Hokage: Immortal, I Open Unlimited Eight Gates

Uchiha Chiba clapped his hands and stood up, looking at the preparations for tomorrow scattered on the ground. He nodded in satisfaction.

The first thing that caught his eye was a square iron pot, two meters long and wide.

Seeing the pot, Uchiha Chiba couldn't help but recall its origins.

In his previous life, Uchiha Chiba, who was from Sichuan and Chongqing, grew tired of the food from the Hokage world after years of eating it. The main issue was that the food in the Hokage world was a bit too bland for his taste, so he began to miss hot pot, grilled fish, and skewers from his past life.

However, his mother could only cook traditional Japanese dishes at home. Since there was no other choice, Uchiha Chiba decided to make his own food to satisfy his cravings.

He knew how big his appetite was.

Fortunately, hot pot could also be made in ordinary pots, but grilled fish was a different matter. An ordinary pot could only hold one fish, which wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger. So, he had to make a large pot at once.

Thus, the iron pot was created.

Next, Uchiha Chiba checked the spices he had prepared for tomorrow. After counting them, he confirmed that nothing was missing.

He then picked up a sealing scroll from the ground. With so many items to bring, he decided to store them all in the sealing scroll. That way, he could just carry the scroll tomorrow—convenient and easy.

"Seal."

As the words left his mouth, the items on the ground instantly disappeared.

"Chiba, it's time to eat."

As soon as he put away the scroll, Uchiha Genka's voice came from the room.

"Coming."

Inside the restaurant, Uchiha Genka handed Uchiha Chiba a bowl of rice and asked, "Are you going out tomorrow, Chiba?"

Uchiha Chiba nodded after taking the rice. "Yes, I'm going on a picnic with Haiichi and the others."

Uchiha Genka nodded. "It's good to spend time with friends."

"By the way, remember to call Mikoto before you leave tomorrow. You know your uncle and aunt are running the family business in the capital and can't come back easily."

"In addition, your grandfather isn't great at taking care of children. I'm worried about whether Mikoto is eating well."

Mentioning Mikoto made Uchiha Genka's face show concern.

Uchiha Chiba reassured her. "Don't worry, I'll call my cousin, even if you don't remind me, Mom."

As for his mother's worries, Uchiha Chiba thought she was overthinking.

Children in the ninja world were generally precocious, especially girls. Even though his grandfather couldn't cook, Mikoto could, and her cooking was pretty good.

Hearing her son's answer, Uchiha Genka nodded in satisfaction. "Good, now let's eat."

After the meal, Uchiha Chiba tidied up and then turned his gaze toward Uchiha Genka in the kitchen.

"Mom, I'm going to practice."

Uchiha Genka turned around while washing the dishes. "Come back soon."

"Okay."

After leaving the house, Uchiha Chiba didn't head outside the clan but instead walked towards the inner part of the clan.

After all, as one of the two largest shareholders in Konoha, the Uchiha clan had its own training ground.

On the way, Uchiha Chiba began planning his future training focus. Without the Chakra of Indra and Asura, he would be unable to follow the traditional Six Paths path.

However, the talents and abilities granted by the system opened a new route for him to reach the top.

His current goal was to strengthen his body, cultivate his Haki, and open the Eighth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates as soon as possible.

As for the Wu Kong Technique, he had already mastered it after opening the novice gift pack.

After clarifying his thoughts, Uchiha Chiba focused on the Haki of his awakened knowledge and armament.

Currently, his perception could only detect enemies within 10 meters, which was just about enough.

His armed Haki had surpassed the stage of being invisible and colorless, turning parts of his body covered by it into black. However, he could only cover his hands for now—far from being able to cover his entire body.

It took more than ten minutes for Uchiha Chiba to reach the training ground. But when he saw that there was still light inside, he was curious.

Who could still be inside at this late hour?

"Whoosh."

Suddenly, a sharp sound approached quickly.

Without thinking, Uchiha Chiba immediately raised his hand and caught the object that was attacking him. It was a kunai.

He immediately knew who had attacked him.

Uchiha Fugaku—only he would greet him this way.

"Chiba, you're still as sharp as ever."

As the words fell, a figure slowly walked out of the training ground.

Uchiha Chiba shook his head helplessly. "Brother Fugaku, can you greet me differently next time? Aren't you worried I might not catch it and get hurt?"

With that, Uchiha Chiba exerted his strength, sending the kunai back at the direction from which it came, at an even faster speed.

"Clang."

Uchiha Fugaku didn't dare imitate Uchiha Chiba and immediately drew his ninja sword to deflect it.

Then, after sheathing his katana, he said, "I know your strength. A kunai can't hurt you."

"By the way, Chiba, it's late. What brings you to the training ground?"

"What do you think? What else would I be doing here?" Uchiha Chiba rolled his eyes, clearly irritated. Didn't Fugaku know the purpose of a training ground?

Realizing his question was unnecessary, Fugaku was a little embarrassed. He changed the subject, "Chiba, since it's just the two of us, why don't we spar?"

What? So sudden? Starting a fight as soon as they met?

Uchiha Chiba didn't think much of it and agreed. "Sure."

He welcomed sparring partners with open arms. After all, the difference between cultivation and actual combat was significant.

In the training ground, the two stood facing each other, the atmosphere between them growing tense.

"Boom."

As a leaf fell to the ground, they both moved at the same time.

But while Uchiha Chiba chose close combat, Uchiha Fugaku retreated to create distance.

Knowing that Uchiha Chiba was skilled in physical techniques, Fugaku decided to use ninjutsu after gaining distance.

"Fire Style, Great Fireball Technique."

Seeing the fireball coming at him, Uchiha Chiba rolled his eyes.

Ninjutsu from the start? Did Fugaku think so highly of himself?

Without further thought, Uchiha Chiba followed the same tactics he used earlier in the day.

After covering his fist with armed Haki, he threw a powerful punch.

"Fist Bone-Galaxy Rush" (still a copy version)

"Boom."

The moment his fist met the fireball, a loud explosion occurred, and the fireball, nearly two meters in diameter, burst into sparks and flew toward Uchiha Fugaku.

Reacting quickly, Fugaku dodged, then took the opportunity to pull out three kunai and throw them.

He immediately formed seals again.

"Shadow Clone Technique."

With a puff of smoke, another Uchiha Fugaku appeared out of thin air.

The two Fugakus nodded to each other and began forming seals again.

"Fire Style, Great Dragon Fire Technique."

"Wind Style, Great Breakthrough."

A fire dragon erupted from Fugaku's mouth, charging toward Uchiha Chiba, while the other Fugaku's wind attack aimed at the fire dragon.

As the two techniques collided, the fire dragon grew stronger, its size increasing significantly.

"Roar..."

Uchiha Chiba casually swatted away the kunai coming toward him and saw a fire dragon more than 20 meters long rushing at him with its teeth and claws. A wave of intense heat washed over him.

Faced with this overwhelming compound ninjutsu, Uchiha Chiba decided not to take it head-on as he had before. Instead, he changed his strategy.

It wasn't that he was afraid—thanks to his Shinigami Curse talent, he wasn't afraid even in the face of a Tailed Beast.

However, this level of Fire Style could burn off all his clothes in an instant, and Uchiha Chiba prided himself on being presentable—he didn't want to end up in such an embarrassing situation.

As for using Water Style to counter it, he couldn't, even with thunder chakra, since he didn't know how to change chakra nature.

The fire dragon was closing in, and the air around him became scorching.

Uchiha Chiba opened the Fourth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates.

"Gate of Pain, open!"

With the fourth gate opened, he quickly adapted to the changes in his body.

Then, he bypassed the fire dragon and charged straight for Fugaku.

"Boom."

When the fire dragon lost its target, it crashed to the ground, burning the training ground, which was now scorched.