So powerful!
Could this really be just a ninja who only mastered taijutsu?
Chapter 48: Chakra Scalpel: Needle Rain
Shock—nothing but shock.
The Anbu operatives who had participated in the Third Great Ninja War were slightly less surprised. After all, back then Guy had already demonstrated certain strength.
But now his power was even greater, which naturally amazed them.
However, for Fu Yamanaka and Torune Aburame—these two young chunin—it was utterly unbelievable.
How could someone relying solely on taijutsu become such a powerful ninja?
Shiki Uzumaki, seeing how much Master Guy believed in him, couldn't help but feel a surge of confidence.
"Alright then…for the sake of what you call youth, Master Guy!" Shiki nodded and struggled to stand up.
Torune Aburame coldly watched Shiki Uzumaki, thinking inwardly that even if you have such a mighty ninja backing you, what difference does it make?
Once my insects attack your meridians, you won't have the strength to escape from here.
Eventually, you're nothing but a burden.
Just then, everyone suddenly noticed Shiki's hands beginning to move.
Was he...forming hand seals?
How ridiculous. In this situation, what technique do you think can change the tide of battle?
The Anbu operatives were waiting to witness Shiki's embarrassment.
Since Might Guy was guarding him, they wouldn't personally attack Shiki.
But there was no harm in watching Shiki flounder helplessly.
Even if Might Guy activates the Eight Gates Release—Who cares?
As long as they didn't initiate an attack against Shiki, Might Guy had no reason to retaliate.
And among these elite ninjas, everyone knew well the physical toll the Eight Gates Release took.
If they simply dragged things out, Might Guy would eventually be helpless.
In fact, Fu Yamanaka had already used the Mind-Transmission Jutsu to relay this strategy to the other ninjas who had arrived with him.
I absolutely cannot disappoint Master Guy!
This had now become Shiki's sole objective. If he had already lost all hope before, then giving up wouldn't matter.
But since someone had given him hope, he definitely couldn't afford to let him down.
[Chakra Scalpel: Needle Rain]
As Shiki completed his hand seals, something subtly different appeared in the air.
Fu Yamanaka, with his sharp sensing abilities, immediately ordered everyone to prepare their defenses.
Yet he was disappointed—
In the next instant, those countless tiny chakra scalpels hovering in midair shot toward a completely unexpected direction.
"What?!" Fu Yamanaka couldn't help but exclaim aloud.
From his observation, Shiki Uzumaki had actually directed this attack straight at his own right leg.
Earlier, the air had been filled with densely packed chakra needles—hundreds of them perhaps—and each one carried a significant amount of chakra.
Had this attack been aimed at the chunin behind him, countless people would surely have fallen.
Yet instead, he pierced his own leg with over a hundred chakra needles. Had he gone mad?
Fu Yamanaka studied Shiki's face intently. Intense pain almost knitted his eyebrows together tightly. Yet despite this, he stubbornly refused to utter a single cry.
"Thankfully, thankfully, at least all the insects are dead," Shiki said shakily.
The pain from just now had nearly caused him to faint. Still, he managed to endure it.
A green glow gradually appeared over his trembling hand, growing brighter and brighter.
[Medical Ninjutsu: Field Medicine.]
Shiki spoke aloud as he slammed this glowing energy mass against his right leg.
Instantly, the injury on his right leg began healing at an unimaginable speed.
Yet in reality, unless completely cornered, Shiki would never have used this jutsu.
Forcing rapid recovery of internal injuries would cause permanent damage to his body—specifically, his right leg would never again be able to channel strong chakra.
But even for Might Guy's trust alone, Shiki was determined to bear any cost.
Seeing the green glow emanating from Shiki's hands, Fu Yamanaka made a quiet decision.
[Shadow Clone Jutsu.]
Silently, he created a clone here while his real self slipped away unnoticed.
Only Fu Yamanaka possessed such precise chakra control—executing the jutsu so accurately that nobody noticed his departure.
"Attack!" Torune Aburame could no longer sense the connection with the insects inside himself and Shiki. Obviously, Shiki Uzumaki had eliminated them using his strange ninjutsu.
He never imagined a mere genin candidate could reach this level. It was as if he'd encountered that Sharingan-wielding man when joining Root.
Although Guy currently looked terrifying, he still believed he had the capability to defeat him.
After all, his ability was the ultimate counter to all taijutsu.
Torune reasoned that unless Might Guy had a taijutsu technique that worked without physical contact, there'd be no way to defeat him.
"Shiki, keep walking forward bravely on the path of youth! As long as I'm here, no one can stop you!"
After speaking, Guy blocked the approaching Anbu forces with a speed that nobody could follow.
Shiki felt bitter inside but nodded resolutely, then ran toward Hokage Office with all his strength.
"Damn it! Guy, get out of my way!"
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