Acquired Eight Gates Released Formation

"Are you kidding me? This is what we offered to Lord Shibi!"

"How can this be, this is too much!"

"Exactly..."

Seeing Hyuga Satoru so callously waste the food they brought, the caravan members could not help but grit their teeth. Inoyama Taro, who led them, shot them a sideways glance and spoke in a low voice.

"Since they are Lord Shibi's students, it is the same if we let them eat it. As long as we leave a good impression in Lord Shibi's heart, that will be enough. During the journey ahead, if he steps in, our safety will be guaranteed."

Hearing this, the caravan members nodded, smiles emerging on their faces.

Their goal had been achieved no matter what. Surely, after bringing so much fine food and showering him with endless flattery, Lord Shibi's favorability toward them must be maxed out by now, right?

If the caravan ran into danger later on, Lord Shibi certainly would not stand by and do nothing.

Thinking of this, these people finally returned to their posts with a sense of satisfaction.

Nearby, the trembling fist inside Aburame Shibi's wide sleeve finally loosened, and he let out a long breath.

Just a fraction more, and he was about to snap; he had wanted nothing more than to feed this entire group of people directly to his bugs!

He truly could not understand why these people continued to pester him when he had already clearly stated that he had no need for it. Dealing with people was truly troublesome; compared to that, killing was far simpler.

Aburame Shibi shook his head helplessly.

After settling his emotions, he looked toward Hyuga Satoru's position. The latter was walking side by side with Might Duy, heartily devouring the delicious food in his hands.

A trace of curiosity appeared in his eyes, and he thought to himself: Satoru must have his own plans for letting those two join the squad, right? What could it be?

After finishing the watermelon in his hand, Hyuga Satoru tossed the rind to the back of the road and wiped his mouth with satisfaction.

"Senior Duy, Guy, are you full?"

"Full, full."

The two of them comfortably rubbed their bellies.

Duy looked at Hyuga Satoru with an embarrassed expression.

"Satoru, thank you so much this time. Not only did you let us join the squad, but you also gave us such good food. I don't even know how to repay you."

"Senior Duy is being too formal. Guy is my classmate, so it's only right for me to help you."

Hyuga Satoru wore a relatively bright smile, paused for a moment, and added: "Speaking of which, though, I really do have a question regarding cultivation that I'd like to ask you for guidance on."

"Cultivation? I'm just a Genin, I'm afraid I won't be able to guide you." Might Duy hesitated slightly.

"It's fine, as long as Senior Duy is willing to offer some guidance."

"Alright! As long as I can help, ask away freely." Might Duy laughed with an easygoing manner.

The corners of Hyuga Satoru's mouth curved up slightly. It was truly just as easy as he had imagined.

In the eyes of others, Might Duy was nothing more than a mediocre Genin, but only he knew just how terrifying the strength of this eternal Genin actually reached.

The strongest person in the caravan was not Aburame Shibi, but Might Duy after opening the Eight Gates!

In the original story, the three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist-who had been kicked by a single blow from a basket of fruit into the Three Auspices of the Mist, and had barely managed to cling to their lives-were so terrified that they never dared to set foot in the Land of Fire for the rest of their lives.

One could only imagine just how terrifying Might Duy was after opening the Eight Gates!

Earlier, when he saw Might Duy constantly bowing and apologizing to the team leader ninja, Hyuga Satoru had felt a sense of incongruous bizarreness. From the perspective of Electromagnetic Sensing, the constantly humbly apologizing Might Duy possessed a biological magnetic field as terrifying as a blazing sun!

He was definitely the one with the most flourishing biological magnetic field among all the ninjas he had ever encountered! Not even the Hokage could compare to him.

Compared to him, that haughty Jonin was practically just a firefly.

The flourishing of a biological magnetic field was closely tied to physical strength. One could imagine just how terrifying Might Duy's physique had become after cultivating the Eight Gates Released Formation.

After murmuring in contemplation, Hyuga Satoru asked: "Senior Duy, I've been training in Taijutsu recently, and whenever my physical stamina is about to run out, I always faintly sense certain boundaries, just like..."

Pausing for a moment, Hyuga Satoru looked at Might Duy: "Some kind of shackles binding the body's strength."

"Shackles?" Guy, who was next to them, showed a puzzled expression. "Is there such a thing? How come I never noticed it when I was training?"

"That's because you haven't worked hard enough, Guy!" Might Duy rolled his eyes at him, then looked at Hyuga Satoru, a trace of surprise appearing in his eyes.

"Satoru, I never expected your talent in Taijutsu to be this high. You've actually already touched the boundary of the Eight Gates."

"Eight Gates?"

Hyuga Satoru feigned confusion as he looked at Might Duy.

Might Duy had a straightforward personality and harbor no thoughts of concealment, so he directly said with a smile: "After physical training reaches a certain degree, you can indeed sense that there are shackles within the body. These shackles are called the Eight Gates. Once you break the shackles, you can burst forth with extraordinary power."

Hearing Might Duy's words, Guy also looked at him with some surprise. He had never heard of these things before, and the ninja academy teachers had never taught this either.

"Does Dad know how to use this kind of Taijutsu too?"

"Of course."

Might Duy raised a thumb and said: "This is the one and only ultimate technique I've forged through twenty years of bitter practice. I was planning to teach it to you after you grew up a little more."

A surge of wild joy welled up in his heart, yet Hyuga Satoru's face showed not the slightest trace of it as he looked at Might Duy with slight hesitation, asking: "Although I can sense the shackles, forcing them open might possibly cause some damage, right?"

"Mhm."

Might Duy nodded, looking at Hyuga Satoru as his expression grew somewhat serious.

"To be honest, I don't suggest that you try opening the Eight Gates within your body at this age. However, since you can perceive the existence of the Eight Gates, it means you should have reached the threshold for cultivating the Eight Gates Released Formation..."

Might Duy didn't even consider thoughts of keeping secrets or the like. Furthermore, in his eyes, the Eight Gates Released Formation was not any sort of extremely precious secret technique. Given his personality, Hyuga Satoru helping him meant he owed him a favor, and a favor had to be repaid.

Hearing Hyuga Satoru's request for guidance at this moment, Might Duy poured out all the crucial points of cultivating the Eight Gates Released Formation in one breath, instantly making everything clear to Hyuga Satoru.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Duy."

Hyuga Satoru gratefully gave a slight bow to Might Duy.

"No, no, no! I'm just a Genin, I'm already extremely happy to be able to help you. Besides, you let us join the squad, so I should be the one thanking you." Might Duy grew flustered and at a loss for what to do.

"Guy."

Immediately afterward, Hyuga Satoru looked seriously at Might Guy: "I feel that the Eight Gates Released Formation taught to me by Senior Duy is not as simple as it appears on the surface. You must study it well with him."

"Really? But my dad is just a Genin!" Guy grabbed his hair in hesitation. At this period in time, he had not yet cultivated the Eight Gates Released Formation and still held doubts about this technique.

However, since Satoru placed such heavy importance on this technique, he also secretly kept it in mind.

Hyuga Satoru took a breath. After understanding the training method for the Eight Gates Released Formation, he suddenly had a premonition in his heart that once he finished cultivating the Eight Gates Released Formation, his strength would undergo some kind of heaven-shaking, earth-even changes.

He was not clear on the source of this feeling, it was purely out of intuition.

It seemed that after this mission was completed, he had to find an opportunity to cultivate the Eight Gates Released Formation, he thought to himself secretly.

Having obtained the training method for the Eight Gates Released Formation, Hyuga Satoru returned to the center of the formation, and Uchiha Rin inquisitively hurried over.

"Satoru, were you asking Might Duy for guidance just now? But he's just a Genin!"

Because she was too far away, she had only seen Hyuga Satoru appearing to ask Might Duy some question at the rear of the carriage convoy, but she hadn't heard the specific contents.

"Don't underestimate the Leaf Village's Genins." Hyuga Satoru gave her a deep look.

Uchiha Rin: ???

What was so impressive about a Genin from the Leaf Village?

She revealed a puzzled expression and was just about to ask something when Aburame Shibi, who was beside them, suddenly halted his steps, staring with a frown at a patch of woods in the distance.

"Teacher, what is it?" Hyuga Satoru asked.

"The bugs found an ambush," Aburame Shibi said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Hyuga Satoru knitted his brows and activated the Byakugan.

The next second, his expression turned grave.