Hyuga Clan Residence, Dojo.
The space, which was many times wider than Naruto's one-room apartment, was covered with high-quality tatami mats that were frequently replaced.
Even if you fell hard on the ground, it wouldn't hurt much.
The dojo had no excessive furnishings; the Hyuga Clan's family motto hung on the walls, and the windows were set high to prevent prying eyes while still providing good lighting.
Hinata didn't even have time to change into her training clothes; she simply removed her Ninja sandals, stepped barefoot onto the cool tatami, stood opposite Hyuga Hiashi, and adopted the Gentle Fist stance towards her father.
Hyuga Hiashi kept a straight face, his hands still tucked into his sleeves, showing no stance whatsoever.
He glanced at Hinata's tattered sleeves and grunted in displeasure, "As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan, wearing ragged clothes, what kind of decorum is that!"
Hinata said nothing; in fact, she and Naruto had bought new clothes when they went shopping on their date that afternoon.
Naruto himself had even picked them out for her.
There was a chainmail-like top with a black fishnet design and a clean, crisp white jacket.
Hinata liked everything Naruto chose.
She hadn't brought herself to change into them yet.
She just told Naruto she would wear them after washing them at home, but in reality, she might just hang them up and treasure them.
Hinata didn't retort, her small face full of seriousness as she said, "Father, be careful."
"If I offend you, I hope you will forgive your daughter for not knowing the proper measure of her strength."
"Just give it your all and show me what you've learned these past few days."
Hyuga Hiashi said indifferently.
Are you kidding me?
Would he, a veteran Jonin, a master who had immersed himself in Gentle Fist for decades, be afraid of Hyuga Hinata, who was only twelve years old, hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy, and had been defeated by her sister, who was five years younger than her?
He didn't even need to assume a defensive stance!
Hinata knew the disparity in strength between herself and Hyuga Hiashi and guessed that he would initially be complacent and underestimate his opponent.
In reality...
What Hinata had been learning from Naruto these past few days was not new Ninja Techniques, nor was it knowledge about Chakra application.
It was combat experience!
And a deeper mastery of Gentle Fist, perfectly integrating Byakugan, Gentle Fist, and actual combat!
Byakugan... Activate!!
Hinata's pale purple Byakugan, slightly different from other clan members, suddenly widened, and blue veins bulged at the corners of her eyes, extending to her temples.
Under the Byakugan's perspective , Hyuga Hiashi's meridians and Chakra flow were clearly visible.
They were very calm and slow.
"Indeed, Father is complacent about me."
"This is an opportunity!"
Hinata shed all shyness and timidity, her eyes filled only with firm conviction.
With a flash of sharp light, she suddenly moved.
"Boom—"
The Instantaneous Body Technique was executed with immense ferocity; her smooth, bare feet pushed off with a powerful thrust, her agile, delicate body darting out like a snow leopard, and the tatami mat beneath her feet directly sank with a resounding thud under the immense force.
So fast!
Hyuga Hiashi's pupils suddenly contracted.
He was, after all, a veteran Jonin who had experienced life-and-death battles; even though he had held a high position for a long time and lacked the vitality and reactions of his youth, his experience was still there.
He neither dodged nor evaded, nor did he even defend.
Hyuga Hiashi formed his hand into a claw, like a dragon emerging from the sea, and directly grabbed towards Hyuga Hinata's shoulder.
You should know.
An adult's arm span is definitely greater than Hyuga Hinata's.
However... Hyuga Hiashi's claw grasped at empty air, catching only a fading afterimage.
Hyuga Hinata, just one step away from Hyuga Hiashi, suddenly "changed her mind," sidestepped, moved to Hyuga Hiashi's side, and then pushed her palm forward.
Gentle Fist • Eight Trigrams Palm!
"This is..."
Hyuga Hiashi's pupils suddenly contracted.
Fist and palm techniques are inseparable from body movement; Gentle Fist, as one of Konoha Village's most profound taijutsu, has excellent footwork, even far surpassing the Instantaneous Body Technique.
It emphasizes fluidity without stagnation, the body moving with the steps, the palm changing with the body, the steps turning with the palm, and upper and lower body coordination.
Hinata's seemingly simple "change of mind" just now caused her entire body to move as one, twisting and turning like flowing water, flipping up and down like a proud dragon.
"First Palm!"
Bright blue Chakra flames ignited in Hyuga Hinata's palm.
Within it, a hint of red light also emerged.
It was as if after absorbing Dragon Blood, the fire energy permeated her cells and integrated into her body's energy, causing a change in her Chakra's nature.
This palm struck Hyuga Hiashi's waist, causing him to completely lose his balance.
"Second Palm!"
Hyuga Hinata, with the Gentle Fist Art's sealing effect, struck Hyuga Hiashi's abdomen, hindering his Chakra circulation.
"Third Palm!"
Hyuga Hinata pushed upward with both hands, sending the unbalanced Hyuga Hiashi further into the air.
At this moment.
The bright blue Chakra flames enveloping her hands grew even more intense, turning half fiery red.
Where her palm force passed, the air grew hot, and scorching winds blew in gusts.
"Fourth Palm! Fifth Palm! Sixth Palm!"
Hyuga Hinata's moves changed so quickly they left afterimages, landing three consecutive palm heel strikes on Hyuga Hiashi.
Hyuga Hiashi, who was originally airborne, was batted around like a sandbag under Hinata's smooth combo.
The power of Gentle Fist lies not only in its skin-penetrating, bone-eroding Chakra force but also in its terrifyingly tight combos.
Once caught in a combo, there's no chance to retaliate; one might be taken out by a single set of moves.
If not dead, then severely injured!
"Bang bang bang..."
Dull yet loud booming sounds echoed in the dojo, with waves of air pressure.
Hyuga Hiashi, who had been dazed by the Eight Trigrams Palm combo, immediately snapped out of his shock.
Enduring the intense pain throughout his body, and a mysterious fiery energy rampaging within him, Hyuga Hiashi instantly seized the opening in Hinata's Gentle Fist • Eight Trigrams Palm.
"Now that's more like it!!"
The head of the Main Branch roared, his muscles suddenly expanding, blue veins bulging under his skin, and a fierce surge of blood and energy rampaging within him.
The Hyuga secret technique, "Mountain Breaker Style."
It could break Gentle Fist's Chakra blockade.
Forcibly "breaking through" caused Hyuga Hiashi's blood and energy to churn, his face flushed red.
But how could he let go of a fleeting opening? A visible vortex of air condensed in his palm, forming a palm strike capable of shattering rocks, and an imminent Chakra shockwave.
Gentle Fist • Air Palm!
"Boom—"
The moment Hinata's pupils contracted, a vast and fierce air bullet slammed into her.
Hinata raised her hands, seemingly hearing her arm bones emit a crisp sound like cracking glaciers, her body recoiled, and her bare feet plowed two deep grooves in the tatami mats, barely managing to stop her momentum.
"Hinata, you've lost."
After interrupting the Eight Trigrams Palm combo, Hyuga Hiashi pressed his advantage, his fingertips seeming to emit a sonic scream as he thrust a perfectly executed Pressure Point Strike.
"Hmm!?"
In an instant, a look of astonishment flashed in Hyuga Hiashi's eyes.
He noticed that his usually infallible Gentle Fist was obstructed; the "Chakra needle" could not penetrate Hinata's skin and pierce her meridian points.
Perhaps even Naruto hadn't expected the direct application and absorption of Dragon Blood to be so effective.
It could actually give a person's skin a magic resistance similar to dragon scales.
"This is an opportunity not to be missed!"
Hinata seized this gap, grabbed his wrist, then sidestepped and lunged forward, her other hand, now completely enveloped in fiery red Chakra, slammed into Hyuga Hiashi's abdomen.
"Seventh Palm!"
"Boom-------"
The incredibly forceful and pure Yang palm strike pierced through his body, erupting from Hyuga Hiashi's back, forming a blazing, scorching fire dragon flame that coiled in mid-air.