Chapter 531 Samsara Eye vs Eight Gates

When the time reached 3:30 PM, the referee promptly shouted, “Number one, Nagato, versus number eleven, Might Guy!”

Nagato and Might Guy almost simultaneously stood up and walked towards the combat arena.

As soon as the two arrived at the combat arena, the venue erupted in various discussions.

“This Might Guy shouldn’t be Nagato’s opponent,” Baki believed Might Guy would lose.

After all, even a puppeteer capable of performing ten-puppet manipulation had lost, so how could Might Guy defeat Nagato?

The Sand Ninja around Baki nodded in agreement.

“Nagato’s ability is too strange. If Might Guy can counter it, then he still has a chance to win; otherwise, it will be difficult,” Kitsuchi analyzed.

From Kitsuchi’s perspective, Might Guy was actually very strong and not without hope of defeating Nagato, but Nagato’s ability was very strange, and even Kitsuchi couldn’t quite understand it.

Besides discussing and contemplating the strength and outcome between the contestants, some people also let their minds wander.

“No wonder Sōsuke was willing to set his proud Ninjutsu as the first prize; it turns out the Shinobi Sect had such a super genius. This way, the Ninjutsu still remains in the Shinobi Sect’s hands,” a Ninja complained.

Nagato’s crushing victories made him feel that the Shinobi Sect had never intended to award Fire Dragon Dance to other Ninja.

“The Shinobi Sect never said they wouldn’t participate. It’s still based on strength; are they supposed to just give it to you for free?” a nearby Ninja immediately retorted.

“At least the Shinobi Sect has the courage to put it out there. You don’t see other Ninja forces putting their own top-tier Ninjutsu out as competition prizes.”

The retorted Ninja was instantly speechless.

The noisy sounds in the audience did not affect the two in the combat arena.

After confirming that Nagato and Might Guy were ready, the referee shouted, “Begin!”

“Eight Gates, Gate of Limit, open!”

As soon as the referee’s voice fell, Might Guy instantly opened five Gates, his Chakra rapidly increasing, and his aura continuously growing.

Not only that, but Might Guy simultaneously focused his breathing to the extreme, entering Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, and his aura surged again.

In Nagato’s perception, Might Guy at this moment was like a humanoid beast, with the risk of being torn apart just by getting close.

“Shadow Clone Technique!”

Nagato chose to form hand signs first to create two Shadow Clones, then continued to form hand signs to use Lightning Release.

“Lightning Release: False Darkness!”

Nagato calmly spat out lightning, striking towards the approaching Might Guy.

Might Guy was strong, but Nagato was confident in himself.

Whoosh!

Might Guy’s Chakra erupted, and like a green light, he swiftly dodged the Lightning Release: Great Spear.

He went all out from the start to meet the enemy because he was worried about falling into Nagato’s offensive rhythm. With five Gates stacked on top of Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, Might Guy’s speed was fast enough that even Lightning Release: False Darkness couldn’t hit his clothes.

“Fire Release: Head Hardship!”

“Wind Release: Pressure Damage!”

The two Nagato Shadow Clones completed their hand signs; one spat out a high-pressure fireball, and the other spat out a high-pressure wind ball.

The flames first struck the ground in Might Guy’s approaching direction, creating a rapidly spreading sea of fire, while the wind ball transformed into a strong storm, greatly increasing the expansion speed of the sea of fire.

Facing the oncoming boundless flames, Might Guy showed no fear, his face excited as he rapidly threw punches towards the sea of fire.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

The punch winds created by Might Guy’s rapid punches blocked the spread of the sea of fire in front of him, but he only blocked the flames directly in front of him. The sea of fire continued to spread along his sides, enveloping Might Guy.

At this moment, Might Guy was like a lone boat beneath turbulent waves, as if he would be completely swallowed by the sea of fire in the next moment.

“Morning Tiger!”

When the air was compressed enough, Might Guy shouted excitedly, changing his fists to palms and clapping his hands together fiercely.

Roar!!

The air compressed to the extreme erupted at this moment, a powerful shockwave surged out, condensing into the shape of a fierce tiger.

The moment the fierce tiger appeared, the situation reversed. Under the terrifying impact, the flames surrounding Might Guy rapidly retreated, as if mice had encountered a cat.

The surging flames were torn apart by the fierce tiger, and the sea of fire scattered in all directions, while the fierce tiger charged directly towards Nagato.

“Let’s see if Guy’s Taijutsu can withstand Nagato’s repulsive force,” Kakashi stared intently at the combat arena.

Nagato had only used Shinra Tensei once in the Martial Arts Tournament, and the information Kakashi could analyze was too little, only able to make an initial judgment that it was related to repulsive force.

Although it was only the first match of the Four Finals, in Kakashi’s eyes, this battle was almost equivalent to the final.

It wasn’t that Kakashi looked down on Shisui and Obito, but their strength was indeed quite a distance behind Might Guy.

If Might Guy couldn’t defeat Nagato, then it would be even more impossible for them.

“Shinra Tensei!”

Facing the surging fierce tiger, Nagato simply extended his right hand with a calm expression, activating his Rinnegan ability.

A powerful repulsive force erupted centered on Nagato. The fierce tiger, which had previously disregarded the sea of fire, immediately stopped, unable to advance another step forward.

Boom!!

The next moment, a huge roar sounded. The repulsive force released by Nagato violently collided with the impact of Morning Tiger. The fierce tiger directly dissipated without a trace, and Nagato retreated several steps.

“Even this Taijutsu isn’t enough. If Might Guy has no trump card, he’s going to lose,” Hanzō’s expression remained unchanged, feeling a bit regretful in his heart.

If Might Guy were a few years older, the outcome would be hard to say, but now Nagato was indeed stronger.

Thinking about having to watch Sōsuke’s disciple claim the first prize tomorrow, Hanzō felt very unpleasant inside.

His motivation to continue watching was to see the Shinobi Sect lose and Sōsuke show a surprised and regretful expression. Now, it was clearly impossible to achieve; everything was under Sōsuke’s control.

“No way, he’s so monstrous. He just waved his hand and blocked Morning Tiger,” Obito was greatly shocked.

He had been thinking Might Guy would get first place, and then they would exchange prizes, since Might Guy couldn’t learn Fire Release anyway.

But now, it seemed Nagato had a greater chance of winning.

“Morning Tiger is nothing; he hasn’t even used Golden Skyline yet,” Obito cheered for Might Guy in his heart.

As long as Might Guy used Golden Skyline, everything would be alright.

Compared to Morning Tiger, Obito still believed more in Golden Skyline.

After all, since Might Guy had mastered Golden Skyline, he had only ever been outmatched by Kakashi’s No Thought Strike.

But after Kakashi used No Thought Strike, he would be incapacitated without anyone else even needing to attack him, while Might Guy was still full of vigor after fully releasing Golden Skyline. It was very clear who was stronger.

“As expected of the formidable enemy my best friend always warned me about. He can even block Morning Tiger so easily,” Might Guy sighed.

His current output capability stronger than Morning Tiger was only Golden Skyline, which meant that any Taijutsu other than Golden Skyline was useless against Nagato.

There was even a possibility that Golden Skyline wouldn’t work either.

“However, this is precisely the opportunity to make youth burn even more fiercely!” Might Guy laughed aloud.

Might Guy never feared challenges; Nagato’s strength would not make him afraid, but only make his heart surge with even more excitement.

Since Shinra Tensei was temporarily on cooldown, Nagato retreated behind his Shadow Clones.

Although the cooldown was only five seconds, Might Guy’s speed was very fast, so Nagato had to be cautious.

Moreover, Nagato always remembered Muzuki’s words: unless necessary, disrupt the release timing of Shinra Tensei and don’t release it immediately after cooldown, to prevent the enemy from obtaining information about Shinra Tensei’s cooldown.

“Noon Leopard!”

Might Guy roared, pouring all his strength into his legs. The Chakra boosted by Eight Gates erupted again, pushing the multi-burst technique of Soru to the limit his body could withstand.

The next moment, Might Guy, like a hunting leopard, pounced towards Nagato.

Noon Leopard was a Taijutsu Might Guy had developed by integrating his Taijutsu knowledge before, but at that time, Might Guy was still relatively immature, so many aspects were not perfected.

Recently, Might Guy had refined Noon Leopard. The perfected Noon Leopard had extraordinary burst speed, and in terms of acceleration, it was currently his best Taijutsu.

However, the drawback still remained: it would cause a lot of fatigue in his legs, and he could use it at most twice within five minutes.

If it were an ordinary Ninja, they might not be able to observe Might Guy’s movements, but Nagato not only had excellent sensory abilities but also possessed the Rinnegan.

Although Might Guy was fast, he couldn’t be so fast that Nagato couldn’t see him.

Nagato quickly estimated the time and found that Shinra Tensei would be ready, with even two seconds to spare.

Nagato’s eyes flickered, and he quickly made a decision in his heart.

Whoosh!

Nagato’s main body did not immediately use Shinra Tensei but instead used Body Flicker Technique to create distance, while the two Shadow Clones used Ninjutsu to intercept Might Guy.

Although there was a slight margin of time for Shinra Tensei’s cooldown, Nagato couldn’t defeat Might Guy in this single clash.

After all, Might Guy could withstand Iwagakure’s Explosion Release, so knocking Might Guy down with one blow was a very difficult task.

Nagato prepared to transmit false information to Might Guy while wearing down Might Guy’s body.

Bang! Bang!!

Might Guy directly withstood the Shadow Clones’ Ninjutsu and defeated the Shadow Clones.

“Shinra Tensei!” Nagato, who had silently counted to ten seconds in his heart, decisively acted, unleashing Shinra Tensei on Might Guy.

Boom!!

Might Guy felt a powerful pushing force descend upon him, and then his body uncontrollably flew backward, smashing into the wall at the edge of the combat arena.

As Nagato had expected, Might Guy quickly got up as if nothing had happened and continued his attack.

Before ten seconds, Nagato used five-element Ninjutsu to bombard him, and at ten seconds, Nagato immediately used Shinra Tensei.

“Does this repulsive force ability have a cooldown, is it ten seconds?”

After enduring four consecutive Shinra Tensei, Might Guy perceived information about Shinra Tensei.

If an ability like Shinra Tensei could be used freely, then he would most likely have been severely injured by now.

But Nagato did not release Shinra Tensei constantly, so Might Guy felt that Shinra Tensei must have limitations, and based on Nagato’s current performance, this limitation might be that it could only be released once every ten seconds.

“If that’s the case, then it’s time to counterattack!” A brilliant smile appeared on Might Guy’s face.

Ten seconds was enough time for a Ninja with his speed to do too many things.