This time, she didn't use the traditional Eight Trigrams Palm footwork, but instead, like Shinsei, she directly pushed off the ground with her feet.
The ground blasted open a shallow crater beneath her feet, and soil and pine needles were thrown up by the shockwave. Her speed was so fast that even Toneri's Tenseigan narrowed slightly.
The first punch wasn't an acupuncture point strike; it was aimed directly at Toneri's face. Toneri raised his hand to block, but the fist struck Sheren's forearm, and the repulsive barrier lit up and shattered instantly.
The power of that punch far exceeded his expectations.
He took a half step back. Hinata didn't give him a chance to catch his breath, and her second punch landed right on his chest.
The Toneri dodged to the side, but the fist grazed his robe and slammed into the cedar tree behind him. The trunk, as thick as a person's embrace, exploded in the middle, sending wood chips flying more than ten meters away. The cedar tree crashed to the ground, startling a flock of birds.
Toneri's expression changed. This girl's Gentle Fist was no longer Gentle Fist.
Senjutsu Chakra transformed her palm techniques into pure destructive power.
Each punch carries explosive power, no longer aiming to strike pressure points or cut off meridians, but rather destroying the target in the most primal way.
This fighting style shouldn't be seen in the Hyūga clan, yet it's precisely in this girl who most resembles a Hyūga clan member.
Hinata's third punch landed on Toneri's shoulder. Toneri blocked it with a repulsive barrier, but the vibration from the barrier made him frown.
He hurled a ball of emerald green Chakra in his hand, Hinata dodged to the side. The ball exploded behind her, creating a crater two meters in diameter.
Without looking at the pit, she turned and pressed forward again. The fourth, fifth, and sixth punches landed squarely on Toneri, each punch adding to the force of the blows, forcing Toneri to retreat repeatedly.
His repulsive barrier shattered and reformed repeatedly, shattering again as emerald green fragments of light scattered in the air.
Hinata's fists were already bleeding, but she didn't care. She just kept punching, using the most clumsy and direct method to push the boy from the moon backward step by step.
With her seventh punch, Hinata pierced through Toneri's repulsive barrier. Her fist slammed solidly into Toneri's chest, denting the emerald green Chakra armor.
Toneri slid backward, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground before finally coming to a stop after crashing into two cedar trees.
Hinata stood there, panting.
Her Senjutsu Chakra was almost depleted, and her legs began to weaken, but she did not collapse. She stared at Toneri, who was slowly rising in the distance, her pupils slightly contracting.
When Toneri stood up, blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it away, looked at the blood on his fingers, and then looked at Hinata. For the first time, a genuine shock appeared in his pale blue eyes.
"You injured me," he said. "Using Senjutsu Chakra to forcibly enhance the destructive power of your Taijutsu, is that your fighting style? Not bad. But it's not enough."
He spread his arms, and the emerald green Chakra aura surged once more. The second state of the Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
A surge of even stronger Chakra erupted from his body, filling the air with destructive power. He simply raised his hand, and a powerful gravitational field expanded outward from him. The surrounding rubble, broken wood, and dirt were all swept up, forming high-speed spinning projectiles. With a casual flick of his wrist, these projectiles rained down on Hinata like a storm.
Hinata parried with a punch, shattering a piece of rock that was aimed at her face, but more projectiles came from her side and behind.
Her Byakugan caught all the trajectories, and Senjutsu Chakra covered her fists with a protective layer. She swung her fists desperately, shattering the incoming bullets one by one like a moving wall.
But it didn't work. There were too many.
A pebble the size of a cobblestone struck her left leg, causing it to buckle instantly; another struck her lower back, the pain making her vision go black.
Her movements slowed, and then more bullets struck her shoulders and arms, sending her staggering backward, almost losing her balance.
Toneri appeared in front of her and punched her in the stomach. Hinata's pupils contracted, and she flew backward like a shrimp, crashing into a cedar tree ten meters away. The tree trunk cracked, and she slid to the ground, mouthfuls of blood gushing from her mouth.
She tried to stand up, but her legs wouldn't obey her commands; she could only support herself on the ground, barely managing to keep from falling.
The Toneri walked up to her and looked down at her.
"It's over." He held out his hand, palm up, as if inviting, "Marry me, and I will never hurt your companions again. You will never lie on the ground bleeding again."
Hinata coughed up blood and looked up at him. Her face was obscured by dust and blood, but her eyes still shone.
"I... don't like you." She said each word slowly and deliberately, "I already have someone I like."
Toneri's hand froze in mid-air. He stared at Hinata for a long time, then slowly withdrew his hand, a faint trace of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
He didn't speak, but simply raised his hand, and emerald green Chakra condensed in his palm.
He no longer intended to give her a choice; if he couldn't have her heart, he could at least turn her into a puppet to bear children.
Hinata slowly reached into her bosom with her right hand and took out a scroll.
So, I'll have to rely on his help after all? I'm such a useless ninja.
She bit her fingertip, injecting the blood- Chakra into the seal mark on the scroll.
A blue light shone, illuminating her face, which was covered in blood and dust.
A figure stepped out from the light.
The newcomer had short black hair and a handsome face, and looked extremely sunny.
He turned and surveyed the battlefield, frowning as he asked.
Why did you only call me out now?
Hinata shrank back and lowered her head, muttering to herself.
"I'm sorry, Shinsei, I'm so useless. I failed to protect my comrades."
Shinsei's gaze lingered briefly on Kurenai, Kiba, Shino before finally settling on Hinata.
He knelt down and reached out to wipe the blood from her face.
"What an idiot! When you encounter an enemy you can't defeat, of course you should call for backup! You should at least give me, the Hokage, a chance to rescue my comrades, right?"
Hinata nodded, but tears streamed down her face.
Shinsei gently patted the top of her head, then stood up and turned to face Toneri.
The gentleness on his face had vanished completely, leaving only a faint chill.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Shinsei, the Hokage of Konoha."