Thud...
Thud...
Thud...
Dull crashes echoed through the valley, the tremendous commotion making it sound as though wild beasts were locked in a fight to the death.
Yet those thunderous sounds were being made by three children.
With Zou Hyuga's help, Hanabi had successfully entered Sage Mode, but Hinata and Neji still fell a little short. Perhaps because they were too eager to learn senjutsu, they could never quite calm their minds.
The younger Hanabi had a simpler mindset and could just barely control the natural energy in her body.
Their practice match took place under these circumstances. Notably, it was not a three-way free-for-all this time, but Neji and Hinata teaming up against Hanabi.
At first, Neji and Hinata had wanted to hold back against their little sister, afraid of hurting her.
But they soon discovered that they were the ones at a disadvantage.
Hanabi was naturally less proficient in Gentle Fist than Neji and Hinata, but her techniques were far more powerful, much as Neji and Hinata could not defeat many of the adult genin within the clan.
Natural energy was simply that unreasonable. Without changing one's experience or skill, it greatly enhanced overall capabilities and made up for shortcomings in other areas.
After one of her attacks was dodged, Hanabi even knocked down several large trees with a single punch.
Of course, if that were all it could do, senjutsu would not have become a rare opportunity that countless ninja could only dream of encountering.
Up to a certain point, ninja could improve their physical abilities through training, while senjutsu temporarily broke through that ceiling, as though adding three points to their innate talent.
Neji and Hinata certainly could not have understood that at the moment.
But they understood that Hanabi was no longer the little sister