"You dare call this ultimate power?"
Xuanye's tone was full of disdain.
"If this qualifies as the Uchiha Clan's ultimate power, Madara Uchiha would have slit his own throat long ago. He'd never have been qualified to compete with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju."
What a joke.
A mere half-bodied mature form that couldn't even grow wings dared make such grand claims in the realm of the Mangekyō?
"You make it sound like you've got some stronger ultimate move up your sleeve."
Tsunade curled her lip, unconvinced by Xuanye's arrogant tone, and gave a soft snort.
But despite her dismissive words, her hands didn't hesitate.
She slammed her fair hand onto the ground, instantly pouring chakra into the soil.
"Summoning Technique: Giant Katsuyu!"
Amid a spreading cloud of white smoke, the enormous Katsuyu appeared out of thin air.
Tsunade raised a hand and pointed at the Police Force members surrounding and attacking Root's death soldiers ahead, then instructed:
"Go help them out, and take care of their injuries while you're at it."
Since she was now also serving as captain of the Konoha Military Police Force's Medical Squad, she was quite willing to fulfill her duties as a healer at critical moments, even if she didn't have to personally trade blades with anyone.
"As you command, Lady Tsunade."
Katsuyu answered, her body rapidly splitting into hundreds upon thousands of palm-sized miniature slugs that streaked through the air and landed precisely on the shoulder of every Uchiha Police Force member.
"A summon like Katsuyu really is useful and convenient."
Watching the little slugs busily treating the members' injuries, Xuanye sighed in heartfelt admiration.
With the Medical Squad providing real-time support, every Police Force member seemed pumped full of stimulants, their eyes burning with frightening intensity.
Xuanye even suspected that if he dragged them off for a urine test now, there wouldn't be a single clean drop of urine in all those stimulants.
His subordinates' battle had become a foregone conclusion. He didn't need to worry about it at all.
Xuanye and Tsunade turned their gazes toward Might Guy at the center of the battlefield in unison.
"Bringing out your ultimate move? Such pure, green youth!"
Might Guy wore a solemn expression as he stared fixedly at the green armored giant enclosing Shisui completely.
Susanoo's second form!
Unlike the incomplete skeleton Uchiha Cong had summoned outside the Hokage's house, which could only protect his upper body, the Susanoo Shisui Uchiha had manifested now had developed thick green chakra armor, even covering its face and arms without a single gap.
Inside the green armor, a spiral sword formed from chakra spun at high speed, radiating a terrifying sharpness.
"I really don't want to fight my comrades from the village! This is your final warning. Please leave the Root Base immediately!"
Sheltering within Susanoo's protection, Shisui shouted anxiously again.
"Captain Xuanye just instructed me to give it my all. At first, I was worried things might get too destructive to contain..."
Might Guy took a deep breath, every muscle in his body instantly tensing.
"But now it seems your strength truly qualifies you to make me remove all my restraints!"
"Then..."
"The Police Force's Blue Beast of the Hidden Leaf makes his debut today!"
Might Guy advanced step by step, the flagstones beneath his feet shattering with every footfall.
At the same time, the aura of this man, who was always talking about "youth" and "self-restraint," surged wildly at an unbelievable rate!
"Eight Gates Released Formation!"
"First Gate, Gate of Opening, open!"
With a low shout, his brain's restraints on his muscles were instantly lifted, and the activity of every cell in his body was forcibly pushed to one hundred percent!
"Second Gate, Gate of Healing, open!"
The fatigue within his body was swept away, and his entire body went straight into overdrive!
"Third Gate, Gate of Life, open!"
His attack power and speed skyrocketed, and visible green chakra light began gushing from Might Guy's entire body!
"Fourth Gate, Gate of Pain, open!"
Small tears began appearing in his muscles as he officially entered the high-risk territory of the Eight Gates Released Formation!
"Fifth Gate, Gate of Limit, open!"
His speed underwent another qualitative leap. Now, every step Might Guy took stirred terrifying air currents that swept dust off the surrounding ground, his oppressive presence filling the area!
"Sixth Gate, Gate of View, open!"
His body entered a brief buffering and power-building phase, ready to push his combat strength to its absolute limit in an instant whenever needed!
The legendary taijutsu finishing move, Morning Peacock, was now ready to be unlocked and unleashed at any moment.
But Might Guy didn't choose to stop.
Since he had promised to give it his all, he had to reveal the strongest form he could currently achieve!
Just as Xuanye had guessed earlier, with several years still remaining before the Fourth Shinobi World War, the current Might Guy truly hadn't trained to the point where he could open the Eighth Gate, the Gate of Death, whenever he wished.
But that didn't stop him from pushing his current limits even higher!
"Eight Gates Released Formation!"
"Seventh Gate... Gate of Wonder!"
"OPEN!!!"
BOOM!!!
With a furious roar like thunder from a clear sky, the dazzling green light surrounding Might Guy vanished without a trace!
In its place came a mass of intensely concentrated blue steam that seemed capable of setting even the air ablaze!
At that moment, the Police Force's Blue Beast of the Hidden Leaf fully bared his fangs!
When that terrifying, almost tangible pressure shot into the sky.
The Police Force members in the distance were all dumbfounded.
Even though Might Guy's aura wasn't directed at them, the instinctive trembling it evoked still left them almost unable to breathe.
Was this really the same seemingly unremarkable Instructor Guy who usually just led everyone through squats?!
What kind of monster was he?!
At the very center of the battlefield, protected within Susanoo, Shisui Uchiha undoubtedly felt its impact most directly and most profoundly.
In his eyes, the man opposite him was no longer human.
He was clearly an extraordinarily dangerous ancient beast, ready to devour its prey!
Whoosh!
There were no more wasted words.
Opening the Seventh Gate placed an unimaginable strain on the body. Even Might Guy couldn't maintain it for long, and the intense pain after releasing it was beyond what ordinary people could imagine. He had to race against time!
The battle's countdown had begun the instant he opened the Seventh Gate.
Might Guy vanished from his spot, moving so fast that even the Three-Tomoe Sharingan couldn't catch his afterimage.
In the next instant, he appeared out of thin air, delivering a heavy punch with world-shattering force straight into the armor of Shisui's second-form Susanoo!
Boom!
Crack!
A sharp shattering sound burst out, like a mirror breaking.
Shisui felt an irresistible force travel straight through Susanoo into his body. His internal organs churned violently, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood on the spot.
Maintaining Susanoo required an enormous expenditure of ocular power. Once its chakra armor suffered devastating damage or even shattered, the caster certainly wouldn't escape unscathed either.
Sasuke, during his later rampage at the Five Kage Summit, would certainly have an extremely profound firsthand understanding of that.
If one punch wasn't enough, then two!
Might Guy didn't pause at all in midair, his fists pounding the surface of the green Susanoo in a relentless storm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every punch stirred terrifying gusts that set off sonic booms in the air one after another.
Everyone present stared so hard their eyes nearly popped out.
That was Susanoo, the Uchiha Clan's so-called absolute defense!
Yet under Might Guy's savage barrage, worthy of a humanoid tyrannosaur, the green chakra armor actually began collapsing across vast sections, the sounds of shattering continuing without end!
Finally!
Under Might Guy's unrestrained, frenzied barrage, the entire Susanoo exploded into fragments, dissolving into specks of green light in the air.
And the instant Susanoo shattered completely, Might Guy's fist, wrapped in blue steam, shot straight toward the horrified Shisui Uchiha!
BANG!
The punch was like a gigantic diamond hammer smashing into the ground. The violent tremors shook the entire underground laboratory of the Root Base several times.
Such was the terrifying power of the savage blow Might Guy had gained through the Seventh Gate, the Gate of Wonder!
He was utterly confident that even Shisui Uchiha couldn't possibly withstand it unharmed.
"Don't move."
Panting heavily, blue steam rising from his entire body, Might Guy straddled Shisui, who lay collapsed on the ground, completely unable to resist.
His eyes, rolled back to their whites, stayed fixed on his opponent, his tone brooking no argument.
The outcome was decided!
The Konoha Military Police Force had carried out justice!
The surrounding Uchiha members now looked at Might Guy completely differently, their faces filled with undisguised shock and fervor.
Their Instructor Guy was actually this outrageously powerful!
Konoha, at the entrance to the Root Base.
With Might Guy's thunderous attack, Shisui Uchiha was severely wounded and knocked unconscious.
This sudden conflict finally ended in an overwhelming victory for the Police Force.
"Captain, we've cleared the entire perimeter. What should we do next?"
Vice Captain Uchiha Shanyang strode over and respectfully asked for instructions.
"You really need to ask me that?"
Xuanye raised his eyebrows irritably and waved a casual hand.
"When people dare gather an armed group to resist law enforcement, what sentence do our Police Force's Public Security Regulations prescribe?"
"Those who resist law enforcement shall be detained for one to three months in accordance with the law, depending on the severity of the offense!"
Uchiha Shanyang's expression was solemn, his enunciation clear and precise as he recited the regulations.
The Police Force's rules were perfectly clear about troublemakers who dared openly challenge the authority of law enforcement, without the slightest ambiguity.
This concerned not only punishment for individuals, but also the absolute authority of the entire Police Force in the eyes of the village's people.
Beyond compulsory detention, countless hefty fines and disciplinary measures awaited them.
"There you go."
Xuanye nodded as though it were only natural.
"Oh, and take a squad with you later and thoroughly confiscate everything that old bastard Shimura Danzō owns."
"I could guess with my toes that with all the shady dealings that old scoundrel Danzo has done behind the scenes, he must have plenty of dirty money stashed at home."
Getting rich through confiscation?
At those words, Uchiha Shanyang's eyes immediately lit up, and he rubbed his hands excitedly.
Xuanye paid no further attention to his subordinates, who were itching to get started, and walked over to Might Guy.
By now, Might Guy had released the Eight Gates Released Formation.
Although the Seventh Gate's side effects hadn't fully hit him yet, aching muscles and severe exhaustion were inevitable. He was grimacing and trembling from the pain.
"Xuanye-san..."
Might Guy stretched his mouth into a grin, but his attempt to smile pulled at his facial muscles, making him hiss in pain.
Xuanye shook his head, signaling him to stay quiet, then placed one hand on Might Guy's forehead with utter naturalness.
Boom!
An unimaginably vast surge of pure life force instantly poured continuously through his palm into Might Guy's body.
In just a few breaths.
Might Guy's muscle fibers, which had been on the verge of collapse from opening the Seventh Gate, and his severely depleted cellular stamina actually returned to peak condition at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"This... what is this?!"
Might Guy sprang up from the ground, moving his limbs in disbelief. The fatigue in his body was completely gone, and he even felt a hundred times more energetic than he normally did after waking up!
His eyes widened as he stared at Xuanye in utter shock.
In that instant, he had clearly felt a terrifying power of creation from Xuanye's palm that defied all common sense!
But Might Guy was a smart man who knew very well how to restrain himself. He suppressed the tumult in his heart and wisely swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue, asking nothing further.
After all, this concerned the Uchiha Clan's core trump cards and secrets.
Xuanye gave him a faint smile without offering much explanation either.
Never mind that Might Guy had only opened the Seventh Gate now. Even if this older man steeled himself in the future and risked his life to open the Eighth Gate, the Gate of Death, as long as Xuanye was present, he could still wrench Might Guy back from the clutches of the King of Hell with one hand.
His ocular abilities were extraordinarily unusual and overpowering.
For instance, the Reincarnation Unsealing he had just used was merely one of the many miraculous powers he possessed.
It was no exaggeration to say that, if Xuanye wished, even if Might Guy opened all Eight Gates and bled out his last drop of blood, he could restore vitality to that exhausted body out of thin air.
This mighty power to reverse life and death shared a similar principle with the Senju Clan's incomplete Yang Release healing techniques, but in essence, it stood an unknown number of dimensions above them.
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