"Boom!"
A deafening sound rang out. A fire tornado with extremely violent power continuously split the surrounding space, and all objects that fell into the middle of the vortex were instantly shattered. Even the surrounding trees were not immune; the wind was blowing violently, leaves were torn to pieces, and the ground was covered with twigs, all utterly devastated.
Ren also had a very good understanding of taijutsu. He knew that the most important point of taijutsu was that one must get close to the opponent before they could display their strength. If there was no chance to get close, then no matter how strong the physical strength was, it would not be able to be exerted at all. During the Chunin Exam in the original story, Rock Lee was very strong. It's just that he happened to meet Gaara, who was using sand, and was completely restrained, resulting in a miserable defeat.
And the current Ren happened to use this trick to fight Might Guy. This was a move with a huge attack range, covering almost the entire training ground. The purpose was to block all of Might Guy's hiding spaces and prevent his taijutsu from working at all! Attack its weakness – this was Ren's secret recipe for victory!
"What a horrible fire tornado! And under the blessing of Wind Release, its speed is similar to my taijutsu! Is this still the Grass Pheasant Sword that Ren used before? The strength of this sword that he can display now is more than ten times that of the previous one!" A strong shock flashed in Might Guy's eyes. This was just the first fire tornado! And there were a total of twelve such fire tornadoes!
Might Guy didn't dare to be careless. At this moment, in the face of such lethal tactics, he had no way to care about the rules he set before this trial. He crossed his hands and clenched his fists across his chest.
"Eight Gates Released Formation - Gate of Life, Open!"
After a roar, a violent green chakra burst out from Might Guy's body in an instant, releasing extremely amazing energy. And with the surging chakra, Might Guy's whole body began to appear engorged with blood. Some of his capillaries even burst, and his skin turned entirely red. And Might Guy's speed suddenly increased several times, reaching a terrifying level invisible to the naked eye!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The violent green chakra on Might Guy continued to wreak havoc in the surrounding air. Clearly visible air currents blew in all directions. And Might Guy, who had opened the Gate of Life among the Eight Gates, found it much easier to deal with Ren's "Fire-Wind Tornado of the World." Even though the fire tornadoes, under the blessing of Wind Release, were extremely fast, it was still difficult for them to catch up with Might Guy's speed.
Is this the true power of the Eight Gates Released Formation? In the case of only opening the Gate of Life, Guy-sensei's strength has skyrocketed several times. At this moment, Ren was also deeply shocked.
But... so far, he had not lost! Since the wind and fire tornado couldn't defeat Might Guy, now, he might only have to try this last trick! Before Might Guy intended to stop the game, Ren had moved again!
"Breath of Water! First Form – Surface Slash!"
Ren shouted loudly. He didn't know when he had grasped the Nichirin Blade in his hand. The next moment, a dazzling streak roared out from Ren's hands. A white streak in the air seemed to instantly have a blue splash of water attached to it, then turned into a dark blue sword energy and spread towards Might Guy. The speed of the sword qi's spread was so fast that it was in front of Might Guy in just a split second.
Might Guy's face changed suddenly. A chill, locked on by the crisis, instantly hit his entire body. However, Might Guy, who had opened the Eight Gates, possessed an intuition as keen as a beast's. Before those sword intents attacked, Might Guy had already vanished from the spot in a flash.
Crack...
Right where Might Guy stood just a moment ago, a thick tree that was two people's width around was cut off in the middle. The cross-section was extremely neat, and the tree fell to the side.
What horrible swordsmanship! Might Guy was also surprised. He never knew that Ren was still hiding such strength. But that was enough for today's training... Might Guy thought to himself. Ren had already forced him to use the Eight Gates, and such strength was far beyond his expectations. In theory, Ren had already won the match.
"Ren..." Might Guy was about to speak,
Shh-!
The speed of Ren's blade was extremely fast, not giving him time to speak at all. It was another strike that came directly out of nowhere. Might Guy could only quickly change his body shape to avoid this icy sword energy.
"Ren..."
Damn it! Might Guy secretly swore under his breath. This time, he didn't even say Ren's name. A familiar blue sword aura, more than three meters long, roared and spread towards him again, like a hurricane, with waves of wind. However, at this time, Might Guy had not yet stabilized himself and could only roll to one side in a woeful manner, his figure becoming wobbly.
Might Guy suddenly had a headache. Although opening three of the Eight Gates was already the bottom line of safety, if he opened the fourth Gate of Pain in the Eight Gates Released Formation, it would cause damage to his body. But now, in order to end this battle, it seemed that he could only continue to open his Eight Gates and improve his strength, which would be enough to suppress the little monster, Ren.
"Gate of Pain..." And just as Might Guy was about to open the fourth gate, Ren suddenly stopped?
"Er..."
"You finally stopped?" Might Guy exhaled, as if he had finally ended a painful practice.
"That's right." Ren nodded seriously. "Guy-sensei, didn't you say that this assessment was about lasting for 10 minutes against you? The time is up now."
Pfft--
Might Guy almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. The battle between the two of them just now was so intense that it was impossible to keep track of time. Who remembers ten minutes?! Ren, are you too calm?!
"Cough, cough..." Might Guy put his fist in front of his mouth, coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, then nodded lightly, agreeing, "Yes, the 10-minute assessment time has ended."
"Ren, you could force me to use the Eight Gates to defend; you've made rapid progress during this period!" When Might Guy said this, he couldn't help but blush. He would not admit that Ren not only forced out his Eight Gates but almost made him open more than four gates!
"Anyway... Today's assessment, you have successfully passed!"
"As promised, I have already prepared a generous reward for you!"