[Facing the suffocating, oppressive despair brought by Six Paths Madara, it was completely flipped around by Might Guy using his own power — honestly, it was mind-blowing.]
[This surprising, jaw-dropping feeling really sparked strong emotions and excitement in many people at the time. This is also why many began to like Guy and praise him so much from then on.]
[After failing to deal a fatal blow to Madara, Guy made a tough decision: to use Night Guy, an ultimate secret technique even Lee didn't know about.]
[So, this technique was likely a power Guy self-realized in a short time after opening the Eight Gates, since it's named after him.]
[Think carefully about the names of these skills: Morning Peacock, Daytime Tiger, Evening Elephant, Night Guy — all are combinations of time and beasts, and Night Guy is the final night paired with the fiercest beast, Guy himself.]
[When this move appeared, the entire ninja world trembled.]
[At that moment, the hero in everyone's hearts was the very character Kakashi casually asked about in their childhood.]
In the scene, young Kakashi looked at young Guy's back and asked, "Hey~ kid, what's your name?"
Young Guy energetically replied, "Might Guy. I'll become stronger than any man."
[Back then, Kakashi didn't take it seriously, but Sakumo Hatake had already seen everything from Guy's battered body.]
[Sakumo: Never underestimate anyone. Those weaker or seemingly insignificant people at first might become the toughest rivals you'll never surpass in your life.]
[Just like now, at this moment, gods avoid his edge, the world changes color, and even the sun and moon struggle to hide his light.]
[Blood and air transformed into an ancient divine dragon. This ultimate form's chakra was so powerful that even the usually low-profile and disdainful Madara was intimidated and gave his ultimate approval.]
[Six Paths Madara: In taijutsu, among those who have fought me, no one is better than you. I am willing to call you the strongest.]
"It's really not easy to hear that from Madara himself."
In the Second Hokage's timeline, Six Paths Hashirama stroked his chin and teased Madara.
Then Tobirama also said, "Yeah, everyone knows that in his heart, only big brother is the strongest. Hearing a compliment from him is rare, let alone such high praise calling someone the strongest."
Izuna looked at Madara with slight concern.
He thought the Senju brothers' back-and-forth would embarrass his big brother and make him say something inappropriate.
But unexpectedly, Madara nodded calmly and seriously said, "I have never been stingy with praising the strong. The reason I haven't praised anyone besides Hashirama is because no one else is strong enough to deserve it."
While speaking, Madara pointed to the screen showing Guy using the Eight Gates:
"Judging by the strength Guy shows in the video, saying he's the strongest taijutsu user I've ever seen is absolutely without doubt."
"What about my big brother?"
"Hashirama?"
Madara chuckled and continued, "Hashirama is not like Guy. Hashirama is strong in all aspects—ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu—while Guy is only strong in taijutsu. If we only analyze taijutsu, Hashirama, before becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, was actually not stronger than Guy with the Eight Gates. Hashirama, do you agree with that?"
Hashirama scratched his head, gave a simple, honest smile, and said, "If that Night Guy move comes out, I'm afraid I'll be kicked to death by Guy."
Even Rikudou Madara had half his body destroyed, so the normal Senju Hashirama, facing Night Guy, if he doesn't find a way to escape, would definitely be kicked to death.
Whether it was the Five-Layered Rashomon or the Wood Release: Dragon Golem Technique, neither could stop Night Guy.
In a direct fight, even the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Thousand Hands: Topmost Deva might not hold up.
Not to mention a thousand hands, even ten thousand hands would be just a pile of rotten wood before Night Guy.
Of course, if Hashirama wanted to run, it would be simple.
Everyone knows the Three Great Sage Regions in the ninja world: Myoboku Mountain, Ryuchi Cave, and the Shikkotsu Forest.
Judging from Tsunade's summoning beast coming from the Shikkotsu Forest, Hashirama's Sage Mode most likely also comes from the Shikkotsu Forest.
So, as long as Hashirama uses the summoning jutsu quickly before Night Guy launches his attack, and lets the slug sage from Shikkotsu Forest perform the Reverse Summoning on him, it would work.
When the Eight Gates burn Guy's blood dry, Hashirama could win without fighting.
Smart people present could think of this, but they didn't say it because it didn't matter.
Who is Senju Hashirama?
He is the ninja world's acknowledged God of Shinobi.
Without knowing Night Guy's information, to expect the God of Shinobi to just run away?
Who do you think you're looking down on?
With Hashirama's pride, he would never run.
Once he doesn't run, that means death for sure.
That's why Hashirama said he'd be kicked to death by Night Guy; running is never an option in his life.
[Amidst the praise from Rikudou Madara, Guy finished charging his energy. With the burning spirit of a man's soul and an unstoppable battle cry, he charged toward Madara.]
[Madara originally wanted to resist, but the space suddenly froze and twisted, making defense impossible.]
[As Guy jumped up and kicked, the entire ninja world seemed to tremble three times.]
[The red blood burning transformed into a soaring dragon. The tiny mortals were scattered across the boundless darkness. Using a desperate move, Guy kicked out half of the ending.]
[If this kick had hit Madara's head, he probably would have died. Even Old Madara admitted: It was really just a tiny bit away from killing himself.]
"Heh, saying that is really underestimating me."
It was still the Second Hokage's time-space.
Facing the words of his alternate self from the light screen, Madara somewhat disagreed.
"This move from Night Guy is indeed very strong. It can freeze and twist space, making defensive moves useless, so the only choice is to resist head-on. But freezing and twisting space doesn't mean my body can't move. Guy must know this too, so he didn't choose to kick the smaller target — the head — but the larger target — the torso."
"Hmm, that must be it."
Hashirama nodded, then continued Madara's thought:
"With the power Night Guy showed, no matter where the kick lands, even if it just grazes, an ordinary person would definitely die. But Guy didn't expect the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki's recovery ability to be so strong; even losing half the body wouldn't cause death."
"This is a difference in understanding, not Guy's mistake."
"But on the other hand, if Guy had kicked Madara's head, there was a chance Madara could have dodged it. Even if he couldn't dodge, things wouldn't have gotten worse."
"In other words, using Night Guy's move against Rikudou Madara, the ending was actually decided from the start."
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