The Eight-Year-Old Me Became Hokage

As Kazekaze upgraded the [The Eight Inner Gates Released Formation], the method to open the sixth gate, the Gate of View, flooded into his mind, and his body formed a kind of muscle memory. Without a doubt, Kazekaze can now open the sixth limit within his body... the Gate of View!

"As expected, just as I guessed." Kazekaze murmured to himself, looking at the attribute panel. In the abilities section, [The Eight Inner Gates Released Formation lv5] had become [The Eight Inner Gates Released Formation lv6]. It seems that the previous speculation about levels was correct. Each level represents a gate.

"So, the The Eight Inner Gates Released Formation lv8 should be the max level. However… Even with the Regeneration Ability, it might not be able to offset the damage from the Gate of Death."

According to Kazekaze's understanding, once the Gate of Death is opened, the user will gain power stronger than a Kage, and the The Eight Inner Gates Released Formation will upgrade to the The Eight Inner Gates! At the cost of evaporating blood, one becomes a red beast. The body rapidly deteriorates until death. If Naruto hadn't used the power of the Six Paths to save Might Bai, his body would have burned out.

"Although the The Eight Inner Gates is undoubtedly the strongest taijutsu in the Hokage world, this one-time combat method is not worth it."

No matter how he thinks about it, Kazekaze doesn't believe his Regeneration Ability can offset the physical deterioration brought by the The Eight Inner Gates. And he's not from the Might family, who are only good at taijutsu. As long as the check-in system is still there, as long as he can still draw rewards, he can obtain various ninjutsu, genjutsu, and even Kekkei Genkai!

As for the The Eight Inner Gates Released Formation, Kazekaze feels that training up to the seventh gate, the Gate of Wonder, is enough. The Gate of Death is better left alone.

"However, right now I only have the muscle memory of how to open the Gate of View. I don't have a tactical system based on the Gate of View."

After all, the rewards drawn from the check-in gift pack are simply "skills." Strength, speed, and stamina need to be gradually enhanced through physical training. Combat thinking, battle experience, and instant judgment must be learned through one spar after another. Even in Might Bai's eyes, he has at least two years of combat experience. Compared to a taijutsu expert like him with over a decade of experience, it's still not enough.

"Just like when sparring with Might Bai during the day. Although the Heavenly Kick of Pain is powerful, at the critical moment, Might Bai easily dodged it."

This is Might Bai's extraordinary ability. His thinking and experience allow him to make the most correct judgment in an instant. Defense, dodge, or counterattack. There are many ways to respond to an enemy's attack, but only the most correct judgment is the key to victory.

For example... If the person facing the Heavenly Kick of Pain wasn't Might Bai but Danzo, his choice would likely be to defend. Then the result would be almost getting kicked to death by Kazekaze!

After some analysis, Kazekaze feels that it's still difficult for him to defeat Might Bai. However... this exam doesn't require him to defeat Might Bai. He just needs to force him to use his full strength. Kazekaze is confident he can achieve this. As for the final victory or defeat, it's not that important. As long as he passes the exam and becomes a Genin, that's enough.

"That's right, there's no need to rush. I'm only seven years old. Recognizing the gap is the first step. Right now, I'm just standing on the shoulders of giants." Kazekaze reminds himself again that the more at times like this, the less he should become arrogant. Although he has the check-in gift pack as a cheat, the rewards he gets from it are chakra, taijutsu, and ninjutsu... From a certain perspective, he is indeed standing on the shoulders of giants. However... the giant under his feet now isn't among the strongest. Not to mention Kazekaze can't use the The Eight Inner Gates, even if he could, he wouldn't dare to open it!

"Moreover, even at my full strength now, it's only the Gate of View. It's best to stay grounded. But speaking of which, I wonder if I can use Morning Peacock now."

In Kazekaze's impression, Morning Peacock seems to be a taijutsu invented by Might Bai. By increasing attack speed, the fists rub against the air to generate a large amount of flame to attack the opponent. Although the principle is simple, achieving it is very difficult. If the attack speed doesn't increase, no matter how much you punch, you can't generate flames.

"Easy to know, hard to do Forget it, thinking too much is useless. It's better to rest well and conserve energy for tomorrow's exam." Kazekaze leaned back and lay on the bed. The white ceiling and chandelier came into his view.

"Hokage..." Kazekaze's gaze slightly focused as he reached out his right hand, seemingly trying to grasp the chandelier firmly, but all he caught was air. In his mind, vivid images of Hokage figures appeared one after another. Tobirama appointing Hiruzen as the Third Hokage. Kakashi being asked to kill his own Rin. Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki placing their hopes on Naruto. Jiraiya betting with Tsunade. And... Neji wanting to escape the fate of the caged bird.

"Wait, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade are the same age. They should have been born by now, right?" (* Fucking inconsistency of the author don't ask me *)

Suddenly, Kazekaze had an interesting thought.

The next morning, at the Hokage building, Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at the entrance of Hashirama's house and knocked on the door. Seeing no response from inside for a long time, Tobirama had to knock louder and louder until Hashirama reluctantly came to open the door.

"Tobirama! I'm a man with a terminal illness, can you let me rest well? What's the matter that you have to knock so early?" Hashirama couldn't help but complain.

Tobirama's gaze passed over the disheveled Hashirama and noticed there was another man in the room. Through chakra sensing, Tobirama discovered that the other one was Hashirama's real body.

"A clone?"

Tobirama's face turned dark as he said irritably, "Big brother, no matter how lazy you are, there should be a limit! Using a clone to open the door for me!" Then, Tobirama pushed Hashirama's clone aside and strode in.

"Didn't I tell you yesterday? Today is the day Kazekaze takes the exam. As his grandfather, you need to come with me to be a judge!"

In fact, being a judge was just an excuse Tobirama made up. His real purpose was to let Hashirama witness Kazekaze's growth. However, as soon as Tobirama walked into the living room, he was shocked to find... Sister-in-law Mito was kneeling in front of his big brother Hashirama. When she saw him coming, she straightened up and smiled, wiping the corner of her mouth.

In an instant, Tobirama's old face turned red, and he quickly turned his back. He suddenly felt... his big brother's clone technique seemed to have other uses.