Hyuga* Showdown

Now, not only the Elder, but also the Tennin and other Hyuga members who were watching were furious.

Although they had heard more or less about the legend that Uchiha Izuna had single-handedly defeated eight elite Jonin of the Uchiha Clan in a clan martial arts competition using only Taijutsu.

But that's just a rumor, and the Uchiha is known for its Ninjutsu and Dōjutsu, not Taijutsu. Who knows if Uchiha Izuna really only uses Taijutsu?

Hyuga Clan? Their Gentle Fist Taijutsu, passed down for a thousand years, combined with the Byakugan's 360-degree all- Byakugan vision, makes them unparalleled in close combat within the Shinobi World.

This Uchiha brat actually dares to boast that he can take on their entire clan single-handedly, and only using Taijutsu?

This is utterly trampling on the glory and pride of the Hyuga Clan.

"Arrogant! Utterly arrogant!"

"Uchiha Izuna! Don't push your luck!"

"Clan Head! Let's teach this arrogant brat a lesson!"

The crowd was filled with righteous indignation. Many young Hyuga members could no longer contain themselves, activating their Byakugan, their Chakra surging, eager to try their luck.

Even the usually composed Tennin had a terribly gloomy expression, his chest heaving slightly with anger.

Sōsuke frowned deeply, his gaze towards Izuna filled with offended anger.

What is this guy trying to do? Does he really think he can single-handedly contend with the entire Hyuga's Taijutsu prowess?

Hashirama was startled by Izuna's sudden outburst. He quickly instructed the others to go find Madara and Tobirama, then stepped forward and tugged at Izuna's sleeve.

He lowered his voice to dissuade them, "Um, Izuna, isn't this going a bit too far...? The Hyuga clan is very strong in Taijutsu, and there are so many of them..."

Izuna turned to him, winked, and whispered quickly, in a voice only the two of them could hear, "I know, I didn't really intend to defeat them all."

"After Hyuga, they're from the Hyuga clan. They're definitely stronger in Taijutsu; someone like me, a mediocre player, can't compare."

He paused, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

"But sometimes... it takes a strong push from the outside for things to turn around."

Just like how I only escaped my family's overprotective attitude after I got involved with Comic Conventions.

I'm really grateful to those chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) people who call me.

After saying that, he stopped looking at Hashirama, turned back to the furious Hyuga members, and resumed his provocative expression.

"What? Scared?" He tilted his head. "Or is it that the Hyuga Clan Taijutsu dares to spar within the clan and is afraid to accept challenges from outsiders?"

"You—!" The Elder trembled with rage, slamming his cane heavily on the ground. "Tennin! What are you waiting for?! Let this arrogant brat witness the power of my Hyuga Gentle Fist! Let him understand what the foundation of a thousand-year-old tradition truly means!"

Tennin a deep breath, suppressing the shock and anger in his heart.

Although Izuna's last whispered words to Hashirama were not clearly heard, judging from Hashirama's stunned expression for a moment... it was probably not that simple.

But now, with the Hyuga Clan's dignity so thoroughly challenged, he, as the Clan Head, had no choice but to respond.

He also wanted to see for himself just how far Uchiha Izuna, who had repeatedly created miracles, had gone in his Taijutsu, that he dared to make such a bold statement as to challenge the entire Hyuga.

"Very well." Tennin spoke slowly, his voice deep and resolute, carrying the authority of Clan Head, "Since Izuna has such refined tastes, then my Hyuga Clan will accept this sparring match."

He glanced at the clansmen behind him who were rubbing their hands together in anticipation, and said in a deep voice, "Qing, Ryosuke, and the rest of you... step forward. Let's stop here and not ruin our harmony."

Those he specifically named were all adult elites within the clan who possessed profound Taijutsu skills and relatively calm personalities.

This was both to maintain the dignity of the clan and to prevent young people from acting recklessly and causing an uncontrollable situation.

The people who were called out immediately stepped forward, and one of them stood in front of Izuna.

Hyuga Ao was the first to clasp his hands in greeting. "Izuna, please."

Ryosuke and the others waited silently to the side.

Izuna grinned and beckoned with his hand.

"Let's all go at once, it'll save time."

This attitude of completely disregarding their opponents caused Tennin and the others to lose their last bit of concern, which was replaced by anger at being slighted.

"Excuse me!"

Qing gave a low shout and took the lead in moving!

His movements were swift and precise, like a hunting eagle closing the distance in an instant. He struck Izuna's shoulder blade with a palm strike, the wind from which the palm was sharp and accompanied by the sound of air being cut.

The fists and palms of the Hyuga elites also came from different directions to block the attack.

Five figures, ten hands, the Chakra gathered at their fingertips enough to pierce through rock.

The Rhythm Game interface suddenly appeared in Izuna's field of vision.

The densely packed musical notes intertwine to form a web.

This time, each incoming attack note contained a note of another color nested within it.

This is precisely the essence of Hyuga Gentle Fist.

On the surface, they are powerful or agile Taijutsu attacks, but hidden beneath them is the potential for acupressure Chakra.

If you only block the surface attack and ignore the pressure point strike, the Chakra will invade through the point of contact, causing internal damage.

Double rhyme?

A knowing glint flashed in Izuna's eyes; this setting was quite faithful to the original.

Faced with five attacks arriving almost simultaneously, he made a move.

With a slight misstep, he slid back half a step, narrowly avoiding Qing's fingertips.

At the same time, he precisely struck the outside of another Hyuga clan member's wrist with his right hand, changing the trajectory of his attack and causing it to collide with the third person's attack.

The two Hyuga clansmen bumped elbows, grunted, and their attacks faltered slightly.

In that brief moment, Izuna ducked to avoid a downward palm strike, and his left leg swept across like a whip, targeting the lower body of the fourth person.

The man reacted extremely quickly, raising his knee to block.

Thump!

Their legs collided with their knees, and each of them took a half step back.

The fifth person's attack had already reached Izuna's back.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Izuna used the recoil from colliding with the fourth person to spin around and thrust his elbow backward!

"Smack!"

The elbow strikes the palm, producing a popping sound as Chakra is compressed.

The Hyuga clansman felt a force come from him, his palm went numb, and most of the Chakra he had used to press his pressure points was dissipated.

In their first encounter, the five attacked together, but Izuna neutralized them all with a mere fraction of a second's difference.

He remained within the circle, his breathing steady.

Hyuga Ao's expression was solemn.

The opponent avoided direct confrontation; each contact and dodge was brief and precise.

It was as if they had already seen through the landing point and subsequent changes of each of their attacks.

He was so completely at ease, as if... he already knew where the attack would come from.

The feeling of facing Izuna's blue is even more direct.

The powerful aura emanating from the other person permeated the surroundings like ink, making it hard for him to breathe and causing him to shiver involuntarily.

He's a monster.

A sense of powerlessness, unlike anything he had ever felt before, welled up inside Qing. If he had encountered such a being on the battlefield, he would be dead by now.

But after the initial fear subsided, my inner fighting spirit became even stronger.

Even so! We absolutely cannot let this monster prove that our Hyuga Gentle Fist is useless!

"Change formation! Eight Trigrams Palm!"

Qing gave a low shout.

The five people moved swiftly, their steps suddenly becoming mysterious, rapidly moving around Izuna as the center.

In an instant, palm strikes flew across the arena, and the invisible energy formed by Chakra began to intertwine, like a large net that was gradually tightening.

This is the Hyuga Clan's proud combined attack formation, which can greatly restrict the opponent's space for maneuver.

With continuous palm strikes, the opponent's living space is restricted. Once contact is made, the pressure point Chakra will penetrate the body and seal the opponent's meridians.

This is a killing formation! Hashirama, who had seemed to be lost in Hashirama, immediately snapped back to reality and wanted to step forward to stop it, but then he saw Izuna's face.

He wasn't in a hurry at all.

A smile played on his lips, his eyes sparkling, just like... an excited young man going to war for the first time.

Izuna found himself caught in a web of interwoven palm strikes and Chakra, his figure flickering and shifting.

He "watched" the musical notes coming from all directions, and the trajectory of the notes became more and more regular and clear as the five Hyuga members Hyuga and struck.

The nested double-rhyming notes, their rhythms and positions, began to exhibit a certain cyclical pattern.

After three or four rounds of rapid offense and defense, Izuna grinned.

"I see... I understand now."

He stopped dodging.

Hyuga Ao struck again from the front, his palm Chakra, Izuna did not retreat this time.

He took a step forward, clenched his right fist, and charged forward.

Qing felt a chill run down her spine and sneered.

A direct confrontation? I couldn't be happier!

He channeled the Chakra in his palm, preparing to unleash a devastating burst the moment they made contact.

The two attacks are about to collide.

In that Setsuna—

Just before Izuna's hand touched Qing's palm, it seemed to blur for a moment.

No, it's not just "seems".

To the Hashirama, including Tennin, and Sōsuke, Izuna completed two attacks in an instant.

The first time, it deflected Qing's palm. The second time, it dispersed the Chakra that was about to be unleashed.

The two attacks were less than a millisecond apart, yet Izuna's movements appeared as if he had appeared in the same spot twice in an instant.

Just as Ao's Chakra became disordered and his offensive stalled, Izuna's next attack followed immediately, striking Ao's chest squarely with a palm strike.

"Puff!"

A muffled thud.

Qing felt a tightness in her chest and for a moment couldn't breathe. Her body flew backward uncontrollably and crashed heavily to the ground several meters away, unable to get up for a while.

This scene caused the pupils of all the Hyuga clan members to shrink in shock.

"What was that just now...?"

"Blue's Gentle Fist Chakra... was directly dispersed?"

"How did he do that?!"

Izuna continued moving.

As he knocked Qing away, he turned to face another person attacking from the left.

Seeing Qing instantly defeated, the man was horrified. He unleashed both palms simultaneously, creating a series of palm shadows, attempting to counter speed with speed.

Izuna simply delivered a powerful punch.

Similarly, in the Setsuna before the hand-blade made contact with the opponent's palm, the fist seemed to split into two afterimages. Then...

"Crack!" A clear sound of bone breaking.

"Ah!" The Hyuga screamed and fell backward, clutching his deformed wrist, drenched in cold sweat.

The attacks from the third and fourth people followed in quick succession.

Whether it's a fist, a palm, an elbow, or a knee, every attack by Izuna leaves behind a dazzling array of afterimages.

The Hyuga clan's renowned Gentle Fist technique, capable of neutralizing powerful strikes, was completely ineffective against this double attack.

The challengers' bodies were struck as if by an invisible giant hammer, one after another, thrown out in various postures, landing in different parts of the Training Ground, struggling and unable to get up.

The last one, Hyuga Ryosuke, gritted his teeth and concentrated all his Chakra into his palms, attempting to unleash his strongest thrust.

Faced with this all-out attack, Izuna simply met it with a punch.

The instant their fists and palms collided, Chakra in his Ryosuke melted and dissipated like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.

Then, an immense force that he was completely unable to resist surged forth.

"Bang!"

Ryosuke flew the furthest backward, crashing into a wooden stake at the edge of the Training Ground before finally sliding softly to the ground.

From the moment Izuna began his counterattack until all five Hyuga elites fell to the ground, only a dozen or so breaths had passed.

The Training Ground was a mess, with occasional cries and groans.

Everyone in the Hyuga Clan, from the impetuous young men to the knowledgeable Elders, stood frozen in place, dumbfounded.

Their proud Gentle Fist, the essence of their thousand-year-old Taijutsu, proved as fragile as paper before Uchiha Izuna.

Their own best fighters were like popcorn being heated in a pot, swiftly and decisively knocked away and exploded, utterly powerless to fight back.

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

Izuna simply cracked his wrists and looked at Tennin.

"I said I would take on your entire clan single-handedly, come on."

"Next."