Blue lightning instantly wrapped around Kakashi's right hand as he lunged forward in a fierce assault!
Beside him, Guy swept his leg up at blinding speed, aiming straight for Kyo's torso.
Chakra surged, whipping up violent winds around them!
Boom!!
In that instant, one attacked from the lower right, the other from the upper left—forming a near-perfect pincer strike!
Both men narrowed their eyes.
They believed no one could afford to tank or counter such an assault.
The only option would be to dodge!
And in truth—Kakashi had already anticipated that.
Suddenly—
behind Kyo, a Shadow Clone of Kakashi appeared without warning!
Raikiri crackled in its hand as it charged forward!
The attack targeted Kyo's one remaining blind spot—his back!
A complete three-directional encirclement!
However—
just as they were about to reach him, a faint chuckle sounded.
"Too slow."
Before the words fully fell—
Whoosh!
Kyo's figure blurred into an afterimage and vanished from in front of them!
He disappeared before the Shadow Clone could even close in!
"!!"
Kakashi and Guy's pupils shrank violently!
'Was that a Body Flicker Technique?!'
'No… it seemed more like pure high-speed movement!'
'But how was that possible?!'
'What was that absurd speed?!'
There was no time to think further!
They immediately tensed, searching for his reappearance—
And then—
that overwhelming presence appeared directly above them!
"!!"
Before they could even look up—
a calm voice descended from overhead.
"Getsuga Tensho."
Boom!!
A violent crescent of moon-white energy crashed down from the sky like an overturned ocean, swallowing everything below!
"?!"
Kakashi and Guy's hearts clenched!
They instantly used their respective movement techniques to evade!
Thump!!
At the very last second before impact, both flashed to the opposite side of the platform—
barely avoiding the strike!
And then—
the attack landed.
Boooooom!!!!!!!
A terrifying shockwave and moon-white brilliance exploded outward, instantly obliterating the entire platform!
Sand and debris shot wildly in every direction!
A massive crater formed, as though struck by a meteor!
Dust roared skyward like a desert storm.
In the distance, the bounty Shinobi watching were frozen in horror!
'Wait—'
'What the hell is this?!'
'We were fighting… that monster earlier?!'
'He just swung casually—and destroyed the entire platform?!'
'Was that his real strength?!'
'So when he fought us before… he wasn't even serious?!'
Cold sweat drenched the defeated bounty Shinobi.
If he had used attacks like that earlier—
none of them would have survived!
Which meant…
for the past several hours…
the Kitsune Ogre had simply been playing.
Declaring war on all bounty Shinobi…
was just entertainment?
They all inhaled sharply.
They wondered just how powerful did someone have to be to treat this as a game?
Meanwhile—
on the other side of the ruined platform—
Kakashi and Guy stood shoulder to shoulder, their expressions darker than ever.
They were even more shaken.
Because just now—
Kyo had swung casually.
No visible sword technique.
No Shinobi Technique.
Just a simple slash.
Effortless.
Like cutting a flower with a wooden practice blade.
And yet—
that ordinary swing carried such absurd destructive power!
They looked up at Kyo, solemn and wary.
They had never encountered an enemy this bizarre.
Kyo, masked as the Kitsune Ogre, now stood atop a street lamp, gazing down at them.
He offered no extra words.
Just a faint smile.
Once again, he raised his blade.
"Getsuga… Tensho."
With a relaxed flick—
Boom!!!!
A massive surge of moon-white Spiritual Pressure erupted from the blade!
Dazzling light swallowed the battlefield as it surged toward Kakashi and Guy!
"!!"
Their faces changed drastically.
'Again?!'
'Another so-called Getsuga Tensho?!'
'Did this guy only know one move?!'
'Or…'
'Did he simply believe that one move was enough to defeat them?!'
They had no time to think!
They could only grit their teeth and dodged once more!
Resist it? Impossible!
Even Multiple Earth Flow Walls had shattered instantly before this technique!
They narrowly escaped again—
but the edge of the blast grazed Kakashi's sleeve, instantly burning it to ash!
Boom!!!
The crescent strike smashed into a building behind them, collapsing it completely!
A violent shockwave howled outward, bricks and rubble flying everywhere.
The battlefield descended into chaos.
Kakashi steadied himself after evading—
and suddenly, something clicked.
He turned sharply to Guy.
"Wait… Guy!"
"I think I've noticed something!"
"—Hmm?"
Guy's eyes sharpened.
Kakashi spoke rapidly:
"Since the beginning, his crescent attacks are incredibly powerful—and the Chakra cost seems minimal… but!"
"I've noticed there's always a slight pause between each slash!"
"That means this 'Getsuga Tensho' likely requires a short cooldown before it can be used again!"
"If we strike during that gap… we might have a chance to close the distance and win!"
His eyes gleamed with analysis.
Guy blinked—
then suddenly understood!
'That's right!'
'Why does he always pause after attacking?'
'So that's it?!'
'As expected of my eternal rival, Kakashi!'
'Brilliant analysis!'
Guy's admiration surged.
Even without the Sharingan—
Kakashi would still be an exceptional Jonin.
Give him time—
he might rival anyone in the Shinobi World!
This tactical deduction alone proved it!
Kakashi continued:
"Guy!"
"We split up next round!"
"You attack head-on and bait out another Getsuga Tensho!"
"I'll use the gap to close in and engage!"
From the start—
they hadn't even been able to approach because of Kyo's massive-range slashes.
Without closing the distance—
victory was impossible.
And with Kakashi's limited Chakra Reserve—
long-range exchanges would exhaust him quickly.
Meanwhile—
unbeknownst to them—
Kyo stood across from them, blade in hand, feeling slightly helpless.
His gaze drifted to the translucent system panel before him.
[Side Mission:]
[Witness Might Guy's Eight Gates (0/1) — Reward: Kido Combat Art · Shunko]
[Witness Kakashi's Kamui (0/1) — Reward: Sword Technique · Chaotic Snow Moon Flower]
Kyo looked back at the two men, somewhat speechless.
The reason he hadn't instantly one-shot them like Danzo—
was precisely to trigger these side missions.
And yet…
'What are you two doing?'
'After those slashes—'
'you still can't tell I'm holding back?'
'Still not using your trump cards?'
'Are you trying to grind experience here?'
'Fine.'
'Guess I'll push you into a corner.'
As he thought that—
Kyo raised his pale blade again, eyes narrowing slightly.
In an instant—
immense Spiritual Pressure poured into the sword!
The oppressive aura surged to more than ten times its previous intensity!
"!!!"
Kakashi and Guy stiffened immediately!
'Wait—?!'
'What is that pressure?!'
'From the sword?!'
Before they could react—
Kyo calmly lifted his blade and spoke indifferently:
"Getsuga… Serious Tensho."
"—?!"