Chapter 153: Six Gates: Might Dai

"Since you, Teacher Muyue, have made the request, I can't refuse." Might Duy led Muyue and Might Guy to the place where he trained.

"Teacher Muyue, how do you want to see it? Do you want me to demonstrate the effect after opening the Gate?" Once they arrived, Might Duy asked.

"Yes, if possible, I'd like to spar with a senior in the Sixth Gate state," Muyue said.

For someone with an average physique, the Third Gate is the last safe zone, but for someone like Might Duy who had trained the Eight Gates for over twenty years, the Sixth Gate was not a problem as long as it wasn't kept open too long.

"Alright, then I'll open up to the Sixth Gate." Might Duy nodded in agreement.

"Gate of Injury, open… Gate of Joy, open!" Might Duy quickly opened the Eight Gates up to the Sixth Gate, the Gate of Joy. With each gate opened, his aura grew stronger. By the time he reached the Sixth Gate, his body was enveloped in green energy, and just the sheer aura made Might Guy feel unable to move.

Through his Byakugan, Muyue could see that the chakra inside Might Duy was steadily growing stronger.

"Teacher Muyue, aren't you going to use the Eight Gates?" Might Duy asked, assuming Muyue wanted a duel of the Eight Gates.

"I've mastered other taijutsu techniques as well, Senior Dai. Feel free to go all out," Muyue said. He estimated that Might Duy in the Sixth Gate state was at most at the level of an elite jōnin.

"Then be careful, Teacher Muyue." Might Duy warned, then instantly shot forward and threw a punch at Muyue.

Maintaining the Stone Breathing constant state 24 hours a day, Muyue had a huge boost in speed and strength. Combined with the sharp perception of his Byakugan, he merely tilted his body slightly and easily dodged Might Duy's attack.

"Haha, it looks like this will be a battle full of youth." Seeing that Muyue dodged so easily, Might Duy decided to hold back no longer.

He hadn't known Muyue's true level just now and was worried about injuring him, so he hadn't gone all out.

"I'll be faster next." After his warning, Might Duy vanished on the spot and kicked toward Muyue.

"Stone Breathing: Total Concentration Breathing!" Muyue took a deeper breath on top of the constant state, further enhancing his strength and speed, and threw a sudden punch.

Bang!!

A loud impact rang out. The shockwave from the collision of their leg and fist directly flattened the surrounding large trees, forcing Might Guy to step back uncontrollably.

"Both are so fast and so strong!" Might Guy stared fixedly at the battlefield.

He was learning both the Eight Gates and Breathing Techniques, and both the Sixth Gate demonstrated by Might Duy and Muyue's Breathing Technique displayed power that amazed Might Guy.

After the clash, Might Duy retreated one meter, while Muyue retreated three meters.

"I've only had the Breathing Technique for too short a time; my body is still lacking," Muyue thought to himself.

"Gate, open!" Muyue also opened the Eight Gates, but only the first gate.

Then the two began to fight again.

With the Eight Gates opened, Muyue's physical abilities were further enhanced. Even though Might Duy was exerting the full power of the Sixth Gate, he could only match Muyue evenly.

"Gate of Rest, open!" Then Muyue opened the second gate, further increasing his strength.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

Muyue kicked an extremely fast spinning kick toward Might Duy, who met it with all his power.

Boom!!

With an explosive sound, the powerful energy impact caused cracks in the ground beneath their feet, sending mud and rocks flying in all directions.

This time, Muyue retreated half a step, while Might Duy retreated three meters.

"With pure taijutsu, without the Demon Slayer Mark, the Eight Gates at two gates plus Breathing Technique plus Byakugan is enough to surpass an elite jōnin," Muyue calculated inwardly.

Not counting the advanced ninjutsu, he still had many unused abilities. He could also switch Breathing Techniques in battle. If he switched to Thunder Breathing, Might Duy at the Sixth Gate wouldn't even be able to touch him, and he hadn't even used Transparent World yet.

Muyue felt he was in an awkward stage: against Kage-level opponents he couldn't last long enough, but he could easily kill jōnin.

"Senior Dai, let's stop here," Muyue called a halt.

After all, it was the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates; unnecessary time spent open should be minimized.

Hearing Muyue's words, Might Duy canceled the Eight Gates, closing the opened gates, and the green energy around his body dissipated.

"So strong! Just opening two gates is already stronger than my six gates." Might Duy gave a thumbs-up in praise.

Seeing that Muyue was unexpectedly strong, he was very happy, because Muyue was Might Guy's teacher.

His own son having such a powerful teacher made Might Duy truly happy; a good teacher saves many detours in training.

"Senior, you are also very strong. Actually, I've heard some bad comments about you before," Muyue suddenly said.

"Haha, something like 'eternal genin,' right? Teacher Muyue, don't worry about it. I don't care about that kind of talk." Might Duy said with a loud laugh.

"Even before I met you, Senior Dai, I thought they were talking nonsense. How could you, who taught such a diligent and hardworking kid like Guy, be what they said?"

"Now that I've sparred with you, Senior Dai, I'm even more convinced of my thoughts. With your strength, under normal circumstances, becoming a jonin would be more than enough." Muyue continued.

"Can't blame them. Before I succeeded in training the Eight Gates, I really was just a useless genin." Might Duy explained.

The reason he became an eternal genin was that for over twenty years he had only trained in the Eight Gates.

And the Eight Gates required a tremendous amount of time to learn, which left Might Duy extremely weak for a long time—a liability in any team.

By the time Might Duy learned the Eight Gates, he was already infamous as an eternal genin. The only missions he could take were catching cats, picking up trash, and moving things, and he had to beg clients just to get them.

No one was willing to team up with him, no one believed in his abilities, and he had no chance to perform.

"Senior, with such strength yet only a genin—it's truly a loss for Konoha." Muyue said with a sigh.

"Haha, catching cats is also maintaining the stability of Konoha." Might Duy had a good mindset.

He felt it no longer mattered how he himself was, as long as Might Guy could realize his dream.

"Dad, Teacher Muyue, both are so strong!" Might Guy was still savoring the fight between the two just now.

After the battle ended, Muyue chatted with Might Duy and his son for a while, then left.

Today he came mainly for two purposes: one was to lay the groundwork for the trust-level enhancement plan, and the other was to test his own strength.

Muyue was fairly satisfied with the result. Just using the Breathing Method and the Eight Gates casually gave him power surpassing Might Duy's Six Gates. Now, only a few at the top of Konoha could pose a danger to him.

That's it for today. Tomorrow, aim for ten thousand.