Asuma Questioning His Life After Being Knocked Down

Asuma stubbed out his cigarette on the ground, drew his chakra twin blades, and said seriously, "Hinata, is there anything else we need to prepare?"

As early as last year, the news that Hinata was about to be promoted to Jonin was no secret in Konoha's Jonin circle.

Hinata first became famous in the Jonin circle last year when she had just become a ninja and tricked Kakashi into giving her a meal.

Many people are speculating Hinata will pass the Jonin Exam.

Although the Hyuga Clan is a ninja clan specializing in Taijutsu, Hinata is extremely skilled in close, mid, and long-range combat, and her chakra reserves are astonishingly large.

To assess Hinata's strength, one must be a ninja proficient in both ninjutsu and Taijutsu.

Information about ninjas cannot be revealed casually, so the most suitable candidates for the Jonin Exam are Kakashi and Asuma, who are both Jonin who know Hinata's strength.

However, Kakashi firmly refused, citing his position as Hinata's assigned Jonin Hinata, so the task of being the examiner fell to Asuma.

Asuma was also a veteran Elite Jonin of Konoha, and in close and mid-range combat, he was second to none in Konoha.

Asuma did his homework for this exam, and even secretly sparred with Hizashi Hyuga a few times to learn more about the fighting styles of the Hyuga Clan ninjas.

Hinata shook her head slightly and said softly, "No need to prepare."

Asuma nodded and said solemnly, "Then I hereby declare... the Jonin Exam Chunin Konoha Hinata Hyuga... officially begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Asuma immediately jumped back a few steps, widening the distance between himself and Hinata.

Hiding is useless when fighting the Hyuga Clan's ninjas. Moreover, considering Hinata's technique that requires three minutes to activate, Asuma must finish the battle quickly.

Asuma threw his chakra-infused twin blades into the sky, preparing to Hand Seals hand seals and unleash a ninjutsu to test Hinata's current strength.

In fact, Hinata had been thinking about a question on the way to the Training Ground Three.

Should I... give Asuma some face?

Although being easily defeated by a junior is extremely embarrassing, Asuma probably wouldn't be happy if he found out afterward that Hinata held back during the battle.

Therefore, Hinata finally decided... she must give it her all!

Whether it's a life-or-death battle or a routine sparring session, giving it your all is the greatest respect you can show to your opponent.

The instant Asuma announced 'The test begins' and jumped back to create distance, Hinata moved her feet and rushed towards Asuma.

Asuma's gaze sharpened slightly as he thought to himself, "Too impulsive!"

"Rushing in without knowing what ninjutsu your opponent is about to use will put you in danger..."

With this in mind, Asuma sped up his Hand Seals.

"This, this is..."

There seemed to be an inexplicable resistance between Asuma's hands, making it extremely difficult to even put his hands together, let alone Hand Seals.

"And Hinata is so fast!"

Asuma assessed the situation in an instant and leaped forward to avoid Hinata's attack.

"What on earth is going on? Is it Genjutsu?"

Asuma felt as if the air around him had solidified. Although he wasn't completely unable to move, the weight of the air seemed to have increased several times in an instant. Every movement felt like being in the deep sea, with resistance all around him.

A judgment made in an instant, in less than a second.

Hinata had already reached Asuma, and her wicked little hand was already reaching towards the lower part of Asuma's abdomen.

"Gentle Fist Style - Kidney Strike!"

Smack!

"Awooo—"

Asuma cried out in pain as his body flew backward through the air. The excruciating pain from his kidneys almost made Asuma lose consciousness.

"Oh no! What should we do about Teacher Hong now?"

Hinata immediately thought of Kurenai Yuhi and felt that taking Asuma's kidney was a bit unfair.

Asuma isn't single like Kakashi.

Thinking of this, Hinata instantly accelerated and caught up with Asuma, who was flying backwards. Green light emanated from her small hands, and she gently touched Asuma's abdomen.

"It doesn't hurt anymore..."

While still in the air, Asuma's mind raced with a multitude of thoughts.

"That's incredible!"

Compared to the last battle in the Land of Water, Hinata's strength has undergone a tremendous change.

Not only could he use chakra to create resistance against his opponent the instant he attacked, but his speed was also several times faster than before. Even without resistance, Asuma was certain that he was no match for Hinata in close combat.

That would have been fine in the first place.

However, after attacking her opponent, Hinata instantly healed the opponent's injuries before the opponent even landed after being sent flying backward.

This is something no ordinary medical ninja could do.

'Bang!'

Asuma fell to the ground, staring blankly at the sky, he was starting to doubt the meaning of life.

'Call--'

A gentle breeze blows...

Even though Asuma didn't look disheveled at the moment, he was extremely miserable, as if he had been gang-raped with rice by dozens of burly men...

Hinata ran over and helped Asuma up, asking with concern, "Teacher Asuma, are you alright?"

"I'm fine..."

Thinking of Hizashi Hyuga Hinata, Asuma smiled wryly and looked at Hinata, saying, "Hinata, you really are a genius that the Hyuga Clan only produces once every few decades!"

You win!

"I hereby announce that Chunin, a Chunin of Hinata Hyuga Konoha, has passed the Jonin Exam!"

Hinata pouted and said in dissatisfaction, "How come it's only been a few decades?"

Shouldn't it be a thousand years?

Asuma looked at Hinata with a puzzled expression. This was already extremely high praise, wasn't it?

On the high platform outside Training Ground No. 3, Tsunade and Shizune were too shocked to speak.

Shizune doesn't yet have a clear understanding of Hinata's strength, but Tsunade, being from the Senju Clan and having met Hashirama Senju when she was young, has an accurate assessment of Hinata's abilities.

"This is already..."

Although Tsunade had never personally witnessed Hashirama Senju in action, she could still learn a little about it based on the information from her clan.

That kind of power that can overwhelm even Jonin... Tsunade could not be wrong in her judgment; Hinata's strength has reached the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha!

"How old is Hinata this year... and how terrifying will her future be?"

Although Tsunade had already made this judgment when Hinata was able to suppress the Nine-Tails, at that time Tsunade believed that it would take Hinata at least ten or even several decades to reach the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

Especially when Tsunade learned that Hinata's Taijutsu had not improved for a long time due to her physical development, she believed that Hinata would need at least another ten years to grow.

Hearing Shizune mutter to Tsunade, Shizune turned her head and asked curiously, "Lady Tsunade?"

"Ah?"

Tsunade and said in a deep voice, "Have Hinata come to my office immediately!"

Shizune immediately replied, "Yes!"

"That's right!"

Suddenly remembering something, Tsunade added, "Tell Asuma that today's assessment is classified as an S-class secret of the village and must not be leaked to anyone."

"Yes!"