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Hanabi, clinging to Shin’s back, looked at Kakashi and Might Guy with excitement.
“Shin-nii, you always brag about how strong you are. Let me see it now! Don’t tell me you can’t even beat these two!”
“Be quiet, or I’ll throw you off,”
Shin said irritably. Brag??? Shin felt he was always quite humble…
“Guy, I’m counting on you to distract him—” Kakashi whispered to Guy.
The Mangekyō Sharingan Kamui, though powerful, had many drawbacks. It was slow to activate and consumed a lot of chakra.
“Don’t worry! I’ll give it my all!” Guy clenched his fists, feeling like he was about to ignite. His next opponent was the strongest in the Shinobi world, Shin Uzumaki!
After so many years, Kakashi trusted Guy implicitly. Though Guy often acted like a goofball, he was dependable when it mattered.
However, it was always best to be cautious. Kakashi felt he needed to be extremely careful.
He hadn’t experienced Shin’s strength firsthand, only heard legends. But the legends were incredibly exaggerated, making Shin Uzumaki sound even stronger than the Sage of Six Paths.
Honestly, Kakashi felt the rumors were a bit over the top…
Shin Uzumaki’s strength probably wasn’t as formidable as the legends claimed.
Unfortunately, Kakashi had no idea that Shin’s strength was even more exaggerated than the rumors suggested.
If the Sage of Six Paths truly dared to appear, Shin would indeed beat him down.
“<Eight Inner Gates: Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of Joy, Gate of Shock—Open!>” Guy roared, opening the Eight Inner Gates all the way to the seventh gate.
His eyes rolled back, his hair stood on end, and the aura erupting from his body made the small pebbles on the ground tremble.
“He’s strong! Shin-nii, can you even beat him? Maybe we should… run?” Hanabi gulped, then said to Shin in a very timid tone.
“You were just talking big. Now you’re scared? What happened to your tough-girl act?”
Shin asked Hanabi.
Hanabi felt extremely awkward. “I’m not scared! It’s just that he looks really strong!”
“HAAAAAAAAA—!”
Guy shouted, punching towards Shin. His speed was so extreme it left afterimages in the air, his fist creating a sonic boom.
Kakashi had already activated his Mangekyō Sharingan. Only then could he barely keep up with Guy’s speed.
Meaning, after opening the seventh gate, Guy’s speed was already pushing the limits of what the Mangekyō Sharingan could track.
“Your punch is too straightforward—” Shin raised his hand and caught Guy’s fist. All of Guy’s immense power was effortlessly stopped by Shin, just like that, with an air of casual ease.
A punch capable of shattering a mountain—Shin caught it without his body even swaying. Kakashi was so shocked he forgot to use Kamui, staring dumbfounded.
“Still too weak…”
Shin casually flung Guy away, sending him flying several kilometers. If it were anyone else, they would have died from the fall.
“Is he… all bark and no bite?” Hanabi couldn’t help but wonder.
“Or maybe… I’m just that strong? Did you think I was weak?” Shin tapped Hanabi.
“You never showed off before! And Big Sis just said you were strong. I thought… she was exaggerating.” Hanabi said glumly.
True…
Shin rarely showed his strength.
Though her sister had said Shin was very strong, Hanabi hadn’t seen it herself and just thought her sister was exaggerating due to admiration.
“Can I become that strong too?” Hanabi asked Shin.
“Maybe. You can try in your next life. Probably no hope in this one.” Shin said, grinning.
“Hmph! I don’t believe you!” Hanabi was determined to surpass Shin someday. Then she’d flick him on the forehead.
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Shin and Hanabi chatted, while Kakashi, standing not far away, had cold sweat dripping down his forehead, his Mangekyō Sharingan practically bulging out.
“Why is it malfunctioning at a time like this?” Kakashi was about to cry from anxiety. His Kamui was currently unusable.
Or rather, he could use it, but it had no effect. Kakashi didn’t know what was happening.
Chakra was consumed, ocular power was consumed, but the Kamui he used had lost its effect.
“The space here—I’ve sealed it with Fūinjutsu. Your Kamui is ineffective.” Shin, likely noticing Kakashi, kindly explained.
“You… how do you know my Dōjutsu?!” Kakashi was shocked.
He had only told Guy about his Dōjutsu earlier.
He’d told Guy mainly because he needed Guy’s cooperation—it was necessary for his partner to know his abilities—and Kakashi trusted Guy wouldn’t recklessly reveal his Dōjutsu.
“Is it that hard for me to know? I know everything…” Alright, Shin was showing off a bit.
Though Shin knew most things in the Naruto world, there were still some things he didn’t know.
For example, the Sage of Six Paths’ current hiding place—Shin didn’t know that. If he did, Shin would have already hunted him down and finished him off.
“<Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!>” Shin formed a single hand seal, then spewed out a massive fireball over a hundred meters in diameter, like a flaming mountain surging towards Kakashi.
“Is this… a sea of fire?” Kakashi was stunned, momentarily forgetting to dodge.
“<Daytime Tiger!>”
At the critical moment, it was Guy who saved Kakashi’s life, using Daytime Tiger to disperse the massive sea of flames.
“Kakashi! Don’t get distracted during a fight!!!!” Guy, covered in blood, lectured Kakashi.
“Sorry…” Kakashi looked apologetic.
The reason he lost focus wasn’t because he was scared by the Great Fire Annihilation, but because Kamui was unusable, leaving Kakashi somewhat disoriented.
This was their key killing move against Shin Uzumaki. Now that their killing move was gone, what should they do?
“Guy, my Kamui is having problems. I can’t use it now. You should leave quickly—” Kakashi said gravely to Guy.
“<Daytime Tiger!>” Guy completely ignored Kakashi, unleashing his full power with a punch into the air—A giant tiger formed from air pressure lunged towards Shin.
“<Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!>” Shin casually slapped his palm forward.
The giant tiger was instantly dispersed by the palm strike, which then continued towards Guy and Kakashi.
Pfft!!!!!!
Guy spat out a mouthful of blood, his body sent flying—
Kakashi suffered the same fate—
However, if one were to compare who was more injured, it was definitely Guy.
Guy had blocked most of the attack for Kakashi.
So, Guy’s love for Kakashi was true love—Obito’s was fake…
“GUY!!!!!!” Kakashi went over and helped Guy up.
His heart felt heavy.
It was his decision to confront Shin Uzumaki, yet his decision had led to this result—both their lives were in danger.
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