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Dan's small frame dipped slightly, his childish face taking on a grave seriousness that seemed far too heavy for someone his age.
"First Gate… open!"
His young voice rang out, soft yet carrying an unmistakable finality.
The First Gate — The Gate of Opening.It removes the brain's limit on the flow of chakra through the body.
BOOM!
A violent shockwave burst out from him, blasting outward in every direction!
Green steam began to rise from his skin like mist. His pitch-black eyes gleamed faintly with an eerie green glow.
"Gate of Rest… open!"
The Second Gate — The Gate of Rest.It forcefully accelerates the body's recovery speed.
His aura surged higher. The green mist thickened, growing almost tangible.
"Gate of Life — open!"
"Gate of Pain — open!"
"Gate of Limit — open!"
"Gate of View — open!"
One after another, Dan opened six gates in a single breath!
The steam rolling off him shifted from pure green to a faint bluish hue, glowing with a searing heat.
Waves of power rolled off him like shockwaves, rippling through the air, hammering the nerves of everyone present.
Among the Flying Six, Black Maria and Page One — the weakest of the group — were already backing away, unable to hide the fear on their faces.
"T-This… this is Young Master Dan's real power?" Ulti's big eyes were wide with disbelief.
"It's insane… each gate he opens, his power skyrockets!" Who's-Who's expression had gone grim. He could feel it — Dan's presence was no weaker than his own now.
Kaido's massive dragon eyes bulged like bronze bells as he roared in excitement."Worororo! Keep going, brat! Show me how far you can take this!"
Dan sucked in a deep breath. He could feel the monstrous energy surging through him, raging and roaring like a wild beast desperate to break free.
The Seventh Gate.
"Gate of Shock — open!"
BOOM!!
The blue steam around him flared violently, becoming almost solid, forming a swirling blue cyclone around his body.
The aura he released was so terrifying that the entire Onigashima palace began to tremble. Even the air itself seemed to freeze.
Queen and Jack — both giant, hulking figures — felt the crushing pressure bearing down on them like a mountain. Their eyes were wide with shock.
The flames on King's back flared higher as he stared at Dan, a strange light flickering in his sharp, hawk-like eyes.
"Not enough!"
Kaido stepped forward, each footstep shaking the ground, his presence suffocating. "That brat Sasaki told me you've got more! Where's the red steam? The one that scared off the Navy! The Eighth Gate! Show me!!"
Dan's face was flushed red from the raging power surging inside him, veins bulging on his forehead.
He could feel it — that final barrier, the one that had stopped him before, the one that left him on the edge of consciousness.
This time, he would break it.
This time, he would master it.
"The Eighth Gate…"
His voice came out hoarse, each word squeezed through clenched teeth, but filled with unshakable resolve.
"Gate of Death — open!!!"
And then—
HUMMMM!!!
An aura far beyond anything before erupted from him — pure destruction, a dreadful power that felt like some ancient god had awakened inside that small body.
Blood-red steam exploded outward, roaring skyward like molten magma from the heart of a volcano, as if his very blood had ignited.
This was no longer simple steam — it was pure, concentrated energy, burning so fiercely it made the soul itself tremble.
The massive palace on Onigashima shook violently under the weight of that overwhelming presence. The thick beast-bone supports creaked, ready to snap at any moment.
Space itself groaned around Dan, faint cracks spreading like a spiderweb in the air.
"WOOOOOOOAAAAAHHH!!!"
Kaido went wild the moment he saw the blood-red steam, burning like hellfire, and felt the power that seemed ready to tear the world apart.
He shot to his feet, his mountain-sized body trembling with sheer exhilaration.
"This… this is the Eighth Gate?! Hahahahaha! Good! PERFECT! That's my son!!!"
King's pupils shrank to pinpoints. He could feel that pure, violent, all-consuming power — a power that could wipe out everything — and an old name from legend flashed through his mind, unbidden.
His gaze turned burning, almost reverent, as though he were staring at a god.
Queen's fat face quivered, his cigar slipping from his mouth unnoticed.
"M-Mama… is this kid even human anymore?!"
Jack's pupils were blown wide, speechless.
The rest of the Flying Six were crushed by the suffocating pressure, faces pale, gasping for breath.
That small figure now felt second only to Kaido himself.
The blood-red steam wrapped around him like a cloak of a descending demon god.
Slowly, the crimson mist began to draw back into Dan's body.
His little face had gone pale, sweat dripping down his forehead, chest heaving as he sucked in deep breaths.
But his eyes were bright, shining with the joy of victory.
He'd done it.
He'd really opened the Eighth Gate — and this time, he hadn't blacked out.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission: Limit Break (Unlock the Eighth Gate)!]
[Mission Evaluation: Earth-shattering!]
[Reward: Multiversal Ability — Amaterasu!]
[Amaterasu: From the world of Naruto. The Mangekyō Sharingan technique of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke. Allows the user to summon inextinguishable black flames at the point of focus, burning until the target is completely reduced to ash. Optimized for the host — no Mangekyō Sharingan required. Continuous use will consume Conqueror's Haki.]
Dan's eyes lit up, a wide grin spreading across his exhausted face.
Amaterasu?!
A cheat-level god-tier ability?!
What an insanely good surprise!
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