Instant Defeat of Uchiha Kirito

"Hmph," Hyuga Matsuba rolled his eyes.

"Almighty Push!"

Hyuga Matsuba recalled the gravitational force he had just released, instantly converting it into repulsive force. It shot out from his palm, cleverly avoiding Mikoto and striking Uchiha Kirito.

Uchiha Kirito, who had been flying forward under the influence of gravity, thought he could easily counterattack with that momentum. However, now, under the effect of the repulsive force, he was rapidly flung away again.

Nearby trees were also affected by this mysterious power. Unable to withstand it, they exploded, shattering into many small fragments.

"Bang!"

Uchiha Kirito lost all strength and lay motionless on the ground, a large amount of blood gushing from his mouth.

"You..." Mikoto hadn't expected any of this. Everything had happened too quickly. It seemed Uchiha Kirito had fallen to the ground in mere seconds.

"He has the Sharingan. It seems someone from the Uchiha Clan has come to seek revenge," Hyuga Matsuba had already guessed.

"How could this be..." Uchiha Mikoto was extremely shocked. Why would the Uchiha Clan try to kill the two of them? She herself had been part of that clan before.

"I didn't give your clan leader any room to save face. Although you've left the clan now, it's because you're with me. So they think you've betrayed them and sided with their enemies, which is why they'll definitely send someone to kill us."

Hyuga Matsuba explained the reason.

Uchiha Kirito forced himself to stand up. That mysterious power had caused him internal injuries. Even the slightest movement felt like he was about to die.

"What was that move just now?"

Uchiha Kirito asked, unwilling to give up. He had never seen a technique that could unleash power so instantaneously. Therefore, when he was attacked, he was completely helpless.

"A defeated opponent is not worthy of speaking," Hyuga Matsuba said without even looking at him, exuding a killing aura.

"Hmph, what's so great about it? It's just a trick of taking advantage of someone's weakness. If this were a real fight, how could you possibly beat me?" Enduring the pain, Uchiha Kirito prepared to launch an attack.

"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

As soon as he spoke, a fire dragon charged forward. Hyuga Matsuba was unfazed. With one hand, he activated a ninjutsu, summoning a thick water wall that easily deflected the attack.

"Matsuba, be careful! His level is very high!" Mikoto loudly warned Hyuga Matsuba.

Mikoto, due to excessive nervousness earlier, hadn't seen who the attacker was. Now, she realized that the opponent was actually a very powerful ninja, someone renowned for his strength within the clan.

Uchiha Kirito's skill was among the best in the Uchiha Clan. Mikoto never imagined the Uchiha Clan would be so ruthless towards the two of them.

After spending some time together, Mikoto understood that Hyuga Matsuba's skill was not weak. But seeing such a powerful opponent, her heart was still in her throat.

"It's fine. I'm still holding back right now. Otherwise, his life would have been gone already,"

Hyuga Matsuba said to comfort Mikoto.

There was no exaggeration in his words. If he wanted to eliminate this person, it would be a piece of cake for him.

Even against a stronger opponent, Hyuga Matsuba would have a chance to win, let alone a mere Jonin?

"You were the one who gave me the first opportunity to show my abilities to others. So let's have a good match."

"Light Speed Kick!"

Hyuga Matsuba's leg began to materialize, and he kicked out with extreme speed. Instantly, a beam of intense golden light accurately struck Uchiha Kirito.

"Bang!"

With a loud noise, Uchiha Kirito was successfully sent flying. Even hundreds of trees blocking his path couldn't stop him.

This move was incredibly fast. Uchiha Kirito only barely felt it before instinctively protecting himself, yet he was still severely injured.

"As expected of a famous technique. I only used a little strength. If I had used more, this guy would have been pulverized," Hyuga Matsuba nodded. This was the first time he had used a ninjutsu in combat, and it wasn't even a serious match.

Compared to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the Glint-Glint Fruit only differed in speed. Because light travels in a straight line, the Glint-Glint Fruit could only attack in a straight line, whereas the Rumble-Rumble Fruit allowed for endless teleportation.

However, the attack power of both fruits was roughly the same.

Even if Hyuga Matsuba could manipulate space-time to compensate for the Glint-Glint Fruit's shortcomings, he still really wanted the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for its instant movement ability.

But neither of these fruits could compare to one fruit – the Dark-Dark Fruit.

The Dark-Dark Fruit was undoubtedly the most powerful Devil Fruit. Gravity could control everything, even light was affected by gravity.

However, Hyuga Matsuba's desire for it wasn't very high. Because he possessed the Tenseigan, having this fruit or not truly didn't matter.

Getting back to the point, Hyuga Matsuba's move could be said to have instantly annihilated Uchiha Kirito.

Even though Uchiha Kirito's life was still intact, in reality, he was no longer capable of continuing the fight.

"Matsuba, you're amazing!" Mikoto praised happily.

While Mikoto felt happy, she also felt disappointed in herself.

"Hyuga Matsuba is so powerful, do I still have the right to be with him?" Mikoto thought silently.

Then, Mikoto set a small goal for herself: she would work harder in the future. Even if she couldn't be as powerful as Matsuba, she wouldn't let the gap in their strength be too vast.

"Mikoto, wait a moment. I'll go check on him," Hyuga Matsuba said.

He was about to finish off Uchiha Kirito, and it was better for Mikoto not to see such a bloody scene.

Mikoto blinked and said softly, "Be careful, don't get hurt."

"It's fine," Hyuga Matsuba smiled slightly, then transformed into a beam of bright light, instantly returning to Uchiha Kirito's side.

When it comes to Instant Movement, the Glint-Glint Fruit is arguably the most powerful.

"You little brat, how are you this skilled?"

"Facing your doom and still talking so much, Finger Pistol Light Bullet!"

Light erupted from each of Hyuga Matsuba's fingertips; this technique was incredibly potent.

Uchiha Kirito, rendered incapable of fighting, instantly became a pincushion, riddled with bloody holes all over his body.

"Ah!" Uchiha Kirito began to scream.

This technique hadn't delivered a fatal blow to Uchiha Kirito, so he was still alive, but he was half-dead. Even if the attacks stopped, he would die from excessive bleeding.

"Are you trying to do this to me on purpose to get information out of me? Impossible!" Uchiha Kirito, on the verge of death, looked at Hyuga Matsuba with disdain and activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan.

"Still struggling? It's no use." Seeing Uchiha Kirito launch his attack, Hyuga Matsuba felt nothing.

"I'm already immune to most genjutsu, save your energy." Hyuga Matsuba said dismissively, looking at the dying Uchiha Kirito.

Any technique that could hit Hyuga Matsuba now would have to be an advanced genjutsu like Tsukuyomi.