Facing Neji's torrential, dense offensive, Hinata focused completely, her Chakra circulating throughout her body.
Then, her steps opened and closed, her body twisting and turning, while one hand formed a yin circle and the other a yang arc, striking out with a Tai Chi Fist disk with her soft body, forming an impenetrable defense.
Although Neji's attacks were as furious and relentless as a storm, once they landed on Hinata, they would be neutralized by a mysterious power.
Deflecting, pushing, grabbing, swatting, pressing... and so on, there were countless such methods of manipulation.
Neji was utterly shocked. Hinata was clearly standing right in front of him, yet he couldn't land a single blow.
This was even more frustrating than when Hinata had intercepted his attacks midway before.
"As expected of the Main Family's Legacy."
Facing this never-before-seen defensive style, Neji ultimately attributed it all to the Main Family.
It wasn't that Hyuga Neji wasn't strong; it was simply that his opponent was cheating.
"No, this isn't the Main Family's Legacy. It's Tai Chi Fist that I learned from somewhere else."
"I don't believe it."
Neji roared again. He refused to believe that a Move Hinata casually learned outside would be stronger than his Gentle Fist.
If that were the case, what was all his hard Cultivation for?
A clown?
No matter how hard he tried, could he not compare to a Move someone just casually learned?
Neji was unwilling to accept this, and he attacked Hinata once more.
This time, Hinata didn't continue to defend.
Watching Neji's increasingly sharp attacks and increasingly frenzied appearance, Hinata seized the opportunity and used a Covering Hand Punch to knock Neji unconscious.
"Third match, Hyuga Hinata wins!"
...After Guy handed Neji over to the medical team, the large screen scrolled again, finally stopping on the names Uchiha Sasuke and Rock Lee.
Coming onto the field, Rock Lee looked at Sasuke and said, "I didn't expect to fight you so soon. It's really exciting."
Sasuke didn't reply to the words, merely silently activating his Sword Control Incantation.
It wasn't that he was trying to act cool; he simply thought there was no need to reply.
He hadn't forgotten that this bushy-browed Guy in front of him had been sent flying by Naruto's punch in the first exam.
An opponent of this caliber simply couldn't pique his interest.
"Please don't be so impatient. The chief examiner hasn't said'start' yet."
Gekkō Hayate saw the two in the arena already clashing and announced, "Preliminary Round, Fourth Match, begin!"
"Konoha Hurricane!" As soon as Gekkō Hayate finished speaking, Rock Lee rushed to Sasuke's side, delivering an upper-level roundhouse kick towards Sasuke's head, only to be blocked by a suddenly appearing Flying Sword.
After the Flying Sword blocked Rock Lee's attack, it immediately slashed towards Rock Lee.
Seeing this, Rock Lee quickly retreated.
Sasuke didn't pursue after missing one strike. He was like a replica of Gaara, crossing his arms over his chest, fully displaying his arrogant nature.
'He can manipulate this sword at will? That's really tricky.'
Rock Lee was particularly wary of Sasuke's Flying Sword.
But he couldn't help it; he only knew Taijutsu.
'I should test him first.'
Thinking this, Rock Lee quickly charged at Sasuke, launching a fierce assault.
However, no matter whether Rock Lee punched or kicked, his attacks were all blocked by Sasuke's Flying Sword.
Tenten, watching from the second floor, was startled by this sight.
"How can this be? Lee's high-speed attacks are useless?"
Naruto, who was beside her, heard this and said, "As long as that bushy-browed Guy's Taijutsu speed isn't faster than Sasuke's reaction, his attacks won't have any effect on Sasuke."
"Is this year's top graduate really that strong?"
Looking at the astonished Tenten, Naruto had one more thing he didn't say.
'If Sasuke were serious, he could end the fight in an instant.'
Thinking of the power of the Myriad Sword Art, even Orochimaru had to choose to evade rather than confront it directly.
There's no room for evasion in this arena.
On the other side, Kankuro saw Sasuke in this state and curled his lips, saying with a hint of sourness, "Is this Guy imitating Gaara?"
...In the arena, Rock Lee looked at Sasuke with a solemn expression, secretly gritting his teeth.
'Damn it, he's just standing there without moving.'
"Is this all you've got?"
Standing still and controlling the Flying Sword, Sasuke had a rough understanding of Rock Lee's strength.
Leaving aside Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, Rock Lee's Taijutsu could hold its own even against Shikamaru and the others.
Unfortunately, he ran into him.
"If you don't show something new, then I'm going to start attacking."
Sasuke had indeed made great progress.
If it were before, he would have directly taken down Rock Lee as soon as he entered the arena.
But now, he wanted Rock Lee to unleash his full strength, then defeat him, leaving him with no regrets and accepting his defeat wholeheartedly.
To pressure Rock Lee, Sasuke slowly began to control the Flying Sword to attack.
Because Sasuke didn't choose sword arts in real-world martial arts, his method of controlling the Flying Sword was also relatively simple.
Relying on the Flying Sword's speed advantage, he just attacked wildly.
"Bang!"
Facing the Flying Sword's chaotic yet extremely fast attacks, Rock Lee was caught off guard and hit by the sword's body, slamming into the wall.
Rock Lee got up from the ground and charged at Sasuke again. Naruto saw this and asked in confusion, "What is that bushy-browed Guy doing? Why is he only using Taijutsu? This situation is clearly not suitable for close combat; he should maintain distance and use Ninjutsu."
The truth was as Naruto said. If Rock Lee knew some Ninjutsu, even a C-rank Ninjutsu like the Great Fireball Technique, the situation would be much better.
Sasuke's Flying Sword could defend against Rock Lee's Taijutsu attacks, but it couldn't possibly defend against Ninjutsu attacks, could it?
"It's not that he won't use Ninjutsu; it's that he can't. Lee can't use any Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. When we first met, he was completely useless, without any talent!"
Guy said in a deep voice, looking at the situation in the arena.
"No way, that's unbelievable."
Hearing that Rock Lee only knew Taijutsu and no Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, all the other strong youths looked incredulous.
At this moment, Kakashi walked up to Guy, putting his arm around his shoulder and saying, "A Ninja who can't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu is quite rare. Rock Lee is just like his teacher, Guy, a fool who only knows Taijutsu."
Guy's face darkened upon hearing this, and he yelled, "Hey! Kakashi, what do you mean? I don't just use Taijutsu; I also use Summoning Jutsu."
Kakashi heard this and picked his ear, "Don't shout so loudly, I'm not deaf. What else do you know besides Taijutsu and Summoning Jutsu?"
"Besides Taijutsu and Summoning Jutsu, I don't know anything else." Guy's eyes blazed with fire after hearing Kakashi's words, and he glared at him furiously.