Rock Lee and Tenten, standing beside Might Guy, also showed expressions of joy upon hearing the Hyuga genin's words. But just then!
The Hyuga genin's surprised expression suddenly froze.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Might Guy was the first to notice the change in the Hyuga genin's expression and quickly asked.
"We've been detected too."
The Hyuga genin's eyes held a trace of fear, and even his voice trembled slightly.
When he had been observing Yuto and Neji with his Byakugan, he clearly saw Yuto suddenly raise his head, his gaze directly meeting his own.
Despite the considerable distance between them—even though the other party didn't even have the Byakugan—he felt as if they were making eye contact at close range.
It was an indescribable sensation of terror!
"Detected?"
Might Guy was first stunned, then suddenly laughed:
"That's perfectly normal. Since we've been discovered, there's no need to hide anymore. Let's go meet Neji and the First Mizukage, Yuto."
As Might Guy's solemn voice rang out, especially when mentioning the First Mizukage Yuto, nervous expressions appeared on the faces of Rock Lee and the other two.
Although Rock Lee and the others had known from the beginning, when actually facing him, they couldn't help but feel an inexplicable fear rising in their hearts.
Seeming to sense the tension in Rock Lee and the others, Might Guy strode to the front of the three, turned around, and revealed a row of white teeth:
" Youth fears nothing! As your sensei, I will stake my life to protect you!"
"Let's go! Young people of Team 3!"
With that, Might Guy turned back around, clenched his fists tightly, and walked with large strides toward Yuto and Neji's direction.
Although Might Guy wore a relaxed expression, his eyes still held a grave seriousness.
He hoped Jiraiya-sama's analysis was correct!
"Guy-sensei!"
Hearing Might Guy's passionate words, Rock Lee's emotions instantly surged, and he likewise strode forward.
"What a pair of hot-blooded idiots."
Tenten and the Hyuga genin exchanged glances and sighed helplessly. However, the fear in their hearts began to slowly fade under the influence of Might Guy and Rock Lee's emotions.
The distance between the two sides wasn't particularly far. Before long, Might Guy, leading Rock Lee and the others, emerged from the forest.
Might Guy raised his head and looked forward. At the cave entrance across from them, two figures stood quietly.
Yuto wore an enigmatic smile as he watched Team 3, led by Might Guy, appear.
"Guy-sensei..."
Standing beside Yuto, Neji's eyes filled with complex emotions upon seeing Might Guy and the others.
"To dare appear directly before me—I don't know whether to call you ignorant and fearless, or commend your courage."
Yuto crossed his arms, a playful smile appearing on his face.
As Yuto spoke, Neji tensed up, a nervous expression flashing across his face.
With Yuto-sama's power, Guy-sensei and the others were absolutely no match!
A terrifying aura suddenly rose from Yuto's body and crashed down toward Might Guy and his team.
Rock Lee, Tenten, and the Hyuga genin felt their bodies go cold, then began trembling uncontrollably as an intense sensation of suffocation flooded their hearts.
Seeing this, Might Guy's expression changed. Without a moment's hesitation, he flashed forward to stand in front of Rock Lee and the others, shielding them from Yuto's terrifying killing intent.
With Might Guy's intervention, the three emerged from their suffocating state. Though it had only been an instant, they now felt utterly drained.
Might Guy raised his head to look toward Yuto and Neji. He opened his mouth to speak, but the words died in his throat.
Seeing Yuto suddenly appear before him, Might Guy's pupils contracted sharply.
How was that possible?
So fast!!
Might Guy, who took great pride in his taijutsu, hadn't detected even the slightest movement from Yuto.
"The Eight Gates is indeed an impressive jutsu. Opening just the seventh gate is already enough to become my opponent. If you opened the eighth gate, you could even cause me some trouble."
"But that requires opening the seventh, or even the eighth gate. At this close distance, do you think you still have a chance to open the Eight Gates?"
Yuto smiled faintly as he looked at Might Guy, whose forehead was now covered in sweat.
In the original story, Might Guy opening the eighth gate was indeed terrifying. If that final kick had landed on Six Paths Madara's head instead of his chest, the story would have ended right there.
But Might Guy only appeared so powerful because Six Paths Madara was overly confident, allowing Might Guy to enter the eighth gate state.
If Uchiha Madara hadn't wanted to witness the complete Eight Gates Formation, given the power he displayed at that time, Might Guy would never have had the opportunity to open the eighth gate in front of Uchiha Madara.
Yuto had barely finished speaking when he raised his fist and drove it toward Might Guy's chest.
This punch was too fast!
Even Might Guy could only see an afterimage.
But even though his eyes couldn't keep up, his years of trained body moved on reflex. His arms quickly crossed, blocking his chest.
With a heavy dull thud, Might Guy's body shook, and in the next instant, he was sent flying backward by Yuto's punch.
BOOM!
A tremendous crash echoed as Might Guy's body slammed into a distant cliff face, creating a human-shaped crater.
At the same time, Yuto's figure vanished from his original position again. In the blink of an eye, he appeared at the cliff face where Might Guy had crashed.
"Guy-sensei!"
Only then did Rock Lee and the others react, their faces showing panic as they looked toward where Might Guy had been sent flying.
"Cough... cough, so strong."
Might Guy, blood at the corner of his mouth, shook off the debris covering him. He emerged from the crater, his body swaying slightly.
At this point, the sleeves on Might Guy's arms had completely disappeared, both arms bruised and trembling continuously.
"Konoha's Sublime Green Beast? Not bad. An ordinary ninja who took my punch would probably be unable to get up by now."
Yuto looked at Might Guy standing before him again and shook his head lightly.
"What exactly do you intend to do?"
Might Guy looked at Yuto's calm face across from him and took a deep breath.
As the First Mizukage Yuto had said, opening the Eight Gates also required time—however brief.
But until now, Might Guy hadn't opened the Eight Gates. Besides this first reason, it was also because, from beginning to end, Might Guy hadn't sensed the slightest killing intent from Yuto.
Including the punch Yuto had just thrown at him!
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