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A thunderous sound erupted as the Fire Tornado, infused with a wildly ferocious power, relentlessly sliced through the surrounding space. Everything caught in its swirling core was instantly pulverized, not even the nearby trees could escape its wrath.

The winds raged, felling trees and littering the ground with a carpet of broken branches.

Tenno had a deep understanding of Body Technique. He knew that its true power could only be unleashed when the user was in close proximity to their enemy.

In the original story's Chionin exams, Lee was a formidable force. However, his strength was completely countered by Gaara, who used sand as his weapon, leading to Lee's defeat.

Now, Tenno was using the same tactic against Guy Might.

His attack covered a vast area, almost blanketing the entire training field.

Tenno's goal was to block all of Guy Might's avenues of escape, effectively neutralizing his Body Technique.

Targeting the opponent's weakness was Tenno's secret to victory.

The Fire Tornado was terrifying to witness!

Moreover, under its influence, Tenno's speed was nearly on par with Guy Might's Body Technique!

Was this the same Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi that Tenno had used before? The sword's strength now seemed more than ten times greater!

A look of intense shock flashed across Guy Might's eyes.

And this was only the first of twelve Fire Tornados!

Guy Might dared not underestimate the threat.

Faced with such a potent attack, he had no choice but to disregard the pre-trial rules he had set. Clasping his fists across his chest, he shouted, "Eight Directions Hidden Gates, Lives Gate, open!"

Following his roar, a burst of green, wild Chakra exploded from Guy Might's body, releasing a staggering amount of energy.

With the surge of Chakra, Guy Might's body became engorged, his capillaries burst, and his skin turned a vivid red.

Guy Might's speed suddenly increased manifold. As he moved, he was so fast that his body almost became invisible to the naked eye, a terrifying sight to behold!

The wild green chakra surged around him, ravaging the air.

Visible currents of air dispersed in all directions.

With three of the Eight Directions Hidden Gates opened, Guy Might now handled the Wind and Fire Tornado with much more ease.

Even as the fire tornado's wind-assisted attacks were incredibly fast, they still couldn't keep up with Guy Might's speed.

Was this the true power of the Eight Directions Hidden Gates?

With only the third gate unlocked, Mr. Guy's strength had already increased exponentially.

In that moment, Tenno was deeply shaken.

But so far, he had not been defeated!

If the Wind and Fire Tornado couldn't overcome Mr. Guy, then Tenno feared he might have to try his final technique!

Before Guy Might could call an end to the match, Tenno was already on the move again!

"Breath of Water One Type, Water Slash!" Tenno shouted, his grip tightening on the Sun Chakram Blade.

In the next instant, a dazzling light howled from Tenno's hand.

A white beam cut across the sky, seemingly adorned with blue water droplets before turning into a deep blue sword energy, spreading towards Guy Might.

The sword energy spread rapidly, reaching Guy Might in a mere moment.

Guy Might's expression changed abruptly, a chilling sense of imminent danger washing over him.

However, Guy Might, with the Eight Directions Hidden Gates activated, had instincts sharper than any wild beast. Before the sword energy could reach him, he had already vanished from his original spot.

A faint sound followed.

Where Guy Might had just been standing, a large tree was now cleanly cut in half, its trunk falling neatly to the side.

Such terrifying swordsmanship!

Guy Might was astonished.

He never knew that Tenno actually harbored such power.

But that's enough training for today.

Guy Might thought to himself, as Tenno had forced him to employ the Eight Directions Hidden Gates.

Such power had far exceeded his expectations.

Theoretically, Tenno had already won the match.

"Tenno."

Guy Might was about to say something when Tenno's blade flashed out with blinding speed, leaving him no time to speak.

The white blade once again lunged straight at him.

All Guy Might could do was to swiftly change his position to dodge the sharp sword energy.

Damn it!

He cursed inwardly.

Before he could even call out Tenno's name, a familiar three-meter-long blue sword beam roared through the air towards him.

It was like a hurricane, stirring up wave after wave.

At this moment, Guy Might hadn't even stabilized his stance. He could only awkwardly roll to the side.

Guy Might immediately felt a headache coming on.

Though opening three gates of the Eight Directions Hidden Gates was already the safe baseline, if he were to open the Fourth Gate, it would damage his body.

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