Chapter 64: Kiba VS Hyuga
Yutaka
Namikaze Minato watched as Kiba
and Hyuga Yutaka slowly walked down the stairs. He walked over, stood still,
and sighed slightly, seeing determination in Kiba's eyes. In Hyuga Yutaka's
eyes, he saw anger, killing intent, and hatred.
Does this kid... already know
about that?
At that moment, there was a
commotion in the auditorium.
"Master Shinsuke, why are you
here?" An ordinary Chunin in the stands quickly stepped aside, and several
people around him stood up to give up their seats.
A middle-aged man in simple casual
clothes approached, the most striking feature being his snow-white eyes, the
symbol of the noble Hyuga clan. This man was Hyuga Shinsuke, one of the most
distinguished members of the Hyuga family.
"I'm sorry." Despite his
distinguished status, Shinsuke Hyuga had no airs and didn't refuse the ninja's
offer of a seat.
Shinsuke Hyuga sat in the ordinary
auditorium, and the others also took their seats, while the Chunin who gave up
his seat found another spot.
"Hey, that's Master
Shinsuke." Others noticed Hyuga Shinsuke because of the commotion.
"Wow, it's really him!"
"It's an honor. Master
Shinsuke has always lived in seclusion. I've heard he's the strongest Gentle
Fist master in the Hyuga family."
"Miss Yukina and Master
Yutaka must be here for the Chunin Exam. One is his daughter, the other his
proud disciple. Of course, he had to come!"
Meanwhile, the Third Hokage,
Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru also noticed Shinsuke Hyuga's presence.
"Oh? Shinsuke is here
too," the Third Hokage remarked. "Homura..."
"Yes!" The Hokage's
attendant responded quickly, disappearing in a blink.
Soon after, two ninjas in black
robes and tanuki masks quietly appeared behind Hyuga Shinsuke's position,
standing silently without drawing attention.
Clearly, the Third Hokage had
assigned Anbu to protect Hyuga Shinsuke.
The appearance of the two Anbu
went unnoticed by the audience, who were focused on the field.
"Hyuga Yutaka and Taki Kiba
are both experts in taijutsu," the Third Hokage whispered to the returning
Hokage, looking expectantly at the field.
"Yes," Jiraiya,
Orochimaru, and Tsunade all watched the two competitors intently.
They had seen Kiba's physical
strength before. It was impressive. Despite his age, his physical abilities
alone warranted a promotion to Chunin, with potential for even greater
development.
On the other hand, Hyuga Yukina's
Gentle Fist was renowned as Konoha's strongest taijutsu, directly targeting the
tenketsu and disrupting chakra flow. Hyuga Yukina's Eight Trigrams Sixteen
Palms had shown the power of Gentle Fist, effortlessly making Kiuchi Taketo
cough up blood.
This was a clash between rigid and
soft taijutsu, with Hyuga Yutaka holding a clear advantage due to Gentle Fist's
traits, which counter almost all other taijutsu.
They were eager to witness this
battle between geniuses.
"Kiba..." Yukina looked
at the two in the field, her face showing slight worry.
"It's okay," Hirohiko
reassured her, patting her shoulder. "Let's watch quietly."
Yukina glanced at Hirohiko and
nodded.
Namikaze Minato raised one hand,
signaling the competition's start.
If anything happens, I must stop
it immediately!
"Chunin Exam, second trial,
sixth round, Hyuga Yutaka vs. Taki Kiba, begin!"
As Namikaze Minato's voice fell,
Kiba and Hyuga Yutaka locked eyes. Hyuga Yutaka's Byakugan had already
activated.
Kiba lowered his stance slightly,
and Hyuga Yutaka adopted a Gentle Fist stance.
A tense atmosphere spread,
silencing the entire practice field.
The key to Gentle Fist is avoiding
hits. If struck, I'd fall into a disadvantage.
Several thoughts flashed through
Kiba's mind.
If my tenketsu are struck, my
chakra refinement will be affected, weakening my ninjutsu and strange power.
Even my physical strength would decrease. I mustn't hide my strength now; I
need to use it all!
Let's end this quickly!
Kiba made up his mind.
Eight Gates, First Gate: Gate of
Opening, open!
Eight Gates, Second Gate: Gate of
Healing, open!
Then, the Gate of Life, open!
Life Gate mode, activate!
A wisp of green chakra slowly
escaped from Kiba's shoulder. Hyuga Yutaka's face showed slight surprise.
The two points in his brain and
the point on his upper chest have opened abnormally? His chakra has increased
so much?
Does this traitor's son have a
secret skill to open tenketsu and increase chakra?
Hyuga Yutaka narrowed his eyes.
Right then, Kiba stepped back
abruptly, forming seals with his hands.
Ninjutsu? Indeed, there are
reports that this traitor's son knows ninjutsu and has mastered two chakra
nature changes: Earth Release and Water Release?
"Clap!"
Kiba landed, completing his seals.
Water Release: Water Bullet
Technique!
Five fist-sized water bullets shot
from Kiba's mouth, whizzing towards Hyuga Yutaka.
Namikaze Minato stood at the
field's edge, his eyes widening in surprise.
What a fast seal, even faster than
when fighting Kakashi! This water bullet technique only took 2 seconds? No, 1.5
seconds!
"Oh? Keeping distance and
attacking with ninjutsu? Is he admitting his taijutsu isn't as good as Hyuga
Yutaka's?" Tsunade speculated.
"Who knows?" Orochimaru
smirked.
Jiraiya squinted, observing Kiba.
This kid must be planning
something.
Hyuga Yutaka watched the five
water bullets rushing towards him, a sneer forming on his lips.
The water bullets were faster than
when Mizutani used them, and their power was comparable to iron bullets upon
impact.
"Swish! Swish!"
The first two water bullets
struck. Hyuga Yutaka lowered his body, and the bullets flew past his head.
Straightening up, he turned sideways, and an oncoming bullet narrowly missed
his nose. Taking a small step back, he turned and pushed out a palm.
The water splashed everywhere as
one of the last two water bullets exploded, while the other flew past Hyuga
Yutaka's arm.
The five water bullets were easily
dodged by Hyuga Yutaka.
"Such simple-minded
tactics," Hyuga Yutaka muttered as he turned and struck a diagonal palm.
Kiba was behind him, and the palm
aimed straight for Kiba's head.
Underestimating me! Launching a
surprise attack while hiding? Foolish! I see your movements!
Die!
Hyuga Yutaka's face showed
disdain.
Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!
Kiba pressed down with both hands,
and as they touched the ground, an earth wall rose.
"Smack!"
Hyuga Yutaka struck the dirt wall
with his palm.
"Crack!"
The wall cracked, fissures
spreading from his palm.
"Interesting, struggle all
you want! Under my eyes, all your actions are futile! Idiot!"
Hyuga Yutaka's Byakugan eyes
looked down diagonally.
In the next second, Kiba suddenly
flashed out from the earth wall's side, launching a Konoha Whirlwind at Hyuga
Yutaka's left face.
"Smack!"
Hyuga Yutaka turned, hitting
Kiba's kicking foot with his right hand. Kiba's Konoha Whirlwind stopped
immediately. Grabbing Kiba's thigh, he spun his right hand up, both palms out
simultaneously!
Kiba felt rotational force from
his legs, his whole body twisting and rotating in mid-air.
This guy...
Kiba frowned, supporting himself
on the ground with one hand, stopping the spinning momentum. Using the
momentum's stop, he turned sideways, whipping his leg up diagonally to kick
Hyuga Yutaka's right face.
"Ridiculous!"
Hyuga Yutaka almost laughed,
leaning back slightly. The kick missed him entirely.
It's not over yet!
Kiba's kick missed, and he turned
sideways, slamming his other hand on the ground. Supporting himself with both
hands, he lifted his other foot to kick Hyuga Yutaka's chin.
"You brat!"
The kick came swiftly, catching
Hyuga Yutaka off guard. Unable to dodge, his eyes showed anger.
"Smack!"
Hyuga Yutaka clasped his hands,
grabbing Kiba's raised kick. He channeled chakra into his hands, and Kiba
groaned in pain.
"I'll cripple one of your
feet first!"
Hyuga Yutaka said angrily,
exerting force in his hands. As his palms prepared to break Kiba's foot, a
"crack" sounded from the side.
What!
Hyuga Yutaka turned in surprise
and anger. The earthen wall was cracking inch by inch.
"Boom!"
The earth wall collapsed entirely,
and gravel flew towards him.
A fist broke through the wall from
the spot he had struck earlier, coming along with the broken clods.
The wall was right next to him,
and with the incoming gravel, he had no time to dodge!