Chapter 78: The Draconic Sage Appears
"Finally back!"
Li Jiexuan slowly opened his eyes. The White Snake Sage had already sent him out of Ryūchi Cave, returning him to the border of the Land of Fire…
But when Li Jiexuan lifted the tent flap, he couldn't find Hyuga Yizu and the others anywhere.
"Where did everyone go?"
Li Jiexuan frowned in confusion. Just then, a familiar roar suddenly echoed from not far away…
"Eight Gates Formation—Gate of Shock, open!"
Might Guy shot straight up into the air. Blue chakra flames blazed fiercely around him as he swung his fists wildly, friction with the air igniting them into terrifying flaming punches…
"Daytime Tiger!"
Li Jiexuan's eyes widened in shock. What was going on? Might Guy had actually been pushed to the point of opening the Gate of Shock…
"Damn it!"
"Draconic Sage Mode!"
Li Jiexuan instantly entered Draconic Sage Mode and dashed toward Might Guy's direction.
At this moment, Might Guy and Uchiha Yuuya were facing the most severe crisis they had ever encountered. They were surrounded by one jonin and more than ten chunin!
"Damn it, what's going on!?"
Hyuga Yizu struggled to fend off the ninjutsu launched by the surrounding chunin. Rotation had barely stopped at all—his head was nearly spinning from it. Even so, his body was still covered in wounds.
Uchiha Yuuya was in even worse shape. Lacking solid defensive techniques, the most terrifying wound had nearly split him in two…
Although Might Guy had suddenly erupted with terrifying power, suppressing the opposing jonin despite being only a genin, anyone could tell—the situation wouldn't last much longer!
"Heh, you guys—weren't there supposed to be five of you?" A Sand Village chunin ground his teeth. "Where's the last one? Don't tell me he ditched you and ran?"
"Don't joke around. There's no way the captain would abandon us."
As Li Jiexuan's number-one fan, Hyuga Yizu shot back instinctively. "It's just that trash like you isn't worth alerting the captain yet!"
Hearing this, Tofei Shinin sneered and nodded. "If that's the case, then even better. That way I can avenge my brother!"
This Tofei Shinin was the older brother of Tofei Futa, whom Li Jiexuan's group had killed during their first mission—and also the leader of that ninja squad.
Hearing this, Yamada Shinxun, standing off to the side, couldn't help frowning. Why were these people so familiar with their squad? They not only knew there were five of them, but even seemed to know what they had done.
But now wasn't the time to investigate that…
"Ora ora ora!"
Might Guy continued to suppress the opposing jonin with frenzied attacks. But it was still only the Gate of Shock—trying to kill a jonin outright with Daytime Tiger was simply too difficult.
The Eight Gates were powerful, but they weren't invincible…
Yamada Shinxun hesitated. He didn't know whether he should step in. With his current physical condition, he might only be able to act once.
And that one chance—he wanted to use it properly…
However, the power of the Eight Gates was steadily draining away. With every punch, Might Guy felt himself growing weaker, more exhausted!
He could sense it—the opposing jonin was beginning to lift his head under the suppression of Daytime Tiger, while he himself was on the verge of total exhaustion.
"Xiao Jiexuan… sorry. I don't think I can hold on anymore…" As the last of his strength faded, Might Guy slowly loosened his fists.
Yamada Shinxun let out a helpless sigh. Maybe he really had no choice. He couldn't just stand by and watch Konoha's ninja die in front of him…
But just as Yamada Shinxun was about to make his move—
"Heh, Uncle Might, didn't you say that only perseverance counts as real training?"
Draconic Sage Li Jiexuan—has arrived!
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