Chapter 30: The Trend of DefeatThis thought surfaced almost simultaneously in the minds of all the spectators.Even as a Jinchuriki, even with the Tailed BeastChakra protecting his body, using a flesh-and-blood body to take both Kakashi's "Lightning Blade" and the "Hidden Lotus" from Might Guyafter opening the Second Gate simultaneously would mean certain death!Behind the observation window, Uchiha Itachi's fists had clenched tightly at some point, his knuckles turning white.His Sharingan was also activated, staring intently at the golden figure in the arena being attacked from both front and back.However, in the final instant before the white light of the Lightning Blade and the green afterimage of the Hidden Lotus were about to engulf Naruto—Guy and Kakashi simultaneously saw the corners of Naruto's mouth hook upward in a subtle, almost crazed arc!It didn't look like the expression of someone trapped in a desperate situation; it looked more like...A beast that had been lurking for a long time, finally baring its terrifying fangs when the prey entered the optimal striking distance!"Black Flash — Double Strike!"A low growl erupted from Naruto's throat!He had actually thrown out his fists to the left and right at the same time! Attacking from both sides!On both fists, pitch-black lightning, even denser and more violent than before, surged, intertwined, and exploded!This time, it wasn't just his fists; the twisted black lightning even spread to the space within a foot of his body, enveloping him entirely in a constantly crackling net of pitch-black lightning!The space itself seemed to groan under the unbearable strain of that high-frequency vibration and tearing!"Boom————!!!"Three destructive forces collided head-on without any frills!Time seemed to freeze for an instant.Immediately following that was a terrifying explosion ten times more violent than any previous collision!Gold, black, white, and green—four colors of light crazily intertwined and annihilated each other!A visible spherical shockwave expanded violently outward, lifting all the standing water and gravel on the ground and shattering them into even finer powder!The high walls at the edge of the training ground, engraved with reinforcement runes, emitted a teeth-grinding creak, and fine cracks appeared on their surface!"Pfft!" "Ugh!"Two muffled groans sounded almost simultaneously.The figures of Kakashi and Might Guy, moving faster than when they had arrived, were sent flying backward like stones thrown from a catapult!They tumbled through the air in a sorry state, trying to adjust their posture, but they were unable to offset that brutal impact force and finally slammed heavily into the wall dozens of meters away!"Boom! Boom!"With two heavy impacts, the wall vibrated violently, and dust fell in showers.Kakashi and Might Guy's bodies paused against the wall for a moment before sliding down slowly, landing on one knee, gasping heavily. The sharp pain and numbness from their arms and chests made cold sweat bead on their foreheads.Hey, hey, hey—You've got to be kidding, right?!Two against one, and he actually has the upper hand?!Is he really a student from the Ninja Academy?!Kakashi and Might Guy felt a tumultuous storm rising in their hearts as they looked up toward the center of the explosion.The smoke and water vapor slowly dissipated.Naruto was still standing in place, gasping slightly. The golden Chakra cloak on his body was slightly dimmed but not shattered.And most eye-catching of all—The two golden Chakra tail-flames behind him, which were originally just in the form of ribbons, had now clearly become three!And they were more solid, like three fox tails burning with golden flames, swaying gently behind him, radiating an even more majestic pressure.He's gotten stronger again? He can improve even in the middle of a battle like this?!And that Black Flash technique...Feeling it from up close, that was definitely not just a simple emission of Chakra, but a phenomenon of some kind of "distortion" or "rupture" at the spatial level, triggered after condensing, vibrating, and exploding power to the extreme!Kakashi rubbed his right arm, which had almost lost all sensation, his heart filled with incomparable shock.Might Guy also worked his aching joints and looked at Kakashi, both of their eyes filled with gravity.We originally wanted to end this quickly...The young people these days are truly monsters!Should I say he is worthy of being the teacher and his wife's child? This monstrous strength, this combat intuition...Kakashi took a deep breath, suppressing his churning blood, and slowly raised his left hand, placing it on his slanted headband.This action caused both Might Guy in the distance and Naruto in the arena to narrow their eyes.He's getting serious!"Third Gate, Gate of Life, Open!"Might Guy understood his partner's intention. Without any hesitation, he let out a low growl, and the aura around him surged once again!His skin turned crimson, veins bulged on his body like dragons, and green energy steam erupted from every pore, forming a constantly surging Chakraaura around him!The standing water at his feet was directly blown away and evaporated by this erupting Chakra!The powerful aura even made the gravel in the distance tremble slightly.Kakashi's hand slowly pushed up his headband, revealing the left eye that had always been covered—A scarlet background, with three Tomoe rotating slowly within it, faintly showing a trend of connecting!A cold, gloomy fluctuation of ocular power that seemed capable of pulling at the soul faintly spread out.Naruto immediately felt an invisible pressure strike him, not just physical, but also a faint sense of dizziness and sluggishness on a mental level.Genjutsu interference?The second stage of the assessment has only just begun!Under the mental interference and Genjutsu assault of Kakashi's Mangekyo Sharingan, and faced with the storm-like Taijutsu onslaught of Might Guy after opening the Third Gate, whose power and speed had increased once again, Narutoimmediately fell into a passive position.He could only rely on "Black Flash" for critical blocks and counterattacks. Most of the time, he relied on the formidable defense of his golden Chakra cloak and his own reaction speed to maintain his footing, like a small boat in a storm, struggling to stay afloat against their increasingly tacit and fierce coordinated attacks.Might Guy was like a red-green lightning bolt, clinging tightly to Naruto, not giving him any chance to charge toward Kakashi to interrupt his Jutsu casting or launch targeted attacks.Every one of his punches and kicks carried the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, constantly blasting the air.Kakashi roamed the perimeter, his Sharinganlocking onto Naruto at all times, occasionally unleashing low-consumption Lightning ReleaseNinjutsu for precise interference, or creating several Lightning Release Shadow Clones to launch fearless, suicidal charges, all to drain Naruto's Chakra and stamina.Occasionally, he would charge forward like a ghost, the blinding white light of the "Lightning Blade" lighting up in his palm once again, aiming to deliver a fatal blow during the gaps when Naruto was dealing with Might Guy's fierce attacks or the exploding clones!The shrill scream of the Lightning Blade tearing through the air and the harsh, metal-grinding sound of it colliding with the golden Chakra cloak alternated. Every contact caused the Chakra cloak on Naruto to fluctuate violently, even appearing briefly damaged and dimmed. Although it could be repaired quickly, the consumption of his stamina and Chakra was increasing rapidly.Naruto was like a living target trapped in the center of a storm, constantly being worn down and having his space compressed by the pair's exquisite tactical coordination.The Black Flash he occasionally unleashed remained powerful and heavy, forcing Kakashi and Might Guy to avoid its edge, but it was becoming increasingly difficult to actually hit the target.Kakashi's Sharingan could always predict his attack intentions in advance, and Might Guy's speed and power meant that his counterattacks often missed or failed to deal decisive damage.The observation room was silent.Everyone was holding their breath, watching the textbook-level Jonin coordinated combat below, and the figure that stood like a golden reef under the fierce onslaught, though clearly beginning to show signs of fatigue.
