By then, Konoha's three publicly known Kage-level fighters—Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, and Jiraiya—had already headed toward Nagato and Obito Uchiha.
That left only Konoha's two hidden Kage-level fighters, Might Guy and Danzo.
Able to absorb ninjutsu and chakra, Kisame Hoshigaki countered almost every conventional ninja, including Danzo.
But Might Guy was not among them. The moment he saw who had arrived, he stepped forward.
Watching Kisame Hoshigaki charge toward them atop an enormous lake, Might Guy shouted gravely, "Leave this man to me! Everyone else, get away from the battlefield immediately!"
Someone immediately relayed Might Guy's words to Shikaku Nara.
As the commander-in-chief, Shikaku Nara immediately issued an order directly into the minds of every Konoha ninja: "Everyone except Might Guy, withdraw from the battlefield!"
Might Guy gave a low shout. "Eight Gates—Sixth Gate, Gate of View, open!"
"Oh? Konoha had an ace hidden up its sleeve!" Kisame, who had already fused with Samehada, was astonished.
After Might Guy activated the Eight Gates Released Formation, the green vapor rising from his body made it obvious that he was not someone to be trifled with.
A cruel smile spread across Kisame's face as he shouted, "Water Release: Thousand Feeding Sharks!"
Over a thousand huge sharks formed from water-nature chakra shot toward Might Guy, who stood on the lake's surface, like arrows loosed from a bow.
"Morning Peacock!"
Facing the densely packed sharks that hurtled toward him like blades, Might Guy swung his fists.
His high-speed straight punches generated flames through friction with the air. In the blink of an eye, Might Guy threw hundreds upon thousands of punches, the flames they produced spreading like a peacock's tail.
They collided with the sharks like a meteor shower of fire.
The instant they made contact, the flames burned the sharks into vapor.
Might