Chapter 36: Chapter 35 Cultivation of the Eight Gates Technique
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"Cheers!"
The ceramic wine cups clinked in mid-air, producing a clear and pleasant sound.
Satoru Hyūga downed the wine in his cup in one gulp. His cheeks were slightly flushed as he pointed at the table full of grilled meat. "Come on, it's my treat this time. Everyone, eat as much as you like."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Satoru." Anko picked up a large piece of grilled meat with chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth with a delighted expression.
Beside her, Shibi Aburame smiled helplessly. Unable to withstand the relentless nagging of Satoru Hyūga and the others, he could only attend this dinner gathering.
After delivering the caravan to its destination, for some reason, Team Ryosuke only took a small share of the bounty, leaving the bulk of it for his team.
Satoru Hyūga intended to fulfill the promise he made when they completed the S-level mission before. He decided to invite the team members to a meal. Might Dai and Neji Hyūga politely declined out of modesty. So the four of them were once again in this grilled meat restaurant.
Looking at the familiar layout of the restaurant, Shibi Aburame suddenly felt a headache coming on. When Team 3 was first established, he had an embarrassing moment in this very grilled meat restaurant.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but Shibi Aburame always felt that the chubby store manager kept stealing glances at him with a smile, as if he had found an easy target.
"Satoru said it's his treat... It should, be right..."
Shibi Aburame shuddered.
That day, Shibi Aburame remembered the fear of being overpowered by Satoru Hyūga's appetite, along with the humiliation of being unable to pay the bill at the grilled meat restaurant...
Satoru Hyūga stuffed his mouth full of grilled meat. Naturally, he had no idea what Shibi Aburame was thinking. Even if he knew, he would just laugh it off.
Shibi Aburame only took a small share of the bounty for the last S-level mission. The remaining part was enough for him to spend for a long time. There was no need for him to freeload a meal. Moreover, besides the purpose of strengthening the team bond in this dinner gathering, he had other plans.
Eight Gates Technique!
After obtaining the method from Might Dai, Satoru Hyūga couldn't wait to start cultivating.
Eating a large amount of food would allow his body to store enough energy to meet the needs of high-intensity cultivation.
After the dinner gathering ended and he said goodbye to Anko and the others, Satoru Hyūga headed to a ninja tool shop and spent half a day customizing the items he needed.
The cultivation method of the Eight Gates Technique wasn't complicated. Rather than being a type of Gitai, it was more of a technique for breaking through the limits of the human body. The key to completing it lay in having a strong enough physical quality.
So, Satoru Hyūga planned to start special training for his body.
He came to the back mountain where he usually trained and started making simple preparations.
First, he laid metal sheets on the ground. Calling them sheets was a bit of a stretch; they were more like floorboards. They were very thick and cost Satoru Hyūga quite a bit of money, making him feel reluctant to part with the money.
After securing them in place, that open area looked as if a flat metal floor had been laid.
Then, Satoru Hyūga put on the metal coat customized according to his body. He looked like a knight in armor.
It's just that this armor wasn't very elaborate, and the traces of metal joints were visible.
After getting prepared, he started using the Electromagnetic Force to create an opposite - pole magnetic field.
Suddenly, a huge suction force emerged from the metal floor. Satoru Hyūga stumbled and almost lost his balance. The metal armor on his body pressed tightly against his skeleton, emitting a creaking sound and making him involuntarily clench his teeth.
"It seems the magnetic field is too strong."
Satoru Hyūga immediately reduced the magnetism slightly, and the pressure on his body suddenly eased.
After several adjustments, Satoru Hyūga finally found the most suitable intensity. It could effectively train his body without putting too much pressure on him.
He roughly estimated that it was equivalent to quadrupling the gravity.
However, since the pressure source was the contact surface between the metal armor and his body, this method was much cruder compared to directly increasing the gravity.
Similarly, since the pressure source was the attractive force between metals, there were many more training methods.
For example, by changing the direction of the magnetic attraction or suddenly switching it to a repulsive force, it could simulate the tempering of the body in some extreme environments.
Due to the strong magnetism of the metal floor, it would attract small and light objects such as Leaf Drops. So after training for a while, there was already a layer of fallen leaves on the metal plate, which was really a bit unsightly.
Satoru Hyūga stopped, bent down, and placed his palm on the metal plate. He reversed the magnetic pole, causing the fallen leaves to be covered with same - type microcharges.
Along with a dull thud.
Starting from the position where his palm made contact, the fallen leaves on the metal plate suddenly sprang up and quickly spread across the entire metal floor, as if a leaf rain was falling all around.
Under the influence of the repulsive force, the metal floor became as smooth as a mirror, and no tiny foreign objects could be seen any longer.
The magnetic pole returned to its normal state, and Satoru Hyūga continued to train his body.
His physical strength increased steadily until he reached a certain limit. Satoru Hyūga stopped, gasping for breath.
His body was already completely drenched, as if he had just been pulled out of the water, but Satoru Hyūga was in high spirits.
"Sure enough, the reasonable application of Electromagnetic Force is of great help in improving physical qualities."
After taking off the cheap armor on his body, Satoru Hyūga regained some strength. With a twinkle in his eyes, he said in a deep voice, "It's almost time. I can try to open the Eight Gates Technique."
Taking a deep breath and following the chakra flow pattern taught by Might Dai, he began to gradually break through the limitations of his body. First was the Open Gate located in the brain.
"The first gate, Open Gate... Open!"
Along with a low shout, a faint air current surrounded Satoru Hyūga.
"Huh, is this an illusion?"
Satoru Hyūga frowned. The moment the Open Gate was opened, he vaguely felt that the starry swirl in his mind vibrated.
Usually, the starry swirl only changed when the level of Electromagnetic Force increased. Satoru Hyūga wasn't sure if it was an illusion.
"Never mind. This state is still far from the limit."
Taking a breath, Satoru Hyūga continued to concentrate on the chakra flow in his body.
"The second gate, Rest Gate... Open!"
"So this is the state of the Rest Gate? The physical fatigue has been greatly reduced. It seems there is an endless supply of strength, but this is not the limit yet."
"The third gate, Life Gate... Open!"
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With a faint green air current swirling around his body and blue veins bulging in a crisscross pattern on his forehead, Satoru Hyūga tentatively clenched his fists and couldn't help but let out an exclamation of admiration.
"Just the third gate of the Eight Gates Technique, and I can already feel a significant increase in my physical strength. Truly, the Eight Gates Technique is worthy of being the technique that can enable a mortal to fight against the Six Paths."
Immediately afterwards, he couldn't help but think in a rather strange way. When the Eight Gates are opened, blue veins will bulge on the face, and when he activates his Byakugan, blue veins also bulge around his eye sockets. What would it look like if he used the Byakugan while in the state of having the Eight Gates opened?
Wouldn't it scare the little children?
Shaking his head, Satoru Hyūga dispersed his random thoughts. He felt that his current state wasn't the limit yet.
"I heard from Senior Dai that after opening the fourth gate of the Eight Gates Technique, it enters the danger zone, and that's the real Eight Gates Technique. I wonder what changes will occur after opening it."
Taking a deep breath, Satoru Hyūga mobilized the remaining chakra and began to break through the Gate of Injury located in his lungs.
"The fourth gate of the Eight Gates Technique, the Gate of Injury... Open!"
The moment the fourth gate opened, Satoru Hyūga's pupils suddenly constricted. His Life Magnetic Field burned fiercely like dry firewood doused with oil, and the purple starry swirl in his mind erupted with ripples.
At the same time, a strange transformation occurred to his body.
His hair stood on end strand by strand, with arcs of lightning swimming among the strands. His body uncontrollably floated into the air, and his robe fluttered loudly under the huge air current.
"What is this? This definitely isn't the Eight Gates Technique!"
Satoru Hyūga was shocked.