"Lee, stop!" Deep in the Forest of Death, Ren halted Rock Lee's attack and motioned for him to end his Eight Gates Formation state.
Rock Lee stopped as requested. A few meters away from Ren, the Eight Gates Formation state was lifted, and Rock Lee was panting heavily due to the intense exhaustion that surged from the depths of his being.
"After opening the Fourth Gate, your chakra control is unstable, and your body has not yet fully adapted to the huge amount of chakra..." Ren analyzed, his gaze assessing. "Well, for the Fourth Gate... you need to practice it more before attempting to open the Fifth Gate... you have to train your body more, otherwise, forcibly opening the Fifth Gate will overwhelm your body with that amount of chakra."
Rock Lee nodded: "I see, thank you, Ren-aniki!"
Ren also grinned: "Rock Lee, you've made great progress, not bad!"
"That's it for today. Remember that unless you encounter a deadly battle, you must not forcibly open the Fifth Gate!" After all, Ren warned again.
Rock Lee nodded heavily: "I will listen carefully to what Ren-aniki has to say!"
With that, Rock Lee's guidance practice ended. Then Ren turned his head: "Neji, come on, it's your turn."
Seeing Rock Lee's intense demonstration, Hyūga Neji was still sluggish. My turn? Hyūga Neji subconsciously shook his head.
"No, no, I'll wait until the next time to ask you for advice..."
"Uh... you just weren't..." Ren was a little puzzled, wondering what happened to Hyūga Neji. When I was fighting against Rock Lee just now, Neji had jumped out and said that he also wanted to ask me for guidance. Why did he change his mind in such a short time?
Ren was a little puzzled, but he didn't force Neji either. Practice versus battle... it was beneficial to others. Hyūga Neji isn't familiar with me, and my promise to him was entirely out of Guy-sensei's consideration. Now that Neji is giving up his own benefits... I feel there's less to deal with.
"Well... it's not dark yet, there's still more time." Ren's eyes twinkled. "I'll treat everyone to a light meal!" Hyūga Neji suddenly withdrawing from the guiding battle meant there wasn't much time left. This time... well, I can find a better restaurant and let Guy-sensei have two drinks outside.
"Cough cough..." "Since Neji won't come, then I'll come!" Aside, Might Guy suddenly stood up and said to Ren. "Seeing you and Rock Lee have such a spirited battle, I'm also fired up!"
"Ren, we haven't sparred against each other for a long time, let me see what your strength is now!"
"Uh... this..." Guy's words caught Ren off guard. Sparring with Guy... This wasn't what I had thought before!
"It just so happens that there's no one in this Forest of Death, you can let loose. Come on, Ren!" "You're not going to reject me, are you?!" Guy added in feigned surprise.
To reject Guy... To be honest, Ren really considered it. But Guy was his teacher, the Guy-sensei who taught him the Eight Gates Formation, and was so kind to him. Naturally, Ren couldn't dampen Guy-sensei's enthusiasm.
"Well... okay." "Anyway, there's no one in the Forest of Death..." "Come on, Guy-sensei!" "But it's getting late, we have to go have a meal in a while, so let's show 80% of our strength!" After all, Ren directly opened the Eight Gates Formation, and the overwhelming chakra spewed out of him.
Massive chakra surged, and the wind caused by it made the treetops in the Forest of Death sway violently. Hyūga Neji... was blown away by the strong wind and almost fell to the ground.
"Ren... He is so strong..." Hyūga Neji stammered. Intuitively seeing the condensed mass of chakra as if it were substantial, Ren's power... had completely exceeded his worldview!
"Eighty percent..."
"Eighty percent is this strong?" Hyūga Neji was a little dumbfounded.
At the same time, Guy also laughed out loud, and immediately opened the Eight Gates Formation. Chakra, which was much more concentrated than Ren's, was condensed to the point of being transformed into essence, and also spewed out of his body.
Hyūga Neji... was stunned again. He looks like a hot-blooded idiot, Guy-sensei, who talks about the word 'youth' every day... but his strength is extremely powerful!
"Ren, I won't hold back!"
"Guy-sensei, you can rest assured!" After Guy and Ren spoke to each other, the two moved and engaged in a fierce brawl!
The strength of Ren and Guy... There was no doubt about it! Both of them were existences at the elite Jōnin level. And these two... both opened the Eight Gates Formation...
At this moment, Hyūga Neji's worldview completely collapsed!
The speed of Guy and Ren was incredibly fast... So fast that Neji Hyūga couldn't even see their afterimages. All he could hear was a dull bang in the air. This was the collision between their fists!
Although the main force was on the other side, Ren and Guy were too powerful, and the little aftermath of the battle that overflowed... both smashed the towering trees beside them inch by inch. The powerful fist pressure stirred up the sky and the earth. The strong wind blew Rock Lee and Hyūga Neji away from the center of their battle.
And, the strong wind blew off the waists of some of the surrounding trees... Trees smashed, trunks broken... Ren and Guy didn't intend to devastate the Forest of Death, but it became devastated regardless.
"This...is this the strength of Ren and Guy-sensei..." Like witnessing a tornado destroying a parking lot... Cough cough,
Seeing that the Forest of Death was turned into a wasteland by the aftermath of the battle between the two, Hyūga Neji... only then did he truly know how strong a ninja... could be!
After half an hour, the winds in the Forest of Death ceased. Guy and Ren walked out of the center of the battle one after another.
"Hahaha, this battle is really refreshing!" "Ren, you've gotten a lot stronger, kid!" After the exhilaration, Guy was in a very happy mood.
"No matter how strong I am, I can't compare to Guy-sensei." Ren replied very modestly and politely. The teacher is surpassed by the disciple... There's rarely a sense of sadness that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves. I don't want such a cheerful Guy to become melancholy.
"Stop it!" Guy gave Ren a rare look of exasperation. "You think I don't know what's going on with you, kid? Is this your best effort? You didn't even take out those ninja tools you built; that stuff is your main force. Even if you want to deceive me, at least go all out!"
"What, this isn't full strength?!" Hyūga Neji was completely stunned. This earth-shattering strength... wasn't even full strength? And... Guy-sensei seemed to say... Ren's main force, his main power, was elsewhere...
If Ren takes out all his strength... How strong is Ren?!