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Bang!
A punch, a powerful collision! In the next second, Kazekaze and Hashirama quickly separated, putting distance between each other. Kazekaze shook his fist.
'Hashirama's taijutsu is really this terrifying?' Kazekaze couldn't help but marvel in his heart. Hashirama doesn't appear often in Naruto, and when he fights, he mostly uses Wood Release, rarely using taijutsu. Now experiencing it firsthand, Kazekaze realized how formidable Hashirama truly was. That punch just now made his fingers ache, as if they were about to fracture.
"Not bad, Kazekaze, you actually blocked my taijutsu." Hashirama praised Kazekaze, but he didn't give him a chance to rest. As soon as he finished speaking, Hashirama kicked off with both feet, charging at Kazekaze again.
"The third gate, Gate of Life, open!" At the critical moment, Kazekaze clenched his fists, guiding the Chakra flow towards the limits within his body. His Chakra surged like a river into the sea, breaking through three limits in succession. Kazekaze's body began to flush, his skin turning from white to red, veins bulging on his forehead, emitting a green energy that enveloped his entire body. Even Kazekaze's hair started to stand on end. His strength and speed increased exponentially.
Bang! With a loud bang, Kazekaze retreated, witnessing Hashirama's fist slam directly into the ground. The entire ground was covered in spiderweb-like cracks, with stones flying everywhere.
"Such speed," Hashirama said, raising his head to lock onto Kazekaze's position. "The Eight Gates technique, huh." Hashirama's lips curled into a smile, recalling vividly the scene where Kazekaze used the Eight Gates to fight Might Bai to a standstill. At that time, his feelings were truly both excited and thrilled.
"I was really surprised back then that you could fight Might Bai to a draw. You were only seven years old, after all." As he spoke, Hashirama pursued Kazekaze. However, Kazekaze wasn't in a hurry to respond to Hashirama. Although the Gate of Life increased his strength and speed, defeating Hashirama, the God of Ninjutsu, with just this level was unrealistic. Even Kazekaze found it unrealistic.
"I need even greater power." Kazekaze's gaze became incredibly sharp as he stared at Hashirama, continuing to guide the Chakra within him towards the limits.
The fourth gate, Gate of Healing, open!
The fifth gate, Gate of Limit, open!
Kazekaze opened two more limits. However, his body now, under Might Bai's rigorous training regimen, his muscles had strengthened dozens of times compared to the beginning. Now, Kazekaze could fully adapt to the Gate of Limit state. No...
"Not just the Gate of Limit." Kazekaze shook his head, "If it's the current me, I can even adapt to the Gate of View! The sixth gate, Gate of View, open!" As Kazekaze broke through the sixth limit within his body, his aura underwent a tremendous change.
"It's been a long time since I've used this state to fight others." Kazekaze spread his palms, then clenched them into fists, feeling the power continuously surging from within him. At the same time, Kazekaze's heels landed from mid-air. His movements didn't pause at all, his whole body shot out like an arrow. In an instant! The ground beneath Kazekaze's feet shattered.
This battle made everyone who witnessed it gasp in shock.
"Is this the power of the Eight Gates?" Danzo's eyes widened, recalling the time Kazekaze fought him. Just a punch in the Gate of Limit state made him feel a deathly threat! Now, the sixth gate, Gate of View. How terrifying must it be?
"Kazekaze is stronger than before," Hiruzen gulped nervously, realizing that Kazekaze's muscle strength was far greater than before. Now, he had completely mastered the Gate of View state! He wouldn't be immobilized by pain after using the Gate of View like he was when fighting Toroi.
"Truly terrifying, Captain Kazekaze." Uchiha Kagami activated his Sharingan, and was shocked to find that while Kazekaze moved at high speed, his Sharingan couldn't capture him! Yes! His Sharingan couldn't capture Kazekaze's movements! This is the Sharingan!
"Can anyone really stop Kazekaze's taijutsu now?" As soon as this question arose, Kagami was dumbfounded. Kazekaze's opponent is no ordinary person! It's the First Hokage who founded the Hidden Leaf Village! The man hailed as the God of Ninjutsu! Did he really have such a thought? Doesn't this mean that subconsciously, he no longer believes Hashirama's taijutsu can suppress Kazekaze? What a joke! Kazekaze is only seven years old!
"Kazekaze's Eight Gates against big brother's Super Strength?" Tobirama murmured, stunned by the scene before him. This battle far exceeded his expectations. He didn't expect both sides to be so serious!
Boom!
Kazekaze and Hashirama clashed again, exchanging blows. However, Kazekaze was amazed to find that Hashirama's visual dynamics actually could keep up with his speed!
"Even with the sixth gate, Gate of View, open, I can't escape Hashirama's sight. He doesn't even have a Sharingan."
Heavenly Pain Kick!
As this question arose, Kazekaze leaped up, raising his right leg high above his head, and slammed it down towards Hashirama. With the Gate of View's full combat power, combined with Tsunade's modified Super Strength effect, the two raging taijutsu forces complemented each other, unleashing even more terrifying power. This time, even Hashirama didn't use his arms to block.
"Is this the current Kazekaze? Such powerful momentum." Hashirama took one glance and quickly raised his hands, clapping them forcefully.
"Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall!" In an instant, Hashirama sent his Chakra into the ground, forming Wood Release, lifting the earth beneath his feet. A wooden shield with a fanged demon face enveloped Hashirama.
Rumble!
Kazekaze's Heavenly Pain Kick slammed into Hashirama's Wood Release. However, it only cracked. It didn't shatter! Kazekaze's eyes widened, amazed by Hashirama's Wood Release mastery.
"Even with the Gate of View's full power and Super Strength, it can't break?" Immediately, Kazekaze used the recoil to leap up, hovering in mid-air. Hashirama opened the shield, taking one look outside and was stunned on the spot.
"The Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall, which even the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball couldn't destroy, was kicked like this by Kazekaze's taijutsu... His taijutsu power now is just too astonishing." No matter how he looked at it, Hashirama couldn't believe this was the power a seven-year-old should have! But, it was precisely Kazekaze's current power!