NOVEL NEXT Chapter 157: The Concept of Wu Qin Xi
Even if Tsunade managed to heal these internal injuries, the damage they caused made it difficult for Might Duy to fully regain his lost physical potential. As a result, Might Duy's foundational strength was nearly impossible to improve.
The root cause of this situation lay in the hidden dangers left behind during Might Duy's cultivation and refinement of the Eight Gates technique. Thanks to Might Duy's deep research, however, Might Guy was able to avoid many inefficient paths in his training. Combined with his naturally outstanding talent, Guy made remarkable progress.
In Shiyu Uchiha's eyes, the father-son duo displayed extraordinary talent in the field of Taijutsu, and more importantly, they possessed an unshakable willpower. This was the most crucial factor enabling them to overcome countless difficulties and achieve success.
Based on this understanding, Shiyu Uchiha drew from the Uchiha clan's Taijutsu knowledge and combined it with his medical expertise to create a more scientific and effective method of Taijutsu training tailored specifically for Might Guy. At the same time, he carefully guided Guy in improving his offensive Taijutsu techniques, hoping he could perform even better in normal states without relying on the gates.
Therefore, under Shiyu's arrangements, Might Guy recently needed to spend some time consolidating his foundation, which forced the postponement of his Eight Gates cultivation.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shiyu himself began cultivating the Eight Gates technique. Due to his incredibly strong physique and exceptional chakra control, he easily mastered its basics.
Moreover, by personally trying the technique, he gained deeper insights into it and confirmed that his initial idea—using the Eight Gates to surge his chakra into a rampant state before refining his chakra control—was indeed feasible.
In addition, Shiyu continuously exchanged ideas with Might Duy, recording all of Duy's experiences. Based on those, Shiyu proposed the concept of the Sixth Gate Buffer State.
This immediately inspired Duy, pushing him into intense research. With his many years of cultivation experience already bringing him close to a breakthrough, Duy quickly confirmed the feasibility and value of this new mode and devoted himself fully to its development.
After a period of Eight Gates cultivation, Shiyu Uchiha successfully opened the first three gates but then halted further progress purely due to limited energy and time.
In fact, given his physical condition, opening up to the fifth gate wouldn't be too problematic. However, he lacked sufficient time to invest, and since the first three gates were already enough to fulfill his purpose of refining chakra control, he had achieved his main goal.
While continuing his regular training, Shiyu also started adjusting the techniques for opening and using the first three gates of the Eight Gates, hoping to identify what the original texts referred to as the "safe zone" within these initial gates.
Meanwhile, as Konoha's medical ninja, Ling Uzumaki began a new experimental project under Shiyu Uchiha's private sponsorship—specifically studying the [Eight Gates] forbidden technique, with Shiyu and the two Mights serving as her test subjects.
This allowed her not only to accumulate valuable experience in medical ninjutsu, but also to observe this forbidden technique from another angle, helping to further improve it—an approach that offered dual benefits.
Furthermore, Shiyu kept recalling memories from his past life, trying desperately to draw inspiration. Eventually, his thoughts settled on Neijiaquan (Internal Boxing).
In his opinion, setting aside supernatural powers, the biggest flaw of the Eight Gates compared to Neijiaquan was that it only provided methods of application without a systematic cultivation approach to strengthen one's foundation. Unfortunately, he didn't know much about Neijiaquan.
After sharing this thought with Might Duy and Might Guy, and Ling Uzumaki, they dove into a heated debate.
They all thought the idea had merit, but right away, a big problem came up—there were hardly any secret techniques in the Ninja World that could actually reinforce someone's internal energy, and none of the secret arts already mastered by Shiyu Uchiha and others addressed this aspect.
They briefly considered several famous physical Ninjutsu techniques from the Ninja World—including the Lightning Release Chakra Mode—but soon gave up on those ideas, because even if the full version were available, Guy's talent for Ninjutsu wasn't sufficient enough for him to successfully master such advanced techniques.
Faced with this predicament, Shiyu Uchiha had no choice but to rack his brain again for a solution. Suddenly, he recalled a form of health-focused martial arts from his previous life—Wu Qin Xi. However, in his past life, he had only encountered a heavily simplified version of Wu Qin Xi resembling calisthenics, so he knew little about its true essence.
Shiyu realized that this version of Wu Qin Xi consisted of five animal forms: tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird. Each animal corresponded to two unique movements, totaling ten major moves. Additionally, each set included a beginning and ending posture, bringing the total number of movements to twelve.
However, Shiyu wasn't clear about the specific effects these moves could produce, nor was he familiar with them beyond knowing they imitated animal motions. Therefore, with no better options available, they had no choice but to feel their way forward like walking in the dark.
Of course, Shiyu also shared some unverified theories with Ling Uzumaki without holding anything back, hoping they might offer guidance when she encountered obstacles.
Meanwhile, with help from Might Duy and Might Guy, Ling worked hard to develop a cultivation technique compatible with the Eight Gates system—aimed specifically at significantly reducing its aftereffects.
Because of this, lately Might Duy and Might Guy were often seen coming and going from the Forest of Death, where they mimicked the movements of various wild beasts, thus making their reputation as 'Konoha's "Rare Beasts"' grow ever stronger.
The reason Shiyu Uchiha stopped offering further help was that during this time, while looking through notes borrowed by Ling from Tsunade, he accidentally discovered that combining the Mystic · Fire Release · Chakra Mode with the Uchiha Style Chakra Flow Physical Taijutsu could achieve twice the result with half the effort.
This unexpected discovery thrilled Shiyu greatly, and he immediately threw himself into research. After continuous attempts and explorations, he finally found the point of synergy between the two techniques.
However, achieving this perfect integration required certain adjustments to the existing Uchiha Style Chakra Flow Physical Taijutsu. This was no easy task—it demanded exceptional skill, patience, and deep understanding of Ninjutsu.
Shiyu Uchiha, drawing on his deep understanding of the Uchiha Style Chakra Flow Physical Taijutsu and the Mystic · Fire Release · Chakra Mode, began gradually adjusting and refining them. After persistent effort, he finally managed to preliminarily integrate the Uchiha Style Ninjutsu Sword: Flame Leap with the Mystic · Fire Release · Chakra Mode.
Feeling the enhancement this new technique brought to his strength, Shiyu Uchiha was not satisfied with just this achievement. He then pursued deeper integration, incorporating his sword techniques as well.
At the same time, he realized that such integration might not be limited solely to the Uchiha Style Chakra Flow Physical Taijutsu—perhaps other Fire Release Ninjutsu could also produce intriguing reactions. Approaching it with an experimental mindset, Shiyu Uchiha began studying the standard Fire Release Ninjutsu techniques of the Uchiha clan.
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