One-Handed Hand Seals

On the field, Ao and the sensory Jonin of his squad stared coldly at the sudden plume of smoke.

Hyuga Genko was smart; he understood the situation almost instantly—

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Hyuga Natsu's plan had no issues.

Only by shaking off the enemy's sensory Ninja could they have a sliver of hope for survival in this situation.

But the problem was, how could they ensure the enemy would definitely send sensory Ninja after Hyuga Natsu?

Or rather, Would Hyuga Natsu truly stall the enemy's sensory Ninja for him?

Hyuga Genko didn't dare to gamble, so he made the safest choice—

Using the Transformation Jutsu, he deliberately expanded the smoke created by the jutsu to obscure the enemy's vision.

And within this smoke, the "Hyuga Natsu" who escaped first, whether real or fake, would be pursued by enemy forces.

He himself would use this opportunity to escape in the direction Hyuga Natsu had indicated!

At this moment, Threatened by the Caged Bird, Hyuga Natsu had no choice but to follow Hyuga Genko's orders and break away from the smoke first, beginning her escape, while Hyuga Genko followed closely behind, fleeing in another direction.

Facing this situation, Without Kurenai by his side to quickly distinguish the Transformation Jutsu using his Red Eye vision, Ao decisively gave the order:

"Kensuke, follow the first one."

"Yes!"

The sensory Jonin named Kensuke dashed out from Ao's side, chasing after Hyuga Natsu.

In times like these, decisive orders were more important than correct judgments made through hesitation. Although from previous encounters, Ao had a rough idea of what kind of person this Hyuga Main Family member was and had guessed that the "Hyuga Natsu" running behind was the disguised Main Family member, He couldn't gamble.

And just as Hyuga Genko smugly thought his plan had worked, he didn't know—

There was still a hunter on the field who had set his sights on him.

After confirming that the enemy's sensory Ninja had gone to pursue Hyuga Natsu, facing the remaining Kirigakure Ao, Hyuga Genko, though not afraid of him, knew this was not the time to engage in a protracted fight.

At this moment, he finally activated the Byakugan, the all-seeing eyes of the Main Family, and began consuming Chakra without hesitation!

However, Before he had fled far in the direction Hyuga Natsu had pointed, his Byakugan had just opened, and he was still in a bird's-eye view like a God's eye view—

"Snap."

Hyuga Genko seemed to have stepped on something.

Immediately after, "—Boom!!!"

A massive tornado of flames erupted from beneath Hyuga Genko's feet!

The storm swept through the surroundings, deafening roars accompanied by a mushroom cloud!

The light and heat released by no less than a hundred Explosive Tags in an instant engulfed everyone's field of vision on the field!

The expression on the Main Family member's face instantly shifted from smugness to bewilderment, then to shock, and finally, "her" pale face looked as if all blood had been drained, her wide eyes filled with uncontrollable fear!

Hyuga Genko flew into the air!

The sudden turn of events, The three people on the field, each pursuing the escapees, all stopped in their tracks.

Then, Hyuga Natsu, who was on the other side, suddenly turned back, a fierce glint flashing in her beautiful eyes, and without hesitation, charged towards the blown-up Hyuga Genko!

While running at full speed, her expression shifted like a Sichuan opera mask, revealing worry, fear, and panic. She screamed at the top of her lungs, "Young Master Genko!!!"

Even though this trap was actually set by her beforehand, it didn't stop Hyuga Natsu from appearing innocent and uninvolved at this moment.

The same trap, on the road leading to Grass Wave Coast, She had set up six of them.

Hyuga Natsu was rapidly approaching Hyuga Genko!

Ao stood frozen for a few seconds, watching Hyuga Natsu turn back and charge towards him.

Instinctively, he felt a chilling strangeness!

But for just a moment, he subconsciously ordered the Jonin Kensuke on the other side:

"Kensuke, dodge!"

The Jonin Kensuke, a sensor type, immediately followed Ao's command. He moved aside, clearing the path blocking Hyuga Natsu.

The next moment, "Whoosh!"

A fierce palm wind grazed the face of the Kirigakure sensor Jonin Kensuke and shot past, flying out to strike a large tree.

In an instant, a tree about twenty meters away, as thick as a person's embrace, was broken in half by Hyuga Natsu's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and crashed down!

Kensuke's face immediately showed terror, and he retreated several steps, widening the distance between himself and Hyuga Natsu.

Hyuga Natsu, having missed her target, gritted her teeth slightly and raised her wide-open Byakugan eyes to glare at the interfering Ao, a strong, undisguised killing intent rising in her eyes!

At this moment, Ao once again ordered Kensuke, the sensor Jonin of the squad, "You, keep an eye on the Main Family."

"I'll deal with this woman myself!"

Then, he stared sternly at the charging Hyuga Natsu, flicked his hand, and drew the ninja sword at his waist, holding it in one hand.

To ordinary ninja, Hyuga Clan members were quite troublesome.

They had the Gentle Fist at close range, capable of sealing Chakra and countering Ninjutsu; they had the incredibly powerful Revolving Heaven for defense; they had the nineless Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm for mid-range combat; and at long range, they possessed the Byakugan for extremely long-distance detection, allowing them to retreat early if they sensed something was wrong.

They were like a rolled-up hedgehog, a perfect defense with no blind spots.

Even with all known intelligence, it was extremely difficult to target or counter Hyuga ninja, inevitably leading to a simple, unadorned battle of attrition using Chakra.

Under these circumstances, The Hyuga Main Family could not be countered, But the Branch Family could!

Ao formed a hand seal with one hand held vertically in front of his chest, while the other hand gripped his ninja sword. His entire body suddenly dissolved into a puddle of water and fell to the ground.

"Splash!"

Water Style: Water Body Transformation!

Hyuga Natsu's 359-degree field of vision instantly lost sight of Ao.

However, she knew very well that Ao was hidden within the 1-degree blind spot restricted by the Caged Bird.

Hyuga Natsu immediately gathered a large amount of Chakra in her palms, stomped her foot, and unleashed a beautiful spinning palm strike!

"Boom!"

The palm wind burst forth, forming a gaseous cannonball that shot towards her rear!

At the same time, her Byakugan, rotating its view, locked onto the enemy's position again.

But at this very moment, Hyuga Natsu's pupils suddenly contracted!

She saw her Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, aimed at her back, precisely hit Ao, but in the next instant, this "Ao" dissolved into a splash of water.

And behind it, Ao's true body, holding his ninja sword in one hand, pulled it back to his chest, while his other hand remained held in front of him, constantly changing and forming seals!

Ushi - Mi - Tatsu.

Water Style: Water Fang Bullet!

A violently rotating vortex spiraled and condensed on his ninja sword!

Hyuga Natsu immediately recognized this as a rare single-handed hand-sealing technique among ninja!

And Ao, while holding his sword in one hand and forming seals with the other, had consecutively used Water Style: Water Body Transformation, Water Style: Water Clone Technique, and Water Style: Water Fang Bullet, neutralizing Hyuga Natsu's counterattack and creating an opportunity for a decisive blow!

Ao stared coldly at Hyuga Natsu and declared indifferently:

"It's over!"

The next moment, after a few steps of running, he leaped up like a rabbit. Empowered by Chakra, he moved with near-instantaneous speed, thrusting towards Hyuga Natsu's throat!

However, Just then--

Not far away, the sensor ninja Kensuke suddenly sensed something, whipped his head around, and looked towards the west side of the battlefield.

Then, He suddenly turned back, his face flushing red, then turning pale. His wide, bulging eyes held a hint of fear as he shouted at Ao in alarm:

"Lord Ao!"

"Be careful!"

"It looks like... something is shooting this way!"