Meanwhile.
A system notification sounded in Xuandou's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on achieving your objective!] [Assessing the mission target's aptitude...] [Assessment complete. Overall rating: S-rank!] [Available to claim: S-Rank Clan Treasure Chest ×1]
Xuandou did not hesitate.
He immediately chose to claim it.
[Ding! S-Rank Clan Treasure Chest successfully claimed. Open it?]
"Open it."
[Treasure chest opened. Distributing rewards...]
Xuandou had expected two rewards to pop up as usual.
[Reward: Complete Eight Gates Manual (includes all knowledge, moves, and training methods for the Eight Gates, as well as the essentials of each gate: the Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of View, Gate of Wonder, and Gate of Death)]
Seeing only one reward, Xuandou froze for a moment before a smile rose at the corners of his mouth.
No wonder there was only one reward. This one was different.
The Eight Gates, the ultimate art of taijutsu.
With this technique, Guy had nearly kicked the Naruto story straight to its finale.
Even the proud Madara had personally admitted, "I declare you the strongest."
Now, all the knowledge, moves, and training methods for this forbidden technique surged into his mind like a tide.
From the first gate, the Gate of Opening, to the eighth, the Gate of Death, he mastered everything: how to open each gate, the pathways of chakra flow, the degree of backlash on the body, and the ultimate arts of the Eight Gates Released Formation, Evening Elephant and Night Guy.
Xuandou closed his eyes and absorbed it for a moment, inwardly delighted.
With the Eight Gates, he had finally made up for his weakness in taijutsu.
However, his current physical strength was still insufficient to support opening the later gates.