The rain continued pouring heavily from the sky.
Guy's breathing gradually beca rougher and heavier.
The Third Gate of the Eight Gates remained open while green steam continuously rose from his body. Every raindrop that fell toward him evaporated instantly before touching his skin, forming a thin layer of white mist around him.
Although the Eight Gates greatly amplified his strength, he still possessed the body of a child who was not yet even nine years old.
His Chakra reserves were limited.
His stamina also had limits.
At most, he could only maintain the Third Gate for ten minutes.
And now, half of that ti had already passed.
Five minutes left.
Was five minutes enough to deal with two Chunin?
Actually, yes.
But Guy's objective...
...had never been limited to rely defeating two Chunin.
Long ago, he had already beco capable of opening the Fourth Gate of the Eight Gates.
The Gate of Pain.
The reason he had not opened it until now was simple.
Once the Fourth Gate opened, he could only maintain it for less than thirty seconds.
Those thirty seconds had to be reserved for Iwami Jūzō.
Guy glanced toward Choza from the corner of his eye.
Choza and Iwami Jūzō were still locked in battle.
No.
To be more precise, Choza was currently being suppressed.
Although Choza's strength had risen explosively after consuming the Spinach Pill, turning his three ter tall body into sothing resembling a moving mountain where every punch caused the earth itself to tremble...
...Iwami Jūzō refused to confront him head on.
Instead, he continuously dodged while wearing Choza down with Earth Release techniques.
Earth Spear.
Rising Earth Spears.
Earth Style Wall.
One after another, every technique targeted Choza relentlessly.
Several wounds had already appeared across Choza's body. One sharp stone spear had sliced deeply into his left arm while blood dripped continuously from his fingertips.
Even his breathing had started becoming unstable.
The effects of the Spinach Pill would not last much longer.
Guy suddenly noticed Choza's hand reaching toward his robes.
That was where the box containing the Three Colored Pills was stored.
Guy's heart imdiately tightened.
If Choza consud the Curry Pill, his power would indeed rise high enough to suppress the Jonin temporarily.
But the side effects were too severe.
Without imdiate treatnt from a dical Ninja at Tsunade's level, permanent damage would be left behind.
And Tsunade would never appear on this battlefield.
Guy withdrew his gaze imdiately.
He could not continue delaying any longer.
He had to finish this battle quickly.
Then he had to support Choza imdiately afterward.
Guy tightened his grip around the giant cleaver in his hand.
The blade edge was already chipped heavily, with jagged notches resembling a saw.
Yet it was still usable.
The two Chunin opposite him finally moved again.
This ti, they did not recklessly charge forward like the Genin earlier.
The two exchanged glances before simultaneously retreating backward to create distance.
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"
The Chunin on the left slamd both hands against the muddy ground.
Boom!
A thick earth wall instantly rose upward directly in front of Guy.
Guy imdiately stepped sideways, attempting to circle around it.
"Earth Release: Earth Spike!"
The Chunin on the right instantly covered his arm in rock while a sharp stone spike erupted violently from the side of the earth wall.
The attack angle was extrely tricky.
Guy raised his blade instinctively.
Clang!
The stone coated Kunai smashed against his cleaver, causing numbness to spread throughout his wrist from the impact.
He was forced backward by one step.
At the sa mont, three shuriken suddenly flew out from behind the earth wall while blocking his retreat path from multiple angles.
Their teamwork was seamless.
One blocked vision.
One pressured in close combat.
One controlled the battlefield from range.
Guy gritted his teeth tightly while dodging two of the incoming shuriken.
The third one grazed his shoulder and tore open a shallow wound.
Guy glanced briefly toward the injury.
Blood slowly trickled downward across his arm.
The two Chunin gave him absolutely no room to breathe.
Boom!
The earth wall collapsed instantly.
The Chunin on the left had already completed another set of hand seals.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
The muddy earth beneath the battlefield instantly gathered together before transforming into the shape of a giant dragon that roared while charging directly toward Guy.
This ti, Guy did not dodge.
Instead, he rushed straight toward the incoming earth dragon.
At the sa mont, he crossed both arms tightly before his chest.
Golden Bell Shield!
A faint golden glow instantly appeared around his body.
Bang!!!
The earth dragon slamd heavily into him.
The golden light vibrated violently as though it would shatter apart at any second.
But it held.
Several monts later, the golden glow dispersed completely.
Guy lowered his arms slowly while pain spread through his chest and blood trickled faintly from the corner of his mouth.
Although the Golden Bell Shield failed to completely block the attack, it successfully allowed him to close the distance significantly.
The Chunin's eyes widened imdiately.
"He tanked a C Rank Ninjutsu with his bare body?!"
"What kind of monster is this?!"
The second Chunin gritted his teeth furiously before charging from the side while his Kunai beca coated in rock.
"Earth Release: Rock Fist!"
His fist instantly doubled in size while smashing toward Guy's head with terrifying force.
Guy did not dodge.
This was exactly the opportunity he had been waiting for.
The mont the Chunin from the side rushed in, a brief opening appeared between the two enemies.
A gap of three ters.
That was enough.
Guy moved instantly.
Instead of advancing directly forward, he suddenly rolled sideways.
The movent looked clumsy.
But it was extrely fast.
Boom!
The massive Rock Fist smashed heavily into the muddy ground, blasting apart earth and water everywhere.
Guy instantly sprang upward from the ground while gripping the giant cleaver buried nearby.
The mont he pulled the blade free, he turned sharply.
"Precept Breaking Blade: Thirty Sixth Form!"
"Falling into the Mortal World!"
He had practiced this blade form thousands upon thousands of tis.
The blade sliced through the rain while leaving behind a brilliant arc of light.
At that instant, the chipped weapon seed to regain its forr sharpness completely.
The Chunin had only just recovered his balance after missing his punch when the blade light already reached his eyes.
Instinctively, he raised his rock covered arm to defend himself.
Clang!
Sparks exploded violently as the blade struck the hardened rock.
Cracks instantly spread throughout the stone coating.
Yet it did not completely shatter.
Relief had only just appeared across the Chunin's face when Guy's leg suddenly swept upward.
Great Vajra Leg!
Golden light exploded around Guy's right foot as it smashed directly upward into the man's chin.
Bang!
The Chunin was blasted upward violently into the air.
Guy imdiately jumped upward after him.
While suspended midair, he gripped the giant cleaver tightly with both hands before raising it overhead.
"Precept Breaking Blade: Fortieth Form!"
"Cutting Karma!"
The blade light descended violently from above.
The airborne Chunin had nowhere to escape.
He could only watch helplessly as the blade fell toward him.
Splurt.
The cleaver sliced deeply through his shoulder before cutting diagonally across his chest.
Blood sprayed outward imdiately before blending together with the rainstorm.
Both figures crashed back down simultaneously.
Guy landed first.
One knee struck the muddy ground while he supported himself with the blade stabbed into the earth.
The Chunin slamd heavily onto the ground before rolling twice and becoming motionless.
Blood spread outward beneath his corpse before gradually thinning beneath the rainwater.
Only one enemy remained.
Guy slowly stood back up before turning around.
The final Chunin stood roughly five ters away while staring toward his fallen companion.
Then he looked back toward Guy.
The expression on his face gradually changed.
It was no longer anger.
It was fear.
"You... what exactly are you...?"
Guy did not answer.
He simply panted heavily while green steam still rose from his body, though much fainter than before.
The duration of the Eight Gates was almost over.
Less than three minutes remained.
The Chunin clearly realized this as well.
He noticed the fading steam.
He noticed Guy's increasingly heavy breathing.
"He's reaching his limit!"
Joy instantly appeared across the Chunin's face before quickly transforming into savage killing intent.
His fear and anger instantly beca motivation to kill Guy imdiately.
The Chunin slamd both hands together rapidly.
"Earth Release: Earth..."
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A massive fireball suddenly erupted from the side without warning.
Boom!
The Great Fireball slamd directly into the Iwagakure Chunin's chest.
"AAAAARGH!!!"
His entire body instantly burst into flas while he desperately circulated Chakra in an attempt to extinguish them.
But at that exact mont...
...a streak of light flashed past him.
Then the burning Chunin suddenly stopped moving completely.
Even while his body continued burning.
He remained perfectly motionless.
Dead.
Killed by Guy's blade.
Killed under the opening created by Ebisu's Great Fireball Technique.
That's right.
The person who launched the final fireball was none other than...
...Ebisu.
Guy had never been fighting alone.
On a battlefield, if you focus only on the enemy standing directly before you while ignoring everything else around you…
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