Eight Gates Released Formation

Hearing Might Duy's words and seeing everyone else's expressions, Ye Feng knew his strength had been exposed. He hurriedly told them:

"Sorry for the trouble, but please keep this secret for me. I prefer to keep a low profile. Being too conspicuous can get you into trouble."

"Ye Feng is right. To have reached a bottleneck at your age is truly inconceivable, and it could draw the attention of people with ulterior motives. Everyone, just pretend you don't know how strong Ye Feng is."

Might Duy also understood the seriousness of the matter and reiterated the point to everyone else. Then he said to Ye Feng:

"When it comes to breaking through your limits, I don't really have any good methods either. I only barely broke through my own bottleneck, and that took ten years of high-intensity training."

Now everyone was even more astonished. Obito Uchiha blurted out without thinking, "Doesn't that mean Senior Might Duy is already as strong as a Jonin? Then why are you still a Genin? Ah, I didn't mean to belittle you, Senior Might Duy."

Might Duy said nothing, so Ye Feng explained to Obito Uchiha:

"It's because Konoha's promotion system has certain requirements for chakra training, and you also have to complete a certain number of missions. Those requirements have held back Senior Might Duy's promotion."

Might Duy continued:

"In fact, the vast majority of ninja only have bodies as strong as a Chunin's. It's only with the support of enormous amounts of chakra that they possess the strength of a Jonin, an Elite Jonin, or even someone at Kage Level. As far as I know, the Third Raikage of Kumogakure, A, has already broken through this limit. I don't know much about anyone else. My talent is limited, so I can only break through by repeatedly challenging my limits like this. But you have exceptional talent, Ye Feng. You should be able to break through faster. Perhaps one day you could reach the level of a Kage through your physical body alone."

Might Duy's high opinion of Ye Feng was not without reason. His physical strength had surpassed that of a Chunin at four years old; who knew what level he could reach as an adult? On top of that, Ye Feng also had the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan. Everyone looked at Ye Feng as though they were looking at a future monster.

Obito and the others had heard too many shocking revelations that day, overturning their previous view of the world. Along with the shock came greater motivation, and they silently resolved not to fall behind anyone-or at least not too far behind. As a result, they put particular effort into their training that day.

The next day, Ye Feng was once again the first to arrive, followed by Might Duy and his son.

Seeing Ye Feng, Might Duy wore a rare, completely serious expression.

"Who else knows about the medicinal herbs you gave me yesterday?"

Ye Feng was surprised by Might Duy's question. He had always thought Might Duy was rather simple, even a little foolish, though somewhat better than Might Guy. But that question clearly had a deeper meaning. It seemed Might Duy was not truly foolish after all.

"Don't worry. I understand how serious this is. Only you two know about it, Senior Dai," Ye Feng replied.

Might Duy immediately put on a carefree grin. "Good. That medicinal bath really is astonishingly effective. It actually worked on my body too. Come with me alone for a bit when we train later."

"All right, Senior Dai." Ye Feng was also curious about what Might Duy wanted with him.

After Obito Uchiha and Hyuga Kong arrived, Might Duy arranged for them to train with Might Guy, then headed straight into the woods himself. Ye Feng hurried after him.

Only when they reached a clearing did Might Duy stop and turn to address Ye Feng.

"Little Ye Feng, I'm grateful that you were willing to give such precious medicinal herbs to my son and me. The time we've spent together has also convinced me of your character. I hope you won't disgrace my ninjutsu, so I've decided to teach you the forbidden taijutsu technique I've spent twenty years researching-the Eight Gates Released Formation."

Hearing that it was the Eight Gates Released Formation, Ye Feng felt excited. I never expected Might Duy to be willing to teach me this forbidden technique so soon. It looks like he considers me his student.

Ye Feng immediately adopted a serious expression and changed how he addressed him as he replied:

"I won't let you down, Teacher Duy!"

Might Duy nodded in satisfaction at his words and began explaining to Ye Feng.

Everyone's body had "Eight Gates" that suppressed their chakra. This suppression was actually a form of protection for the body. The Eight Gates were the Gate of Opening, the Gate of Healing, the Gate of Life, the Gate of Pain, the Gate of Limit, the Gate of View, the Gate of Wonder, and the Gate of Death. These Eight Gates placed limits on the amount of chakra within the body, while the Eight Gates Released Formation was a technique that removed the body's restrictions on chakra and released the excess energy. This drew out strength dozens of times greater than one's original power.

Everyone's body had Eight Gates. In principle, as long as the body was trained enough to withstand the strain of opening them, they could be opened. The state in which all Eight Gates were open was called the "Eight Gates Released Formation." It could instantly grant power more than ten or even dozens of times greater than one's own, but the user would also die after burning through all their life force. That was why this technique was classified as forbidden.

"Then we'll begin training with the first gate, the Gate of Opening. First, you need to know its location: a chakra point on the left side of the brain. The Gate of Opening removes the brain's restrictions, allowing you to use one hundred percent of your physical abilities. It consumes the body's energy beyond its normal limits to increase attack power and speed. Familiarize yourself with its location first. With your physical strength, you can try opening the Gate of Opening." Might Duy took out a diagram of the human body's chakra points that he had prepared beforehand and used it to guide Ye Feng.

To Ye Feng, who was already familiar with the body's meridians, Might Duy's diagram was far too crude. Using his powerful spiritual power, Ye Feng quickly pinpointed the chakra point. After just ten minutes of exploration, he found a way to force the Gate of Opening open.

Ye Feng faintly seemed to hear a pop, and his mind instantly cleared. The powerful sense of control made him feel he could freely control every muscle and every meridian in his body with natural ease.

The disturbance from the Gate of Opening immediately startled Might Duy beside him, leaving him visibly dumbfounded. He opened the Gate of Opening that quickly? It took me over a year to open the first gate. You really can't compare one person to another.

Collecting himself, Might Duy walked up to Ye Feng. "I never expected you to open it so quickly. You can try keeping the Gate of Opening open until you're tired before closing it. Let your body gradually adapt to this state. That way, you'll be able to open it easily next time, or even instantly."

Following Might Duy's instructions, Ye Feng kept the Gate of Opening open for a long time. At first, his body found it rather strenuous, but as he gradually adapted, it no longer felt so difficult. He even felt he could maintain it for an entire day, so he said to Duy:

"I feel like my body can handle it now. I should be able to keep the Gate of Opening open all day."

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Might Duy immediately stumbled as he walked, unable to stop himself from thinking, What kind of monster is he?!