Eight Gates Released Formation Acquired

"Are you kidding? We brought this for Lord Shibi!"

"How could they do this? This is too much!"

"Exactly..."

Seeing Hyuga Satoru treat the food they had brought so carelessly, the caravan members could not help gritting their teeth. Inoyama Taro, their leader, signaled to them and spoke softly.

"Since they are Lord Shibi's students, it is the same if they eat it. As long as we leave a good impression on Lord Shibi, our safety will be guaranteed if he takes action during the rest of the journey."

Hearing that, the caravan members nodded, smiles appearing on their faces.

No matter what, they had already achieved their goal. After giving him so much delicious food and flattering him so lavishly, Lord Shibi's favorability toward them should be maxed out, right?

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

Thinking that, these people finally returned to their posts in satisfaction.

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

He had been just a little short of losing his temper. He had nearly wanted to feed every last one of them to his insects!

He truly could not understand it. He had made it perfectly clear that he did not need anything, so why did these people keep pestering him? Dealing with people was such a nuisance. Compared to that, killing was much simpler.

Aburame Shibi shook his head helplessly.

After calming himself down, he looked toward Hyuga Satoru. The latter was walking alongside Might Duy, happily wolfing down the food in his hands.

A trace of curiosity appeared in his eyes as he thought, Satoru must have his own reasons for letting those two join the team. What could they be?

After finishing the watermelon in his hands, Hyuga Satoru tossed the rind behind him onto the road and wiped his mouth contentedly.

"Senior Duy, Guy, are you full?"

"Full, full."

The two of them rubbed their bellies comfortably.

Duy looked at Hyuga Satoru with embarrassment.

"Satoru, thank you so much this time. Not only did you let us join the team, you even gave us such good food. I do not even know how to repay you."

"You are being too formal, Senior Duy. Guy is my classmate, so it is only right that I help you."

Hyuga Satoru revealed a fairly sunny smile. After a pause, he added, "But now that you mention it, I really do have a training question I would like to ask you about, Senior."

"Training? I am only a Genin. I am afraid I cannot teach you anything." Might Duy hesitated slightly.

"It is fine. As long as Senior Duy is willing to guide me."

"Sure! Ask whatever you want, as long as I can help." Duy laughed heartily.

The corners of Hyuga Satoru's mouth lifted slightly. It really was as easy as he had imagined.

In everyone else's eyes, Might Duy was merely an ordinary Genin. Yet only he knew just how terrifying the strength of this eternal Genin truly was.

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

In the original story, he had kicked the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from a basket of fruit into the Lucky Trio with a single kick. The three who had luckily escaped with their lives had been so terrified that they did not dare set foot in the Land of Fire for the rest of their lives.

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

Earlier, when Hyuga Satoru had seen Might Duy constantly bowing and apologizing to the ninja leading the team, he had felt an unsettling sense of absurdity. From the perspective of his electromagnetic perception, Might Duy, who was repeatedly apologizing so humbly, possessed a Biological Magnetic Field as terrifying as the sun!

He was absolutely the ninja with the most vigorous Biological Magnetic Field Hyuga Satoru had ever encountered! Not even the Hokage could compare.

Compared to him, that arrogant Jonin was nothing more than a firefly.

The vigor of one's Biological Magnetic Field was closely tied to physical strength. One could imagine how terrifying Might Duy's body had become after training in the Eight Gates Released Formation.

After pondering for a moment, Hyuga Satoru asked, "Senior Duy, I have been training in taijutsu recently. Whenever my stamina is nearly exhausted, I can vaguely sense certain boundaries, as though they are..."

After pausing, Hyuga Satoru looked at Might Duy. "Some kind of shackles binding the body's strength."

"Shackles?" Guy, standing nearby, looked puzzled. "There is something like that? Why have I never noticed it while training?"

"That is because you are not working hard enough, Guy!" Might Duy rolled his eyes at him, then looked at Hyuga Satoru with surprise in his eyes.

"Satoru, I did not expect you to be so talented in taijutsu too. You have already touched upon the boundary of the Eight Gates."

"The Eight Gates?"

Hyuga Satoru looked at Might Duy with feigned confusion.

Might Duy had a straightforward personality and no intention of concealing anything. He simply smiled and said, "Once the body has been trained to a certain extent, you can sense the shackles within it. These shackles are called the Eight Gates. Once you break them, you can unleash extraordinary power."

Hearing Might Duy's words, Guy looked at him in surprise as well. He had never heard of this before, and the ninja teachers at the academy had never taught it.

"Dad, you can use this kind of taijutsu too?"

"Of course."

Might Duy gave a thumbs-up and said, "This is the only ultimate technique I developed through twenty years of hard training. I planned to teach it to you once you had grown a little more."

Hyuga Satoru was ecstatic inside, but his expression did not reveal the slightest hint of it. He looked at Might Duy with slight hesitation and asked, "Although one can sense the shackles, forcing them open could cause some damage, right?"

"Mm."

Might Duy nodded. Looking at Hyuga Satoru, his expression became somewhat serious.

"To be honest, I would not recommend that you try opening the Eight Gates at your age. But since you can sense their existence, that means you have probably reached the threshold for training in the Eight Gates Released Formation..."

Might Duy did not consider keeping it secret at all. In his eyes, the Eight Gates Released Formation was not some especially precious secret technique. With his personality, Hyuga Satoru had helped him, which meant he owed him a debt of gratitude. And a debt of gratitude had to be repaid.

Now that Hyuga Satoru had asked him for guidance, Might Duy practically poured out every key point of training in the Eight Gates Released Formation in one breath, immediately clearing up Hyuga Satoru's confusion.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Duy."

Hyuga Satoru bowed slightly to Might Duy in gratitude.

"No, no, no! I am just a Genin. I am already very happy to be able to help you. Besides, you let us join the team, so I should be the one thanking you." Might Duy became flustered.

"Guy."

Hyuga Satoru then looked seriously at Might Guy. "I feel that the Eight Gates Released Formation Senior Duy taught me is not as simple as it appears. You must learn it properly from him."

"Really? But my dad is only a Genin!" Guy scratched his head hesitantly. At this point, he had not yet trained in the Eight Gates Released Formation and still had doubts about the technique.

Still, since Satoru valued this technique so highly, he silently took note of it.

Hyuga Satoru took a breath. After learning how to train in the Eight Gates Released Formation, he suddenly had a premonition that once he completed his training in it, his strength would undergo some earth-shattering change.

He did not know where that feeling came from. It was simply intuition.

It seemed that after this mission was completed, he had to find an opportunity to train in the Eight Gates Released Formation, he silently thought.

After obtaining the training method for the Eight Gates Released Formation, Hyuga Satoru returned to the center of the group. Uchiha Rin curiously moved closer.

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

Because she had been too far away, she had only seen Hyuga Satoru at the end of the caravan seemingly asking Might Duy about something. She had not heard the details.

"Do not underestimate Leaf Village's Genin." Hyuga Satoru gave her a meaningful look.

Uchiha Rin: ???

What was so impressive about Leaf Village's Genin?

She looked puzzled and was about to ask something when Aburame Shibi suddenly stopped walking, frowning at a distant patch of forest.

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

"The insects discovered an ambush," Aburame Shibi said in a low voice.

Hearing that, Hyuga Satoru frowned and activated his Byakugan.

The next second, his expression turned grave.