"Sensei!"
Lee called out softly to Might Guy.
Guy turned his head, revealing a bright smile, and gave a thumbs-up with his clenched fist.
"Don't worry, Lee!"
"Your teacher won't lose to a greenhorn!"
Lee nodded and gently lifted Neji.
He nodded to Tenten beside him.
The two of them quickly left with Neji.
Watching them leave, Might Guy finally felt relieved.
He had been worried that Yuichi would try to stop them as they were leaving.
If Neji were to be hit by accident.
Given his current frozen state, he would instantly shatter into countless pieces of ice.
If that happened, Might Guy would never be able to forgive himself.
He turned back to look at the calmly watching Yuichi.
Might Guy smiled. "You seem confident in your strength!"
Yuichi: "Why do you say that?"
"You didn't even consider using my students against me."
"In a situation like this, if you weren't absolutely confident in your strength, you wouldn't have done that, right?"
Might Guy said slowly.
He nodded lightly. "You're right! I don't think I need to use such methods."
He raised his hand and clenched his fist. The Kāma mark flickered with a red light, and cold air filled the area around Yuichi.
His posture was like that of a celestial being, surrounded by ethereal mist.
Yuichi looked full of momentum.
Even Might Guy, under the pressure of Yuichi's aura, began to feel involuntarily nervous.
'Such a strong pressure.'
'He's clearly the same age as Lee, yet he can release such a powerful aura.'
'Such a talented kid, why did he have to be a rogue ninja!'
Might Guy's mind was in a mess.
He looked at the surging cold air on Yuichi's hands.
'Such powerful cold air. If I touch it, my fists will probably be instantly frostbitten!'
'It seems I can't make direct contact with him.'
Might Guy reached behind his back and took out his nunchaku from his ninja tool pouch!
Seeing Might Guy's nunchaku.
Yuichi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"As expected of an elite jonin. You're experienced in battle!"
Choosing to take out a weapon to fight him, Might Guy was not only cautious but also showed his rich combat experience.
If Might Guy had rashly attacked, Yuichi could have easily frozen at least one of his arms.
What a pity!
It seemed elite jonin were not just about combat power; their battle experience and on-the-spot reactions were also excellent!
"Let's begin! Kid!"
Might Guy shouted.
He broke into a run, rushing towards Yuichi.
Standing in place, Yuichi's head was slightly raised.
His eyes were lowered, gazing at Might Guy.
"My name is Yuichi. Akatsuki's Kūchin."
Yuichi!
Akatsuki's Kūchin!
Might Guy frowned as he rushed in front of Yuichi, swinging his nunchaku.
Swish! Swish!
The nunchaku attacked.
But Yuichi easily dodged them.
Without even raising his hands, Yuichi's feet moved lightly, just enough to avoid Might Guy's attacks.
"Ah! Da~ah!"
Might Guy's nunchaku kept switching and spinning between his hands.
As a taijutsu master, Might Guy was skilled with the nunchaku.
His continuous attacks and the transitions between them were also perfect.
An ordinary person probably wouldn't be able to find an opportunity to counterattack.
However, Yuichi frowned.
He looked at Might Guy with disdain.
After dodging several attacks.
He raised his hand and grabbed one end of Might Guy's nunchaku!
Crack!!
Cold air covered the nunchaku, instantly freezing it.
The terrifying cold air spread along the nunchaku towards Might Guy's hand.
Feeling the bone-chilling cold, Might Guy quickly let go of the nunchaku.
And quickly retreated.
Yuichi held the instantly frozen nunchaku.
He took a step forward, his eyes as sharp as blades, staring directly at Might Guy.
BAM!!
The frozen nunchaku was instantly crushed by Yuichi's hand.
It shattered into countless pieces of ice that fell to the ground.
"Do you really think a single weapon is enough to deal with me?"
"Show me your true strength, Might Guy!"
"Let me see the Blue Beast of Konoha."
Seeing the nunchaku shattered into pieces of ice on the ground, his weapon was gone!
Might Guy's expression was grave.
Not just people! He can also instantly freeze objects!
This ability is really troublesome.
"It seems I have no choice but to use my true strength!"
Looking up, Might Guy's gentle gaze began to turn fierce.
This was the look he should have when he was serious.
"Eight Gates!"
"First Gate!"
"Gate of Opening~ Open!"
Might Guy's skin began to turn red.
The amount of chakra in his body also surged instantly.
"Second Gate!"
"Gate of Healing~ Open!"
His chakra surged again.
"Third Gate!"
"Gate of Life~ Open!"
Green energy began to emanate from around Might Guy.
A terrifying chakra fluctuation spread in all directions.
The powerful force crushed the ice on the ground.
Might Guy, with the first three gates opened, felt completely different from before.
Only now could he barely be called a beast with its eyes open.
Yuichi also felt a faint sense of pressure.
But it was just a little.
This level was not enough to make Yuichi afraid.
It wasn't even enough to get him excited.
Yuichi's expression didn't change much.
"You're only opening the first three gates to deal with me?"
"Are you looking down on me?"
Might Guy, who was clenching his fists and gathering his strength.
Looked at Yuichi.
He opened his mouth slightly.
"Kid, you're the one who shouldn't underestimate the power of the Eight Gates."
"Opening the first three gates is enough to deal with you!"
"Don't die too easily!"
BAM!!
The ground instantly cracked.
Might Guy's figure disappeared.
The shockwave that swept out after his figure disappeared shattered all the ground and ice around.
The next second, a green light flashed in the air.
"Konoha Hurricane!"
Might Guy's figure suddenly appeared, and he violently kicked at Yuichi from mid-air.
Even the surrounding air was shaken, drawn in and wrapped around Might Guy's foot.
It swept towards Yuichi.
Yuichi narrowed his eyes and looked at Might Guy, who was flying towards him with a kick from mid-air.
Faced with the astonishing wind pressure.
Yuichi didn't make any move to retreat.
Seeing this, Might Guy was a little happy.
'Can't react?!'
'It seems one blow can seriously injure him.'
Just as Might Guy was thinking this.
Suddenly, Yuichi's hand moved.
His right hand shot up like lightning.
He grabbed at Might Guy's foot, which was slowly approaching his face.
BANG!
A gust of wind suddenly exploded beside Yuichi's face.
Yuichi's right hand grabbed Might Guy's ankle.
He looked up, his gaze cold.
The power of the Ice-Ice Fruit was activated.
Hiss... hiss... hiss...
Cold air spread towards Might Guy's leg.
Might Guy's eyes suddenly shrank.
He quickly spun his body, forcibly pulling his leg out of Yuichi's grasp.
He did a flip and jumped away.
Having been broken free by Might Guy, Yuichi slowly lowered his right hand.
"It seems opening only three gates is not enough to defeat me, Mr. Might Guy."
Might Guy looked down at his right leg.
Half of it was frozen.
It was just a moment of contact.
Even through his pants, Yuichi was able to freeze and injure his muscles.
Might Guy was shocked.
He had overestimated the opponent's Kekkei Genkai.
But he didn't expect its power to be much greater than he had imagined.
It seemed that just as Yuichi had said.
Opening only three gates was not enough to deal with this monster!
Might Guy sighed helplessly.
"Indeed!"
"Opening only three gates is not enough to defeat you!"
"But that's only because your Kekkei Genkai is really troublesome! As expected of the Yuki clan's Ice Style Kekkei Genkai!"
Hearing this, Yuichi sneered. "Are you trying to provoke me into not using my Kekkei Genkai to fight you?"
Yuichi shook his head lightly. "I didn't expect you, Mr. Might Guy, who looks so simple-minded, to also use such methods to provoke your opponent."
I was seen through!
Might Guy thought.
Yuichi suddenly looked up and stared at him expressionlessly.
"Although your provocation is clumsy, I will grant your wish. I won't use my Kekkei Genkai to fight you!"