Heavenly Counter to Hyuga, Sand Shinobi Attack

Seeing Yueguang Xingye's nervous expression, Yueguang Han shook his head and said, "Uncle Xingye, I know what you're worried about, but we need this more right now. I need it more. And if I don't say it, and you don't say it, who will know the details? They'll find out eventually anyway. Why keep it hidden? Are we never going to use it?"

"This..." Hearing this, Yueguang Xingye knew it made sense, but still said, "We still need to be careful."

"I know. We'll hide it for as long as we can!" Yueguang Han nodded.

Yueguang Han knew that Yueguang Xingye was worried that his abilities would shake the status of the Byakugan and provoke hostility and targeting from the Hyuga Clan. If it were just Ninjutsu, it wouldn't be a big deal. While troublesome, it would only be troublesome. But a Kekkei Genkai was different. The Hyuga Clan might very well make a move against him in secret.

Actually, Yueguang Han wasn't worried about the Hyuga Clan at all. He feared them the least. Even if the entire Hyuga Clan came at him now, he could still fight back and win. Who knew he was their natural counter? And a complete counter at that!

Firstly, besides moving using his muscles, he could also move using his mechanical skeleton. His blood also contained nano-mechanical worms that repaired his body. The Hyuga's pressure point strikes only caused him a bit of pain and were useless against him.

Secondly, there was the Hyuga's Gentle Fist. The Gentle Fist lacked the immense destructive power of the Strong Fist, nor did it possess the speed of the Steel Release Taijutsu. It couldn't be faster than his bullets, nor could it damage his steel body. Even if a Gentle Fist technique like Empty Palm could damage him, he could recover quickly. Therefore, the Gentle Fist wasn't very effective against him.

The Absolute Defense, Rotation, could indeed block his bullets or change their trajectory, but if they stopped, that would be their death sentence. As for using Rotation to attack him, he could still recover, so the threat was not significant.

Then there were Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. The Hyuga Clan did know Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, but they were limited to low-level Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. In these two aspects, the Hyuga Clan was really not good. In Ninjutsu, they didn't even know elemental Ninjutsu, let alone Earth Release and Water Release, which could counter him. For Genjutsu, they only knew low-level Genjutsu like the Transformation Jutsu. Coincidentally, his electronic eyes and mechanical programs were immune to most Genjutsu. Tsukuyomi might not even work on him. The Sand Shinobi had already tested this before, and he had also tested it with Yueguang Xingye. Not only was he unaffected by Genjutsu, but he didn't even sense them casting Genjutsu at all. (He could see Genjutsu that created illusions because they lacked heat sources, making them easy to distinguish, but Genjutsu that invaded the brain were directly ignored.)

Finally, there was the Hyuga Clan's Fuinjutsu (Hinata had learned Fuinjutsu). Fuinjutsu was indeed a threat to him, but it could only seal his Chakra. Without Chakra, he still possessed extremely powerful combat capabilities.

However, even though he didn't fear the Hyuga Clan, being targeted by them would be very troublesome. They were all from the same village. Even if he fell out with them, he couldn't just kill them all, or the village wouldn't spare him. There were definitely people in the village watching him, or rather, watching his Kekkei Genkai.

"Sand Shinobi are emerging from the ground!" Just as Yueguang Han and Yueguang Xingye were troubled by the village's interests, a Sensory Ninja from the Kurama Clan suddenly shouted to everyone.

"Swish, swish, swish...!" Hearing this, the Konoha shinobi who were resting immediately stood up, their gazes uniformly turning to the leaders of their respective clans.

Mitarashi Shika and Kurama Watanabe cast their eyes towards Yueguang Xingye, as Yueguang Xingye was the captain of this operation.

Yueguang Xingye then looked at Yueguang Han, as Yueguang Han's abilities were their most potent weapon.

"The Sand Shinobi must have a large number of Earth Release users this time. If they cause a landslide, it will be troublesome. Retreat to the valley entrance! The terrain there is flatter," Yueguang Han suggested after some thought. Yueguang Han wasn't worried about the Sand Shinobi ambushing them from underground, but rather about them causing a landslide, as the slopes here were very steep. The consequences of a landslide would be unimaginable. As for a landslide burying the valley in the middle, it would only take a large number of Earth Release users to quickly create a new, flat path.

"Alright, retreat." Hearing this, Yueguang Xingye, who shared the same concern, immediately issued the order. Mitarashi Shika and Kurama Watanabe did not object to this order. The more than a hundred Konoha shinobi immediately began to retreat towards the valley entrance.

"Lord Rasa, the enemy is retreating towards the valley entrance." In an underground tunnel excavated by Earth Release halfway up the mountain, Feiyin, a Sand Shinobi Sensory Ninja, sensed the movements of the Konoha group and immediately reported to Rasa.

"Pursue them to the valley entrance immediately." Hearing this, Rasa immediately issued the order. At the front of the underground tunnel, the Sand Shinobi excavating the tunnel immediately changed course under Feiyin's guidance. However, to their dismay, they couldn't catch up to the retreating Konoha group on the mountain while pursuing them underground, and they dared not leave the underground to pursue.

"Han, do you want us to clear the surrounding trees for you?" An hour later, after retreating to the valley entrance, Yueguang Xingye immediately asked Yueguang Han. Yueguang Han's Kekkei Genkai could exert its greatest effect in open terrain.

"No need. Everyone conserve your Chakra. This will be a tough fight ahead. Just don't let them get close to me," Yueguang Han replied, shaking his head. He extended both hands and materialized two DJI Drones, sending them into the sky two to three hundred meters up.

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