This move, the speed was honestly too fast, many spectators couldn't even see it clearly.
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but grip the railing tightly. Obito being strong was fine. After all, Minato often reported on Obito's situation, so he had some idea in his heart.
'But Guy, this kid who was only admitted with my special approval, has now grown to this extent?'
———
[On the Field]
Speak of the devil!
Guy had already thrown a punch toward Obito.
This punch not only carried its own power but also came with a powerful air shockwave, both heading toward Obito.
Obito already felt that he was starting to not keep up with Guy's speed.
He even considered activating his Sharingan to respond.
But with the Third Hokage proctoring, he still didn't want to reveal the fact that he had awakened his eye.
An Uchiha with awakened eyes, in the eyes of the Hokage, his identity would start to become problematic.
'Right now Minato-sensei hasn't become the Fourth yet, so I better keep it low-key.'
Thinking this, he turned his body, clenched his fists, and crossed both arms in front of his chest, adopting a defensive stance.
BANG!
Obito was sent flying by the massive force.
In the stands, Kisame breathed a sigh of relief, 'Finally, won a move.'
'As expected of Guy, a man I recognize.'
Guy was panting heavily. The pain brought by opening the Fifth Gate made it clear to him that he couldn't maintain this state for long.
'Did that move settle it?'
But he was very uneasy inside.
Obito, even when he was in the Fifth Gate state, had still been able to react. In fact, his body, to some degree, had kept up with his speed.
He didn't think Obito would be knocked down so easily.
Sure enough, after the dust from the impact cleared, Obito was still standing.
It's just that the arms exposed were showing a few bruises.
Guy was stunned, 'My powerful attack, is that the extent of the damage it did to Obito?'
But soon, he analyzed a fact.
Even with such attacks, a continuous barrage would only push Obito into a passive position.
But Obito would only need to pay a very small price to block them.
After a while, he himself would be the one unable to hold out.
'So, just opening the Fifth Gate, isn't enough?'
In Guy's heart, a wave of despair rose.
Before the exam, he had promised his father he'd definitely pass and let the Might family produce a Chunin.
He absolutely could not lose in the first elimination round.
'So, should I take the risk of opening the Sixth Gate?'
'Use that move I haven't yet fully mastered, the one with extreme risks?'
Guy gritted his teeth.
'No matter what, even if I burned to ashes, I will shine with my brilliance!'
At that moment, his hair began to flutter, and the green light around him grew more intense.
He crossed his hands and shouted, "SIXTH GATE—GATE OF VIEW…"
However, before he even finished speaking, Obito had already realized something was wrong.
'No matter how much of a genius Guy is, opening the Sixth Gate at this point will probably cause severe aftereffects.'
Obito didn't want to see that happen.
So the next second—WHOOSH!
Obito's figure vanished from his spot and appeared in front of Guy, placing one palm on Guy's abdomen.
This was different from pure speed movement. Guy didn't react in time, and only instinctively widened his eyes.
He didn't know how Obito had done it.
Obito chanted softly: "Seal."
His palm pressed hard, and in an instant, he stamped a seal onto Guy's abdomen.
The chakra from Guy's Eight Gates Formation was instantly cut off, and he could no longer maintain the Fifth Gate state. The green light all over his body vanished.
His body went soft and collapsed into Obito's arms.
This scene made the surrounding spectators hold their breath.
From beginning to end, it had all happened so fast. Obito had clearly been quite far from Guy, how did he do that instantaneous movement?
Even the Third couldn't maintain his composed expression, and couldn't help but say, "Obito's Flying Thunder God. He's already practiced it to this degree, he's practically not much slower than Minato."
As a Ninjutsu professor, he naturally saw it clearly. From the first time Obito grabbed Guy's leg, he had already marked it with a Flying Thunder God seal.
But simply marking it wasn't enough. Flying Thunder God still relied on timing and reflexes to be effective.
He didn't expect Obito had mastered both to near perfection…
On the other side, Kisame was struggling to accept it, 'Guy, that man, actually went down like that?'
'Obito, is stronger than Guy?'
That instant movement move, he couldn't see it clearly either.
He asked himself, 'If I face that move, can I block it?
'Seems like… I can't.'
Over on Terumi Mei's side, Hozuki Mangetsu had seen part of the trick.
He murmured, "A reverse summoning aura… space-time ninjutsu, huh?"
"This enemy is terrifyingly strong."
Terumi Mei turned her head, knowing that Mangetsu had mastered extremely powerful summoning techniques, even capable of summoning ninjas.
She wiped her sweat and asked, "Can you do something like that?"
Hozuki Mangetsu said in surprise, "How could I possibly do that? In any case, this Obito, strong in taijutsu, amazing reflexes, and also has close-range space-time ninjutsu, he counters you hard."
"In front of him, you wouldn't even have time to make hand signs. No matter how strong your ninjutsu is, if you can't cast it, it's the same as having none. Facing him, you might as well just surrender."
Terumi Mei was unhappy and snorted, "He's a decent little man. But if he wants me to surrender, he'll have to beat me first."
———
On the field, seeing that Guy had lost his combat ability, the proctor announced, "In this match, Obito wins."
Guy was panting, barely able to stand with Obito supporting him.
"Just now. What was that? How did you do that?"
Obito pointed at the Flying Thunder God seal on Guy's leg, "See this? It's a kind of space-time ninjutsu. When you kicked me the first time, I already marked you. I can use it to teleport instantly to your side."
Guy immediately realized something and gave a bitter smile, "So all those exchanges were you going easy on me. If you had ambushed me with that at the start, I wouldn't have had a chance."
"You're even stronger than Kakashi."
Obito suddenly felt uneasy, 'Guy won't start ignoring Kakashi and turn to challenge me now, will he?'
He quickly shook his head and said, "No, Kakashi's strong. Stronger than me. When I spar with him, I lose more than I win."
Guy looked doubtful. Lately, he'd been hanging around Kakashi a lot, he didn't feel like Kakashi was that strong.
But he couldn't not believe Obito's words. He immediately grew discouraged, "I thought I was finally catching up to Kakashi… didn't expect I was still that far behind."
Obito, seeing this, quickly patted Guy on the shoulder, "It's fine. Just keep working hard. Keep challenging him. Sooner or later, you'll surpass him."
Guy immediately perked up, "You're right! Once I get back, I'm doing a thousand push-ups. If I can't finish, I'll go challenge Kakashi right away!"
Obito felt like laughing inside and helped Guy back to his team.
The proctor saw this and immediately announced, "Now, the candidates who drew number 7, please come to the field."
Immediately, two people jumped down from the stage.
The proctor glanced at them and announced, "Match Seven—Hozuki Mangetsu versus Hayate Gekko. Begin now!"
Hayate Gekko saw the dual swords on Mangetsu's back and smiled, "You're a sword user too?"
"Perfect. I'm a sword user myself."
"Let's see which of us is stronger."
With that, Hayate Gekko drew the sword on his back.
Forming hand signs rapidly, he instantly created two shadow clones.
Three figures moved simultaneously. From the left, above, and right, with an extremely flashy move, sword shadows dancing as they rushed toward Mangetsu.
"Konoha Style Sword Art—Crescent Moon Dance!"
Hozuki Mangetsu just stood in place, with an ambiguous smile on his face, "Fancy tricks. All smoke and mirrors."
He gripped the sword on his back and only drew it when Hayate Gekko was very close.
He said calmly, "Hiramekarei, release."
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