"What is the assessment method?" Ren asked.
Might Guy put his hands on his hips and laughed, "You'll spar against me, and I'll test your actual combat ability. How is it, Ren, are you ready?"
Against Might Guy? Interesting. A smile appeared on Ren's mouth. For such a long time, he had been doing basic taijutsu training, and there were very few opportunities for actual combat. The only fight he'd had was against Neji Hyuga at the Ninja Academy, but he had defeated Neji Hyuga with just one move, feeling that the battle wasn't enough of a challenge. And now, the opponent for the actual combat drill was Might Guy... Ren's heart instantly filled with anticipation. He also wanted to know how much strength he had gained after such a long period of cultivation.
"I'm looking forward to it," Ren nodded and smiled.
"Haha, not bad, you look very motivated," Might Guy nodded and continued, "This is an actual combat exercise. I'm no longer sparring against you with a shadow clone; I will spar against you myself. You don't need to defeat me; you just need to last for 10 minutes to pass. I won't use forbidden techniques, but I will spare no effort and go all out with my remaining techniques, and I will never show mercy. So, Ren, you must not take it lightly. You must show all your strength and let me see your true power."
"Okay, I see," Ren responded.
Might Guy nodded and said, "Then the assessment starts now!" Immediately, he assumed a punching stance.
"Guy-sensei, take this!" Ren leaped and appeared in the air in the next second. Between the fingers of both hands, shuriken, kunai, and exploding tags were already positioned.
Whoosh whoosh!!
Like arrows, they flew in Might Guy's direction.
Bang! Bang!
Several explosions occurred in succession. All the exploding tags tied to the kunai exploded, and immediately, thick black smoke rose from the ground.
"Hmph!" And from within the thick black smoke, a green figure rushed out. Seeing that Might Guy's figure flickered, he flexibly avoided all the shuriken and kunai, charging towards Ren. "Ren, take my move!" With a loud shout, Might Guy twisted his body and kicked at Ren's body like a whirlwind.
Bang!
After a dull crash, the figure of "Ren" suddenly turned into a puff of white smoke and dissipated into the air, and a handful of kunai fell from the air. It turned out to be a substitution jutsu? Might Guy was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted. Ren knew from the beginning that the power of the exploding tags was not enough to cause him any trouble. So the effect of those exploding tags wasn't to cause any lethality, but to create thick smoke to obscure his vision, taking the opportunity to intersperse the kunai he created with ordinary kunai, scattering them everywhere, forming a diversion to interfere with him. This was Ren's real plan! What an ingenious plan! He didn't even react for a while. Ren's use of his various ninja tools had become more and more superb!
"The Konoha Whirlwind!" At this time, Ren's real body had quietly appeared behind Might Guy. With the exact same technique, Ren, clad in white clothes, also turned into a white whirlwind and struck towards Might Guy.
"Konoha Rising Kick!" Might Guy's response was also very quick. He knew it was too late for him to escape now. He simply raised his forearm and slammed it into the right leg that Ren kicked over.
Bang!
After a dull crash, Ren and Might Guy both took a few steps back, their bodies temporarily separated.
"As expected of Guy-sensei, you can actually block my Konoha Whirlwind with your forearm," Ren said with a bit of shock in his eyes after he stabilized his body and raised his head. He originally thought that his taijutsu had been practiced very well, but if he went up against a real taijutsu powerhouse like Might Guy, he wouldn't gain any advantage in a taijutsu duel. Although Ren was shocked in his heart, he had somewhat expected this result.
But on the other side, Might Guy was truly shocked by the strength Ren displayed. In Might Guy's heart, the shock at this time was several times greater than Ren's. He could feel the numb pain coming from his forearm. Such a physical impact, he had never experienced from anyone else. Even Kakashi, whom he regarded as his lifelong rival, had never caused such an impact on him in a taijutsu competition! To be able to perform taijutsu to such a degree, he was afraid there were only two people in Konoha at the moment: himself and Ren? To be able to master taijutsu to this level in such a short period of time, Ren could definitely be regarded as a genius in taijutsu!
"Come again, hahaha!" After Might Guy laughed, he launched a swift counterattack again.
"The Great Konoha Whirlwind!"
Blue chakra instantly covered Might Guy's calf and sole, and with a whistling sound, he kicked at Ren's body again. This time, Might Guy directly exerted all his strength. In the face of this kick from Might Guy, Ren did not dare to take it lightly. A silver light flashed in his hand, and a Grass Pheasant Sword had appeared. Ren held the long sword in his hand and swung it sharply forward twice.
"Wind Blade!" "Flame Bomb!" "Wind Blade!" "Flame Bomb!"
...
One after another, three-meter-long wind blades and fireballs about two meters in diameter were condensed in the air. Then the wind blades and the fireballs condensed together again. Fire borrowed wind, and a terrifying airflow like a fire tornado revolved wildly in the air. Each fire tornado had lethality comparable to B-rank ninjutsu. Friction with the surrounding air made a sharp "hissing" sound, seeming to tear the surrounding space apart. Soon, Ren gathered twelve fire tornadoes!
This was a technique created by Ren. It was a new combat technique he created by practicing the use of the Grass Pheasant Sword. He used the two different attributes of the Grass Pheasant Sword to instantly release two kinds of attacks, forming a terrifying technique similar to fusion ninjutsu. Its lethality had reached the level of A-rank ninjutsu! This was also the most terrifying killing move Ren could use now. Even an elite ninja like Might Guy could not take it lightly!
"The Great Tornado!" Ren held the Grass Pheasant Sword in his hand, controlling these twelve fire tornadoes, surrounding Might Guy!