Teacher Chen brushed the dust off his body and stood up; having practiced Taijutsu for half of his life, his body was much tougher than that of an ordinary ninja, so such an extent wouldn't affect his forthcoming battle.
After the previous wave of battle, Mokgetsu's impression of Teacher Chen was completely changed.
Mokgetsu's Taijutsu was even stronger than his Ninjutsu, and he even mastered Taijutsu techniques that he couldn't comprehend.
"What a pity. If he had been born ten or twenty years earlier, my Taijutsu would have been even more powerful," Teacher Chen thought to himself.
If there had been a Taijutsu ninja like Mokgetsu over a decade ago, he would definitely have challenged Mokgetsu every day, and his Taijutsu would definitely be stronger than it is now.
But now it's not possible, his body is already in its final peak period, and frequent battles would only cause him to enter the decline phase of strength sooner.
"But it's not bad to encounter such an opponent during my peak." A smile appeared on Teacher Chen's face.
While he claimed that he was the strongest in Taijutsu to rally others, he also had his pride, thinking he couldn't beat the Third Hokage mainly because the Third Hokage had the Ape Demon; if it were hand-to-hand, he might not lose.
"Konoha Divine Dragon!"
Teacher Chen unapologetically used his self-created advanced Taijutsu, for against such a formidable opponent, one naturally has to fight with all one's might.
Teacher Chen gathered a large amount of Chakra in his lower body and then explosively released it all at once, kicking out at an incredibly fast speed with a Tornado Kick.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Almost instantly, a dragon-shaped Twister over thirty meters high appeared, and the powerful cutting force instantly sliced all the trees around Teacher Chen into wooden stumps. It wasn't just the trees; everything near the Twister was torn apart, with wood chips and yellow sand flying everywhere.
"So exaggerated! It turns out Teacher Chen didn't use his full power last time." Watching the incomparably tall Konoha Divine Dragon, Shiranui Genma instinctively shifted his butt backward, feeling that even spectating carried the risk of being affected.
"How will Teacher Mokgetsu respond to this move?" Might Guy kept a close eye on the blue Twister in the field, very curious about what kind of Taijutsu Mokgetsu would use to deal with Teacher Chen's Konoha Divine Dragon.
"With such an attack, how will Teacher Mokgetsu respond?" Ebisu couldn't guarantee that Mokgetsu's strength was inferior to Teacher Chen's after the previous exchange.
"Is this Taijutsu or Ninjutsu? It looks so cool." Obito marveled at the destructive power of the blue giant dragon.
Obito even thought of asking Mokgetsu if he could do this move, wanting to learn it himself.
"Regarding this Taijutsu..." Mokgetsu showed a pondering expression. As a Master Level possessor of the Konoha Divine Dragon, and having watched anime, he knew the weakness of the Konoha Divine Dragon.
Because it is essentially a Twister, the eye of the wind is the Konoha Divine Dragon's weakness. Seizing the opportunity to enter the eye of the wind could break the Konoha Divine Dragon.
Mokgetsu, after considering, decided to go head-to-head using Taijutsu against the Konoha Divine Dragon, because this was not a battle with an enemy, so there was no need to achieve the maximal result with minimal power.
"Eight Gates, Life Gate, open!"
Mokgetsu directly opened the third gate of the Eight Gates, significantly enhancing his already formidable body.
He planned to use the Hirudora he recently obtained to counter Teacher Chen's Konoha Divine Dragon.
However, with his current body strength, even using the Pattern couldn't meet the conditions to activate Hirudora; even weakening Hirudora's power would require opening the third gate of the Eight Gates again.
Mokgetsu concentrated a large amount of Chakra on his fists, executing incredibly rapid straight punches into the air, compressing the air continuously with his rapid punches.
"Hirudora!"
After Mokgetsu threw the final punch, the compressed air suddenly exploded, and a giant transparent tiger appeared, charging toward the Konoha Divine Dragon like an air cannon.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
The moment the tiger-shaped air cannon appeared, an immense shock wave ensued; nearby big trees were directly toppled, and distant trees rustled under the shock wave.
An unprepared Ebisu was directly blown backward by the powerful shock wave, while Might Guy quickly entered the Breath of Rock state to stabilize himself before rapidly grabbing Ebisu.
Shiranui Genma didn't fare much better than Ebisu, but he reacted a bit faster, hugging the nearby big tree in time, preventing himself from being blown away like Ebisu.
Obito entered the Breath of Flame Full Concentration state to resist this mighty impact.
"What a terrifying technique. Even from such a distance, it still has such strong aftershocks." Shiranui Genma complained.
When the Konoha Divine Dragon appeared, he could instinctively shift his butt backward, but once Hirudora was unleashed, it felt like they couldn't help but be blown away.
"So strong!" Might Guy looked at Mokgetsu, who unleashed the tiger-shaped air cannon, with a shocked expression, feeling that Mokgetsu now had the strength to kill him with one punch; even the aftershocks of the move had such power.
"Though it lacks the grandeur of a dragon, this seems even stronger." Obito thought as he watched the air cannon giant tiger, noting that when the Konoha Divine Dragon appeared, there wasn't such a commotion.
The four people watched the battlefield with extreme seriousness, looking at the impending clash between the dragon and the tiger, eagerly anticipating the victory of this battle.
"Such pure and formidable power!" After Mokgetsu used Hirudora, Teacher Chen, within the twister, immediately sensed a tremendously powerful force coming towards him.
Even Obito and the others observing could feel the terror of Hirudora, let alone Teacher Chen who was facing it directly. He sensed an unprecedentedly powerful force.
In the spur of this power, Teacher Chen was extremely excited, as such a taijutsu fight was also unprecedented for him.
Finally, under the gaze of everyone, the tiger-shaped air cannon Mokgetsu unleashed collided with the azure giant dragon Teacher Chen kicked forth.
Roar!!!
The azure dragon and the white tiger began tearing at each other. The giant white tiger bit into the dragon's body with sharp teeth, while the azure dragon valiantly used its body to lash out at the giant tiger, allowing the slicing wind to assault the giant tiger.
Rumble!!!
The collision between tiger and dragon caused a massive explosion on the surrounding ground, which could not withstand such terrifying power and exploded, causing dust to fly.
Waves of shock spread in all directions, knocking down trees, blowing away objects, and leaving a mess around.
Amidst the tiger's roar and dragon's bellow, both the giant tiger and giant dragon became covered in gaps, and they eventually dissipated together as the disheveled Teacher Chen emerged from within.
Mokgetsu deactivated the Eight Gates and Breath of Rock Pattern and walked up with a smile, saying:
"Senior, you are truly Konoha's strongest taijutsu ninja. Even though I used all my skills, I could barely neutralize your Konoha Dragon God."
Mokgetsu didn't plan to continue fighting. In that state just now, he could do more than just use Hirudora. With those two combined, any taijutsu technique he performed would have immense power, and coupled with the Transparent World, it was simply a higher-dimensional attack on Teacher Chen.
When he said "no further," he meant it. He didn't come here to defeat Teacher Chen.
Teacher Chen was momentarily stunned, realizing the art of language, as Mokgetsu appeared more relaxed, yet in Mokgetsu's words, he barely neutralized Teacher Chen's Konoha Dragon God.
Teacher Chen laughed heartily, "You really know how to talk, but don't mention the strongest taijutsu, your taijutsu is not weaker than mine."
He didn't know how Mokgetsu managed to produce such powerful taijutsu to directly block his Konoha Dragon God, but he was sure that Mokgetsu's taijutsu was superior to his own.
If that had been a real fight, Mokgetsu could have launched an attack while his Konoha Divine Dragon was countered, and he would have struggled to defend.
"I'm merely taking advantage; my real taijutsu level is far from you, senior," Mokgetsu replied with a gentle smile.
He completely suppressed Teacher Chen with absolute power using Breathing Technique and Eight Gates.
"Truly, the younger generation is to be admired; it's hard to imagine how strong you might become at my age." Teacher Chen, ignoring Mokgetsu's humility, remarked with a face of nostalgia, considering any means to be Mokgetsu's own strength.
"Senior, as long as you teach Guy to my age, that should be about it," Mokgetsu said with a smile.
Just now, it was only the Breath of Rock Pattern plus the Third Gate of the Eight Gates; when Might Guy turns eighteen, he'll perhaps achieve Seven Gates of the Eight Gates plus the Breath of Rock Pattern and might even master Armament Aura.
"Guy, there's certainly that possibility," Teacher Chen contemplated earnestly.
Might Guy, at only nine years old, had already achieved his current taijutsu strength, so with another nine or ten years of cultivation, plus diligent personal effort and teachers like him and Mokgetsu, his future was immeasurable.
"Not fighting anymore?" Obito, seeing the two begin chatting, ran over with curiosity and asked, noting there wasn't yet a victor.
Swoosh!
Mokgetsu swiped his hand, sending a transparent Qi Force accurately to Obito's forehead, saying, "This is called experts sparring, stopping at the point of satisfaction. It doesn't have to end with a win or loss."
Teacher Chen squinted, noticing it was a sophisticated taijutsu that Mokgetsu hadn't used during the battle.
"All right, Teacher Mokgetsu, can you do that technique that conjures up a giant dragon?" Obito asked expectantly while rubbing the place where he'd just been hit.
"The Konoha Dragon God? That's Senior Chen's creation; how could I know it?" Mokgetsu shook his head.
He originally wanted to pretend he'd learned the Konoha Dragon God during the fight, but now it seemed like hurting Teacher Chen's feelings, plus since Might Guy could learn it from him, and he personally had no need for the Konoha Dragon God, so he dropped the idea.
"If you want to learn, I'll give it to your teacher, and he can teach you," Teacher Chen said while dusting off his clothes.
Although it took him significant effort to create the Konoha Dragon God, he had no intention of taking this taijutsu to the grave, and since he found Mokgetsu pleasing, he didn't mind sharing it.
"I was wrong, you're not a dejected uncle, you're the most spirited uncle," Obito chuckled, giving Teacher Chen a thumbs-up.