Chapter 107: Naraku Tests Konoha Steel Fist & Eight Gates, Might Guy's Black Rhino Armor Feedback, Orochimaru's Visit, and Preparing to Forge "Dakkon"
Upon receiving the reward, Naraku hurriedly ran to a secluded corner—he wanted to test the Konoha Steel Fist Style.
Naraku began recalling the knowledge in his mind and discovered that while it was called Konoha Steel Fist Style, it was actually the counterpart to the Hyūga Gentle Fist.
This Steel Fist Style mainly revolved around Eight Gates Released Formation配合招式. Current development progress focused mainly on Whirlwind Kick and Fist Finger.
Of course, this Whirlwind Kick wasn't a simple spinning kick—it started with a low kick, switched to high kicks during high-speed rotation, and finished with a heel strike—a high-speed continuous taijutsu.
Emphasizing speed and power.
Then Naraku opened the Gate of Opening as Might Dai had mastered in his mind. Perhaps because Naraku had a relatively strong physique, he didn't feel much discomfort.
Afterward he successively opened the Gate of Healing and Gate of Life.
The Gate of Life could further increase attack and speed; the body began to redden from blood surge. This was also the last safe zone of the Eight Gates Released Formation.
Naraku discovered his body began emitting green energy.
So Naraku leaped high and unleashed Konoha Great Whirlwind toward a distant large tree. As Naraku's foot connected with the tree—
The tree snapped instantly under Naraku's devastating kick.
Naraku looked at the damage and felt he could achieve the same effect using monstrous strength fist.
But monstrous strength fist had no startup like the opened Eight Gates.
Originally Naraku wanted to try stacking monstrous strength fist while the Eight Gates were open, but he discovered that once the Eight Gates were activated, the chakra in his body became extremely chaotic.
And monstrous strength fist required precise chakra control—this naturally couldn't be executed.
"Gate of Pain! Open!"
"Gate of Limit! Open!"
Gate of Pain: further increased attack and speed; the body began showing damage—entering the dangerous zone of the Eight Gates, truly entering Eight Gates Released Formation state.
At this point Naraku discovered that even his body was starting to sustain damage. In terms of physique, Naraku's innate attributes were maxed out. But his postnatal training was still insufficient.
However, with his foundation, the duration he could sustain the Eight Gates should be much longer.
Naraku began freely moving through the forest in front of him and discovered his current speed was terrifying—he could even kick up the ground and stir the air while moving.
Naraku started attempting the later gates.
"Gate of View! Open!"
Naraku discovered the Gate of View allowed entering a semi-buffered state—maintaining the green energy emission of the Gate of View while the body showed no changes.
This reduced his own consumption load and damage; when needed he could instantly unleash full combat power.
Naraku remembered that opening the Gate of View allowed use of [Morning Peacock]. According to the inheritance he received, Dai hadn't yet developed this technique.
Naraku recalled the principle of [Morning Peacock]: rapid straight punches created friction with the air producing flames, using the shockwaves and flames from striking the air to deliver continuous blows to the opponent.
Naraku still shouted toward the tree he had just kicked down: "Muda! Muda! Muda! Muda!"
At the same time he rapidly fired straight punches—high-intensity shockwaves and flames appeared with each punch wind, rushing toward the distant forest.
After finishing this set, even Naraku was panting heavily. He didn't know if it was because the Eight Gates development wasn't complete enough.
Naraku felt that with his body, even after these techniques he was struggling a bit.
But Naraku still wanted to try opening the seventh gate, so he mobilized Armament Haki within his body to cover himself.
What surprised Naraku was that after Armament Haki wrapped his body, the side effects of the Eight Gates Released Formation seemed to decrease somewhat.
"Gate of Shock! Open!"
Naraku directly opened the last gate before the Gate of Death—his entire body began emitting blue steam from evaporated sweat. Originally the seventh gate had [Daytime Tiger] as its complementary technique.
But Daytime Tiger's technique was somewhat complex—requiring first compressing air then releasing it in one breath; the air cannon shaped like a tiger.
Additionally, although the current training location was hidden, it still wasn't sufficient for him to go all out.
After all, the shockwave from Daytime Tiger dispersing could make people several kilometers away unable to stand steady.
Naraku then released the Gate of Shock. At this moment he felt his body aching terribly, but he could still endure.
He even felt the side effects he endured from opening the Gate of Shock were less than Might Guy's—this indirectly proved the feasibility of combining Haki with the Eight Gates Released Formation.
Naraku looked at the still-burning trees ahead, formed hand seals to use Water Release to extinguish the flames, then used Wood Release to roughly restore the trees, and finally used Earth Release to compact the soil.
Naraku nodded with satisfaction at the forest that looked almost restored—this was the true good use of ninjutsu.
Ninjutsu should be used to improve productivity, not just fighting all day.
Upon returning home, Naraku learned that Orochimaru had been waiting for him a long time. Naraku greeted the still-not-fully-darkened Orochimaru enthusiastically.
"Master Naraku, you're back! I came this time to consult you on some matters." Orochimaru was still so elegant and gentle.
"Lord Orochimaru, no need to be so polite. If there's anything, just say it directly." Afterward Naraku pulled Orochimaru into the house.
After all, Naraku knew there was a White Zetsu occasionally lurking underneath his house.
Orochimaru steadied his emotions, stared into Naraku's eyes and said: "Is Nawaki really dead?"
Naraku also knew he couldn't fool this clever man Orochimaru and directly told him the truth.
Upon learning the truth, Uncle Snake breathed a sigh of relief. Naraku suspected that if Nawaki had really died, Orochimaru's darkness level would have risen at least 50%.
So Orochimaru exchanged some pleasantries with Naraku and left. Although he was somewhat curious about Naraku's forging technique, he felt this was Naraku's trump card skill.
Watching others observe was fine, but truly teaching it would be impolite—especially since he didn't have Naraku's "channel" to summon items from other worlds.
Naraku didn't stop Orochimaru either. He originally wanted to give the Stone Ghost Face to Orochimaru, but now that Uncle Snake hadn't fully blackened yet, he felt it wasn't suitable for the current Orochimaru.
In Naraku's heart, he felt the Stone Ghost Face suited an irredeemably evil, strong-willed, and charismatic villain.
Unfortunately, after thinking through the entire ninja world, Naraku couldn't think of one. Indeed, villains as irredeemable as Dio were rare.
Even Danzō paled in comparison to Dio. Naraku decided to broaden his view.
Perhaps such a person existed somewhere in the ninja world—he just lacked an opportunity.
With free time, Naraku immediately began preparing to forge the next weapon—from the Inuyasha world: "Dakkon."
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