Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 272 Dai's Secret

The Uchiha clan are experts in Fire Release, and Akashi is an even more renowned expert in Fire Release among the Uchiha.

Therefore, Akaishi was particularly aware of the strangeness of Might Guy's flames.

Isn't that a bit too fast?

and----

The offensive nature of these fireballs is not entirely unrelated to the "Fire Release Chakra" that Akaishi had anticipated; rather, it is completely different!

This thing doesn't rely on "heat" or "explosion" to generate power; it delivers real physical impact!

Snap snap snap—

Akaishi grew increasingly alarmed as he continued to join the repairs. The "Susanoo Ribs" surrounding him were already riddled with cracks, threatening to shatter after a few more attempts. Akaishi began forming wind and lightning hand seals—it seemed he was about to use some kind of ninjutsu based on wind and lightning techniques.

But just then, the fireball's momentum stopped.

And through the lingering smoke and dust, Akaishi could see Might Guy inside, bent over, panting like a broken bellows, his entire body trembling.

So Akaishi stopped forming hand seals and stepped forward.

Clearly, just as Might Guy had said before, his current power cannot last!

even----

Judging from his physical condition, Akaishi suspected that this was not just a matter of depletion, but would have a serious impact on his body!

"Dai? How are you?" Akashi stepped forward and asked first.

"N-nothing—as expected—opening six doors is still too much of a stretch." Might Guy said, plopping down on his back.

"Six Gates?" Akaishi had not yet realized what kind of power this was.

Akashi immediately asked, "What was that power you just used—what was it?"

This is no longer within the scope of "not asking other ninjas about their secret techniques"!

Dai's outburst was terrifying. If an Uchiha were here, he would be arrested right now.

"It is—the Eight Gates Formation." Dai caught his breath a little.

"Eight Gates Formation?" Akashi still didn't understand.

"An ancient technique—I'd say a forbidden martial art," Dai explained, scratching his head—clearly unsure how to elaborate.

"Forbidden technique?" Akashi's expression shifted. "Who taught you that?"

"The second generation," Dai said matter-of-factly.

Akaishi:————

really!

"If that's the case, why are you still a genin?" Akaishi asked, puzzled.

Since he's a forbidden technique fanatic, teaching this forbidden technique to Dai couldn't have been for the purpose of making him a genin, right?

And judging from Dai's strength—he shouldn't still be a genin at all!

Even when he was practicing physical techniques, the supplies were clearly insufficient, and there were no secret medicines to accompany it. His body was left with many hidden injuries, which did not seem like he had received any assistance.

Upon hearing this, Dai replied, "The second generation found me eight years ago, saying that there was an ancient forbidden technique that required a high level of physical aptitude and extensive training to learn, and that he hoped I would cooperate in the research."

"Of course I was very willing, but—in the three years that followed, my progress was minimal, and the second generation also discovered that the more one cultivated this forbidden technique, the greater the side effects became, and the requirements for talent and effort were too high, so they abandoned this research—"

Upon hearing this, Akaishi asked with a strange expression, "Only minimal progress?"

You call this minimal progress?

"In the first three years, the effect was indeed not significant," Dai said, shaking his head.

"You said the Second Hokage had given up? So after that—you just kept going on your own?" Akaishi seemed to understand now, then looked at Dai and asked, "Didn't the Second Hokage discover that you were still secretly training?"

"No, the second generation should have known—he also told me to stop. At the time, the second generation said that continuing to practice was useless, and that if I really mastered it, it would cause great damage to my body, but I—"

Dai looked embarrassed as he spoke, "I can't think of any other way. I—I really can't forget what the Second Hokage told me the first time he came to me: that as long as I master the Eight Gates, I can have the power to protect what's most important to me."

When the Second Hokage found him, Dai was only fifteen years old. He had been a genin for three years and still saw no hope of improvement, and was often disliked and looked down upon.

Thus, the seed of cultivating the "Eight Gates" was deeply planted.

"So—in the years that followed, the Second Hokage didn't give you any more secret medicines to aid your training?" Akaishi asked on Dai's behalf, complaining that Tobirama was too stingy!

Dai shook his head, but then quickly said, "The second generation stopped my cultivation and medication in order to make me give up. He said that he would only start treating me after I decided to give up."

"So you're training without any physical techniques or elixirs?" Akashi looked at him speechlessly.

Anyone who wants to engage in extensive physical training must use medication during the body-building phase!

The Uchiha clan is not known for its taijutsu, but it does prepare secret medicines for its members. Once they begin intensive taijutsu training, they must take these medicines to avoid damaging their fundamental abilities.

Matt Day's training volume was far more exaggerated than normal physical training.

And yet he just blindly practiced?

However, Dai's expression changed slightly as he said, "No—and I suspect—to truly master the Eight Gates Formation, one must suffer some damage to the body!"

Akashi was taken aback by what he heard.

"For the first three years, with the help of the second-generation drug, I didn't get injured during training, but it only opened one door—" Dai then began to recount.

Akashi had by then realized that the so-called "Eight Gates Formation" meant that the more gates opened, the more advanced one's physical skills became.

Dai has been practicing for eight years and has just opened six gates, but—in the first three years, you can only open one gate? That is indeed very slow, but—

"One gate? Even a minor opening is still an opening." Akaishi didn't understand why the second generation gave up so easily.

"Although I told the Second Hokage that it was probably a matter of my own aptitude, I don't know why—the Second Hokage said that I actually have a very good aptitude for physical skills, and—he also saw my efforts—" Dai said, still a little embarrassed to praise himself.

Regarding Dai's "efforts," Akaishi could understand the Second Generation's thoughts.

However, qualifications—

Akaishi suspected that the second generation had considered other aspects, and perhaps the "aptitude" required for this forbidden technique was not quite the same as the general standard of judgment.

"Oh, right, and there's another limitation to the Eight Gates Formation—even after mastering it, you must maintain the intensity of your daily training to prevent the opened gates from closing again," Dai added.

Akaishi:————

Will this skill regress if you don't practice it?

In this way, Akaishi could understand why the second generation gave up!

Even a prodigy like Matt Damon, who excels in "effort," needs to train for several years to make even a small progress, and he still needs to spend a significant amount of his daily training time to maintain that progress.

It's definitely not suitable for promotion!

After all, a person's time is limited.

Putting aside the issues of aptitude and willingness to work that hard, for most ninjas, simply spending a lot of time on taijutsu every day is already a waste!

Spending most of the day on taijutsu means there's no time to practice ninjutsu, and even the time for chakra refining has to be reduced.

"However, after that—as my body gradually became depleted, and—the progress of the Eight Gates was also getting faster and faster. Two years later, I opened the second gate, and a year later, I opened the third gate."

"It was around this time that I went to the Second Hokage to tell him about this. The Second Hokage was very angry when he found out that I had forcibly overdrawn my body to cultivate. He told me to wait for him to come back so that we could discuss this forbidden technique again. He said I should postpone my cultivation for now, but—"

Matt Day spoke, a look of helplessness and sorrow on his face.

This happened two years ago.

After the Second Hokage left Konoha, he went to form an alliance with Kumogakure.

The result—it was gone forever.

"In the two years that followed—you opened up to the sixth gate?" Akaishi looked at Might Guy strangely.

This thing gets faster the more you practice?

Might Guy nodded and said, "That's right—actually, at the beginning, I saw that my progress was faster after I overexerted myself, so I never thought about using medicine."

"It wasn't until Kayo became pregnant that you gave me the Uchiha clan's secret medicine, which I used immediately."

That's right. Although the Second Hokage is dead, if Might Guy needs taijutsu elixirs, he can go to the Third Hokage. Even if the Second Hokage didn't have time to explain this, it wouldn't be difficult for Might Guy to prove this to the Third Hokage.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't be that stingy.

However, Matt Daly was now tasting the sweetness of overworking his body.

It wasn't until his wife, Kayo, became pregnant that Might Guy started to take better care of his body. It was at this time that Akaishi appeared and began to "settle the bill" for him with the Uchiha clan's secret medicine. He even brought Ranma to practice medical ninjutsu on him.

then----

Since Matt Day didn't need any additional secret medicine, he didn't tell anyone else about it.

"Then your health should have improved in the last two years—at least the last year and a half, right?" Akaishi looked at Might Guy with suspicion—but he still opened three more gates!

Matt Day nodded and said, "That's right. In the first six months, there wasn't much progress. It's only in the last year and a half that my door-opening speed has become faster and faster!"

"Therefore, I suspect that when practicing the Eight Gates Formation, one needs to break through and then rebuild. The first three gates require the body to be in a state of depletion and overdraft to make them easier to open. However, the latter three gates require the body to rest and replenish its vital energy."

Akaishi understood immediately upon hearing this.

Even without knowing more information, Akaishi felt that Might Guy's speculation made sense.

This perfectly explains Matt Day's growth trajectory over the past eight years.

"But judging from what you just did—this forbidden technique has significant side effects when used?" Akashi asked. It seems that the "Eight Gates Formation" is not only forbidden because of its cultivation.

Matt Day nodded.

"Can I take a look?" Akaishi asked eagerly.

Might Guy hesitated for a moment before nodding. By opening the Six Gates in front of Akaishi, he had already decided to reveal his secrets to Akaishi!