Chapter 246: Now Is Not the Time to Witness the Full Power of the Eight Gates


    Chapter 246: Now Is Not the Time to Witness the Full Power of the Eight Gates


    Not far away, Kakashi, with his left eye socket bleeding and empty, struggled to get up.


    Hagoromo Gengetsu was contemplating the location of Mount Myo?boku when he heard the commotion and turned to look.


    "Konoha Dynamic Entry!!"


    Suddenly, a fierce wind swept in, and a powerful spinning kick aimed at his head. Hagoromo Gengetsu raised an eyebrow, calmly blocking it with his hand.@@@@


    *Slap!*


    Hagoromo Gengetsu remained unmoved.


    He caught the attacking leg, and as he turned his head, he saw Might Guy, emitting blue steam all over his body, already having opened the Seventh Gate. Guy quickly twisted his body, aiming a more powerful kick at Gengetsu.


    Not interested in engaging, Hagoromo Gengetsu threw Guy''s leg with a powerful flick of his wrist.


    *Whoosh!*


    Guy flew like a cannonball through the air.


    In an instant, he managed to halt his mid-air momentum and landed quickly, positioning himself beside Kakashi.


    "What strength!" Guy remarked solemnly, still feeling pain in his calf where he had been grabbed.


    ''Even opening just the Seventh Gate is far from enough,'' Guy thought, touching his chest, already resolved.


    He glanced at Kakashi, seeing his friend in such a dire state for the first time.


    Guy wanted to cry, but the tears evaporated due to the high temperature of his body. He could only ask with concern, "Kakashi, can you still hold on?"


    "You''ve arrived, Guy," Kakashi said, standing up and regaining his usual calm demeanor. "I can manage, but from here on, I''ll try not to be a burden."


    "No worries! Leave the enemy to me from now on!" Guy replied with a bright smile, his white teeth flashing, exuding an unprecedented determination and passion.


    "Guy, you..." Kakashi began, realizing what Guy intended to do, his expression changing.


    "Retreating is not an option in youth. Kakashi, for me, unleashing my full potential is my youth! Besides, this is our home!" Guy said, without hesitation, pressing his hand to his right chest, preparing to activate the Eighth Gate.


    Opposite them, Hagoromo Gengetsu''s mouth twitched slightly. "Now is not the time to witness the full power of the Eight Gates."


    He clapped his hands together, sending dozens of sharp wind blades swiftly towards Guy and Kakashi.


    Guy was unconcerned for himself, but Kakashi, being heavily injured, could not withstand such attacks.


    Anko awoke in pain, immediately looking at the squashed, dusty dumplings she had dropped, lamenting, "My dumplings!!"


    Of course, Hagoromo Gengetsu had not kindly placed her somewhere comfortable, leaving the dumplings crushed on the ground.


    Tears in her eyes, Anko had to abandon the uneaten dumplings and quickly pondered what had happened.


    "Someone knocked me out!"


    Her expression changed.


    Though she was only a special jo?nin, few could knock her out without her noticing.


    What had the assailant wanted?


    Anko quickly searched her body, finding nothing missing and no trace of any jutsu.


    "No way!" She ran her hand over her neck, noticing something different.


    Turning to look, she saw the Heaven Curse Mark left by Orochimaru was gone.


    "How is this possible?!"


    Even Konoha had been unable to remove the Heaven Curse Mark, only sealing it to prevent it from acting up.


    But now, within a short time of her being unconscious, the troublesome curse mark had disappeared.


    She felt a mix of relief, melancholy, and confusion.


    "Who could remove the Heaven Curse Mark so quickly? Could it be Orochimaru?!"


    Only the owner of the curse mark could easily remove it.


    Anko couldn''t understand why Orochimaru would remove her curse mark.


    Realizing such a dangerous person might be in the village, her face paled, and she rushed to the Hokage''s office to report this critical information.


    Similarly, Kakashi, insisting on it, had Guy carry him to the Hokage''s office.


    Iruka, who had woken up with a dizzy head, hurried to report, sensing something amiss.


    Except for Ichiraku, who was not a ninja.


    Despite sensing something was wrong, he continued to study new ramen recipes.


    For him, food was a constant joy.