"Bite his own finger! But why!?"
"What are you talking about?!"
"Why did he bite his finger and draw a circle over his heart? Opening the Eight Inner Gates only requires controlling your breath; there shouldn't be any other unnecessary movements. He drew a pattern over his heart before opening the gates. That movement was unnecessary!"
Izuna was somewhat confused by Mingye's sudden muttering. Mingye slightly shook his head and tapped his own chest as he explained it to Izuna. Izuna froze, then remembered that movement as well. It looked very much like a sealing technique.
"No one in Konoha should be capable of teaching Guy sealing techniques!"
Watching the ship slowly pull into the harbor through the wind and snow, Mingye knew his plan would soon unfold perfectly. He refused to believe Kakashi would rather watch Guy suffer than rescue Naruto and Sasuke after they happened to "run into" enemies. They could not provoke Naruto because they feared his tailed-beast transformation.
But if they went all out to kill Sasuke, the pressure on Kakashi would be even greater. If Second Pillar, the Uchiha Clan's sole heir, died due to Hatake Kakashi's negligence, then Hatake Kakashi and the Hatake Clan would face a storm of retaliation from Konoha. Such a blow would be enough to tear both Hatake Kakashi and his Hatake Clan apart completely. The Uchiha Clan had been exterminated, but Konoha would never permit outsiders to kill off the Uchiha Clan. That was also one of the reasons Uchiha Itachi had survived until now.
"If Guy knew sealing techniques, then his talent in taijutsu could never have developed to its current level. Look at Rock Lee and Neji. They graduated at twelve and began training under Guy. And now? Neither has opened even one gate. They've merely become