Sosuke's Eight Inner Gates (Seeking Collection!!)

Having roughly guessed the function of the Hogyoku, Sosuke was shocked beyond measure.

But the moment he thought about how the Hogyoku could help him fulfill his desires, he could no longer suppress the look of excitement in his eyes.

After Sosuke tried his best to press down the agitation in his heart, he asked in a soft voice.

"Hogyoku, why did my injuries disappear? Is this your ability?"

Upon hearing Sosuke's words, the Hogyoku replied in a milky, childish voice.

"I merely eliminated your adverse status, Lord Aizen. Such things are very easy for the Hogyoku. As for my abilities, I don't know either; the Hogyoku only wishes to fulfill your desires, Lord Aizen."

The voice was very crisp, yet it carried a sort of naive determination.

After hearing its words, Sosuke adjusted his glasses, his gaze steadying slightly.

At this moment, he had roughly confirmed the Hogyoku's ability; perhaps it was exactly as it had said!

It could fulfill the wishes of others!

If that were the case, then this thing could truly be considered an unparalleled existence!!!

After a brief moment of thought, Sosuke spoke softly.

"Hogyoku, can you help me remove the chakra restrictions within my body?"

If the Hogyoku could do this, its ability would be beyond doubt!

A wish-granting ability!? It was truly incredible!!!

Before Sosuke could finish his thoughts, the Hogyoku's milky voice resonated from the depths of his heart.

"Does Lord Aizen mean those gates within your body that are blocking your chakra?"

Hearing this, a look of longing appeared on Sosuke's face; he was somewhat impatient to open those gates!

He forced himself to calm down and said in a steady voice.

"Yes, help me break these gates that restrict the chakra in my body. That way, the amount of chakra you can consume from me in the future will also increase."

"Yes! Lord Aizen, though it might be very troublesome. It might consume the strength the Hogyoku has worked so hard to recover, but since this is Lord Aizen's command, the Hogyoku will certainly try its best to do it."

Following that, the voice fell silent.

Sosuke's room was perfectly quiet.

Only Sosuke sat on the wooden floor, looking at his body with a heavy gaze, carefully sensing the changes that were about to occur.

"Crack!"

It sounded like the slight breaking of an eggshell, or perhaps the sound of a tender sprout pushing aside soil mixed with deadwood after the rain to bloom with all its might!

Sosuke stared blankly at his body!

With a sudden roar!

The chakra that had been flowing calmly within him now became like boiling magma, instantly turning violent and powerful, surging through his body like a raging tide!

The chakra was almost impossible to contain!

It spilled out of Sosuke's body continuously, forming a powerful chakra cloak.

Inside the room, the violently flowing chakra created an air current that blew the furniture askew.

Feeling the surging, majestic power within him, Sosuke couldn't help but feel excited, a thrilled smile tugging at the corners of his mouth!

This... this is the power that is truly fascinating... it seems endless... even the beating of my heart is becoming more and more powerful... did opening just the first gate bring such a harvest!

Thinking of this, the excitement in Sosuke's eyes grew even more intense.

Hogyoku!!! Open the second gate, the Rest Gate, for me as well!!!

The Hogyoku did not answer Sosuke's voice.

But!

A "crack" sound, following that, echoed once more within Sosuke's body!

Chakra, even more powerful than before, swirled like a tornado and erupted from Sosuke's body.

Some of the items in the room were even shattered by the impact of this intense air current!

On Sosuke's body, a blood vessel suddenly ruptured, and blood splattered out!

But before the blood could even hit the ground, the wound healed rapidly under the influence of the Hogyoku.

Sosuke, however, paid no attention to such details; he tilted his head back, bathing in this boiling chakra, indulging in the feeling of being filled with power!

His originally calm and easygoing eyes seemed to become filled with desire due to this immense strength.

Just then.

As Sosuke wanted to continue and break through the third gate.

The boiling chakra within his body calmed down slightly, and the meridians that had been forcibly widened began to slowly circulate the massive amount of chakra.

"Hogyoku?"

After waiting for a while, the third gate, which he had expected to break, remained closed.

Sensing an unusual silence, Sosuke asked with a hint of confusion.

In the room where chakra still raged slightly, no one answered him.

Could this guy have fallen into a deep sleep again?

Receiving no reply, Sosuke murmured softly.

Not dwelling on it further, he gradually turned his focus to the body that had now opened the Opening Gate and the Rest Gate.

The moment he felt this massive volume of chakra, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

It was at least ten times greater than his previous chakra levels!

Moreover, it seemed that the two gates opened by the Hogyoku were different from those taught in the Eight Inner Gates scroll.

If the Eight Inner Gates were like a brilliant firework, then his current state was like a candle capable of burning continuously!

The Eight Inner Gates was a method of forcibly breaking through the body's internal limits to gain a massive amount of chakra in an instant!

Undoubtedly, while such a method could grant explosive power and chakra, it would cause immense damage to the body's meridians!

Even for ninjas whose meridians had been tempered by years of chakra flow, the human body could hardly withstand such a powerful surge!

But Sosuke was different!

Under the influence of the Hogyoku, his gates had been opened permanently!

Those surging torrents of chakra remained in his body forever. Although this would normally cause tremendous harm to his meridians, the presence of the Hogyoku had caused them to be greatly widened!

The Hogyoku! Following its master's will, it had fundamentally altered the state of Sosuke's meridians, allowing these two gates to remain open indefinitely.

It had to be said that Sosuke's normal state now was equivalent to having two gates open at all times!

Both his chakra and physical constitution had been vastly improved!

However, because the Hogyoku had exhausted its remaining power to fulfill Sosuke's desire, it had fallen into a deep slumber after opening only these two gates.

Just like that, Sosuke carefully savored this newfound power.

He slowly tamed the rampaging chakra.

Gradually, the chakra that had been like raging waves within him began to stabilize and flow steadily.

If Sosuke's chakra had previously been a thin, trickling stream, it was now like a calm yet deep, surging river!