Chapter 397: Might Guy, a True Man
Samui, the icy beauty, spoke more than she had even during Killer Bee's kidnapping—but it was effective.
Omoi and Karui flushed with embarrassment.
"We're sorry! We were wrong!"
The two immediately admitted their mistake and sprinted toward the direction of the explosion in Konoha with renewed determination.
They had feared death—but only when it didn't threaten the safety of their village.
Now, they understood: no matter what enemy Konoha was facing—even if it was the Nine-Tails going berserk—they had to uncover the truth.
Only by understanding what had happened could Kumogakure prepare a proper response.
As Samui had said: if an attack like that one ever struck Kumogakure, and they had no intelligence, the results would be the same—utter destruction.
For their village and their comrades, even if it cost them their lives, they had to figure out what was happening in Konoha.
At that moment, Konoha... was no longer Konoha.
A massive mushroom cloud still hovered in the sky, its smoke refusing to disperse.
Beneath it, Konoha—already shattered once by Pain's Shinra Tensei—was now almost unrecognizable.
Before, you could still tell it was Konoha by its surroundings and landmarks like the Hokage Rock.
Now, aside from the faint outline of the crater made by Shinra Tensei, everything was consumed by a far larger crater.
Surrounding the new crater was a deep yellow plain—solid and smooth, like compacted metal. It looked as though a massive object had flattened the entire region.
The mountains near Konoha were now reduced to mounds.
The trees, the circular rubble left by Pain's attack—gone.
Everything within a six-kilometer radius of Konoha had been flattened, leaving only barren yellow land.
At the center of this destruction, Li Yao stood alone—his body unharmed, though his clothes had been reduced to ash.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Breathing heavily, he braced himself on his knees. Though his body bore no injuries, his spirit and muscles were utterly drained.
After a moment, he stood up straight.
Zzzzt…
White-violet lightning flickered around him.
With a flicker of chakra, Li Yao activated his Time Reversal Technique—restoring himself to a previous state. His clothes were back, and his chakra and body returned to their peak.
Feeling his revitalized body and overflowing chakra, Li Yao couldn't help but marvel again at the terrifying nature of the time-reset jutsu.
As long as he had enough chakra, he was truly an immortal war machine—able to fight indefinitely.
"Hahaha… in the end, I still won!"
Restored to his prime, Li Yao laughed heartily. The battle was his.
It hadn't been easy—but he had won. He had won thanks to his invincible defense.
In terms of sheer destructive power, this world's Might Guy had pushed Night Guy far beyond what Li Yao had seen in his past life's anime—where Guy nearly ended the war with one kick.
In this world, Night Guy's power was on par with Li Yao's own ten-million-ton Super Gravity Punch.
Their offensive power was evenly matched.
But in defense—they couldn't be more different.
Might Guy had died using Night Guy, his body and soul burning away, surviving only through sheer willpower.
In the face of such overwhelming destruction, not even the strongest will could survive forever…
Hmm?
Li Yao's brow furrowed—then relaxed into a slight smile.
"Might Guy… you really are a terrifying man."
"Wha… what kind of jutsu is that?!"
Nearby, Edo Tensei Jiraiya, having reformed, trembled with disbelief. He stared at Li Yao with wide eyes.
That Li Yao had survived such an explosion was shocking enough.
But to see him regenerate clothes, recover his body and chakra, and fully reset his condition in an instant?
That was beyond comprehension—and deeply demoralizing.
How could anyone fight this?
Even if Naruto was the Child of Prophecy—how could he possibly defeat such a monster?
Jiraiya couldn't help but blurt the question.
He needed to know—what kind of jutsu could restore someone so completely?
"Why don't you take a look at how many people Konoha has left?"
Li Yao smiled faintly and ignored Jiraiya's dazed expression. He flickered and appeared at the site where Might Guy had fallen.
He extended a hand into the air—grasping something unseen—and closed his eyes.
There was nothing left on the ground—Guy's body had been completely vaporized in the earlier explosion.
But a faint trace of willpower still lingered in the air, slowly dissipating.
He truly was a man capable of manifesting willpower—even that devastating attack hadn't fully erased it.
That trace of will was still burning, as if the battle with Li Yao wasn't over yet.
Even in death, Guy's will cried for one thing:
Kill Li Yao.
"True man."
"Might Guy."
Such a display earned Li Yao's genuine respect.
Even as Guy's final sliver of will burned to nothing, his thoughts had been single-minded—destroy Li Yao.
It spoke volumes about the strength of his resolve to protect Konoha.
"Such terrifying will… I want it for myself."
Li Yao whispered, continuing to focus his senses on the vanishing presence.
He didn't move to extract the Nine-Tails from Naruto.
To him, understanding the secret behind manifesting willpower was more important.
The Nine-Tails?
Just a bug. He could take it anytime.
Li Yao wasn't in a hurry.
Jiraiya, however, was frantic. After recovering from the shock, he bolted in the direction Tsunade had fled.
The faster he ran, the more despair filled his face.
Nothing.
There was nothing left.
The collision between Li Yao and Guy had annihilated everything.
Unlike the Shinra Tensei, which only repelled everything within a fixed range, this clash had unleashed a nuclear-level explosion.
Not only was the center obliterated, but the shockwave that radiated outward had a far greater destructive range.
It had flattened mountaintops ten kilometers away and carved the land like a typhoon. The devastation around Konoha was total.
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