Setting a Trap

At this moment, Naruto Uzumaki could not control his chakra freely at all. His combat strength was temporarily useless, and Sage Mode was even more impossible to use.

The one they could rely on now was Hinata Hyuga.

How strong was an immortal member of the Hyuga clan? One with limitless chakra, who could completely disregard their own defense and focus solely on the destructive power of the Gentle Fist.

Such an enemy was simply the nightmare of any ninja without the proper means to counter them.

If they could not seal him away, they would sooner or later be worn down to death by his endlessly regenerating body.

Even so, there was no way back now. Hinata Hyuga needed to buy Naruto Uzumaki time to recover, perhaps even hold out until reinforcements arrived before they could escape this danger.

Making Hinata Hyuga fight a jonin who had once been as strong as her father was truly asking too much of her, but sometimes there was simply no way back.

Being meek in the way one treated others did not mean one was cowardly at heart. Once she found a reason to be brave, the courage a person could unleash became the source of miracles.

"I kind of regret not learning Mizuki-sensei's sealing techniques. All I mastered was the bare basics of medical ninjutsu!"

As a member of Team 8, Shino Aburame was the Konoha ninja who had inherited the most of Mizuki's signature sealing techniques, aside from Mizuki's student Sakura Haruno.

Not only had he mastered the basic sealing techniques, but Shino Aburame had also attained considerable proficiency in barrier techniques. Combined with his clan's Insect Manipulation Technique, his strength had increased tremendously.

Under Mizuki's advice, even the easygoing Kiba Inuzuka had focused on improving his earth-nature chakra transformation.