Hyuga Using Ninjutsu

"Gentle Fist, huh. I hope this will be an exciting match."

Kirito watched Karen take her stance, anticipation rising within him.

Gentle Fist was one of Konoha's two major taijutsu styles. Passed down through generations by the Hyuga Clan, it worked in conjunction with the Byakugan, allowing its user to strike chakra directly into an enemy's body, sealing their chakra points and inflicting internal damage.

Without question, it was a taijutsu style that could largely ignore an enemy's physical defenses. Compared to the Steel Fist style's direct, fierce assaults, Gentle Fist attacks appeared soft and weak, but were in fact incredibly insidious. Once struck, the victim would suffer terrifying internal injuries.

Because it used chakra to attack the internal organs, such injuries were far harder to heal than external wounds. The chakra driven into the body by Gentle Fist would continuously damage the enemy from within, practically placing a grievous-injury debuff on them.

At the same time, Gentle Fist could seal an opponent's chakra points, disrupting or even sealing their chakra flow. It was especially effective against ninja with enormous chakra reserves and poor chakra control.

Besides its exceptional lethality, Gentle Fist could also help open the body's chakra points. Those who mastered it could open every chakra point in their body.

Kirito was extremely interested in Gentle Fist because he hated ninja with massive chakra reserves. If they could not be restrained, they would become terrifying ninjutsu artillery platforms.

Furthermore, thanks to his Sage Transformation Constitution, which allowed him to absorb Natural Energy and enhance his physical abilities, he possessed outstanding talent for taijutsu.

Even now, his Strength and Speed still steadily surpassed Nawaki and Chizuru. Chizuru could only keep up with his speed by using a secret technique that stimulated her body with Lightning Release Chakra.

Gentle Fist was undoubtedly a powerful weapon against ninja with immense chakra reserves.

If he could master a taijutsu style like Gentle Fist, he would definitely teach chakra-wasting ninja like Nawaki a lesson.

Unfortunately, he did not possess the Byakugan Kekkei Genkai and could not wield Gentle Fist's true power.

To fully bring out Gentle Fist's ability to seal chakra points, the Byakugan was indispensable.

Even so, he still wanted to master Gentle Fist, because its ability to help open the body's chakra points was equally useful.

At Wasabi Mitarai's command, Nawaki and Karen immediately began fighting.

Nawaki promptly threw several Shuriken at Karen. Karen quickly drew her Kunai and deflected every one of them, then rapidly closed in on Nawaki.

Nawaki naturally understood the power of the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist and decisively retreated.

But he had not expected Karen to be so fast. For every step he took back, she took two forward. By the time he wanted to form Hand Seals and use the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, she was already nearly upon him.

There was no time to use the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.

That was the instinctive judgment Nawaki had developed after being beaten up by Kirito countless times.

Without hesitation, he leapt into the air and tossed down several Shuriken, forcing Karen to stop and block them with her Kunai. This bought him enough time to form Hand Seals.

Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.

The next moment, after a burst of white smoke, more than ten Nawakis appeared in midair.

But as they appeared, Karen had also finished forming her Hand Seals.

"Those are Hand Seals for Water Style Ninjutsu."

After watching Karen's Hand Seals, Kirito said in surprise.

He truly had not expected Karen, a ninja of the Hyuga Clan, to practice ninjutsu.

Most Hyuga Clan ninja only trained diligently in the taijutsu style of Gentle Fist and did not spend extra time cultivating other ninjutsu.

Once Karen completed her Hand Seals, a slender whip formed from water immediately appeared in her hand and lashed rapidly toward Nawaki's real body.

With the Byakugan, the white smoke created by the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu could not fool her. She had long since locked onto Nawaki's real body.

Water Style: Water Flow Whip.

Nawaki had no intention of getting hit. A shadow clone beside him immediately flung him away, taking the Water Flow Whip's attack in place of the real body. Nawaki then took the opportunity to use the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu again, creating another ten-plus shadow clones.

At the same time, the shadow clones Nawaki had created with his first use of the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu began forming Hand Seals.

Seeing this, Karen's long Water Flow Whip rapidly extended, its surface covered in a thin layer of chakra. Then, following her will, it freely stretched, contracted, and curved through the air, piercing through the more than ten Nawaki shadow clones forming Hand Seals in one sweep before finally pointing straight at Nawaki's last real body.

"Amazing. With the terrifying observational ability granted by the Byakugan and the superb chakra control honed through training Gentle Fist, she turned a Water Flow Whip that should have only been useful for binding and lashing into a blade that extends however she pleases."

Seeing Karen's dazzling manipulation of the Water Flow Whip, Kirito could not help applauding in praise.

Ninjutsu ought to be used flexibly and creatively. How much use one could get out of it depended entirely on the ninja's own understanding.

Hearing Kirito's words and seeing the smile on his face, Chizuru's brows furrowed slightly. She gave a soft snort, then activated her Sharingan and watched Nawaki and Karen's battle.

By then, Nawaki had already fallen into a difficult fight.

Using the Byakugan's astonishing perception, Karen had firmly locked onto Nawaki's real body. Then, with the freely extending Water Whip in her hand, she continuously attacked, forcing Nawaki to interrupt his ninjutsu and dodge or have his shadow clones come to his rescue.

As for the various attacks from Nawaki's remaining shadow clones, Karen saw them all clearly with the Byakugan's three-hundred-and-sixty-degree vision without blind spots. She avoided most of them, while for the few she could not dodge in time, she used the Substitution Technique to evade them.

For a time, Nawaki's favorite swarm tactics were completely suppressed by Karen.

Nawaki's weaknesses—poor chakra control and slow Hand Seals—were thoroughly exposed at this moment.

Other than the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, which required only one Hand Seal to cast, he found it difficult to successfully use any of his other ninjutsu under the threat of Karen's Water Whip.

Before long, Karen had eliminated most of Nawaki's shadow clones. Nawaki had no choice but to form Hand Seals again and use the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu to create fresh shadow clones to resist her.

"So amazing! I never knew Karen was this strong."

"Yeah, I never expected Karen to be able to keep Nawaki pinned down like this. It's incredible. We can't bully her anymore."

"Go, Karen! Defeat Nawaki!"

As their classmates watched Karen display her strength and suppress Nawaki, every one of them wore a shocked expression.

Karen was cute, but she was usually completely inconspicuous. They had never imagined that Karen, who was normally timid and submissive around everyone, would be so strong when she got serious.

"I never expected such an unusual child to emerge from the Hyuga Clan. Her use of Water Style: Water Flow Whip is truly exceptional—she handles it as flexibly as her own limbs. And at such a young age, she has already awakened the Byakugan and uses it just as skillfully. Hahaha, Konoha's new sprouts are truly something to look forward to."

Elsewhere, the Third Hokage was also watching Nawaki and Karen's battle through the Scrying Jutsu. He, too, was stunned by the astonishing performance suddenly displayed by this timid girl who normally had so little presence.

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