Everyone held their breath.
Fear filled their eyes!
The way they looked at Hyuga Neji was now completely different from before. They knew that under such an inescapable barrage, they would have had no chance of escape whatsoever.
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"
Hyuga Shota remained composed. With one strike, he knocked away two of the ten Chakra Arrows that had formed an inescapable net. Like a fishing net with a hole torn in it, he easily slipped through, then stomped hard with his foot!
Like a starving tiger pouncing on its prey.
He shot toward Hyuga Neji!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The arrows grew faster and deadlier, but under the Byakugan's observation, his body twisted like a swallow turning in flight. In an instant, he closed in on Hyuga Neji and brought down a mountain-heavy fist!
This was not Gentle Fist.
It was a Steel Fist strike meant to kill!
"Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
Neji's expression remained calm. Without hesitation, he abandoned the bow in his hands. Using the powerful redirecting force of Gentle Fist to disperse the force layer by layer, he twisted aside and dodged, then fiercely struck at Hyuga Shota's chakra points with his palm!
Hyuga Shota's expression changed drastically.
After hastily dodging, he immediately unleashed Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms as well. Their fists and kicks flew in a blur, colliding again and again, every blow landing solidly!
At the same time, a trace of anger rose in Hyuga Shota's heart. If he had been hit just now, there really had been a chance he would lose!
What shocked him even more was—
"Neji, aren't you focusing on archery now? How is your taijutsu also so... solid?!"
He could not believe it.
It felt utterly absurd.
"Teacher said that neither taijutsu nor archery can be neglected."
Hyuga Neji