Multiverse Skill System

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"But who exactly attacked him, and who went to fetch the hot spring?"

“Send one person from each squad to fetch the hot spring water, while the others hold him off.”

"That's good, this one is fine."

In just a few words, the candidates formed an offensive and defensive alliance, dividing into three groups: one group held the bottles, another group planned to stall Matt Day, and the third group was ready to provide support or block other people from the hot springs if they came out.

The only ones who seemed out of place were the candidates who knew about Might Guy's strength from their fathers, including the 12 Bronze Saints.

"Everyone, let's go!"

Someone shouted something, and the examinees rushed towards Might Guy with kunai in hand, with many also planning to unleash ninjutsu.

The examinees, carrying bottles, followed closely behind, eager to seize the opportunity to rush into the hot spring area.

"Sand Coffin"

A giant hand made entirely of sand instantly grabbed Matt Day.

"It's Gaara from the Sand Village. He's amazing. He controlled the opponent right away."

"Kill you, kill you and I will find the meaning of life."

Gaara, with his panda eyes, was filled with a frenzied killing intent. Unlike the others who were just trying to hold off Might Guy, he had planned to kill from the very beginning.

"Sandstorm Funeral"

Gaara clenched his fists tightly, looking excitedly in Might Guy's direction, wanting to see the scene of blood flowing freely.

"Such a murderous aura is not good."

At this moment, Might Guy finally moved. Even without opening the door, he instantly broke free from the sand coffin and rushed behind Gaara at a speed invisible to the naked eye, punching Gaara dozens of meters away.

This was just the beginning. Might Guy seemed to have used Shadow Clone Jutsu to instantly create dozens of clones, each positioned on one side of the examinees who wanted to approach the hot spring area.

In a single move, whether it's a punch or a kick, it only takes a few seconds, and all the candidates standing there are now those who hadn't made a move at first.

"Shadow clone? No, it's an afterimage created by excessive speed."

"It's only been such a short time..."

"The difference in strength is too great. Even if they all attacked together, they wouldn't be a match for him."

All the examinees stared at Might Guy in shock, especially those who knew about the existence of the Eight Gates. They were filled with horror. If he was this strong without opening the gates, what would he be like if he did?

"Does this mean that no one can pass the assessment?"

They couldn't help but feel pessimistic. Other methods had failed, and even forcing their way in wouldn't get them close to the gate. They saw no hope at all.

"Gaara, no."

The sudden shout drew everyone's attention. Temari looked at Gaara with a terrified expression, and the other Sand Ninja had similar expressions.

"That is?"

Gaara was gradually completely surrounded by sand, and an extremely powerful chakra surged out of his body, rapidly increasing in intensity.

"He possesses the chakra of a tailed beast; he is a jinchūriki!"

Might Guy's expression became slightly more serious, but that was all. He wasn't afraid of tailed beasts at all, even the Nine-Tails. He could easily beat them up once the gate was opened.

Chapter 397, Each One More Terrifying Than the Last

Gaara's entire body was now completely surrounded by a thick layer of sand, and except for his face, he looked exactly like a tanuki.

As the jinchūriki of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, Gaara can be considered one of the more tragic jinchūriki among all of them.

Putting everything else aside, because the sealing techniques of Sunagakure are not very good, the seal that seals the One-Tail is the worst among all the Jinchuriki. If you are not careful, the One-Tail will break the seal. Therefore, Gaara has been unable to enter a deep sleep for a long time, and he is afraid that everything around him will change when he wakes up.

In this situation where anything could happen at any moment, Gaara's heart gradually closed off, turning him into his current semi-collapsed state, using killing to numb himself.

Gaara, in his half-tailed beast form, was filled with madness. His chakra fluctuations far exceeded the limits of a Jonin, and the nearly ten-meter-tall behemoth appeared quite extraordinary here.

The examinees looked at Gaara in horror and tried to stay as far away as possible. Of course, many examinees' eyes lit up, thinking that even if Gaara in this form could not defeat Might Guy, he could still create an opportunity for them.

"Oh no, if this continues..." Temari wanted to stop Gaara, but knew it was pointless, so she could only silently pray that Might Guy could stop him.

"Who is that guy?" Naruto looked at Gaara thoughtfully, recognizing him as a Jinchuriki.

In fact, Naruto is still a Jinchūriki. For the sake of his son, Minato Namikaze sealed the Nine-Tails into his body, just like in the original story. The other half is not with Minato but is still inside Kushina Uzumaki. This ending is quite similar to the illusion of the Infinite Tsukuyomi in the original story.

Of course, Kurama won't cause trouble. With Yi Shuihan as a deterrent, it's very obedient. So now Naruto can completely control Kurama's chakra.

Under Yi Shuihan's influence, Naruto is now truly in the standard protagonist mode, evolving directly from a weakling to an overpowered protagonist.

"That's terrifying chakra, but can it defeat Uncle like that?" Ino was actually looking forward to Might Guy being defeated or entangled, since she also wanted to pass the test.

"Impossible! Uncle Dai won't lose. My brother once said that Uncle Dai is even stronger than the Hokage." Hinata said, recalling what Yi Shuihan had once said.

"Stronger than the Hokage? I don't believe he's stronger than my dad." Naruto was the first to disagree. In his eyes, his father was the strongest person, even though his father, Minato Namikaze, didn't think so.

“I agree with what Hinata said,” Sasuke said coolly. The reason he supported Hinata was because his big brother, Uchiha Itachi, was Yi Shuihan’s apprentice, and Itachi had also told him about Might Guy, a strongman that even his brother dared not say he could beat.

While the group was talking, Gaara had already made his move, targeting Might Guy, charging forward without any regard for anything else.

Its enormous body and matching strength caused the ground to tremble as it ran, as if an earthquake had occurred.

"This is a little troublesome!"

Despite saying this, Matt Day didn't seem bothered at all; on the contrary, he was slightly excited.

Having spent years in the hot springs, Might Guy's strength has been steadily increasing, but he has few opponents who can fight him. Now that Gaara has appeared as an opponent, Might Guy finds it quite interesting.

"The Eight Gates Formation, the Third Gate of Life Opens"

Green flames erupted from Might Guy's body, and in just an instant, the energy surge from Might Guy's body surpassed that of the One-Tailed Beast, which had almost transformed into a tailed beast, and by a significant margin.

"What is this fluctuation?"

"Such a strong aura."

Every ninja in Konoha with even a little strength felt the immense pressure from Might Guy, who had just arrived, and was shocked by his power.

Fortunately, Might Guy wasn't specifically targeting anyone; otherwise, the fluctuations alone could have rendered them incapable of acting.

"Master, is this what you wanted to see?" Itachi Uchiha's lips twitched slightly as he hid not far away.

"No, it was just an accident. I could have prevented them from forcing their way in. You know, forcing your way in is impossible."

Yi Shuihan was also a little speechless, but he didn't intend to go out and stop Might Guy. He just silently mourned for our One-Tailed Jinchuriki for a second.

"Dai hasn't been wasting his time all these years! His current strength is probably close to Bronze level. If he opens the Eight Gates, he might even kill Kaguya!"

Even with the help of hot springs and the occasional location of Yi Shuihan, Might Guy was still unable to break through to Bronze. After all, Bronze wasn't something that came easily; before this world, only Kaguya and her son had broken through to Bronze.

Even now, Yi Shuihan couldn't easily help anyone break through to the Bronze level. What he wanted wasn't just power, but also a kind of enlightenment.

With Might Guy having opened the third gate, Gaara's movements were completely beyond his comprehension. Gaara had no target to attack and could only endure Might Guy's attacks relentlessly.

It's fair to say that Gaara is just a punching bag right now. Fortunately, Gaara is currently in a half-tailed beast form, and his body is composed of special chakra, so even if it's broken apart, it won't matter at all.

"Everyone, take advantage of the present moment."

Most of the candidates were stunned, but a few remained clear-headed and immediately shouted and rushed towards the gate.

This time, Matt Day didn't continue to stop those people, not because he couldn't stop them, but because it was unnecessary.

At some point, an elderly man with silver hair appeared at the main entrance, replacing Matt Day's original position.

The old man remained silent, yet he exuded an eerie sense of oppression. When the examinees reached within three meters of him, they all stopped in unison, their bodies tense, as if they were being watched by something.

"Who is this guy? Everyone here is more terrifying than the last."

Chapter 398, Dark Light

"I recognize him, he's Kakashi-sensei's father, and he seems to be an employee of the hot spring resort too," Naruto exclaimed, eyeing Sakumo Hatake with curiosity, trying to figure out if the old man was a strong person.

Although Hatake Sakumo doesn't look like an old man on his deathbed now, he is still a grandfather in his fifties. However, he is a strong man after all. Even in his old age, he still looks extraordinary and exudes a chilling aura.

It has to be said that compared to Might Guy, who looks quite young, even before Sakumo Hatake made a move, these examinees didn't feel any desire to fight him.

Although rationally they knew they had to overcome Hatake Sakumo, the moment they had the thought of fighting him, their instincts would cause things they didn't want to see to happen. If they didn't extinguish the thought of fighting Hatake Sakumo, they would feel immense pressure and their bodies would become extremely uncomfortable.

Sakumo Hatake certainly didn't do nothing. He could fully sense the slight resistance the examinee felt, and then he exerted pressure according to the strength of the resistance. It was a kind of mental pressure that arose when he became powerful enough. This pressure was mixed with his killing intent and could completely interfere with a person's mind.

Of course, Sakumo Hatake's mental pressure is not that effective. It only works on people whose strength is far below his. It is useless against people of the same level or even stronger than him. However, it is a different story if he uses the power of chakra.

Sakumo Hatake is slightly stronger than Might Dai, who has opened the seventh gate of the Eight Gates. If they were to fight, unless Might Dai were to fight desperately, their fighting strength would be roughly equal.

However, Sakumo Hatake has far more combat experience than Might Guy, and his intimidation factor is far superior to Might Guy's.

No matter how strong Might Dai is, it doesn't change the fact that he's a goofball. Compared to a ruthless powerhouse like Sakumo Hatake who has killed countless people, no one would even think that Might Dai is a strongman if he doesn't fight.

"Dai, stop playing around and finish what the boss asked you to do quickly." Hatake Sakumo said to Might Dai, who was still hitting the sandbag, his tone was calm but did not make him take it seriously.

"My youth hasn't fully blossomed yet! But, important matters come first."

After Might Guy finished speaking, he instantly appeared beneath Gaara, kicked him into the air, and then flashed above Gaara, delivering a powerful kick like a battle axe as Gaara reached the top of the air.

"Boom!"

Gaara's massive tailed beast body slammed into the ground, creating a huge crater, and with this blow, Gaara finally lost consciousness.

Gaara, who had lost consciousness, did not revert to his tailed beast form. Instead, he unleashed even more powerful chakra and went into a complete tailed beast form.

"Ha, I'm finally out."

A shrill scream, so piercing it was, and Gaara's head transformed, completely shedding its human form and turning into a tanuki head.

The changes didn't stop; the already frighteningly large body began to swell even more.

It grew to 20 meters, 30 meters, and then nearly 40 meters before stopping. This size was large enough for the entire Leaf Village to see.

The civilians stared in horror at the suddenly appearing giant tailed beast, screams and cries filled the air, and the entire village of Konoha was gripped by panic.

"That's... the One-Tailed Beast. How could a Sand Village Jinchuriki be here?" Upon seeing this, a Jonin instinctively wanted to go to the location of the One-Tailed Beast to fight it, but he stopped after only a few steps with a strange expression.

"One-Tail? But if it's there, we don't need to worry about it. Let's go and appease the ordinary people."

The ninjas at the hot spring were initially taken aback, but their gazes toward the One-Tailed Beast were filled with pity; they had already foreseen the beast's fate.

"Has it finally come to this? Kankuro, let's get out of here quickly. Shukaku has fully appeared. If we don't leave, we'll be caught in the crossfire too."

"But Gaara, he?"

"It should be alright!"

Temari looked at the huge figure not far away with complicated emotions, and felt a lingering fear when she thought about the destruction that Gaara had caused in the village when he went berserk.

Just as Temari and Kankuro were about to leave, the situation suddenly changed.

Everyone felt their vision suddenly go black, as if the world had lost its light and plunged into the deepest darkness.

Before any feeling of panic could even arise, in the next instant, a point of light appeared in the darkness. Then, this point of light burst forth, a beam of light as bright as the sun, piercing through the darkness, breaking through the dawn, and bringing light.

This process is both long and short. The length is a unique feeling in human consciousness, while objectively speaking, everything from beginning to end takes no more than a second.

When all the strange phenomena disappeared, people discovered that the huge tailed beast's body had been split in two, as if it had been cut in half by a splitting sword blade.

The tailed beasts began to shrink, leaving only Gaara lying unconscious on the ground.

"Secret Technique: Dark Light"

A ray of light born from darkness is called dark light.

Logically, since the entire body of the One-Tailed Beast is composed of chakra, it should not lose its fighting ability even if it is cut in half. However, the result is that the consciousness of the One-Tailed Beast Shukaku also fell into a deep sleep. The Dark Light technique is not just for physical damage, but a technique that inflicts both physical and mental damage.

Sakumo Hatake's calm voice echoed throughout the space, and everyone looked at him as if waking from a dream, realizing that he was the one who had done all this, and they were all shocked.

"Sakumo Hatake, a terrifying man."

"What an amazing old man!"

"This man is not to be trifled with."

"But if that's the case, doesn't that mean we're destined to have no chance of passing the exam?"

The scene became unusually quiet, with only the occasional sound of a breeze rustling through the leaves, and even breathing was barely audible.

"I said, senior, how did you steal my opponent?"

"You're moving too slowly!"

Chapter 399, Methods to Obtain Hot Spring Water

Sakumo Hatake had absolutely no sense of urgency about stealing kills; his matter-of-fact demeanor left no room for argument.

Might Guy could only give Sakumo Hatake a resentful look. Since things had already happened, he couldn't very well wake Gaara up and have him continue beating up the kid!