Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 567 Orochimaru's Taijutsu Data

"I understand, I understand!!!"

Just as Kakashi was speechless at Naruto, a joyful shout came from afar from Zilu.

"..."

Kakashi really wanted to say at that moment—"What did you understand after you were born?"

Kakashi was initially quite polite to Violet.

After all, Zilu is nominally the master of Sunagakure, somewhat similar to the relationship between Iruka and Naruto, and he is not familiar with her.

But what happened? Because of this politeness, the other party just did that to his shadow clone!

Kakashi ignored Violet and squatted down next to Guy.

"Kai, stop messing around with that guy. It's my fault. I shouldn't have called you over."

Kakashi felt a little guilty; he had just misunderstood Guy.

While it's certainly disgusting that Kai opened the Seven Gates with his sweat, at least it didn't hurt him, right?

On the other hand, Violet used Seven Days Breath to completely absorb his shadow clone and destroy it.

"No, Kakashi, I understand now!"

Kai stubbornly shook his head and said with a serious expression.

No, you don't understand.

Kakashi looked troubled.

"No, I truly understand now, Kakashi, you must believe me!"

When Kai saw that Kakashi didn't believe him, he became anxious.

"Excuse me, is Konoha's Jonin Might Guy here?"

A voice came from outside the crowd.

Everyone looked over at the sound.

"Huh? Isn't that...?"

Nanami Hoshigaki immediately recognized the newcomer's physical features.

Like the shark-like features of the Hoshigaki clan, the Kaguya clan is characterized by their self-proclaimed noble "bean-shaped eyebrows" and two red dots on their foreheads.

The newcomer was none other than Kaguya Kimimaro.

After Kimimaro was cured of his terminal illness, he wanted to improve his strength, but his improvement was limited, whether it was his family's Shikotsumyaku, ordinary physical techniques, or cursed seals.

With the cursed seal, Kimimaro no longer needed to cultivate immortal techniques.

After careful consideration, Orochimaru recommended a candidate to him.

It's Matt Kai.

Who is the Eight Gates Formation best suited to use?

Some say it's Hidan, because Hidan is immortal and can use the Death Gate repeatedly without dying.

However, all of this ignores one issue: the Eight Gates Formation also has learning and usage thresholds.

This isn't a skill machine; Hidan can learn a move just by using a CD.

It's not a skill in a game that you can activate by simply pressing a button.

Almost all martial arts techniques have strict requirements on the body.

Even those like Might Guy and Rock Lee, who train their bodies year-round with heavy loads, can experience muscle strains and fractures after opening the Eight Gates.

The most critical issue is the fracture.

Given Hidan's physique, he won't die, but he'll most likely be unable to open the Eight Gates. Even if he does, he'll instantly suffer shattered bones and collapse to the ground.

Therefore, the most suitable person to cultivate the Eight Gates Formation is naturally the one with the Corpse Bone Vein, whose bone strength far exceeds that of humans.

The Corpse Bone Pulse is suitable for cultivating the Eight Gates, just as the Hyuga clan is suitable for using long-range sniping attacks.

"This is something Lord Orochimaru asked me to bring. I hope you will accept it."

After explaining his purpose, Kimimaro took out a scroll from his pocket and handed it over.

"What? I'm going to have a junior brother? But... why do I always want to fight him whenever I see him? Is it because I'm seeing a martial arts master?"

Rock Lee scratched his head, puzzled.

"Thick eyebrows, you're right. You must show your seniority and give him a good beating."

Naruto, with a sinister look on his face, hooked his arm around Lee's shoulder and started provoking him.

Of everyone present, apart from Nanami Hoshigaki from Kirigakure who was somewhat embarrassed by Kimimaro's appearance, Naruto was the most displeased.

After all, there was a time when he considered Kimimaro his father.

The key point is that it's the same now; Kimimaro's voice is exactly the same as his father's, which is giving Naruto a huge headache.

For this reason, Naruto even went so far as to "become the dragon himself" and instigated Rock Lee to promote the will of the Leaf Village.

Of course, Naruto's words were mostly a prank and not really meant any harm. Even if Rock Lee did do it, it would just be a simple sparring match.

"So that's how it is, Kai. It seems you've been cultivating incorrectly all these years."

Orochimaru, as expected of one of the legendary Sannin, is surprisingly reliable after he reformed.

Kakashi opened the scroll, read the beginning, and then exclaimed in admiration.

In Kakashi's view, the three legendary Sannin are all reliable seniors.

Orochimaru provides data, science, and research.

Tsunade provides medical care that can save anyone who isn't already dead.

Jiraiya provided the imperial edict.

"You've been training wrong? Kakashi-sensei, what do you mean by that?"

Lee, who was chatting with Naruto, was completely dumbfounded when he heard this.

"Yeah, Kakashi, explain yourself clearly, what does it say on it?"

Matt Kai also became serious.

Xiao Li's training method was taught by Might Guy, and Might Guy's training method was half self-taught and half taught by Might Dai.

Furthermore, their cultivation methods all share a common characteristic: they lack any special techniques.

What if you can't finish running fifty laps around the village? Then run another hundred laps.

It just goes to show that the ninjas have great physiques. If it were an ordinary Earthling without the ability to use a dimensional-reducing attack, they would have been...

[Teacher Kai, your lips are turning purple; it might be due to a heart condition.]

[Little Li, you can't outrun me, do you believe that?]

[Let's train in Konoha Village!]

[Mr. Matt Kai, I still remember you~ Every word you said pulled me out of the fog~]

"Kai, Lee, don't worry. It's not that you're working in the wrong way, it's just that there's a problem with your efficiency. I only discovered this after looking at the data analysis Orochimaru gave me."

"Don't even mention you guys, even I used to train my physical skills incorrectly."

Kakashi patted the two of them on the shoulder, then began to state the conclusion on the scroll—

"According to Orochimaru's research report, the improvement brought by wearing weight training is far less than the improvement brought by the constant pressure on the fat on a fat person's body, including while sleeping."

Even with all the training, your bone strength is still only barely comparable to that of the Akimichi clan.

"W-what?!"

Xiao Li felt like the sky had fallen. "Kakashi-sensei, are you saying that Choji eats and sleeps all day, and his bone strength is the same as mine when I run around the village every day?"

"Oh, that's not it."

Kakashi shook his head and pointed to a piece of data on the scroll, "The data Orochimaru collected is that of Akimichi Riyako from Kumogakure, who was Sakura Ino's opponent in the last Chunin Exams."

"Phew, that's good."

Xiao Li breathed a sigh of relief.

It's fine as long as it's not Choji.

As for Akimichi Riyako, he had heard of her before. Together with her teammate Sarutobi Amuma, she created a flesh-burning tank that burned fat, making her exceptionally strong.

If it weren't for Ino's ability to kill, it would have been really difficult to deal with anyone else, including him.

"Such a strong person must train hard every day, right?"

Xiao Li asked tentatively.

"There's no record of formal training, but there are records of extra practice sessions."

Kakashi shook his head, looked at the data on the scroll, and continued,

"According to records, Akimichi Riyako was better at consuming energy than the average Akimichi clan member. She once ate fifty chicken drumsticks, a 40-inch pizza, and three hundred dumplings in one go. She also usually ate pork leg rice as a snack."

"W-what?"

This time, it wasn't just Xiao Li who was shocked.

Sakura and Ino were also shocked; they hadn't expected their former rivals to have put in so much "effort."

Choji usually just eats potato chips, so why would anyone eat pork leg rice as a snack?