Chapter 3:To Protect Something Precious

'Lee'

Guy held the lifeless boy close to his chest as tears slowly ran down his face.

'Will you leave me too?'

"Guy"

'A voice?' Guy thought in his endless sorrow, his head slowly moved and with a struggle, he tared his gaze from Lee. Looking up he saw a man, a mask covering most of his face, which even Guy had seen only once or twice, one eye black the other red with a strange pattern within, styling white hair that despite his battered appearance still looked fashionable.

'Kakashi', He recognized the man, his lifelong rival and friend. The man, Kakashi, looked down at Guy with worry.

Guy had heard Kakashi, he didn't blame him, now was not the time to grieve, now was the time for revenge!

Guy slowly stood up with a cold glint within his gaze.

"Kakashi, please take him and preserve him"

"Guy what..." Kakashi's words got stuck in his throat. 'Those eyes, Guy don't tell me...', Kakashi thought as he took Guy and stepped aside allowing Guy to pass. 'Guy, is this truly the only way?' Kakashi thought staring at the back of his oldest friend, 'The eighth gate...', Kakashi closed his eyes for a second to rain in his emotions before opening them with newfound determination as he stared at his old friend. 'Goodbye old friend'.

"[The Eight Gate: Gate Of Death]...Open!"

'Father I understand now, To protect something worth dying for, I will then protect the memories of my students and the freedom of all who live in the shinobi world!'

"[Eight Inner Gates Formation]", Guy's voice rang out, his tone noticeably darker than those close to him were used to.

"Red vapor... the unique vapor of blood from opening all with gates." Said Madara as he slowly started soaring into the air. "Seeing it with my own eyes, it reminds me of dead autumn leaves that have fallen off their tree."

Guy looked up at Madara, "Yes, but they do not fall without purpose, for they fall to bring nutrients to new green leaves, the period they bridge last till spring when new leaves bud. This is the climax of youth!" Yelled Guy as he suddenly disappeared and reappeared right above Madara in the air. "When it burns most crimson!" He yelled as he shot his right fist forward.

[Sekizo] "First step"

It was so fast Madara could barely even perceive but could not resist as a blast of compressed air slammed into him. He couldn't even yell out as he was forcefully slammed to the ground by the blow.

[Sekizo] "Second Ste..."

Guy, was just about to unleash another blow with his left arm when he felt a burst of intense pain as his humerus cracked, causing him to stop mid-way.

The [Sekizo] was a combination attack of five punches each faster and stronger than the previous, its aim to overwhelm and obliterate your opponents.

'I see, such pain... but it's nothing compared to the pain you caused me to feel Madara, I have acclimated, next time I wont stop.'

Deep inside a massive creator left by the [Sekizo] laid a torn and beaten Madara, having lost a part of his upper left torso, with his left arm.

'The sheer ridiculousness of this...' Cough...'... a taijutsu moves that bombards with blows of punched air...' cough...cough'... an air cannon, so to speak.' Madara thought between coughs as his body slowly reconstructed itself. Looking at the damage done by the 'air cannon' Madara couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine,' What if I got hit by the fists creating them, I should try to avoid his blows, but his speed will be a problem.'

Outside the crater, Kakashi, Minato, and Gaara were staring at the spectacle of Guy air slamming so to speak, Madara into the ground.

"Did he do it?", Kakashi couldn't help but hope.

But soon his hopes were dashed as Madara came soaring out of the crater, his body without a spec of damage, but only Madara knew how close to death he was when that blow had struck him, if not for moving a few inches to the right when the [Sekizo] landed he might not be alive.

Although he was thrilled in having a final fight with a powerful opponent, the opponent he faced now was a bit too powerful, if he was to lose now, his plan and his life would be forfeit, decades of planning gone, yet he had to show confidence even though it was waning fast the longer he fought this [Warrior Of The Eight Gates].

"One rarely gets to fight the [Eight Gates Formation] and lets I am impressed, let's fight.", Madara said with confidence and battle loving grin on his face.

"What has Might Guy done" Gaara couldn't help but ask Kakashi as he watched the sheer volume of strength Guy had just unleashed after the glowing red vapor poured from him.

"The [Eight gates formation], is an ability that allows one to draw out the maximum power of one's body, it's the final stage of the jutsu Lee used against you during the Chuunin exams all those years ago. The power released by releasing all eight limiters is different for each person as they are dependent on the strength of the user at his base, but generally, the power released is around a hundred times the amount you could usually." Kakashi explained.

"Incredible", Gaara couldn't help but say.

"Yes, but unfortunately the price for that power for unleashing all eight limiters is death", Kakashi sadly said as he looked up at his friend now clad in a crimson flame.

What he didn't mention was that Guy had always taken to the [Eight Inner Gates] quite naturally. The adverse effects were much lighter on Guy than others and the power he unleashed per gate much greater. This was also the last light of hope Kakashi had, the small chance that guy would be able to survive the [Eight Gates Formation] if he finished the fight quickly and resealed the limiter.

The words Kakashi said hung in the air as they watched Guy run towards Madara as Madara soared upwards.

"Coming towards me by kicking the air!", Madara said in disbelief as he watched Guy close the distance between them at unbelievable speeds, so fast Madara had no chance of running as before he knew it Guy was only a mere few meters away from him.

Instead of attacking this time Guy started circling Madara as he kicked the air, his speed blinding causing Madara to once again try and keep up with his moments through the Rinnegan and barely catching some glimpses of Guy's true body in between his afterimages.

[Sekizu] "First Step"