Rumble!
At the moment the two powers collided, the compressed airflow was stopped directly in front of Shigure's fist.
The air itself seemed to freeze.
Everyone widened their eyes, staring at the two figures suspended in midair.
Ōnoki frowned as he watched closely.
"There's some kind of power on his fist… something we can't see."
They had noticed it before.
Once could be coincidence. But twice?
That meant the power Shigure was using wasn't accidental.
It was a completely unknown force.
"Two Foot!"
Since one strike couldn't break through Shigure's defense, Guy immediately launched another.
Boom!
Another burst of compressed air exploded forward, rushing toward Shigure. The second shockwave overlapped with the first, amplifying its destructive force.
Shigure gritted his teeth.
Even for him, the pressure of this force was difficult to withstand.
"Three Foot!"
"Four Foot!"
"Five Foot!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wave after wave of compressed air erupted violently, forming devastating shockwaves that bore down on Shigure.
The power kept increasing.
Shigure felt himself nearing his limit.
"Armament Haki—Barrier!"
In the next moment, he created a defensive barrier in front of him.
But the instant it appeared—
It shattered.
Under the crushing pressure of the compressed air, the barrier burst like glass.
The terrifying shockwave struck Shigure directly.
Rumble!!!
His body was blasted away instantly.
A deafening explosion echoed across the battlefield.
Everyone watched as Shigure's body flew into the distance, slamming straight into a hillside.
The entire hill was split apart on impact.
Massive rocks tumbled down the crater formed by the collision while dust and smoke billowed into the sky.
For a moment, everyone stood frozen in shock.
For the first time—
They had seen someone send Shigure flying like this.
A complete suppression.
His defense had been shattered instantly under Guy's attack.
"Great!"
Kankurō's face lit up with excitement.
"So he's not invincible after all!"
The power of Konoha's Might Guy—and the Eight Gates Release—was truly terrifying.
Gaara frowned.
The attack had indeed been astonishing.
But he didn't believe Shigure had been defeated so easily.
Killing someone like Shigure wouldn't be that simple.
Huff… huff…
At this moment, Guy was breathing heavily, staring toward the distant cloud of dust.
He could still sense Shigure's presence.
"So… you can still continue?"
Rumble!
Suddenly, the smoke exploded outward.
Before Hinata and Fugaku—who had rushed forward to check on him—could even approach, Shigure's aura erupted again.
A terrifying surge of chakra filled the entire battlefield.
When the dust cleared, Shigure appeared once more.
There were wounds across his body, blood dripping down his skin.
Shigure glanced down at his chest.
The flesh there had been torn open, exposing white bone beneath.
Yet he smiled.
"It's been a long time… since someone managed to injure me like this."
"Lord Shigure!"
Seeing his injuries, Hinata staggered forward, nearly collapsing as she looked at him in alarm.
But Shigure raised his hand, signaling them not to interfere.
Guy frowned.
"You still won't surrender… Mizukage?"
Shigure lifted his head and looked at him.
"Surrender?"
He smiled faintly.
"Do you really think an injury like this is enough to make me admit defeat?"
As he spoke—
A surge of Tailed Beast chakra suddenly erupted from his body.
Hiss!
The wounds on his body began healing at a visible speed.
In the blink of an eye, the torn flesh closed and returned completely to normal.
Shigure possessed the chakra of the Ten-Tails.
An injury like that was nothing to him.
Seeing his astonishing regeneration, everyone gasped.
So he had been hiding another ability all this time.
It was already incredibly difficult just to injure him.
But now he could regenerate instantly as well.
Wouldn't killing Shigure be harder than reaching the heavens?
Crack!
Shigure rolled his neck slowly.
"That attack just now… did make me feel a little uncomfortable."
He looked at Guy.
"But judging by your condition, you probably can't release that same attack again."
"Maybe you're the one who should surrender."
Guy sighed helplessly.
He hadn't expected Shigure to recover so easily.
Even after taking a direct hit from his attack.
At this point—
There was only one option left.
Only one final move remained.
Guy slowly crouched down, assuming a runner's stance.
He raised his head and looked at Shigure.
"There's still one last technique. If the Mizukage admits defeat now, it's not too late!"
Shigure simply shook his head.
"Don't worry. Come at me."
After experiencing Guy's previous attack, Shigure had already reached a conclusion.
Even if he were struck by Guy's ultimate blow—
He wouldn't die.
That much was certain.
Shigure laughed as the Tailed Beast chakra within him suddenly erupted.
In the stunned gazes of everyone present, the chakra expanded outward, forming a massive phantom that completely enveloped his body.
If members of the Ōtsutsuki clan had been present, they would have recognized it instantly.
The phantom behind Shigure—
Was the Ten-Tails.
The chakra of the Ten-Tails surged violently.
Shigure slowly raised his hand.
At the same moment, the Ten-Tails phantom behind him opened its enormous mouth.
Tailed Beast chakra began gathering rapidly.
A Tailed Beast Ball was forming.
Shigure wanted to see which was stronger—
The ultimate strike of the Eight Gates Release, or the power of the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball.
Black-red lightning surged around him.
His Haki merged into the attack.
As Shigure infused the Tailed Beast Ball with both Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, its color instantly changed.
The sphere turned black and crimson.
Dark-red lightning crackled across its surface as waves of terrifying energy spread outward.
The pressure alone made the air tremble.
As the Tailed Beast Ball gradually took shape, Guy was also gathering the last of his strength.
"If you still refuse to surrender…"
"Then you'll have to accept your fate, Shigure!"
Suddenly, Guy's voice rang out.
In the next instant, a violent storm exploded behind him.
The moment he launched forward, a massive wave of dust erupted for hundreds of meters behind him.
Just from that movement alone, one could imagine how monstrous his power had become.
The Fourth Raikage and the others couldn't help but stare in shock at Guy's figure, shrouded in red steam.
Then—
Guy roared.
"Night Guy!"
His boiling blood and chakra formed the shape of a crimson dragon as he leapt forward with a devastating kick.
The dragon-shaped aura surged ahead of him, roaring toward Shigure with overwhelming power.
At that very moment—
The Tailed Beast Ball gathered at Shigure's fingertips was finally complete.
"Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball!"
Boom!
The black-red sphere burst forward.
Transforming into a terrifying beam of energy, it shot straight toward Guy's incoming attack.
(End of Chapter)
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