BOOM!
On the arena, it seemed like two blue tops had appeared.
Two surging streams of chakra collided at the center of the arena, bursting out with waves of sonic booms.
The terrifying impact sent both of them flying at the same time; Hinata only took a few steps back before she stabilized her body.
Neji was blasted and fell to the ground, looking very battered.
He wanted to clench his fists, but his arms couldn't stop trembling. The injuries from the previous match really hadn't recovered yet.
His face was full of unwillingness.
'For so many years, I have been constantly working hard every day.'
'Why am I still not a match for Hinata?'
'Clearly she used to be just a timid coward who always spoke softly.'
'Why is it that now no matter what I do, I can't defeat her!'
Neji struggled to get up from the ground, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.
His expression returned to firmness.
Hinata suddenly felt like she was the villain in Aoba's story.
"Neji-nii…"
"I haven't lost yet!", Neji's expression suddenly became a bit ferocious.
Then he charged towards Hinata.
After a series of exchanges, Hinata chose to knock Neji unconscious with a single palm strike.
"Winner, Hyuga Hinata!"
Seeing that Neji had fainted, Shiranui Genma decisively announced Hinata's victory.
Might Guy once again appeared, carried Neji on his back, and gave Hinata a big thumbs-up.
"That was truly an extremely splendid match."
Then he instantly left the arena.
Hinata, a little confused, returned to the spectators' area.
When she got back, Shiranui Genma just happened to call out Yakumo's name as well.
The two bumped palms in mid-air.
Yakumo jumped onto the arena.
Her opponent was Akatsuchi.
Akatsuchi had already previously learned about Yakumo's ability from Kurotsuchi.
Although he had understood it, it was of absolutely no use.
After testing a few long-range attacks, Akatsuchi just stood there babbling "aba aba".
Yakumo also knew that Akatsuchi was Kurotsuchi's senior, so she didn't make things too hard for him.
She directly controlled Akatsuchi to admit defeat.
Yakumo's fight ended, and soon it was Karin's match.
Karin's opponent was Omoi.
This Cloud Ninja who, ever since leaving the prison had been constantly on edge and wholeheartedly seeking defeat, was finally satisfied.
The battle hadn't gone on for long before Omoi was bound up by Karin with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
After a few more rounds of matches, going around and around, in the end only four people were left.
Hinata, Yakumo, Karin, and Sakura.
"Didn't expect that in the end it would still be the four of us," Yakumo's face was full of excitement and pride.
She indeed had the qualifications to be proud.
In the joint Chunin Examination held by the Five Great Ninja Villages, being able to rank into the top four was enough to prove their talent and strength.
And now, if she could take first place, then her dream of revitalizing the Kurama clan would take a huge step forward.
At that time the entire ninja world would know the name of Kurama Yakumo, would know the Kurama clan.
Sakura and Hinata also had slightly excited expressions on their faces.
Karin, on the other hand, moved to Aoba's side, and asked with a face full of expectation, "Aoba-nii, who do you think will get the first place?"
The other three girls, hearing this, also looked at him.
Although they didn't speak, that same expectant expression had already explained too much.
"Um…", Aoba seriously thought for a moment, then spoke, "I'm not really sure either, I can only say that all four of you have the possibility of taking first place."
The several people present all rolled their eyes at the same time.
"Aoba is just pretending to be clueless," Yakumo complained discontentedly.
"Exactly, exactly."
The crowd voiced their agreement.
"Haha~", Aoba chuckled to cover his embarrassment.
"Hyuga Hinata against—", As the rest time ended, Shiranui Genma announced the name drawn from the box, "Karin!"
The two of them had been good sisters for many years, so they didn't say any harsh words, and directly went onto the arena.
"Begin!", Seeing the two finish forming the seal of confrontation, Shiranui Genma immediately announced the start of the match.
Then he flashed to the side.
After hosting so many matches, he was already somewhat numb.
And after Shiranui Genma announced the beginning, Hinata immediately charged towards Karin.
Karin chose to retreat.
With a clap of her hands, three chains extended from behind her, striking towards Hinata.
The two had known each other for many years, so they were long since clear about each other's abilities.
Hinata's main attack method was Gentle Fist, that is, she was good at close combat.
While Karin basically fought relying on Adamantine Sealing Chains, needing to pull some distance, plus having chakra that seemed inexhaustible, suitable for a tug-of-war battle.
Looking at the chains coming towards her, Hinata's Byakugan had already opened, looking for the flaw in Karin's attack this time.
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"
Several vacuum bullet blasts struck the chains, just enough to make Karin's attack deviate from its target.
Hinata had already rushed to the front of Karin, her Gentle Fist striking straight towards Karin's flat chest.
At this moment, another chain drilled out from behind Karin, just blocking Hinata's Gentle Fist.
The other three chains also happened to cover defense.
In an instant Hinata fell into the predicament of being pinched from both sides.
"Rotation!"
A massive amount of chakra surged crazily out from Hinata's body, turning into a shockingly large rotating airflow. A blue chakra storm appeared.
It bounced away all the chains that were encircling her.
After completing this move, Hinata once again charged towards Karin.
The two fought together.
The battle seemed to be in a stalemate, but the situation was actually quite clear.
Hinata was on the offensive, relying on the Byakugan's ability to see with no blind spots, and her prediction of attack trajectories.
Karin's attacks never landed on her body.
Every time the chains suddenly came to strike, Hinata could easily evade at the critical moment.
And when Karin was defending against Gentle Fist, she always seemed a bit unable to keep up, the difference was clear.
They say "two fists can't beat four hands", but Hinata was using two hands to suppress Karin's four chains.
Outside the arena, Aoba watching the match couldn't help but frown.
'Karin still relies too much on Adamantine Sealing Chains.'
'Besides Adamantine Sealing Chains, she basically has no other attack methods.'
Although the Adamantine Sealing Chains were strong enough, obviously they still couldn't let Karin rely on this one move to deal with all enemies.
The current Hinata was a very good example.
Karin was only wasting the Uzumaki clan's rare and huge chakra.
Sure enough, not long after. After Hinata once again blasted away the chains with several Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palms, she struck Karin's abdomen with a palm.
Right after that, she followed up with a set of Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
Karin fell to the ground, the chakra that had originally been endless now couldn't come out at all.
After Shiranui Genma announced the result of the match, Hinata went forward and pulled Karin up.
"I really still can't beat you, Hinata," Karin wasn't too disappointed about losing. This was an expected result.
From childhood to now, she had never beaten the other.
"Karin is also amazing, your Adamantine Sealing Chains are getting more and more proficient," After helping Karin to unseal her tenketsu, Hinata also offered a comforting line.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
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