The first match of the first round of the eighteen-to-nine bracket was Hyuga Hoshishaku versus Kureha Kurama!
When he saw the match announcement, Hoshishaku's heart sank.
Kureha Kurama was the last opponent he wanted to face.
Only fifteen, she already had the stats of a seasoned Jonin and had mastered the Kurama Clan's Genjutsu Kekkei Genkai. She was obviously going to be a tough opponent.
If he had been a Uchiha with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he might have stood a chance against her illusions.
But he was a Hyuga. Although he had a Card Draw Cheat, the Byakugan had swallowed every Kekkei Genkai card he'd drawn.
How was he supposed to fight her?
With his Byakugan activated, he walked onto the field, still turning it over in his mind.
To a certain extent, the Kurama Clan's Genjutsu was even stronger than the Uchiha's Sharingan Genjutsu.
Against Uchiha illusions, you could usually avoid falling under their spell by simply not looking into their eyes.
But the Kurama Clan's Genjutsu targeted all five senses.
You could look away, but could you stop hearing, smelling, or touching?
That left only one option: launch an ultra-fast assault and unleash a powerful technique before she could react.
In other words, take her out the moment she showed herself.
Or use a wide-area ninjutsu attack?
Surely he couldn't resort to the cheesy Clone Technique and Four Violet Flames Formation again?
Never mind that she already knew his tricks. If he used such a cheap tactic again, wouldn't it affect what everyone in the village thought of him?
Hoshishaku was already standing in the arena, with enthusiastic cheers rising from the spectators all around.
He looked at the pretty girl across from him, with long brown hair and a white short skirt over fishnet undergarments, and silently