Not long after,
Shin found Might Duy.
As he had expected, Might Duy, after returning from his mission and having dinner with Guy, began training together. The two were running laps around Hidden Leaf.
Shin thought for a moment, then walked in another direction and also started running laps around Hidden Leaf. A moment later, he 'naturally' caught up with Might Duy and Might Guy.
"You're training too, Guy."
Shin greeted Guy.
Guy also saw Shin and, while running, gave Shin a thumbs-up.
"After dinner, of course you have to do fifty laps to get in shape. That's youth..."
Might Duy made almost the same gesture, following Guy with a thumbs-up, perfectly in sync, expressing his agreement with Guy's statement, revealing a set of sparkling white teeth.
This scene made the people on both sides of the street look at them with strange expressions.
Shin was a little helpless.
Can we not be so bizarre...?
It made him feel like he was being watched too, and he could vaguely hear things like 'someone's actually hanging out with those two,' which made Shin feel a surge of helplessness.
Guy asked Shin while running,
"...Huff, huff, by the way, where's Kakashi? Aren't you two training together?"
Guy's attention was still more on Kakashi than Shin.
"He probably went to train alone."
Shin knew Kakashi wouldn't be taking missions these past few days, but if he wasn't home, he must have gone somewhere to train. He rarely trained with Kakashi.
Guy gave Shin another thumbs-up and grinned,
"Is that so... I didn't expect you to do this kind of basic training either."
"Basics are important too."
Shin smiled, then thoughtfully said,
"I've been training taijutsu recently, and I feel like there are some boundaries in my body that can be broken. I wonder if you've felt it too."
Guy looked at Shin in confusion and asked,
"Boundaries? Do you mean the limit where you train until you're exhausted?"
"No."
Shin glanced inadvertently at Might Duy beside him and continued to Guy,
"Not that kind of limit, but rather like shackles restraining the body's power..."
Hearing Shin's words, Guy became even more confused, but just as he was about to ask, Might Duy, who was beside him, couldn't help but speak.
He looked at Shin with a hint of admiration and said,
"As expected of Kakashi's older brother, to feel the existence of the Eight Gates at this age. This isn't something you can achieve just by putting in effort."
"Eight Gates?"
Shin feigned confusion and looked at Might Duy.
Might Duy, being straightforward, had no intention of concealing anything. He simply smiled and said,
"After training the body to a certain extent, you can feel shackles within your body. I call these shackles the Eight Gates. Once you break them, you can unleash extraordinary power."
Guy looked at Might Duy in surprise, having never heard of this before. The ninja teachers at school hadn't taught this either.
"Dad can use this kind of taijutsu too?"
"Of course."
Might Duy gave a thumbs-up and said,
"This is my only unique jutsu, honed over twenty years of hard training. I plan to teach it to you after you've grown a bit more."
Shin looked at Might Duy and asked,
"Although I can feel the shackles, forcing them open might cause some damage, right?"
"Hmm."
Might Duy nodded, looking at Shin, his expression becoming somewhat serious.
"Honestly, I don't recommend you try to open the Eight Inner Gates at this age, but since you can perceive their existence, it means you've reached the threshold for training the Eight Inner Gates..."
Might Duy didn't even consider keeping it a secret, or rather, he had always intended to pass on the Eight Inner Gates jutsu. But he was just a Genin, and besides his son Might Guy, even if he wanted to find someone to teach, no one would listen.
At this moment, hearing Shin's request for guidance, Might Duy practically blurted out the key points for training the Eight Inner Gates, which immediately enlightened Shin.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senpai."
Shin stopped, showing a hint of gratitude and a smile, and bowed respectfully to Might Duy.
Seeing Shin's demeanor, Might Duy laughed heartily.
"No need to be so polite. I'm glad my experience can help you, after all, you're Guy's classmate. I never thought anyone would be willing to listen to a Genin like me explain taijutsu experience. Ah, my youth..."
The first half of his sentence was normal, but the latter half immediately veered off track, causing Shin to sigh inwardly.
Might Guy looked at Might Duy with a mix of confusion and incomprehension.
"Dad, what are the Eight Inner Gates? Can I learn them?"
"Guy!"
Might Duy recovered from his tearful emotion and clapped Guy's shoulder forcefully.
"Your training isn't complete yet! Go! Finish your fifty laps first, and then I'll tell you about the Eight Inner Gates!"
As he spoke, Might Duy continued running with Guy, and the two quickly ran further and further away amidst the strange gazes of those nearby.
Shin had intended to run a bit more with them, but seeing this, he shook his head helplessly.
Forget it.
"I finally got the training method for the Eight Inner Gates. It was indeed as easy to obtain as I expected, but I feel a little bad about it... I'll find a chance to repay him later."
After thinking for a moment, Shin returned home. Based on the key points Might Duy mentioned and his own exploration of taijutsu, he organized the training method for the Eight Inner Gates.
The key to training the Eight Inner Gates is to break the eight internal shackles in the body.
However, forcing them open will inevitably cause damage to the internal organs, so some preliminary training and exercises are needed to adapt, and this training is Weight training.
Early training can use some tools, such as weights, to keep the body under constant pressure. In this way, after removing the pressure, the body's adaptability to breaking the Eight Inner Gates shackles will increase significantly.
And the training of the Eight Inner Gates is a repetition of this process.
"So I need to buy some weights..."
Shin rummaged through the ninja tools at home and found some weights, but they weren't very heavy. They were suitable for ordinary training, but not for the initial training of the Eight Inner Gates.
No weights was not a big problem. The ninja village had no shortage of ninja tools, and the funds left by Sakumo were enough to buy a set of weighted ninja tools.
Soon,
Shin, having spent a sum of money, bought a set of weights.
Unlike the weights Rock Lee used in the original story, the weights he bought were separate, from the vest to the wristbands and leg weights, it was a complete set.
"I wonder what it's made of, this weight is unscientific."
After studying the weights, Shin concluded that they fell into the category of 'unscientific,' like the Kubikiribocho that could grow by absorbing blood or the Kusanagi Sword that could extend indefinitely. They were items created using some special means.
"So heavy..."
After putting on all the weights, he could clearly feel his entire body becoming much heavier, and even walking felt a bit unsteady. It took a while for him to gradually adapt.
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