"Lightning Release: Raikiri." Kakashi's hand was held, but his other hand could still move. He immediately used Raikiri with his left hand and thrust it forward.
"Dark Release: Black Dark Waves." A sinister arc curved up at the corner of Ryoha's mouth. A ripple of darkness centered on him spread out in waves. Everyone in its path was sent flying, all of them coughing blood with severe injuries. Of course, Danzo sacrificed another Sharingan but remained unharmed, and Jiraiya, in Sage Mode, still held on.
"Butterfly Mode!." Choji and Choza both opened beautiful butterfly-like wings. All their power concentrated on a single punch. The fists they simultaneously threw out were like tearing through the void. The speed was so fast that it left afterimages, and as they moved forward, a rift appeared in the ground beneath their feet.
"Quite a formidable strike. Is this your strongest attack? Let's go hand-to-hand with taijutsu. Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Palms." A dark Eight Trigrams formation appeared beneath Ryoha's feet. With fast attack speed and a drifting, dragon-like movement, he managed to attack both Choza and Choji at the same time.
The terrifying fists of the two were actually skillfully countered. The visible chakra wings on their backs disappeared at an observable speed, as their entire chakra flow had been sealed.
"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm." Neji's voice rang out. Although he was very grateful to Ryoha for dispelling the curse seal on his Byakugan, he didn't want to fight Ryoha. While he felt no attachment to the Hyuga clan, he felt a strong attachment to Konoha. This battle was a matter of life and death for Konoha.
He didn't have an attachment to the Hyuga clan, but he did to Konoha. Hence, he had to put aside his reluctance to fight Ryoha. Ryoha wasn't angry either. If Neji didn't attack him, Ryoha might even be disappointed.
"Eight Inner Gates Release: Gate of Opening, Healing, Life, Pain, Limit, open!"
"Eight Inner Gates Release: Gate of Opening, Healing, Life, Pain, Limit, open!"
Guy and Lee simultaneously activated the Eight Inner Gates Release, opening five of the gates at once. Then, their movements were completely synchronized. From Ryoha's left and right sides, they simultaneously attacked with lariats.
"The speed is truly impressive." Ryoha listened to the continuous air explosions around his ears but was not the slightest bit panicked because he still had something left to say. That is, the speed is indeed very fast, but I'm faster than you.
Ryoha also began to move at high speed. Facing Lee and Guy, both using the Lariat while opening five gates, it seemed as if a black light and two red lights were crisscrossing in the air. In reality, it was Ryoha fighting against the two. Facing three people using the same speed-based fighting style, others couldn't intervene because if Konoha's people attacked, they might accidentally harm Lee and Guy, possibly even worsening the situation.
"Kakashi, Naruto, isn't it time? This can't go on. That damn black light is like a ghost. Besides defense, it seems to have intelligence and counterattacks. The casualties in Konoha are increasing. If we continue like this, Ryoha will wear us down and kill us. Ryoha hasn't been seriously fighting since just now. Look, he's just playing around. All of this is just a game for him."
The Fukasaku spoke anxiously to Kakashi. Although they had seen Ryoha's battle with Konan and Deidara through the light and shadow above, and knew that Ryoha, alone, had almost killed many strong individuals from the Hidden Cloud Village and defeated the Raikage and Gaara, only by actually engaging Ryoha in battle could they feel the overwhelming pressure. The more they fought, the more they felt a lack of confidence.
"It's almost here. I didn't expect Ryoha to come so quickly. If I had known, I would have started the sealing a few days earlier." Kakashi also felt very anxious, but there was nothing they could do. If it's not ready, it's not ready. It's important to know that to seal this ferocious and malicious Yin attribute Nine-Tails, a third of the elite jonin and some chunin from Konoha had been mobilized. Otherwise, the speed would be even slower.
"Lee, let's showcase our youth and let Ryoha witness what true youthful fire is. Eight Inner Gates Release: Gate of View, open!." Guy shouted, immediately opening the Gate of View.
"Yes, Guy-sensei!" After opening the Eight Inner Gates, Guy and the power of Lee's combat strength were much stronger than the last time.
"Little Toe Strike!" After Guy restrained Ryoha, Lee activated the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, a different taijutsu secret technique than the Lotuses. It focused all the power from head to toe into a single blow, annihilating the enemy.
"Good, very good. It wasn't as exhilarating when playing with the Raikage last time. The two of you opening the Eight Inner Gates and attacking at the same time is just perfect." Ryoha laughed wildly. This kind of taijutsu confrontation was truly exhilarating. He pushed off the air with his feet, flipping in mid-air, actually evading the dense attack of Lee and then sweeping Guy with a whip kick.
And Guy, in the Sixth Gate, reacted extremely quickly, hastily blocking with both hands. However, he was still sent flying over a hundred meters. Guy didn't care and charged towards Ryoha again. After all, the Eight Inner Gates was an instant explosive secret technique, and the time was very short.
"Come on, Lee." Ryoha ignored Guy charging towards him again because everything was within his calculations. After settling with Lee, he would have enough time to deal with Guy. Suddenly, black light emanated from his fists, spreading out like the light of the sun, directly heading towards Lee's fist.
The two fists collided, accompanied by a thunderous roar and visible ripples in the air spreading out. Both of them roared, mobilizing all the strength in their bodies, aiming to defeat each other.
"A truly powerful blow, but still not enough." Ryoha felt the continuously surging and surging power transmitted from the fist, a playful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. Feeling the increasingly surging momentum from behind, it was obvious that the Seventh Gate was about to open, revealing a trace of excitement.
"Boom!"
Another explosion rang out between the two fists. Lee fell from the sky like a fallen meteor, landing on the ground and causing an explosion of dust and debris.
"The Seventh Gate, the Gate of Wonder, open! The strongest blow, Daytime Tiger." Guy transformed into a giant tiger, and an overwhelming pressure burst out instantly. It turned into a shockwave, visible to the naked eye, a shockwave generated purely from terrifying power. At the forefront of this shockwave was a tiger acting as the unstoppable vanguard, while at the back was a straight-line shockwave resembling a tail.