.

"Guy-sensei, your taijutsu is really something else!" Naruto said, feeling a surge of excitement. If the Eight Inner Gates weren't so ill-suited for him, he would have wanted to learn them himself.

"But I still want to try one more thing. I have another move, just give me a moment."