Chapter 159

Might Guy crossed his arms before him, his body tensing.

"First Gate of the Eight Gates, the Opening Gate, Open!"

Buzz—

A special fluctuation radiated from his body.

Ishihara clearly saw that in that instant, the Opening Gate at the location of Might Guy's brain opened easily as if receiving an order.

It was as effortless as moving one's own arm.

And the moment the Opening Gate opened, his chakra sensed the change within Might Guy's body.

His nervous system had changed, no longer suppressing muscles and other body tissues to protect the body, allowing them to exert one hundred percent of their strength.

The function of the First Gate is precisely to lift the brain's restrictions and maximize the body's capabilities.

"Second Gate, the Resting Gate, Open!"

Immediately, the cells within Might Guy's body, as if stimulated by something, became more active than before, and life energy grew significantly denser.

The Second Gate lifts physical fatigue restrictions and rapidly restores stamina!

"Third Gate, the Life Gate, Open!"

Ishihara could clearly see that the amount of chakra flowing through the chakra meridian system had reached its limit, causing the meridians to swell and press against nearby capillaries.

The blood flow within the body began to accelerate, making Might Guy's body turn red.

Veins bulged on the skin's surface!

Chakra began to overflow!

Moreover, a green energy form erupted from his entire body.

"Is this uncontrolled overflow after life energy has been squeezed dry?!"

Ishihara focused intently on analyzing this green energy, somewhat surprised.

The Third Gate is the final safety zone of the Eight Gates, allowing maximum combat power to be exerted without directly damaging the body.

"Fourth Gate, the Injury Gate, Open!"

"Fifth Gate, the Hiding Gate, Open!"

"Sixth Gate, the View Gate, Open!"

Opening three gates consecutively caused no special changes.

It was merely that the flow volume and flow speed of chakra in the meridian system kept rising! Rising! Completely off the charts!

This also caused Might Guy's motor functions to explode completely!

That ferocious chakra was completely uncontrollable!

Forget precise control; even simple control was extremely difficult!

Moreover, this ferocious chakra was constantly damaging Might Guy's body.

Muscles were torn apart! Bones were also damaged!

This was still Might Guy's body, tempered through a thousand trials; if it were an ordinary person, their bones would likely have snapped!

They might even explode from within and die instantly!

Ishihara frowned deeply as he watched.

"This method of using chakra is far too crude and violent."

Body injury means cell death and replacement, but the number of cell divisions within the human body is limited.

Opening the Eight Gates undoubtedly shortens the cell division and renewal cycle.

Which means it shortens lifespan!

Furthermore, the chakra meridian system also showed damage; this was the most dangerous part.

What made Ishihara even more startled was that the chakra he had connected to Might Guy via his life chains was being constantly depleted by the impact of this ferocious energy.

"Seventh Gate, the Shock Gate, Open!"

Boom!!!

With a thunderous shout from Might Guy, terrifying chakra erupted from his body; blue steam surrounded him, and a ferocious impact raged outward like a violent wind.

Everything in the courtyard was blown away; Kakashi and Hyuga Hizashi's bodies kept retreating.

Both men looked at Might Guy, utterly shocked.

"This is the Eight Gates; it is indeed a terrifying forbidden technique!"

Hyuga Hizashi saw even more clearly and felt even greater horror in his heart.

This amount of chakra is simply inhuman.

He is absolutely no match!

In an instant, the look in his eyes directed at Might Guy changed.

A terrifying aura kept pouring out.

"What happened?!"

Countless people in Konoha were instantly alerted, their shocked gazes converging on Might Guy's direction.

"That is where Ishihara is; did something happen?"

Many people's faces changed drastically, and they hurriedly rushed over.

And at this moment, within the courtyard.

Ishihara stared intently at Might Guy, analyzing his current state with total focus.

His chakra was being rapidly scattered; he had little time left.

"Hiss!!! His chakra meridians and blood vessels have already reached their limit; even if maintained a bit longer, they would burst."

"But his physical functions have also reached their peak; he is too strong!"

"Moreover, his body is squeezing the cells to extract an abnormal amount of chakra; the cells are exceeding their limit!"

Ishihara's heart grew solemn.

Yet he felt not the slightest worry; since he dared to come to Konoha, he had naturally made preparations and feared nothing if Might Guy attacked him.

Might Guy's momentum was astonishing; looking at Ishihara, he said in a deep voice:

"I can currently only open the state of the Seventh Gate; the Eighth Gate cannot be opened for now!"

Ishihara nodded, squinting his eyes as he said, "There is no need to open the Eighth Gate; you only need to attempt it!"

Kakashi's face changed drastically, but Might Guy nodded.

"Eighth Gate, Gate of Death, Open!"

Boom!!!

With Might Guy's action, Ishihara could clearly see the Eighth Gate within his body trembling, as if it were about to open at any moment.

But Ishihara sensed something different.

When the Gate of Death loosened, he could clearly feel the cells within Might Guy's body undergoing subtle changes.

"This state is somewhat like the secret technique for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan that I developed for the Uchiha clan!"

"I see now; it is actually about squeezing out the life force of every single cell in the body at once!!!"

Ishihara's mind could not help but tremble.

How countless are the cells within the human body; even in the settings of the Ninja World, there are one hundred and thirty billion trillion cells.

The biological energy produced by these cells instantly moving from the peak of life to death—how terrifying would the extracted life energy be?!

It is enough to carbonize the body!

The terror of this energy is already completely uncontrollable!

Therefore, once the Gate of Death is opened, it cannot be reversed; one can only continuously squeeze all the cells until every single cell dies!

This means that the person who casts the Eight Gates Formation will also die!

And this is the source of the Eight Gates Formation's immense power, and also its price!

"That's enough!"

Seeing that Might Guy had reached his limit, Ishihara hurriedly spoke out.

Might Guy hurriedly stopped the Eight Gates Formation; pain surged through his entire body instantly, nearly making him fall, but fortunately Kakashi hurriedly supported him.

"How is it? Do you need to go to the Ninja Hospital immediately?"

Might Guy shook his head, looking at Ishihara who was staring intently at him, his eyes full of longing.

He wanted to master the Eight Gates Formation, and he also wanted to resolve the drawbacks of the Eight Gates Formation.

But he knew he could not achieve it himself; he could only rely on Ishihara.

Seeing this, Kakashi spoke no more; the two of them, including Hyūga Hizashi, watched Ishihara tensely, waiting silently.