"Right here!"
As Hinata's shout rang out, her palm slammed into the left side of Neji's chest!
The force burst through his clothes, a muffled thud sounding across the arena. Even the dust beneath their feet jumped.
Neji staggered half a step backward. The fabric at his shoulder fluttered in the gust from her strike, then settled. He merely snorted.
Then he took up his Gentle Fist stance again, as though he hadn't been affected at all.
Hinata's palm still rested against his clothes.
She could clearly feel that the chakra she had gathered to its limit had indeed poured into him-
But that was as far as it went.
The sluggish spot inside his body had already closed up silently beneath her palm.
"Did she hit him?"
Up in the stands, Sakura was watching the fight before her as well.
"No, and she hit way too lightly..."
Naruto clung to the railing, sounding somewhat deflated.
"That's not true."
"With the fighting style those two are using, even a glancing blow can do a lot."
As though clearing up his four students' confusion, Kakashi put away his book and began explaining:
"The Hyuga Clan has a special form of taijutsu passed down through generations."
"It's their Hyuga-style Gentle Fist."
"This technique can damage an opponent from within."
"In other words, it damages the enemy's internal organs..."
"No matter how strong the enemy is, a hit can be fatal."
Only after explaining all this did Kakashi look as though his introduction was complete. He smiled at the four around him.
"Does that help you understand a little?"
"So, you're saying Hinata actually hit him really hard?"
Naruto leaned back slightly and asked Kakashi.
"Dead last, Kakashi-sensei just told you it attacks the internal organs."
With that, Sasuke activated his Sharingan and