"Was that giant palm just now your ninjutsu?"
Hinata turned and glanced at the giant palm not far away.
A guess suddenly formed in her mind.
As the person who knew Bai Hao best,
she was certain that only Bai Hao here possessed the strength to unleash such an attack.
"Hinata!"
However, just as Hinata's attention wavered for a moment,
Killer B's attack arrived.
She had just heard Hiashi's voice and had not had time to react
when she saw her father suddenly charge in front of her.
He used his body to block Killer B's tail for her!
Boom!
Hiashi could not withstand such a blow at all.
He was sent flying.
"Father!"
Hinata was shocked.
Only after seeing Bai Hao catch Hiashi, who had suddenly appeared, did she let out a slight sigh of relief.
"Your father is fine.
You don't need to hold back anymore. Go."
Bai Hao's voice suddenly reached her ears clearly from afar.
It filled her with boundless confidence.
"Okay!"
Hinata closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her gaze had subtly changed.
It had become more confident and determined.
She quickly formed hand seals.
A moment later, her entire body suddenly burst into flames.
"Flint Release Mode, activate!"
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Hinata's Surface-Level Strength, Roar of the Thunder Flame Dragon! [First update—please send flowers and collect]
At that moment, Hinata seemed to have transformed into a burning torch.
Scorching flames surged around her entire body.
Within the flames, flashes of electricity constantly appeared.
Yet strangely,
such terrifying fire and lightning did not harm her in the slightest.
Not only that,
even her clothes and hair remained completely undamaged.
"What is this!?"
Everyone nearby who witnessed the scene felt somewhat astonished.
Those who knew understood that it was a special ninjutsu.
Those who did not would definitely think she had been struck by a Fire Release attack.
"Hinata..."
Might Guy had just begun to speak when Kakashi stopped him.
He turned toward Kakashi in confusion.
But Kakashi merely shook his head.
"Let's see what she can do first."
This time,
Kakashi and Might Guy had not used their full strength.
After all,
if the two of them attacked with everything they had, the aftereffects would be too severe.
Kakashi lacked Chakra, while Might Guy would experience a brief period of physical fatigue after opening the Gates.
Once they attacked with all their strength,
they might be able to kill the enemy,
but they would also place themselves in danger.
There were powerful enemies everywhere, too many of them, and the situation was unclear.
They had obtained too little information about their enemies.
Rushing in and using their full strength right away would be extremely foolish.
Besides, the battle had not lasted very long so far.
That was why
they had driven away the Genin, leaving some elite ninja to surround Killer B.
"That works too."
Might Guy nodded.
He prepared to activate the Eight Inner Gates at any time.
"Kakashi, Might Guy!"
Just then,
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi charged over again, carrying the Adamantine Staff.
"Let's work together and drive this Tailed Beast away!"
"Hokage-sama, not yet."
Kakashi glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He saw that the Hokage of Konoha now had blood at the corner of his mouth and disheveled clothes.
His aged eyes were filled with blood vessels.
Seeing this, Kakashi could not help sighing inwardly.
The Third Hokage... he's old...
Hiruzen Sarutobi was different from Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki.
Ōnoki was a Kekkei Tōta-type ninja.
Age did not affect his strength too greatly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, on the other hand, was a broad-based scholar-type ninja.
His attacks mainly relied on coordinating ninjutsu of various natures.
Combined with the strength of his Summoned Beast, as well as his intelligence and scheming,
these were what gave him his formidable strength.
As he aged, his Chakra reserves, reaction speed, and ability to scheme all declined considerably.
His strength had consequently deteriorated severely.
"Hinata is very strong.
Let's watch first."
As Kakashi spoke, he saw that Hinata had already begun attacking.
At that moment, her speed was even faster than when she activated Discharge Mode!
With a single flash, she appeared in front of Killer B.
Then she leaped into the air.
The flames and electricity covering her body instantly converged, gathering in her palm.
She slammed her palm straight into Killer B's stomach!
Pop!
White waves of air rippled outward from Hinata's palm as their center.
Boom!
Under the force of the blow, Killer B's body was sent flying backward.
He crashed heavily onto the ground.
Hinata was also sent flying backward by the recoil.
"What incredible strength!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi exclaimed in amazement.
"But it seems she can't sustain it..."
Before he could continue his assessment, flames had already ignited around Killer B's body!
"Hmph~"
Killer B let out a cold snort upon seeing this.
Then he shook his entire body.
The flames were scattered.
"Ah!"
But just after he dispersed the flames, flashes of electricity suddenly appeared around him again.
The powerful current electrocuted him until he cried out repeatedly.
"The technique is impressive, but it still isn't enough..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised the Adamantine Staff and prepared to charge over to help.
However, just then,
Hinata snapped her fingers.
As her fingers snapped,
the sound of thunder rang out in the sky.
A moment later, a bolt of lightning rapidly struck downward.
It crashed fiercely into Killer B.
Killer B's body trembled slightly, then began shaking uncontrollably amid the flashes of electricity.
Clearly,
he had been completely paralyzed.
At that moment,
Hinata also landed steadily.
However, she did not attack again.
Instead, she began rapidly forming hand seals.
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