Anyone get what I mean when I say "Old Madara faking his death" is the shinobi world's greatest battle of wits?

Mikami Yu felt that Might Duy had not just put on a little weight-he had filled out by an entire size.

Or rather-

This was actually what Might Duy should have looked like all along.

Before, although he had looked burly, there had not been much flesh on him. His frame had done most of the work.

Now, after more than six months of recuperation, Might Duy had built up his muscle mass and looked completely different. Standing there, he resembled a squat iron tower.

If the current Might Duy opened the Eight Gates Released Formation and fought the "Seven Ninja Swordsmen,"

the Auspicious Trio might end up as one lonely survivor.

Of course, he still could not compare with Guy.

After all, even without opening the Eight Gates, Guy ranked among the stronger Jonin. With all eight gates open, he approached the Six Paths level, reaching the highest heights of any ninja without an innate kekkei genkai. Never mind Might Duy-even Mikami Yu could not match him yet.

Although the current Mikami Yu could injure Uchiha Madara with "Three-Dragon Annihilation" and "Formless One Blade," he still had plenty of weaknesses elsewhere. He was not quite a truly well-rounded super-Kage-level fighter yet. To reach that level, he would have to work hard to develop more bond traits.

At that moment.

Might Duy ran on his hands, palms planted on the ground, while loudly saying, "Yu! I heard you've been doing brilliantly on the Kirigakure front lately!"

"Nothing special."

Mikami Yu was modest.

"No, no, no! I heard all about it from Tajima and the others. You not only defeated Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen, you even captured their tailed beast! Konoha has never achieved anything so incredible on the battlefield before! If only Guy were half as outstanding as you!"

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