In the arena, Hinata and Suigetsu's clash looked, to the audience, like a duel between an elegant, solemn master archer and a carefree, wild Western cowboy fresh from the wilderness.
At that moment, Suigetsu seemed to have become Marco Polo, constantly repositioning and firing basic attacks, while Hinata had transformed into Garo, continuously shooting Chakra arrows from her bow.
The two remained locked in a stalemate for a while, neither able to gain even half a step over the other.
But by then, Hinata had already analyzed her opponent's movement habits, rhythm, and the distance between each step.
That was the cheat-like advantage of the Byakugan.
In Hinata's mind, Suigetsu's movement paths had already connected into a complete trajectory. Then, as she drew the bowstring with her right hand, she put in a little more force and increased her Chakra output.
Three transparent Chakra arrows condensed on the bowstring at once—one in front, one behind, and one in the center. The three arrows respectively targeted Suigetsu's two escape routes and his main body.
"Hyuga Style: Flower Scatter!"
The three Chakra arrows shot forward at high speed, aimed at Suigetsu's front, rear, and body, scattering every Water Gun along the path between them!
Something's wrong. Why did the young lady's arrow suddenly become so much slower?
Suigetsu instinctively sensed that something was off and immediately used the Water Transformation Technique, turning his entire body into flowing liquid.
Yet in the very next instant, the arrow that had predicted his forward movement pierced straight through Suigetsu's arm. His liquefied arm fell to the ground.
Cold sweat instantly ran down Suigetsu's back.
"Hiss..."
"Good thing I sensed something was wrong beforehand and used the Water Transformation Technique to dodge it."
Suigetsu then reabsorbed the water on the ground and returned to normal.
Then