Chapter 685: Chapter – 678 Learning Eight Inner Gates Formation
As discussed with Guy, Kuroto came to the training field the next morning.
Whoosh… Whoosh…
Even before he walked out of the woods, he was able to hear the burst of winds, and the sound of battle.
As he walked for a while, Kuroto was soon able to see the figures of the two people who were engaged in a fierce battle.
"No surprise there I guess…" Kuroto chuckled and sat on a tree branch as he closely observed the battle.
The two people who were engaged in the battle were none other than Kakashi and Guy. Both of them probably arrived a while earlier than Kuroto and decided to carry out a friendly battle to study each other's level.
Well, Kuroto didn't have any problem with that, he leisurely sat on the tree branch as he observed their battle.
Both Kakashi and Guy have excellent combat skills, and since they were fighting seriously, it seemed to be a sight to behold. Ordinary shinobi won't even be able to keep up with the speed of two, of course, Kuroto faced no such problem since he is on a level of his own.
Holding his chin, Kuroto muttered with a thoughtful expression, "Guy's physical strength has increased significantly… and his moves are also getting more and more fierce."
For a shinobi of steel fist style, improving physical strength is not an easy task… And there is no easy way to do so. Only through sheer hard work and training can one improve their physical strength and speed.
Due to this reason, the growth of such shinobis is relatively slow compared to other shinobi who use other forms of combat too.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the Steel Fist Style has no future, on the contrary, the upper limits for the shinobis who practice only the Steel Fist Style are much higher compared to other Shinobi, of course, there are strict requirements, as long as a person is willing to endure rigorous training, years of hardship, and continuous struggle, then their growth is a sight to behold.
Might Guy is a very good example of this…
Back when he was in the academy, his strength wasn't that good, however, as years passed, the scenario started to change, and now, except for a very few shinobi like Kakashi and Kuroto, the growth curve of almost everyone has hit the plateau.
However, Guy is different, not only he has not hit the plateau, but in fact, from the same generation, he has left almost everyone except Kakashi, Kuroto, and Obito behind him.
And Kuroto is very clear that within a few years, as he reaches the state of being able to open the last gate, there will only be a handful of shinobi in the shinobi world who will be able to stand up against him.
Thinking of his future achievements, Kuroto couldn't help but sigh, "Might Guy… what a guy…"
After a while, he focused his attention on Kakashi, and muttered, "He seems to…" but Kuroto's words came to a stop as he couldn't think of the accurate words to describe his state.
When Kuroto looked at Kakashi, he felt that Kakashi seemed to have reached a critical point as if he is in the midst of some kind of major transformation, but what exactly it was, Kuroto couldn't exactly describe it in words.
He found this quite weird.
Before Kuroto could continue to ponder on this matter, Kakashi and Guy stopped their battle.
Seeing this, Kuroto put the thought to the back of his mind and jumped down the tree.
The three walked closer to each other and greeted each other, "Morning guys… you two seem to have come here quite early."
Might Guy showed his unique toothy smile, and said with a thumbs up, "Early morning sweat keeps our youth aflame… right Kakashi?"
Kakashi didn't speak but nodded lightly.
Now standing next to Kakashi, Kuroto felt it again…
Kakashi is no longer the same person who was lost on the path of life. At this time, standing next to him, Kuroto can feel a sense of sharpness being emitted from his body.
Normally this is a good thing, but Kuroto isn't sure whether such a stark transformation in such a short time is a good thing or not.
Somewhat concerned, he asked Kakashi, "Kakashi… are you alright?"
Kakashi nodded lightly, "Yes."
Kakashi actually knew what Kuroto was referring to… He realizes that he has gone through a lot of changes in terms of both character and temperament in his pursuit of strength. However, he has no regrets because this is the path he has chosen.
Kuroto smiled, "Well if you are alright then it's fine… it's just strange to see you so energetic…, especially in the early morning. I am really not used to you being early."
Guy nodded with Kuroto, "Yes yes… you used always make everyone wait, honestly, I was kinda of freaked out when I saw you here… You came here earlier than even me!"
Kakashi remained silent… He didn't seem to be in the mood to joke around. Seeing that all the three of them were here, he said to Guy, "Let's start."
Kakashi's words brought the attention of all three to the matter at hand…
With that, the three of them came to the riverside, and Guy said with a serious expression, "To be honest, there isn't much to explain about the Eight Inner Gates Formation, if the two of you need to know one thing, then it's that The Eight Inner Gates Formation is not just a Forbidden Jutsu that can be learned with training for a few days… No, it's a habit… a habit that you follow for years, and make your body get used to with time and training."
Both Kuroto and Kakashi nodded.
Guy continued, "Both of you know the basics of our body… among all the chakra points in our body, there are 8 special chakra points, they are like centers." And added while pointing at the specific centers, "And these eight chakra centers are the eight gates… Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of View, Gate of Wonder, and finally, Gate of Death.
These Eight Gates exist in order to limit the flow of Chakra, within our bodies. Ordinarily, we are only capable of using twenty percent of our body's full potential, this is our brain's way of protecting ourselves from harming our body through overexertion.
And the Eight Inner Gates Formation is a Forbidden Technique that helps us with bypassing these limiters."
Kuroto asked, "It means that the people who practice Eight Inner Gates Formation train their brain to bypass those limiters, and also trains their body to be able to bear the overload of chakra when the limiters are bypassed, is that correct?"
Kakashi added, "And since there are eight gates, it means there are eight levels of limiters our brain places on our body… This also means that opening each gate would imply bypassing a limiter… Earlier you mentioned the eight gates by their order, the order is based on the difficulty of bypassing the limiter, is that right?"
Listening to Kuroto and Kakashi's question, Guy came to a stop and looked at the two of them with a dumbfounded expression…
Seeing Guy's expression, Kuroto asked, "What happened? Did we misunderstand something?"
"No… no…" Guy shook his head, and said, "The two of you understood it perfectly…"
For a moment, Guy had forgotten who the people he was teaching were… Both Kakashi and Kuroto are excellent and talented shinobi with good reasoning and contemplation skills. It's no surprise that they were able to easily figure out the gist of the technique with just a little explanation. Especially when there is no such complex theory behind this technique.
"Ahem…" He coughed, then said, "Well, the two of you understand the theory behind it… This technique basically focuses on adapting our mind and body with training, so that we can break those limiters and bear that burden of breaking the limiters." After a pause, he said in a serious tone, "But remember this, we can only adapt our body to a limit, and that is the seventh limiter, or the seventh gate, beyond that there is nothing we can do… There is no method to adapt to the Eighth Gate so that limiter must never be touched easily."
Kakashi asked, "What happens if the last limiter is broken?"
Guy answered with a solemn expression, "Once the last limiter is broken, it would mean certain death… Of course, the result is very tempting as the strength, speed, and chakra would increase exponentially, but the price is also not cheap… The price is one's own life… Therefore, it should never be opened… unless…"
Hearing the details of the eighth gate, Kakashi fell into deep thought… He was seriously considering his chances.
At the same time, Kuroto was also busy thinking about something.
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Chapter 686: Chapter – 679 Learning Eight Inner Gates Formation II
Seeing that after hearing the description of the Gate of Death, and the consequences of opening it, not only were they not scared, but in fact, they started to consider something, it is as if they really planned to use the Gate of Death!
Might Guy was speechless and asked strangely, "Hey… Hey… the two of you can't be serious, are the two of you considering it?"
Kakashi shook his head in response, and while restraining his thoughts, he answered, "No… nothing…"
At the same time, Kuroto also retracted his thought and said with a smile, "Don't worry Guy, we understand the benefits and consequences of opening the Gate of Death, obviously, we won't try to use it unless we are left with no other choice."
Guy shouted, "You two aren't being serious… don't think that opening Gate of Death is so simple that you can open it just by wanting to open it… I have been training for years now and I have only opened the Seventh Gate, in fact, I haven't even fully adapted to the Seventh Gate, reaching the Gate of Death is still too far, and two of you are already planning to…"
Kakashi lightly bonked Guy's head, and said, "Guy, calm down… what Kuroto said is true, we won't use it unless absolutely necessary… Now, we understand the basics of all the gates and mechanisms of the Eight Inner Gates Formation works, so you can start teaching us how to break those limiters."
Guy sighed, "You guys…" and nodded, "Alright, I am now going to demonstrate the process of opening the gate, let's start with the first gate. The two of you should observe me closely to get a better understanding."
Both Kuroto and Kakashi nodded and focused their attention on Guy.
'Eight Inner Gates Formation: The Gate of Opening: Open!'
Whiiish…
As Guy opened the first gate, the air around him swirled, in fact, with the help of his Byakugan, Kuroto was even able to observe a rush of chakra around him.
"Now, look closely…" he said and disappeared from his position, immediately afterward, he appeared a dozen meters away, and said, "My speed has increased several times…" Then he took a punching stance, and 'Haaa…' he landed a punch on the tree 'Smash…', smashing it into countless small fragments, and pointed out, "My physical strength has also increased several times…"
For the next few instances, Guy performed a series of movements such as kicks, jumps, dashes, as well as body flickers, then appeared back in his original position, closed the Gate of Opening, and then explained, "You see… The Gate of Opening breaks the first limit that is placed on our body by our brain, and this limiter limits the extent of physical energy we can use."
Kuroto nodded, "Well, the effect isn't too obvious to the eye, but it exists."
Kuroto could clearly see that after Guy opened the Gate of Opening, apart from the increase of chakra in his body, the muscle movement of his body improved, especially the expansion and contraction of muscles, as well as the blood flow.
Kakashi also nodded with a solemn expression, "As expected… This is what I really need…!"
Seeing the expressions of Kakashi and Kuroto, Guy didn't forget to explain in detail the specific benefits and changes as a result of opening the first gate, "Once this Gate of Opening is breached, we can utilize 100% of our physical energy, so whether it is our speed or strength everything gets a boost." And then questioned, "Do you two understand?"
Kakashi and Kuroto glanced at each other, and nodded simultaneously, "Yes."
Guy said, "Alright then… Since the two of you understand this, why don't you two give it a try?" and added after a pause, "Opening the first gate is the easiest compared to the other gates, and our body also adapts fastest to it, since the burden it places on our body is the minimum of all the eight gates… Of course, even if it is easier, you can not do it overnight… It will take a few mon–…"
Before Guy could finish his words, Kakashi took a deep breath, and shouted… 'Haaaa!'
And the next thing you know, in Kakashi's body, the first gate was opened.
Kuroto wasn't to be left behind and he too easily opened the first gate.
Whiish…
Whiish…
Seeing Kakashi and Kuroto so easily open the Gate of Opening, Guy was so shocked that he forgot to close his mouth, all he could do was blob his mouth like a fish and mutter in disbelief, "You… you… you guys… how…"
When his father Might Duy first introduced him to the Eight Inner Gates formation, it took Guy several months of targeted training to be able to open the Gate of Opening, and even then, he wasn't able to sustain that state for very long and soon collapsed due to exhaustion, and here are Kuroto and Kakashi who without any prior targeted training, or explanation were able to directly open the first Gate.
Obviously, such an experience is going to shock him.
As for Kuroto and Kakashi, neither of the two had enough energy to pay attention to Guy at this moment. Having successfully opened the Gate of Opening, they seem to have been introduced to an all-new world, and their minds are busy processing the changes of this all-new world.
Looking at Kakashi and Kuroto who were immersed in their thoughts, Guy complained, "The two of you are really beyond every limit, it's no exaggeration to say that you people are true geniuses…"
Hearing such words, Kuroto shook his head, he was pretty clear of what actually happened.
Kakashi was able to open the Gate of Opening, indeed because of his talent, but not purely because of it.
As for Kuroto, he was able to open the Gate of Opening because he had already broken the first barrier that is placed on his body, it's just that he didn't know how to completely breach it up until now, but now that he does, he successfully broke it.
Of course, he didn't bother to explain this to Guy and chose not to comment on this matter, because being a genius can often be used as an excuse to cover up a lot of things.
After all, Kuroto doesn't want to explain to Guy that even his normal strength has long since surpassed the level of a Kage, so opening the Gate of Opening is just an understatement for him.
Well, all that aside, after a while, the two brought their attention back to the training field, and Kakashi said, "Guy, the first gate is opened, now let's move to the second gate… The Gate of Healing."
Guy looked at Kakashi with a weird expression, and asked, "Hey Kakashi, you don't happen to want to learn the Eight Inner Gates formation in just one day, right?"
Kakashi asked with a puzzled expression, "Is it possible to learn the technique completely in just one day?"
Kuroto shook his head and said, "Obviously not… This is Eight Inner Gates Formation; how can it be learned in just one day…?"
Guy nodded, "Right…"
But apparently, he nodded a little too early, because Kuroto's next words made him almost fall, "It should take around a week or so…"
Kakashi added from the side, "Ah… okay, then maybe a week it is."
Guy was annoyed, "Are you kidding me?" so annoyed that he couldn't help but say, "Alright fine… do it… I want to see how many Gates can to the two of open today, and in one week!"
In fact, Might Guy wasn't really jealous of Kakashi or Kuroto, with years of training, Guy's mind had reached the state where he would never get jealous over such simple things, it's just that he was genuinely curious. He wanted to see how fast Kakashi and Kuroto made progress when learning the Eight Inner Gates Formation.
So, without any delay, he immediately explained the details of the second gate, that is, the Gate of Healing.
After a few hours, Guy finished the explanation and demonstration; Kuroto successfully opened the Gate of Healing.
Kakashi wasn't to be left behind, only about an hour later, he too was able to open the Gate of Healing.
With the second gate opened, both Kakashi and Kuroto looked in the direction of Guy, "The third Gate…"
Guy gritted his teeth, and said with a dangerous glint in his eye, "Alright then… I will now explain the details of the third Gate, the Gate of Life…"
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