Explosion Release
In the dense forest!
Whew...
The Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, stood back to back, panting slightly, holding Kunai stained with blood. Four ninjas stood or squatted on exposed, thick tree trunks, surrounding them.
The Forehead Protector on the foreheads of these four ninjas indicate that they are from Iwagakure). Hiashi and Hizashi were very unlucky; although they were assigned to the same team, they were caught up by two other Iwagakure Ninja were also assigned to the same team as them as they entered the dense forest.
The enemy pursued relentlessly. After running a short distance, Hiashi and Hizashi discussed and decided to take care of the two Iwagakure ninja behind them, inevitably leading to a fierce battle.
Hiashi and Hizashi were no pushovers; they quickly dealt with one Iwagakure ninja. But just as they were about to take down another Iwagakure Ninja, four more Iwagakure Ninja suddenly arrived.
Surrounded by five ninjas, the two were immediately at a disadvantage, fighting and retreating until they were completely surrounded and had no way to escape.
The two were now trapped amidst a pile of tree roots that had bulged out of the ground. Not far from them lay a still-warm corpse, an Iwagakure Ninja from Iwagakure whom Hiashi and Hizashi had just killed. However, both of them had sustained considerable injuries while killing an Iwagakure in a five-on-one attack.
"The Byakugan of Konoha is indeed not to be underestimated. It was able to kill two of our Iwagakure in a two-against-six situation," an Iwa Ninja standing on the tree roots said calmly.
The other three Iwa Ninja looked at him with a hint of respect, clearly indicating that this Iwa Ninja was their leader.
Back to back, Hizashi out of breath, said, "Brother, I'll rush up and delay them, you take the opportunity to escape."
"What are you saying? I absolutely disagree. If we're going to die, we'll die here together," Hiashi refused without hesitation, his tone resolute. He couldn't bear to watch his brother die for him.
The current Hiashi is not the stern and ruthless Hyuga Clan head he will Hiashi in the future; he is still an older brother who deeply loves his younger brother.
After a pause, Hiashi reassured him, "Don't worry, we'll definitely escape."
"Don't comfort me, brother. I just killed that guy, but my foot was cut. I can't escape," Hizashi said calmly. He had already come to terms with it.
During the recent exchange, his right foot was slashed hard by his opponent. He was only able to stand because he was leaning on his brother's back; otherwise, he would have fallen long ago.
"Bullshit!" Upon hearing Hizashi's seemingly enlightened words, the well-mannered Hiashi couldn't help but curse, "What are you thinking, you idiot? None of us will die here, so you must..."
Faced with Hiashi's insults, Hizashi not only did not get angry, but also showed a faint smile. The seemingly insulting words were actually a manifestation of the affection between the brothers, and he felt a warm current slowly flowing in his heart.
Hizashi said, "Brother, there's no need to say anything. We all know that my right leg is injured and I can't move easily. How could I possibly run out?"
"I said..."
Hiashi had barely uttered a few words when Hizashi interrupted him, "Listen to me, brother. You are the eldest brother and will inherit the Hyuga Clan in the future. You cannot die for the sake of the clan's legacy. As the younger brother, you will have to sacrifice your life to protect the Main Family in the future. This is just bringing forward the future a little. I have long been prepared for this."
Upon hearing his younger brother Hizashi's words, Hiashi instinctively clenched his fists, his hands trembling slightly. He had never known that Hizashi was thinking this way.
After a pause, Hizashi gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "This was always going to be my destiny. It's just a bit of a pity that we've let Yemo down, causing him to fail the second exam. Remember to tell him I'm sorry."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hizashi's intact right foot suddenly exerted force, and a tremendous force erupted. The ground beneath Hizashi's feet exploded with a loud bang, and in the instant of the explosion, Hizashi had already used the force to propel himself forward.
"Hizashi!"
Sensing Hizashi's movements, Hiashi shouted and tried to turn around to grab Hizashi, but before he could turn around, the impact of Hizashi shattering the ground sent him flying.
Hizashi rushed towards the Iwa Ninja who had spoken earlier. Of the four Iwa Ninja, this guy was the most troublesome and strongest. The injury on his leg was inflicted by this guy. As long as he could hold him off, his brother's escape would be no problem.
Seeing that the target of Hizashi's attack was himself, the leading Iwa Ninja snorted, his face full of disdain. "Trying to delay me and buy time for your comrades to escape? You're really overestimating yourself. I'll let you taste the power of my Explosion Release."
As he spoke, he took a slight step back with his left foot, Iwa Ninja clenched his right fist, gathering Chakra in it.
"Byakugan!"
Instantly Hizashi's eyes turned bluish-white, veins bulged around his eyes, and black marks appeared in his pupils. His gaze passed through the arm of the Iwa Ninja, and the flow of Chakra within his arm was clearly visible to Hizashi.
Having located the Chakra node flowing in the Iwa Ninja's arm, Hizashi slightly raised his right hand and quickly struck out with a palm strike. Invisible Chakra flew out from Hizashi's palm like a spinning arrow, leaving the Iwa Ninja no time to react. The Chakra Hizashi out concentrated ten centimeters below the Iwa Ninja's shoulder.
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Palm!"
Chakra in the arm wasn't very painful; it felt like being hit by a small stone. The real issue was that the moment the Chakra struck, the Iwa Ninja felt the Chakra in his arm stop flowing, as if some part of his meridians was blocked. The Chakra couldn't flow into his arm, and the Chakra gathered on his fist slowly dissipated.
"Remote pressure point strike!" This Iwa Ninja was quite knowledgeable and immediately realized that this was the Byakugan's unique ability to strike pressure points remotely. After realizing that his pressure points had been struck, he reacted very quickly, throwing out several Kunai with explosive tags attached to them with his left hand.
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Consecutive Palms"
Seeing the explosive tags attached to the back of the Kunai, Hizashi quickly raised his hand and struck out several times in mid-air, using Chakra to knock away all the attacking Kunai.
Thud... Thud...
The Explosive Tag exploded, and a series of explosions erupted between the two. The shockwaves from the explosions spread in Hizashi to stop. He endured the pain and barely managed to stand on his left leg, which was slightly bent due to his injury. Hizashi was standing with his legs slightly bent, one up and one down.
"Such rich combat experience!" Even as an enemy, Hizashi couldn't help but admire his opponent; it was quite remarkable for Genin to react in this way.
After being acupunctured, he immediately used Kunai with Explosive Tag attached to block his attack, while separating the two of them, giving himself time to break through the sealed acupoints.
However, Hizashi's praise did not bring him victory. The Iwa Ninja rushed in through the smoke from the explosion and saw that his opponent wanted to compete with him in Taijutsu. Hizashi was delighted. The Gentle Fist of the Hyuga Clan is one of the most powerful Taijutsu in the Shinobi World. Especially when combined with the power of the Byakugan, the two combined can bring the power to its limit.
With this thought in mind, Hyuga Clan raised his hand to meet the attack. Gentle Fist Hizashi is Gentle Fist that involves injecting one's own Chakra into the enemy's body, thereby damaging the enemy's Chakra pathways, the "Chakra Pathway System," and internal Taijutsu. Even for the most skilled ninja, an injury from Gentle Fist is often fatal.
Seeing Hizashi raise his fist to meet the attack, the Iwa Ninja smiled slightly and shouted, "Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!"
Their fists collided with a deafening roar, and a massive explosion occurred at the point where their fists met. Before Hizashi could even react, the explosion sent him flying several meters away, before he crashed heavily to the ground with a thud.