After Neji finished his Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, he stood where he was, breathing a little heavily. He knew there was no longer any doubt about the outcome of this battle.
"He can't possibly get back up. Proctor, announce the result."
Neji naturally turned to look at the dumbfounded Genma Shiranui.
But Genma Shiranui gave a dry cough and said, "Naruto's shadow clones are still here, and they can still fight."
"What? Impossible! With the original so badly injured, his shadow clones couldn't possibly hold together."
Neji swept his shocked gaze around, only to discover that Naruto's five shadow clones had already finished their hand signs, each holding a breath in his mouth.
"This is bad!"
Seeing this, Neji immediately darted back to the center of the arena and took his stance, ready to meet the attacks with everything he had.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere Barrage!"
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
"Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh...
Swish, swish, swish...
Because the five shadow clones were spread out, Neji now had to deal with attacks from the front, back, left, and right all at once.
Coming from different angles, the Vacuum Sphere Barrage, Phoenix Flower Fire, and cloned shuriken overlapped and crisscrossed as they shot toward him.
A bead of cold sweat rolled down Neji's forehead as he watched the gale, flames, and shuriken rain down on him together.
He lowered his body slightly and spread his arms, letting out a low shout before the barrage landed, then began spinning at high speed.
"Rotation!"
Clang, clang, clang...
A series of explosions immediately rang out in the arena, followed by billowing clouds of smoke.
"What? That move..."
Hyuga Hiashi could no longer stay seated. "Rotation is a secret technique taught only to the heads of