Chapter 730: Daytime Tiger Tearing Thunder

Boom!

Whoosh, whoosh!

The power Might Guy suddenly unleashed was too terrifying; the ground beneath his feet couldn’t withstand this immense force and rapidly cracked, sending gravel flying and dust swirling, forming circle after circle of circular fissures that quickly spread outwards.

The powerful impact caused Fourth Raikage Ay’s clothes to flap loudly, and the airborne gravel and dust forced Fourth Raikage Ay to squint his eyes.

“How can this be? This aura!”

Fourth Raikage Ay’s face showed surprise as he felt the oppressive force emanating from Might Guy.

If Might Guy, with Six Gates stacked with Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, made Fourth Raikage Ay feel amazed and delighted, then Might Guy, with Seven Gates stacked with Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, was a shock.

Now, Might Guy merely stood there, yet he exuded the aura of a true powerhouse because his Chakra was simply too immense.

Whoosh!

Might Guy, enveloped in blue steam, suddenly charged forward, reaching Fourth Raikage Ay in an instant and throwing a heavy punch.

Fourth Raikage Ay, in his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, had superhuman reactions due to the activation of Lightning Release Chakra, and he immediately met the incoming punch with his own fist, wrapped in blue lightning.

Bang!

A dull thud resonated.

Feeling the pain from his fist, Fourth Raikage Ay’s expression was one of disbelief.

Boom!

The next moment, Fourth Raikage Ay was sent flying backward, slamming heavily into the wall at the edge of the arena, leaving a large crater in the wall.

“His strength is actually this powerful!”

Fourth Raikage Ay quickly got up, his dark face filled with solemnity; his proud strength had been surpassed.

“How is that possible! Ay-sama actually fell behind in a taijutsu contest.”

All the Cloud Ninja in the audience seats showed expressions of disbelief.

This was their Hidden Cloud Village’s Raikage Candidate, a Raikage-level powerhouse capable of serving as a Kage.

“Guy is that strong!” Raido Namiashi was stunned.

Didn’t he say he was too stressed to play and spent all his time training? He didn’t see Might Guy as being weaker than Fourth Raikage Ay at all.

“Ay-sama won’t lose; he hasn’t unleashed his true power yet. When he uses Lightning Release Chakra Mode at full power, his hair will stand on end.”

A Kumogakure Jonin who was more knowledgeable about Lightning Release Chakra Mode stepped forward and said.

“Ahhh!”

As if to confirm the words of the Cloud Ninja spectators, Fourth Raikage Ay let out a loud cry, throwing his somewhat tattered clothes into the air, unleashing his full Lightning Release Chakra, pushing his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its absolute limit.

Under the activation of the powerful Lightning Release Chakra, Fourth Raikage Ay’s muscles became even fuller and more powerful, his veins visibly bulging beneath his skin, every strand of hair on his head stood straight up, and his aura grew even stronger.

At this moment, Might Guy happened to charge forward again.

“Lariat!”

Fourth Raikage Ay concentrated a large amount of Chakra in his right elbow, bracing his right hand with his left, and rapidly thrust his elbow towards the charging Might Guy.

“Konoha Great Rock Rising!”

Might Guy also bent his arm, condensing a large amount of Chakra at his elbow, meeting elbow to elbow.

Boom!

Both Fourth Raikage Ay’s ultimate Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Might Guy’s Eight Gates combined with Rock Breathing possessed extraordinary power.

These two terrifying forces collided, instantly unleashing a massive impact.

The audience in the stands had their hair blown backward by this powerful impact, and any objects not held firmly were directly carried into the air by the shockwave.

Bang!

Fourth Raikage Ay rapidly fell backward, once again slamming into the edge of the arena in another direction.

“This isn’t enough?” Fourth Raikage Ay was inwardly horrified.

He had pushed his Lightning Release to its limit, yet it was still inferior to Might Guy’s.

Just how strong was Might Guy’s power now?

“Haha!”

The close-quarters taijutsu clash with Fourth Raikage Ay filled Might Guy with exhilaration, and he couldn’t help but smile.

However, Might Guy did not give Fourth Raikage Ay a moment to breathe; while smiling, Might Guy suddenly pursued him.

The power brought by the Seventh Gate stacked with Rock Breathing Chakra Mode was immense, and it was not advisable for him to maintain it for too long given his current body strength; he needed to end the battle quickly.

Fourth Raikage Ay’s expression turned grim; the turn of events was somewhat beyond his expectation.

Was he going to lose?

Before Fourth Raikage Ay could think more, he saw Might Guy charging at him at high speed.

“Lightning Style Kill: Horizontal Chop!”

Fourth Raikage Ay could only unleash all his Chakra, condensing high-intensity electricity in his palms, making his final stand.

This was one of his most confident taijutsu techniques; although it was only a C-rank, Fourth Raikage Ay had trained it to its peak, confident he could even slice open a Tailed Beast.

If even this technique failed to subdue Might Guy, then Fourth Raikage Ay would admit defeat wholeheartedly.

As he approached Fourth Raikage Ay, Might Guy, whose hands were already charged with Chakra, suddenly clapped them together.

Roar!

The air seemed to be compressed by an invisible force, almost solidifying, then erupted like a volcanic explosion, a powerful wave of air instantly bursting forth, the roaring airflow like a tiger’s roar, chilling to the bone.

“Morning Tiger—!”

Accompanying Might Guy’s low roar, a giant ferocious tiger, formed purely from compressed air, roared into existence, its form incredibly lifelike, its tiger eyes wide open, fangs bared, surrounded by visible shockwaves.

Whoosh!

Might Guy merely unleashed Morning Tiger, and at that instant, an incredibly terrifying impact was generated.

The referee closest to the arena needed to use Chakra to steady himself.

To prevent this power from harming the ordinary audience, the Shinobi Sect’s staff activated the barrier.

Rumble!

The tiger-shaped air cannon collided with the lightning hand blade, unleashing a deafening roar; the entire ground beneath the arena seemed to be buried with a large number of explosive tags, the ground trembled violently, and rocks flew everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, a massive crater formed.

“Ahh!”

Fourth Raikage Ay’s face was contorted in a grimace; his right palm had several large gashes from Morning Tiger’s immense power, bleeding, then healing due to the high-speed recovery ability of Lightning Release Chakra.

Under repeated abuse, Fourth Raikage Ay’s palm quickly became a bloody mess.

Fourth Raikage Ay desperately tried to unleash even greater power.

He was the Raikage Candidate, standing in the Martial Arts Tournament representing Hidden Cloud Village; how could he fail like this…

Boom!

Fourth Raikage Ay could no longer hold on; his body was sent flying backward at extreme speed, creating another large crater, with blood constantly seeping from various parts of his body.

No matter how strong Fourth Raikage Ay’s will was, his emotions could not be converted into Chakra or power.

Under the terrifying power of Might Guy’s Seven Gates stacked with Rock Breathing Chakra, he simply did not have the strength to contend.

Might Guy let out a long breath, quickly closed the Eight Gates, and exited Rock Breathing Chakra Mode.

“Muzuki-sensei fighting alone will never happen again!”

Might Guy thought to himself, then broke into a brilliant smile, giving a thumbs-up to Muzuki on the high platform.

He had finally grown stronger, and while he couldn’t compare to Muzuki-sensei, he was now qualified to be his aid.

“Big Brother!”

Killer Bee, watching the fight, his pupils rapidly dilated, and he instinctively tried to stand up and rush towards the passage.

Before the Shinobi Sect staff could intercept him, Nagato flashed and blocked Killer Bee, saying:

“Someone will send him for treatment. What do you intend to do by going over now?”

Killer Bee tried to push Nagato away, but Killer Bee overestimated Nagato’s strength.

Relying on his immense Chakra, Nagato remained perfectly still, looking calmly at Killer Bee.

Only then did Killer Bee remember that the person blocking him was Nagato, who once held the title of the Ninja World’s greatest genius.

Why ‘once,’ you ask? Because the power displayed by Kakashi and the others was too astonishing, making the already debated ‘greatest genius’ title even more contentious.

But for Killer Bee, whether he was the first or not didn’t matter; if he dared to block him from saving his big brother, then he would fight him.

“Might Guy wins!”

At this moment, the referee announced the end of the battle, and medical Ninja entered the arena to provide basic first aid to the injured Fourth Raikage Ay before carrying him away.

Seeing his big brother receive treatment, Killer Bee finally calmed down and sat back down.

“Konoha Ninja…”

Killer Bee glanced at Kakashi.

His opponent for this round was Kakashi, also a Konoha Ninja.

Noticing Killer Bee’s gaze, Kakashi remained unperturbed.

At this level of strength, it was already difficult to hold back when trying to determine a winner, not to mention they also had a personal grudge with Fourth Raikage Ay.

If Killer Bee had the strength to injure him, Kakashi would have no complaints about it, only feeling that his own training was still insufficient.

In the audience seats, the area where the Cloud Ninja were sitting fell into an eerie silence.

No one had expected such a result.

Not only did Fourth Raikage Ay not win, but he was severely injured by Might Guy.

In contrast, Might Guy not only won the battle but, apart from taking a slight hit at the very beginning, showed no obvious injuries.

“He’s simply a monster,” a Mist Ninja exclaimed with emotion.

Winning against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen at ten years old, and then defeating the Raikage Candidate at fifteen; this growth rate doesn’t resemble a pure taijutsu Ninja at all.

Normally, taijutsu Ninja grow slower than Ninjutsu users because a genius can learn Ninjutsu by just observing its release process, but it’s impossible to gain a powerful physique by doing just one push-up.

But the reality was before them, and everyone couldn’t help but believe it; facts proved that taijutsu Ninja could also grow rapidly.

The surrounding Ninja all showed expressions of agreement.

Although Shisui, Kakashi, and Obito had performed exceptionally well in the previous round, they all paled in comparison to Might Guy today.

“To have cultivated the Eight Gates to such power at such a young age, if he opens the Eighth Gate in the future, perhaps only the God of Shinobi will be able to contend with him.”

Ōnoki appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly, he felt a little uneasy.

He knew about the Eight Gates and recognized that Might Guy had just used the Seventh Gate.

Although the price of the Eighth Gate was death, the temporary strength of a God of Shinobi was still a significant trump card.

“Such strong taijutsu.” Rasa was secretly alarmed, feeling a bit fortunate.

Fortunately, Might Guy was number one, so it was impossible for him to face him; otherwise, he really wasn’t sure if he could win against Might Guy.

Because his strength was only slightly stronger than Fourth Raikage Ay’s; even if he could win against Might Guy, it would be a very brutal victory, which was not a face-saving matter for a Kage.

“Nagato…” Third Mizukage’s expression was subtle.

Originally, he wasn’t worried about his own battle, but seeing Might Guy’s exaggerated growth rate, Third Mizukage felt a bad premonition.

If Nagato was also like this, then the outcome would truly be hard to say.

【Disciple Might Guy’s strength has increased, his reputation has risen, and he has made progress on the path of the strongest taijutsu, receiving a progress reward—Medium Constitution Improvement, Random Skill Draw Scroll Fragment · S+ (Mastery Level) x 2, Taijutsu Comprehension Improvement】

The moment Might Guy’s battle ended, Might Guy’s life mission crossed that final bit of progress, and the progress was settled.

Moreover, because Muzuki still had one random fragment left, he could perfectly synthesize a random S+ skill scroll.

Since it was in a public setting, Muzuki wasn’t in a hurry to synthesize the scroll and draw; it was just a random S+ skill, no need to rush.

“It should increase another wave after the news spreads throughout the Ninja World,” Muzuki thought.

Fame was very useful for Might Guy’s life mission, even more so than Obito’s life mission requirements.

Because becoming Hokage had many requirements; fame and strength were only one aspect, there were also work ability, leadership ability, and a series of other requirements.

Whereas Might Guy’s life mission essentially had only two elements: one was strength, and the other was fame.

One of the important reasons Muzuki organized this Martial Arts Tournament was his disciple’s life mission.

“Contestant Number Nine, Third Raikage-sama, vs…”

After a simple repair of the arena, the competition continued, and the referee read out the names for the next battle.

“Third Raikage-sama wins!”

Relying on his extremely strong Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique, Third Raikage easily defeated his opponent, ending the battle.

Might Guy, back in the waiting room, saw this scene and instinctively clenched his fists, feeling a bit excited.

His opponent in the next round would be the Third Raikage, who was even stronger than the Raikage Candidate.

“Contestant Number Seventeen, Uchiha Shisui, vs. Contestant Number Twenty-Four, Yagura Karatachi!”

Shisui heard his name, exchanged a brief greeting with Obito and the others, and walked towards the battle arena.

He had made all the necessary preparations; whether he could win now depended on his strength.

The Hidden Mist audience and Konoha audience, hearing the names of Ninja from their respective Villages, all focused their attention on the battle arena.

“Yagura-sama can’t lose, can he?”

A Mist Ninja mumbled.

“How could Yagura-sama possibly lose? He’s the strongest Ninja in the Village besides Third Mizukage-sama.”

Another Mist Ninja retorted after hearing him.

The mumbling Mist Ninja didn’t retort back, remaining silent.

Of course, he knew that, but didn’t the Raikage Candidate also lose to Konoha’s genius, Might Guy?

This generation of Konoha geniuses was too abnormal, each one more monstrous than the last.

PS:

I saw someone in the comments ask if the current Might Guy with Seven Gates plus Rock Breathing is equivalent to Fourth Great Ninja War Might Guy with the Gate of Death.

That’s definitely not possible. Whether it’s the Eight Gates or Rock Breathing, they are essentially amplifiers; it depends on the fundamental physical qualities.

Even with the Eight Gates open, Might Duy couldn’t finish off all seven Ninja Swordsmen; the difference is evident.

Might Guy is only fifteen years old now; his physical training cannot possibly compare to Might Guy during the Fourth Great Ninja War in the original story. Even with accelerated breathing, it’s the same; the time difference is too great.