Inside the Medical Room.
Sarutobi Toru looked at Shennong, who had been completely anesthetized, and slowly placed a hand on his forehead. He then began reading his soul.
Over the years, Sarutobi Toru had never abandoned his cultivation of either the Human Immortal Martial Way or Yang God Daoist techniques.
Though his progress had no longer been great enough to bring about any qualitative transformation, he had indeed improved considerably in both soul and body.
Shennong's soul energy was undeniably at the Kage level, but compared to the repeatedly improved Sarutobi Toru, it was nothing more than a candle before the sun.
Moreover, Sarutobi Toru had never intended to spare his life this time. He directly shredded Shennong's soul completely and began reading the memories of his entire life.
Dark Medical Ninjutsu. Negative Emotion Collection and Conversion. The method for creating Zero-Tails. The structural blueprints for the Sky Ninja Village fortress. The method of opening the Eight Gates. Shennong's research throughout his life was vast as the sea.
Though he was slightly inferior to research ninjas like Orochimaru in terms of talent, his far longer years of research meant that his accumulated knowledge was no less than anyone's.
Especially the Eight Gates Formation. This modified version of the Eight Gates Formation created by Shennong was vastly weaker than the orthodox Eight Gates; even opening all eight gates was inferior to Might Duy's Six Gates. However, it did little damage to the body and required no grueling training. As long as one's physical condition was sufficient, it could be used.
For the orthodox Eight Gates, physical condition was only one aspect. The true essence was the mental will to continually shatter one's limits. Sarutobi Toru's training had been harsh, but he had never trained himself to death. Thus, knowing his own