Sarutobi Shinnosuke felt a chill run down his spine and, without turning his head, threw three Shuriken behind him.
Yamanaka Inoichi quickly threw three Shuriken to collide with it, which protected him and Akimichi Choza from harm, but also revealed their location.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke turned around with a solemn expression. Although he was a little surprised that Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza were able to join forces, he quickly accepted the result when he thought about the relationship between the Ino-Shika-Cho families.
So he pulled a wooden Kunai from his ninja tool pouch and used the Body Flicker Technique to dash towards Yamanaka Inoichi.
Strike first, strike hard!
However, Yamanaka Inoichi was prepared. He began to Hand Seals and cast the Substitution Technique. With a bang, he turned into a wooden stake. Sarutobi Shinnosuke did not think he could defeat Yamanaka Inoichi in one blow.
At that moment, Akimichi Choza thrust his Kunai at Sarutobi Shinnosuke. Upon seeing this, Sarutobi Shinnosuke parried the thrust upwards, changing the direction of his Kunai and turning Akimichi Choza's attack upwards.
With a single move of deflecting the force and using it against him, he easily neutralized the attack, then withdrew and retreated, maintaining a safe distance from Akimichi Choza. Akimichi Choza narrowed his small eyes.
Clearly, he had also entered battle mode. Yamanaka Inoichi jumped down from the large tree above Sarutobi Shinnosuke and launched a slashing attack on him.
Sensing danger, Sarutobi Shinnosuke raised his hand to block, and bang!!! He turned his head and looked up, meeting Yamanaka Inoichi's gaze.
Seeing that his first attack had failed, Yamanaka Inoichi immediately retreated and threw two Shuriken, which were knocked away by Sarutobi Shinnosuke with Kunai.
Two loud thuds rang out. Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked up, thinking to himself, "This won't do. I can't use offensive Ninjutsu anymore. My advantage is almost completely wiped out."
Moreover, he's fighting two against one. Even if he manages to take one of me away, the other will take him down. In any case, he won't be the one laughing last!
He threw out three Kunai, then left his spot and rushed towards Namikaze Minato.
Upon receiving the news, Namikaze Minato, Shadow Clone by the campfire, didn't delay and sped towards Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku.
Although Sarutobi Shinnosuke found it strange, he followed after them, while Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza followed closely behind, their faces serious, unwilling to let Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's strength ranks second among the six. Neither of them is confident that they can eliminate him and escape unscathed!
Therefore, strike while the iron is hot! Eliminate the second-place finisher, and your chances of winning will be much greater.
"Fugaku, without Ninjutsu, you have no chance of defeating me!" Hyuga Hiashi said solemnly, exuding an aura of a badass.
"Tsk, enough nonsense." Uchiha Fugaku drew a wooden katana, which he had made himself in thirty minutes.
Even without using Uchiha Ninjutsu, he can win everything through Uchiha Style Kenjutsu!
Hyuga Hiashi took a deep breath and focused his mind. The three great sword techniques of Konoha — Gekko, Hatake, Uchiha —were renowned and lived up to their reputations.
He took a deep breath and made a Tai Chi Fist gesture. Tai Chi Fist is not Ninjutsu, but Taijutsu. At worst, I can just not use Chakra!
Uchiha Fugaku didn't move, and they stared at each other. Suddenly, Namikaze Minato walked towards them, and the sound attracted their attention.
Hyuga Hiashi heard the sound too, but his back was turned towards it, so he couldn't use his Byakugan. He was faced with two choices.
1. Turn around and check the situation behind you.
2. Ignore the situation behind you and be wary of Uchiha Fugaku in front of you.
Either way, it made him extremely uncomfortable. After glancing at the wooden sword in Uchiha Fugaku's hand, and remembering that he was not allowed to use offensive Ninjutsu, he gritted his teeth, turned around, and saw Sarutobi Shinnosuke Namikaze Minato front, followed closely by Shinnosuke Sarutobi, with Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza chasing behind. His face turned pale.
Uchiha Fugaku seized the opportunity and swung his wooden sword at Hyuga Hiashi. Hiashi Hyuga Hiashi was unable to activate his Byakugan and could only defend himself. Clearly, the damage inflicted on him by the other four was far more severe than that inflicted by Uchiha Fugaku alone.
Therefore, he ignored Uchiha Fugaku and let his wooden sword pierce his back. When Namikaze Minato approached, he unleashed Kachino's Heaven Opening Technique!
He activated the Rotation Technique, a defensive Ninjutsu, destroying the wooden sword and sending Uchiha Fugaku flying. The high-speed spiral of Chakra made Namikaze Minato Shadow Clone realize something was wrong, and he used the Body Flicker Technique to bypass Hyuga Hiashi.
But Sarutobi Shinnosuke behind him was much more unlucky. He was in front of Namikaze Minato, and his field of vision was limited. After Namikaze Minato disappeared, he didn't have time to react and crashed into the Rotation.
With a bang, it was sent flying back the way it came, heading towards Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza.
The two were stunned, and looking at Sarutobi Shinnosuke, they couldn't help but curse. What kind of move was this?!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke continued his momentum, knocking the two of them flying, and finally the three of them lay together.
Namikaze Minato Shadow Clone, having mastered the technique, appeared behind them and forcefully struck their carotid arteries. In an instant, the three fell asleep.
This also means that three people have been eliminated. Namikaze Minato's shadow Shadow Clone took a deep look at Hyuga Hiashi before returning to the campfire, but his attention was entirely on Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku.
Uchiha Fugaku was thrown back, but because he reacted quickly and brought over a wooden sword, he landed smoothly after spinning three times in the air.
His left hand was already red and swollen, but he kept it behind his back with a normal expression, truly worthy of the Hyuga Clan's two great secret techniques, Gentle Fist and Rotation.
Even defensive Ninjutsu can cause such a large amount of rebound damage.
After the Rotation was lifted, Hyuga Hiashi pale. It wasn't that Chakra; he still had two-thirds of his Chakra left. It was just that Uchiha Fugaku's attack had injured him.
Cold sweat poured down his forehead as he stared intently at Uchiha Fugaku. This was going to be a one-on-one fight! Uchiha Fugaku was also keeping a close eye on him, but at the same time, he was also observing Namikaze Minato not far away.
At this moment, Hyuga Hiashi moved, taking a step forward and activating his Tai Chi Fist Taijutsu. He used Flash Through Arm strike, delivering one punch while simultaneously defending, combining offense and defense.
Uchiha Fugaku created some distance and threw ten wooden Shuriken, not at Hyuga Hiashi, but at the area behind him.
Hyuga Hiashi taken aback. He felt a chill down his spine. Suddenly, he saw transparent iron wires on the ten Shuriken. With a sixth sense, he quickly stopped his attack and used the Rotation Technique.
With a series of loud bangs, the wooden Shuriken were crushed by the Rotation technique, and the iron wire was snapped.
Seeing this, Hyuga Hiashi stopped moving. This time, he was panting heavily and bent over. The two consecutive uses of the Rotation technique had consumed too much Chakra, making his steps somewhat unsteady.
Uchiha Fugaku smiled. "I admit, I'm not as good as you in close combat, but if I keep wearing you down, how many times do you think you can activate your Rotation?"