Chapter 215: Xiumen, open!

Bang! Bang! Might Guy launched several attacks at extreme speed, pushing his strength to the limit, but still failed to achieve any results.

The Cloud Ninja Chunin he was fighting was no less skilled than him, and even had more combat experience; if not for Might Guy’s slight speed advantage, the situation might have been worse.

Might Guy’s heart grew anxious; he had to defeat his opponent quickly, otherwise Kakashi and Obito would be in danger.

The more eager he was to defeat his opponent, the more Might Guy was caught off guard by the Cloud Ninja Chunin, being pushed back over a meter.

As Might Guy retreated, he glanced at Kakashi and Obito; under Berkeley’s relentless pressure, they were in a sorry state, already bearing injuries.

“Strength, I need more strength, to open more Gates…” Might Guy realized that this was the most critical moment.

If he didn’t quickly deal with the enemy in front of him, then it wouldn’t be him dealing with the enemy and then ganging up on Berkeley with Kakashi and Obito, but Berkeley finishing off Kakashi and Obito and then ganging up on him with the Cloud Ninja Chunin.

The first three Gates of Eight Gates are the safe zone of Eight Gates, so the rhythm is relatively fast, and they are cultivated a little faster than the later Gates.

Might Guy followed Muzuki’s instructions to focus his training on Eight Gates, and it had been almost a month since he successfully opened the first Gate.

He had tried to open the second Gate before this mission but failed.

Might Guy didn’t pay much attention at the time; his father had trained for twenty years to succeed in that forbidden jutsu, so of course, it wasn’t that easy to learn.

But now it was different; facing this dangerous moment, he had to try opening the second Gate again, and he had to succeed; he needed the power of more Gates.

“This forbidden jutsu will harm your body when used beyond your capabilities, so you must establish self-restraint,” Might Guy recalled his father’s words when teaching him Eight Gates.

Might Guy knew that even if he opened the second Gate, it probably wouldn’t be without side effects like the first Gate, but now was the time to release all self-restraints; no matter the cost, he had to gain stronger power.

“True victory is not about defeating the strong, but protecting what is important to you until the very last moment—that is victory,” Might Guy silently recited his father’s past words, wholeheartedly agreeing.

“Ahhh!”

Might Guy’s eyes widened, and he let out a roar, his entire body’s Chakra erupting, trying to open the second Gate of Eight Gates to gain stronger power.

Sensing Might Guy’s movement, the Cloud Ninja Chunin cautiously retreated backward, watching Might Guy with vigilance.

Perhaps his training in Eight Gates wasn’t enough, or perhaps the time since he opened the first Gate was too short; Might Guy desperately tried to open the second Gate but couldn’t, and his aura slowly diminished.

“You little brat scared me with that ghost-like yell, and nothing happened,” the Cloud Ninja Chunin, who had thought Might Guy was about to use some terrifying move, rushed forward and gave Might Guy a Lightning Fist, complaining.

He had even cautiously retreated a bit, only for it to be a bluff.

Might Guy used Shave to narrowly dodge the attack, his heart gradually sinking.

If he couldn’t open more Gates to gain stronger power, he wouldn’t be able to quickly defeat the enemy in front of him.

Bang!!

Suddenly, with a loud crash, Might Guy looked out of the corner of his eye and saw Obito’s body slam hard into a large tree, causing the tree to shake violently, its branches and leaves trembling continuously.

“Is there really no other way?” Might Guy clenched his fists tightly, desperately searching for the key that could open the door to victory.

Then, a Flash of inspiration suddenly struck Might Guy; he thought of a way to forcefully open the second Gate.

“The most important thing about Breathing Technique is breathing, absorbing external power to strengthen oneself, letting the qi carry Chakra to strengthen your body,” Muzuki’s memory of teaching Breathing Technique slowly surfaced in Might Guy’s mind.

The Eight Gates are essentially eight restrictions located in the human body’s Chakra circulatory system, inhibiting and controlling the Chakra within the body.

Breathing Technique, on the other hand, can absorb external power to strengthen the physical body and can drive Chakra to circulate throughout the body, strengthening various parts.

If he couldn’t open the second Gate by ordinary means, then he would use Breathing Technique to forcibly break through the restriction with external force!

Might Guy was unsure of the consequences of forcefully opening the second Gate this way, but he knew that now was the time to cast aside all restrictions; no matter the consequences, he had to use it.

“Obito, Kakashi, this time, I will protect you.”

Might Guy’s expression was exceptionally resolute; at this moment, his breathing became more focused than ever before, with the absorbed qi carrying Chakra rushing towards the Chakra points in his head; the location of the second Gate of Eight Gates, the Gate of Healing, is precisely the human head.

“Ahhh!”

Might Guy only felt an intense pain in his head; he clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his flesh, yet he felt no pain.

“This again?” The Cloud Ninja Chunin was speechless when he saw Might Guy fall into his previous state again; this time, he wouldn’t fall for it.

“Lightning Storm Leg!”

The Cloud Ninja Chunin directly condensed a large amount of Chakra to perform Nature Transformation; dazzling blue lightning enveloped his right leg, and then he swiftly charged towards Might Guy.

Although the Eight Gates are just a descriptive term and not actual gates guarding the Chakra meridians within the human body, when Might Guy fully used Breathing Technique to forcibly break through the second Gate, he seemed to actually hear a click, like a door opening—this opened not only the second Gate of Eight Gates but also his Gate of Victory.

After opening the second restriction, Might Guy felt a surge of clarity in his mind; the fatigue from the previous battle vanished, and the Chakra in his body increased; with the second Gate open, he became stronger!

“Eight Gates, second Gate, Gate of Healing, open!”

Might Guy’s aura suddenly surged; he stared intently at the approaching Cloud Ninja Chunin; he had to quickly deal with the enemy in front of him.

“If it’s the second Gate plus Total Concentration Breathing, I should be able to use that move,” Might Guy began to gather power, preparing to use the taijutsu he had developed.

When Muzuki taught Might Guy taijutsu, he often encouraged Might Guy to integrate what he learned and develop his own taijutsu.

Although Might Guy felt that the taijutsu Muzuki taught him was very suitable, he thought Muzuki’s words made a lot of sense, so he tried it out.

Might Guy’s idea was to combine Shave and Whirlwind Leg, using the momentum of fast running to deliver a powerful and rapid kick with the multi-burst of Shave.

Might Guy named this move Noon Leopard, because it had the explosive power of a leopard and he came up with it at noon.

However, because his physical strength was insufficient before, Might Guy tried many times but failed to use it successfully.

Sensing the endless power surging within him, Might Guy felt that this time, it would definitely work.

“I was originally going to save this for Kakashi, but I’ll try it out on you first!”

Concentrating the power absorbed by Total Concentration Breathing and the power gained from opening the restriction, Might Guy poured all these powers into his leg, then charged towards the Cloud Ninja.

“Noon Leopard!”

Accompanied by Might Guy’s roar, the Cloud Ninja Chunin immediately noticed that Might Guy had changed; his aura became stronger, and his speed became faster.

“What’s going on? How did he really get stronger just by yelling a few times?” The Cloud Ninja was a bit confused; this wasn’t right.

Might Guy charged at the Cloud Ninja at full speed, and the Cloud Ninja, having already expended a large amount of Chakra using his Ninja Body Technique, didn’t want to give up, so he also maintained his charging state.

The moment they met, both quickly kicked, their legs colliding with each other.

Bang!

A loud bang erupted; as Might Guy kicked, the Chakra that burst from his body vaguely formed the shape of a leopard’s head, and the kick Might Guy delivered was like a leopard’s swift pounce with bared fangs.

On one side was the Cloud Ninja’s full-power Ninja Body Technique, and on the other was Might Guy’s ultimate kick, combining all his taijutsu power.

Boom!

The stalemate didn’t last long.

The next moment, the Cloud Ninja instantly flew backward like a kite with a broken string, breaking over a dozen large trees before stopping; the leg that collided with Might Guy couldn’t withstand such powerful force and burst with blood, the entire leg stained red with blood.

“How is this possible? He actually mastered such a powerful taijutsu.” This was the Cloud Ninja’s last thought before losing consciousness.

He didn’t understand why Might Guy could be so strong; Might Guy looked to be about nine years old.

Moreover, at the beginning of the battle, Might Guy’s strength was clearly on par with his, but after yelling something about protection and guardianship, his strength instantly soared.

“Huff, huff.” Might Guy panted heavily; the leg he had just used for Noon Leopard trembled slightly; this level of power was still a bit too much for him at the moment.

The huge commotion from Might Guy’s side also attracted Kakashi, Obito, and even Berkeley.

“Guy, he’s gotten stronger again!” Kakashi was shocked by Might Guy’s powerful kick; it was much stronger than the kick that defeated him back then.

“Guy, you did well!” Obito couldn’t help but cheer for Might Guy in his heart; if Might Guy didn’t come over soon, he and Kakashi really wouldn’t be able to hold on.

Might Guy no longer cared about his own condition; he glanced at the Cloud Ninja, who was either unconscious or something else, and immediately rushed towards Kakashi and Obito.

“Did he still hide his strength? But it’s just a futile struggle.” Berkeley saw his subordinate defeated by Might Guy, but he didn’t panic because of it.

He admitted that these brats did have something, but he wasn’t a newly promoted Jonin; Berkeley had been a Jonin for ten years, an experienced veteran Jonin; he had mastered everything he could, and the rest was just limited by talent, unable to progress further.

“Be careful of his Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique and Lightning Release Sword Technique; their power is too great.” Kakashi quickly retreated to rendezvous with Might Guy and then warned him.

Might Guy nodded, looking at Berkeley with a solemn expression; in just this short time, he had made Kakashi and Obito so miserable; he was indeed a formidable enemy who needed to be extremely careful with.

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