31.The Ability of Hōgyoku!

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"However, this technique was passed down to me by my father. It is a forbidden jutsu that places a heavy burden on the body. If you want to practice it, Sosuke, you must be careful."

To this, Sosuke naturally had a smiling face and said it didn't matter!

Thinking about the skyrocketing amount of chakra, he couldn't help but show an excited expression! As long as he could learn a method to rapidly and dramatically increase chakra, any side effects would be insignificant compared to that.

Might Dai carried a sealed scroll with him, and with a "bang," smoke dispersed.

From within the sealed scroll emerged a delicate and somewhat ancient ninjutsu scroll, presumably containing the Eight Gates technique.

Sosuke didn't show any courtesy and lightly accepted the Eight Gates scroll.

He looked at Might Dai, a smile playing on his lips, and softly said,

"Dai, come to this place tomorrow. I will teach you the techniques of taijutsu and the ninjutsu technique I developed, Shunpo, as a reward for this technique you've given me."

Upon hearing these words, Might Dai's initial reaction was to refuse, but while he waved his hand, there was also a hint of desire in his heart.

In the confrontation with Sosuke, he deeply felt Sosuke's exquisite combat skills, which couldn't be compared to his flashy techniques!

As a taijutsu ninja, he naturally yearned for the opportunity to learn such exquisite skills!

Sosuke naturally noticed the hesitation on Might Dai's face and didn't let him continue to struggle. He firmly made up his mind on his behalf and said with a light laugh,

"Let's decide on it this way, Dai. As a taijutsu ninja, if you can only perform techniques without any skill, you will never reach the pinnacle of taijutsu. Believe me, if you learn the art of unarmed combat, your strength will surpass your imagination. Don't easily refuse this kindness."

Sosuke's voice was very magnetic, as if seducing Might Dai.

"Yes, Sosuke!"

Upon hearing these words, Might Dai couldn't refuse this kindness any longer! He nodded deeply in agreement, and his eyes were filled with anticipation for tomorrow!

After receiving his answer, the two of them agreed on the time and separated.

Sosuke's face revealed a deep smile, not only because he had solved the problem of excessive chakra with the Eight Gates but also because he was happy for Might Dai.

He eagerly wanted to see how far Might Dai could go after training in unarmed combat! Could he surpass himself?

In his eyes, Might Dai, who could only use taijutsu, might not be considered a true ninja in the eyes of others in the village!

But in Sosuke's view, the so-called "ninjutsu waste" was completely distorting and hiding Might Dai's true strength!

Feeling the slight bone fracture in his left arm, he could judge that if Might Dai truly unleashed his strength like he did just now, even high-level shinobi like Morino would be no match for him with a single move!

Because in that state, Might Dai had surpassed the ordinary perception of human vision, and normal ninjutsu attacks couldn't possibly lock onto his figure!

Might Dai in the Eight Gates state!

In Sosuke's eyes, he had elevated his strength to the utmost!

He completely disregarded technique and purely pursued faster speed and stronger power!

Rampantly overflowing with chakra within his body!

Although this advantage was very obvious, it also had serious flaws, severely wasting his chakra and physical strength, resulting in extremely low efficiency.

Fighting solely based on overwhelming power would lose the exquisite control of strength!

For example, Sosuke.

Even though the time spent practicing Hakuda was short, the calm-minded Sosuke was able to master the techniques perfectly. This is also closely related to his swordsmanship.

Sosuke could effortlessly slice a falling leaf into two symmetrical pieces, and when viewed from the middle, he could clearly see the thin veins. He could also place a stone on soft tofu and split it with a single strike, while the tofu underneath remained intact, without a single mark.

All of this originated from his practice of Hakuda, which allowed him to have perfect control over his strength and body.

Next, Might Dai was about to embark on a path of pursuing strength with utmost precision under Sosuke's guidance.

Returning home, Sosuke took off his white ceremonial robe, revealing a tough and well-defined upper body. Despite being only nine years old, his muscles were perfectly proportioned on his shoulders and abdomen.

However, he looked at his left arm expressionlessly, and it was evident that the middle section of his arm was swollen and visibly red.

But despite the pain, he didn't complain or show any signs of discomfort. Instead, a faint smile of helplessness appeared on his lips as he whispered softly, "What a terrifying guy. It's hard to understand why such a person is called worthless by the people in the village..."

After applying a simple bandage, Sosuke sat cross-legged on a wooden step, taking out the scroll of the taijutsu secret technique, the Eight Gates.

As he looked at the scroll, a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes. With it, he would probably have enough chakra for his training in Kidō.

If Hakuda and swordsmanship were talents he possessed and practiced rapidly from the moment he started, Kidō was different. It was said that even if one had extraordinary talent, without enough chakra to perform Kidō, how could they practice?

That was why Sosuke was so eager to increase his chakra.

After briefly perusing the Eight Gates scroll, Sosuke gained a simple understanding of it. The Eight Gates technique involved unlocking the body's restrictions on chakra and releasing the excessive energy. The meridian system of chakra flow in the body had eight gates: the Gate of Opening, Rest, Life, Pain, Limit, View, Wonder, and Death. These gates limited the amount of chakra in the body, but this technique allowed the chakra to forcefully surpass those limits, unleashing the user's inherent strength several times over.

However, while gaining power, the practitioner would also suffer injuries, which is why this technique was classified as a forbidden jutsu.

After contemplating for a moment, Sosuke didn't care about the mentioned side effects. He immediately sat cross-legged and started to comprehend the positions of the gates within his body.

As he carefully felt the flow of chakra within his body, Sosuke finally faintly sensed the locations of those eight gates.

He attempted to break through one of them using chakra but found it to be almost ineffective, except for experiencing intense pain.

This made Sosuke furrow his brow slightly and say, "Is it only through years of continuous practice that these restrictions can be broken..."

Thinking about Might Dai, he couldn't help but marvel at how amazing his talent and determination must be to easily break through two gates.

Just as he was frowning and worrying...

Suddenly!

The name of a little guy appeared in his mind!

This surprised Sosuke, and it seemed that the guy named Hōgyoku had said something about being able to achieve any idea he had. Although he didn't know if it was reliable or not, he decided to give it a try.

So he softly called out, "Hōgyoku?"

He called twice in a row.

Inside his body, a young and drowsy voice seemed to have just woken up, and it entered his mind. "Hmm... Lord Aizen, are you calling me?"

Before Sosuke could speak, he suddenly heard Hōgyoku's young voice exclaim, "Lord Aizen! You're injured! Hō... Hōgyoku will immediately heal it for you."

This statement piqued Sosuke's curiosity. Instead of replying, he simply looked curiously at the wound on his arm, wondering what Hōgyoku would do.

Suddenly!

To Sosuke's surprise, the swelling on his left arm rapidly healed under his naked eye's observation, leaving no trace and completely restoring it to its original state.

Sosuke clenched his hand and felt no pain at all. He exclaimed, "Medical ninjutsu?! No! There's absolutely no abnormality. I can't sense any trace of pain!"

At that moment, a deep look of astonishment appeared on Sosuke's face.

That guy Hōgyoku!!! He really can accomplish the things Sosuke wants to achieve.