"I understand. Senior, you devoted yourself to cultivating the Eight Gates out of sheer hard work, without intentionally creating anything, so you also improved the Activation Technique by instinct. Combined with opening the Gate of Opening so many times and loosening the chakra locks, this was the result."
The Eight Gates were the chakra locks in the human body.
The more one trained in the Eight Gates, the weaker the side effects became. At Might Duy's level, he could easily open the first six gates, but he had not mastered them very well and rarely trained with them.
So.
Once his body became strong enough, he would unconsciously open some of his chakra locks.
It did not count as fully opening his state, but he still gained some of its traits.
This was something others could not learn.
At least, Kyoichi found it difficult to master. His Eight Gates could currently only open to the third gate, and he could not even directly open the Gate of Life, let alone unconsciously break open the Gate of Opening.
Besides.
Kyoichi's chakra control was extremely strong, so this sort of thing was impossible for him.
"Then, is it good or bad?"
Might Duy looked somewhat confused.
"It suits you and Might Guy very well. Ordinary Jonin cannot learn it."
Kyoichi did not deny it.
He could also achieve an improvement like Might Duy's, but it was not very practical. This level of the Activation Technique placed overly high demands on physical fitness, and many Jonin could not learn it.
However.
To study a weaker Breathing Activation Technique, he would probably need a deep understanding of cells and medicine. At present, Kyoichi only had a superficial understanding of Medical Ninjutsu and cells.
Unfortunately, Tsunade was not in Konoha.
Kyoichi thought for a moment before saying, "Perhaps you can think of it this way. If you suppress the Activation Technique to the point where it will not affect the Gate of Opening, perhaps it will work."
"Uh, it can be done like that?"
Might Duy froze for a moment.
It seemed...
To make some sense?
It sounded very simple. How had he never thought of it?
He grew excited, clenched his fist, and shouted, "Excellent! Burn, my youth!"
After shouting, Might Duy slipped away.
Kyoichi's mouth twitched. For a moment, he did not know what to say.
Sure enough.
Like father, like son!
Still.
Might Duy's Activation Technique was quite interesting. It automatically opened part of the "Gate of Opening."
The Gate of Opening limited the brain's potential.
Opening the Eight Gates allowed one to unleash 100 percent of the body's power, increasing speed and strength.
Opening only part of them came with lower consumption and weaker side effects, but combined with the Activation Technique, it could allow one to exert nearly the full-opened power in a relatively normal manner. It would be highly effective in certain situations.
He could try practicing it.
For the next few days, his main body would train in Taijutsu and strive to reach the sixth gate as soon as possible.
As for the Seven Heavenly Breathing Methods.
He would wait until he found Tsunade and learned a few more Medical Ninjutsu techniques.
For now, he would continue focusing on cultivation.
The squad had just been formed, and everyone was tempering themselves and guiding their subordinates. Kyoichi still maintained a pace of three missions a day, but he changed the person he instructed each day.
Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma, and Shisui took turns.
Asuma and Shisui were simple enough.
One taught Wind Release, and the other taught Sword Technique.
But Kurenai Yuhi...
He only knew two genjutsu techniques, both of which Kurenai Yuhi was unlikely to master. He knew only one Medical Ninjutsu technique, Mystical Palm Technique, and Medical Ninjutsu required the accumulation of a great deal of knowledge. It could not be mastered overnight.
So.
At present, the only thing he seemed able to teach her was the Body Flicker Technique.
The improved version.
But Kurenai Yuhi was willing to learn and willing to work hard. That was enough.
Besides.
There were rewards for teaching every day.
After more than ten days, although he had not obtained any powerful ninjutsu, he had learned several less important techniques, such as Great Breakthrough and Hell Viewing Technique.
What delighted Kyoichi most was still his Sword Technique proficiency.
Although there was not much of it, it at least saved him several months of arduous clone training.
However...
"Lord Kyoichi, the Third Hokage said that the D-rank missions accumulated before have been cleared out. There aren't many now, so there's really no way to give you three."
"Really none?"
"There's only one. Take it if you want it."
The Chunin issuing the missions refused to budge.
There were missions available.
But not many. Now that a large number of Genin had returned to the village, and after more than ten days of frantically clearing missions, where would there be so many left?
"Teacher, why not just take one?"
Kurenai Yuhi advised him.
Genin squads usually could only accept one mission. Being able to accept three D-rank missions every day during this period had already been extremely rare.
Kyoichi browsed through the mission list.
After more than ten days of training, Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma, and Shisui had already grown quite a lot. D-rank missions no longer offered them much room for improvement. Since they could only accept one...
"Teramoto, how about this? I'll take this C-rank mission."
Kyoichi pointed at the mission list.
Assist with road repairs.
Of course.
Unlike the road construction missions in the Land of Waves involving Naruto's bridge, these road repair missions were all caused by war damage. Now that the war was over, someone had paid to have the roads repaired and the trade routes restored--
Mainly because they feared bandits and mountain brigands blocking the roads.
"A C-rank mission? This involves..."
Teramoto did not dare issue it.
However.
"Hm?"
Kyoichi slammed the Thunder God Sword onto the table, making him shudder all over.
Damn it.
Did being a Jonin make him so great?
He stood there dumbfounded for several seconds, but still mustered the courage to continue. "Newly formed squads cannot accept missions above C-rank."
"It's fine. We're strong enough, and that rule is for peacetime. Nowadays, even the rule requiring graduation at twelve years old is gone, so why bother with this? Hurry up and give it to me."
Kyoichi was speechless.
It had been less than a month of peace, and they were already dragging out the old rules again. He had not seen them care about such things when they graduated.
"This..."
"Ahem, give it to him. But Kyoichi, things outside are still somewhat chaotic, so be careful. Yes, give him this mission."
The Third Hokage appeared.
He pointed at one of the missions--assist with restoring Baiyun Town.
Baiyun Town?
Kyoichi had some impression of it. It was in the western part of the Land of Fire. Although it was not a battlefield, it was relatively close to the Mount Kikyo area.
"All right. Thank you, Lord Hokage."
Kyoichi accepted the mission, but he was already wondering what the Third Hokage was planning.
He did not think there was anything wrong with agreeing to give him a C-rank mission. Wartime and peacetime were ultimately different. Although there was brief peace now, who knew when war might break out again?
Konoha was too weak at present!
However.
The Third Hokage had actually assigned him a mission.
There was something strange about it!
But he said nothing more. After accepting the mission, Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi revealed smiles.
Shisui, on the other hand, was different. The Uchiha had the Guard Unit, so he could usually leave Konoha to patrol the surrounding area. He did not feel much about leaving the village to carry out a mission.
"Be careful. You can walk around Baiyun Town more and patrol in all directions."
The Third Hokage seemed to be hinting at something.
Kyoichi waved his hand, accepted the permit to leave the village, and then walked outside.
After leaving the village.
"Don't forget to train on the way, everyone. You still remember the key points of the Taijutsu and Body Flicker Technique I mentioned before, right?"
"Of course."
The three answered in unison.
The next moment, Kyoichi used the Body Flicker Technique to hurry along, and the other three quickly followed.
It had not been long since the war ended, and the interior of the Land of Fire was relatively safe. There were not many bandits or robbers on the road, so there was no need to worry too much about safety.
Besides.
Kyoichi was fast. After traveling for a stretch, he would use Chakra Sensing to scan the surroundings, so he was not afraid of anyone ambushing them from the shadows--
He almost wished someone would seek their own death, so he could train Shisui and the others' ability to respond.
Unfortunately, no one did.
But there was definitely something strange about Baiyun Town.
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