Chapter 12: The Spar
In fact, Bai Xuan had been thinking about how to find an opponent to test his and Hayate's current strength.
Since Might Guy proposed a spar in exchange for teaching taijutsu, it was win-win situation for Bai Xuan.
Soon, Bai Xuan, Hayate, and Might Guy came to a fairly wide open space.
Tenten and Naruto stood aside, with both of their faces bright with excitement.
"Bai Xuan, as your senior, I will give you the first move!" Might Guy invited Bai Xuan after taking his starting posture, with both fists in front of his chest and face..
"Okay." Bai Xuan didn't say much, and after responding, he patted Hayate's head.
"Woof!!!"
As Hayate barked, the chakra in his body surged out, leaking out of the body, forming a violent whirlwind and looking very handsome.
The whirlwind encased Hayate's head, body, and limbs, looking extremely cool.
While these whirlwinds were helpful in making Hayate even cooler, they also had a practical use, as they increased Hayate's speed.
It was also because of this that when Hayate rushed towards Might Guy, the speed at which Hayate approached made him seem like a ghost, a single flash.
After seeing the speed of Hayate, Might Guy's eyes lit up: "My turn!"
"Leaf Hurricane!"
The instant that Hayate stretched out his claws, which were channeling the whirlwind into a strike. Might Guy twisted his body and kicked at Hayate with a whirlwind of his own..
"Bang!"
After the collision of the two forces, Hayate was the one who was pushed back.
Because Hayate dug his claws into the ground in an attempt to steady himself, he left a nearly two-meter long plow mark on the ground before finally coming to a stop.
As Hayate retreated, Might Guy rushed towards him.
"Leaf Strong Whirlwind!"
His body was like the wind, his legs were like whips, and the whirlwind he created swept toward Hayate, a simple and swift move.
"Wind Style: Wind Blade!"
While Hayate kept Might Guy occupied, Bai Xuan created three shadow clones and released a Wind Style ninjutsu.
Bai Xuan swept his palm in front of himself and a half-meter long wind blade slashed towards Might Guy.
At the same time the main body sent the Wind Style, the three shadow clones also reached their designated spots.
After reaching, they sent a barrage of kunai and shuriken.
As for why the didn't use Wind Style jutsu?
Simple. Bai Xuan doesn't have that much chakra yet.
Besides, this is just a sparring match.
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"
Facing the attacks of wind blades, shuriken and kunai at the same time, Might Guy had to stop pursuing Hayate.
"That is a very good tactic!
Bai Xuan, if I remember correctly, you only started refining chakra the day before yesterday.
Being able to perform so many different ninjutsu in such a short time, you truly are a genius!"
After saying this, Might Guy disappeared from his previous position, and flexibly avoided the wind blades, shuriken, and kunai.
Guy's reaction really gave a sense of ease and nonchalance.
But just after Might Guy dodged those projectile attacks, Hayate also stabilized his body, bent forward slightly, and pounced towards Might Guy at a very fast pace.
"It is nothing special, I just learn things a little faster.
On the other hand, Senior Guy's strength, speed, reaction, and combat experience are all amazing.
Every move you make is so clean, simple and practical, it's really amazing." Bai Xuan said while making hand seals.
"Hahaha!!" Might Guy laughed and launched a swift counterattack.
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
After he finished speaking, blue Chakra flowed directly from Might Guy's body, covering his calves and the soles of his feet, looking extremely cool.
Tsunade has her chakra-infused strength that uses chakra to release great strength, and Might Guy also uses chakra to increase his own power.
The entire Strong Fist taijutsu is like this, using chakra to make oneself faster and stronger, so that one's fists and feet can release greater power.
And Gentle Fist is the opposite, injecting one's own chakra into the opponent's body, to achieve the effect of weakening, controlling, or destroying everything in the enemy's body.
This comparison is really similar to the bright and dark powers in Xianxia martial arts novels.
If given the chance, Bai Xuan would like to learn both.
While thinking like this, Bai Xuan completed the hand seals and released his jutsu.
" Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"
Bai Xuan opened his mouth, and a vacuum shell whizzed out.
The moment Bai Xuan launched the Vacuum Sphere, his three shadow clones also threw shuriken and kunai in tacit cooperation to restrict Might Guy's movements.
"Woof!"
With what seemed like a grin on his face, Hayate dashed forward with a gust of wind, rushing towards Might Guy.
With wind chakra wrapped around his claws and fangs, with the assistance from Bai Xuan and Bai Xuan's shadow clones, Hayate was able to fight Might Guy on equal terms this time.
With Hayate and Might guy fighting each other, one was a white gust of wind, and the other was a green whirlwind.
One white figure, one green figure, a gust of wind and a whirlwind, constantly colliding, attacking, and defending.
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
"Leaf Strong Whirlwind!"
"Leaf Bad Rock Rising!"
These traditionally pretty average physical skills are so powerful and fast in Might Guy's hands, feet, elbows, and knees... Might Guy's whole body seems like a lethal weapon, very deadly.
Facing such a weapon, Bai Xuan continuously released various small Wind Style ninjutsu, spitting out vacuum spheres, slashing his arm across his body to release wind blades, or punching out with his palm to release a whirlwind.
Bai Xuan's movements were becoming smoother and smoother, and the whirlwind in Bai Xuan's hands was as docile as a pet, he was able to mold it into various lethal forms and then use those forms to attack Might Guy.
While Bai Xuan's shadow clones were constantly tossing kunai and shuriken towards Might Guy, they also seemed to have a flash of inspiration, using the Wind Style Affinity to stir up some non-lethal breezes.
Although the breezes are not lethal, they can slightly adjust the flight trajectory of the kunai and shuriken.
Because of this, Bai Xuan's Wind Style was released faster and faster, and the angles and directions of shuriken and kunai became more and more tricky.
Hayate was also stimulated and began adapting to the high-pressure battle, stimulating his wildness and beastly fighting instincts.
Under the cooperation of Hayate, Bai Xuan, and the shadow clones, Bai Xuan's offensive became more and more rapid.
Might Guy's relaxed expression gradually disappeared, and his eyes gradually became a bit more serious.
"Bai Xuan, your genius is not just in learning!
This battle has only been going on for a short while, and your changes are already so huge, this is incredible!
If I don't take this fight seriously, I might actually lose.
So, Bai Xuan, for this next move be careful!"
Just like that, Might Guy's momentum changed instantly.