"Flame Finger!"
Hyuga Sho raised a finger, and an orange-red beam of light shot straight out.
Of course.
He had adjusted its power.
If he accidentally killed Hatake Sakumo, that would be hilarious.
"Ninjutsu without hand seals, instant release!"
Hatake Sakumo's eyes widened. He could only think it in his mind—
and had no time to say it aloud.
Hatake Sakumo tilted his head and dodged the attack.
However... this dodge had been rather dangerous.
Hatake Sakumo swept out his left hand.
A volley of shuriken had already been thrown.
A shrill sound tore through the air.
Wind Release Chakra Flow clung to each shuriken, making them look like blades as thin as cicada wings.
This also indirectly increased their range of impact.
The shuriken's lethal radius... had increased by at least twofold!
Bang, bang!!
The shuriken crashed into Hyuga Sho.
Or rather, Hyuga Sho had taken the initiative to meet them head-on.
He ignored them completely and headed straight for Hatake Sakumo.
"He blocked them without using any Ninjutsu?!"
Hatake Sakumo detected no Chakra Fluctuation at all.
Of course.
For one thing, he was not a Sensor Ninja.
For another, he had neither the Byakugan nor the Sharingan.
Therefore, he could not see through the nanostructure beneath Hyuga Sho's skin.
However...
Hatake Sakumo's combat experience was extraordinarily rich.
In an instant, he used his experience to determine that something was wrong.
"He must have solidified some kind of technique... just like a barrier, Curse Mark, or talisman..."
That was Hatake Sakumo's preliminary judgment.
And a ninja's information—
was the key to battle.
It also had to be tested step by step.
Perhaps after the next test, Hatake Sakumo would change his mind.
This was a process of dynamically forming an understanding.
Hyuga Sho advanced silently, without a sound.
He