Eight Gates?
After hearing Kabuto's answer, Tomoki didn't press for more information. Instead, he fell into thought, then his expression subtly changed, and he left without disturbing Kabuto further.
Initially, Tomoki had considered enhancing Might Guy to give Konoha a 'PLUS' version of its ultimate trump card.
Now, after Kabuto's reminder, Tomoki realized he had done something foolish.
Eight Gates: The human body possesses power beyond common sense, but it is sealed by eight locks.
Opening these locks grants immense power, and if the final lock is opened, the user can gain power dozens of times greater than a Hokage.
This is the description of the Eight Gates. In the original story, when Might Guy opened the Gate of Death, his Chakra was also incredibly vast.
If it were before, Tomoki might have believed the explanation for the Eight Gates.
But now, are the Eight Gates truly locks that seal human potential?
Where does the immense Chakra come from after opening them?
Tomoki wanted to hit himself. Where else could Chakra come from? All Chakra is signed and sealed by the Six Paths Sage; where else could it originate?
If the Six Paths Sage can influence Ninja through Chakra, then this connection cannot be one-sided.
When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.
After opening the Eight Gates, there's a surge of Chakra and a superhuman increase in Taijutsu ability.
Does this sound familiar?
This is the true function of True Chakra, or True Essence itself. So, the Eight Gates is actually a method of undermining the Six Paths Sage.
When True Chakra returns to the Six Paths Sage, those who open the Eight Gates, using the connection formed by Chakra, block the path of Chakra's return.
True Chakra belongs to the Six Paths Sage, and the Eight Gates user cannot control it in any way; they can only forcibly contain it within their body to enhance their Taijutsu ability.
It's likely that opening all Eight Gates means standing directly before the Six Paths Sage. Of course, the Six Paths Sage wouldn't appear; the one who opens the Gate of Death embraces the infinite Chakra surging towards them.
Then, after the Six Paths Sage plugs the loophole, he quietly smacks them dead.
What is this called? This is called 'hearing the Dao in the morning and dying in the evening.'
Although Tomoki's thoughts were a guess, he felt it was close to reality.
One only needs to acknowledge one point: Chakra belongs to Ōtsutsuki.
In the original story, when Might Guy opened the Eight Gates, if his aim had been a little better, he could have kicked the Six Paths Madara to death.
That's too fake, and too simple!
It's not that Tomoki looks down on Might Guy's effort or his dedication.
But what state was Madara in at that time? ten-tails jinchuriki state!
What is the Ten-Tails? It is the culmination of all essence after the God Tree came to Earth, absorbed a millennium of Natural Energy, and countless lives.
After forming the Chakra Fruit, Kaguya consumed it, and only then did the Ten-Tails come into existence.
Although Might Guy, with his mortal strength, rivaling a god, is very passionate and inspiring.
However, Tomoki, now truly living in the Ninja World, knows that fairy tales are all lies.
Reality will never have the slightest passion, and the truth will never be as beautiful as people imagine.
Can Might Guy, solely through his own diligent training, trample underfoot a thousand years of the God Tree's accumulation, which absorbed countless Natural Energy and lives?
Is this reasonable? No, it's not!
Those humans who were drained by the God Tree and became part of it would want to ask, 'By what right?'
'By your youth, your passion?'
'Then why did my youth and my passion result in me becoming food for the God Tree?'
Only another thousand years of accumulation can rival a thousand years of accumulation.
The essence of the Eight Gates is that, once opened, one can use the connection of Chakra to find the Six Paths Sage.
Just as the old man Six Paths intercepts Ninja's spiritual and physical energy, one intercepts the old man Six Paths' thousand years of accumulation.
To put it in new-era terms: open the Gate of Death, then use the Chakra connection to seize the Six Paths' True Essence, amplifying Taijutsu.
This way, even Might Guy, who was supposed to die but was saved by Naruto's Six Paths Power, becomes exceptionally easy to explain.
After Tomoki finished organizing everything, he looked again at the still-shining capsule.
The reason Might Guy needed so much time was to repair his body, which had been damaged by the Six Paths' True Essence.
Then, once Might Guy completes the transformation, his internal Chakra will become his own True Essence, losing its connection to the Six Paths.
At that time, if Might Guy were to shout, "Eight Gates, Gate of Wonder, open!" again, it would probably only serve to boost his morale.
Having understood everything, Tomoki felt as if he had sealed a max-level account!
Might Guy, gone!
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