When Might Guy first began learning the Breathing Technique, Mu Yue told him about its three major stages.
The first stage was Total Concentration Breathing, which concentrated one's breathing to enhance physical abilities. Reaching this stage meant one had begun to grasp the Breathing Technique.
The second stage was Total Concentration Breathing: Constant, keeping the body in a relatively concentrated breathing state twenty-four hours a day. Mastering this could greatly strengthen one's physique, and the powerful benefits of the Breathing Technique would gradually emerge. Completing Constant Concentration training meant one had become proficient in the Breathing Technique.
The third stage was the Chakra Mode corresponding to each Breathing Technique. Each Breathing Technique's Chakra Mode had different effects. The Stone Breathing Chakra Mode that Might Guy practiced enhanced the body in every aspect, making one's strength incomparably powerful. Only at this stage could one be said to have comprehended the Breathing Technique's true power.
When Mu Yue used Stone Breathing Chakra Mode, he merely tapped lightly with Shigan and blasted up water over ten meters high from a river dozens of meters away. It left a deep impression on Might Guy, who had still been attending the Ninja Academy at the time. Ever since then, he had worked hard at Stone Breathing, hoping to gain strength like Mu Yue's.
The Breathing Technique was difficult, and Stone Breathing was among the harder ones. Forget entering Stone Breathing Chakra Mode—Might Guy had long lagged behind in Breathing Technique training.
Yet at the very beginning, Might Guy's progress had led everyone else's. He had been the first disciple able to apply the Breathing Technique in battle.
The reason was nothing else: during the battle to protect his father's honor, Might Guy had comprehended the power and meaning of Stone Breathing.
Now, Might Guy had