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「Are you kidding me? This is what we dedicated to Lord Shibi Aburame!」
「How could you do this? This is going too far!」
「That's right...」
Seeing Satoru Hyūga mishandling the food they had brought, the caravan members couldn't help but grit their teeth. Tarō Igiyama, who was leading the group, gave them a subtle wink and whispered.
「Since they are Lord Shibi Aburame's students, it's the same if they eat it. As long as we can leave a good impression on Lord Shibi Aburame, that's enough. During the rest of the journey, if he steps in, our safety will be guaranteed.」
Hearing this, the caravan members nodded, and a hint of a smile appeared on their faces.
Anyway, their goal had been achieved. They believed that after giving so much delicious food and singing their praises, surely the favorability with Lord Shibi Aburame has maxed out, right?
When the caravan encountered danger later, Lord Shibi Aburame surely wouldn't stand by with folded arms and do nothing.
Thinking of this, these people finally returned to their posts contentedly.
Beside them, Shibi Aburame finally relaxed the fist that had been trembling in his wide sleeve, letting out a long breath.
Just a little bit more and he was on the verge of losing his temper. He was itching to feed these people to the bugs directly!
He really didn't understand. He had clearly stated that he didn't need it. Why were these people still pestering him? Dealing with people was really troublesome. In comparison, killing people was much simpler.
Shibi Aburame shook his head helplessly.
After getting his emotions in check, he looked in the direction of Satoru Hyūga. The latter was walking side by side with Might Dai, relishingly feasting on the delicious food in his hand.
A hint of curiosity appeared in his eyes, and he thought to himself, 「Satoru let these two join the team. He must have his own plans, right? What could it be?」
After finishing the watermelon in his hand, Satoru Hyūga threw the watermelon rind behind the road and wiped his mouth with a contented look.
「Senior Dai, Neji Hyūga, are you full?」
「Full, full.」
The two rubbed their stomachs comfortably.
Dai looked at Satoru Hyūga with a rather embarrassed expression.
「Satoru, thank you so much this time. Not only did you let us join the team, but you also gave us such delicious food. I don't know how to repay you.」
「Senior Dai, saying such things makes it seem like we're not close. Neji Hyūga is my classmate. It's only natural for me to help you.」
Satoru Hyūga showed a relatively sunny smile. After a pause, he added, 「But speaking of which, I actually have a Mondai about cultivation that I'd like to consult you, senior.」
「Cultivation? I'm just a Genin. I'm afraid I can't guide you.」 Might Dai hesitated a bit.
「It's okay. As long as senior Dai is willing to give some guidance.」
「Sure! As long as I can be of any help, feel free to ask.」 Dai laughed heartily.
Satoru Hyūga's mouth curved slightly. It was really as effortless as he had envisioned.
In the eyes of others, Might Dai was just an ordinary Genin. But only he knew how terrifying the strength of this long-term Genin was.
The strongest person in the caravan was not Shibi Aburame, but Might Dai after activating the Eight Gates Technique!
In the original work, with one kick, Might Dai turned the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from a full group into just three survivors, kicking them as easily as scattering fruits in a basket. The three who managed to escape with their lives were so scared that they didn't dare to set foot in the Land of Fire for the rest of their lives.
One can imagine how terrifying Might Dai was after opening the Eight Gates!
Previously, when Satoru Hyūga saw Might Dai constantly bowing and apologizing to the leading ninja, he felt an out - of - place eerie feeling. From the perspective of electromagnetic perception, Might Dai, who kept humbly apologizing, had a bio - magnetic field that was as terrifyingly powerful as the sun!
He was definitely the one with the most robust bio - magnetic field among all the ninjas Satoru Hyūga had ever met! Even the Hokage couldn't compare.
In contrast, that haughty Jonin was no more than a firefly.
The vigor of the bio - magnetic field is closely related to physical strength. One can imagine how formidable Might Dai's body had become after cultivating the Eight Gates Technique.
After pondering for a moment, Satoru Hyūga asked, "Senior Dai, I've been training in Gitai constantly these days. When my physical strength is almost exhausted, I always vaguely sense some boundaries, just like..."
Pausing for a moment, Satoru Hyūga looked at Might Dai and said, "Some kind of shackles that bind the body's strength."
"Shackles?" Neji Hyūga beside him showed a puzzled expression. "Is there such a thing? Why didn't I notice it when I was cultivating?"
"So you're not working hard enough, Neji Hyūga!" Might Dai rolled his eyes at him, then looked at Satoru Hyūga, a hint of surprise emerging in his eyes.
"Satoru Hyūga, I didn't expect you to have such high talent in Gitai. You've actually touched the boundaries of the Eight Gates."
"Eight Gates?"
Satoru Hyūga looked at Might Dai pretending to be confused.
Might Dai had a straightforward personality and didn't have any thoughts of hiding anything. He directly laughed and said, "After the body is trained to a certain extent, one can feel the existence of shackles within the body. I call these shackles the Eight Gates. Once these shackles are broken, extraordinary power can be unleashed."
Hearing Might Dai's words, Neji Hyūga also looked at Might Dai in surprise. I've never heard of this before. None of the ninja teachers at school taught this either.
"Can Dad also use this kind of Gitai?"
"Of course."
Might Dai gave a thumbs up and said, "This is the only special skill I've mastered after twenty years of arduous training. I planned to teach it to you after you grew up a bit more."
Satoru Hyūga was overjoyed inside, but his expression remained unchanged. He glanced at Might Dai with a bit of hesitation and asked, "Although I can feel the shackles, if I forcefully break them, it might cause some damage, right?"
"Yeah."
Might Dai nodded and looked at Satoru Hyūga, his expression becoming a bit more serious.
"To be honest, I don't recommend you trying to open the Eight Gates in your body at this age. However, since you can sense the existence of the Eight Gates, it means you should have reached the threshold of cultivating the Eight Gates Technique..."
Might Dai didn't even consider keeping it a secret. Moreover, in his eyes, the Eight Gates Technique wasn't some extremely precious secret technique. With his personality, since Satoru Hyūga had helped him, he owed him a favor, and he had to repay it.
At this moment, upon hearing Satoru Hyūga ask for advice, Might Dai almost blurted out all the key points of cultivating the Eight Gates Technique without hesitation, making Satoru Hyūga suddenly see things in a new light.
"Thank you, Senior Dai, for your guidance."
Satoru Hyūga bowed slightly towards Might Dai gratefully.
"No! No! No!" Might Dai said, "I'm just a Genin. I'm really happy to be able to help you. Besides, you let us join the team. It should be me thanking you." As he said this, Might Dai became flustered.
"Neji Hyūga."
Immediately afterwards, Satoru Hyūga looked seriously at Neji Hyūga and said, "I feel that the Eight Gates Technique that Might Dai taught me isn't as simple as it appears on the surface. You must study hard with him."
"Really? But my dad is just a Genin!" Neji Hyūga scratched his head hesitantly. At this point, he hadn't cultivated the Eight Gates Technique yet and still had doubts about it.
However, since Satoru attached so much importance to this technique, he also secretly made a mental note of it.
Satoru Hyūga took a deep breath. After getting the cultivation method of the Eight Gates Technique, he suddenly had a hunch that once he completed the cultivation of the Eight Gates Technique, his strength would undergo earth-shattering changes.
He didn't know where this feeling came from; it was just an intuition.
It seems that after this mission is over, I must find an opportunity to cultivate the Eight Gates Technique, he thought to himself.
After getting the cultivation method of the Eight Gates Technique, Satoru Hyūga returned to the center of the team. Uchiha Rin curiously leaned over.
"Satoru, were you asking Might Dai for advice just now? But he's just a Genin!"
Because the distance was quite far, she only saw the end of the convoy. It seemed that Satoru Hyūga was asking Might Dai some questions, but she didn't hear the specific content.
"Don't look down on the Genin of Konoha." Satoru Hyūga gave her a meaningful look.
Uchiha Rin:???
What's so special about the Genin of Konoha?
She wore a puzzled expression. Just as she was about to ask something, Shibi Aburame next to her suddenly stopped walking, frowned, and looked at a forest in the distance.
"Teacher, what's up?" Satoru Hyūga asked.
"The bugs have detected an ambush," Shibi Aburame said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Satoru Hyūga frowned and activated his Byakugan.
The next second, his expression grew solemn.