"Huh?"
Sensing the watermelon-headed ninja opposite him, controlling his chakra to break through six barriers within his body one by one in a special way.
And with each barrier broken, his chakra and aura surged dramatically, instantly piquing Goku's interest.
"What's your name? What kind of ninjutsu is this?"
"The proud blue beast of Konoha, Might Guy!"
Guy announced his name, revealing his signature gleaming white fangs.
"This is the the Eight Inner Gates created by my father. You intruder ninja who attacked the village, I'll deal with you!"
With a roar, he shot towards Goku at several times the speed of before.
"Morning Peacock!"
A dense barrage of fists covered Goku's entire body. His superb technique created intense friction between his fists and the air, generating shockwaves and flames.
Physical attack, shockwave, and flame—a triple attack , its destructive power alone reached Kage-level standards.
However, in Goku's eyes, a Kage-level being was at most comparable to Piccolo Daimaō.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Guy could defeat Piccolo Daimaō at this moment.
It just means that in terms of explosive speed and power, he could reach a similar level to Piccolo Daimaō.
But if Piccolo Daimaō used his ki, then there was no comparison.
This was actually a situation that Goku discovered after experiencing so many worlds.
If we only consider physical attributes, explosive power and speed, his Dragon Ball world wasn't that outstanding.
However, the energy developed in his Dragon Ball world's Ki, compared to energies like magic and chakra, is simply not in the same league in terms of destructive power.
Take Asuma and Tien Shinhan as an example. With the aid of chakra and ki, their speed and power are roughly the same.
However, if Asuma uses his strongest ninjutsu, and Tien Shinhan uses a Ki Blast, Asuma will be instantly killed.
But this doesn't mean that the greater the destructive power of a technique, the more likely he is to win a battle.
It's like two people fighting; one uses a rocket launcher, and the other uses a bow and arrow.
The bow and arrow will definitely be less destructive than the rocket launcher.
However, if an arrow were to strike a vital point first, he would certainly die.
Even with Goku's current fighting power, it's uncertain whether he could withstand the blood curse if that ninja named Hidan obtained it.
"A very powerful technique, but you still can't beat me. Can you become stronger?"
Goku easily caught all of Guy's punches with one hand, then asked expectantly.
He wasn't impressed by Guy's current burst of power, but he was very impressed by the ninjutsu Guy was using. Because this ninjutsu had increased Guy's strength by several...
"He actually caught my Morning Peacock with one hand!"
Guy was kicked away again by Goku, his face filled with seriousness.
The explosive power of the Eight Gates couldn't be sustained; it placed a considerable burden on the body, only suitable for quick battles.
Since opening six gates wasn't enough, he couldn't afford to waste time; he had to decisively open another gate to increase his strength.
"Haa... Gate of Shock, open!"
With a roar, he controlled his chakra and opened the seventh gate, Gate of Shock, increasing his strength by more than ten times.
However, the pressure from opening the Gate of Shock caused his body to turn bright red, and his sweat evaporated into… Blue steam billowed out.
"Day Tiger!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his hand and unleashed his ultimate attack.
A concentrated, super-fast straight punch, first compressing the air and then expanding it in one breath, forming an air cannon like a tiger.
The power after being unleashed was so great that it could even blast people several kilometers away.
"It's improved again!"
Goku's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
If his current normal strength was one, then using the Breathing Technique would bring him to two.
And without stacking, simply using the Giant Magic would bring him to six, and using the Great Ape transformation would bring him to ten.
The five-second golden warrior form is worth fifty.
This Konoha ninja named Guy, after using the Eight Gates and breaking through six barriers, saw his strength increase threefold.
Now, after breaking through the seventh barrier, his strength has increased tenfold.
This increase is almost the same as the increase he received during his Great Ape transformation.
"Not enough? Can you still get stronger?"
Goku excitedly punched the white tiger, then kicked Guy away again.
"Who is this guy? Even the Daytime Tiger was useless against him!"
After crashing through a house, Guy barely managed to stand up. Ding was also shocked.
He knew that his opponent hadn't barely broken his Daytime Tiger technique; they had broken it with ease.
This meant that even if he had opened the Gate of Shock, he was still far from his opponent's true strength.
"Konoha Whirlwind!"
"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!"
"Manipulated Tool: Super Heavenly Blade Chaos!"
As Guy was kicked away by Goku, two men and one woman, three ninjas, appeared behind Goku and launched a sneak attack.
"Giant's Wrath!"
However, Goku had no interest in the three attackers behind him. With a single burst of energy, he defeated them all. Their ninjutsu attacks were all deflected.
"Rock! Tenten! Neji!"
Watching his three beloved students being deflected, looking at the houses collapsed from the battle, and his fallen comrades, incapacitated,
Guy couldn't help but think of his father, who had single-handedly fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to cover his retreat, killing four and severely injuring three.
"It seems the time has come to sacrifice myself for what I swore to protect!"
Turning to look at Goku standing opposite him, a resolute expression appeared on Guy's face.
With his elite Jonin rank he had other abilities but they were useless here, once the Gate of Death is opened, can grant power dozens of times greater than a Kage-level expert for a short period.
However, opening it guarantees certain death.
But now, to protect the village, to protect his friends and beloved student, to protect the villagers, he is willing to give his life to kill this intruder before him.
"The Eighth Gate, the Gate of Death, open! Eight Gates Formation!"
Red chakra enveloped Guy, his eyes now turned red from the immense burden, his entire body seemingly ablaze.
"Enough!"
He could only maintain this state for thirty seconds.
"Evening Elephant, one leg! Two legs! Three legs! Four legs! Five legs!"
"Boom!"
Finally, this time it was Goku who was sent flying, crashing through a large area of buildings before finally stopping.
"Is it over?"
The fallen ninjas around him, seeing this, showed expressions of excitement.
Unfortunately, their despair soon returned.
Because Goku emerged from the smoke and dust, completely unharmed.
"Amazing! Truly amazing!"
Goku looked at Guy, enveloped in red chakra, and exclaimed with genuine admiration.
Even he had to use breathing techniques to block that final attack.
That attack had increased Guy's power by a full sixty times.
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