REVIEWS AND POWERSTONES PLSSS!!!!!Chapter 76: Resolve
Originally, Nagato hadn't planned to begin destroying Konoha this early.
In Yasushi's initial plan, the Akatsuki organization would completely eliminate all of Konoha's fighting forces, then Nagato would make his entrance and leisurely unleash a Super Shinra Tensei, maxing out his divine presence.
This would not only destroy Konoha but also intimidate the other four great nations. They'd gang up on Konoha rather than uniting to deal with the Akatsuki first.
After all, if the Akatsuki could easily destroy Konoha, destroying other shinobi villages wouldn't be difficult either.
But plans never survived contact with reality. Complications emerged one after another, forcing Nagato to enter the field prematurely.
If everything had gone smoothly, that would have been fine. But he'd unexpectedly collided head-on with Might Guy at the Seventh Gate, engaging in a direct confrontation with Daytime Tiger. Though he survived, that aura of invincibility had been shattered.
This wouldn't do!
What Nagato needed was to intimidate all nations with absolute dominating force, making every country too afraid to casually wage war, thereby bringing peace to the shinobi world.
But if his deterrence proved insufficient, the result would mirror the previous state among the Five Great Nations—falling into continuous challenges, endless wars, unable to bring peace to the shinobi world.
Therefore, he couldn't delay any longer!
This time, Nagato would go all out and completely destroy Konoha!
His body rose continuously, ascending directly into the clouds, hovering above them. The bright full moon behind him left only a tiny silhouette in the eyes of those on the ground.
But when he spread both arms, no one could ignore his existence.
The Six Paths of Pain also retreated one after another, instantly distancing themselves to avoid being caught in the coming attack.
After breaking free from the puppet beasts' entanglement, Akimichi Torifu straightened his body and stretched out both hands, desperately waving them upward. But he remained far from Nagato, unable to even touch the hem of his clothing.
The Third and others were even more helpless. They could only watch as massive chakra converged around Nagato. Even thinking with their heels, they knew the coming strike would be earth-shattering and impossible to resist.
Yet no matter what methods they tried, they couldn't find any way to stop Nagato.
"Help me up." A weak voice suddenly rang out.
The Third and others turned to see Guy struggling to push away the medical ninja before him, climbing up from the stretcher.
"Guy, don't move recklessly! Your injuries are severe—you need rest!"
"No, Lord Third. Now is not the time for me to rest." Guy's body was somewhat stiff, but the flames in his eyes still burned fiercely.
"You witnessed the previous attack. If this time he directs it at the village, the entire village will be completely destroyed."
"Right now, only I can stop him!"
"But your body..." The Third hesitated, words trailing off.
"There's no problem!" Guy raised his thumb, flashing a toothy grin with remarkable boldness. "Where the leaves dance, fire will continue to burn!"
"Lord Third, now is the moment for me to fulfill the Will of Fire!"
"All these years of dedicated training, self-discipline—it was all for this moment!"
"The moment when I must protect what's most important, even unto death!"
"For our home and village, for comrades who share life and death, for my beloved student..."
"My choice—no regrets!"
"Is that so?" The Third nodded solemnly. "Guy, I've received your resolve!"
"Then, I entrust everything to you!"
Under the Third's lead, everyone bowed deeply to Guy with utmost respect, grateful for his willingness to face death.
Guy took a deep breath, forcefully tensing his body. He began gathering chakra, once again releasing his body's restrictions.
Accompanied by unimaginable agony, Guy felt as though every cell in his body was screaming madly, stimulating his nerves, warning him that continuing this way would cause his body to completely collapse.
But with the powerful willpower forged through years of diligent, unceasing training, Guy quickly adapted to the immense pain. Under his resolve to willingly face death, he forcibly pushed taijutsu one step further.
One could only say the shinobi world was truly an idealistic realm where powerful spiritual strength could genuinely create miracles!
"Eight Gates! Eighth Gate, Gate of Death, Open!"
Accompanying Guy's explosive roar, his skin cracked inch by inch. Blood vaporized before it could even fall, transformed by boiling chakra into crimson steam that wrapped around his entire body like burning blood flames, rotating at high speed.
His skeleton groaned with unbearable strain. Every inch of muscle twisted and swelled under overloaded conditions, continuously tearing, healing, then tearing again, pushing his body beyond human limits.
The ground collapsed in layers under the violent chakra. Debris and dust were swept up by the tremendous force emanating from Guy's body, rushing skyward and disrupting the cloud layer.
Numerous Konoha shinobi hurriedly retreated to distance themselves, avoiding being caught in the attack's aftershocks. They couldn't even look directly at the battlefield's center—the violent chakra storm's mere aftereffects were enough to tear apart ordinary shinobi.
This anomaly immediately caught Nagato's attention. His gaze lowered to fall upon Guy, his pupils involuntarily contracting.
"You can still stand?"
"What frightening resolve!"
"Such a pity—you're a Konoha shinobi!"
After a few sighs, Nagato accelerated his chakra accumulation. When this power reached its peak, he swung both arms forcefully downward.
"From now on, let the world feel pain!"
"Shinra Tensei!"
Nagato's Rinnegan blazed with blinding purple light. Space seemed to freeze in this moment, then erupted violently!
Daylight suddenly descended. The sky seemed to birth a new sun. Blinding white light completely drove out the night, even covering the moon's radiance entirely.
Everyone's hearts felt as though something was crushing them. Hearts pounded wildly, legs became unsteady, even breathing grew difficult—as if sensing the apocalypse's arrival.
The entire battlefield fell into deathly silence. Even sound itself seemed to vanish.
In this moment of terror, a steady voice suddenly rang out, like a sword slicing through the oppressive heavens.
"Gate of Death: Evening Elephant!"
BOOM! An explosive roar. The earth overturned. A deep crater suddenly appeared. Guy's crimson figure shot upward like blood-red lightning, flowing against the current.
His legs wreathed in blood-colored chakra flames, he trod upon the air as if on solid ground, compressing the atmosphere into substance. Amid continuous sonic booms, he trampled out an endlessly exploding spatial corridor, splitting the oppressive space in two as he faced Nagato's attack head-on.
"First Step!"
Guy shouted sharply and kicked heavily against the invisible repulsive force field.
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