Violent gusts churned through the air.
Layer upon layer of leg shadows tore through space, detonating the atmosphere with thunderous booms.
With Danzō already escorted away by Root—his severed arm in tow—the battlefield now held only Shisui, Kakashi, and the remaining ANBU.
Yellow Flash let out a low whistle.
"I never expected Guy's taijutsu to be this terrifying… But can he really subdue Uchiha Yuan? Even Shunshin no Shisui was defeated."
The ANBU regrouped. Yellow Flash stood supported by a teammate. Kakashi remained beside him, gaze deep and focused on Guy.
"Guy won't disappoint us," Kakashi said quietly.
"His taijutsu… far exceeds what most people imagine. Once he truly unleashes it, we may all be shocked."
Nearby, Shisui watched the battle as well.
Danzō's departure had allowed him to breathe again. The situation, at least, had not collapsed into outright disaster.
Watching Guy's fierce, relentless kicks, a flicker of anticipation appeared in Shisui's eyes.
What terrifying taijutsu. Even a jōnin wouldn't dare take those kicks head-on.
Might Guy—
The so-called "village oddity."
A shinobi said to lack talent for ninjutsu or genjutsu, forced to dedicate himself solely to taijutsu.
His father, Might Duy, had once slain four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with taijutsu alone.
Shisui's gaze shifted to Yuan.
Within the storm of leg shadows, Yuan moved like drifting silk caught in the wind—his path erratic, impossible to predict.
Seeing this, Guy's expression grew serious—
Then lit up with excitement.
Yuan's defensive technique—Paper Drawing—
Was unlike anything Guy had seen before.
A method of dispersing force so delicate, so precise—
It made his eyes shine.
Each of Guy's kicks was thunder-fast and crushingly heavy.
Each one shattered the air, generating spiraling currents around the leg.
But Yuan—
Like a scrap of paper—
Was blown aside at the final instant by the airflow surrounding the strike.
Every kick missed by a hair's breadth.
The dense barrage of legs filled the surrounding space with chaotic, violent currents.
And Yuan sensed them all.
Riding the shifting winds, he slipped through the turbulence in a swift, agile trajectory—
And suddenly appeared before Guy.
Bang!
Guy crossed both arms before his chest, blocking a palm-blade strike.
The impact exploded outward.
Guy was driven back, boots carving two long trenches into the stone floor.
"RAAAAH!"
He roared.
A fierce gale spiraled around him.
The ground beneath his feet cracked apart—
And in the next instant—
He launched forward like a cannon shell.
The air trembled.
The pressure shifted.
His aura began to rise.
Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
Now it begins.
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