Light of Konoha
Chapter 52

Leaf Village's Good Father

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After the two had finished crying, Soseki asked in confusion, "Senior Duy, where exactly did that power come from? I'm a little worried. That power seems far too immense!"

Guy became somewhat worried as he listened. His father was only a genin, yet he had suddenly mastered a power that even Soseki-senpai found terrifying. Could he have undergone some kind of forbidden ritual?

Might Duy flashed a confident smile. "This is the power I mastered after twenty years of training—the Eight Gates!"

Might Guy tilted his head in confusion. "The Eight Gates?"

Soseki, meanwhile, cried out in surprise. "The Eight Gates is a top-tier taijutsu developed by the Second Hokage, but it's only A-rank. It shouldn't be possible..."

"The Eight Gates truly can't accomplish it, but the Eight Gates Formation I opened after completing the final gate..." As Might Duy spoke, his eyes brimmed with immense confidence and power. "It can absolutely reach the ultimate level!"

Might Guy stared blankly at him. It was the first time he had ever seen his father looking so radiant.

"The Second Hokage may have developed the Eight Gates in only a few days, but it took me twenty years to master and complete it. Doesn't that prove that ordinary people can surpass geniuses through hard work?" Might Duy shouted with blazing fighting spirit. "Guy, you can definitely do it too!"

Might Guy instantly burst into tears. "Dad, I'll definitely do it!"

A half-finished technique? Soseki was completely unaffected by the pair. He merely nodded to himself. The final gate of the Eight Gates needs one's life to verify it. The Second Hokage must have noticed that, which was why he never continued developing it.

*Or perhaps he originally developed it to work with Impure World Reincarnation, but later discovered that the final gate

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