Morning Peacock

"Dang it. I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to help him at all." Kakashi smiled bitterly as he looked at the fierce battle between Guy and Ryoha. He was a bit disappointed with the situation where he was reduced to just a mere spectator. Moreover, he was worried about his partner.

Because he knew that although Guy's body was trained to the point where he could reduce the side effects of the Eight Inner Gates to the minimum, the Eight Inner Gates was still a forbidden jutsu that could endanger its user. Even if the side effects were low, unless Guy had reached his father's level, the situation would turn sour if he kept opening the gates for a long time.

Unlike in the original work, Tsunade was not on their side now. Without the medical ninja's help, it was impossible for Guy to maintain the use of the forbidden jutsu for a long time, even if he just opened the first two gates. Moreover, in the current situation, it seemed that opening the first two gates would be of no use.

He had to open more gates to compete with Ryoha. Kakashi did not expect that his former disciple was so powerful that he could only be a spectator. In this situation, Kakashi had mixed feelings in his heart.

More importantly, if Guy was only relying on the Eight Inner Gates to fight against Ryoha. If he could not defeat Ryoha quickly, he would be finished too.

"Third Gate of Life, open! Fourth Gate of Pain, open! Reverse Lotus!" When he opened the fourth gate, although Guy didn't suffer from broken muscles like his disciple, his face was getting redder and redder. However, it was not as scary as Lee's face, who looked like it could explode at any time. At most, Guy's face looked like it was covered by blushes.

After all, the crazy training that Guy had gone through over the years was not for nothing. After enduring the pain from the Eight Inner Gates for so many years, he had an immunity to the usage of the Eight Inner Gates that ordinary people did not have.

"This is troublesome. I can't use the Eight Inner Gates just yet. Even if I can copy his Reverse Lotus, I still can't copy them. But that doesn't mean I can't do anything to you."

Ryoha's pupils contracted slightly. When Guy opened the Fourth Gate, his speed had already increased by more than two times compared to the previous two gates. Not to mention the improvement in strength, reaction, and so on.

"Heaaah!" Ryoha roared, and his body was covered with a layer of the crimson Nine-tails Chakra. However, this Nine-tails chakra was flashing with red lightning, as if it was merged with lightning chakra. Ryoha's whole body was covered by crimson lightning armor.

It looked a bit like when Saiyan turned into a Super Saiyan, where their bodies emitted a golden aura. But in Ryoha's case, he was emitting a red aura surrounded by crimson lightning that constantly surged.

"Lightning Release Chakra Mode..." Kakashi, who was also very proficient in Lightning Release, immediately saw through Ryoha's technique, which was different from the usage of Raikiri and Chidori.

Raikiri and Chidori only stimulated the muscles and cells on the users' legs. But this technique activated and stimulated Ryoha's whole body. The resulting speed and strength were incomparable to Raikiri and Chidori.

He knew that current Raikage had used this jutsu in the past, and he had seen its true power with his own eyes. While the Raikage lost his battle against Minato (who was better at utilizing his speed), the might of this jutsu was undeniable. At least that was what Kakashi still remembers.

He did not expect that Ryoha actually developed such a powerful jutsu by himself. Initially, Ryoha only used Mangekyo's insight to fight against Guy. Now that Ryoha was able to match Guy's speed with his terrifying Mangekyo, Guy just lost all of his advantages.

"Not good. I can't maintain the duration of the eight gates for a long time. Even if my body was much stronger than ordinary people's, I still couldn't bear it. I really don't know how my father managed to open all the eight gates and move freely."

Guy thought of his father's past achievements. He and Kakashi were so close because his father and Kakashi's father were also in good terms.

At that time, the only person Guy also considered as his father was not the Third Hokage but Kakashi's father, Konoha's White Fang. Of course, Guy remembered his father's deeds very clearly. He also knew that his father could open all eight gates without a problem. He had always been trying to surpass his father until now.

"So fast!" Guy's pupils contracted. He did not expect Ryoha to have this move. His speed suddenly rose to the match himself, who had opened four gates. Coupled with Mangekyo's insight, Ryoha completely suppressed his attacks. His high-speed attacks were completely seen through and reflected easily. Guy didn't know how many punches he had taken since then.

"Fifth Gate of Limit, open! Sixth Gate of View, open!" Guy opened two more gates in one go. When he opened the sixth gate, his combat strength soared once again, and his speed suddenly surpassed Ryoha by a lot. His entire body floated to Ryoha's side like a burning flame. A series of Lotus attacks struck Ryoha until he had no power to fight back.

"It's time, Morning Peacock!" Guy punched Ryoha with supersonic speed. The sheer speed and friction set his punches ablaze, which in turn created a peacock-like fan of flames around Ryoha.

After the attack is finished, Ryoha was sent to the ground at lightning speed, creating a huge pit around him. Right now, Guy's limit was the seventh gate, but opening it was still too much for him.

Thus, opening just six gates was the best choice for him to fight without suffering too much self-damage. Two and a half years later, Guy's body could withstand the seventh gate, and he could still fight after using it.

"It's over." After getting deactivating the Eight Inner Gates, Guy gasped for breath and said to Kakashi.

Kakashi did not speak but quietly looked at Ryoha who was lying in the big pit. Just as Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to say that it was over, his expression suddenly changed because Ryoha, who was lying in the pit, suddenly turned into a pool of water.

"How is this possible? My Sharingan did not see through his water body." Kakashi cried out in shock. The same was true for Guy. He had not noticed when Ryoha had changed into a water body.

"Crash!"

A round of applause rang out. Ryoha slowly appeared from the ground and looked at Guy with a look of admiration. "The Eight Inner Gates is truly amazing. You are already so powerful despite only being able to open just six gates."

"If I hadn't combined my Shadow Clones and Water Clones to escape the Sharingan's watch, I would be forced to use my Visual Jutsu against you. Just so you know, I don't need water as a medium to use my Water Clone Jutsu. What a wonderful barrage of Lotus taijutsu you used back then! And... I think I will remember the Morning Peacock of the sixth gates forever too!"