The wind through the canyon carried a heavy stench of blood.
On a sheer cliff several hundred meters from the battlefield,
several figures in Leaf Village Anbu uniforms clung tightly to the cracks in the rock like geckos.
At their head stood a man in a green jumpsuit, with a bowl cut and two eyebrows bushier than caterpillars.
Leaf Village's proud Azure Beast, Might Guy.
"Senior Guy, did you see it clearly?"
The Anbu captain beside him lowered his voice and nervously swallowed.
"Those Stone Village genin just now seemed to have used... the Eight Gates Released Formation?"
Might Guy did not answer.
Holding a pair of high-powered binoculars, his mouth hung wide enough to fit a fist, and his entire body had turned to stone.
What had he seen?
Three immature Stone Village genin, facing four rogue ninjas at the chunin level.
No hand seals, no tactics.
They simply erupted with power!
Gate of Opening! Gate of Healing!
Green chakra vapor shot into the sky!
And then?
Then there was no more then.
One punch each, clean and decisive.
Even the rogue ninjas' screams felt rushed and perfunctory.
That domineering fist wind, that overwhelming power.
Though still immature, it was undoubtedly the aura of the Eight Gates Released Formation. There was no mistaking it!
"So... so beautiful..."
Might Guy slowly lowered his binoculars. Two streams of scorching tears burst uncontrollably from his bright, spirited eyes.
"Captain, Senior Guy... why is he crying?"
A young Anbu was startled by the sudden turn of events and muttered quietly.
"Was he scared stupid by Stone Village's strength?"
"Shut up!"
The Anbu captain shot him an irritated glare, though his own heart was in turmoil.
Scared stupid? He himself was practically about to piss his pants.
The Eight Gates Released Formation!
That was