The Terrifying Effect of the Hogyoku (Seeking Collection!)

"However, this technique was passed down by my father. It is a forbidden technique that places a heavy burden on the body, so Sosuke, you must be careful if you intend to practice it."

To this, Sosuke naturally responded with a smile, indicating it didn't matter.

Thinking of that sky-rocketing volume of chakra, he couldn't help but struggle to contain his excitement! As long as he could learn a method to rapidly and drastically increase his chakra, any side effects were negligible by comparison.

Might Duy carried a sealing scroll with him, and with a "poof," smoke scattered in all directions.

From within the sealing scroll appeared an exquisite and somewhat ancient ninjutsu scroll; presumably, the Eight Inner Gates were recorded upon it.

Sosuke did not stand on ceremony at all after gently taking the Eight Inner Gates.

He looked at Might Duy, a smile curling on his lips, and spoke softly.

"Dai, come to this place tomorrow. I will teach you the techniques of Hakuda and a Ninja Body Technique I developed called Flash Step as a reward for this technique."

Upon hearing these words, Might Duy's first reaction was to refuse, but as he waved his hands, he felt a flicker of longing in his heart.

During his confrontation with Sosuke, he could deeply feel Sosuke's exquisite combat skills, which were completely incomparable to his own wide-open, heavy-handed style!

As a taijutsu ninja, he naturally yearned for the opportunity to learn such refined skills!

Sosuke naturally saw the hesitation on Might Duy's face. Not letting him continue to struggle, he made the decision for him, smiling lightly as he said.

"Let's decide it this way! Dai, as a taijutsu ninja, if you can only perform techniques without any finesse, you will never reach the pinnacle of taijutsu. Believe me, if you learn Hakuda, your strength will exceed your imagination. Do not easily refuse this kindness."

Sosuke's voice was highly magnetic, speaking to Might Duy as if casting a spell.

"Yes! Sosuke!"

Having heard these words, how could Might Duy refuse such kindness any longer! He nodded deeply in agreement, his large eyes filled with anticipation for tomorrow!

After receiving his reply.

The two agreed on a time and then went their separate ways.

A deep smile appeared on Sosuke's face; he was happy not only for obtaining the Eight Inner Gates to solve his major chakra volume problem but also for Might Duy.

He was eager to see what level Might Duy could reach after practicing Hakuda! Could he even surpass him!?

In his view, if Might Duy could practice Hakuda techniques and hone them thoroughly, he could definitely increase his current strength by more than tenfold!

Perhaps in the eyes of others in the village, Might Duy, who could only use taijutsu, could not be called a ninja at all!

But in Sosuke's view, the mockery of him being a "ninjutsu failure" completely distorted and obscured Might Duy's true strength!

Feeling the slight hairline fracture in his left arm, he could judge that if Might Duy truly unleashed the kind of power he had just shown, someone like Morino, a Chunin, would likely not be able to withstand a single blow from him!

Because in that state, Dai had already surpassed the visual perception of ordinary people; ordinary ninjutsu attacks could not possibly lock onto his figure!

Dai, having opened the Eight Inner Gates!

In Sosuke's eyes, it was the sublimation of power to the extreme!

He almost completely ignored technique, purely pursuing faster speed and greater strength!

Violently pouring out the massive chakra within his body!

Although such an advantage was obvious, there were also serious flaws: he was severely squandering the chakra and physical stamina within his body, and the efficiency was extremely low.

Fighting entirely by relying on overwhelming power meant losing that exquisite perfection of controlling one's strength!

Take Sosuke, for example.

Although his time practicing Hakuda had been very short, the calm-minded Sosuke was able to perfectly master its techniques.

This was also closely related to his Slash Path.

Sosuke could easily slice a fallen leaf into two pieces; they were two complete leaves, and looking at them from the middle, one could clearly see the thin veins within.

He could also place a stone on soft tofu and split it with one strike, while the tofu at the bottom remained completely unharmed and intact.

All of this stemmed from the perfect control over his own force and body after practicing Hakuda!

And Might Duy was about to embark on this path of pursuing power refined to the extreme, where not a single fraction more or less would suffice, under Sosuke's guidance.

Returning home.

Sosuke took off his white Shinigami Robe, revealing a tough, powerful, and well-defined upper body. Despite being only nine years old, his muscles—whether on his shoulders or his chest and abdomen—were divided in the most perfect proportions.

He looked at his left arm with an expressionless face; the middle of his left arm was visibly red and swollen.

Yet, despite this pain, he did not complain or show a pained expression. Instead, a slightly helpless smile curled at the corner of his mouth as he whispered softly.

"What a terrifying guy. To think such a guy is called a failure; I really don't know what the people in the village are thinking..."

After a simple bandage, Sosuke sat cross-legged on the wooden floor, his posture straight as he took out the taijutsu secret scroll, the Eight Inner Gates.

Looking at this scroll, a hint of excitement still appeared in the depths of his eyes.

With this, he would likely have enough chakra to practice Kido in the future.

If he had unparalleled talent and practiced extremely quickly the moment he touched Hakuda and the Slash Path, Kido was different. As the saying goes, it is hard for a clever housewife to cook without rice; if he didn't even have enough chakra to release Kido, what would he use to practice!?

This was why Sosuke was so desperate to increase his chakra!

After a simple flip through the Eight Inner Gates, Sosuke had a basic understanding of it in his heart.

The Eight Inner Gates was a technique that released the body's restrictions on chakra, allowing excessive energy to be unleashed.

Within the meridian system where chakra flows, there are eight gates that suppress and control the chakra within the body: the Opening Gate, Rest Gate, Life Gate, Injury Gate, Limit Gate, View Gate, Wonder Gate, and Death Gate.

These eight gates set limits on the amount of chakra within the body, but this technique forces chakra to transcend those limits, thereby drawing out strength dozens of times greater than one's original capacity.

However, while gaining such power, the user themselves suffers damage, which is why this technique is classified as a forbidden jutsu.

After pondering for a moment, Sosuke did not care about the aforementioned side effects and sat cross-legged, beginning to sense the locations of the gates.

As he carefully felt the flow of chakra within his body, Sosuke finally faintly sensed the positions of those eight gates.

He attempted to use his chakra to break through one, but aside from feeling intense pain, it was almost completely ineffective.

This caused Sosuke to frown slightly.

"Is it only possible to break through these limits by continuously striking them year after year..."

Thinking of Might Duy, he could not help but sigh at how astonishing the talent and perseverance of a man who could easily break through two gates must be.

Just as he was frowning and feeling troubled!

Suddenly!

The name of a little fellow appeared in his mind!

Sosuke's eyes widened in surprise; it seemed that the Hogyoku had once said it could fulfill any of his desires. Although he did not know how reliable it was, he decided to give it a try.

Thus, he whispered.

"Hogyoku?"

He called out twice in succession.

From within his body, a youthful, groggy voice that sounded as if it had just woken up drifted into his mind.

"Mm... Lord Aizen, are you calling for me?"

Before Sosuke could speak, the Hogyoku's youthful voice suddenly cried out in alarm.

"Lord Aizen! You are injured! The Hogyoku will heal it for you immediately."

Hearing this, a hint of curiosity stirred in Sosuke. He did not answer, merely watching his wound with slight intrigue, wanting to see how the Hogyoku would act.

Suddenly!

To Sosuke's astonishment, the bruising on his left arm healed rapidly before his very eyes, leaving not a single trace behind and returning completely to its original state!

Sosuke tried clenching his hand and could not feel a shred of pain!

"Medical ninjutsu!? No! There is absolutely no abnormality; I cannot feel a single trace of the injury!!"

At this moment!

A look of deep shock finally appeared on Sosuke's face.

This Hogyoku!!! It could actually fulfill the things he wanted to accomplish in his heart.