Trying to Cultivate the Eight Gates

In the training forest.

"The Eight Gates? Guy, that Forbidden Technique is very dangerous. You should use it less for now. Your body can't support it for long!"

Facing Might Guy, Hyuga Setsuna spoke softly.

Although he knew the origins of the Eight Gates, he could not act as if he had known about them beforehand. No matter how simple-minded Might Guy was, he would still become suspicious.

"It's fine. Before the Eight Gates exceed my body's limits, I'll close them!"

"Setsuna, are you interested in the Eight Gates?"

Hearing Might Guy's words, Hyuga Setsuna's face showed a thoughtful expression.

It would be a lie to say he was not interested in the Forbidden Technique known as the Eight Gates. But if Might Guy taught it to him, what could he offer in return?

The Gentle Fist was definitely out of the question. He himself did not care, but the Hyuga Clan...

Besides, Might Guy was not suited to the path of the Gentle Fist.

As for anything else, there did not seem to be much that suited Might Guy either.

In that case...

Hyuga Setsuna spoke with a sincere and serious expression.

"Guy, I'm very interested in the Eight Gates, but I don't have anything I can give you in exchange."

"However, I can promise you this: as long as it is within my abilities, I will do everything I can to fulfill one request of yours!"

Hearing that, Might Guy hurriedly said,

"N-No, that's not it! If it's Setsuna who wants to cultivate the Eight Gates, then there's no problem. There's no need for any promise. We're friends!"

"As your friend, seeing you grow stronger is something worth being happy about!"

Shaking his head, Hyuga Setsuna smiled warmly and said softly,

"Guy, accept this promise."

Watching Might Guy anxiously prepare to refuse, Hyuga Setsuna said in an unquestionable tone,

"If you still consider me a friend!"

Those words left Might Guy with no choice but to agree. After all, he did not want to lose Hyuga Setsuna, his lifelong friend.

But on second thought, it was only a promise. Maybe he would never even need to use it.

"Setsuna, the Eight Gates were taught to me by my father. This is a very dangerous Forbidden Technique. If you practice it later, you must be extremely careful!"

Having said that, Might Guy, who had only just recovered a little stamina, climbed up from beneath the tree and took out a Sealing Scroll. From it, he retrieved the cultivation scroll for the Eight Gates.

Looking at the cultivation scroll before him, he reached out and accepted it.

Hyuga Setsuna looked at the exhausted Might Guy and said softly,

"Guy, don't train anymore today. After opening the Eight Gates, you need rest!"

Hearing Hyuga Setsuna's concerned words, Might Guy gave him a thumbs-up and said,

"Don't worry, Setsuna!"

After receiving a satisfactory answer, the two left the forest separately.

On the way home.

"Setsuna, this Forbidden Technique is very dangerous. It gains tremendous power by consuming your life force and releasing the Chakra within your body!"

Otsutsuki Kaguya's worried voice sounded beside Hyuga Setsuna's ear.

"Grandmother, although the Eight Gates are a technique that gains great power by burning one's life, if properly studied and used, they can also serve as an excellent trump card."

After falling silent for a moment, Otsutsuki Kaguya spoke with a wistful tone.

"To think that during the years I was sealed away, humans actually created such a technique."

Hearing Otsutsuki Kaguya's words, Hyuga Setsuna could not help but think,

Was humanity's strength based on Chakra? No... it wasn't. It was based on their wisdom and their dedication to research.

Looking at it that way, Orochimaru's scientific research was completely right. And despite the Will of Fire's brainwashing in Konoha, he still maintained his attitude toward scientific research.

Orochimaru was truly incredible!

After returning home, Hyuga Setsuna removed his clothes.

After his battle with Guy, his whole body was covered in sweat, dust, and grime. Although he had not suffered any serious injuries,

he still needed to take a proper bath.

Standing before the bathroom mirror, Hyuga Setsuna looked at the delicate young face reflected within it and the ugly Caged Bird on his forehead. A trace of gloom flashed through his eyes!

He raised a hand and touched the Caged Bird on his forehead, murmuring softly,

"Main Family."

After washing up, Hyuga Setsuna walked out of the bathroom wearing a white bathrobe.

He casually tied up his slightly damp black hair into a high ponytail.

Arriving in the living room, Hyuga Setsuna sat cross-legged on the tatami and picked up the cultivation scroll concerning the Eight Gates.

Given his current physique, cultivating the Eight Gates could completely serve as one of his future trump cards.

Under the lamplight, Hyuga Setsuna continuously read through the scroll in his hands.

"Snap."

Closing the scroll, he had already gained a basic understanding after carefully reading its contents.

Although he had learned about it in the original anime in his previous life, this was a real world after all, and there were still many differences from the original work!

Simply put, the Eight Gates were a Forbidden Technique that temporarily granted great power by removing the body's restraints on Chakra.

The Chakra within a human body flowed through the meridian system, and the places that suppressed and controlled it were the eight gates: the Opening Gate, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of View, Gate of Wonder, and Gate of Death.

These eight gates imposed limits on the amount of Chakra within the body.

The Forbidden Technique known as the Eight Gates could force Chakra beyond those limits, allowing one to gain dozens of times more power than their original strength!

However, while gaining power, the user of this technique would also suffer tremendous damage and could even lose their life force!

The state in which all Eight Gates were opened was also called the Eight Gates Formation. Of course, those who opened all eight gates would ultimately die after burning away all their life force!

Hyuga Setsuna put down the scroll, a thoughtful look flashing through his eyes. The records in the scroll were mostly the same as what he had known in his previous life, with only minor differences.

Now that he had gained enough understanding, Hyuga Setsuna sat cross-legged and prepared to sense the gates within his body.

Within the Sealing Space, Otsutsuki Kaguya watched Hyuga Setsuna outside as he prepared to cultivate the Eight Gates. Worry and irritation flashed through her eyes.

I already told this child it was dangerous. Why did he still insist on cultivating it? Was my power not enough to protect him?!

Although Otsutsuki Kaguya was somewhat upset by Hyuga Setsuna's disobedience, she still silently used her power to protect the disobedient child.

Within the Sealing Space, moonlight-colored Chakra surged from Otsutsuki Kaguya's body. It then passed through the sluggish Sealing Power and continuously entered Hyuga Setsuna's body.

It transformed into tiny moonlight-colored barriers that protected him.