Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Might Guy a grave look. After speaking, he sat down in a chair nearby. Some things did not need to be spelled out. Might Guy was no fool; though he did not want to accept it, that did not mean he could not understand. The Sage of Six Paths had also intended to use him for his own purposes. Back then, Guy had resented how the chakra in his body interfered with the flow of his qi. After enduring efforts as torturous as hell, he had completely purged all the chakra from his body. It was precisely because of that that he awakened the ability to permanently open the Eight Inner Gates. In less than three years, he had opened two Gates in succession and stabilized them.
When his cultivation reached a standstill, he went to the Fire Temple to cultivate his heart. One day, while standing atop a lake, he suddenly came to an epiphany and awakened the Third Gate. It was also then that he met the Sage of Six Paths. Under the latter's guidance, he learned a special sealing technique. Guided by that seal, his body underwent tremendous progress, allowing him to rapidly open two more Gates in the years that followed. Might Guy now clearly understood that once his body fully recovered, he could begin attempting to open the Sixth Gate, and his chances of success were extremely high.
"The Eight Inner Gates technique gathers the qi and chakra within the body into the heart, unleashing all of one's power in an instant. Under that power, the body also emits a red vapor. That is the color produced when qi evaporates sweat. Both strength and speed will far surpass human limits. However, this power has one utterly unchangeable weakness: once it is opened,