[Uchiha Clan Grounds]
Rengoku went out for a walk and arrived at the clan's secret technique library.
This secret technique library was not the same one he had previously used to read history.
This place had dedicated defensive barriers and personnel guarding it.
Though, realistically, no petty thief would come into the Uchiha clan to steal anything.
Inside the library were various ninjutsu and secret techniques that the Uchiha had collected and copied over many years.
After Rengoku became Hokage, he also copied various secret techniques from the village and added them here.
So the amount of ninjutsu here was piled up like a mountain.
Rows upon rows of bookshelves stretched out of sight.
Ninjutsu of all kinds of attributes, secret techniques, barrier techniques, eight or nine out of ten techniques in the entire ninja world could be found here.
When Naruto and Sasuke learned the Rasengan or Chidori, they had people teaching them hand in hand.
For ordinary ninjas in the village, there were generally only three ways to learn ninjutsu.
One was to exchange for it in the village using merit. This also served as a kind of incentive policy.
The second was to spend money to purchase it from the village. If it was a low-grade ninjutsu, the price was clearly listed.
The third was to find someone to teach you, though whether you could find a suitable teacher was another matter.
As everyone knows, many people in the ninja world never studied formally. Even if someone had a signature ninjutsu, you might not necessarily be able to learn it.
Naruto teaching it casually and Konohamaru casually learning the Rasengan, that was purely because Konohamaru was a genius.
If it were someone else, they might never learn the Rasengan in their entire life.
For other civilian ninjas, mastering ninjutsu also required a great deal of effort.
This was also why ordinary ninjas only knew a few techniques.
This wasn't Rengoku's first time in the library. He knew everything here was arranged by attribute, as well as taijutsu and secret techniques.
He quickly found the bookshelf that stored taijutsu.
Rengoku casually flipped through them. There were books like [Lightning Release Stimulation Method], [Gentle Fist Basics], [Eight Gates], [Human Body Weak Points], [Breath-Swallowing Method]… and a whole pile of others.
Rengoku first curiously picked up Gentle Fist Basics and skimmed through it.
It explained in detail the fundamental principles of Gentle Fist and knowledge related to chakra points.
It really was just the basics.
But even for the basics, without the Byakugan, it was impossible to learn.
Rengoku flipped through the Lightning Release Stimulation Method again. Although it wasn't the same as the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it could still increase speed.
In fact, in the ninja world, as long as someone was skilled in Lightning Release, they basically knew one or two versions of the stimulation method. The only difference was the effect.
This wasn't useful to Rengoku, so he flipped through it briefly and put it down.
Finally, he picked up Eight Gates and started reading it carefully.
The Sharingan's observation and copying ability allowed Rengoku to read through the Eight Gates at a glance.
But after the sixth gate, the explanations became relatively simple and thin.
After all, not many people specialized in training the Eight Gates.
Those who could open more than six gates were rare, so there was naturally less experience in that area.
Rengoku quickly went through the entire Eight Gates, then narrowed his eyes before suddenly opening them.
"The First Gate, Gate of Opening, open!"
The first gate of the Eight Gates was opened just like that, casually, by Rengoku.
The requirements for the first few gates were basically control over the body.
For someone like Rengoku, who could rapidly stimulate the growth of his hair and nails, opening the first gate instantly was nothing difficult at all. And opening the first gate gave him almost no boost.
After all, his control over his body was already extremely strong, and his body placed almost no limits on his chakra.
Rengoku put down the Eight Gates book.
He quietly felt the "gate" that released the restriction on chakra flow.
About ten minutes later, he closed the "Gate of Opening."
Then he carefully checked whether opening the gate had caused any damage to his body.
The result was: no damage.
For his body's level of endurance, whether the gate was opened or not made little difference.
"The First Gate, Gate of Opening, open!"
"The Second Gate, Gate of Rest, open!"
"The Third Gate, Gate of Life, open!"
Rengoku opened three gates in one breath, reaching the Gate of Life. The muscles on his body swelled up, as if he had just finished warming up.
His muscles were fully engorged, and veins began to bulge.
Rengoku could feel that the speed of his chakra flow had increased, and his blood circulation had also sped up.
Starting from this gate, he clearly felt that his ability to recruit muscle fibers had strengthened.
As the Eight Gates began to lift the restrictions on chakra, it also gradually began to lift the body's own limitations.
In Rengoku's understanding, it meant stronger neural recruitment, allowing more muscles to be activated.
No wonder, in the original timeline, when Lee fought Gaara, his muscles tore apart.
He had completely unleashed power beyond his original limits, so naturally his muscles ruptured in large amounts.
A similar effect could be achieved by adrenaline, and even the side effects were very similar.
After opening the third gate, Rengoku experienced it for about ten minutes before closing the Eight Gates.
After opening the third gate, Rengoku didn't feel anything particularly special. After all, although he had lifted the restrictions, he hadn't fought, nor had he trained beyond his limits.
Right now, aside from a warm feeling throughout his body, there were no side effects at all.
Rengoku quickly left the library and arrived at the Uchiha training ground.
A large number of clan members were gathered around Rengoku's clone. Just like years ago when he taught those clan members, he was once again teaching them.
He didn't go over to greet them. Instead, he went straight to the inner training area.
A large number of his shadow clones were training Water Release there.
Rengoku ignored them and found a corner to stand in.
From his shadow, he summoned an pupil technique clone.
The pupil clone tilted its head and complained, "It's rare for me to be this diligent. Even taijutsu needs to be trained personally now."
Rengoku looked a bit helpless. The clone inherited him completely, so this was basically self-complaint.
"What else can we do? We have to train."
The pupil clone said nothing more. It simply raised its hands and took on a Strong Fist stance.
Rengoku also set his posture.
Whoosh!
The two figures flashed, and they collided directly.
Rengoku had some experience with Strong Fist taijutsu, and the other was his own clone, everything he knew, the clone knew as well.
Both sides exchanged solid blows, fist to flesh, sparring purely with taijutsu.
Rengoku had tested before that the pupil clone was extremely tough, something that could be described as thick-skinned and sturdy.
Although it was constructed from pupil techniques, it was indeed a solid shell.
"The Third Gate, Gate of Life, open!"
"The Third Gate, Gate of Life, open!"
Rengoku and the pupil clone both opened the third gate, their speed increasing further.
With every punch and sweeping kick, dull thuds echoed continuously through the air.
Rengoku could clearly feel that his control over his body was steadily improving.
Muscles that were rarely used before were now all being mobilized.
Very quickly, he gradually adapted to the third gate.
Bang!
After the two exchanged a punch, the pupil clone instantly melted back into his shadow.
'There's too little experience for the later gates. I should go find Guy and exchange pointers.'
With such an expert in the Eight Gates in Konoha, Rengoku naturally wouldn't pass it up.
Anyway, Sasuke's side would still take quite a bit of time, so he might as well go find Guy first.
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