Eight Gates

"Isn't my meaning obvious enough?" Shiraha spread his hands, shook his head and chuckled, "Or do you want to die here? I don't mind wasting a few minutes of your time."

"What did you say?!" Raiga Kurosuki's face contorted with rage, then he let out a cold laugh, revealing a cruel smile, "I'd like to see if you're really as strong as the rumors say? That you can fight the Third Raikage to a draw at this age!"

"Although your request is excessive, I will grant it." Shiraha shook his head slightly, clenched his hands tightly, and Crimson Airflow surged up, instantly filling his entire body.

Boom--!

The violent bursts of flame sent a shiver down everyone's spines; even from a distance, they could feel the scorching heat rushing towards them.

Is this Yagami Shiraha's true strength?

A powerful Nintaijutsu capable of First Shinobi World War the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Even Raiga Kurosuki, who had been defiant just moments before, looked at Shiraha with a serious expression. The other five drew their swords, cautiously preparing for a potential attack by Shiraha.

True powerhouses don't even need to lift a finger; they let others know how strong they are.

Although Shiraha still had a smile on his face, the six of them felt a tightness in their bodies.

"Wait!" Seeing that Shiraha was about to make a move, Suikazan Fuguki suddenly raised his hand and said, "You have already left Konoha. Kirigakure is fighting Konoha, not the Uzumaki Clan. There is absolutely no need for us to fight."

The other five paused for a moment when they heard Suikazan Fuguki say that. After all, he was the strongest among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and his ruthless and cold-blooded style meant that the others generally respected his opinion.

Rather than wanting to test Shiraha's strength, the other four did not want to Shiraha Raiga Kurosuki the situation allowed.

After all, Shiraha easily killed Kushimaru Kuriarare from the start. Among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, apart from Suikazan Fuguki could overwhelm Kushimaru Kuriarare, the others did not have the strength to kill Kushimaru Kuriarare.

However, compared to Shiraha's ability to instantly kill with a single move, these are nothing.

"Among the forces that besieged the Land of Whirlpools back then, shouldn't Kirigakure have been one?" Shiraha countered. "Isn't that my reason for fighting?"

In the past, Shiraha wouldn't have bothered wasting time on empty talk.

However, since awakening the "Chain of Emotions," he has discovered that the amount of "Emotional Power" gained from direct combat and from influencing the opponent's mindset through "trash talk" is vastly different.

As it turns out, the power of language is often very strong.

As Shiraha activated the "Chain of Emotions," he could clearly see the "Emotional Power" above the heads of everyone around him slowly gathering.

Upon hearing his words, the six Ninja Blade in front of him experienced a violent fluctuation in the emotional mist above their heads, which rapidly expanded in range, with a complex mix of emotions.

Seeing this, the Suikazan Fuguki's eyes flashed with a dangerous glint, and he gave the others a wink.

Who would have thought that even though they deliberately avoided the Land of Whirlpools ruins, they would still encounter such a troublesome figure Shiraha?

Let alone launching a sneak attack on Konoha, it's questionable how many people will even be able to leave safely today.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the forest, as if something was rapidly approaching. There were continuous loud noises of large trees breaking and falling to the ground.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a middle-aged man dressed in a green bodysuit appeared. Green Chakra filled his body.

"Another one?!" Suikazan Fuguki's expression changed.

"Shiraha?" Might Duy was stunned when he saw White Shiraha surrounded by Crimson Airflow.

"I didn't expect it to be Senior Dai." Shiraha smiled, but his pupils contracted slightly. Might Duy's violent Chakra was terrifying, only slightly weaker than his "Crimson Dragon Armor".

When Might Duy taught Shiraha the Eight Gates, he took it to heart and used it as a reference, but he did not practice it directly because in his opinion, the Eight Gates was far inferior to the Crimson Dragon Calamity.

Although both are explosive training methods, the Eight Gates can easily cause hidden injuries to the body during training. At the same time, it does not improve physical fitness when used; it only unleashes Chakra at full power.

No matter how powerful the Chakra is or how advanced the Taijutsu is, the physical attributes do not change fundamentally. Theoretically, if the Chakra is increased to the extreme, the body may not be able to withstand such an increase.

Therefore, to make good use of the Eight Gates, one needs to undergo a great deal of extreme physical training.

According to Might Duy, the Eight Gates is an explosion of the body's ultimate power; therefore, the greater the power unleashed, the greater the damage to the body. No matter how strong the body is trained, it can only minimize, not eliminate, this damage.

As for the "Crimson Dragon Calamity," one needs to improve their physical fitness before they can unleash their power. Each stage— Apprentice Knight, Formal Knight, and Great Knight —has a limit to the power that can be unleashed, ensuring that the body will not be unable to withstand the power.

"Let's attack together!" Suikazan Fuguki suddenly raised his Samehada and launched an attack. Might Duy to their aid and was clearly very strong. If this dragged on any longer, there might be more unpredictable events. They had no choice but to fight this First Shinobi World War.

' Hidden Mist Technique!'

The moment Suikazan Fuguki made his move, the other five reacted immediately. Biwa Jūzō activated the Hidden Mist Technique, and a large amount of mist appeared out of thin air, covering a large area nearby.

The Sixth Sense sense was also affected because the mist contained a large amount of Chakra, so Shiraha's perception was surrounded by Energy Field.

Energy Field vary in strength, with the strongest Energy Field reaction coming from the six members of Kirigakure and Might Duy beside Shiraha.

"Level 0 Innate Spell are indeed somewhat weak in this situation, but even so, they are still much stronger than the Sharingan." Shiraha thought to himself. No wonder it is said that the Byakugan is the best tool to deal with Kirigakure. He activated the Double Tomoe Sharingan when the mist rose and tried it out. All he could see was Chakra reaction, which was not as good as the Energy Field perception of the "Sixth Sense".

Of course, at close range, Shiraha can accurately locate each person's position using the "Chain of Emotions".

' Lightning Release: Lightning Dragon Tornado!'

Rumble~

Raiga Kurosuki Blade) high, his entire body enveloped in a large amount of Lightning Release Chakra. Even though he was covered by thick fog, Shiraha could still vaguely see his figure.

At this moment, Raiga Kurosuki summoned lightning from the sky, which fell and formed a huge dragon-shaped lightning bolt, which blasted towards him and Might Duy!

"It can actually summon lightning from nature. This sword is quite interesting. I wonder what material it's made of." Watching the lightning dragon crash down, Shiraha looked with interest at the twin swords in Raiga Kurosuki's hands, which were crackling with electricity.

"The Morning Peacock!"

At this moment, Might Duy shouted loudly, and the Chakra on his body suddenly surged. At the same time, he threw a punch at the place where the lightning dragon appeared. Due to the extremely fast speed of the punch, the Chakra wrapped in his fist directly rubbed violently with the air, thus generating flames.

In the blink of an eye, Might Duy threw over a hundred punches.

Visually, when Might Duy throws a punch, a fiery fist flies out, and hundreds of fiery fists bombard the Thunder Dragon, smashing it in half.

The six people who were preparing to take advantage of the situation could only retreat when faced with Might Duy's Flame Fist.

' Hidden Mist Technique!'

As a large amount of fog was dispelled by Might Duy's Flame Fist, Raiga Kurosuki used the Hidden Mist Technique again after the Thunder Dragon was defeated, making the fog in the field extremely dense, with visibility less than two meters.

The others also activated the ' Hidden Mist Technique ' together.

The Hidden Mist Technique is just a very simple D-rank Ninjutsu, but when it was released by a powerful Jōnin, the range and the density of the mist underwent a qualitative change. The dense mist containing a large amount of Chakra instantly surrounded the entire battlefield and continued to spread in all directions.

"What a practical Ninjutsu." Shiraha raised an eyebrow. At the same time, "Chain of Emotions" was activated, and the emotions of the six people in the mist began to be pulled by invisible chains and converge towards his body.

Despite their seemingly resolute actions, fear still dominates their emotions.

After confirming the location of the group, Shiraha's Crimson Airflow surged suddenly, and he was about to make a move.

Although he was a Bloodline Warlock, he felt more comfortable using the "Crimson Dragon Calamity" and "Arcane Martial Arts" combat style, relying on his powerful physique, compared to magic.

After reaching level one, the "Book of the Ancient Warlock" contains many powerful spells, but learning them takes time, and mastering them takes even longer. It feels like it's better to resolve battles through close combat.

During this period, Shiraha only upgraded the 0th-Level Spell "Acid Splash" and learned the evolved level 1 spell "Acid Arrow".

"Eight Gates - Gate of Wonder Opens!"

Before Shiraha could make a move, a violently fluctuating Energy Field suddenly appeared around him, and the green Chakra on Might Duy's body quickly transformed into blue.

Shiraha looked closely and then realized something was wrong.

This wasn't blue Chakra at all; it was blue steam formed from the continuous evaporation of sweat from Might Duy's body.

Blue steam filled Might Duy's body. If Shiraha hadn't seen Dragon Ball, he would definitely have shouted "Super Saiyan!"

"The Eight Gates are incredibly powerful! This is only the Seventh Gate, yet its power is comparable to the full power of the ' Crimson Dragon Calamity.' If Might Duy had my strength, based on what he said before, what level of power would the Eighth Gate possess?"

Shiraha's expression was somewhat solemn. Although Might Duy's regular strength was far beyond that of Genin, even with the Eight Gates, he was at most at the level of an ordinary Jōnin.

This is the conclusion that Shiraha reached after sparring with him several times, but Might Duy is now definitely capable of First Shinobi World War against a top- Kage Level!

This increase is simply outrageous.

Wrong!

Shiraha quickly noticed Might Duy's condition; his body was trembling slightly, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was unusually serious.

"Can't a normal body withstand this level of increase?"

Shiraha realized what was happening.

At this moment, Might Duy also sensed something was wrong. The concept of the Eight Gates was first proposed by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, during his time at the Shinobi World Academy, but it was not perfect, so theoretically it was an impossible technique to complete.

It was developed by Might Duy himself over more than 20 years through trial and error.

Because of the scarcity of resources, and the need to provide his son Might Guy with training resources, he usually lived frugally.

Even he himself only opened the Seventh Gate of Wonder once, and for a very short time, without using it in combat.

He had just rushed here through the Sixth Gate, the Gate of View, and then used the Morning Peacock technique repeatedly. Now that he has opened the Seventh Gate, he feels pain all over his body.

' Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!'

'Explosive Sword Technique: Death by Death!'

' Water Style: Water Shark Bullet Jutsu!'

'Ninjutsu: Needle Senbon! '

At this moment, the six members of the Kirigakure, hidden in the thick fog, launched their attack.

Might Duy tucked his fists in and then swung them forward with a sudden punch.

Two enormous blue fists flew out in an instant, bringing with them gusts of wind.

Boom!

A deafening explosion rang out, and the powerful shockwave dispersed the surrounding fog.

Seeing that his all-out attack had only "barely" blocked the enemy's attack, Might Duy frowned deeply.

However, at this level, it's probably not enough to kill the enemy.

Thinking of this, Might Duy a low roar, and the blue steam around him surged again, with a violent current spreading rapidly outwards from him.

Boom--!

The thick fog surrounding them was quickly blown away, revealing Might Duy's figure, and the blue vapor on his body began to turn red.

"Wait a minute!" Shiraha suddenly appeared beside Might Duy, stopping him from opening the door any further, and said, "Senior Dai, with your current physical condition, you'll probably die if you keep opening the door, right?"

Might Duy paused, the steam on his body gradually returning to blue, and nodded, saying, "Yes, but if we don't open the Eight Gates, I'm afraid..."

"Um, we shouldn't need to open the Eight Gates to deal with these people, right?" Shiraha's expression froze. "From my perception, they are retreating. I guess they are preparing to escape."

Might Duy: "."

He had never used the Seventh Gate in battle before, so he had no idea how strong it was. Therefore, he instinctively wanted to open the Eighth Gate, since the enemy was numerous and powerful, and they were the famous ' Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Shinobi World the Mist'.

Although it is rumored that Shiraha possesses strength comparable to the Third Raikage, Might Duy has never witnessed it firsthand and does not know whether the Third Raikage or the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist is stronger, so he has to go all out from the start.

Of course, if he had seen the scene where Shiraha killed Kushimaru Kuriarare, he probably wouldn't have done it this way.

' Water Style · Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave! '

Splash!

At that moment, a violent rushing sound of water suddenly appeared in the thick fog.

Suddenly, a giant wave, several meters high, surged up in the forest, knocking down a large number of trees.

"Retreat!"

Looking at Might Guy, Shiranui Genma Ebisu, and Ebisu behind him, Shiraha nodded to Might Duy and then activated Ninjutsu.

' Earth Release · Earth Flow Rampart! '

A massive earthen wall, nearly ten meters high, rose from the ground, forming a solid barrier in front of the five people.

Meanwhile, Shiraha and Might Duy led the three of them to retreat.

Boom!

The giant wave crashed into the earthen wall, creating a huge crack. Some water flowed over the wall, but it no longer had the terrifying force it had before.

At this moment, in Shiraha's perception, the one with the strongest Energy Field among the six Kirigakure Village members had his Chakra reaction drop to the extreme, presumably as a result of releasing this Water Style at full power.

"You guys stay here, I'll go check it out," Shiraha reminded them, then quickly followed after them.

Soon, Shiraha caught up with the fleeing Six Ninja Blade and killed Raiga Kurosuki, who had been defiant earlier.

However, he later encountered the Third Mizukage leading several Jōnin to provide support.

Therefore, Shiraha temporarily avoided direct confrontation and chose to retreat.

Since the Third Mizukage is one of the Five Kage of the Era, he is certainly not weak, so there is no need for Shiraha to fight to the death with so many people.

This time, he didn't just happen to be there by chance. He had noticed something unusual happening in Kirigakure beforehand, so he deliberately lay in wait and ended up discovering the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Kirigakure was one of the main culprits in the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools. Shiraha intends to slowly purify them, and this is only the beginning.