Chapter 201: Chapter 201: The Cost of the Eight Gates—The Infinite Has Arrived!
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Might Guy's body emitted a blue steam, generated by the evaporation of his sweat. Every wisp was a testament to his burning youth.
His upper body clothing had completely burst apart, revealing bulging green veins and a fierce expression. His right arm seemed strangely twisted, the elbow broken, hanging limply by his side.
This strike, fueled by burning his youth, had slammed Shinnō deep into the earth.
Shinnō's condition, at this moment, wasn't much better than Might Guy's.
To facilitate combat, Shinnō had long since shed his cumbersome uniform and tossed it aside.
The muscles that had bulged as if injected with drugs now seemed inflated, protruding unevenly. A mouthful of dark red blood was coughed up by Shinnō.
Shinnō stared in shock and fury at Might Guy, who still stood tall in the distance. He was utterly shocked.
"Why is his Eight Gates Release so strong? Although the Eight Gates Release I use is a modified technique, I also know that ordinary Eight Gates Release is simply impossible to achieve this level."
"Bursting forth with several times, even over ten times the original chakra—What a lunatic."
Shinnō gritted his teeth and crawled out of the pit. After these few rounds of exchanges, his recovery speed had also begun to slow down significantly, unable to keep up with the rate of consumption.
The dark chakra, combined with the Body Revival forbidden technique, gave him extraordinary regenerative abilities and resilience. But this ability was limited and still within the realm of Shinobi. It wasn't the same as Hidan's immortality, blessed by the Evil God.
If he was injured severely enough, he would still die.
After continuous elbow strikes from Dead Star and the impact of Hirudora, Shinnō's chest was covered in countless, unhealed elbow and fist marks.
'Beaten to death by taijutsu? How absurd…' Before coming here, Shinnō would never have believed that there existed a Shinobi in the ninja world who could beat him to death with his fists.
Shinnō wasn't without weaknesses. If an Elite Jonin with the Byakugan were present, or if a Shinobi with a high-purity Mangekyo Sharingan came, they could easily see through the flow of chakra in his body and cut off the dark chakra. His body wouldn't last long.
But Might Guy, in his Seventh Gate form, had beaten Shinnō, who had opened the Eighth Gate, to the point of near-death, to the extent that even the dark chakra couldn't repair his body in time.
"Hehehe…"
"No one understands your current physical condition better than I do."
"However, your physical condition is even worse than mine. As fellow practitioners of the Eight Gates Release, you only have one last breath left, right? Muscles torn, bones fractured throughout your body. If you relax even a little, you'll collapse instantly, right? Although I don't know what's keeping you going to this point."
"But it seems the winner of this battle will be me!"
Shinnō stood up, mockingly patting his chest. "In terms of taijutsu, I acknowledge you as the strongest! If you could also open the Eighth Gate, I wouldn't be your opponent at all, I might not even last a single round. However, if you can only open the Gate of Wonder…"
That's all for now!
Thump thump thump-
Shinnō took a step, walking straight towards Might Guy. He was so relaxed that he didn't even consider the possibility of Might Guy suddenly attacking him.
"Guy! Move!" Uchiha Shisui, collapsed in the ruins, shouted anxiously. But no matter how he shouted, Might Guy seemed to be under a genjutsu, his body stiff and unable to move.
The truth was just as Shinnō had said. Guy had reached his limit.
Maintaining the Seventh Gate state was no longer possible.
Muscles were torn all over his body, and his bones were extensively fractured and broken. Even breathing was accompanied by immense pain.
To be able to maintain a standing posture and bluff was already due to the will of chakra metal at work.
Might Guy watched Shinnō approach him step by step, biting his tongue, letting the taste of blood stimulate his senses, forcing himself to regain some focus.
'Move!'
'Use Black Elbow again…'
'Even if it's just one last strike!'
'Now is the time to protect the Advisor, to protect my comrades! How can I fall here?! Eight Gates—Gate of Death, open!'
'Crack crack.'
Might Guy struggled with all his might to move his body, but all he got was a series of clear and piercing sounds. The cracks in his bones—had increased!
'It's all my fault for not being diligent enough! If I had trained harder during training, I could have landed one more punch!!'
'Even just one punch!'
Guy was filled with regret, but now, he had already exerted all his strength to the point of helplessness. He was just a fifteen-year-old boy, after all.
If it were a one-on-one battle, perhaps it wouldn't be a pity to be killed by the enemy. But now, he had an advisor and colleagues to protect. How could he be defeated in such a situation?!
"Hehe—You really can't move anymore. I'll give you one last blow."
Shinnō arrived about two meters away from Guy. "You almost beat me to death with that elbow technique just now~ So, I'll let you die in this way!"
Guy's eyes were filled with rage. That was a technique taught to him by the Advisor. How could it be defiled by the enemy?!
Unforgivable!
Shinnō didn't hesitate, viciously swinging his arm, about to deliver a fatal elbow strike to Guy.
"No!!!"
Uchiha Shisui let out a heart-wrenching cry, tears of blood flowing from the corners of his eyes. Was he going to just watch his companion die at the hands of the enemy?
Just as Shinnō was about to deliver the killing blow to Might Guy…
....
A black figure suddenly appeared, blocking in front of Guy, taking Shinnō's elbow strike head-on with his back.
Boom!
The air wave kicked up surrounding rubble and dust. Shinnō stared blankly at the scene before him…
Was he hit? Or wasn't he? The feeling transmitted from his fist told him that he had indeed hit human flesh, but—it also felt like hitting an invisible wall.
Was it a substitution technique?!
"Stealing children's youth is unforgivable."
"I'm back!"
"Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void!"
Genjutsu chakra diffused, and under Gojo Kaigetsu's deliberate targeting, it only affected Shinnō.
The originally fierce monster was frozen in place, unable to move.
Now—it was time for the tables to turn!
Snap!
Gojo Kaigetsu snapped his fingers at Might Guy's neck, cutting off his consciousness and forcing Guy to deactivate the Eight Gates Release state.
He knelt down, placing his hands on Might Guy's chest. A faint green glow shone from his palm. That pale face quickly regained some color.
Gojo Kaigetsu withdrew his hand and slowly turned around, a gentle smile on his face as he said to Shinnō, "That was quite a punch, You've given my two useless students so much experience. Thank you for your hard work."
"....." Shinnō was sweating profusely.
"Why can't I move?! Move! Move!"
'The intelligence provided by Black Zetsu didn't say that Gojo Kaigetsu was just a Special Jonin disguised as an ordinary Chunin?!'
'What the hell is this thing?!'
'Also, where is Konan? Didn't she disappear wrapped in the Ryūmyaku's chakra along with Gojo Kaigetsu? Why is only Gojo Kaigetsu here?'
'This organization is unreliable…'
This was Shinnō's thought as he was sent flying.
"Flying?"
This guy, Gojo Kaigetsu—perhaps only the leader, who called himself "Kami," could deal with him.
Before Shinnō could react, his airborne body was pulled back by gravity at an astonishing speed and slammed into the ground.
Shinnō stopped thinking.
Gojo Kaigetsu raised an index finger, wagging it.
In the air, it was as if an invisible giant had reached out and grabbed Shinnō's ankle, and then…
Bang!
Bang bang…
Bang bang bang…
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