My Buddha Is Merciful!!

Ten minutes later.

"N-No... don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

A Kirigakure ninja lay on the ground, trembling as he begged for mercy.

Splat!

Guy's expression remained blank.

With Kubikiribōchō in hand, he brought it down in a single slash.

Blood sprayed from the Kirigakure ninja as he died beneath the blade.

Guy carried the bloodstained sword without a word.

Then he turned and charged at another enemy.

Elsewhere, Kakashi drove the White Fang tanto into an enemy's heart.

He shoved the corpse aside.

Panting heavily, he turned to look at Guy not far away.

His gaze was complicated, as though he were looking at a monster.

"What a... freak!"

Kakashi was covered in blood.

Some belonged to his enemies, and some was his own.

The Land of Iron armor he wore had already been badly damaged.

It was riddled with puncture wounds and slashes.

The most serious injury was at his waist—a massive torn gash.

Had it not been for the armor's protection, Kakashi would have been cut in half at the waist by an enemy's Water Blade ninjutsu.

His armor was practically ruined.

At that moment, Katsuyu, which had originally been wrapped around his neck, had shifted positions.

It covered the wound at his waist, healing him with all its strength.

In ten minutes, Kakashi had killed twenty-six enemies!

That was an outstanding record.

With the support of his armor and Katsuyu, Kakashi had adopted an almost entirely offensive strategy, forsaking defense.

He pushed the stimulation of Lightning Release and the swift assault of his short blade

to their absolute limits.

Twenty-six enemies in ten minutes—an average of two and a half kills per minute.

It was an achievement any jonin would have been proud of.

It was as though he were witnessing the birth of Konoha's new