Although Rotation was an advanced Gentle Fist technique of the Hyuga Clan, Yuta Hyuga had spent a long time fighting on the battlefield as a Chunin. He had earned enough contribution points within the clan to obtain the training method for Rotation.
With a boom, Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm collided with Rotation, erupting with a violent crash. Dust surged up from the ground and spread through the area, obscuring everyone's vision.
However, for ninjas with the Byakugan bloodline, there was no such thing as having their vision blocked.
The two continued fighting in the arena. Every clash of attacks dispersed some of the dust, and after several exchanges of force, the dust finally cleared completely, revealing what was happening inside!
Yei struck with his palm, forcing Yuta Hyuga back. He said calmly, "Cousin Yuta, if you focus only on Gentle Fist, you won't be able to defeat me!"
The Hyuga Clan members were good in every other respect, except that they placed too much faith in Gentle Fist.
Yei was not saying that Gentle Fist was bad. Its limitations were simply too great; it was too balanced.
No matter what enemy they faced, the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist could respond appropriately and bring out the corresponding level of combat power.
Being balanced was not a bad thing, but being too balanced was not good either!
It was fine against ordinary civilian ninjas, but when facing Uchiha Clan members of the same level or ninjas with other bloodlines, the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist could not display much of an advantage.
That was its limitation!
Many members of the Hyuga Clan valued Gentle Fist too highly and neglected the use of other ninjutsu. It was not that they could not learn them, but that they had too much confidence in the Gentle Fist passed down by their clan...
They firmly believed that Gentle Fist alone was enough to fight any enemy!
Yei had noticed Yuta Hyuga's weakness that was hardly a weakness at all—he focused solely on Gentle Fist...
"Gentle Fist is the ninjutsu passed down through our clan. As long as one masters Gentle Fist, it is enough to deal with any enemy!" Yuta Hyuga had absolute confidence in the Gentle Fist passed down by his clan and looked upon Yei's words with disdain.
He even felt that it was heretical for a member of the Hyuga Clan to say such things. His gaze grew exceptionally focused.
He had to make his younger cousin understand that the Hyuga Clan only needed to learn Gentle Fist!
"Then you'd better be careful. I won't hold back from here on out!" Yei was somewhat speechless after hearing Yuta Hyuga's words. The Hyuga Clan was mild-mannered, but when it came to Gentle Fist, they possessed intense confidence and stubbornness.
Neji, one of the Twelve Rookie Nine in the original story, had only ever studied Gentle Fist and had never displayed any other ninjutsu.
Was it because he could not use them?
No. He also believed that Gentle Fist could deal with every enemy!
This was the foundation of the Hyuga Clan!
Gentle Fist truly was the martial art that best brought out the Byakugan bloodline, as well as the combat style most suitable for them!
This belief had been deeply etched into their hearts!
However, Yei was not a pure Hyuga Clan member. He was a transmigrator who knew what would happen in the future and understood the limitations of Gentle Fist!
Therefore, he would not reject other ninjutsu or other Taijutsu!
As long as it was a method that could make him stronger, he would try it!
Nor would he place all his strength in his Cheat Ability. He would learn other ninjutsu and Taijutsu as well!
"There's no need to hold back. I'll show you that Gentle Fist is the foundation passed down by our clan, the strongest Taijutsu! Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!" Yuta Hyuga stomped off the ground and rushed out. Chakra swelled in his right hand as he drove a palm toward Yei's chest.
Yei lightly pushed off the ground and evaded the attack, landing at a distance. This time, he did not attack, instead forming hand seals where he stood.
"What powerful Chakra fluctuations!"
"That Hyuga Yei actually has such immense Chakra?"
The people watching from all around were mildly shocked by the sight.
Someone sharp-eyed recognized Yei's sequence of hand seals and cried out. It was Gai.
He regarded Kakashi as his lifelong rival and was extremely familiar with Chidori's hand-seal sequence. The name practically burst from his mouth: "Chidori!"
"Yes, it's Kakashi's Chidori! And Yei's hand-seal speed is so fast!" Asuma's brows also rose slightly.
Kakashi, serving as a referee on another platform, turned his gaze toward Yei. Quietly, he lifted his forehead protector and revealed his scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan!
Elsewhere, Shisui Uchiha also turned toward this viewing platform, his expression growing focused. "Chidori..."
He looked in Kakashi's direction and thought, If I don't activate those eyes... I wonder whether I can surpass these seniors...
As Yei formed his seals, he leaned forward. Lightning exploded around his right hand, and a chirping sound like a thousand birds crying in unison rang out. Bathed in lightning, Yei's aura rose sharply. His Byakugan locked onto Yuta Hyuga as he gave a reminder, "Be careful, Cousin Yuta!"
"Chidori?" Even Yuta Hyuga's expression changed drastically when he saw the Chakra fluctuations around Yei and the ninjutsu he was using.
There was no Konoha ninja from roughly the same generation as Kakashi who did not know of Chidori!
He knew that only a ninja with a dojutsu could bring out Chidori's most powerful attack!
He did not dare to be careless!
"That's right, this is Kakashi's Chidori!" Yei smiled slightly, then stepped on Soru and burst forward. His figure became a blue flash that tore through the air as he charged straight at Yuta Hyuga, thrusting Chidori in his hand!
"I didn't expect you to learn Chidori, but the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist will not lose to any ninjutsu! Rotation!" Yuta Hyuga calmed down. His Byakugan saw that Yei's ambushing speed was incredibly fast, making it far from easy to evade.
Moreover, his opponent also possessed the Byakugan and could perceive his movements!
Since he could not dodge, then... he would take it head-on!
Yuta's body suddenly began spinning at high speed. Chakra erupted from his body, forming the strongest shield through his rotation, capable of deflecting everything!
This was the Hyuga Clan's absolute defense!
BOOM!!
Chidori and Rotation collided instantly. The two powerful Chakra forces crashed together as though a bomb had been dropped into the arena. The ground suddenly exploded, and dust mixed with scattered lightning burst in all directions. The chirping of electricity echoed across the area!
"Rotation truly deserves its name as absolute defense. Its defensive power is indeed impressive, but... my Chidori isn't so easy to withstand!" In the stalemate, Yei smiled faintly and poured even more Chakra into his attack. The already piercing electric screech became even louder!
As Yei infused it with Chakra, Chidori's form also changed. The rampaging lightning thrust out like a spear, directly piercing through Rotation's Chakra barrier!
With another boom, a thunderous blast erupted from the arena. This time, force scattered in all directions, and a figure flew backward from the dust before crashing heavily into the ground!
"Is it... over?"
"Who won?"
"The one who flew out was Yuta Hyuga. Yei won!"
The sudden commotion in the arena startled the spectators. Once they saw that the person sent flying was Yuta Hyuga, they knew the victor of this battle.
It was Hyuga Yei!
Everyone looked toward the stage. As the dust dispersed, the blue-white Lightning Blade in Yei's hand slowly faded away while he stood tall in the center of the arena.
"This is... a derivative ninjutsu of Chidori? That guy Yei actually..." Kakashi looked at Yei's right hand, his pupils shrinking slightly. He had clearly seen the lightning sword in Yei's hand just now. It was undoubtedly his Chidori, but its form had changed somewhat!
That was what shocked him. He had not expected Yei to alter the form of his Chidori and derive another method of use from it!
He could not help recalling what Yei had said earlier—he had more or less learned it...
So he had already mastered his Chidori perfectly and even derived another ninjutsu from it...
"Is that what Chidori looks like?" Gai also noticed this and muttered to himself.
Although he had only caught a fleeting glimpse, that form of Chidori was clearly more flexible in terms of attack.
And at the end, he seemingly had not heard that tremendous cry of a thousand birds...
In other words, this method of using Chidori would be more covert!
On the battlefield, it would be much more convenient than Chidori, which exposed one's position...
"Yei is so strong..." Anko also murmured, gaining a clearer understanding of just how powerful Yei had become!
The other students from the same generation were equally shaken. They knew Yei had changed greatly, but they had not expected him to have already become so powerful...
"Damn it, Kakashi was one thing, but now even Yei is stronger than me..." Asuma curled his lips, feeling deeply resentful.
Being suppressed by a genius like Kakashi was one thing, but now even Yei appeared to be stronger than him...
Being the Son of Hokage was truly stifling!
The old man is going to lecture me again later... Asuma thought bitterly...
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