"He has the momentum of a Kage!" Kaminari muttered solemnly.
As someone who lived through two Great Wars and fought countless ninjas, Kaminari had experienced nearly everything he could on the battlefield. However, the moments that created the highest impact on him were when he saw certain ninjas fighting with an unstoppable momentum. When they battled, even the rank S ninjas in the enemy camp would be fearful.
As a high-level Kumo ninja, the one who he watched the most was the Third Raikage. With his absurdly powerful physique and the invincible Lightning Chakra Mode, he was a force to reckon with on the battlefield. Kaminari was also fortunate enough to witness Hiruzen, Onoki and Sakumo on the battlefield and make it out alive. None of them were ninjas Kaminari could take on.
And now, as he fought Fujin, he got the same glimpses as those ninjas. The fact that Fujin did so with a technique that had never appeared before, reinforced that feeling. While he could see that there was still some distance between Fujin and them, that distance was inconsequential for him.
As he continued getting trashed, the hatred in Kaminari's heart grew. After seeing what the Third Raikage could do, he longed to reach that level. After years of unsuccessful efforts, he gave up on creating new techniques and put all his hopes into the Lightning Chakra Mode.
Unfortunately, the Third Raikage realized how troublesome his personality was. To ensure stability in Kumogakure, he didn't teach Kaminari the Lightning Chakra Mode, dooming his hope of ever reaching that stage. It was why he hated Kumo and left the village. Of course, he only dared to do so after the Third Raikage was dead.
Wind blades continued ripping through his body. He had already lost both of his arms and several chunks in his chest and abdomen were missing. A deep cut could also be seen in his neck. However, Kaminari continued moving while looking at the location where Juzo's body was reforming from the corner of his eyes. He thought, 'I just have to hang on for a few sec… What the hell?'
As Juzo's body was reforming, a gentle breeze appeared and engulfed him in the blink of an eye. The winds took the shape of a palm with Juzo's body at the center of the palm. A seal appeared on the palm, stopping Juzo from being revived!
Kaminari immediately saw who was doing so and spotted a person. He thought, 'A Shadow Clone? When did he create a Shadow Clone?'
Kaminari immediately recalled his battle against Fujin and realized, 'It was when I was launched into the forest! Shit!'
He quickly stepped to his left to avoid the sword Fujin was thrusting towards his abdomen. However, a mini hurricane appeared around Fujin's sword and expanded in the blink of an eye, engulfing Kaminari and dismembering his body into several more pieces.
Kaminari cursed hatefully, "Bastar…"
Even before he could finish a single word, Fujin grabbed his floating head with his left hand, applying a seal at the same time. Kaminari's eyes widened as his body stopped regenerating. In such a poor state, Kaminari had no way to resist Fujin's seal, which not only immobilized him but also sealed his soul!
Under Fujin's control, the earth moved and boxed his head and other body parts in, before Fujin applied more seals to ensure that the job was done. Some distance away, his clone did the same to Juzo. In under a minute after using his Wind Cloak again, Fujin had sealed Juzo and Kaminari!
Haku's senbon needles bounced harmlessly off Hoka's rotation as the Hyuga ninjas watched in surprise. Haku, who was moving to launch the finishing blow, was surprised. After blocking the needles, Hoka suddenly flickered without bothering to properly end his jutsu. He appeared next to Haku, who was still mid-air.
As Haku looked at him, he could see the chakra Hoka released to create the rotation was still around him. Without giving Haku any opportunity, Hoka launched a deadly assault. His palms repeatedly hit Haku's chakra points. However, it was different this time.
Hoka didn't limit himself to the traditional Gentle Fist style. Instead, he used the remaining chakra from his jutsu to blast Haku's chakra points and destroy them from within. Hoka concentrated all the chakra around him on his right palm before he landed the final hit on Haku's chest! Haku coughed before a hole was blown up in his chest!
Every Hyuga who watched Hoka's counterattack was shocked. A few gulped their saliva and wondered aloud, "Did Hoka improve the Rotation jutsu?"
"I have never seen anyone use Rotation in this manner."
"He is incredible! Not only has he learnt the jutsu of the main family, but he also improved it further! Not only can he defend with the jutsu but he can also use it to create a terrifying counterattack! This changes the jutsu fundamentally." An old Hyuga Jounin said.
Hiashi was no exception either. He thought, 'This is a rather ingenious way of using the chakra that is used during Rotation. However, using it in this manner isn't very useful in normal circumstances. After all, the basic Gentle Fist style works on nearly every ninja.
He must have created these modifications keeping the Vacuum Palm jutsu in mind. If he can use that chakra to fire far stronger Vacuum Palm jutsu, then it'd give a real bite to the jutsu. Considering that the opponents would momentarily be tired from using a jutsu strong enough to force him to use Rotation, they wouldn't anticipate such a quick counterattack and could be taken down with surprise.'
The more Hiashi analyzed, the more impressed he became with Hoka's ingenuity. Needless to say, he intended to copy every single bit of it.
Due to the excess chakra Hoka used, the hole in Haku's chest continued growing larger for a second before the regenerative ability of the Edo Tensei jutsu kicked in. However, a smirk appeared on Hoka's face.
Instead of focusing on his opponent, Haku glanced behind. His eyes widened as he thought, 'Incredible. Did he seal Juzo and Kaminari in such a short while?'
Having sealed Juzo and Kaminari, Fujin left clones behind to watch over them and returned to the arena. Hoka had noticed Fujin's return with his Byakugan, which is why he went all out to finish his battle. Within moments, Haku was sealed up as well.
Hiashi glanced at Fujin and thought, 'Come to think of it, Hoka's modifications have some similarities with his wind jutsu. I wonder if he took inspiration from that wind dome or if Fujin guided him.'
Fujin left another Shadow Clone to watch over Haku before he and Hoka flickered. Noticing that Fujin and Hoka sealed Haku, Guy grinned and said, "I enjoyed battling with you. Unfortunately, the time isn't appropriate to indulge."
Suddenly, Guy opened the first five Inner Gates! Zabuza muttered, "So, this is the forbidden technique that killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist."
A grin appeared on his face as he swung his sword to intercept Guy and shouted, "Let me see what they had to go through!"
Zabuza fiercely counterattacked Guy, who appeared in front of him at an insane speed. However, Guy easily diverted his attacks before landing several powerful hits on Zabuza, deforming his body and creating a couple of holes. Just like he did with Haku, Fujin appeared behind Zabuza and sealed him within a few seconds.
While Fujin joined forces with Guy, Hoka moved to assist Renjiro. Unlike Renjiro, he didn't intend to fight Shirogane from a distance. He ran on the water bodies Renjiro had created and faced off Shirogane.
A grin appeared on Shirogane's face. For the past few minutes, Renjiro had left him completely frustrated. All his attacks were absorbed by near endless amounts of water and earth. The insults he hurled at Renjiro had no effect either. Instead, Renjiro engaged in a playful banter to waste more time. He was a few moments away from losing his cool when Hoka moved towards him.
Several bones popped out of his body as Shirogane laughed and claimed, "Finally! Someone in Konoha has balls!"
Hoka knew that Shirogane was just saying so to prevent him from doing the same thing that Renjiro had been doing. He snorted and took a battle stance.
'Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!'
Instead of attacking chakra points as usual, Hoka used the jutsu defensively to block all of Shirogane's attacks. Shirogane attacked maniacally but his grin slowly faded away. He realized, 'What the fuck? Even though he is close, his tactic is the same as Renjiro's! But why did he come close to me if he didn't intend to attac…?"
His eyes suddenly widened as he felt a presence behind him.
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