Kairen looked at Guy and smiled: "Guy, if I'm not mistaken, you want to use the Eighth Gate of the Eight Gates—the Gate of Death—to deal with me, right!"
Guy was shocked: "How do you know?"
Kairen smiled: "Not only do I know, I can use it too… Eight Gates·Open!"
Under Guy's horrified gaze, a pale blue aura erupted around Kairen's body, like the jet exhaust of a fighter plane.
At the same time, his body characteristics matched exactly the description of the Gate of Shock in the Eight Gates.
Guy immediately asked: "Eight Gates?! You can use it too?"
Kairen dispersed the aura around his body and smiled faintly:
"Of course. I know all of Konoha's forbidden techniques—Flying Thunder God Technique, Edo Tensei, Harem Technique…"
"I know all of them! Guy, do you think you can compare with me?"
Guy clenched his fists: "Even if what you say is true, I won't be discouraged. The stronger you are, the better. The stronger you are, the more I can carry out the youth I've devoted my life to martial arts for."
Kairen spread his hands: "There's really nothing I can do about you. I know you want to use the Gate of Death, so… come!"
"Alright!"
As soon as Guy finished speaking, he immediately removed the weights on his body.
"Bang—"
The iron blocks smashed into the ground, kicking up clouds of dust and producing thunderous noise.
A dense pale blue aura rose violently. The Shikamaru squad was shocked by the weight Guy had been carrying.
Ino covered her mouth in shock: "He was actually wearing such heavy weights?"
Lee clenched his fists tightly, equally inspired by Guy.
"Guy-sensei… Guy-sensei… Guy-sensei's youth is burning."
At this moment, Guy's eyes were wild, his skin flushed red, and his entire body was surrounded by blue aura.
Kairen spread his hands: "Out of respect for you, I won't use ninjutsu. I'll fight you purely with taijutsu."
Guy didn't reply. Suddenly, he turned into a pale blue line. When he reappeared, he punched Kairen in the chest, sending him flying backward.
Only Kairen's voice echoed in the air: "You didn't even say start yet! You actually sneak attacked."
Guy's heavy punch seemed to carry the force of a million jin. The impact blasted Kairen through dozens of Iwagakure earthen houses, sending him flying out of the village.
The loud noise naturally woke up the Iwagakure ninjas and villagers, who began cursing outside, wondering what those idiots were doing again and whether anyone would be allowed to sleep.
Shikamaru and the others widened their eyes as they looked at the long trail carved by Guy's punch, which stretched straight across the entire Iwagakure village.
Ino couldn't help but exclaim in shock: "Is this the power of the Eight Gates?"
Neji shook his head: "No! That's only the Seventh Gate. The Gate of Death is dozens of times stronger."
Neji's Byakugan followed Kairen's tumbling range. Kairen's life force dropped to a low point for an instant, but then immediately rebounded.
Such terrifying recovery ability… Neji was shocked.
Kairen pressed against a rock to slow himself down and finally stopped.
Guy's heavy punch had indeed hurt Kairen badly. Even some of his joints and meridians had been thrown into disarray.
But Kairen's powerful recovery ability adjusted everything in an instant.
Guy suddenly appeared in front of Kairen, and the two shifted the battlefield outside the village.
Kairen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Guy with amusement: "Guy, your fists are very hard. But relying only on the Gate of Shock won't cause me effective damage."
Guy raised his right fist and lunged forward like a fierce tiger.
The Eight Gates battle time was extremely short. Guy didn't have time to chat. He had to devote himself completely to the fight.
Guy came like lightning. Without using ninjutsu, Kairen found it somewhat difficult to resist purely with taijutsu.
After all, even the Ōtsutsuki Sage Body, no matter how advanced, couldn't fully match the Eight Gates in taijutsu.
So, he—
"Eight Gates Open!"
Kairen intended to defeat the Eight Gates with the Eight Gates. His father had said only magic could defeat magic. The same logic applied.
Different physiques would produce different levels of power when combined with the Eight Gates.
Kairen used the Fifth Gate to oppose Guy's Eighth Gate. Honestly, even he felt that was a bit excessive—after all, he was basically a god.
Guy's heavy punch came, carrying enormous wind pressure, like a sickle that tore at the heart.
"Bang—"
Kairen blocked it with a punch. A tornado formed from the collision around them.
Kairen's entire body surged with the Eight Gates aura. Just his presence alone could rival Guy's Seventh Gate, and even faintly suppress it.
Guy was in disbelief: "Just the Gate of Limit has such power. Your physical condition is the strongest I've ever seen."
"It's not just that."
Kairen smiled faintly. The power of dragons and tigers erupted from his body, gradually forcing Guy backward. He then kicked Guy, sending him flying dozens of meters.
Guy landed, and the Eight Gates deactivated involuntarily. Kairen's kick made him feel like he was about to vomit up last night's meal.
"Too strong. He's basically a monster."
Even Guy's optimistic mentality couldn't suppress a trace of fear.
But in an instant, Guy's mind was filled with boundless fighting spirit. The stronger the enemy, the more it proved his youth.
Back then, his father had practiced the Ninja Way of youth before the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Today, Guy would carry out his own Ninja Way.
Guy's pupils shrank. His muscles trembled, relaxed, then tightened again. His bones creaked against each other.
Gradually, red steam appeared around his body.
This was the precursor to the Gate of Death.
Then came a loud shout:
"Eight Gates·Gate of Death·Open!"
The entire land was dyed red.
A man enveloped in red steam stood there.
His feet pressed against the earth, his unyielding iron bones refusing to submit to the heavens.
Kairen finally became serious. He took off his shirt, revealing his sturdy upper body.
"Come! Guy, let me see your youth."
"Ha! First Step!"
Guy threw a punch forward, creating an air cannon. The enormous pressure instantly engulfed Kairen.
The overwhelming impact dragged Kairen's face along the ground, scraping a trail more than ten meters long.
Immediately afterward, Guy rushed forward.
Second Step, Third Step…
All unleashed together.
Finally, the Fifth Step punch struck Kairen's back, tearing him into pieces.
This was the Eight Gates formation—Evening Elephant. Even Six Paths Madara after absorbing the Ten-Tails struggled to deal with it. For Kairen to take it head-on so openly—wasn't that simply courting death?
And Kairen was indeed courting death.
"Ding!"
"You were killed by Might Guy after he opened the Gate of Death. EXP +2000!"
"S-Success!"
Lee couldn't believe it. Guy-sensei, after opening the Gate of Death, had killed Kairen in one burst. This kind of power!
Neji shouted in horror: "No, he's not dead. That guy revived again!"
Everyone looked into the distance.
Kairen, who had been torn apart by the air cannon, turned into a cloud of blood mist. The mist rose into the sky, giving off an eerie feeling.
Slowly, a large lump of flesh appeared out of thin air.
Then hundreds of Kairens emerged.
Neji said in horror: "Th-this guy won't die. He's an immortal monster."
"This—"
Everyone was shocked. Now they had finally discovered Kairen's secret.
An immortal monster. Only sealing techniques could deal with him.
And among them, only Ino knew sealing techniques.
But Ino's sealing techniques were only half-baked—not enough to restrain Kairen.
"What do we do now?" Choji asked anxiously.
Even Guy, after opening the Gate of Death, couldn't do anything against this monster. How were they supposed to defeat him?
Everyone turned to look at Shikamaru.
They needed his decision.