Eight Gates was a Forbidden Jutsu that temporarily granted immense power by unlocking the pathways within the human body that restrained chakra.
Its power depended on the user. It could multiply the user's strength, so the power displayed by different people after opening the Eight Gates also differed.
When all Eight Gates were opened, it was also known as the "Eight Gates Released Formation," instantly granting power dozens of times greater than that of a Kage-level ninja. However, the price was death, as one would die once their life force had been completely burned away.
"Training is divided into eight steps!"
After carefully reading through the training method for the Eight Gates, Uchiha Fugaku began his training.
Training in the Eight Gates was divided into eight steps, or rather, eight stages.
Each stage involved training to open one of the Eight Gates.
The main reason this Forbidden Jutsu was classified as forbidden was the damage it inflicted upon the body.
Aside from the certain death caused by opening the Eighth Gate, opening the first three gates accelerated the consumption of physical energy. Opening the Fourth through Seventh Gates not only accelerated the consumption of physical energy, but also caused bodily damage.
The severity of the damage depended on the body's strength. The stronger the body, the lighter the damage.
"The first step of training is to learn to open the first gate, the 'Gate of Opening.'"
The Gate of Opening was a chakra gate located on the left side of the brain that restricted chakra. The first step in training the Eight Gates was to learn to open this chakra gate.
Ordinary people, even Kage-level ninja like Uchiha Fugaku, found it difficult to bring out one hundred percent of their physical capabilities.
Opening this gate could remove the brain's limitations