Chapter 330 Transparent World vs. Konoha Dragon God

The continuous changes in the arena left the audience in awe.

When Obito unleashed such a powerful Fire Release, they thought he was going to win, but Kakashi actually broke through the Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet’s blockade and counter-attacked in an instant.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi was greatly surprised by this, not expecting Kakashi to burst out with such powerful strength at the last moment, breaking through the fiercely powerful Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

“My rival, I feel your passion to fight me!”

Seeing Kakashi’s Thunderclap Flash break through the sea of fire and defeat Obito, Might Guy clenched his fists, vowing in his heart that when he fought Kakashi, he would unleash 120% of his strength to respond to Kakashi’s passion.

“These two Guys are unexpectedly strong,” Asuma sighed.

After personally fighting Obito and then watching Obito and Kakashi’s battle, Asuma deeply felt that the gap between himself and them was even larger than before.

He had once trained with Obito; at that time, Obito was stronger than him but only by a limited amount, but now Asuma felt that if Obito had released this level of Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet from the very beginning, he wouldn’t have stood a chance.

“Their strength has actually grown so much!” After watching the battle, Shisui’s expression changed from calm to shocked.

Although they trained together frequently, they couldn’t possibly push themselves to such extremes during training, so Shisui was truly taken by surprise.

Shisui’s expression was a bit grim because he realized that if he were to fight them now, whether it was Kakashi or Obito, his chances of winning were slim. He was, after all, Muzuki’s first disciple and the only one in Muzuki’s team who maintained an undefeated record, the undisputed strongest disciple before.

Shisui felt an unprecedented sense of urgency; he wished he could go back to cultivate immediately.

“Perhaps they really can become the new Three Ninja,” Jiraiya sighed inwardly.

He had been quite optimistic about Muzuki’s three disciples on the battlefield before, and their current performance proved Jiraiya’s foresight.

Not only Kakashi and Might Guy, who entered the final battle, but even Obito, who was defeated by Kakashi, displayed extraordinary strength.

“I hope they’re both alright,” Rin Nohara said, looking at the two fallen individuals with concern.

It was clear that both had fought to their limits; both Kakashi and Obito were injured and exhausted.

“Lady Tsunade, could I trouble you to heal Kakashi and the others? Otherwise, they won’t be able to proceed with the next part of the exam,” Muzuki asked Tsunade, who was beside him.

Konoha had given a good amount of rest time for the final match, but healing time was an issue, and Tsunade was quite idle anyway.

“Healing is not a problem, but next time if I make any requests, you can’t refuse, after all, my consultation fee is very expensive,” Tsunade said, nodding with her arms crossed.

Tsunade’s meaning was simple: freeloading was forbidden; he had to owe her a favor.

“As long as it’s within my power, Lady Tsunade, please feel free to command,” Muzuki agreed.

What else could Tsunade ask him to do? Nothing more than getting some delicious food, so Muzuki agreed readily.

If it were someone ambitious, like Danzo or Orochimaru, Muzuki would have to think about it.

Of course, Muzuki was not pedantic; he had a flexible bottom line, and it was impossible to expect him to do dirty work through a verbal agreement.

There was a certain Dragon who demonstrated this point well: when needed, they would offer empty promises, and when not, the noble Dragon did not need to keep promises.

Although Tsunade was in her slump period, she would still do what she promised. After Muzuki spoke, she immediately went to Konoha Hospital to personally treat Obito and Kakashi.

With Tsunade’s intervention, Kakashi and Obito quickly recovered and woke up.

“Damn it, if I had only lasted a few more seconds, maybe I would have been the one to win,” Obito said, noticing Kakashi on the adjacent hospital bed and speaking with annoyance.

It was clear that Kakashi was also quite injured in the recent battle, otherwise he wouldn’t be in the hospital with him.

“But the fact is, I was the victor of the battle. That’s an unchangeable fact,” Kakashi said calmly.

“Winning once has made you so arrogant, acting as if I’ve never beaten you,” Obito said, detecting Kakashi’s arrogant aura and speaking with displeasure.

“You’ve only beaten me once,” Kakashi said, emphasizing “once.”

Although Obito and he were now evenly matched, a year ago, he could easily defeat Obito.

Obito was speechless because every word Kakashi said was true. He regretted it a bit; he should have fought Kakashi more times when he was stronger than Kakashi, otherwise Kakashi wouldn’t be so arrogant now.

“Honestly, they’re like this and still not resting properly.”

Just then, Rin Nohara’s voice suddenly came, and Obito quickly looked towards the hospital room door, only to see Rin Nohara standing at the doorway, with Muzuki standing behind her.

“Are you feeling better?” Muzuki asked with concern.

“Mhm, mhm, I feel like I could fight Kakashi again right now, no problem,” Obito said, patting his chest.

“My body is fine, it’s just my stamina hasn’t fully recovered,” Kakashi answered honestly.

“That’s alright. Considering your injuries, the rest period has been extended a bit, so it won’t affect the battle,” Muzuki said, smiling reassuringly.

Kakashi nodded; he would indeed be very unwilling if he lost to Might Guy due to his unstable condition.

As the final match drew near, Kakashi recovered to his full strength and returned to the Chunin Exams venue with Muzuki and the others, entering the waiting room to await the official start of the battle.

Seeing Kakashi, who had fully recovered, Might Guy showed a happy smile and said, “My rival, I am incredibly excited for the battle that’s about to begin!”

“I won’t disappoint you,” Kakashi replied calmly.

At this moment, Hiruko’s voice entered the waiting room.

“Final examination: Might Guy versus Kakashi Hatake! Examinees, please prepare for battle!”

Kakashi and Might Guy exchanged glances. Might Guy showed his sparkling white teeth and gave Kakashi a thumbs-up.

Kakashi’s lips, covered by his mask, curved upwards, and he also gave Might Guy a thumbs-up.

As Kakashi and Might Guy walked side by side into the arena, a huge cheer erupted from the crowd.

“Guy, go for it! Let your youth burn even brighter!” Might Duy stood up and shouted to the arena, providing spiritual support to Might Guy.

Although Might Guy couldn’t clearly hear the voices from the audience, he knew his father would definitely be cheering him on, so he gave a radiant smile and responded to the audience.

“Guy’s Eight Gates combined with Rock Breathing makes his strength and speed too strong. This time, first place should definitely go to Guy,” Obito said, acting like a neutral bystander with no vested interest, making his prediction for first place.

If Kakashi took first place, it would truly be more upsetting than Obito losing the battle.

Now, Obito continuously cheered on Might Guy in his heart, hoping that Might Guy could thoroughly defeat Kakashi under Rin Nohara’s gaze.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his small beard, a smile on his face. Regardless of who won, this Chunin Exams was a very successful Chunin Exams, fully demonstrating Konoha’s strength.

Finally, under everyone’s gaze, Hiruko shouted for the battle to begin.

“Rock Breathing, Total Concentration Breathing!”

“Eight Gates, Gate of Opening, open! Gate of Healing, open! Gate of Life, open!”

The anticipated battle finally began. Might Guy immediately maximized his strength, instantly opening three Gates and pushing his breathing to the absolute limit he could achieve.

In that instant, Might Guy erupted with an incredibly powerful aura; merely the burst of Chakra stirred the airflow, kicking up dust from the ground.

“Thunder Breathing, Total Concentration Breathing!”

Facing such a Might Guy, Kakashi dared not hold back and immediately entered the extreme breathing state, while simultaneously condensing Chakra in his feet, ready to unleash extreme speed at any moment.

Might Guy’s heart was surging with excitement; engaging in a battle with Kakashi in such an environment was what he had been looking forward to.

“Leaf Great Whirlwind!”

Might Guy’s leg erupted with powerful Chakra, transforming him into a green blur as he charged towards Kakashi. The sheer speed generated a strong gust of wind.

Kakashi didn’t hesitate for a moment. He immediately performed Nature Transformation on the Chakra in his leg, stimulating his body, then transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished from his original spot.

Might Guy’s fighting style was pure brute force. Three Gates combined with Total Concentration Breathing provided an immense boost to his body. Facing such an attack, Kakashi did not want to take it head-on.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

While dodging, Kakashi seized the opportunity to throw several Shuriken imbued with Lightning Release Chakra at Might Guy.

If they were ordinary Shuriken, Might Guy might have used the airflow generated by his taijutsu to counter them, but these Ninja tools, enhanced with Nature Transformation, were not so easy to deal with. Might Guy chose to use Shave to dodge.

Kakashi wasn’t anxious that the Shuriken missed; both of them could be described as speed-type Ninja, extremely fast. It was just a matter of who would reveal a weakness first.

Kakashi was quite confident about this because, compared to Might Guy, he had far more techniques at his disposal, and his talent in Ninjutsu was not bad.

Whoosh!

After dodging Kakashi’s attack, Might Guy didn’t stop for a moment and immediately continued to launch an assault on Kakashi.

“Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!” Kakashi retreated while summoning a long, thick earthen wall to block Might Guy’s path.

“Shadow Clone Technique!”

Immediately after, Kakashi quickly formed hand signs and created a Shadow Clone. Then, he and the Shadow Clone together performed the Clone Technique, creating over a dozen illusory clones without physical substance.

Illusory clones without physical substance were useless against the Sharingan and Byakugan, as they would be seen through directly, essentially wasting Chakra. However, Might Guy did not possess special eyes, nor had he mastered the Transparent World, so they could provide a certain degree of deception.

When Might Guy stood atop the Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall and looked, a dozen identical Kakashis appeared before his eyes.

“Leaf Strong Whirlwind!”

Might Guy did not stop his advance towards Kakashi. He poured a large amount of power into his leg and unleashed a whirlwind kick of immense force; the strong wind it generated alone caused some of the clones to vanish as illusions.

Although the Shadow Clone also used full power to reinforce itself with Lightning Release Chakra, it too dissipated into smoke under that single kick.

Just as all the Shadow Clones in front of Might Guy were eliminated by him, Kakashi’s main body emerged from the ground, with an incredibly dazzling Purple Lightning appearing in his hand.

Might Guy wasn’t too surprised by this, as it wasn’t the first time Kakashi had used this tactic. He was prepared, having condensed Chakra in his palm.

“Leaf Hand Blade!”

Might Guy’s palm erupted with Chakra, and he immediately turned and unleashed a transparent burst of energy into the air.

“Purple Lightning!”

Meanwhile, Kakashi’s hand glowed with purple light, and a large swathe of lightning struck towards Might Guy. Even Might Guy couldn’t dodge such a wide area of lightning at that range.

Boom!

The Purple Lightning struck Might Guy, forcing him to stumble backward repeatedly, turning his bowl cut into an explosion of hair.

Bang!

Might Guy’s Leaf Hand Blade strike accurately hit Kakashi, sending him flying into the Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall.

“Guy has actually mastered this move already,” Kakashi muttered, touching the spot where he was hit, his brow furrowed. The bone there was already broken.

Originally, according to his plan, Might Guy would at most dodge a portion of the lightning and wouldn’t be able to counterattack.

Purple Lightning is strongest when used at close range. For safety, he specifically used a long-range, dispersed attack to increase the strike area, but it still resulted in an exchange of blows.

“But can you still dodge my Thunderclap Flash next?” Kakashi quickly stood up and rushed towards Might Guy.

Being hit by Purple Lightning has a paralyzing effect. Even if Might Guy’s body is very strong, it couldn’t have no effect at all. Although his bone was broken, it wasn’t a critical bone, so aside from the pain, the other effects weren’t particularly significant.

“Flash!”

Kakashi didn’t directly use the Thunderclap Flash, which he still couldn’t adapt to, but instead used the Flash, which he could react to.

After all, Rock Breathing, in addition to great strength, also enhances defense. Perhaps the paralysis truly had no effect on Might Guy. If he didn’t react in time, Might Guy would surely seize the opportunity.

Yellow lightning appeared on Kakashi’s leg, and as Kakashi performed Nature Transformation, a dazzling yellow light appeared on the field.

Swish!

Might Guy burst out Chakra, intending to dodge, but his body was a fraction slower than usual.

It was this slight difference that prevented Might Guy from fully dodging Kakashi’s slash. Blood bloomed from his chest, and his body staggered backward repeatedly.

“My body’s reaction time has slowed down. So that Ninjutsu also has this effect,” Might Guy thought as he quickly stabilized his body.

It was his first time enduring an attack from Purple Lightning like this, so Might Guy didn’t know that Purple Lightning actually had such a powerful paralyzing effect.

He had been hit by Lightning Release before, but it hadn’t caused any problems.

“Guy, you’re too impatient!” Obito said anxiously. Seeing Kakashi about to win truly made him uncomfortable.

From Obito’s perspective, Might Guy was too hasty this time. Kakashi, with so many Shadow Clones, must have been full of tricks. He should have taken it slow.

Might Duy didn’t shout loudly at Might Guy. He just watched the center of the arena with a serious expression.

The son he knew wouldn’t stop progressing because of a small difficulty.

“It’s effective after all,” Kakashi calmed himself, gathering a large amount of Chakra, preparing to end the battle with Thunderclap Flash.

If he couldn’t even dodge Flash, then Might Guy in this state wouldn’t be able to dodge his Thunderclap Flash.

Sizzle!!!

A large amount of dazzling yellow lightning appeared on Kakashi’s body. The White Fang Short Blade in Kakashi’s hand also transformed into a lightning long blade. At this moment, Kakashi poured everything into enhancing his own strength, to unleash that ultimate slash.

“Hmph,” Might Guy exhaled a long breath. At this moment, his chest was bleeding profusely, and his muscles occasionally felt a needle-like pain. But Might Guy looked at the dazzling Kakashi and showed a genuine smile, a hearty laugh at that.

“Hahahahaha!” Might Guy burst into laughter.

He was very satisfied, very satisfied with such a dazzling Kakashi.

The reason he once considered Kakashi his lifelong rival was because Kakashi at that time was incredibly dazzling, a genius who crushed everyone.

When others were still diligently learning Clone Technique, Kakashi had already mastered Shadow Clone. When others were trying to hit targets with Shuriken and Kunai, Kakashi could already hit the bullseye precisely. At that time, it seemed there was no ability Kakashi didn’t know, suppressing everyone in all aspects and all subjects.

And at that time, he was just a dead last in every subject, a tail-ender. His first challenge against Kakashi ended with Kakashi defeating him in one move.

But even then, Might Guy always firmly believed that he could reach or even surpass a genius like Kakashi through hard work.

In fact, he did. A few months ago, he defeated Kakashi for the first time, achieving a goal he had been striving for.

But was one victory enough? Of course not. He had lost to Kakashi many times, and only won against Kakashi once.

Now, he was no longer the tail-ender who could be instantly defeated by Kakashi. Now, he had the Rock Breathing taught by Teacher Muzuki, the Eight Gates taught by his father Might Duy, and the Taijutsu taught by Teacher Chen.

How could he, in this state, give up on a victory that was not far from him!

Might Guy’s breathing became more focused than ever before. He widened his eyes, using all the power of his breathing to Shock that fourth gate, which had not yet been successfully opened.

“Eight Gates, Fourth Gate, Gate of Pain, Open!”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A powerful Chakra burst forth from Might Guy’s body, instantly pushing his aura to a new peak. The sheer force of his aura created a gust of wind around him.

At this instant of attempting to open the Eight Gates, Muzuki’s teachings, Might Duy’s teachings, and Teacher Chen’s teachings all flashed rapidly through Might Guy’s mind within a second.

“Thunderclap Flash!”

Boom!

A thunderous roar erupted as extremely dazzling yellow electricity burst forth from Kakashi’s body. Powerful Lightning Release Chakra condensed on the White Fang Short Blade.

Even the spectators outside the arena could feel the power of the lightning, as if it could tear apart everything in the world.

“Kakashi, this is a move I specially trained hard for you, Leaf Dragon God!”

Might Guy roared. The powerful Chakra provided by the Eight Gates was completely unleashed at this moment. The Rock Breathing became more focused than ever before, greatly enhancing his physical strength. Even the wounds inflicted by Kakashi were rapidly healing.

Actually, Teacher Chen hadn’t fully taught him Leaf Dragon God, because Might Guy couldn’t use it before, only practicing a part of it.

But Might Guy, while recalling, instantly gained a preliminary grasp of Leaf Dragon God based on Teacher Chen’s several demonstrations.

Muzuki’s Rock Breathing, Might Duy’s Eight Gates, Teacher Chen’s Leaf Dragon God—at this moment, Might Guy had completely unleashed his potential, bursting forth with unprecedented strength.

As Might Guy’s body spun rapidly, a long azure dragon quickly formed, appearing before everyone’s eyes.

“Leaf Dragon God! Might Guy has actually mastered this,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, looking at the azure dragon on the field in surprise.

As Teacher Chen’s unique skill, Leaf Dragon God could be said to be an extremely difficult Taijutsu. No one else in Konoha knew it besides Teacher Chen. He didn’t expect Might Guy to master it after only a few months of learning from Teacher Chen.

Teacher Chen was known as the strongest in Konoha, and his signature Taijutsu naturally had a certain reputation. Many Jonin on the field began to discuss it.

“This kid, I haven’t even finished teaching him, how did he manage to use it?” Teacher Chen, sitting in a corner of the audience, was also a little surprised.

He could say that the current Might Guy was completely different in strength from the Might Guy who participated in the Chunin Exams before. Might Guy in his current state could easily defeat his former self.

“Amazing, Guy! So you still had a trump card!” Obito decided to retract his previous assessment of Might Guy. That wasn’t impatience, but confidence.

Rumble!!!

When the yellow electric light collided with the azure dragon, a huge explosion erupted in the arena, with continuous roars.

A large crater appeared centered around Kakashi and Might Guy, surrounded by either lightning slash marks or powerful, sharp cutting marks.

Bang!

A white-haired figure retreated at high speed, crashing heavily into the arena wall.

“So strong,” Kakashi panted, looking at the azure dragon before him.

This was the first time his Thunderclap Flash had failed in a head-on collision. The current Might Guy was terrifyingly strong. Kakashi felt that Might Guy in this state alone could defeat Akami Hideyuki.

“Am I going to lose?” Kakashi sensed his body’s current state.

His bones were broken from being hit by Might Guy’s Leaf Hand Blade earlier, and the recent failed clash had left him with extensive injuries all over his body.

Not only his injuries, but his Chakra and stamina were also nearly depleted. Although he had only used Thunderclap Flash and Flash once, he had also used Ninjutsu, and Purple Lightning’s consumption was not small.

Kakashi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, answering his inner question with his actions.

He shakily stood up again. As long as he could still stand, as long as he could still swing his blade, he still had a chance to win.

He desperately tried to enter that Transparent World again. This was his only hope for a desperate counterattack.

The Leaf Dragon God moved very fast. Kakashi didn’t need to advance; upon seeing Kakashi stand up again, the azure dragon quickly rushed in front of Kakashi.

And in this final moment, Kakashi saw it, just as he had a month ago. He saw his own body and Might Guy’s body.

“So Thunderclap Flash still has so many flaws,” Kakashi optimized his Thunderclap Flash in that instant.

At this moment, Kakashi had no more thoughts. His remaining strength didn’t support him having more thoughts.

In his mind now, there was only the thought of swinging his blade. As long as he could unleash that one slash, there was still hope.

“Slash!”

The White Fang Short Blade, infused with Chakra, was extended again, transforming into a Lightning Release long blade.

Without any more flashy effects, Kakashi simply swung his blade at the charging azure dragon.

Rumble!!

A yellow blade light flashed, the sound of lightning erupted, dust flew, and a long, narrow, scorched slash mark appeared on the ground.

After this slash, there was no longer an azure dragon, only a green-clad figure standing amidst the gray dust.

“My best friend, it’s truly you,” Might Guy gave Kakashi a thumbs-up, then collapsed, having expended all his strength.

Thud!

The White Fang Short Blade fell from Kakashi’s hand. With his last bit of strength, he also gave Might Guy a thumbs-up, then collapsed the next moment.

“Kakashi Hatake wins!” Hiruko announced the first place of the Chunin Exams. Kakashi collapsed just a little bit later.

PS: Sorry, it’s a bit late, because I wanted to write it all in one go. Usually, if I don’t update, I’ll ask for leave in advance. If I haven’t updated for a while, it means I’m brewing something big.