"The kids these days really aren't likable." Kakashi appeared beside a tree trunk, casting Naruto Uzumaki a helpless look.
"You're not dead...?" Tazuna cried out in shock, instinctively looking toward where Kakashi had fallen. The corpse there had somehow turned into two pieces of rotten wood.
"Fire Style, Great Fireball Technique!"
In the midst of his fierce battle, Sasuke used the recoil from clashing head-on with the Kirigakure Ninja to leap back. His hands flashed through seals, and he spat out an enormous fireball.
Caught off guard, the Kirigakure ninja was struck head-on and let out a miserable scream. Though he specialized in Water Style, at this distance, he had no chance to use it.
The Uchiha Clan's Great Fireball was not something an ordinary Chunin could withstand.
Sasuke flipped through the air and landed, a faint smile appearing on his lips. He was quite satisfied with himself for taking down a Chunin on his own.
At the same time he finished off that Chunin, Hinata seized the opening, her Byakugan locking onto the opponent's major chakra points.
"Gentle Fist, Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms!"
Because she had been with Naruto Uzumaki, Hinata had unconsciously been influenced by Yang Style. She was now capable of using the Sixty-Four Palms, but compared to that, she was more familiar with the Thirty-Two Palms and could control her chakra more effectively with it.
Under the Byakugan's assistance, the Kirigakure Chunin felt as though an invisible domain had enveloped him, making even dodging difficult.
With every palm Hinata struck, one of his chakra points was sealed, and his chakra circulation became sluggish.
When the final palm landed, the Chunin groaned and collapsed onto the ground. Fortunately, he had kept his life, but he could no longer draw upon even a trace of chakra.
"You two