Might Duy and His Son Train Together!

On the outskirts of Konoha.

A group of Konoha villagers watched a handsome little boy with black spiky hair and a tail with expressions of curiosity and confusion.

In their eyes, the little boy was walking with great difficulty. Every step left a shallow pit in the ground. His pace was slow, and sweat poured from his entire body like rain.

That little boy was none other than Ato, training under twenty-five times gravity.

"Whew, whew, whew!"

Ato was enduring twenty-five times gravity, putting all his strength into every step.

On top of that, he had to control the force beneath his feet and avoid damaging the ground.

Only Ato himself knew how difficult that training was.

Ato raised his right leg high, then set it down lightly as though it weighed nothing, shifting his center of gravity onto it.

Tap.

This time, when Ato's right foot touched the ground, it did not cause the ground to crack or collapse in the slightest.

"Very good. I'm starting to adapt to walking normally under twenty-five times gravity." Ato wiped the sweat from his forehead, deeply satisfied with the results of his half-hour of training.

After half an hour of training, he had already begun to adapt to walking normally under twenty-five times gravity.

He planned to run twenty laps around Konoha first, allowing his body to fully adapt to twenty-five times gravity.

Then he would begin specialized high-intensity training.

"Then let's begin." Ato stretched his tired body, then started jogging.

Ato jogged extremely slowly, barely faster than normal walking.

Yet the physical strength it consumed increased exponentially.

As he ran, he had to consciously adjust his center of gravity to avoid falling over due to imbalance.

Drip, drip.

Drops of sweat slid down Ato's face and fell onto the ground. Because of his exertion, the sweat was extremely hot, turning into steam the instant it hit the ground.

As Ato jogged, two bowl-cut figures in green bodysuits approached rapidly behind him while doing handstands.

"Guy, youth awaits us ahead! To commemorate the end of the Third Shinobi World War, let's run one hundred laps around Konoha!"

A middle-aged man with a bowl cut and thick eyebrows shouted passionately.

"Oh! For youth!" Beside him, a teenage boy with the same bowl cut and thick eyebrows enthusiastically gave a thumbs-up as well!

"Look, the Duy father and son are acting crazy again."

"Neither of them has any talent as a Ninja, so why do they train so crazily? I really can't understand it."

"Who knows? I heard that Duy is still a genin even now."

"They only know taijutsu. They probably couldn't even graduate from the Ninja Academy. Those two are lucky to have become Ninja at all."

The Konoha villagers who had been watching Ato train immediately began whispering among themselves when they saw the thick-browed bowl-cut father and son.

Might Duy turned a deaf ear to the whispers around him.

But twelve-year-old Might Guy frowned deeply as he listened.

He flipped upright, ready to argue with the surrounding villagers.

However, before Might Guy could say anything, Might Duy had already reached out and stopped him.

"Guy, forget it.

Have you forgotten that we are the noble Blue Beasts?

Our youth should not be wasted on such meaningless matters."

Might Duy patted Might Guy's shoulder and revealed a bright, sincere smile.

"Father!"

Might Guy was deeply moved by his father's radiant smile.

"Guy!"

The two immediately embraced and wept.

The scene was so awkward that even Ato, who had been watching from the sidelines, felt embarrassed.

"Come on, Guy. It's time for us to continue training." After venting their emotions, Might Duy spoke seriously to Might Guy.

The two returned to their handstands and began circling Konoha again.

"Might Duy and his son... The Eight Gates is also an excellent way to increase combat power."

Ato watched their receding backs, his gaze turning profound.

In the Naruto World, which ninjutsu provided the greatest boost in combat power?

The first thing Ato thought of was the Eight Gates mastered by Might Duy and his son.

Wood Release, the Rinnegan, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan—none of them could compare to the Eight Gates.

After all, Might Duy had opened the final four gates of the Eight Gates and kicked the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist into the Lucky Three Treasures with a single kick.

And after opening the Gate of Death, Might Guy had nearly kicked the story straight into its ending.

Even Six Paths Madara in Ten-Tails Jinchuriki Mode had nearly been kicked to death.

Opening all Eight Gates could directly increase combat power by a hundredfold.

That terrifying boost was already enough to rival the Kaioken of the Dragon Ball Universe.

After all, the Kaioken only increased combat power by a few dozen times at most.

Of course, the Eight Gates had one fatal flaw: opening the Gate of Death meant certain death.

"If I can't learn the Kaioken, then learning the Eight Gates would be pretty good too."

Ato rubbed his chin.

If he could not learn the Kaioken, then he absolutely had to get his hands on a combat power amplifier like the Eight Gates.

Forget a hundredfold increase in combat power.

Even the Seventh Gate's twentyfold increase would be enough for Ato to dominate the early stages of the Dragon Ball Universe.

Ato pondered for a moment, then continued his jog.

"Yo, kid, we meet again."

Half an hour later, after Ato had run one lap around Konoha, he had finally completely adapted to twenty-five times gravity.

He could walk, run, and jump freely under twenty-five times gravity.

Meanwhile, Might Duy and his son had already run dozens of laps around Konoha.

When they passed by Ato again, Might Duy finally could not resist stopping to greet him.

"Kid, are you training too?"

"Guy, do you see? Your youth is not lonely!"

Might Duy turned to say something to Might Guy, and then the two embraced and wept again. "This is youth!"

"Kid, would you like to train with us?"

Might Duy casually extended an invitation to Ato.

Might Guy also looked at Ato with anticipation.

"Sure." Ato did not refuse.

He could take the opportunity to observe the training methods of Might Duy and his son.

Ato had never been the type to shut himself away and reinvent the wheel.

He was very good at learning.

Whether it was technology, combat, or training methods.

As long as it could increase his combat power, he welcomed it all.

"That's great, Father!" Might Guy cheered excitedly.

"Kid, we don't know your name yet..." Might Duy gave Might Guy a youthful thumbs-up, then turned to ask Ato.

"Ato."

Ato answered casually, but his name alone brought Might Duy and his son to tears once more.

"See that, Guy? We have been acknowledged! Our youth is not made up entirely of ridicule. We have companions too..."

"Father, I, the noble Blue Beast, Might Guy, will remember this moment for the rest of my life!"

Ato stared expressionlessly at Might Duy and his son, so embarrassed that he nearly fired a Dodon Ray at them.

"Then, young Ato, let us begin this rhythm of leaping youth together. We'll start by running one hundred laps around Konoha."

Considering himself the senior, Might Duy took the lead and drew a line beneath the three of them. Then he raised his right hand.

"Ready, go!"

The moment Might Duy finished speaking, Might Guy sprinted forward.

Leaf Strong Whirlwind!

However, before Might Guy had taken more than a few steps, a fierce wind blew up behind him, and Might Duy kicked him flying.

"Training is also a kind of battle!

Guy, never let your guard down!"

Might Duy reminded Might Guy, then turned to look behind him.

When he saw Ato sprinting at full speed and keeping up, Might Duy breathed a sigh of relief.

As a taijutsu expert, Might Duy could tell from Ato's method of exerting force alone that Ato's taijutsu was quite good.

However, there was something wrong with his method of applying force.

"Young Ato, be careful." Might Duy intentionally wanted to teach Ato his own techniques for exerting force, so he gave a warning before spinning around and lashing out with a kick directly at Ato's shoulder.

Bang.

Under twenty-five times gravity, Ato had no way to dodge Might Duy's attack, and his shoulder took the blow solidly.

Although Might Duy could not knock him away, the sudden attack threw off his center of gravity, forcing him to stumble back several steps.

"Young Ato, are you all right?" Seeing Ato stagger backward, Might Duy asked with deep self-reproach.

"Keep going. Don't hold back!" Ato did not answer Might Duy's question, merely speaking coldly.

"This is youth!" Seeing that Ato was fine, Might Duy immediately relaxed, and the three began sprinting at full speed.

As they sprinted, the three continuously used taijutsu to harass one another.

And during the battle, Ato began rapidly learning the force-exertion techniques of Might Duy and his son.