"No way... that was Hinata from the Hyuga Clan?" He felt as though his brain could no longer keep up.
"That was... so cool!" Ino's eyes sparkled. Hinata's crisp, efficient movements and cold decisiveness had completely overturned everything she thought she knew about the shy girl.
Meanwhile, Neji Hyuga, the genius of the Hyuga Clan, stood rooted to the spot as though struck by lightning. His Byakugan was already active, veins bulging as he stared fixedly at Hinata in the arena. His eyes were filled with confusion, shock, and a trace of... fear that even he had failed to notice.
Impossible! This was absolutely impossible! That speed... had surpassed the limits of human vision! Even his Byakugan had caught only a blurred afterimage of lightning! That wasn't the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist! No, the force at its core was Gentle Fist, but what was driving it... what was that?!
"It was a change in lightning chakra's nature."
A steady voice answered everyone's questions. Might Guy stood with his arms folded, his expression more serious than ever. "She covered her entire body in lightning chakra, using high-frequency currents to stimulate her cells and push their activity to the limit, unleashing speed and power beyond her nervous system's responses! It's a secret technique that demands extremely precise chakra control and places an enormous strain on the body!"
"Guy, are you talking about... that technique from Kumogakure...?" Kakashi Hatake's lone eye was also filled with shock. He looked at Guy beside him, a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
"Exactly." Guy nodded, his gaze burning as he looked toward the man leisurely taking pictures on the second floor. "It works on the same principle as the Kumogakure Raikage's Lightning Release Armor. But... to teach a technique like this to a genin, and have