Chapter 449: Thinking of Becoming the Demon Before Slaying the Dragon

Might Guy and Hiashi Hyuga quickly closed in, one throwing a punch and the other a palm strike. Might Guy's straight punch was fierce and powerful, while Hiashi Hyuga fully utilized the advantage of the Byakugan to neutralize and counter with clever force.

Then both of them burst out chakra simultaneously, their hand and foot movements so fast that they left afterimages in the air, clashing dozens of times in an instant.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Finally, their fist and palm clashed, and each took a few steps back.

"This power... as strong as expected." Hiashi Hyuga thought to himself, feeling a slight pain from his palm.

"But he probably hasn't used his full strength yet."

Although Hiashi Hyuga could already feel that Might Guy's physique was unusually strong for his age, this level was still not enough to deal with the four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

"Konoha Great Whirlwind!"

With an excited expression, Might Guy charged out again and executed an extremely fast spinning kick.

Boom!

Hiashi Hyuga sidestepped just as Might Guy's spinning kick was about to land, and the large tree beside him crashed to the ground. Such straightforward attacks were difficult to hit him, after all, his Byakugan, which could see through bodies, was not just for show.

Unless the speed was so fast that his body couldn't react, otherwise this kind of attack wouldn't work on him.

This was also the reason Hiashi Hyuga was confident he could contend with multiple swordsmen of the Mist – the Byakugan that could see through everything, combined with the absolute defense of the Rotation, gave him extremely strong defensive capabilities.

Seizing this opportunity, Hiashi Hyuga gathered chakra in his palm and swiftly struck at Might Guy's chakra acupoints.

Although the last time Might Guy had fought a Hyuga clan ninja was years ago, he had sparred many times with Kakashi, so he was wary of the Byakugan and similar abilities that could see through things.

The moment Hiashi Hyuga swung his palm, Might Guy raised his arm to defend, preventing Hiashi's Gentle Fist from hitting the correct acupoints.

Slap!

Even so, Hiashi Hyuga's palm, which was not lacking in power, still sent Might Guy flying a certain distance.

"What a great opponent. I was planning to save this for Kakashi, but since Kakashi doesn't want to fight me for now, I'll try it out on you first." Might Guy laughed loudly.

Normally, he would have used the Konoha Dragon God once more to test its effect and force Hiashi Hyuga to reveal more information.

But Might Guy hadn't fought in over a month, and he really wanted to experience the power of the Rock Breathing Chakra Mode again.

It was rare to encounter a taijutsu expert like Hiashi Hyuga, and Might Guy was already itching to show his skills.

"Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, activate!"

Might Guy clenched his fists and glared angrily, concentrating his breathing to the extreme and entering an indescribable state, his body rapidly changing with each breath.

Powerful.

Very powerful.

This was the first feeling in Might Guy's mind.

This was his second time entering Rock Breathing Chakra Mode; the first time was during a life-or-death battle, so Might Guy hadn't had the chance to feel it carefully. This time, he had the spare capacity to notice the changes in his body.

The concentrated breathing of Rock Breathing was the breathing method that provided the most obvious physical enhancement, and Rock Breathing Chakra Mode took this to the extreme. Now, Might Guy felt that he could shatter a rock with a single punch even without using chakra.

"As expected, he was holding back a lot earlier." Sensing Might Guy's aura, Hiashi Hyuga's expression turned serious.

The Might Guy before him now felt like a humanoid beast, completely different from the initial Might Guy who had opened the Fifth Gate.

"Konoha Whirlwind!"

Might Guy exploded with chakra and lunged forward, his powerful foot stomping a crater into the ground.

Whoosh!

Hiashi Hyuga saw Might Guy coming and kicking, but before he could even complete his evasive action, Might Guy was already beside him. Hiashi had no choice but to gather chakra and raise his arm to block.

Thud!

A dull impact sounded, and Hiashi Hyuga was sent flying like a cannonball, breaking several large trees before stopping.

"Each one is more frightening than the last." Minmura Haramaki shook his head and said.

When an examiner encounters a candidate like Might Guy, it's really a huge ordeal; his strength far exceeds that of a normal chunin.

Not to mention chunin – with Might Guy's level of strength, there were very few people in the entire Leaf who could confidently say they would win in a one-on-one fight against him, and all of them were famous and powerful shinobi.

Needless to say, those at the level of shaking the ninja world, such as the Third Hokage and the Sannin, could easily thrash Might Guy. Then there were those with solid war achievements like Minato Namikaze and Yusheng Muyue, who could also butcher Guy. Next were ninjas of Teacher Chen's level; they could win too, but the process wouldn't be easy.

Even Teacher Chen, who was in the lowest tier among them, was a formidable person known as the strongest taijutsu user in Konoha, which shows how terrifying Might Guy's current strength had become.

Might Guy was relentless after gaining the upper hand. After achieving results, he intensified his efforts, condensed more chakra, and used a stronger Whirlwind Kick.

"Leaf Dynamic Whirlwind!"

Dynamic Whirlwind was currently the most powerful of Might Guy's Whirlwind series. If he got kicked by this, the cost wouldn't just be breaking a few trees.

"Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation Heaven!"

Hiashi Hyuga directly gave up dodging and used the secret technique of the Hyuga clan that was called absolute defense.

Rotation Heaven was not simply about defending against incoming attacks. In essence, Rotation Heaven was a chakra sphere that spun at high speed like a top, so it could also reflect attacks back, but only physical attacks.

Bang!

Might Guy's extremely heavy Whirlwind Kick slammed into the chakra sphere, producing a huge sound. The next instant, the immense force from the chakra sphere's high-speed rotation sent Might Guy flying back, returning the power of his kick.

As he flew back, Might Guy's feet carved two scratches over eight meters long on the ground before he barely stopped.

"What an interesting taijutsu." Might Guy stretched his body, which was unharmed, and his expression became even more excited.

In his Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, his defense was very strong; such a counterattack was not enough to injure him.

Might Guy was a bit curious whether Hiashi Hyuga's chakra shield could block his Golden Horizon.

But now Might Guy could only think about it. Even the Rock Breathing Chakra Mode with five gates open put a lot of pressure on him; using ordinary taijutsu was fine, but using Golden Horizon would definitely injure his palm.

If it were Kakashi who wanted to feel Might Guy's strength, Might Guy would use it, but this was a jonin examination; it wasn't worth it.

"Leaf Dragon God!"

A large amount of chakra burst from Might Guy's body. He spun rapidly and transformed into a huge azure dragon.

Using Leaf Dragon God also put a lot of pressure, but using it once was not a big problem.

Whoosh whoosh!!

A terrifying gale suddenly arose. The air currents, like wind blades, destroyed everything around Might Guy and then sucked it into the azure dragon. The dragon's continuously expanding body seemed as if it would destroy everything.

"It's Teacher Chen's taijutsu." Hiashi Hyuga recognized Might Guy's taijutsu and furrowed his brow slightly.

Rotation Heaven was not omnipotent; it wasn't very suitable for dealing with taijutsu like Leaf Dragon God.

"Eight Trigrams Air Wall Palm!"

Without any hesitation, Hiashi Hyuga immediately condensed all his chakra into his palms and used his most powerful taijutsu.

Boom!!

His palms, filled with a huge amount of chakra, struck the air with a deafening roar. All the trees in front of Hiashi Hyuga were snapped by the powerful force, and then it collided with the giant azure dragon.

Bang! Bang!

The shockwaves from the collision of two powerful forces struck the ground, causing it to explode. The azure dragon's advance halted, and it was even pushed back by the powerful force.

But as Might Guy continued to exert strength, the azure dragon tenaciously withstood the pressure, eventually breaking through Hiashi Hyuga's force step by step.

Hiashi Hyuga's hands dropped. The sharp wind blades cut through his clothes and left marks on his body.

"Examination over!" Seeing this, the referee immediately announced the exam ended early, and both sides stopped.

Might Guy quickly turned the azure dragon around, then canceled the chakra supply and withdrew from the Eight Gates and Rock Breathing Chakra Mode.

"Hah." Might Guy exhaled heavily and gently rubbed his heart and lungs.

"I still need to strengthen my training to make my body stronger!" Might Guy thought to himself.

He was now in a situation where his hardware couldn't keep up with his software. The Rock Breathing Chakra Mode put too much pressure on his body; it wasn't a problem with the mode itself, but that his body wasn't strong enough to withstand such immense power.

Might Guy walked out of the battlefield while thinking. Hiashi Hyuga watched Might Guy's retreating back with a complicated expression.

Not long ago, he had lamented that Yoshimura Yoba was defeated by a candidate, causing the exam to end early. He never expected it would be his turn today.

"If the Hyuga clan could produce a genius like this, then Konoha's premier clan might not be the Uchiha." Hiashi Hyuga felt somewhat unwilling in his heart.

Both were dojutsu bloodline limits, and both were ancient major ninja clans; people unconsciously compared the Hyuga clan to the Uchiha.

The comparison result is unquestionably that the Uchiha clan is stronger, much stronger than the Hyuga clan; otherwise, how could the Uchiha be the number one prestigious clan?

Although the Uchiha have a bad reputation in Konoha, everyone has eyes and knows who is stronger and who is weaker.

However, even though the Uchiha are stronger in strength, the Hyuga clan's ninja are more popular.

On one hand, Uchiha clan members are generally arrogant in personality; on the other hand, it's the extraordinary strategic value of the Byakugan.

The Uchiha Sharingan is strong, but it only makes the Uchiha who possesses the Sharingan strong.

But the Hyuga clan's Byakugan can give the entire squad ultra-long-range vision, equivalent to having a full-map see-through cheat.

"I hope the next generation will produce some outstanding children." Hiashi Hyuga said with considerable self-awareness.

Although he is not weak, he cannot compare with genius ninja like Minato Namikaze and Hanyu Muyue; he can only maintain the status quo of the Hyuga clan and cannot lead it further.

If this generation is not enough, then he can only place his hopes on the next generation. Hiashi Hyuga decided that once he had offspring, he would strictly teach them and train genius ninja similar to Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy.

…

Might Guy had a great time during the practical assessment, but when the theoretical exam came in the afternoon, he was dumbfounded.

He couldn't understand it at all. He recognized every character on the paper, but when combined together, they became unfamiliar to Might Guy.

Might Guy would rather fight the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist again than face those difficult questions.

That's what he thought, but to get the proof of being an excellent ninja sooner, Might Guy still patiently filled the exam paper.

He couldn't guarantee how many he got right, but at least he wrote it full.

"As expected of my rival, even such a difficulty was overcome by him to become a Jonin." Might Guy, walking out of the exam hall with a tired face, sighed.

Tormented by the countless difficult problems, he finally understood why being a Jonin is proof of an excellent ninja — how many books and how much knowledge must one read and memorize to even pass such a high-difficulty exam?

The results of the Jonin assessment came back quickly.

"Your practical performance is excellent, almost a perfect score, but you are somewhat lacking in theory. Your overall assessment score is insufficient to be promoted to Jonin." The notification ninja tried to inform in as gentle a tone as possible.

"Haha, as expected, it's really bad." Might Guy scratched his head, not surprised.

He had never been good at theory.

"There will be a make-up exam opportunity later. If you keep working hard, you can still be promoted to Jonin." The notification ninja consoled as usual.

Actually, he felt that with Might Guy's theory score, it would be very difficult for him to pass the Jonin assessment and be promoted to Jonin, but saying that would be a bit hurtful.

Moreover, Might Guy doesn't necessarily need to take the Jonin assessment route; with his achievements in the encounter battle, he just needs to earn a few more merits on the battlefield to be promoted to Jonin.

"Since I failed, there's no helping it. I'll work hard and pass next time." Might Guy cheered himself up.

That day, both Kakashi and Obito came to see Might Guy.

"Guy, you didn't get promoted to Jonin either, right?" As soon as he entered, Obito asked expectantly.

It wasn't that Obito was too bad-hearted and just wanted others to fail, but if Might Guy had passed the assessment, he would have been embarrassed.

Three people took the Jonin assessment, and if only he failed, that would be too shameful.

"Obito, you really know how to talk. Don't say that next time." Kakashi was a bit speechless.

Might Guy didn't mind much and nodded generously, "Said my theory score was too low, told me to study hard and take the make-up exam later."

Obito put his arm around Might Guy's shoulder, unable to hide his smile between his eyebrows and eyes. Failing isn't scary; what's scary is not having a brother to accompany you.

"This theory exam is too difficult and unreasonable. When we become high-ranking officials in the future, let's jointly propose to abolish the theory exam!" Obito said, acting like a good buddy sharing the same fate.

"If we become high-ranking officials, we won't have to take the theory exam anyway. Whether it's abolished or not seems the same." Might Guy said honestly.

A word woke the dreamer. Obito suddenly realized.

If he became a high-ranking official, who could still test him? He would be the one testing others.

If he abolished the theory exam, wouldn't that all benefit others? All the advantages would be enjoyed by others.

"Then let's increase the exam difficulty and make Konoha's ninja the elite of elites." Obito changed his tune.

Kakashi looked at Obito with contempt. The current you is truly a bastard.

"Let's talk about the future later. First, let's discuss the real matter." Kakashi interrupted.

He didn't come here to watch Obito gradually become the person he hates most; he came to discuss returning to the battlefield.