Naruto: Damn!!! I am OP

Boom!!

A single punch landed, and the wooden stake in front of him exploded.

"Able to generate sparks..."

The effect of this punch sent a thrill through Shin.

Before opening the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, there was no long-range attack capability. However, once the Sixth Gate was opened, the fists could rub against the air, generating flames. This allowed for the release of fire-infused air bullets, a long-range taijutsu known as Asakujaku (Morning Peacock)!

"Hmph!"

After a low grunt, Shin's fists suddenly erupted, rapidly swinging forward.

Flame-like light appeared under his fists, yet it was always just a little off. He could generate flames, but he couldn't unleash them as projectiles.

After swinging his fists dozens of times, Shin stopped.

"Just a little short..."

Shin exited the Eight Inner Gates state, controlling the chakra in his body to return to calmness. He took a deep breath, and there was no dejection in his eyes, but rather a hint of excitement.

The boost from the Third Gate of the Eight Inner Gates was greater than he had anticipated!

The state of Triple Speed Time Acceleration, combined with the Third Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, the Gate of Life, had already brought his speed close to that of the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, allowing him to achieve half the effect of an Asakujaku!

"Unable to perform long-range attacks, it's still a far cry from a true Asakujaku, but since my fists can generate flames, the power should still be about a third of it."

Shin took a deep breath.

Fists swinging and rubbing against the air, creating flames, looked like fiery fists. It could even be considered a type of taijutsu, but naming it seemed a bit difficult.

An unfinished Asakujaku...

What "Asa" (Morning) would it be?

There didn't seem to be a suitable animal name to put here. A half-finished Asakujaku, might as well just call it Fire Fist.

"By the way, after cell activation, the body's recovery and vitality are indeed strong... The side effects of the Third Gate are offset to the point where I only feel a slight soreness in my limbs."

After stretching his body, Shin could feel that his limbs, which had no significant pain, were recovering quickly, and soon the soreness and fatigue disappeared.

It was important to remember that this was his first time opening the Gate of Life!

With further training, once his body adapted to the Gate of Life, the side effects would further decrease, perhaps even being completely offset by the recovery power of cell activation!

"To be able to develop such a jutsu, Orochimaru is indeed a genius."

Shin couldn't help but exclaim.

Based on cell activation, there were also Soft Physique Modification, the Orochimaru-style Body Replacement Jutsu, and so on, but he wasn't too interested in those. Turning his body into something like a snake wasn't suitable for him. The only thing suitable for him was this most basic cell activation jutsu.

"Right."

Just then, a thought suddenly flashed through Shin's mind.

He took out his ninja sword, White Fang, formed a hand seal with one hand, and instantly infused it with chakra. With crackling sounds, flickering lightning arcs appeared on White Fang's blade.

"Lightning Release... Raikiri (Lightning Cutter)!"

After releasing Raikiri, Shin took a breath and once again broke through the Third Gate.

The Third Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, the Gate of Life, was once again opened. The chakra in his body went wild again, and the lightning arcs on White Fang's blade immediately became unstable, but they didn't collapse instantly.

"As expected, I can release Raikiri first, then enter the Third Gate state!"

Shin's heart trembled with excitement.

Without any hesitation, after opening the Gate of Life and entering the triple speed state, he held the ninja sword White Fang and fiercely swung it forward.

Stacked with the speed of the Gate of Life, time acceleration, and the boost from Lightning Release: Raikiri, the moment the blade fell, a crescent-shaped arc of light instantly shot through the air.

Whoosh!!!

This crescent-shaped arc of light was about three feet long, cutting forward and carving a gully in the ground in front of Shin, extending five meters before dimming and disappearing!

"It's done."

Seeing this, Shin couldn't help but smile.

This was an effect that could only be achieved in the second stage of the Hatake Sword Style!

By relying on the boost from Raikiri, the Third Gate of the Eight Inner Gates (Gate of Life), and triple speed time acceleration, he forcibly entered the realm of the second stage of the Hatake Sword Style in a rough manner, relying on speed and power!

"The power has completely reached the standard of the second stage of the Hatake Sword Style. If such an attack erupts in an instant, even a Jonin would find it difficult to defend or dodge. There's a possibility of them being killed by a single strike from me!"

Shin assessed the power of his strike.

It might be hard to say against elite Jonin who have extensive combat experience and whose speed and ninjutsu are close to Kage-level, but an ordinary Jonin encountering this move would have a high probability of being instantly killed by him!

"Finally, I have a unique secret jutsu that's somewhat presentable."

"...I'll call this move Moon Flash."

Shin exhaled and closed the Gate of Life.

Opening the Gate of Life twice in a short period naturally came with significant side effects. Even with his entire body's cells in an activated state, he couldn't completely resist it. This time, Shin clearly felt the soreness in his limbs and lower back muscles.

However, the pain wasn't intense and was tolerable. It lasted for about ten minutes before gradually improving and recovering.

"By the way, my current strength level is a bit blurry now."

An ordinary Special Jonin probably wouldn't last more than a few rounds against him now. If he used 'Moon Flash', he could probably one-shot them.

Against an ordinary Jonin, he was also confident of gaining the upper hand, and even defeating or killing them in a very short time. However, against an Elite Jonin, it would be hard to say.

If he couldn't defeat them quickly, he might be defeated by them. However, as long as there weren't any bizarre forbidden jutsu, it would be difficult for most people to catch him if he wanted to escape.

Roughly, somewhere between Jonin and Elite Jonin?

He made such a rough judgment.

So, what could he do after having strength beyond a Jonin? The answer was simple - continue training!

The ninja world was too dangerous. The strength of a Jonin was not enough to venture out recklessly.

"Next is the Fourth Gate... If I can use Asakujaku after opening the Fourth Gate, then my strength should be comparable to a Kage."

There was a large gap between Elite Jonin and Kage-level. The number of Elite Jonin in a village was quite high, but there were only a handful of Kage-level individuals.

In Shin's opinion, after reaching the peak of Jonin in all aspects, and then mastering some unique Hiden jutsus, one could be considered Kage-level or close to Kage-level. This blurred position could be loosely defined as a quasi-Kage, somewhere between an Elite Jonin and a Kage, like some of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

The strength of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen varied. Some whose inherent strength was at the Elite Jonin level, upon mastering a ninja sword, could possess quasi-Kage level strength, such as Fuguki Suikazan who wielded the Samehada.

Further up.

There were also strength disparities among Kage-level individuals. If one were to distinguish them, they could roughly be categorized into general weak Kage, relatively strong Kage, and those who stood at the pinnacle of Kage-level.

For example, Gaara's father, the Fourth Kazekage, belonged to the weak Kage category. Orochimaru, when he defected from Hidden Leaf, possessed strong Kage-level strength, while Hiruzen in his prime was at the peak of Kage-level, still capable of killing Orochimaru at that time.

To have a certain degree of self-preservation in the Third Great Ninja War, one would need to at least reach Kage-level, or even the strong Kage-level, to be relatively safe. But it was only relatively safe, as even a monster like the Third Raikage was eventually worn down and killed by Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage, leading tens of thousands of Hidden Stone Village shinobi.

In the ninja world, there was no absolute safety unless one reached a level beyond Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"It's still a long way to go..."

Shin exhaled.

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