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"..."
Shin glanced at Homuro Hyuga.
He was truly uninterested, not even having the thought to respond, but he still walked out of the crowd and onto the open space in front of the Chunin instructor.
Seeing Shin not respond, Homuro Hyuga immediately frowned slightly and snorted,
"Are you being a little too arrogant, Shin Hatake? Don't tell me you think you have the same abilities as your younger brother."
"How could that be?"
Shin shrugged.
If Kakashi had time acceleration, wouldn't he be flying?
The Chunin instructor did not comment on the animosity between Homuro Hyuga and Shin. After all, this was the Ninja Academy, and conflicts between students were perfectly normal. In fact, instructors would even deliberately guide a certain degree of conflict to stimulate a competitive spirit among students.
"Go, Shin!"
"Go, go, go, Shin!!"
At this moment, many girls in the audience began to cheer, including Kurenai and Rin.
Although Shin was not the top student in this class, his popularity was undoubtedly the highest, which was clearly demonstrated.
Such a scene naturally made the boys grit their teeth, and they all shouted at Homuro Hyuga in the arena.
"Damn it..."
"Homuro, show him what you've got!"
"Beat him hard!"
The voices from behind also made Homuro Hyuga's expression sharper.
The Chunin instructor paused for a few seconds, then waved his hand.
"Begin!"
Almost the moment the Chunin instructor's voice fell, Homuro Hyuga charged directly at Shin. His Byakugan instantly activated, and he immediately used his family's Gentle Fist.
Shin expressionlessly held a kunai and swung it up and down. Each swing was precisely in the trajectory of Homuro Hyuga's punches, forcing Homuro Hyuga to interrupt his movements.
"This guy..."
After a brief exchange, Homuro Hyuga became serious. Although he didn't know how Shin did it, he seemed to have seen through his movements.
However, he was not afraid. While Shin could see through his movements, he, with his Byakugan, could also see through Shin's movements. He was not afraid of Shin using ninjutsu in close combat.
If the fight continued, as long as Shin showed a single flaw and was hit by his Gentle Fist, the unique nature of Gentle Fist would inflict heavy damage on Shin.
"As expected of that person's descendant, he can even parry the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist."
The Chunin instructor watched from the side and praised.
Although Shin was incomparable to Kakashi, he was indeed an extremely excellent student in the class. In close combat, he could even withstand the Hyuga clan's taijutsu. However, if this continued, the situation would definitely become increasingly unfavorable for Shin.
After all, the observation ability of the Hyuga clan's Byakugan was something ordinary eyes did not possess, and the damage that Gentle Fist could cause was a single blow that could cripple combat ability.
The cheering and encouragement also disappeared.
Both Kurenai and Obito Uchiha, at this moment, were staring intently at the figures of Shin and Homuro Hyuga fiercely fighting in the arena.
"Is this the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist...?"
Shin, while parrying Homuro Hyuga's attacks, carefully observed the opponent's movements. To him, the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist also had some merits.
Although in the original work, the Eight Gates Released Formation, a Hard Fist style, almost completely dominated the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist, in reality, when Gentle Fist was trained to its extreme, it also had terrifying jutsus no less powerful than the Eight Gates, such as Kaguya Otsutsuki's Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!
It could even easily destroy a Perfect Susanoo!
The difference between Hard Fist and Gentle Fist was that Hard Fist involved chakra exploding within the body, enhancing physical speed, and the jutsus were pure taijutsu, while Gentle Fist involved releasing chakra as 'bullets', containing exquisite chakra manipulation.
"Without the Byakugan, it's indeed impossible to see through the mysteries of Gentle Fist..."
Shin muttered to himself. Based on superficial observation alone, it was indeed impossible to discern Gentle Fist.
Moreover, chakra was not his strong suit.
If he had Naruto Uzumaki's physique and was a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, then Gentle Fist, which utilized chakra, would be more suitable for him than Hard Fist. But in the current situation, Hard Fist was undoubtedly more appropriate.
Homuro Hyuga continuously launched fierce attacks. Under the Byakugan's movement capture, he forced Shin back with each move, clearly dominating the fight.
"It seems Shin is going to lose."
"Of course, his opponent is a genius of the Hyuga clan."
Seeing this scene, many people began to whisper.
And at this moment—
Whoosh!!
A figure suddenly appeared on one side of the open space, startling many people, who all looked over.
The person wore a cat mask and a cloak, their identity self-evident—a Hidden Leaf Anbu ninja.
The Anbu ninja glanced at the battle between Shin and Homuro Hyuga in the arena, ignoring the other students and the Chunin instructor, and said in a deep voice directly to Shin:
"Shin Hatake, the Hokage-sama wants to see you."
Hiss!
Shin swung the kunai in his hand and took two steps back, looking at the Anbu ninja. He sighed inwardly, not showing any surprise.
Finally, it came.
Once last night's incident was investigated, it would be hard not to trace it back to him, especially since he used the Hatake style kenjutsu in the end.
He had considered letting Kakashi take the blame before, but upon careful thought, it was meaningless. On one hand, it would be easily exposed, and on the other hand, it could bring some danger to Kakashi.
The appearance of the Anbu startled both the Chunin instructor and the other students.
"...The, the Hokage-sama summoned Shin?"
"What happened?"
Many people looked at Shin with expressions of surprise and uncertainty.
Homuro Hyuga was also startled. He hadn't expected such a thing to happen just as he was about to defeat Shin. He couldn't help but frown slightly and said,
"The battle isn't over yet..."
He didn't continue speaking.
The Hokage summoning Shin was undoubtedly much more important than the battle assessment. There was nothing to be done if it wasn't over—it simply had to be interrupted. This made Homuro Hyuga a little displeased, as it was only a matter of time before he defeated Shin, and now it had suddenly become inconclusive.
The Chunin instructor also understood the order of importance, so he nodded to Shin and said,
"You go see the Hokage-sama first. If there's still time when you come back, we can continue the battle."
However—
Hearing this, Shin shook his head and said:
"No need."
Since last night's incident had been traced, there was no point in continuing to pretend to be evenly matched with Homuro Hyuga.
As his voice fell, Shin's figure suddenly disappeared from his spot, and he silently reappeared on Homuro Hyuga's right side.
Homuro Hyuga's expression changed, and he threw a punch without hesitation.
Bang!!
This punch blocked Shin's movement, hitting Shin squarely in the chest, but there was no feeling of hitting anything substantial. The struck Shin directly turned into white smoke and dissipated.
It was a clone!
"Damn it!"
Homuro Hyuga cursed inwardly. His Byakugan could actually see through clones, but because the situation was too sudden, his side-swinging punch was almost instinctive. He never thought Shin could release a Shadow Clone Jutsu at such speed. By the time he truly reacted, it was too late to withdraw his hand.
Silently.
Shin's true body appeared behind Homuro Hyuga.
Bang!!
A simple hand chop struck Homuro Hyuga's back, causing Homuro Hyuga to lose his balance and fall forward with a thud, landing stiffly on the ground.
"Let's go."
Shin retracted his fist and looked at the Anbu ninja.
The Anbu ninja looked deeply at Shin, then leaped, heading towards the Hokage's office building, and Shin followed suit.
Only the stunned Chunin instructor and a group of dazed students remained standing there.
A profound silence fell.
What... just happened?
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