Kakashi and Tenzo had no choice but to land on the water.
Splash...
Suddenly, several tooth-shaped streams of water rose up from all directions, attacking them from all sides.
Water Release: Water Fang Bullet
" Water Release · Water Formation Wall "
At the critical moment Kakashi's Sharingan detected the danger, and he hurriedly activated the Water Formation Wall to surround himself and Tenzo, but this further depleted his Chakra.
His legs suddenly went weak and he almost fell. Just then, a hand suddenly reached out from the water and grabbed his ankle.
"Ah... glug... glug..."
Kakashi cried out in surprise as he was pulled into the water.
"Senior!~"
In an instant, Tenzo's right arm transformed into a vine, plunged into the water, wrapped around Kakashi's body, and pulled him up with force.
"Cough cough... cough cough..."
Kakashi coughed up several mouthfuls of water and hurriedly said, "The enemy is extremely skilled in Water Release, get to the shore quickly!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the water flowing from where they were standing shot up into the air like a fountain, followed by a water dragon rising up beside them and violently crashing into them.
The clone and the main body each cast the following spells: Exploding Water Colliding Wave / Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
"Oops!!"
Tenzo and Kakashi both cried out in terror, but they were too weak to gain any leverage while suspended in mid-air.
At this critical moment, a green figure flashed by, taking the two away from the dragon's mouth and landing them on the shallow beach where the tide had receded.
"Kai! What happened to you...?"
The newcomer was wearing a dog-head mask, but Kakashi recognized him immediately. The key point was that the mask belonged to one of the members of the Anbu Team Six.
"Sorry, Kakashi, when I arrived, this was all I saw. This Anbu is probably..."
Might Guy took off the mask and returned it to Kakashi.
"What about the others?"
" Hayate, Hayama, and Yugao will split up to provide support, but we don't know the specifics yet. Let's take care of this guy for now."
Might Guy's fingers cracked as he felt the enemy slowly rising from the water looked vaguely familiar.
"Who are you...? Haven't we met somewhere before?"
"Hmph, I have nothing to say to someone as forgetful as you."
Aoki Tsuki shook his head, secretly anxious. Konoha had actually arranged for reinforcements to come, and he immediately lost confidence in the outer members of Akatsuki.
At this moment, Kurotori's pursuit team finally cornered the Anbu members and was about to deliver the final blow.
However, they were disturbed by a flock of crows, and Aoba Yamashiro arrived and rescued them.
Butsushura, leading another team, fought a fierce battle and wiped out the Anbu, but couldn't find anything on their bodies.
Enraged, he was about to whip the corpse to vent his anger when Uzuki Yugao arrived, and the two engaged in another battle.
Uzuki Yugao was already injured and was no match for them. She was in danger and desperately tried to break through, but was saved again by Gekko Hayate, who was worried about her.
It turned out that the Anbu who were supposed to be rescued by Gekko Hayate had been surrounded and beaten by Akatsuki members and burned to a crisp.
As a result, the whereabouts of the cipher book became a complete mystery, and no one knew where it went.
Taking advantage of the break, Aoki Tsuki secretly absorbed Natural Energy and entered Sage Mode. This was not the first time Kai had gone to Konoha.
At that time, thanks to his age advantage and Taijutsu skills, he had a slight edge in their fight.
Might Guy's physical abilities and Taijutsu have now fully matured, and he would probably be no match for him in his normal state.
" Konoha Strong Whirlwind "
Might Guy charged forward at incredible speed, unleashing a spinning kick in mid-air.
Masters of Taijutsu are all incredibly fast; conventional Ninjutsu can't even touch the hem of their clothes.
Aoki Tsuki took a step back, twisted his body and delivered a whip kick to meet the attack, then leaped forward and bent his knee to strike Might Guy's chest, only to be blocked by Guy's arms.
He flipped over and slammed down with great force.
Might Guy staggered backward, and before he could regain his footing, he felt a leg slash down. In desperation, he raised his shoulder to block the blow.
boom!!
A terrifying force traveled from his body to the water beneath his feet, causing ripples to spread outwards.
The two sides immediately recognized each other's formidable strength upon their first exchange, clashing dozens of times in the blink of an eye.
"Is this bastard's body made of iron?!"
A tingling numbness spread through his legs, as if he were kicking a block of iron. Aoki Tsuki could no longer feel the joy of overwhelming his opponent in Taijutsu.
This feels different from when I faced the Fourth Raikage; that guy A was just a muscle monster.
Might Guy's steel fists gained a touch of agility, and even with his tight rhythm and powerful attacks, he still couldn't achieve any results.
Clang!
Aoki Tsuki abandoned hand-to-hand combat and chose to draw his sword to fight.
Might Guy also pulled out his weapon, nunchucks; this guy was anything but rigid.
He wielded the chop, the whip, the sweep—he made them into something extraordinary.
roar...
The white dragon's head opened its massive maw, unleashing a flurry of high-speed slashes—" Continuous Rain Breath: Dragon Pursuit "
Ding ding ding...
Might Guy, wielding nunchucks in both hands, retreated while parrying; the nunchucks, made of some unknown material, were surprisingly sturdy.
Until one moment, he noticed that his opponent's attack was weakening, and he hurriedly used the iron chain in the middle of the nunchaku to entangle the blade.
Aoki Tsuki pulled back his long sword, and Might Guy followed up by closing in and delivering a backhand elbow strike.
" Konoha Rising Rock "
For some reason, the technique the Fourth Raikage used against him flashed through Aoki Tsuki's mind, and he ducked and crouched to dodge the attack.
He then rose against the odds and launched a violent impact with his shoulder.
Iron Mountain Lean!
Thud...
"Aww!!"
Caught off guard, Might Guy was thrown into the air, skimming across the water for quite a distance before landing on a shallow beach.
He braced himself with one arm, rolled over, and stood up, rubbing his ribs and wincing in pain.
"Hiss... I was careless. This guy... is worth my full effort."
The third gate, the Gate of Life, opens.
call out...
Using the power gained from opening the first three gates of the Eight Gates, he increased his speed and flashed to appear behind Aoki Tsuki.
He grabbed one end of the nunchaku and lashed it at Aoki Tsuki's lower back; he was quite vengeful.
" Countercurrent Fang!"
Aoki Tsuki suddenly turned around, and a blue blade of light slashed upwards from below and to the side.
Click...
The chain in the middle of the nunchaku was severed in one blow. Might Guy reached out and grabbed the metal bar, then plunged it into Aoki Tsuki's shoulders.
" Twin Assault Fangs."
" Body Flicker Technique "
Smack...
Aoki Tsuki's body turned into a puddle of clear water, and when he reappeared, he was twenty meters away.
"This guy... he's so fast, there's nothing we can do."
Sixth, the Gate of View, open!
The surging Chakra caused the river water to tremble violently, and waves of scorching heat rose from his body.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Might Guy began to frantically throw punches at the air, the friction of his fists creating bursts of flame, which, along with the shockwaves, created a double impact.
Like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, it is both magnificent and dangerous.
" Wood Release · Wood Locking Wall "
Yamato was some distance away, had to use Wood Release to block the shockwave.
"Wow, that's powerful, senior! What kind of technique is that?"
"This is the Eight Gates Released Formation that Kai has practiced. It's an advanced Taijutsu called Morning Peacock, which can only be used after opening the Sixth Gate."
Upon hearing this, Tenzo exclaimed in surprise, "What? He actually needs to open Eight Gates... What kind of powerful physique is required to do that!"
At this moment, Aoki Tsuki had retreated to the bottom of the waterfall. Faced with such an attack, he had no other choice but to use that one move.
"That bastard, is he really going to push himself so hard? He's insane."
Thousand-Armed Kannon - Open!
"Come to welcome· Thousand-Hand Kill "
Thousands of fists met the flying, fiery fists head-on, a battle of numbers.
Boom boom boom...
The air was filled with continuous explosions, the surrounding cliffs and forests were smashed to pieces by the aftershocks of the attack, and the water in the river was evaporated in an instant, causing the river to stop flowing.
"It actually blocked my Morning Peacock head-on! As expected, youth can't afford to be slack off even a little bit. There's no way around it."
Seventh, the Gate of Wonder, open!
Blue steam rose from Might Guy's body, and his Chakra spread out even more violently, creating a shockwave that raged like a tornado.
"Kai!!" Kakashi and Yamato trembled as they hid in the fortress formed by the Wood Locking Wall.
Aoki Tsuki was on the verge of a breakdown.
"Wait a minute, stop... stop right now, you bastard, I don't want the code book anymore."
Hold!
Who knows if this madman will open the Eight Gates and take him down with him? It's just intelligence, right? It's not that serious.
His Chakra and Sage Mode duration won't last long.
Left with no other choice, Aoki Tsuki released the Thousand-Armed Kannon and poured all his remaining Chakra into the Thousand-Armed Kannon's lotus throne.
Buzz...
The golden lotus throne instantly expanded into a giant lotus flower with a diameter of over ten meters.
" Vajra Dharma Lotus "
" Daytime Tiger!"
Might Guy suddenly opened his clasped hands, releasing the compressed air towards Aoki Tsuki.
roar...
The air cannon expanded outwards, transforming into a gigantic striped tiger that pounced forward, its blinding light illuminating the surrounding night sky as if it were daytime.
Rumble...
The shockwave swept across, flattening the waterfall and the cliff in front of it, creating a fan-shaped blank area of about two kilometers.
A single strike can alter the terrain.
Beneath the churning air currents, a shattered golden lotus, nestled among pebbles and vegetation, drifted away to who knows where.
"Phew... phew... I'm exhausted."
After making that move, Might Guy bent over, panting heavily, as if he had just finished running a marathon.
Kakashi and Tenzo were also covered in dust and dirt. They had only been watching from the sidelines, but they were still thrown over by the aftershocks, their masks shattered on the ground.
"Kai, are you alright?"
Might Guy gave him a thumbs up. "That's youth, Kakashi."
What a beast! It's only slightly exhausted.
Not long after, Aoba Yamashiro, Gekko Hayate, and the others followed the commotion and found their way here to meet up.
"How is it?" Kakashi asked hurriedly.
Everyone shook their heads; they had no idea where the intelligence was either, because of the five Anbu who escaped, only two survived.
Both of them were bait.
"Three people were killed; they must have been taken by the other side," Aoba Yamashiro replied.
"Three of them, plus the Yamaneko, it wasn't easy to get this one this time."
As Kakashi spoke, he pulled a small black notebook from his ninja tool pouch behind him, opened it, and glanced at it.
Then he waved himself in front of everyone.
"Senior, so you were already back then..."
Tenzo was startled and exclaimed, "Truly, you are worthy of this!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the Yamaneko was under cover, he switched the intelligence to himself, then had the other team members disperse, pretending to send the intelligence away, while he stayed behind to buy time.
And what happened? The intelligence was on Kakashi.
This is playing a game of deception, pure psychological warfare.
"Haha... Kakashi, I knew you had a trick up your sleeve." Might Guy had recovered by now.
The body of someone in their twenties is really resilient; they recover very quickly.
"Alright, enough chit-chat. Let's hurry back to the village and get on with the decoding."
Intelligence has a time limit; once that time is missed, it loses its value.
Kakashi waved his hand, and everyone hurriedly returned to the village.