Opening the Space Gate

Under the persistent requests of Sato Hideaka, Yakushi Nonō finally agreed to his demands with great reluctance. Yakushi Nonō was truly worthy of being the medical expert second only to Tsunade Senju; under her treatment, Sato Hideaka was often able to block out the majority of his pain by the next day.

For the first four days, Yakushi Nonō helped Sato Hideaka treat his wounds at least twice a day, but after the fourth day, once was sufficient. By the seventh day, Sato Hideaka had completely adapted to the training intensity of Might Duy and Might Guy.

During these seven days of training, Yuhi Kurenai and Hyuga Ningxiang had also sought out Sato Hideaka. It seemed that due to the requirements of their family elders, they had given up on the written exam for the Genin, and naturally, they lost their eligibility for the Genin exam.

Sato Hideaka could understand the thinking of these parents regarding giving up the qualification to become a Genin; seven-year-old children always need an adjustment period to slowly adapt to their life as a ninja. Moreover, facts had proven that for ordinary people, becoming a ninja as early as possible was not necessarily better.

Becoming a ninja too early meant facing combat and death prematurely. Furthermore, the Second Shinobi World War had only recently ended, and images of young ninjas dying in the war still frequently surfaced in the minds of these adult ninjas. No one wanted their own children to be exposed to such things too early.

Of course, if children from ordinary families did this, they would definitely suffer severe punishment. However, the Hyuga Clan and the Yuhi Clan were both important constituent families of Konoha and had made various contributions to Konoha, so they naturally possessed certain privileges.

"Hideaka, today is the seventh day, and you have kept up with Guy's training intensity. According to our original agreement, I will now teach you the Eight Inner Gates Formation. Guy, you come over here as well..."

Might Duy looked at the two of them, who were drenched in sweat as they continuously struck the wooden stakes with their fists, and could not help but feel a sense of gratification. In Konoha, he was constantly performing extreme training and was treated as a joke by everyone; no one had ever acknowledged him.

Extreme training was not something an ordinary person could endure, but a strong will allowed him to ignore these rumors and persist. However, when his son began to doubt his methods, Sato Hideaka appeared, not only acknowledging him but also giving this father and son duo confidence.

When a person's taijutsu reaches its limit, nothing can block their path forward. Regarding this point, you have always firmly believed, and I, Might Duy, have also always firmly believed!

Sato Hideaka stopped his movements and slowly removed the white bandages from his arms, revealing two scarred hands full of calluses. However, there were no thick, rough calluses on his hands that usually resulted from practicing taijutsu; this was also the credit of Yakushi Nonō's exquisite medical skills.

Regarding the misconceptions of some people, it is usually believed that practicing external martial arts will cause thick calluses to grow on the body. In fact, this is just a misleading notion. Once the sensitive tactile neurons in the calloused dead skin are lost, the flexibility of the hands and fingers, as well as the skin's tactile response, are lost. How could someone who truly practices external martial arts allow their body to suffer such damage?

In the world of Naruto, medical bandages soaked in medicinal liquid are usually used for protection, but Sato Hideaka's extreme training far exceeded that of ordinary people. The so-called medical bandages simply could not keep up with the pace of his injuries, so Yakushi Nonō usually prepared special medicinal liquids to apply to his body.

Only in this way could he achieve the goal of extreme training while the sensitive neuron cells of his body were preserved!

Seeing the two of them walk to his side, slightly panting, Might Duy began to earnestly explain the mysteries of the Eight Inner Gates Formation: "Every person's body contains eight gates, which are the Space Gate, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of View, Gate of Wonder, and the Gate of Death. These eight gates set limits on the amount of chakra within the body, and the Eight Inner Gates Formation allows one to forcibly exceed these limits..."

"When using the Eight Inner Gates Formation to open the 'Space Gate', one can remove the brain's restrictions to achieve the goal of exerting 1% of the body's capabilities, with the load consuming physical energy to increase attack and speed. When the 'Gate of Healing' is opened, one can remove the restrictions of physical fatigue, with the load squeezing the body's energy to restore stamina, offsetting the fatigue brought about by the energy consumption of the Space Gate."

"The first two gates are about the bonus to one's own stamina, speed, and strength. However, after the third gate, the 'Gate of Life', is opened, it will further increase attack and speed, raising one's own chakra by thirty percent, and the body will also begin to emit green energy. The first three gates of the Eight Inner Gates Formation are called the Gates of Safety, while the following five are called the Gates of Danger!"

Might Duy paused after finishing the first three gates of the Eight Inner Gates Formation, frowned, and continued: "The fourth gate of the Eight Inner Gates Formation, the 'Gate of Pain', can further increase attack and speed, but after opening it, the body begins to suffer damage, entering the danger zone of the Eight Inner Gates Formation. Therefore, I will only teach you the first three gates for now..."

Might Duy carefully explained the chakra pathways and precautions for the first three gates of the Eight Inner Gates Formation to Sato Hideaka, who was listening intently. Sato Hideaka stood to the side, frowning as he memorized Might Duy's words without a single error!

"How much of the opening methods for the first three gates of the Eight Inner Gates Formation have you remembered now?" Might Duy asked after he finished speaking.

Might Guy was sweating profusely on the side, not knowing where to look; it was clear that he hadn't remembered much of the large amount of information just now. However, Sato Hideaka was concentrating his mind, as if he had drifted off, seemingly not listening at all...

Might Duy looked at the two of them, who seemed unable to grasp the situation, scratched his head, laughed awkwardly, and said: "It took me five years to fully master the first three gates of the Eight Inner Gates Formation. I seem to have said too much just now. How about this... I will first tell you about the first gate of the Eight Inner Gates Formation, the 'Space Gate'!"

Just as Might Duy's voice fell, Sato Hideaka's entire body suddenly shook, and an astonishing aura erupted from within him. He struck a pose—jabs, hooks, side kicks, roundhouse kicks...

The fluid movements were unleashed with unstoppable speed. The fast, fierce, accurate, and ruthless motions transformed into afterimages in the air, and the wild airflow sent the fallen leaves on the ground flying, dancing continuously in the air!

Amidst the sky full of residual leaves, Sato Hideaka's feet moved rapidly, performing high-speed maneuvers. During the movement, he kicked and punched, executing various attack motions, with what seemed like an afterimage following behind him. Suddenly, his speed became astonishingly fast.

"To think he opened the 'Space Gate' after listening to the explanation of the Eight Inner Gates Formation just once..."

Watching Sato Hideaka moving rapidly through the forest, Might Duy stood blankly on the spot, muttering to himself in disbelief.