"I'm usually too soft on him. I need to find a chance to teach Nawaki a lesson." Hyuga Matsuba was furious and started thinking of ways to beat Nawaki up.
Nawaki, who was practicing alone at home, suddenly shuddered all over. A chill ran through his body, and he inexplicably began to feel afraid.
"Don't change the subject. I'm not joking anymore. I asked you out because I wanted to discuss the contents of the notebook you gave me." Tsunade glanced at the two little girls beside them and lowered her voice.
"Let's go play over there. You two talk first!" Mikoto tugged Kushina along, intending to leave them alone.
"There's no need for that." Hyuga Matsuba waved his hand. Mikoto knew about those things too, and Kushina was no outsider.
Tsunade said nothing and nodded.
"Are the techniques in it still unclear to you?" Hyuga Matsuba asked.
"Yes. I've grasped most of them, but Kami-e and Observation Haki seem a little difficult for me." Tsunade frowned.
She had more or less figured out everything in that notebook. Although she still could not use them quickly, she already understood the most basic methods.
There were some things Tsunade felt she did not need to learn, but Observation Haki and Kami-e were not ordinary Ninjutsu. No matter what she did, she could not figure them out.
"You don't need to master both. Just choose one. If you want to comprehend Observation Haki faster, you can practice things that train your reaction speed." Hyuga Matsuba offered his opinion.
"We can spar!"
Tsunade had not expected that. "Are you kidding?"
Hyuga Matsuba raised an eyebrow. "Sis, I'm not joking. If I don't go easy on you, you definitely can't beat me."
"Matsuba, confidence is a good thing, but arrogance is another matter."
Hyuga Matsuba's words made Tsunade uncomfortable. This brat really did not take her seriously at all.
"Hm? Let the facts speak for themselves. Laser!" Hyuga Matsuba shouted as he activated his technique.
Tsunade did not react in time. The beam Hyuga Matsuba fired passed just a hair's breadth from her, yet she had failed to dodge. In other words, if the person standing opposite her had been an enemy, she would already have lost.
Even though it had caught her by surprise, it would have been difficult to evade that attack even if she had prepared beforehand.
"What was that just now? How could you use it without forming hand seals?" Tsunade asked in disbelief.
"This isn't Ninjutsu. Simply put, I'm just bringing skills from another world here and using them." Hyuga Matsuba began to explain.
"Sis, you can't underestimate your enemy on the battlefield."
"I can't believe I actually lost to you. That's irritating." Tsunade puffed out her cheeks.
"Now let's have a proper match. Use all your strength!" Tsunade unleashed the power throughout her body, and the air around her seemed to explode. In the blink of an eye, she had appeared beside Matsuba.
She immediately began attacking with taijutsu, but Tsunade still held back. She did not want to hurt Hyuga Matsuba.
Hyuga Matsuba smiled faintly and merely shifted his body slightly, dodging Tsunade's fist.
"Big sis, it seems you still aren't taking this seriously. You should be careful—I'm serious when I fight too."
"Looks like this little brat's wings have grown in. Today, I'll show you what your big sister is capable of." Tsunade was a little angry.
"Hah! Monstrous Strength Punch!"
Tsunade was fighting seriously now. She used her Monstrous Strength Punch, intending to end the battle quickly.
Though it looked overwhelmingly powerful, Hyuga Matsuba seemed like a feather, moving swiftly around Tsunade's fists. Not a single punch or kick landed on him.
"Did you use Kami-e?" Realizing she had not hit Hyuga Matsuba even once, Tsunade felt disappointed and upset.
In this situation, unless your move covered a wide area or your attacks were extremely fast, it was simply impossible to hit your opponent.
"Sis, it's my turn now! Get ready! Tempest Kick!" Hyuga Matsuba swiftly kicked through the air, sending an air blade flying toward Tsunade at nearly the speed of light.
"Tch, such a petty trick is child's play to me."
"Oh?" Hyuga Matsuba raised an eyebrow.
Suddenly, the large air blade shattered into small pieces. Its attack range abruptly expanded, surrounding Tsunade and leaving her nowhere to run. With such dense attacks, she had no chance of escape.
Tsunade trembled and immediately activated her inner strength to evade the attacks around her.
After a long time and a great deal of effort, she finally managed to dodge them. But just as she dealt with that wave, the next began. In the blink of an eye, blades filled the sky again, and Tsunade felt a little despair.
She began dodging with all her strength, and whenever she truly could not avoid an attack, she struck back and shattered it.
Below, one of the spectators, Kushina, was so shocked that her jaw nearly dropped. She had never seen such an enormous spectacle before.
"I never thought this little brat was so strong." Kushina sighed. No matter where they were, people always respected the strong. Right now, Kushina's heart was filled with admiration for Hyuga Matsuba.
"A move like this is pointless against you, isn't it? Other than draining your stamina, it can't do anything." Tsunade successfully dodged the final small blade.
Tsunade had learned this move long ago and knew how much stamina it consumed. If it was used continuously, the drain would be immense. It seemed this little brat was truly quite capable.
But as the target of the attack, she could also sense that the assault seemed to be gradually weakening.
"Then do you know that the one fighting you just now was only one of my clones?" Hyuga Matsuba said slowly.
The Hyuga Matsuba standing before Tsunade suddenly exploded and vanished. It had merely been a clone.
Tsunade was still stunned and unprepared when Hyuga Matsuba immediately attacked. With a bang, Tsunade was struck squarely.
"Smack." Another burst of smoke rose, and Tsunade suddenly vanished, turning into a stone. After taking Hyuga Matsuba's punch, it began to crack into tiny pebbles.
"You really have no pity for women at all. Were you trying to kill me?" Tsunade turned back nervously, already drenched in cold sweat.
Fortunately, she had sensed danger beforehand and casually used a stone to disguise herself. Otherwise, she might have lost her life just now.
Hyuga Matsuba's lips curled upward, but he said nothing. He had long sensed that it was a substitute. If it had been the real Tsunade, he definitely would have stopped at the final second. His techniques were entirely under his control; he could use or withdraw them as he pleased.
"In that case, didn't you just learn Observation Haki?"
Only after Hyuga Matsuba gave her a slight reminder did Tsunade realize it. Now, she seemed able to sense even the smallest changes around her, and her perception was exceptionally sharp.
Tsunade now dared to say that as long as there was even the slightest change nearby, she would be able to sense it.
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