Was that giant palm just now your Ninjutsu?"
Hinata turned her head to look at the large palm not far away.
A guess suddenly formed in her mind.
As the person who knew Bai Hao best,
she was very clear that only Bai Hao had the strength to unleash such an attack here.
"Hinata!"
However, just as Hinata was distracted for a moment,
Gaara's attack arrived.
She had just heard Hiashi's voice and hadn't had time to react
when she saw her father suddenly rush in front of her,
using his body to block Gaara's One-Tail whip for her!
"Boom!"
Hiashi couldn't block such an attack at all.
He was directly sent flying.
"Father!"
Hinata was greatly alarmed.
She only breathed a slight sigh of relief after seeing Hiashi caught by the suddenly appearing Bai Hao.
"Your father is fine.
Don't hold back anymore, go on."
Bai Hao's voice suddenly reached her ears clearly from a distance,
filling her with boundless confidence.
"Alright!"
Hinata closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her gaze had subtly changed.
It became more confident and resolute.
Then she quickly formed hand seals.
A moment later, her entire body suddenly ignited.
"Ignition Release Mode, activate!"
Chapter 29: Hinata's Surface Strength, Roar of the Thunder Flame Dragon! [First update for fresh flowers and collections]
At this moment, Hinata seemed to have transformed into a burning torch.
Her entire body was emitting scorching flames.
Within the flames, electric sparks continuously flickered.
However, what was strange was that
such terrifying flames and lightning did not harm her in the slightest.
Not only that,
even her clothes and hair were completely undamaged.
"What is this!?"
Everyone around who saw this scene felt a little surprised.
Those who knew understood this was a special Ninjutsu.
Those who didn't would definitely think she was hit by a Fire Release attack.
"Hinata…"
Might Guy was about to say something but was directly stopped by Kakashi.
He turned his head to look at Kakashi with some confusion,
but saw Kakashi just shake his head.
"Let's see her strength first."
This time,
Kakashi and Might Guy did not exert their full power.
After all,
if they attacked with full power, the side effects would be too great.
Kakashi lacked Chakra, and Might Guy would have a brief period of physical fatigue after opening the gates.
If they attacked with full power,
although they could eliminate the enemy,
they would also put themselves in danger.
Now, with powerful enemies surrounding them, too many in number, and the situation unclear,
too little intelligence on the enemy had been gathered.
Rashly exerting full power at the outset was a very foolish act.
Moreover, the battle time so far wasn't long.
Therefore,
they had sent the Genin away and left some Jonin to surround Gaara.
"That's fine."
Might Guy nodded,
ready to activate the Eight Inner Gates at any moment.
"Kakashi, Might Guy!"
Just then,
Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen rushed over again, holding the Adamantine Staff.
"Let's work together to drive this Tailed Beast out!"
"Lord Hokage, no rush yet."
Kakashi glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He saw that the Hokage of Konoha, at this moment, had blood at the corner of his mouth and disheveled clothes.
His aged eyes were bloodshot.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Third Hokage… has aged…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was different from Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki.
Ōnoki was a Kekkei Tōta type Ninja.
Age didn't have too much impact on his strength.
Whereas Sarutobi Hiruzen was an erudite type Ninja.
His attack methods primarily relied on the coordination of various elemental Ninjutsu,
coupled with the power of his summoned beasts, intelligence, and strategizing.
He relied on these to possess great strength.
As he aged, his Chakra reserves, reaction time, and strategizing ability significantly declined,
leading to a severe regression in his strength.
"Hinata's strength is considerable.
Let's observe first."
As Kakashi was speaking, he saw Hinata had already begun her attack.
Her speed at this moment was even faster than when she activated "Discharge Mode"!
With just a flash, she appeared in front of Gaara.
Then she leaped up,
all the flames and electric light on her body instantly converging and condensing into her palm.
She struck Gaara's stomach with a single palm!
"Pop!"
A white air current rippled outwards from Hinata's palm as its center.
"Boom!"
Gaara's body, under the force of this immense power, was directly sent flying backward,
crashing heavily onto the ground.
And Hinata, under this recoil, also flew backward.
"What powerful strength!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen exclaimed in admiration.
"But it seems to lack sustained power…"
However, before he could continue his evaluation, he saw large flames burning around Gaara!
"Hmph~"
Gaara snorted coldly at the sight.
Then he shook his body,
scattering the flames.
"Ah!"
But no sooner had he dispersed the flames than electric sparks suddenly erupted around him again.
The powerful current electrocuted him, causing him to scream repeatedly.
"A good technique, but not enough…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his Adamantine Staff, wanting to rush forward to help.
However, just then,
he saw Hinata snap her fingers.
And accompanying her finger snap,
the sound of thunder echoed in the sky.
A moment later, a bolt of lightning swiftly struck down,
hitting Gaara squarely.
Gaara's body trembled slightly, then began to shake continuously amidst a burst of electric light.
Clearly,
he was completely paralyzed.
And at this moment,
Hinata had also landed safely.
However, she did not attack again.
Instead, she began to quickly form hand seals.