Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 142 Opening 8 doors as a regular practice? [3 updates]

Chapter 142 Opening the Eight Gates as a Regular Practice? [Third Update]

In other words, once the door is opened, one will utilize 100% of their body's power in every way. This approach, which leaves no way out for oneself, can easily lead to a lack of endurance in battle.

However, this also proves that Kitahara Kaede's chakra reserves are usually far from his limit and are being restricted.

Immediately afterwards, Kitahara Kaede shouted again and guided his chakra to begin attacking the next Gate of Rest.

Suddenly, an even larger amount of chakra than before was released.

Kitahara Kaede looked at his hands. After opening the Gate of Rest, the fatigue he had felt earlier vanished instantly. With the Gate of Rest open, he felt his body continuously extracting energy, and every cell was forced to take on more work to offset the consumption caused by opening the Eight Gates.

At this point, Kitahara Kaede's chakra reserves have increased by 50% from their original level!

"Again, the gate of life, open!"

Kitahara Kaede roared and charged directly at the Gate of Life, his chakra surging to double the amount he originally possessed.

He felt his heart beating faster, and his skin, which hadn't changed much before, began to turn rosy. Although it was much better than the hideous red face that appeared after Xiao Li opened the Gate of Life, it was still a change.

Kitahara Kaede's breathing became slightly rapid. He was gradually beginning to feel the burden that the Eight Gates Technique was placing on his body. Such excessive strain on his body could not sustain his mental strength for long.

The first three gates can be considered the safe zone of the Eight Gates Formation. Up to this point, there will be no irreversible damage to the body. However, starting from the fourth gate, the Injury Gate, speed and strength will increase again, but the body will also begin to suffer damage. Only when you reach this point can you be said to have truly entered the realm of the Eight Gates Formation.

"Open the Gate of Injury!"

Kitahara Kaede shouted, and his body began to turn even redder. Green and red energy mixed together vaporized around him, and his skin began to show some cracks.

Although it's not serious yet, it's already quite astonishing for Kitahara Kaede.

In an instant, he vanished from his spot, and when he reappeared, he was already in the forest hundreds of meters away.

Kitahara Kaede did not stop, but kept trying.

Under the Injury Gate mode, even a casual punch or kick possesses unimaginable power, as if a B-rank ninjutsu had been unleashed.

This is truly a rare, god-level ninjutsu among taijutsu ninjas.

A moment later, Kitahara Kaede finally stopped, deactivated the Eight Gates Formation, and returned to his normal state. At this time, his skin was cracked in many places and his muscles were torn in many places.

Kitahara Kaede did not immediately use healing ninjutsu, but let his body repair itself. He was not only testing the limits of the Eight Gates, but also testing the limits of his own physical recovery ability.

While it can't compare to Naruto's amazing recovery ability, it's still much better than the average person. An ordinary person in this situation would be bedridden for days or even half a month.

However, Kitahara Kaede could already feel his skin recovering, and the torn muscles were gradually regrowing and merging.

"At this rate, even without using recovery-type ninjutsu, I should be almost fully recovered in half an hour at most. I haven't seen any obvious aftereffects," Kitahara Kaede assessed his physical condition. "This Eight Gates Formation is indeed extraordinary. Opening all four gates can increase chakra by about 150% on top of the original chakra, which is equivalent to adding a pentakage-level chakra out of thin air. It will provide a huge boost in battle, but unfortunately, this chakra is squeezed out of the body in a short period of time and cannot be stored for long. It can only be used in battle."

Based on the situation at the fourth gate, barring severe damage, the battle at the fourth gate can be sustained for over half an hour.

Kitahara Kaede was very satisfied with this increase, after all, his chakra reserves were already astonishing, and a further increase of 150% on top of that would be truly remarkable.

While keeping all four gates open, the force of his casual punch was almost as great as a B-rank Wind Release ninjutsu.

It's a pity there weren't any exclusive techniques developed specifically for the Eight Gates, such as the Inner Lotus, Outer Lotus, and Morning Peacock, otherwise its power would have been even more astonishing.

Kitahara Kaede sighed. If he hadn't obtained this diary, he probably would never have been able to learn the Eight Gates. Just look at Rock Lee; after training with Guy for a year, his body was only just strong enough to open the fourth gate, the Gate of Injury.

The amount of training he did every day was so intense that even Kitahara Kaede would be horrified.

Kitahara Kaede learned four techniques in a very short time.

It can only be said that the difficulty of the Eight Gates lies not in the difficulty of learning it. After all, the Eight Gates are just eight acupoints. Breaking through these acupoints can temporarily release the body's limitations. The principle is not very complicated.

Once you know the cultivation method, cultivation is not very difficult.

The real challenge is how to acquire the power to unleash the Eight Gates.

The vast majority of ninjas cannot even open the first gate; their physical strength simply does not support it.

After opening the Eight Gates, the body will violently demand energy from it. Those with weaker constitutions may faint on the spot, let alone the later gates.

During the year that Xiao Li followed Kai, he probably spent most of his time training his body to obtain the physical conditions required to practice the Eight Gates Formation.

The physical requirements for opening each subsequent gate kept increasing, which is why they were able to withstand the powerful force that could kill a Kage-level opponent with a single kick.

Even with the power of that one kick, it was an unprecedented glory for a mortal to glimpse a corner of the divine realm.

"However, the speed is still too slow, and it's not practical enough for combat." Kitahara Kaede thought for a moment. Although he could now open all eight gates, the opening speed was too slow, which was still inconvenient in actual combat.

This isn't a one-on-one Chunin Exam. In real combat, people won't just stand by and watch you open the Eight Gates. As soon as they see the pre-attack animation of your ultimate move, they'll immediately try to stop you.

Only when it can be launched instantly can it truly have practical value in combat.

Of course, there is another way, which is to learn the sixth gate, the View Gate, which allows one to enter a semi-open buffer state. This means maintaining the green energy emitted after the gate is opened but without any changes in the body, thus reducing the consumption load and damage to oneself. When needed, one can instantly unleash full combat power.

However, if he wants to learn the Jingmen technique, he'll have to wait for the next system lottery. Just like the Flying Thunder God he drew last time, the Flying Thunder God technique was instantly instilled into his mind, but it had no practical value.

It wasn't until he acquired the talent for space-time ninjutsu that he suddenly understood what he couldn't understand before, and figured out what he couldn't figure out before, and only then did it have practical value in combat.

Although Kitahara Kaede estimated that it was at most at the level of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, in actual combat, it was still far from the level of the Fourth Hokage, who could freely manipulate space and time with his Flying Thunder God Technique Second Stage.

"However, if one can maintain the Eight Gates opening normally, it's equivalent to constantly practicing at the highest level," Kitahara Kaede thought to himself.

The first three gates of the Eight Gates Formation are considered safe zones. Although there are some consequences after opening them, they will not cause irreversible damage. When not in combat, they can be used as a way to hone oneself.

Once you get used to opening three doors normally, opening a fourth door will be much more powerful.

Furthermore, Kitahara Kaede's chakra refinement was only maintained at a normal level because his body was still growing rapidly. As long as he maintained a normal level, the amount of chakra he could grow would make 99% of people envious.

The Kage level was just his starting point, far from the limit of the Sage Body of the Uzumaki Clan.

However, by making the opening of the Eight Gates a regular practice, this process can be greatly accelerated, and the Sage Body of the Uzumaki Clan also ensures that it is almost impossible for him to suffer irreversible injuries, and his recovery ability is also amazing.

"Let's start with opening the door normally," Kitahara Kaede said. "Open the door! Open!"

After Kitahara Kaede finished speaking, his massive chakra exploded, but he had released the restrictions on his body, allowing him to extract 100% of his power.

This was his own chakra, so what he needed to do was stabilize it, integrate it into his body, and stop making such a big fuss and attracting attention.

"This training speed is still too slow. Ninja Art: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!" Kitahara Kaede shouted, conjuring a large number of shadow clones. "Your task is to minimize the chakra fluctuations caused by opening the gate. I'm going back to sleep now."

"Ugh, this isn't fair! You're making us do this back again!" Kitahara Kaede's shadow clones couldn't help but complain.

It's another case of me doing hard labor and staying up all night; this is even worse than being an animal.

Kitahara Kaede ignored the complaints of his shadow clones and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport back to his home. By this time, his chakra was almost completely depleted.

Of course, it's all because the chakra was evenly distributed among the shadow clones, leaving very little for himself.

He needs to rest well, as he has to go to the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan early tomorrow morning to check if the seal is intact.

Despite being mentally prepared, Kitahara Kaede was still overwhelmed by the exhaustion brought back by the shadow clones that had disappeared after exhausting their chakra early in the morning, and almost fainted.

Kitahara Kaede managed to stay awake for a while, and left home while yawning.

"Mom, I'm going out!"