Three days later, early in the morning, Kaito closed his eyes as his consciousness entered the training space.

When he woke up that morning, the lingering pain in his body had completely faded, and he felt his strength returning to normal. Without hesitation, Kaito dove directly into the training space.

Shikkotsu Forest remained shrouded in a dull gloom, thick with natural energy. This made it the ideal place for him to withstand the immense pressure brought on by opening the sixth gate.

Sitting cross-legged, Kaito controlled his lightning chakra, directing it to bombard the barrier of the sixth gate, the third gate in the original sequence of the Eight Gates.

Once, twice… countless times.

Finally, a crack appeared in the mental barrier.

Crack! Crack! Boom!

With a deafening roar inside his mind, the sixth gate of the Eight Gates burst open.

Boom!

An intense wave of energy exploded from Kaito's body, sweeping out in every direction like a hurricane of monstrous force.

Crash!

Nearby plants, flowers, and leaves were instantly shredded to pieces, torn apart by the invisible blades carried on the wind. The damp ground cracked open beneath him, spiderweb fissures radiating outward for over a hundred meters.

A glimmer of shock flashed in Kaito's eyes. The power surge from opening the sixth gate was far greater than he'd anticipated. He struggled to control the immense force flooding his limbs.

"This is only the sixth gate… what kind of monster would I become at the seventh?" he muttered.

Both his physical strength and chakra had skyrocketed.

He didn't stop there. Kaito's body had already undergone changes from his time practicing Sage Mode. His chakra, once deep purple, had long since evolved into a brilliant, seven-colored energy.

Over three years of training, the seven-colored chakra threads within him had grown dense and abundant. Recently, he had begun compressing them from a liquid state toward something denser and more refined.

Originally, Kaito estimated it would take days, but now, with the overwhelming surge of chakra from opening the sixth gate, his body instinctively guided the flow, condensing it rapidly.

The process progressed far faster than expected. Before long, over half of his chakra reserves had condensed. Within an hour, his chakra had reached its limit of compression.

Boom!

A powerful shock echoed through his consciousness, as if the world itself had been reborn. The liquid chakra within his body had transformed, solidifying on its own.

In the depths of his chakra network, a bead of pure, solidified, seven-colored chakra, about the size of a mung bean, hovered. Tiny, transparent threads of colored chakra floated around it like stardust, being steadily drawn into the bead.

"So this is what fully condensed chakra looks like?" Kaito murmured to himself. "Am I supposed to scream 'my fate is in my own hands' like some middle schooler now?"

The completion of the transformation sent another wave of momentum through him.

Boom!

The hurricane of energy, previously raging within a hundred-meter radius, suddenly expanded to over a thousand meters as his solidified chakra poured through his system.

The ground buckled and cracked like a living creature, spiderweb fissures expanding as the raw power distorted the earth around him.

At the heart of it all, green chakra flames ignited around Kaito's body, resembling the fiery aura of a transforming Super Saiyan.

Surveying the devastation around him, Kaito let out a bitter laugh. "Looks like I'll need a few days just to learn how to control all this."

With that, he immediately summoned three hundred shadow clones to begin mastering the unfamiliar strength and refined chakra control.

Ten days later, Kaito had gained significant control over his enhanced chakra and physical power. The days of shattering the environment with every small movement were over.

With a flicker of his will, the training space faded, and Kaito returned to his room.

Click.

The door opened, and Ino quietly stepped inside. Noticing the absence of food on the table, a puzzled look crossed her face. "He's still not up? Or… something went wrong with his training again?"

Worried, she made her way to Kaito's room.

"Kaito! Are you okay?" Ino called softly, her face filled with concern.

"I'm fine," Kaito replied with a wry smile.

"Fine?" Ino wrinkled her nose. "Then why haven't you cooked?"

"I don't think I'll be able to cook for the next few days," Kaito said, the same bitter smile on his lips.

"I hope you didn't mess yourself up with training again!" Ino hurried over to him, her eyes misting up.

Kaito quickly stood and took a step back, avoiding her hand. His control over his new strength was still rough, and he didn't want to risk accidentally hurting her.

Ino blinked, confused.

Kaito pointed to the floor where deep footprints had been left in the wooden boards. "My strength improved.The increase in my strength was too sudden, and I haven't completely gotten a handle on it yet. I was worried I might hurt you."

Ino's gaze followed his gesture, then examined him from head to toe. Confirming he was otherwise unharmed, she sighed and placed a hand on her chest. "You scared me to death! I thought you'd done something crazy again. Turns out you're just unfamiliar with your new strength."

She took a deep breath. "So what now? Are you going to train at home, or head out to the training ground?"

"Outside, of course," Kaito chuckled. "If I train at home, I'll wreck the place."

"I figured," Ino smiled. "Go ahead. Hinata will be here soon, and we'll handle breakfast."

"Thanks. See you later," Kaito grinned, then vanished in a flicker.

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Three days later, in the early morning, deep in the forested mountains behind Konoha, Kaito could be seen carrying what looked like a small boulder on his back, easily weighing over a thousand pounds.

Sweating profusely, he performed bodyweight exercises — frog jumps, push-ups, and sprints — honing his physical control.

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