![]() ![]() So not only do they sustain the usual damages inflicted by the Gates in a body that typically cannot withstand it, they suffer even further because they were forced opened unnaturally in the first place. Learning to open the Eight Gates requires a body strong enough to withstand that power in the first place while those who simply drink the Hero Water aren’t trained to handle it. However opening the Eight Gates is a kinjutsu because of the immense physical stress that can cripple or kill the person using them even before reaching the final gate. And that is why it was unofficially known as the Hero Water. It is this elixir, more than anything, that has allowed Taki to remain uninvaded through three great wars despite being on one of the minor nations acting as a buffer between the Lands of Fire and Earth. This makes them incredibly dangerous as they can tap into a level of strength far beyond their normal abilities, allowing them to fight and defeat ninja superior in skill and numbers. The more of this elixir a person drinks then the more Gates are opened and the more powerful they become all the way up until the Eighth Gate. When sap extracted from the tree is ingested as a part of a medicinal elixir, it stimulates the chakra pathways within the body to forcibly open the Eight Gates that restrict chakra flow as a self-defence mechanism. And it was the promise of that power which allowed them to forge an alliance with the surrounding clans to build the hidden village. It was only by taking advantage of the tree’s unique properties that they survived the Warring States Era against enemies more powerful than themselves. The founding clan of Taki was dedicated to guarding and preserving a centuries-old tree that grew in the heart of the Land of Floods. ![]() ![]() However it has also never been successfully invaded and is the only minor hidden village to have held a Tailed Beast. Takigakure, the Village Hidden in the Waterfall, was one of the earliest hidden villages to be founded but its military force and economic power was never great enough for it to be recognized like the Great Five. ![]()
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