| This article is about the technique. For other uses, see Eight Gates Released Formation (disambiguation). |
This is a heightened state that is achieved by opening all Eight Gates.[2] The user opens their body's eighth gate by puncturing themselves just above the heart,[3] causing a bloody steam (resembling a flaming red aura) to start emanating from their pores, hair, and eyebrows.[4] While all of the Eight Gates are open, the user's heart pumps at maximum power, granting them power a hundred times greater than they are usually capable of, far beyond that of the Five Kage.[5] Their body will continue to heat up until it's been cooked from the inside-out, inevitably killing the user[2] by reducing them to ash.[6] A powerful healing technique, however, can be used to save the user from death.[6]
Might Duy, the "Eternal Genin", was able to fight the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and (in the anime) kill four of them.[7][8] Might Guy is able to gradually overwhelm Madara Uchiha – the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki at the time – earning him comparisons to Hashirama Senju.[9]
Trivia[]
- After using this technique, Might Guy was saved from death when Naruto Uzumaki used Yin–Yang Release to revitalise Guy's heart.[6] However, the damage done to his leg from using Night Guy leaves him wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life. Despite the handicap, Kakashi Hiden, Konoha Shinden, and the Boruto anime all show Guy continuing his life as a ninja as best as he can.
- In Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds, Shinnō claims that his Body Revival Technique, combined with Dark Chakra, allows him to open all eight gates without any drawbacks.
