Rumble...
A massive blast wave instantly swept across the entire training ground. Not only was Gaara's "Shukaku Shield" blown apart in an instant, but even the reinforced flooring of the training ground was ripped up in great swaths.
In the blink of an eye, everything in sight was a complete mess!
In Sasuke's living quarters.
"What happened?!"
As a violent tremor shook the area, Sasuke, who had been lying in bed waiting for his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to awaken, abruptly sat up, his face filled with alarm and confusion.
The living quarters where he was staying were more than a dozen sections away from Hyuga Kagami's training ground, with countless Sealing Jutsu barriers between them. Yet even so, the shockwave Hyuga Kagami had created in the training ground still reached his living quarters.
Inside the training ground.
"Huff... huff..."
Hyuga Kagami panted heavily.
Realizing something was wrong, he had already stopped moving and released the Eight Inner Gates.
Even in that final burst, he had still failed to open the seventh gate, the Gate of Wonder. He did not know why, but every time he reached the final step, he always fell just short.
If he continued forcing himself, not only would his body be unable to endure it, but the training ground would not hold up either. So he wisely stopped.
Letting the Type-Three Biological Armor replenish his chakra, Hyuga Kagami surveyed the wrecked training ground before him while silently analyzing the reason for his failure.
Where exactly did I go wrong?
The Eight Inner Gates was the ultimate technique of the Steel Fist Style. Logically, it should not involve any excessively delicate techniques. Moreover, he had studied the Eight Inner Gates' Forbidden Technique Scroll many times, and there was nothing relevant mentioned in it.
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