Chapter 34: Experimenting with the Eight Gates
Naruto said without hesitation, "I have nothing to talk to you about. Once I find a way, I'll kick you out of my body immediately."
"Brat! Aren't you afraid that I'll take you down with me right now?"
"With my current strength, you don't even have the qualification to take me down with you."
"Brat! You underestimate us Tailed Beasts too much."
Naruto sneered and said, "Have you forgotten? When I released you last night, Uzumaki Kushinadidn't even appear."
Hearing this, the Nine-Tailed remembered. Based on the memories Naruto gave him, when the seal was undone yesterday, Uzumaki Kushina should have appeared, but she didn't show up last night. What exactly was going on?
Naruto didn't hear the Nine-Tailed's voice for a long time and continued with a sneer, "With my current strength, plus the backup Kushina left behind, if you want to take me down with you, you're still a bit short. If you don't want to continue staying comfortably in the mental space, I don't mind adding another seal to you."
After Naruto finished speaking, he ignored the Nine-Tailed, created a Shadow Clone, and sent it to the Ninja Academy.
Naruto also took the opportunity to create another Shadow Clone to wander around outside in his place, while his true body entered the Spirit Spring Space.
After recalling all the Shadow Clones in the Spirit Spring Space, Naruto drank a few mouthfuls of the spirit spring water to adjust his body to its peak state and began to break through the Eight Gates.
"Gate of Opening! Open!"
Naruto broke through the Gate of Opening for the first time; he did it in one go and didn't feel much.
Next, Naruto opened the second gate.
"Gate of Rest! Open!"
Still feeling nothing, Naruto continued to the third gate.
"Gate of Life! Open!"
His entire body turned red, and the muscles on his body felt slightly uncomfortable, but after adapting for a while, the feeling disappeared.
So, Naruto opened the fourth gate.
"Gate of Pain! Open!"
This time Naruto felt it. Green Chakra steam emanated from all around his body, and a wave of sharp pain came from every muscle in his body.
Naruto knew that the fourth gate was the limit of what he could easily open now. If he wanted to open the fifth gate easily, he would have to train for quite some time.
Naruto wanted to test the effects after opening the fourth gate, so he began practicing the Eight Extremes Fist he had learned in his previous life on the spot.
It had to be said that the Eight Gates state at the fourth gate was particularly suited for Eight Extremes Fist: Fierce Tiger Hard Climb, Ground-Breaking Heaven-Piercing Cannon, Oriole's Double Claws, Left and Right Hard Door Opening, Three Disregards at the Door, Facing the Wind Facing the Sun Hand, Overlord's Hard Rein-Breaking, and Yama's Three Point Hand. Every move and every form was immensely powerful, each having the power of a Wind ReleaseRasengan.
After Naruto finished the entire set of Eight Extremes Fist, he deactivated the Eight Gates.
However, what Naruto didn't expect was that as soon as the Eight Gates were deactivated, the muscles all over his body felt a tearing pain. Even a slight movement made Naruto cry out in pain.
Naruto had no choice but to close his eyes and use his mental energy to draw some spirit spring water to drink, which finally eliminated all the pain in his body.
"Damn! This pain really isn't something an ordinary person can endure. It seems I need to continue with the Body Tempering!"
After Naruto created Shadow Clones in the Spirit Spring Space, he had some continue developing Ninjutsu, some continue learning Medical Ninjutsu, and the last part study Sealing Jutsu.
After arranging everything, Naruto's true body returned to the Wooden Hut.
After stepping out of the room, Naruto created a large number of Shadow Clones and had them fight each other to practice and accumulate combat experience.
Naruto's true body, meanwhile, activated the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique and continued body tempering with weights.
It wasn't until the afternoon when the Ninja Academy let out that Hinata, Ino, Shikamaru, Shino, and Choji all came to the riverside Wooden Hut to find Naruto.
Naruto was somewhat surprised when he saw the five of them.
"You guys... why are you here?"
Shino took a pair of sunglasses from his pocket, handed them to Naruto, and said, "Isn't this what you wanted yesterday? I specifically brought them to you today."
Naruto took the glasses and said, "Thanks! I really do like these glasses."
Actually, Naruto didn't like the sunglasses that much; he just wanted to make some preparations in advance.
Back when he signed in for the Sage Body, Narutohad asked the system if it was possible to get the Sharingan or something similar through signing in.
Unexpectedly, the system gave an affirmative answer, so Naruto had to prepare in advance.
If he signed in for the Sharingan and was forced to use it, it wouldn't be good if someone discovered it.
So, by wearing sunglasses starting now, even if he activated the Sharingan, others wouldn't easily notice.
Moreover, the Aburame Clan's sunglasses were specially made; as long as they weren't intentionally taken off, they wouldn't fall off even during tumbling or jumping.
After Naruto put on the sunglasses, Shino smiled and said, "As long as you like them!"
Naruto also smiled and looked at Shino and the others, asking, "Your coming here today must have been at the suggestion of your families, right?"
Shikamaru smiled and shook his head, saying, "There was no suggestion from anyone. Don't overthink it, and don't ask too much. Some things are better understood in your heart; there's no need to say them out loud."
Since Shikamaru had made it so clear, if Narutocontinued to press, it would be a bit tactless.
Just as Naruto was about to speak, the Shadow Clone he had sent to school returned, carrying some seasonings and vegetables.
After the Shadow Clone put the things away, it dispelled, and Naruto received the memories of going to school today.
As expected, after the Shadow Clone arrived in the Village, the villagers' attitudes were even worse. If the Shadow Clone hadn't used the Body Flicker Technique to get to the Ninja Academy, it probably would have been destroyed by the villagers before even reaching the school.
Once at the Ninja Academy, the children from civilian families were both fearful and afraid of Naruto, and some even wanted to pick a fight with him.
If Iruka hadn't stepped in to stop it in time, Narutomight have ended up beating one or two of them to death.
Naruto smiled and looked at Hinata and the others, saying, "Ignorance, it seems, is truly a sin!"
Shikamaru smiled and shook his head, saying, "Actually, you can't blame them! The Nine-Tailed is indeed quite terrifying."
"Do Kiba and Sakura also fear the Nine-Tailed?"
Shikamaru smiled, nodded, and then shook his head, saying, "Kiba didn't come because Akamaruis afraid of the Nine-Tailed's aura. As for Sakura, I don't know."
Ino sighed helplessly and said, "On one hand, Sakura is afraid, and on the other... forget it, let's not mention her!"
Naruto also roughly understood what she meant. It was simply that Sakura felt he was the Demon Fox that everyone hated, and getting too close to him would inevitably implicate her, which is why she refused Ino's invitation to come here and find him.
After the group finished their barbecue, they began their training.
Everyone's training method was different, but they all felt their own progress.