A Sudden Turn of Events

The third round of battle is far more brutal than the first round, which was either a cautious probe or a closely contested second round. (￡∝Top Says)

The pressure point strike to the right arm severely impeded the flow of Chakra in the right hand, a fatal weakness for Nintaijutsu that relies on precise Chakra manipulation for explosive attacks.

However, the girl's offensive did not slow down because of this fatal flaw; on the contrary, it became even more ferocious and fierce!

Sakura's Nintaijutsu combines precise control of Chakra to enhance her body with the use of Ultra-Pure Water to propel her movement. Chakra enhancement makes muscles more explosive, increasing her strength, speed, and resilience. Ultra-Pure Water propulsion adds external force to the body's movement using extremely resilient Ultra-Pure Water as a Chakra, essentially functioning as a flexible, powered exoskeleton.

Neji's pressure points can block the flow of Chakra, preventing the girl from using Chakra to enhance her body with her right hand. The Nintaijutsu, which should be supported by both legs with Chakra and Ultra-Pure Water, is now only driven by Ultra-Pure Water, and she can no longer control it as well as before.

However, this does not affect the power of Nintaijutsu.

For Ninjutsu that can easily create scenes of landslides, earthquakes, and massive floods, generating tens of tons of force to power the body of a mere underage girl is not difficult. Therefore, even without the support of Chakra, the power of Nintaijutsu will not be diminished.

To compensate for the decline in her control, the girl even deliberately increased the power of her Nintaijutsu, making it more powerful and robust!

His punches are like those of a fierce tiger, his kicks like those of a hidden dragon!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh--!

The girl punched and kicked, cutting through the air and creating a faint shriek!

Boom, boom--!

The 20-30 centimeter-thick floor tiles were as fragile as tofu under the heavy blows, leaving one large crater after another!

Thump, thump! Fist and palm collided, producing a dull sound! Neji struggled to receive the girl's attack. He used the unique force-dissipating technique of Gentle Fist to his fullest extent, but he still felt a tingling numbness in his palm!

Neji felt a bitter pang in his heart.

He thought he had gained the upper hand after hitting Sakura with his acupoint, but he was unexpectedly overwhelmed by the girl's strong attacks and forced to retreat step by step!

The girl moved with the speed and agility of a tiger, her attacks flowing like clouds and water, unstoppable, seemingly poised to defeat Neji within a dozen or so moves!

The girl's sudden change in style caught Neji off guard, putting him at a disadvantage. For a moment, he had no choice but to struggle on!

At this moment, Neji like a lone boat in a storm, tossed and turned by the girl's furious barrage of punches and kicks, on the verge of collapse!

Faced with the girl's aggressive offensive, Neji had switched from a 50/50 offense and defense strategy to a 10/90 offense and defense strategy! Neji had perfected his dodging and weaving skills, and if he couldn't dodge, he would use the counterattack!

In the stands.

Most people thought Sakura's defeat was inevitable, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better. Sakura, who had been hit in the pressure point, became even more courageous and completely suppressed Neji, as if she had never been hit in the pressure point by Neji!

Seeing Neji's disheveled state on the sidelines, the audience understood immediately.

Neji... signs of defeat are already visible!

"Neji, we're going to win!" Li said earnestly, watching the situation on the field.

Having fought Neji countless times, Lee knew very well that Neji was at most at a disadvantage in the current situation. His eyes remained calm and his movements were still fluid and effortless. It was far from a situation where defeat was inevitable!

Despite the girl's relentless attacks, she was unable to catch Neji, who was constantly shifting and dodging. Even though her attacks were overwhelming, she couldn't overcome Neji's slippery nature!

Too much rigidity makes it easy to break.

Lee intuitively sensed that Sakura's offensive couldn't last, just like when he opened the Eight Gates Released Formation. Therefore, unless Sakura could defeat Neji in one fell swoop, the moment Neji held out until Sakura switched sides would be the moment of his victory Neji!

Off the field, Neji, though disheveled and teetering on the brink of collapse, remained steadfast, never revealing any fatal flaws and giving the girl no opportunity to exploit his weaknesses!

Li's intuition was correct.

Using only Ultra-Pure Water to power her body, without using Chakra to enhance her strength, while allowing her Nintaijutsu to unleash greater power in the short term, has a serious problem—her right hand can no longer withstand such continuous bursts of power!

Imagine a sports car engine mounted on a wooden chassis. Sakura's right hand, devoid of Chakra, is precisely that wooden chassis!

Without the Chakra to enhance the intensity of her punches, the girl felt her right hand throbbing painfully under the strain with every blow!

Despite dominating the game, this came at the cost of injuring his right hand and working beyond his capacity!

The turning point came without any warning.

Just as the girl was gradually cornering Neji, the people in the stands suddenly noticed that the girl abruptly stopped throwing punches, clutched her right arm, gritted her teeth, and let out a muffled groan!

"Turning defeat into victory!" Li's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but shout.

Neji didn't miss the opportunity. Seeing his opponent make a major mistake, he unleashed his ultimate move without hesitation!

"Gentle Fist, Eight Trigrams, Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

The wind stirred.

The surging Chakra rippled through the air, like waves in water, constantly swirling, rippling, and intertwining, transforming into seemingly cute but actually dangerous vortexes, converging into an invisible storm!

The storm swells as soon as it encounters wind, and in the blink of an eye, it expands into a storm ring with a diameter of more than ten meters!

--The Eight Trigrams Realm is formed!

Sakura's location is truly the eye of the Bagua array; unlike the center of the storm, this is where the storm is most violent!

Sakura suddenly understood why Naruto in the original story could watch helplessly as Neji struck him Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms without him being able to retaliate. It was because every swirling vortex in the air contained a soft, lingering force of Gentle Fist. Anyone caught in the storm would be constantly pushed and slowed down by these dense vortexes, and bound by this sticky, Gentle Fist force, unable to move!

"It's time to end this!" Li and Might Guy couldn't help but say from the stands.

"It's time to end this!" Neji said calmly and confidently from the sidelines.

Neji's offensive, as fierce as a storm, began!

Sometimes forming sword fingers, sometimes gathering into a row of palms, Neji's fist and palm attacks were as fast as thunder and as swift as lightning, leaving behind afterimages that dazzled the eye!

"Two palm strikes!" "Four palm strikes!" "Eight palm strikes!"... "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

In just two seconds, Neji unleashed an astonishing Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms strikes, each one accurately hitting the girl's pressure points!

The final blow landed on the girl's Tanzhong acupoint on her chest. The girl lowered her head, her right hand gently resting on Neji's wrist, trying to stop the blow, but she was powerless to do so.

Neji understood; having been struck by the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, she had no strength left to resist.

He won. Neji was breathing heavily. After finishing this set of Eight Trigrams Palm techniques, he was exhausted, his whole body was trembling slightly, and he was almost unable to stand up!

They won! The spectators in the stands watched in disbelief as Neji pulled off this incredible comeback!

Yes, they won. In the stands, Kakashi suddenly smiled!

"Got you!" the girl's cool voice rang out!

Neji's smile suddenly turned into astonishment! The Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms had clearly sealed most of her pressure points, so why did she still have the strength to counterattack!

"Damn it... Retrace!" However, Neji's remaining Chakra was insufficient to unleash the full power of Retrace!

Bang!

Neji was sent flying by the girl's powerful punch, collapsing to the ground, unable to get up again!

"I never expected that your specialty is Taijutsu... But why is the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms ineffective against you?" Neji asked, struggling to raise his hand as he lay on the ground.

"Because your Gentle Fist can't penetrate my Water Release." A pale blue, transparent water shield floated silently in Sakura's hand. "If I had used it to fight you from the beginning, the match would have been over long ago."

"Taijutsu... are my weakest skill. I chose this kind of combat to hone my Taijutsu," the girl said calmly. "Without Nintaijutsu, I wouldn't even be able to defend against a single move from you."

"You're right about one thing. I don't have Kekkei Genkai, I don't have inherited Secret Technique, and I don't have a massive amount of Chakra. Perhaps in my original destiny, I could never have become a strong person, or even come this far to stand in this hall and fight you."

The girl remembered Sakura from the original story. She knew that before the Hayate began, Sakura was nothing more than a decorative character.

According to the original story, Sakura is just a lovesick girl who is powerless to change anything.

The arrival of the transmigrator did not grant him any special advantages; the only difference between him and the original story was his stronger mental power.

But so what?

"But if that's fate, then I'll break free from it!" The girl refused to accept such a fate.

"If Water Release Ninjutsu requires a huge amount of Chakra, then I will create a powerful Water Release that doesn't require a huge amount of Chakra! If Taijutsu is not endowed, then I will create Nintaijutsu that enhances Taijutsu!" With the knowledge and imagination given to her by another system, and with an indomitable spirit, the girl embarked on this unconventional path and went further and further down it.

"Once you've set a goal and made up your mind, you must Earth Flow without fear or hesitation! Because I will never succumb to so-called fate!"

Yes, Sakura is now a powerful person who has changed her own destiny.