The Eighth Gate Would Be Even More Terrifying

He said no more.

The Seventh Gate already held such power.

The Eighth Gate, opened at the cost of one's life, could only be more terrifying.

Fang Xu had watched the entire fight too.

The explosive power of the Eight Gates was greater than he had expected.

Might Duy was only a Konoha Genin.

He had no special bloodline or powerful Chakra.

Yet with the Eight Gates, he had briefly gained the speed and strength to overwhelm the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

"The Eight Gates put too much strain on the body."

Fang Xu sensed the changes inside Might Duy.

Torn muscles.

Damaged bones.

His meridians were under far more pressure than they could normally bear.

And that was only the Seventh Gate.

The Eighth Gate would burn through his life, causing his heart and body to fail completely.

What if I combine the Eight Gates with Sage Arts, Gelel Life Energy, and the Sage Body, then change how the gates are opened...

An idea quickly took shape in Fang Xu's mind.

He would learn the Eight Gates.

Then he would improve this Forbidden Technique.

If he could eliminate the fatal side effect of opening the Gate of Death, this Taijutsu technique would be worth far more than ordinary Senjutsu.

Might Duy soon returned.

He carried Jūzō Biwa's corpse over one shoulder, with the surviving hilt and half of Kubikiribōchō's blade in his hand.

Might Guy rushed to meet him.

"Duy!"

He checked his father from head to toe.

Only after confirming that Might Duy was merely weakened, with no life-threatening injuries, did he finally relax.

Might Duy gave him a thumbs-up.

"This fight was the fruit of training in youth!"

Ebisu and Aoba Yamashiro came over too.

They looked at Might Duy with entirely new eyes.

Fang