Shizuka once again coated her hands with Wind Release Chakra, then lunged forward with Fūma Style: Raging Gale Fist, thrusting straight toward Hinata.
Hinata raised her hands, intending to block the incoming thrust. But in the next instant, Shizuka accelerated and flashed past her side at incredible speed.
However, the attack was not over yet.
A powerful shockwave erupted behind Shizuka's passing strike. Although Hinata had already seen through the move with her Byakugan, she was still grazed by the blast.
Looking at the torn mark on her sleeve, Hinata couldn't help but click her tongue.
Meanwhile, Shizuka suddenly changed direction mid-movement.
"Fūma Style: Flash Step!"
Lowering her body, Shizuka dashed forward again at high speed, launching another Raging Gale Fist at Hinata.
Seeing that Shizuka intended to repeat the same tactic, Hinata decided to wait until the exact moment Shizuka rushed in and grab her.
Just as Shizuka was about to reach Hinata, she suddenly poured even more Wind Release Chakra into her body, causing her speed to surge dramatically.
Hinata reached out to grab her—but because of the sudden burst of speed, she caught nothing but air.
A shockwave immediately rushed toward Hinata.
Already prepared, Hinata struck forward with her palm and dispersed the shockwave in one motion.
But during that brief opening, Shizuka charged in again.
"Damn it!"
"Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation!"
Hinata unleashed an enormous Rotation, expanding the defensive sphere around her.
"Fūma Style: Soaring Flash!"
Just as she approached the spinning chakra barrier, Shizuka suddenly leapt high into the air and moved swiftly across the sky.
Hinata canceled her Rotation and looked upward.
Seeing the opportunity, Shizuka gathered a massive amount of Wind Release Chakra in her leg.
"Fūma Style: Whirling Descent Kick!"
With a powerful downward strike, she kicked straight toward Hinata.
Hinata infused chakra into both arms, crossing them in front of her body to block the attack head-on.
BOOM!!!
The impact created a violent shockwave that cracked the ground around them.
Yet Hinata remained completely steady—she had blocked the attack perfectly.
"What?!"
Shizuka was shocked.
She knew Hinata possessed tremendous close-quarters strength, but she hadn't expected Hinata to withstand nearly eighty percent of her power so easily.
Hinata suddenly grabbed Shizuka's right leg with her left hand and smiled.
"Do you know why I canceled Rotation? It was so I could catch you."
Her right hand gathered chakra at the fingertips.
"Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms!"
Her fingers pierced straight through the Wind Release chakra surrounding Shizuka and struck the target's chakra points.
Some of those strikes landed across Shizuka's chest. Feeling the soft contact under her fingers made Hinata even more uncomfortable, and she subconsciously increased her strength by another thirty percent.
In the end, Shizuka's chakra network was completely sealed.
Just as she tried to counterattack, Hinata had already raised two fingers to Shizuka's forehead.
"I lose."
Seeing this, Shisui raised the flag.
"The winner of the first match—Hinata Hyūga!"
The two returned together to the contestants' seating area.
Hinata said,
"Your strength is pretty good. By the way, your chakra will automatically unblock in a little while."
"I know. Hinata, you're really strong."
"Well of course I am," Hinata replied proudly. "But even if you praise me, I still won't hand Nagi over to you."
She still remembered the time when Shizuka had kissed Nagi on the cheek right in front of her.
Shizuka simply smiled.
"That depends on what Nagi chooses. Personally… I think having more people would be better."
"..."
Even the usually bold Hinata was stunned by such an outrageous statement.
When they returned to the seating area, Nagi walked over.
"Hinata, Shizuka—you both fought very well."
"Thank you." ×2
"Shizuka, wait a moment."
Nagi gathered chakra at his fingertips and tapped several of Shizuka's sealed chakra points, releasing them.
Of course… a few of those taps landed on her chest.
Nagi smiled.
"Alright, next—"
Before he could finish speaking, Shizuka's face suddenly flushed red.
She whispered shyly,
"Nagi… although it might be a little early for something like this… if you want, I'll cooperate. But there are too many people here…"
Nagi immediately realized she had misunderstood.
"Um… I was just unsealing your chakra points."
"Oh… oh!"
Shizuka finally realized what he meant.
"Thank you, Nagi… and thank you too, Hinata."
"Y-you… I… this… what…"
Hinata stood there completely frozen.
What kind of situation was this?
Lose the match… but win at life?
She suddenly felt incredibly dejected.
She didn't even notice the strange fact that Nagi also knew how to strike chakra points.
Tsunade: Hahaha! Win the match but lose at life… lose the match but win at life. How interesting.
Jiraiya: Damn it! My grand-uncle is still so enviable! By the way, Hiashi—
Hiashi Hyūga: Lord Jiraiya, don't even think about it. I absolutely will not allow the Hyūga Clan's Gentle Fist to be used for such indecent purposes.
At that moment, Shizuka sent Nagi a private message.
Shizuka Fūma: Nagi, after the screen ends, you can strike my chakra points again. Even more excessive things are fine too. I… I'll cooperate!
Nagi : Uh… Shizuka, calm down first.
Hiashi Hyūga: But why does Nagi know how to strike chakra points?
Tobirama Senju: Striking chakra points isn't difficult. You can learn it with a little study.
Hiashi Hyūga: But Lord Second Hokage, you must know the chakra points accurately. If you hit the wrong one, it could be dangerous.
Orochimaru: My, my… has the Hyūga Clan stayed indoors for too many years? Experienced doctors are well aware of the human body's chakra points, and memorizing them isn't difficult.
Kabuto Yakushi: Even if body types differ, the relative positions of the chakra points remain the same.
Orochimaru: However, don't worry. For most people, striking chakra points is inefficient and troublesome. Aside from the Hyūga Clan, hardly anyone can use it effectively.
Hiashi Hyūga: ...
The Screen Continues…
Second Match: Naruko vs. Gaara
The audience eagerly watched the upcoming battle.
Not only were both contestants extremely powerful, they were also the children of the Hokage and the Kazekage. In a sense, this was practically a duel between the leaders of the Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Sand Village.
The match began.
Sand poured out of Gaara's gourd and surged toward Naruko.
Naruko immediately used Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, creating over a hundred clones. Her real body hid among them, confusing Gaara's vision.
Gaara's sand continuously destroyed the clones.
But the clones kept using Shadow Clone Technique themselves, endlessly multiplying their numbers.
Soon, hundreds of Narukos rushed forward together.
Gaara hurriedly formed a sand barrier to defend himself, but it proved useless. Under the assault of so many clones, the sand defense quickly shattered.
His Armor of Sand was battered to pieces, and Gaara himself was beaten up in the swarm.
In desperation, Gaara drew upon the power of Shukaku inside his body and entered Tailed Beast Chakra Mode — Version 2.
"Sand Monster Arm!"
Sand transformed into a massive arm resembling Shukaku's limb and swept across the battlefield in a wide attack, instantly destroying more than half of Naruko's shadow clones.
Naruko herself remained completely calm.
At that moment—
A chakra chain suddenly appeared in her hand…
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