[Harm Gate, Open!]
[Limit Gate, Open!]
[View Gate, Open!]
Guy stood rooted in place, once again unleashing an exaggerated surge of power that sent shockwaves rippling through everything around him.
Those nearby looked on in shock.
"This is..."
They stared at Guy, once again gaining a deeper understanding of just how formidable the Eight Gates truly was.
Could taijutsu alone really reach such an extreme?
Minato gave Guy a long, thoughtful look, feeling satisfied with the choices he'd made in the past.
Back then, when Dai faced what remained of the Seven Swordsmen, he had unleashed the Eight Gates technique, allowing Konoha to witness its immense power and bringing it into public awareness.
Since then, Minato had kept a close eye on Guy's development, offering support during his early growth so the young ninja could properly inherit this powerful technique without letting it fade due to hardship.
In Minato's mind, although Guy possessed great talent in taijutsu, his relatively short training period meant his explosive strength shouldn't have been particularly strong.
But now… this power demanded respect.
Previously, when Guy had opened three gates, he might have barely reached Jonin-level strength. Now, having opened six gates, he was undeniably a full-fledged Jonin-tier powerhouse.
Under this overwhelming pressure, Minato clearly felt a slight tightness in his chest.
With six gates open, Guy felt incredibly powerful.
However, while this strength was immense, it could only last for a short time.
And even that brief duration came at the cost of various side effects.
Faint jabs of pain prickled across parts of his body—nothing serious enough to hinder combat, but a clear reminder that he still had a long way to go before reaching the peak of taijutsu mastery.
He slightly raised his arm, then curled his palm into a loose fist, looking toward Minato and waiting for instructions.
Ever since his defeat by Saitama—or more accurately, his total crushing—he had returned to the village and trained relentlessly, pushing himself beyond limits.
Those painful, grueling training sessions had brought him great rewards.
His strength had grown, and his mastery of the Eight Gates technique had deepened further...
Now, facing enemies invading the village—comrades of Saitama Uchiha—this was the perfect opportunity to test his growth.
"That presence? Absolutely epic!"
Naruto, hiding behind Kushina, squinted his eyes shut against the wind, yet couldn't help but praise this previously overlooked spandex-clad ninja.
As the Hokage's son, he had witnessed countless ninja battles, but never had he seen anyone as awe-inspiring as Guy in terms of sheer aura.
If not for his lifelong blind admiration for his father, he might have considered this chakra-fueled ninja the strongest one around.
Kushina said nothing, gently patting Naruto's head before guiding him to stand beside Tsunade.
Tsunade wasn't surprised by Guy's sudden burst of power. Her brow furrowed as she stared at the distant sky.
In just a short time, the falling boulder on the horizon had already grown much larger.
Below, Konoha Village had already suffered a perfectly circular crater; the terrain was devastated beyond recognition.
If that sphere crashed down like a meteor, the consequences were beyond imagination.
Tsunade clenched her fists, a pang of anguish slicing through her chest.
Konoha was the legacy of her ancestors, but today...
Never in the village's history had there been such disgrace!
"Obito, I need your assistance! Might Guy is your responsibility!"
Minato said to Obito, clearly assigning the tasks.
Since he himself also needed to perform jutsu, transporting two people using Flying Thunder God would be extremely difficult. Thus, he called upon his apprentice standing nearby, eager to join the fight.
Besides, Tsunade-sama was already by Kushina's side, so there was no fear of an enemy sneak attack at home. He gestured for Obito to join this battle.
This way, Minato would take Jiraiya, and Obito would accompany Guy — suitable for everyone.
"Understood, Sensei."
Obito nodded and moved to Guy's side. As he watched the faint glow of evaporating sweat swirl around Guy's body like a living aura, amazement still gripped him.
It wasn't the first time seeing it, but the sight still amazed him just as much.
He had thought after their last mission, learning both the Flying Thunder God and Rasengan applications from his teacher had rapidly increased his strength.
But sensing the overwhelming pressure radiating from Guy, he realized he might have underestimated the latter's power.
"Jiraiya-sensei and I will go first, Obito. You follow behind us. There may only be one chance, so we must win in one strike!"
Minato looked at the two now standing together, speaking solemnly.
This wasn't just life or death anymore — it was about the very fate of Konoha itself.
No one knew what the enemy would do next. Destroying all of Konoha once was insane enough — but now they might be aiming a 'meteor' straight from the sky to wipe them out completely!
Guy nodded grimly. His muscles rippled with tension, his breath steaming out through his nostrils like a furnace ready to blow.
At this moment, he only waited for an opportunity to unleash every ounce of power within him!
"Got it!"
Obito locked eyes with Minato, waiting for his signal, while slowly raising one hand to hover just an inch above Guy's shoulder, ready at any moment to teleport both himself and Guy directly onto the battlefield.
He had marked Minato with his tag, and Minato had previously left his own jutsu formula over there.
"Two Sages, I may require your help."
First glancing toward the sky, Minato then clenched his jaw and looked at the two Frog Sages perched on Jiraiya's shoulders.
"Little Minato, what can we do for you?"
Fukasaku looked toward Minato, asking.
Their presence was meant to assist contract holders from Mount Myoboku in battle and accelerate their entry into Sage Mode.
Although the current situation wasn't clear, and the balance seemed to tilt vaguely toward the enemy, they hadn't chosen retreat. Instead, they had decided to stand alongside Jiraiya and fight to the very end.
That was the spirit that defined Mount Myoboku!
"I need a Sage to temporarily lend me some of their Sage Art Chakra, which I will use to enhance the power of my ninjutsu!"
Minato briefly explained.
In the current situation, only techniques infused with Sage Art had the potential to turn the battle around. The enemy's technique, rivaling the power of a god, was beyond what ordinary ninjutsu could handle anymore.
"I'll do it!"
As soon as Shima heard this, she jumped from Jiraiya's shoulder onto Minato's, gripping his shoulder tightly with both claws and beginning to establish a connection with him.
Borrowing Sage Art Chakra wasn't impossible by any means, but actually executing it required considerable skill in chakra control.
However, Minato met all the requirements and had even tested it before, which had been somewhat successful.
Because Minato's mastery of Sage Mode still lagged far behind Jiraiya's, he often needed a long time to enter that state.
Therefore, he chose an alternative method—directly borrowing Sage Art Chakra from a Toad Sage.
Of course, this meant losing out on all the natural enhancements that Sage Mode provided.
But Minato's speed was already among the fastest in the shinobi world. The improvements offered by Sage Mode were relatively minor for him, so the trade-off wasn't too bad.
"Master, remember that technique we developed earlier?"
Minato looked at Jiraiya with shining eyes.
Not long ago, the two of them had extensively discussed variations of the Rasengan, exploring everything from chakra nature transformation to fusion with Sage Art Chakra.
After all, both understood that the volatile nature of the shinobi world meant they had to acknowledge certain personal shortcomings and make necessary adaptations.
"But that technique hasn't been fully perfected yet. It's extremely difficult to control..."
Jiraiya frowned, though he didn't continue further.
Given the current circumstances, it seemed like that might be their only option now.
Guy was standing nearby too, but you couldn't place all your hopes on just one person alone, could you?
"Now is exactly the time we must try it. Regular jutsu won't work against that thing!"
Minato stared into Jiraiya's eyes.
"All right!"
Jiraiya agreed with his disciple. He stretched out his right hand, starting to gather Sage Art Chakra, which began spiraling continuously.
Minato smiled as well, extending his left hand to closely touch Jiraiya's.
"Thank you for your help, Sage Shima!"
He had already established a connection with Shima, meaning it was time to move on to the next step.
"Okay, little Minato."
Shima took it seriously, joining her tiny paws together in front of her chest. Immediately afterward, Minato felt a surge of chakra flowing from his shoulder toward his palm.
This was the familiar Sage Art Chakra.
Minato also turned serious, guiding this foreign energy through specific pathways using his own chakra.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A spiral formed in the center of his palm as Sage Art Chakra spread outward, shining brilliantly alongside the spiraling energy in Jiraiya's hand!
The two maintained their output while slowly bringing their palms toward each other.
As the distance between them decreased, the spirals forming in their respective palms began to connect. They merged into a single, larger spiral that gradually accelerated under their combined control, building up even more power.
Its core concept was similar to the Rasengan, but there were significant differences.
After infusing Sage Chakra, the spiral increased its frequency, taking on the shape of a "shuriken" form that enabled long-range attacks.
This form of ninjutsu wasn't just a slight power-up.
If the original single-person Rasengan had a power level of '1', then the Spiral Shuriken's strength reached '100', and the Sage Art Spiral Shuriken was at least '150'!
But what they were doing now was far beyond just that.
This was a joint ninjutsu fusion technique between the two men—though it was far more than just simple addition.
This fusion also depended heavily on their coordination. A slight mistake could lead to technique failure at best, or serious injury from backlash at worst.
Jiraiya kept his breathing steady. Sweat gathered in the palm of one hand. Yet the other remained rock solid—no tremor at all.
Watching the jutsu take shape in his right hand—a white Spiral Shuriken nearly a meter in diameter spinning rapidly like a large disk, shared control between himself and Minato—Jiraiya showed a trace of seriousness across his forehead.
He exchanged a glance with Minato, then turned to face the monstrous shape looming above the sky.
"Get ready! We're going in!"
Minato glanced sideways at the technique forming between the two of them, sensing the immense power radiating outward. Taking a deep breath, he reminded all those participating in the battle.
Da!
Obito placed his hand on Guy's shoulder, feeling the heat radiating from the latter, his expression extremely focused.
"Come on, Dad!"
Naruto suddenly said this aloud, raising his fist into the air.
He may not have grasped the true strength of their enemy, but his admiration for his father drowned out all doubt.
His dad was the strongest, and Konoha would never fall!
No matter what kind of opponent they faced, victory would ultimately be theirs.
Kushina looked only at Minato, her eyes filled exclusively with him.
And Tsunade, watching Jiraiya—who stood shirtless—had an indescribable emotion buried deep within her gaze.
"Go forth and fight, Konoha ninja!"
Without looking back, Minato and the others fixed their gaze on the sky above Konoha.
Whoosh!
Minato took Jiraiya and vanished in an instant. Right after them, Obito also disappeared along with Guy in a flash.
When they reappeared, Minato and Jiraiya found themselves just outside the range of the Deva Path's Planetary Devastation technique.
A kunai he had previously left behind lay nearby.
As soon as they arrived, the Deva Path sensed their presence from the center of the technique.
But before it could react, the two dashed without hesitation into the attack zone of the enemy jutsu.
[Hmm, another attempt to destroy my Planetary Devastation with ninjutsu?]
Nagato stretched his hand toward the sky, once again increasing the gravitational pull of the Gravitational Core. The objects already being pulled upward suddenly accelerated.
Whoosh!
As soon as Jiraiya and Minato entered the range of the ninjutsu, they instantly lifted off the ground.
But this time, both were prepared and didn't panic, striving to maintain balance midair.
[Sage Art - Compound Spiral Shuriken!]
Minato named it himself — and as always, his naming skills were terrible.
The two stood on an airborne rock, then in perfect sync, hurled their jutsu toward the heavens.
The shuriken spun rapidly, its edges as smooth as a plate.
Thanks to its initial high speed combined with the gravitational pull above, the Spiral Shuriken continued accelerating.
Everything it touched along the way was sliced apart.
It traveled unimpeded straight toward the sky!
Every space it passed through left faint cracks, as if cut by a blade.
"Morning Peacock!"
Obito and Guy also entered this affected area. Surprisingly, Guy steadied his body, then aimed both hands at the sky and unleashed a barrage.
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
His fists hammered the air like rapid gunfire, initially seeming to do little.
But a few seconds later, scorching flames erupted from his fists.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fire dragon cannons soared skyward in that instant.
And the gun barrels were Guy's own hands.
This 'Morning Peacock' was far stronger than the one previously used against Saitama.
Its sheer blast radius alone covered dozens of meters.
Like a sea of flames, they surged toward the "meteor" in the sky.
Swish!
Jiraiya and Minato's techniques struck the enormous spherical mass first.
Meeting no resistance, the jutsu sliced directly in.
Boom!
The Spiral Shuriken penetrated deep into the sphere, followed immediately by an intense explosion.
Before details could be seen clearly, Guy's technique arrived.
It struck like a massive plate slamming into the bottom of the sphere.
Everyone in Konoha felt a faint tremor, as if an earthquake had struck.
At this moment, the gravitational force seemed weakened. Jiraiya and the others began descending.
"So powerful indeed, but you still underestimated the power of the Rinnegan. This Sage's Eye isn't just for show!"
Deva Path's body flew skyward.
Previously, Planetary Devastation hadn't affected him, so he'd remained standing steadily on solid ground.
Now, he intentionally flew upwards himself.
Perhaps it was time to let the "meteor" descend upon Konoha!
Now that would be quite the spectacle, wouldn't it?
He could feel strong attacks hitting the Earth-sized object above, yet the Gravitational Core remained undamaged.
"Did we succeed?"
Jiraiya watched countless rocks raining down from the sky, though vision remained obscured by thick clouds of dust and flames, preventing clear sight of what happened above.
"Little Jiraiya, something's wrong!"
Fukasaku suddenly cried out. He noticed Deva Path rising into the air while the previously fading gravity strength now intensified again.
Had their Sage Art assault really failed?
"It was hard to accept what had just happened."
Soon, the situation above became clear.
The lower half of the structure had already been destroyed, and countless rocks began falling downward.
But they all noticed that the Gravitational Core remained intact.
"Just a little more!"
Minato looked toward the sky and suddenly placed his hand on Jiraiya's shoulder.
Rumbling!
The falling or mid-air rocks were pulled upward again by gravitational force.
"We failed!"
Shima shouted.
Their Sage Art and Guy's attack had only managed to shatter the lower half of the structure—but failed to destroy the core.
The core had briefly exposed itself, but now it was gradually being covered once again.
Boom!
Obito placed his hand on Guy's shoulder, preparing to leave first.
But in the next second, Guy shook off Obito's arm and leaped straight into the air!
"Guy!"
Obito cried out, completely confused about what was happening.
[Wonder Gate, open!!!]
Midair, Guy activated the Eight Gates Release Technique again. This time, he had unlocked the Seventh Gate!
A blue aura surrounded Guy like a burning flame.
Guy's expression stayed calm, but his eyes were now completely filled with white.
The Seventh Gate was his current limit—it might also be his strongest move at this moment!
Realizing his earlier strikes hadn't dealt enough damage, Guy knew he had to act now.
Perhaps the Hokage-tier ninjas still had other ways to deal with the threat above—but that wasn't his problem anymore. In the shifting tides of battle, that faintly visible brown Gravitational Core signaled the perfect timing for action.
"Guy, every ninja makes their choice—run forward in the direction you believe in! I will do this for pride!"
A phrase his father once said suddenly echoed in his mind.
Guy's eyes suddenly lit up. His eyes, now fully white, blazed with a fierce glow.
Zoo!
He pulled his arm back, coiling power into his punch.
His body started feeling sharp pain, as both muscles and bones screamed warnings.
Yet he ignored them all.
[Daytime Tiger!!!]
With a straight punch launched upward, the air paused momentarily before bursting forth violently.
Roar!
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