The Hyuga Clan's standard attack patterns were, without a doubt, close-range physical attacks—at most, physical attacks with some additional magical damage. By comparison, Shibi Aburame, who used vast swarms of Kikaichū as his weapon, could rightly be called a ranged mage.
There was no such thing as "class balance" in the shinobi world. Although Hizashi Hyuga possessed an absolute advantage in intelligence gathering, detection, and predicting movements thanks to his Byakugan, that advantage seemed difficult to convert directly into victory. It could even be said that the key to this battle lay in whether Hizashi Hyuga could effectively close in to Shibi Aburame's melee range.
That wasn't to say Shibi Aburame's taijutsu was poor. As a Konoha Elite Jonin, he certainly possessed above-average physical skills. It was just that... well, put it this way: as long as he wasn't an idiot, he definitely wouldn't want to engage in close combat with the Gentle Fist Style.
Maintaining a medium-to-long distance was Shibi Aburame's primary objective in this battle. He had no reason not to understand the Kite Strategy.
Originally, the difference in strength between these two Elite Jonin was unclear. For a special profession like that of a shinobi, the one who struck first often held an absolute advantage in actual combat. From that perspective, arranging a solo battle under these conditions was extremely unfavorable to the "short-handed" side—in other words, to Hizashi Hyuga.
More importantly, before the battle began, Shibi Aburame had shamelessly downed a large amount of stimulants. Thus, the outcome of this contest was already obvious... Er, well, storing his Chakra "outside the body" and directly absorbing it during battle couldn't really be considered using stimulants, no matter how one looked at it, right? The fairness of the battle was still guaranteed.
Shibi Aburame didn't just produce Chakra;