Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 273 Eight Gates Formation

Although Matt Daly is "youthful," he is not a complete fool.

After discovering the true power and limitations of the "Eight Gates Formation," he also had many concerns, not only about his personal life, such as whether he would lose his freedom by using it as a secret weapon. He was more worried that someone might be eager for quick success and forcefully promote the "Eight Gates Formation."

Wouldn't it be worse if he told the Konoha leadership the news?

It's important to know that the second generation stopped the research not only because they saw it was too difficult to get started, but also because...

The side effects of the later stages of "Eight Gates Formation".

The reason I'm talking to Akaishi now is—

It's roughly the same thought that Akaishi and Ranma had when they talked to Tsunade about "the suspected Uchiha Madara" after the Chunin Exams!

Dai felt it was necessary to keep this matter a secret, but because he was only a genin, he worried that when the "secret" was truly needed, he would not know about it, causing Konoha to suffer a major loss that could have been avoided. That's why he found someone of higher status and whom he could trust to reveal this secret.

For Dai, Akashi already met this condition—the prestigious "Konoha Akashi" was the highest-ranking and strongest ninja Dai could come into contact with.

If it weren't for Akaishi, Dai was planning to make contact with "Konoha's White Fang".

As the leader of the Jonin team, Hatake Sakumo naturally wouldn't have much interaction with a Genin. However, Hatake Sakumo has always been approachable, and Dai thought that he might listen to what he had to say.

But now that we have "Konoha Red Stone," that would be even better.

After all, he was more familiar with Akaishi, and he understood Akaishi better.

Matt Daly's decision today was not a spur-of-the-moment thing, but rather something he had been considering for a long time, and he simply took the opportunity to showcase it today.

Afterwards, Akaishi and Might Guy went home together and obtained some information about the "Eight Gates." It was clear that in addition to the original information, which was likely provided by the Second Hokage, there were also many annotations.

Although the handwriting in some of the annotations is crooked and messy, there is more of it than in the original text. Moreover, Akashi can tell at a glance that in some places, Matt Dae's exploratory thinking is very obvious and is quite different from the original version!

Might Guy, seeing Akaishi carefully examining the artifact, was somewhat embarrassed: "Because the Second Hokage obtained an incomplete forbidden technique, and later disliked its severe side effects, he didn't explore it further—"

He spoke with an air of "It's not that I think I'm better than the second generation, it's just that the second generation didn't put in the effort."

"I understand—Dai, you really are a genius!" After looking at it, Akaishi put the scroll into his sleeve.

Before leaving, Akaishi instructed Dai, "Don't tell anyone else about this. If it's absolutely necessary to reveal it, I'll report it directly to the Hokage—there might be bad people in the Hokage Building!"

Dai nodded quickly.

"Hmm!" Might Guy nodded confidently—if Akaishi said so, then it must be true.

Although he was cheerful and youthful, Might Guy had been bullied in Konoha for over a decade, starting from the Ninja Academy, so he was not so naive.

After returning to his clan's territory, Akaishi went directly to Uchiha Kazuyasu, who was in charge of managing supplies.

"Weikang, you know that Matt Dai from West Street, right?" Akaishi asked directly.

"You know, that sparring partner, right? Did he offend Brother Akaishi?" Wei Kang asked excitedly, as if he were about to deliver justice to him.

"No—starting next month, I'll send him a dose of the secret medicine according to the amount I need for my physical training," Akashi said, shaking his head.

"Huh?" Wei Kang was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Are you having any difficulties?" Akaishi asked with concern.

"No, no, this is nothing, leave it to me!" Wei Kang said, taking full responsibility.

As Akashi became known as "Konoha Akashi," his status within the clan rose steadily.

Akaishi didn't offer Might Guy much help, such as improving his treatment, lest he attract attention instead.

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After returning to his courtyard, Akaishi took out the scroll of "Eight Gates" and began to study it carefully.

After reading it through once, Akaishi roughly understood the theory behind this thing.

It roughly means that there are eight "doors" in the human body that restrict chakra, and these eight doors need to be opened one by one.

The illustrations in this main section were likely obtained through the second generation's "archaeological" work—this style of drawing the human body is characteristic of the early Warring States period.

Akashi had seen many "old things" within his clan and at the Nanga Shrine, so he had some judgment in this regard.

The first two gates on the human body in this diagram, namely the "Open Gate" and the "Rest Gate," are drawn in my mind —

Then the third to seventh gates, all five gates, are located along the midline of the body, from below the neck to the waist, arranged downwards in five rows.

The final, eighth gate, deviates from the center line and reaches the heart.

Akaishi could tell that only the first two of the eight gates had annotations, or rather, "supplements," written by Tobirama Senju.

And in sections three through six, there is a large amount of material written by Matt Daly himself!

After all, when the second generation hadn't given up yet, Might Guy, the "genius" he personally selected, had only barely opened the first door. Naturally, the second generation didn't put much effort into the parts after the third door.

As a forbidden technique fanatic, the Second Hokage was quite busy and wouldn't devote too much energy to this particular forbidden technique, as he still needed to find time to research something like the "Darkness Travel Technique"—

As for the last seven and eight gates, they are only mentioned briefly, and they are all questions posed by Matt Day, indicating that Matt Day has not fully understood them yet.

Looking at Might Guy's somewhat messy handwriting, Akaishi felt more and more that—

He is indeed a genius!

Although he sometimes misused proper nouns, he was indeed cultivating and researching at the same time. From the third to the sixth gate, these four gates can be said to have been completed by Matt Dai.

The third gate, the "Gate of Life," corresponds to the cervical spinal cord, pharynx, and upper trachea. When opened, it greatly activates the respiratory system with chakra, marking the beginning of the "Eight Gates" becoming more apparent in its external manifestations.

As the respiratory system is unleashed, the skin will begin to turn red, and at the same time, chakra will start to surge wildly.

The fourth gate, "Gate of Injury," corresponds to the spinal cord, lungs, and heart-protecting muscles. Upon seeing this, even Akaishi couldn't help but laugh.

In humans, that's called the "diaphragm," or "heart protector," a term Matt Day probably learned at a barbecue restaurant.

Opening the fourth gate unlocks cardiopulmonary function, further pushing the limits, causing muscle fibers to rupture, along with symptoms such as subcutaneous bleeding and chest pain.

Matt Day also studied it for a long time, but—

Once the fourth door is opened, injuries are inevitable, no longer just the "high consumption" of the first three doors.

The fifth gate, "Du Gate," corresponds to the "abdominal marrow"; the sixth gate, "Jing Gate," corresponds to the "lumbar marrow."

Once activated, the chakra system will run rampant throughout the body. In addition to the side effects of not being able to sustain it and harming oneself, the rampage of chakra during use will also prevent the user from using ninjutsu. For Might Guy, this is not a big deal, because he couldn't use it to begin with!

However, for Akaishi, this side effect was far too severe.

Moreover, judging from the training methods, Akaishi also understood that he definitely could not master as many techniques as Might Guy!

Regardless of whether he actually has the qualifications, Akashi is unlikely to dedicate a significant amount of time to this endeavor.

Even if he saw it with his own eyes, and realized how powerful the Sixth Gate was, Akashi couldn't accept that the price of being unable to use ninjutsu and having no time to train his eye techniques was too low. Even considering that Akashi could reduce its side effects, the "Eight Gates" was still too low in cost-effectiveness for him.

but----

Akashi's gaze was now fixed on the two front doors.

Judging from the wording of the annotations, the first two sections should be the deduction made by Tobirama—there's a certain affectation to it.

A feeling of arrogance!

Fortunately, it was Tobirama.

Because the first two subjects are related to the brain!

If Matt Damon were left to act recklessly, he'd probably be completely out of his mind—though he's not exactly smart now anyway.

"Yuanheng's Mansion, Sushi's Abode, Liqing's Aperture, Xinjing's Courtyard—tsk tsk, these names—they're so out of touch with reality!" Chishi complained, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Akaishi guessed that Tobirama himself had chosen these names and even marked the specific area and the abilities represented by each position.

The first gate, "Opening Gate," can break the restrictions of "Yuanheng's Mansion" and "Survival of the Past," making people tireless and even no longer needing to regulate their body temperature, completely breaking through the physical strength threshold—this is also the foundation of "Eight Gates Formation"!

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's the first gate; without lifting the restrictions of the "Yuanheng Mansion," the other gates won't even get close enough to cross the threshold.

Meanwhile, the doorway also clearly states the full functions and locations of "Yuanheng's Residence" and "Sou Shi's Abode".

"Yuanheng's Mansion" was changed to "Hypothalamus" and "Historic Knowledge Abode" was changed to "Hippocampus"!

Indeed, if it weren't for these notes, Akaishi wouldn't have been so sure of it. But now, comparing the brain regions and functions in the notes, Akaishi is absolutely certain that it is one of these two very familiar locations.

As for the second gate, "Rest Gate," it corresponds to "Aperture of Passion" and "Courtyard of Mind."

Once activated, users will lose their feelings of "fear" and "cowardice," and fully unleash their fighting spirit!

In short, once the first two doors are opened, the user will forget fear, feel no fatigue, and be unaware of fear; they will only know—

The battle was exhilarating!

Breaking these two restrictions will increase the intensity of chakra.

After finalizing the annotations for these two parts, Akaishi changed "the aperture of passion" to "almond kernel"—after all, looking at the structural diagram, you can tell that this thing looks just like an almond kernel!

As for "Garden of the Mind," Akaishi hesitated for a moment and then changed it to "Prefrontal Cortex" —

The "prefrontal cortex" is not under the control of the immersion system, but Akaishi had previously immersed in a "genius who signed a prefrontal lobotomy surgery because his parents didn't care about him," so he knew that this thing should be the "prefrontal cortex"!

Looking at his revised work, Akaishi nodded in satisfaction. "This looks much better now. This should be considered a collaboration between me and that Tobirama."

At the same time, what Akaishi cared about even more was—

"Since the Eight Gates are related to the hypothalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala—if I can open the first two gates, can I suppress the side effects of deep immersion to some extent?" Akaishi thought to himself.

If that's the case, then the "Eight Gates Formation"—at least the first two gates—is somewhat cost-effective for Akashi.

However, Chishi needs to reconsider the cultivation requirements—

The price-performance ratio is really not very high!

Even just the first two gates require a significant amount of time to cultivate, and a certain amount of daily training must be maintained to keep them open.

After considering it several times, Akaishi shook his head and said, "For now, I'll focus on training Susanoo, as well as other eye techniques and ninjutsu. These will have a more immediate effect on improving my strength. I'll deal with the first two after I've reached a bottleneck in my other areas!"

"King Yama of Hell, this 'Eight Gates Formation' seems to be quite old. Do you recognize it?" Akashi asked King Yama of Hell, as if something had occurred to him.

King Yama of Hell: ————

"Hmm?" Seeing that the King of Hell was silent, Akashi's expression changed.

Originally, Akaishi was just asking casually.

In fact, Akaishi could tell that although this thing was old enough, and looked to be at least a product of the early Warring States period, it was completely different from the evil and crooked ways of those demon gods.

Especially on this crucial point, there is a major difference: this thing does not require the power bestowed by a demon god!

On the contrary, it's difficult for others to help.

Therefore, Chishi originally did not expect the King of Hell to recognize him, but its silence made Chishi take it to heart.

"This was created by a person with a strong physique—hmm." The King of Hell's tone was full of hesitation.

"You didn't say anything at all!" Akaishi complained—do you need to tell me that people who practice this thing are "physically strong"?

Oh, the only valuable information is that Akaishi has now confirmed that this thing is indeed "human".

"Who is that?" Akaishi asked curiously.

King Yama of Hell: ————

"From the same era as Indra," Yama, the King of Hell, added after a moment's hesitation.

"Oh? From the same era as Uchiha Indra?" Akaishi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he immediately asked, "Was he a subordinate of Indra?"

"No, he is Indra's brother," Yama, the King of Hell, said helplessly.

"Like brothers?" Akaishi confirmed.

"Brother," the King of Hell corrected.

"Oh, a half-brother, is that right?" Akaishi said confidently.

The King of Hell dared not speak.

"I see. So, when he created the Eight Gates, there were no ninjutsu yet. No wonder it was so awkward. But as a son of the Six Paths, it's not bad that he's achieved this much." Akaishi nodded seriously.

The King of Hell dared not speak.

It now understands very well that if Akaishi is told that it was created by someone named "Ashura," he will definitely ask who Ashura is.

But if you tell him that Ashura is the second generation of the Ninja Clan—

The Uchiha brat in front of me would definitely have a meltdown on the spot, denouncing me as a heretic, a remnant of the demon god, and a treacherous villain who keeps slandering the Ninja Sect.

To avoid those troublesome situations, the King of Hell dared not say anything more.

However, when it comes to "development and creation," Asuras are indeed far inferior to Indras.

The King of Hell reminisced about those days—

Because the Sage of Six Paths fed back the power of the Divine Tree to the world, humans began to possess chakra—but without the means to utilize it.

In order to promote the Ninjutsu and spread the training methods of chakra, the two sons of the Six Paths began to spread the training methods.

With his Sharingan, Indra created "ninjutsu" and "genjutsu" that ordinary people could use by using his exquisite control over chakra. He began to travel the world and his influence was evident.

As for the physically powerful Ashura, his strength was initially far inferior to his brother's. He simply focused on training and took a different path. Instead of refining chakra, he unlocked the limitations of his body, directly causing his chakra to surge—the effects of which were evident to all. A thousand years later, ninjas all practiced ninjutsu, and the Eight Gates were already "discovered through archaeology"!

Even Ashura himself abandoned this system later on.

For ordinary people without the bloodline of the Six Paths, cultivating the Eight Gates is extremely difficult. It may seem that "as long as you work hard, you can do it", but in reality, it has no universality whatsoever.

Indeed, Ashura gradually overcame his physical limitations through hard work.

But ordinary people don't have his body, so following this template would be a waste of effort!

And the most crucial point—

In his later years, Ashura began to comprehend the profound meaning of chakra as "connection between people," and naturally disliked the nature of the Eight Gates—the Eight Gates represented only Ashura who was "not as talented as his brother and always kept to himself in training," rather than "Ashura who was with his companions."

However, the King of Hell dared not tell Akaishi a single thing about the Ninja Clan, especially the Second Ninja Clan.