With Guy-sensei...
Learning Taijutsu???
Lee, Neji, and Tenten looked at each other, seeing surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.
Taijutsu training was arduous and required too much sweat.
It was also looked down upon by ninjutsu-type ninja—a thankless task.
Just like Guy-sensei and Lee. Although their combat power was strong, in the eyes of Konoha ninja, they were outliers, often mocked and pointed at behind their backs.
Why would this Uchiha Yao, who possessed Wood Release capable of suppressing a Tailed Beast, want to learn Taijutsu?
They couldn't figure it out!
Absolutely couldn't figure it out!
However.
Despite being full of questions, the three didn't say much.
Everyone had their own choices, and others had no right to interfere.
Guy took Yao to a secluded corner away from his disciples, his expression becoming much more serious.
"The Eight Gates Formation... its training can be as difficult as ascending to heaven, or as simple as can be!"
Guy pointed his fist at his brain, chest, abdomen, and other locations corresponding to the Eight Gates.
"In our bodies, there are eight important... valves related to chakra flow!"
"They are: The Gate of Opening, The Gate of Healing, The Gate of Life, The Gate of Pain, The Gate of Limit, The Gate of View, The Gate of Wonder, and The Gate of Death."
"Essentially, the Eight Gates are shackles placed on our bodies by the brain to protect us from collapsing due to excessive use of power!"
"And the Eight Gates Formation is about forcibly forcing open these gates, removing the brain's restrictions on the body layer by layer!"
"Simply put!"
"This is a forbidden technique that removes the body's self-protection limits!"
"With each gate forced open, the chakra in the body will skyrocket!"
"The user's speed and strength will undergo a qualitative leap!"
"However!"
Guy's tone became solemn.
"This violent chakra that is released will fiercely burn and destroy your body's cells!"
"Tearing your muscle fibers and impacting your meridian system!"
"The more gates opened, the more terrifying the power obtained!"
"But the burden and damage to the body will also be greater!"
"Especially the last gate—the Gate of Death! Once the Gate of Death is opened, you will gain power dozens of times greater than the Five Kage, but the consequence is certain death!"
"So, the prerequisite for cultivating the Eight Gates Formation is not talent, but hellish physical training!"
"You must undergo day after day of ultra-high-intensity physical tempering!"
"Temper your muscles, bones, and meridians to the strength of steel to barely withstand the impact of the violent chakra after opening the gates!"
"This is the foundation of everything!"
At this point, Guy held up a second finger and said solemnly:
"After possessing a monster-like physique, you also need extremely high physical perception and chakra control precision."
"You need to clearly perceive the flow of chakra in your body and then manipulate it to impact the Eight Gates!"
"A slight deviation might not open the gate but instead lead directly to chakra going berserk and internal organs rupturing!"
"This requires extreme focus and precise body control."
After saying this, Guy looked at Yao. "Now, do you understand? Do you still want to learn the Eight Gates?"
Guy wasn't one to hoard secrets; he had actually taught the Eight Gates to all three of his disciples.
However.
Tenten couldn't withstand the high-intensity physical tempering and gave up.
Neji was from the Hyuga clan, and the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist was the polar opposite of the Eight Gates' Strong Fist!
As a genius of the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist, Neji naturally wouldn't abandon the Gentle Fist technique passed down for a thousand years.
To cultivate the thankless Strong Fist... it just wasn't suitable.
Of the three disciples, only Lee, who was good at neither ninjutsu nor genjutsu, learned the Eight Gates in the end.
"Guy-sensei, I'm willing!"
Yao wasn't easily scared; he wouldn't be frightened off by a few words from Guy.
Even if he really couldn't handle the bitterness of Taijutsu training and couldn't stand the suffering, he had to try cultivating it first.
...
From this day on, Yao began learning Taijutsu with Might Guy.
Taijutsu training didn't have so many twists and turns. It was simple to explain: Train!
High-intensity physical training!
Ultra-limit body tempering!
Besides that.
There were no shortcuts!
Running, frog leaps, push-ups, squats, striking, rock climbing...
Mad tempering!
Mad squeezing!
Guy originally thought, could a ninjutsu genius like Yao really endure such boring and dull Taijutsu?
Guy guessed that perhaps Yao was just acting on a whim and would persist for three to five days before retreating after experiencing the hardships, giving up on Taijutsu training.
But as time went on, Guy found himself terribly wrong.
Yao's perseverance was stubbornly beyond his imagination!
Yao's will was tough to the point of perversion!
At first, Yao's training volume was normal, progressing step by step.
But gradually.
Yao's basic training volume suddenly multiplied several times over!
And he completed it meticulously. Every day, he pushed himself to the limit, training until he was exhausted.
What made Guy feel even more incredible was Yao's recovery ability.
No matter how hard he trained the day before or how tired he was.
As long as he rested for a night, he would be full of life the next day.
Guy couldn't help but marvel repeatedly.
He was shocked by Yao's willpower and even more amazed by his physique.
In the end, he could only conclude that Yao was a natural-born Taijutsu genius!
His talent in Taijutsu might even be above his Ninjutsu.
Guy taught even more seriously.
Under this almost perverted training, Yao's body coordination, explosiveness, and endurance were improving rapidly.
Just one week later.
Following the method taught by Guy, Yao concentrated his spirit and chakra on the restricted area of the brain and launched an impact.
"Eight Gates Formation: First Gate—Gate of Opening... Open!"
Buzz!
The invisible shackles were instantly broken, and chakra flooded into his brain.
Yao felt his body suddenly become lighter. The feeling of exhaustion was forcibly dispelled, and the flow of chakra became smooth and surging.
Control over his body became more effortless. Power that originally required deliberate mobilization now responded like his own arm.
Gate of Opening!
Removing the brain's limitations on chakra and physical functions, allowing the body to perform at 100% capacity.
Speed, strength, and reaction time were all comprehensively enhanced!
Yao didn't stop there.
Another week passed.
He successfully forced open the second gate:
Gate of Healing!
Removing the limitation on physical fatigue and overloading the body's energy reserves, allowing the user to fight tirelessly!
The moment the Gate of Healing opened.
Yao felt as if he had become a tireless machine capable of sustaining high-intensity combat for much longer.
He had pushed his original physical limits to a terrifying level!
In just two short weeks.
He had opened two gates in succession!
This speed of progress left the experienced Guy dumbfounded.
Whether it was him or Lee, they had spent years of hard work just to barely open the first gate.
But Yao...
Had brute-forced this process into a mere two weeks.
Is this what a genius is?