Nohara Rin felt deeply ashamed.
She had originally thought Hyuga Sho had hit too hard.
Now it seemed that she was the one with the problem.
Because when Hyuga Sho sparred with Gui, Gui had not looked the least bit pained.
This showed that Gui was a qualified ninja, capable of enduring pain.
She, on the other hand...
Medical Ninjas were protected by their teammates from the rear for so long.
It was easy for them to become delicate flowers.
Nohara Rin felt ashamed of her own weakness.
"Rin, watch out!"
Hyuga Sho struck out with another Gentle Fist, the blow cutting through the air with force.
However, it was not the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
It did not even count as the Thirty-two, Sixteen, or Eight Palms.
It was merely the most basic "Eight Trigrams Four Palms."
In other words...
His hands moved from both sides, seeming to turn into four arms at once.
"!"
Nohara Rin barely managed to block.
She was doing much better than she had during their first spar a week ago.
This showed that she was improving rapidly under Hyuga Sho.
She had also learned to use the Mystical Palm Technique to offset the Gentle Fist.
It was true that the Gentle Fist could destroy Chakra.
But the Mystical Palm Technique consisted of highly concentrated Chakra.
When the two collided, they simply canceled each other out.
"Not bad..."
Hyuga Sho nodded, thoroughly satisfied.
"Next, I'm going to put a little more into it!"
Hyuga Sho warned Nohara Rin.
"Eight Trigrams... Eight Palms!!"
Bang, bang, bang!
The eight rapid strikes left Nohara Rin unable to defend herself.
Hyuga Sho jabbed one finger into Nohara Rin's body, followed by a second attack, then a third.
"Ugh~!"
Nohara Rin groaned in pain and staggered backward.
She did