Eight Inner Gates

[Name]: Hyuga Baiyue (Bai Yue)

[Talent]: Perfect Blood

[Bloodline]: Byakugan lv4 (16%)

[Special Mode]: Sage Mode lv2 (29%)

[Skills]: Gentle Fist Style lv5 (25%) Eight Trigrams Palms lv3 (66%) Konoha · Steel Fist Style lv3 (41%) Sealing Jutsu lv7 (98%) Caged Bird lv4 (26%) Medical Ninjutsu lv4 (6%) Flying Thunder God lv1 (39%)

[Draws]: 0

Flying Thunder God and Sage Mode really were long, tedious grinds! Sage Mode was one thing, since he had not focused on it much lately, but Flying Thunder God was truly a long, tedious grind!

He had grinded for several months! And it had only fucking gone up one level. So damn annoying!!!

These two skills felt like they were nearly on par with the Byakugan! They were nothing like those minor skills, which could go up a level every two or three days in the early stages!

"Come to think of it, has the proportion of ordinary Chakra in my body decreased because Sage Mode leveled up?" Feeling the two-to-eight ratio of Sage Chakra to ordinary Chakra within him, Bai Yue rubbed his chin and pondered. "That means... only when Sage Mode reaches lv10 will all the Chakra in my body transform into Sage Chakra?!"

Pure Sage Chakra was tremendously tempting to Bai Yue, but considering his current priorities, Sage Mode was clearly a little further down the list.

"The coming years should be fairly peaceful. At the very least, I have more than a decade to develop, so Sage Mode can be put on hold for now!" He recalled the major events awaiting Konoha in the future.

Nine-Tails' Night, Hizashi's death, the Uchiha massacre, and the official start of the plot!

Whether now or in the future, there were practically no conspiracies targeting Bai Yue—or rather, the Hyuga Clan. As long as they maintained the Hyuga Clan's traditions, no storm would ever blow their way.

So... he could ease up on increasing his combat strength, but his means of staying alive absolutely had to improve!

"Sealing Jutsu is almost ready to level up, so I can't put that aside. Then! It's still Flying Thunder God! I have to focus all my energy and grind it with everything I've got!" Bai Yue immediately made a small plan for the near future.

This was why bonds were such a pain!

Bai Yue's mindset gradually began to change.

Minato Namikaze was one thing. If he died in battle, Bai Yue would at most observe three minutes of silence by the Memorial Stone. The main issue was Kushina!

She had treated Bai Yue far too well. In less than two years, she had practically given him all the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu.

And she had expected nothing in return!

So... when the coming Nine-Tails' Night arrived, Bai Yue planned to act! He would see whether he could save Kushina~

Still... he would only give it a try or two. If it worked, great. If not, then so be it.

Though a bond had formed between him and Kushina, Bai Yue was not the kind of person who would risk his life for someone else, much less pile pressure onto himself.

Besides... how should he put it...

Rather than pressure himself, it was better to curse someone else!

Minato and Kushina's deaths would not be his fault. It was Brother Tsuchi's despair toward this world that caused the tragedy.

Brother Tsuchi was the beast! He personally created Nine-Tails' Night and killed his own master and Master's Wife.

He, Bai Yue, would act, but if he could not save them! Then! What the hell did it have to do with him!

His thoughts cleared!

Bai Yue leisurely began his training plan.

All the factors of the outside world were utterly incapable of affecting Bai Yue, whose entire mind was immersed in the world of training.

Only Kurenai Yuhi, Anko, and Might Guy could occasionally pull Bai Yue out of that world.

During this period, the future Konoha 12 were born one after another!

As for how Bai Yue knew, that was something one had to ask Might Guy about.

Because Might Guy had recently attended the one-month celebration for the child of his Instructor, Chouza Akimichi.

"Might Guy~" The sparring task Bai Yue had assigned had long since ended, but whenever he had nothing to do, Might Guy still liked coming here to train in Taijutsu. From time to time, he would also have a battle full of passion and youth with Bai Yue.

"What is it?!" Might Guy, who was doing Handstand Push-ups, immediately raised his head to look at Bai Yue. Though he was speaking, his Taijutsu training did not stop for even a moment.

"Can you teach me the Eight Inner Gates?!" After laying the groundwork for so long and deciding the time was right, he asked without hesitation.

"..." The scene fell silent for a moment. Then Might Guy agreed without the slightest hesitation. "Sure! But... the Eight Inner Gates Formation is a Forbidden Jutsu that can easily injure its user."

"So I can only give you the training method for the first three gates!"

"Thank you very much!" Bai Yue thanked him excitedly! Though he only had the first three gates for now, where there was a first, there would be a second!

There was still plenty of time. Sooner or later, Bai Yue would obtain the complete Eight Inner Gates.

Besides... for the current Bai Yue, the first three gates were already enough! The first three gates, with their minor side effects, were perfect for someone as protective of his life as Bai Yue.

"Alright, Bai Yue, listen. The Eight Inner Gates..." After looking around and confirming there was no one nearby, Might Guy immediately began teaching him how to open the first three gates of the Eight Inner Gates, along with the necessary precautions.

Bai Yue listened with great attention.

"Bai Yue, your physique is already strong enough to open the first gate of the Eight Inner Gates, the Opening Gate. What do you think? Want to try opening the first gate?" After giving his instructions, Might Guy stared at Bai Yue with blazing eyes.

"Sure!" Bai Yue did not hesitate. Following Might Guy's instructions, he immediately began attempting the first gate of the Eight Inner Gates Formation.

"Opening Gate! Open!" As Chakra surged into his head, the first gate, the Opening Gate located in his brain, was successfully activated!

Surging Chakra began to boil, like flames clinging to Bai Yue's body.

It truly was worthy of the Eight Inner Gates! It really was powerful!

His speed and strength both felt at least doubled. Bai Yue immediately felt it had been worth it!

One word! Awesome!

"Might Guy! Thank you! The Eight Inner Gates really suit me!" Feeling this very real power, Bai Yue thanked him again.

"Hehe~" Might Guy scratched his head, then looked at Bai Yue with blazing eyes. "Bai Yue, let's fight!"

"Alright!" The surging power made Bai Yue accept Might Guy's challenge without hesitation.

"Eight Inner Gates! Opening Gate! Open!" Might Guy had long wanted to fight a Taijutsu master who had also opened the Eight Inner Gates, so he acted immediately!

After opening the Eight Inner Gates Formation, even if it was only the first gate~

The shockwaves from their battle were several times stronger than before.

"This is youth!" Might Guy grew even more excited!

More than once, he had imagined having a good friend who also trained in the Eight Inner Gates and also cultivated Taijutsu!

The two would be close friends, yet also rivals on the path of training, competing against and helping each other!

Best of all, the other person would be a genius among geniuses!

Before! In Might Guy's eyes, Kakashi had been the most suitable. But now... aside from age, Might Guy felt Bai Yue far surpassed Kakashi in every other aspect.

Why?

Kakashi was too lazy! He could not muster any energy at all! He was not a hot-blooded young man brimming with youth in the slightest!