However, Hinata did not show any sign of joy over winning the battle. Instead, she stood on the spot, a smile curling on her lips.
"Ding!"
A crisp sound rang out as Muyue appeared behind Hinata. The broadsword in his hand slashed down heavily onto her body. Yet when the blade struck, instead of slicing flesh, it produced a hard metallic clang. Muyue's sword came to an abrupt halt, unable to penetrate even an inch.
"How is this possible?" His eyes narrowed sharply. Why couldn't his blade cut through what should have been a human body?
"Using a clone for a feint attack while hiding your real body and waiting for me to lower my guard before counterattacking—common tactics, yet surprisingly effective," Hinata explained calmly, completely unfazed by the blade resting against her.
"There's just one thing you seem to have forgotten: no matter how realistic a clone appears, there will always be differences in chakra. My Byakugan can see chakra flow—no matter how well you hide yourself, I'll still find you."
As Hinata spoke, she slowly turned around. Muyue froze instantly. The Hinata standing before him was clearly no longer made of flesh and blood; her entire body had transformed into a crystalline structure, shining brilliantly like a diamond.
"Diamonds are harder than your sword, so your attacks… are useless against me."
Hinata's fully petrified form wasn't affected at all by Muyue's slashes. After all, her hardened body was extremely tough. Ordinary swords or basic ninjutsu from someone of Muyue's level wouldn't do any damage.
"Wait a second—who turned my daughter into this?!" Hiashi Hyuga, who had been anxiously watching his beloved daughter, opened his eyes wide in confusion. "Could that brat from Cloud Village have used some Petrification Ability? I knew there were no decent people in Cloud Village!"
Imagining his daughter had been secretly targeted by Cloud Village, Hiashi grew furious and slammed the railing. "That damn kid from Cloud Village dared harm my daughter! I'll gather all the Hyūga clan members and fight them to the end!"
Just as the emotionally overwhelmed Hiashi neared a point where his Byakugan nearly turned into Sharingan, Kakashi and others rushed over to stop him.
"Uncle Hiashi, could you please not act so rashly? This is Hinata's own ability—it wasn't anything Cloud Village did!"
Sakura groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose in frustration. If Hinata ever found out about Hiashi's impulsive behavior, he'd definitely earn himself quite a scolding later.
"Eh? So this is Hinata's ability? Not some dirty trick from that bastard in Cloud Village?" Hiashi halted his actions but still shot hostile glances toward Cloud Village. That little bastard earlier had the nerve to draw a blade on his precious daughter. In his mind, every single person from Cloud Village deserved nothing less than immediate death.
Hiashi began plotting—quietly weighing whether he should have someone slip some poison into the Cloud Village representatives' food and be done with the lot of them.
Hinata possesses the Diamond Transformation ability. In her diamondized state, her physical attributes are greatly enhanced. Moreover, her diamond-hard body is immune to mental attacks, and while in this state, Hinata does not feel fatigue!
Sakura briefly explained Hinata's ability, bringing relief to Hiashi Hyuga. He was glad his gentle and adorable daughter was okay; otherwise, he would surely have led the entire Hyūga clan to fight against the Cloud Village.
"Although I don't know exactly what your ability is, it seems like the battle will become increasingly interesting now."
Rather than feeling worried about possibly losing, Muyue became even more excited. The stronger Hinata was, the more thrilling and intense the battle would be for him.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"
This time, Muyue opened with a ninjutsu attack. Several spherical lightning balls formed around him and shot straight toward Hinata.
Chapter 206: Hinata's Path of Revenge [Final]
"A Lightning Release technique? Although it can't hurt me, getting hit by those balls still feels annoying!"
Muttering under her breath, Hinata swiftly moved aside just before the lightning balls struck.
"Lightning Sword Slash!"
As soon as Hinata steadied herself, Muyue attacked again. His wide-bladed sword crackled with electricity, making it appear as if he was wielding a blade forged entirely from lightning.
[Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!]
Unfazed, Hinata countered smoothly. She turned around and fired a blast of chakra from her palm, slamming into Muyue's weapon with a dull thud. The impact sent Muyue flying uncontrollably backward.
"Come on!"
Roaring fiercely, Muyue charged once more, swinging his wide-bladed sword mercilessly at Hinata's neck. With their previous encounter as reference, he wasn't too concerned about accidentally killing her this time.
"Clang!"
Hinata blocked the sword swing with her left hand while reaching out with her right palm toward Muyue. This time, her left hand carried no chakra, yet Muyue's wide-bladed sword still couldn't cut through Hinata's defense.
Seeing Hinata's approaching right palm, Muyue felt an immediate sense of danger. Immediately stomping his foot hard on the ground and exerting force through his arm, he propelled his body upward, flipping headfirst over Hinata's back.
"You're coming down with me!"
However, halfway through his flip, as Muyue soared mid-air, he suddenly felt an immense force traveling up through his wide-bladed sword. Just like a ragdoll, his airborne body was forcefully slammed down onto the ground by Hinata's single hand.
"Boom!"
"Cough! Cough!"
Dust filled the air as a deafening boom echoed through the battlefield. A large crater formed beneath Muyue, spreading outward with cracks resembling spider webs. Lying inside the crater, Muyue couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
"How come your strength is so overwhelming?" Leaning on his wide-bladed sword to stand up, Muyue stared at Hinata in shock. Wasn't the Hyūga clan known for Gentle Fist techniques? Why did he feel like he'd been cheated somehow?
"It's not that my strength is great," Hinata replied, "It's simply because yours is too weak!"
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