After all, as outsiders in this mist-filled place, they needed to conserve chakra wherever they could.
More and more Mist Ninja gathered to watch.
Watching the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, whom they normally only saw in textbooks, display their prowess, they flushed with excitement.
"That's Lord Zabuza! He's so strong!"
"And Lord Haku! He's actually keeping a Konoha Jonin on the back foot!"
"When did Nuibari become so powerful? Are those chakra threads?"
Haku's battle was the most dazzling.
Senbon created through Ice Release flew across the sky, working in tandem with the elusive Nuibari to leave Asuma in a miserable state.
Though Asuma's Chakra Blades were sharp, he had no way to bring his strength to bear against this combination of ranged attacks and control.
The slightest mistake would leave his hands and feet frozen in ice.
Just as everyone was marveling at the sight, an astonishing surge of chakra suddenly erupted behind the hospital.
Its light instantly illuminated half the night sky.
"That's the light of Hiramekarei's release!"
"Chōjūrō is fighting with everything he's got, too!"
In the hospital's backyard, the battle had reached a fever pitch.
Watching Chōjūrō gasp for breath yet continue fighting desperately without retreating, Might Guy put aside his contempt.
"What a tenacious young man."
"But dragging this out any longer will put me at a disadvantage."
Guy took a deep breath, and the aura around him abruptly changed.
His skin began to flush red, and green vapor rose from his sweat.
Eight Gates of Restriction, Seventh Gate, Gate of Wonder-open!
Terrifying waves of air swept outward from Guy, tearing even the turf off the ground.
Upstairs in the hospital.
Jiraiya watched through the window, his eyelids twitching.
"Guy opened the Seventh Gate to deal with a kid? Has he gone