From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

But parents and children are different. No matter how the genes of the two brothers change or combine, their body DNA is half from their parents, which is undeniable.

"meet!"

Sasuke, who was deep in thought, suddenly let out a painful groan. Waves of burning pain came from his eye sockets, and black blood seeped from the bandages wrapped around his eyes.

Fetal movement!

This is the name Sasuke chose based on the state of Toneri Otsutsuki when he evolved his Tenseigan in the movie: THE LAST.

After each fetal movement, Sasuke could clearly feel his eye power increase.

"The seventh time!"

Sasuke thought to himself that ten days had passed since he fused with the Mangekyou Sharingan, and during those ten days his eyes had moved seven times.

Although the frequency of fetal movements is getting slower and slower, Sasuke estimates that he will have at most three more fetal movements before he completely evolves into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

"This should take about eight or nine days, no more than ten days at most, which is much faster than I expected."

Sasuke muttered something to himself, and the excruciating pain in his mind began to slowly dissipate.

He originally set a timeframe of one month, but if he could awaken earlier, it would give him some time to adapt to his new eyes.

"How could I be absent from this grand finale?"

Sasuke's lips curled into a smirk, which, combined with his blood-stained bandages, made him look incredibly creepy.

.............

A few days later, in Konoha Village, at Haruno's home.

"I'm going out, Mom and Dad!"

After quickly finishing her breakfast, Sakura hurriedly left home.

"I've told Sakura so many times that she needs to be more ladylike. She's acting like a crazy girl all the time."

Haruno Mei snorted, her face looking rather unpleasant.

"You can't say that, honey."

Haruno Chizuru laughed and said a few fair words in defense of his daughter.

"After all, the Chunin Finals are just around the corner, and Sakura is training hard."

Haruno Mei glared at her husband and said irritably, "Cultivation is cultivation, and etiquette is etiquette. The two cannot be confused. It's all your fault for spoiling her too much, which is why she has grown into this crazy girl."

"If this continues, what will happen to Sakura if she can't get married in the future?"

Haruno Chō raised an eyebrow and said confidently, "How could my daughter not be able to get married? She's so strong and so beautiful and cute. In the future, the men who want to pursue her will line up from the gates of Konoha all the way to the capital of the Land of Fire!"

"It's precisely because they're so strong that I'm worried."

Haruno Mei sighed and said worriedly, "Look at Lady Tsunade, she's so beautiful, yet she's still not married at fifty."

But someone has to be willing to marry her!

Haruno Chō chuckled awkwardly. Seeing his wife's worried expression, he thought for a moment and said, "Honey, don't worry too much. You seem a bit down. How about I tell you a joke?"

"roll!"

After leaving the house, Sakura hurried towards the third training ground. Today was the day she was to meet her new teacher, and she couldn't be late.

As soon as she arrived at the third training ground, Sakura saw a young man with brown short hair and a face shield-like headband standing there.

"Oh? I'm sorry, I'm late, senior."

Sakura quickly bowed and apologized.

"You're not late. It's not time yet, and I just got here myself." Yamato smiled slightly and said gently, "You must be Sakura? I'd like to thank your class for saving my life last time."

"This is all thanks to Sasuke, it has nothing to do with me." Sakura shook her head, then asked, "Senpai, what should I call you?"

"Just call me Yamato."

"Yes, Yamato-senpai, I look forward to your guidance in the days to come." Sakura bowed.

"You're too kind, Sakura." Yamato stepped forward and helped the girl up, then said in a deep voice, "Kakashi-senpai told me some information about you before, but there are some things that we can only know by seeing them with our own eyes. Sakura, why don't you show us? Let's start with your specialty, Water Release."

"Hmm!" Sakura nodded, pondered for a moment, and then quickly formed hand seals.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Just as Kakashi-senpai said, he is an extremely powerful Water Release ninja.

Yamato nodded to himself and said, "The two water techniques you used, they are the Second Hokage's water techniques, right?"

"Yamato-senpai knows?" Sakura looked at Yamato with some surprise.

"Hmm!" Yamato smiled slightly and said, "Because I also learned the Second Hokage's Water Release techniques."

Because Yamato was the first person to successfully transplant Hashirama's cells and survive, and Wood Release is a combination of earth and water, this was done to enhance Yamato's control over Wood Release.

Both Danzo and the Third Hokage who took over later taught him many of the Water Release and Earth Release techniques from the Book of Seals.

"I see."

Sakura suddenly realized, and Yamato continued, "Actually, I've also learned not only the Second Hokage's Water Release technique, but also the Earth Release technique that the First Hokage used in his earlier years."

The First Hokage wasn't born with Wood Release; he first mastered Earth Release and Water Release to a master level before awakening the power of Wood Release.

Although he rarely used Water Release and Earth Release after awakening Wood Release, it doesn't mean he couldn't use them.

"Huh!?" Sakura was taken aback, but quickly her face lit up with joy.

'Yamato-senpai's Earth Release technique comes from the First Hokage. If I learn Yamato-senpai's Earth Release, then I'll be the embodiment of the skills of all the Hokage...'

Thinking of this, Sakura's eyes flashed with excitement, and she couldn't help but clench her fists.

'A true successor!'

Chapter 143 Eternal Kaleidoscope (Please Subscribe)

In the back mountains of Konoha!

"First door, open it, open it!"

Naruto gave a soft shout, and a powerful wave of energy immediately emanated from his body, with the air currents surging wildly!

"Second gate, Rest Gate, open!"

The shockwave suddenly transformed into a tangible wave of blue chakra.

As expected of someone from the Uzumaki clan!

Kakashi, standing to the side, looked at Naruto with an outward expression of calm, but inwardly he was utterly shocked.

Generally speaking, the Eight Gates Formation requires the opening of the fourth or even fifth gate to create a tangible chakra wave on the surface.

But Naruto had only opened two gates when a wave of chakra was generated.

"The third gate, the gate of life..."

Naruto continued to open the Eight Gates, and the surrounding chakra aura became thicker, as if it were about to form a chakra cloak to wrap around him.

However, he failed. The chakra around Naruto snapped like a bowstring stretched to its limit, and the dense chakra around him vanished instantly.

"Why? Kakashi-sensei, why can't I continue after only opening two gates?"

Naruto shouted angrily, "My physical abilities are much better than Thick Eyebrows' now. He can open all five gates, so why can I only open two?"

"You've got one thing wrong, Naruto."

Kakashi coughed lightly and explained calmly, "You can only open the Rest Gate right now. Besides the fact that you haven't been training in the Eight Gates for very long, there's another important factor—a limitation, or rather, a limit!"

"limit?"

Naruto frowned, somewhat puzzled. Kakashi smiled slightly and continued, "Opening each of the Eight Gates requires a certain level of physical fitness to prevent physical collapse. However, even after meeting this condition, it's not that the better one's physical fitness, the easier it is to open the gate. On the contrary, the stronger one's physical fitness, the harder it is to open the gate, because of the limitations!"

"Remember what I told you before? The Eight Gates is a forbidden technique for breaking through one's limits. Just like long-distance running training, when you run close to your limit, you will experience chest tightness, difficulty breathing, weakness in your limbs, and a feeling of not being able to continue. This phenomenon is called the 'hit point.' When the 'hit point' occurs, you must persevere with strong willpower, while deepening your breathing and adjusting your speed. After a period of time, your breathing will become even, and your movements will feel easy and powerful again. This phenomenon is called the 'second wind.'"

After Naruto nodded, Kakashi continued, "Opening the Eight Gates is like taking a second breath, and the Rest Gate is like taking a third breath. The reason you couldn't open the third gate, the Gate of Life, is because you haven't broken through the third physical limitation and achieved the fourth breath."

"In general, besides the fact that you are not familiar enough with the Eight Gates Formation, it is also because your physical condition is too good, and more importantly, your recovery ability is too strong."

Kakashi said with a mixture of envy and bitterness.

"I think you've noticed this in your many years of physical training, haven't you?"

"Hmm!" Naruto nodded with his arms crossed. Even though his brain was slow to react, he had noticed it over the years.

No matter how intense the training he undergoes, he usually recovers in a very short time.

Naruto didn't delve into this point, simply attributing it to the argument that people's systems cannot be generalized.

"Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. The power of the Eight Gates Formation, a forbidden technique, does not depend on the number of gates opened. It's not that the more gates you open, the stronger you become. Rather, the stronger your physical attributes are, the more powerful you will be after opening the gates. Do you understand?"

Kakashi smiled slightly: "I'm sure you've noticed that even though you've only opened the Gate of Rest, you're still much stronger than Lee was when he was in the Gate of Injury."

Naruto nodded and continued, "Kakashi-sensei, how can I break through my third limit?"

"Actually, I don't have many solutions either. Only you know your own limits. The fact that you were able to open the Eight Gates so quickly has already exceeded my expectations. I have already taught you all the training methods for the Eight Gates." Kakashi shrugged and said helplessly, "However, I do have a suggestion, though it's not really advice. You can try using the Eight Gates multiple times in your daily life. If you try it more, you might succeed."

Naruto pursed his lips and retorted, "That's really no helpful advice."

Kakashi coughed lightly and said with a smile, "I don't have any good suggestions, but perhaps that person does. Come back here tomorrow, and someone else will be guiding you for the next period of time."

Naruto immediately looked curious: "Who is it? Who is it!? Kakashi-sensei?"

"You'll find out when you come tomorrow!"

Kakashi said mysteriously.

.........

How can we quickly open the third door?

After saying goodbye to Kakashi, Naruto put his hands behind his head and walked home alone.

Although he was much stronger than before under Xiu's tutelage, it was far from enough to defeat Sasuke with that much power.

Naruto is now extremely eager to find a way to open more of the Eight Gates.

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