Naruto: Reincarnated as Sasuke Uchiha with Perfect Talents.

A crimson lightning bolt flashed across the battlefield.

In that fleeting glimpse, red light erupted, illuminating the entire battlefield.

Yet the scarlet thunder vanished as quickly as it appeared, lingering only for an instant.

Compared to Might Guy's technique, "Night Guy," the commotion it caused was far, far smaller.

Meanwhile, Guy's figure continued hurtling toward Sasuke.

In that split second, Sasuke raised his head.

With just that simple motion, Sasuke's form vanished like a wisp of smoke the very next moment.

Then, he reappeared behind Guy.

Standing straight, he slowly sheathed the Kusanagi Sword in his hand.

Witnessing this, Madara's hair stood on end.

An involuntary chill of dread gripped him.

'So… fast!' 

'Completely… invisible!' 

Madara's eyes were in the Mangekyou Sharingan state, their perceptive abilities undeniably sharp.

Yet…

Even under these conditions, he couldn't track Sasuke's movements. This alone revealed just how blindingly fast Sasuke had been in that instant.

Even Madara… was utterly stunned.

As a legendary shinobi, Madara now stared at Sasuke's back with a flicker of fear in his gaze.

The next moment…

Something even more terrifying occurred.

In the sky, the dragon's head formed by crimson blood energy… instantly disintegrated!

Guy plummeted to the ground, tumbling and skidding nearly a hundred meters before finally coming to a stop.

The earlier cataclysmic scene vanished.

The wind howled.

Smoke drifted lazily.

Guy staggered to his feet, the last traces of red energy around him dissipating.

He turned to look at Sasuke.

His eyes brimmed with shock.

Night Guy… had been broken. 

And not just broken—it had been obliterated in an instant, without resistance, like crushing dry weeds.

This… was Uchiha Sasuke's Eight Gates technique!

"Was that move… also part of your Thunder Breathing?"

Guy's voice rang out, though even his words carried the unmistakable weight of someone whose time was nearly up.

Sasuke tilted his head toward the sky.

"Correct!"

"But I've never seen it before!"

If anyone had witnessed all of Sasuke's Thunder Breathing techniques, Guy was among the few. Yet this move Sasuke had just used… was entirely unfamiliar.

"Because this… is a technique I created specifically for the Eighth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates!"

Guy froze.

Thunder Breathing, if he recalled correctly, previously only had seven forms.

It had already been praised by Jiraiya as a forbidden taijutsu rivaling the Eight Gates. Now, Sasuke had developed an eighth form.

This meant Sasuke's Thunder Breathing had surpassed the Eight Gates.

"Sasuke… you… are the true… strongest…"

Thud! 

Guy collapsed, his life force fading away.

Hearing Guy's final words, Madara fell silent.

Earlier, he had called Guy the "strongest"—not of the shinobi world, but in taijutsu alone. Yet now, it was clear the true strongest wasn't Guy, but this monstrous genius before him.

Uchiha Sasuke! 

Such talent was rare across all eras.

Even Madara and Hashirama Senju's brilliance couldn't overshadow Sasuke.

A prodigy like this… Madara now felt grateful they hadn't been born in the same era.

Otherwise, would there even have been room for a figure like "Uchiha Madara"?

No matter the era Sasuke inhabited, he would dominate all his contemporaries and eclipse even past legends.

He was too radiant.

But…

Even this dazzling supernova, whose light outshone the sun itself… couldn't escape death.

Activating the Eight Gates meant certain demise.

Sasuke… would inevitably die.

Even if he could hold on a little longer… it changed nothing.

This truth wasn't lost on Madara. The other shinobi, too, inexplicably felt a wave of relief.

Though Konoha's Might Guy had lost to Sasuke in their final clash… Sasuke's victory meant nothing.

He couldn't avoid death.

"This guy… he's terrifyingly strong. But opening the Eight Gates… he doesn't have much time left, does he?"

"Konoha's shinobi will be remembered by the entire world. Without him, no one could've killed this monster, Uchiha Sasuke."

"Strongest in taijutsu? He's not just strongest in taijutsu! Ninjutsu, genjutsu—he's unmatched in everything."

Now, the shinobi freely heaped praise upon Sasuke.

After all, his power had terrified them… but a dead man posed no threat. A few compliments cost nothing.

Some even began to smile.

But then—Sasuke moved.

He walked toward Might Guy, gazing down at the dying man.

Sasuke knelt slowly.

The others froze.

What was he doing? 

Would he not even spare the dying?

If so… this was too cruel. Why torment someone already—

Suddenly, Sasuke placed a hand over Guy's heart.

He smiled. "Dying so quickly would be a waste. Live."

Yin-Yang Release activated.

Guy's fading life force… stopped.

Witnessing this, Hyūga clan members stared in disbelief.

One moment, Guy's life flame had been flickering out—the next, it stabilized.

"What did he do? Why did Might Guy's condition suddenly halt?"

"Am I seeing things?"

"His breathing… it's steadying!"

As murmurs spread, Madara stiffened. Though he lacked the Byakugan…

Distinguishing between life and death—or a life snatched back from the brink—was simple.

This… impossible! How could someone who opened the Eight Gates… be saved? 

Sasuke, as if hearing Madara's thoughts, turned and spoke:

"Confused?"

"Think the Eight Gates guarantee death?"

Sasuke stood, the red aura around him vanishing as his chakra surged anew—as potent as ever.

"I told you. You inherited power but never sought to elevate it further."

"With mastery over Yin-Yang Release… the Eight Gates' backlash means nothing to me."

Of course, it wasn't entirely negligible. Life force depletion still required time to restore via Yin-Yang Release and chakra. But with the Chakra Flame accelerating recovery, full restoration was trivial.

"Negate… the Eight Gates' side effects?"

Madara's mind reeled.

"No… No… Impossible…"

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