Hinata was unaware that Moriyue had already marked her as the primary enemy. At this moment, she was still fulfilling her duty, using the Byakugan's ability to see through the human body in conjunction with Gentle Fist to defend against the attacks of several people.
After deflecting the kunai, Moriyue wasn't idle either. Lightning conducted to his blunt sword, and his body erupted with powerful lightning.
Since the Byakugan could see through appearances, he could only increase the interference. Although he didn't know if it would be effective, it at least seemed to be interfering with Hinata's vision.
Her eyes slightly closed, Hinata raised her hands to shield her face. Moriyue was like a flashbang on their side; even she had to temporarily close her eyes. Staring directly at the strong light was bad for the Byakugan, and their Hyuga Clan took great care of their eyes.
"Kiba, Shino, be careful!"
Taking advantage of the period when Hinata's senses were affected, Moriyue didn't slack off. To catch the thief, you must first catch the king. Their target was the scroll. Since they didn't see the scroll in plain sight, it must have been hidden by them. With a one-third probability, Moriyue chose Hinata.
Lightning continuously stimulated Moriyue's muscles, and his skin turned slightly red from the blood flow. Coupled with his somewhat unrestrained smile, he looked like anything but a good person.
He charged forward with large strides, lightning constantly invigorating his body. Although it caused some damage to his body, he had to admit his speed was truly fast.
Although Shino and Kiba had received Hinata's warning, they were still a step too late when they actually assumed defensive postures.
A swirling ball of lightning surrounded by electricity charged towards them. Before the Parasitic Destruction Insects could even get close, they were zapped and sizzled by the high temperature, and the roasted insect corpses fell to the ground.
Kiba found the charging, spinning ball of lightning incredibly familiar. It wasn't until he saw Akamaru next to him that he snapped back to reality.
"Holy cow, isn't that my Fang Over Fang? Where did this bootleg version come from?"
That's right, the way Moriyue was charging at that moment was very similar to Fang Over Fang. He created a clone and charged towards Shino with it, simulating Fang Over Fang.
"Hmm? You chose me? You finally aren't ignoring me, so I have to show my strength too..."
Being targeted by Moriyue, Shino felt an inexplicable sense of flattery. Throughout his battles, he had always been the type of person that even his opponents subconsciously ignored. Being attacked so directly by Moriyue, he actually felt an indescribable surge of excitement.
As expected, he did have a presence!
Shino prepared himself to take the blow head-on. The Parasitic Destruction Insects wrapped around him at an extremely fast speed, swirling around Shino like a black vortex. Hmph, he couldn't help but show some strength now.
However, Moriyue's target was not him at all. Just as the ball of lightning and the vortex of insects were about to collide, Moriyue deactivated the "Human-Human" state. He and his clone bypassed Shino's Macedonian defense line and attacked Kiba and Hinata separately.
"Gentle Fist!"
Hinata was no weakling. Although she wasn't good at fighting, that was only in comparison. If she were placed in the outside world alone, her strength among ordinary ninjas would still be in the upper echelon.
The Hyuga Clan was a great clan in Konoha, so they naturally had plenty of ninjutsu. As a member of the Hyuga main family, Hinata naturally received the best treatment.
The Byakugan combined with Gentle Fist was the most typical technique of the Hyuga Clan. It utilized the Byakugan to pierce through the meridians and then used Gentle Fist to seal the enemy's acupoints. After being hit by this combo, the opponent's acupoints would be completely sealed by Gentle Fist, and their Chakra would become stagnant, unable to flow, which was the terrifying aspect of the Hyuga Clan.
It was just that Hinata never expected that this invincible and simple-to-use technique would be completely ineffective against Moriyue.
"His meridians... I can't find the acupoints! There's no way to seal them..."
Hinata punched Moriyue, who was spinning, with all her might. Unfortunately, her physical training was still insufficient compared to Moriyue and the others. This barrage of attacks didn't do anything to Moriyue; instead, her hands became numb from the counterforce and the lightning.
Kazeki and Ando also knew to pick on the weaker ones; getting the scroll was the most practical thing.
They each threw a few kunai at Shino and Kiba, then turned their blades towards Hinata, wanting to help Moriyue capture her.
But they were still a step too late. After spinning a few times in mid-air, Moriyue drew the blunt sword from his waist. He activated Burning Life for a moment and, using his powerful burst of strength, attacked Hinata with the flat of his blade.
Hinata wanted to use the invincible Rotation like Neji, but Moriyue's speed was too fast. Before she could even start spinning, Moriyue had already half-crouched in front of her.
However, Kiba's rescue also intervened again. Akamaru's white fur fluttered in the wind, and with a tiger pounce, he snatched the blunt sword from Moriyue's hand.
Moriyue, having lost his weapon, did not show any signs of panic. His posture at this moment was like a hunting leopard. Driven by his elbows and joints, he went head-down and feet-up, rising from the ground, upside down, and shot towards the sky. He delivered an inverted kick to Hinata's waist.
This move was designed to attack the enemy by surprise with an unexpected posture and was a form of taijutsu. Moriyue could already react to moves to a certain extent; at least the previous sequence of actions was done subconsciously.
Hinata, who was hit, flew back like a kite with a broken string. Shino, who was once again ignored, felt a bit annoyed; he had been ignored again...
Don't think that quiet people don't get angry!
The buzzing sound produced by the friction of wings made people's scalps tingle. Various insects of different forms and sizes were summoned by Shino's summoning jutsu, and the insect chirps from the depths of the forest made people's eardrums ache.
Moriyue knew without even thinking that Shino was about to do something big. With countless mosquitoes and poisonous ants here, letting Shino continue would only make things difficult for both sides.
"What are you waiting for? Ando, hurry up and get the sack. What are you waiting for?"
After Moriyue's reminder, Ando and the other two seemed to wake up from a dream and nodded. That's right, there was no need to fight to the death. Their captain seemed to have a plan, and they had likely already obtained the scroll. They didn't need to linger any longer.
It was just that they didn't know what the sack was for at this moment.
Moriyue took the sack thrown by Ando. They had prepared many spares, so the one thrown to Moriyue was naturally brand new.
With the sack in his left hand and the rope in his right, Moriyue, with surprisingly skilled movements, directly put it on the somewhat stunned Hinata. He tied the rope with a... knot that looked like a tortoise shell. To everyone's shocked eyes, he slung the sack over his shoulder and sprinted a hundred meters.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go, let's go, you guys go!"
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