Ninjutsu attacks using Senjutsu and taijutsu carried a certain deceptive quality. Ultra-high-density Chakra could be regarded as an extension of the body, but this deception usually only worked against the visual senses. Under normal circumstances, Byakugan could definitely distinguish it.
The reason Elder Shouya of the Hyuga Clan was struck so easily by Yuhara was, first, that Yuhara was already extremely fast when speed alone was considered, let alone with the enhancement of Senjutsu. Second, his opponent might genuinely have been old and incompetent. Who knew when this elder had last seen actual combat? Perhaps it really could be traced back to the era of the First Hokage. In any case, during the Third Ninja World War, Yuhara had certainly never heard of anyone like him.
"Everyone saw it. He attacked first. I was merely acting in self-defense—a stress reaction. He's already so old, yet he still came out to fake an injury. Is the Hyuga Clan short on funds?" Yuhara said.
That was not entirely nonsense. His opponent had attacked without warning, and Yuhara had indeed reacted in an emergency. His body had instinctively adjusted to its strongest combat state, and he had struck completely subconsciously... A frontline ninja like him was naturally prone to nervousness. Everyone ought to understand that.
Thus, after kicking him, he immediately dispelled Sage Mode. There was no process of gathering Nature Energy, because he already had far too much of it within him. He could therefore activate and deactivate it freely, both happening in an instant... Otherwise, maintaining Sage Mode the entire time would easily cause a misunderstanding. It would make him look less like someone who had been forced to fight and more like someone who had come to exterminate the Hyuga Clan. Even when one was in the right, one would