Hozuki Suigetsu froze for a moment, but immediately reacted and charged forward, shouting, "You bastard!"
Unfortunately, Hinata seemed to have planned ahead. The moment she sent Karin flying, she spun around without hesitation and lashed out with a roundhouse kick carrying terrifying force at Hozuki Suigetsu.
Hozuki Suigetsu hurriedly stopped, and part of his body immediately turned to water, directly evading the blow.
Hinata seemed a little surprised. "Someone from the Hozuki Clan?"
At the same time, she said, "Not bad, Sasuke. You actually have someone from the Hozuki Clan under you."
Then, at even greater speed, she retracted her leg and punched Hozuki Suigetsu squarely in the face before he could react.
Hinata easily accomplished what Karin had failed to do earlier.
Hozuki Suigetsu was sent flying and crashed down not far from Karin.
As the battle erupted,
Jugo immediately let out a roar. His body rapidly swelled and mutated.
A horny layer appeared over his body, his skin turned grayish-green, and his hardened physique tore through his clothes as he completely flew into a rage.
His pupils turned pitch-black, and two fangs grew from his mouth.
After roaring again, he pounced directly at Hinata.
Hinata threw a punch.
But this time, he was not sent flying as expected. Instead, her fist struck Jugo's body with a dull thud.
Jugo seemed completely unharmed. He raised a fist now nearly half as tall as Hinata herself and smashed it down at her.
Hinata lightly leaped backward and dodged it.
At the same time, she shook her hand and muttered, "Tsk, tsk. So hard. That really hurt!"
Still, despite her words, she seemed to have formed a new plan.
After evading, she lowered her body and assumed the starting stance of the Gentle Fist Style, while activating her Byakugan.
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