8 Gates Formation

The 8 Gates formation (八門­ Hachimon; also known as the **8 Inner Gates Formation**) is a Taijutsu technique that allows the user to remove mental parameters to achieve devastating power. The 8 gates, as the name implies, has 8 forms that are each activated when the user chooses to and has reached the training requirement. The Final gate, the 8th gate, will kill the user on usage. This form is a Z Form.

## Overview

The 8 inner gates is a Taijutsu technique that works by removing the mental restrictors of pain on different parts of the chakra network in the body. For most of the time, shinobi can only use 20% of their bodies max potential which is what the majority of individuals will use during their lifetime. With intensive training, an individual can learn to remove these restrictors and advance their power immensely.

Usage of the 8 inner gates also allows for the use of numerous Taijutsu, which need to harness the power of the eight gates to work successfully. At a minimum, the user will be left fatigued, which can possibly leave them vulnerable to enemies if this occurs during close combat. In more extreme cases, muscles can tear and bones can break from the strain, leaving injuries only healable by professional healing-nin.

### Gates

When opening one of the Eight Gates, users are typically shown opening all preceding gates as well, though it is not clear if this is actually required. In game, players can activate gates from any gate out of the eight, via their keyboard.

1. **Gate of Opening** allows the user high speed movement and access to Primary Lotus.
2. **Gate of Healing** allows the user more intense movement and more damaging combat.
3. **Gate of Life** allows the user the most intensive amount of speed and Taijutsu damage without extensively harming the user (beyond usage of primary lotus). It also grants the user heightened reaction speed.
4. **Gate of Pain** is the first gate that will continuously inflict damage to the user upon usage. Upon extending the users speed and damage, it also grants the user the ability of the Reverse Lotus.
5. **Gate of Limit** is the fifth gate, which will, on top of extending the users speed and damage as before, grants the user the Pounding fist ability. When in this mode, dashing is increased to Quick Step dashes.
6. **Gate of View** is the final gate you can use with the most pain without risk of death via gates. It grants superb user damage, speed, reaction, and dash, as well as increased guard and durability. Rarely, when attacking with this active, the user will teleport to enemies. This will also grant the user the Asakujaku technique.
7. **Gate of Wonder** is the seventh gate and the final gate before the Gate of Death. Using this gate will grant the user all of the previous buffs in addition to extra ones, and allow access to the Hirudora technique. When active, the user's sweat will glow and steam blue, as opposed to the previous gates' usual green glow.
8. **Gate of Death** is the most powerful and final gate in the 8 Inner Gates Formation. When active, the user's sweat will glow and steam red. Using this gate will grant the user speed, damage, durability, and technique far beyond all of the previous seven gates combined. On top of this, the user will also be granted the abilities of the Evening Elephant and the Night Guy Technique.