The Earth Prison Dome continuously repaired itself, and Neji couldn't damage it as fast as it healed.
He struck it with a black-marked slash, but the Earth Prison Dome remained completely intact.
Just then, Neji sensed the chakra inside the Third Hokage moving toward his feet.
Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!
"He's forming Hand Seals with his feet?!"
Before Neji could react, the ground beneath him suddenly turned into a swamp. In the blink of an eye, he had sunk in up to his waist.
"This is bad!"
Neji cried out in alarm.
The original story featured many unbelievable ways of forming Hand Seals, such as using one's feet, borrowing someone else's palms, or even forming seals with one's eyes.
Neji had never experienced any of them himself.
But running into one now was hardly something to be happy about.
Neji drew a quick breath, and lightning flashed across his body.
Lightning countered earth.
In an instant, the Swamp of the Underworld hardened. But before Neji could catch his breath, Hiruzen Sarutobi charged toward him, swinging the Adamantine Nyoi-bo.
Neji gritted his teeth and heaved himself out of the ground.
Whoosh!
Hiruzen swung with tremendous force, slamming the weapon down at Neji, who had only just escaped and hadn't yet found his footing.
Caught off guard, Neji could only pull out a Kunai and barely manage to block.
Clang!
The Kunai, forged from refined iron, rang out with a crisp metallic clash.
An immense force surged up Neji's arm. He went flying backward and slammed hard into the Earth Prison Dome's wall.
"His strength is far beyond mine."
Pain burned through Neji's body. His internal organs felt as if they had been displaced, and a trickle of blood ran from the corner of his mouth beneath his mask.
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