"I should have realized it sooner. Guy, his father, and even Rock Lee in the future were never ninjas who focused on technique. In terms of fine chakra control, they were even inferior to many ordinary ninjutsu-type ninjas, yet they could all cultivate the 'Eight Inner Gates' to its peak. That means the 'Eight Inner Gates' does not require such delicate technique. What it truly requires is day-after-day hard training and an unwavering determination..."
Having figured out where the problem lay, Hyuga Kagami was suddenly enlightened.
He had actually always known these principles. It was just that his recent successes had made him somewhat impetuous, and he had failed to calm down and analyze things seriously. He had brought his research habits into his cultivation of the "Eight Inner Gates."
Yet the "Eight Inner Gates" was the ultimate art of the Steel Fist Style. It did not need so many twists and turns.
After all, Might Duy and Might Guy, the father and son who had cultivated the "Eight Inner Gates" to its highest realm, were dead-last students who struggled even to perform ordinary ninjutsu. And Rock Lee, their successor, was even a complete ninjutsu idiot.
But that had not hindered their cultivation of the "Eight Inner Gates." From this alone, it was clear that what the "Eight Inner Gates" valued was not technique, but confidence, perseverance, and even determination!
"I never thought I would make such a basic mistake..."
Shaking his head, Hyuga Kagami silently reflected on himself.
He had corrected Neji over such matters more than once, yet when it came to himself, he had made almost exactly the same mistake as Neji.
Then he let out a soft sigh and thought, Is it because the ritual is drawing near?
During his self-reflection, he realized that he had