Chapter 532 Six-Gate Might Guy Reappears

Might Guy counted the seconds in his heart, running at top speed, circling towards Nagato.

“Morning Peacock!”

While running, Might Guy concentrated his strength in his fists and rapidly swung them.

Due to the extremely fast punching speed, the friction between his fists and the air generated flames, which surged towards Nagato along with the impact force created by his punches.

“Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!”

Nagato quickly formed a hand seal, creating a thick earth wall in front of him to block the attack.

Rumble!

A large amount of flames struck the earth wall, causing an explosion. The earth wall was severely damaged but still stood firm in front of Nagato.

Whoosh!

“Four, three.” Might Guy counted the seconds in his heart, leaping down from above the earth wall to attack Nagato.

“Two, one.”

When Might Guy mentally counted to one, he had just reached a position only one meter away from Nagato.

“Shinra Tensei!”

Nagato’s Rinnegan suddenly vibrated, and a powerful repulsive force once again erupted with Nagato at its center.

Might Guy only felt an irresistible invisible force that prevented him from moving forward.

Bang!

Might Guy crashed through the Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, his body flying backward at high speed, landing heavily on the ground.

“It really is ten seconds.” After this test, Might Guy was completely certain that Nagato’s Shinra Tensei had a ten-second cooldown.

“Ten, nine…”

Might Guy silently counted the time and charged out again, continuing to use Morning Peacock.

A large number of fireballs and shockwaves created by rapid punches rushed towards Nagato, just like before.

When Nagato saw Might Guy like this, he knew that Might Guy had taken the bait and was misled by his false intelligence.

Nagato did not change his actions, forming hand seals and using Earth Release Ninjutsu to create a thick earth wall, just as he had done moments ago.

The result of this collision between defensive Ninjutsu and offensive Taijutsu remained unchanged; the earth wall successfully blocked all of Morning Peacock’s attacks.

“What’s wrong with Guy? Why is he still wasting stamina using that move?” Asuma in the audience was very puzzled.

Since the previous clash had already proven that Morning Peacock couldn’t break through Nagato’s defensive Ninjutsu, why was he still conserving stamina to use Morning Peacock, instead of using the stronger Morning Tiger or Golden Skyline?

Although the latter consumed more, at least it could break through the opponent’s defensive Ninjutsu, while the former consumed less but couldn’t break through the defensive Ninjutsu, making it a wasted effort.

“Success or failure depends on this one move.” Kakashi watched the charging Might Guy with a solemn expression.

Kakashi, observing carefully, also noticed that the interval between each of Nagato’s Shinra Tensei releases was the same.

Therefore, he roughly guessed Might Guy’s plan.

“Noon Leopard!”

Might Guy concentrated all the power in his legs, and the massive, surging Chakra within his body suddenly erupted. Instead of climbing onto the earth wall and then jumping down as he did last time, he disregarded the earth wall and directly charged forward.

Boom!

The earth wall was directly shattered, creating a large hole, and Might Guy, without losing speed, rushed towards Nagato.

Might Guy’s offensive plan was simple: since ordinary attacks couldn’t reach Nagato within ten seconds, he would use Noon Leopard again to accelerate and create a time difference.

“Shadow Clone Technique!”

Facing Might Guy, who had broken through the wall and was attacking, Nagato remained calm. He formed a hand seal and created a Shadow Clone.

“Four, three, success!”

Looking at Nagato, who was within reach, Might Guy believed victory was already his.

At this distance, even if Nagato could use other offensive Ninjutsu, Might Guy could withstand the Ninjutsu and deliver a punch to Nagato.

Nagato’s Ninjutsu could injure him, but it couldn’t incapacitate him, whereas Might Guy’s punch would most likely knock Nagato out directly.

“Shinra Tensei!”

The sudden, powerful repulsive force stopped Might Guy’s fist, which was swinging towards Nagato, five centimeters from Nagato’s chest.

Might Guy looked at Nagato in surprise. He had never stopped counting silently, and logically, Nagato’s Shinra Tensei should still have two seconds of cooldown.

“I fell for it.” Might Guy quickly figured out the reason.

Shinra Tensei might have a cooldown, but it was definitely not ten seconds, and perhaps not even eight seconds.

Nagato had been using Shinra Tensei every ten seconds before to convey false information to him.

Bang!

Under the effect of the repulsive force, Might Guy flew backward just like last time.

“Wind Release: Pressure Damage!”

To ensure accuracy, the Shadow Clone Nagato used Pressure Damage, which had a wide enough range. As Might Guy flew backward, he unleashed a high-pressure wind sphere in the direction Might Guy was headed.

Whoosh, whoosh!

The powerful storm enveloped the area where Might Guy had flown backward, and even the ground became cracked under the storm’s rampage.

“What a difficult opponent.” Nagato breathed a sigh of relief.

Fighting a Ninja like Might Guy, who could both endure and fight, was truly troublesome. Even with Nagato’s Chakra reserves, he couldn’t waste it mindlessly.

Before each use of the Shadow Clone Technique, he had to consider whether this Shadow Clone would be effective. If not, he wouldn’t use it, thereby conserving Chakra.

After all, it was too easy for Might Guy to defeat a Shadow Clone. Rather than mindlessly using Shadow Clones, it was better to save Chakra for Shinra Tensei. Shinra Tensei was powerful, but also very Chakra-intensive.

“It was misleading information, Guy’s loss is not unwarranted.” Seeing Nagato release Shinra Tensei after eight seconds, Kakashi was also somewhat surprised.

Just now, Might Guy thought he had seen through Nagato, but what he saw was a side that Nagato deliberately showed. Without a doubt, Nagato won in terms of battle awareness.

The content revealed in the recent exchange was not limited to this. If Nagato could release Shinra Tensei every eight seconds or even less.

Then Nagato had actually hidden some of his strength during the previous battle. Given the powerful effect of Shinra Tensei, if Nagato could consistently use it with shorter cooldowns, he would certainly gain a greater advantage.

“He’s still a cautious type of Ninja. It seems there’s no suspense for first place this time.” Kakashi analyzed for a moment and found that Nagato was truly steady.

If Nagato had Obito’s personality under normal circumstances, then the final might still be debatable, but Nagato being both strong and steady made him very difficult to deal with.

Kakashi, putting himself in Nagato’s shoes, felt that he would most likely lose, and Shisui and Obito’s current strength was inferior to his, so they naturally couldn’t defeat Nagato.

Seeing Might Guy make a major mistake and lose the possibility of victory, Hanzo withdrew his gaze and observed Muzuki out of the corner of his eye.

Muzuki’s expression showed no obvious change from before, as if everything was within his expectations.

Hanzo felt a hint of frustration. He could manage his expressions, but he felt that Sōsuke wasn’t like this because of expression management, but because everything was truly under his control.

“It should be about time.” Nagato focused his gaze on Might Guy, who was being attacked by the storm.

Might Guy looked very disheveled at this moment, his clothes severely damaged, covered in a large amount of dust and mud, and numerous small wounds all over his body.

As if sensing Nagato’s gaze, Might Guy grinned in Nagato’s direction.

He hadn’t felt this way in a long time. In a one-on-one battle, Nagato was currently the only one who gave him such pressure.

“If this continues, I’m going to lose.” Feeling the pain from various parts of his body, Might Guy made a judgment.

He had used Noon Leopard twice within a minute, and his legs were now fatigued. Not only would he be unable to use Noon Leopard next, but his maximum speed would also be slower than before.

Coupled with the effects of his injuries, even though he himself still had enough fighting spirit, he couldn’t stop his physical abilities from declining.

“Obito really wanted that first-place prize.” Might Guy maintained highly concentrated breathing, recalling their previous discussion about the Youth Martial Arts Tournament.

Each disciple had a different reason for participating in the Youth Martial Arts Tournament. Might Guy wanted to fight more talented powerhouses; as for the prize, he didn’t care.

Obito, however, was clearly different. After hearing about the first-place prize, Obito showed intense interest.

Might Guy didn’t mind giving his prize to a friend, because the prizes for all rankings were useless to him.

But now, Might Guy was truly willing but powerless. In his current state, it was impossible to defeat Nagato.

Might Guy was confident but not overconfident.

“In that case, the Green Beast can only make an appearance!” Might Guy took a deep breath, preparing to forcibly open the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates, just like in their previous encounter.

His body was much stronger now than before. Even if he forcibly used the Sixth Gate in Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, he wouldn’t suffer injuries as severe as last time.

“Gate of View, Open!”

Might Guy’s eyes widened in fury, and a terrifying aura erupted from his body. Green, leaf-like energy enveloped Might Guy’s entire body.

The opening of the Sixth Gate further strengthened Might Guy’s Chakra, making it even more violent.

“Hmm? What’s going on?” Nagato’s excellent perception instantly detected the change in Might Guy’s body, and he showed a surprised expression.

He had originally thought Might Guy would lose his fighting capability in the storm of Pressure Damage, but he didn’t expect Might Guy to become even stronger, displaying an unprecedented terrifying aura.

Because his body had become stronger, even though it was still the Sixth Gate superimposed with Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, Might Guy was stronger now than when he fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

The terrifying aura that soared into the sky could be clearly felt even by the Ninja in the audience.

“Guy actually had another trick up his sleeve.” Asuma gasped.

Asuma felt that the current Might Guy could punch him to death.

“So, he wasn’t at full power when he fought me.” Kisame Hoshigaki felt a bit dejected.

After all his efforts, his former opponent no longer needed to use his full power to defeat him.

“He’s really reckless, thankfully Muzuki-sensei is also here.” Kakashi looked at the green energy on Might Guy’s body and knew that Might Guy had forcibly opened a higher gate.

Kakashi had a deep impression of Gate of View Might Guy, because if Might Guy hadn’t opened the Gate of View and single-handedly stopped four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist that time, they would definitely not have been able to hold out without injury until Muzuki arrived.

Of course, the price was truly steep. That time, Might Guy was the most severely injured, and even after receiving immediate treatment from Muzuki, he still needed a long period of recuperation to fully recover.

“What a powerful aura.” Kitsuchi’s gaze towards Might Guy changed.

This was not a genius; this was clearly a powerhouse, a Ninja World powerhouse like himself.

Even if Kitsuchi were to enter the arena now to fight in Nagato’s place, Kitsuchi wasn’t sure he could win against the current Might Guy.

“He still has a trump card.” Seeing Might Guy suddenly burst with power, Hanzo’s expression remained calm, but he was delighted in his heart, and then observed Muzuki.

He found that Muzuki still had that gentle, faintly smiling expression, which made him very puzzled.

“Doesn’t he worry about his Ninjutsu spreading? That’s a Konoha Ninja.” Hanzo was perplexed.

If the Ninjutsu fell into Konoha’s hands, given Konoha’s scale, it was highly likely that someone would learn it, and Konoha might even specifically send people to research how to counter Fire Dragon Dance.

Hanzo couldn’t guess Muzuki’s thoughts, so he could only continue watching the match.

Might Guy poured a large amount of Chakra into his index and middle fingers, joining the two fingers and then placing them behind him.

He had forcibly opened the Sixth Gate, which would cause significant damage to his body. Coupled with the severe injuries he had already sustained, the longer the battle continued, the more disadvantageous it would be for Might Guy. He needed to make every second count.

Therefore, Might Guy prepared to unleash all his power to end the battle as quickly as possible, no longer testing the true cooldown time of Shinra Tensei.

Might Guy didn’t know much about repulsive force, but he had personally seen Nagato retreat when using Shinra Tensei to nullify Morning Tiger.

That is to say, Nagato’s Shinra Tensei was not omnipotent. As long as it encountered a stronger force, Shinra Tensei might not be able to perfectly intercept it.

“Golden Skyline!”

Might Guy unleashed all the power in his body and rushed towards Nagato at extreme speed.

At this moment, many Ninja spectators could no longer clearly see Might Guy’s figure, only feeling a rapidly moving green light on the field.

Sensing the current terror of Might Guy, Nagato showed a solemn expression and mobilized all his Chakra, concentrating it in his Rinnegan.

This Might Guy was not someone that ordinary Shinra Tensei could deal with; a stronger Shinra Tensei was needed.

To give the main body more time to prepare Ninjutsu, the Shadow Clone stood in front of Nagato and used Ninjutsu to intercept Might Guy.

But at this moment, Might Guy was exceptionally powerful, and Nagato’s Shadow Clone could not effectively intercept Might Guy.

In a blink of an eye, Might Guy charged forward. He suddenly swung the fingers of his right hand, as if wielding some sharp blade.

The moment Might Guy made the slashing motion, a powerful impact instantly shattered Nagato’s Shadow Clone.

A dazzling golden light flashed, and Nagato’s perception transmitted an extremely dangerous signal.

Without time to think, Nagato instinctively released the massive amount of Chakra he had gathered, pushing his Rinnegan’s abilities to the limit, unleashing the strongest attack he had made since acquiring the Rinnegan.

“Shinra Tensei!”

PS: There will be another chapter later, but it will be quite late, so I recommend reading it tomorrow.

The original plan was to finish the Martial Arts Tournament and update Naruto’s extra chapter before the 10th, but I took a day off, and then had two days where I was quite stuck with writing, so the updates weren’t much, leading to a slightly slower progress than expected. Therefore, Naruto’s extra chapter will be out a bit later.

After all, you can’t have the main plot fighting and then suddenly have an extra chapter; the viewing experience would be too poor.