"Eight Trigrams. Gentle Steps with Double Lion Palms"
Hinata Hyuga's hands appeared delicate, but with the power of her palms enhanced by chakra, they surged with immense force, startling Naruto. Hinata's hands formed a pair of chibi-style lion heads, and an invisible sonic wave shot towards Naruto from more than three meters away.
Although Naruto was out of Sage Mode and didn't sense the impact, a vague sense of danger still made him instinctively dodge to the side. However, his reaction was a little too slow; he had only moved aside slightly when he encountered the invisible impact, and his body instantly stiffened.
Naruto Uzumaki felt as if he had been hit on the head with a heavy hammer. He was not only dizzy but also felt an indescribable nausea, and he almost vomited.
"middle!"
At that moment, Hinata seized the opportunity and rushed in front of Naruto, her fair and jade-like hand striking his chest.
Naruto, fighting off the dizziness, threw a weak punch to defend himself, but it startled Hinata. Forgetting her impending attack, she leaped away to avoid Naruto's fist.
After retreating several steps, Hinata realized how weak Naruto's attack was, and a blush of shame immediately spread across her fair face.
"Eight Trigrams Universe Steps"
Realizing she had been tricked, Hinata felt she had disappointed Lord Yukage with her performance, so she immediately used her movement technique to pounce on the enemy. Her movements were mysterious and fantastical, leaving behind many afterimages. While the shadows were still in the air, she herself had already arrived beside Naruto Uzumaki.
By this time, Naruto had reacted. Taking advantage of Hinata's retreat, he created nearly a hundred shadow clones. Some rushed towards Hinata, while others helped him condense the Rasengan. However, despite having many clones, Naruto's attempts to reach Hinata always failed. He often only touched phantoms or Hinata's temporary clones, and ended up destroying more than a dozen of his shadow clones.
"Rasengan!"
Hinata's true form approached Naruto and unleashed a fierce attack with her delicate hand. At that moment, Naruto also used his senses to dodge and counterattack Hinata, but it was too late. The Rasengan grazed past Hinata's body, but he himself was hit.
Intimidated by Naruto's imposing presence during his previous battle with Nagato, Hinata unleashed a powerful palm strike, landing squarely on Naruto.
Wow
The powerful force sent Naruto flying more than ten meters away, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air. If it weren't for the Nine-Tails' chakra automatically surging out and condensing into an outer garment to form a defense before the palm struck him, Naruto felt that he might have been sent to report to the Pure Land after taking that blow.
Unfortunately, Hinata lacked combat experience and was too kind-hearted; she instinctively pulled back slightly just as her palm was about to strike Naruto. Naruto struggled to his feet, panting heavily, his expression grave as he stared intently at Hinata. Fortunately, his shadow clones risked their lives to rush forward and entangle Hinata, giving him time to recover.
At this moment, Naruto Uzumaki had exhausted the natural energy he had accumulated beforehand, and could no longer maintain Sage Mode, making him significantly weaker than before. Hinata, on the other hand, had been trained by Hyuga Kaze for many years, and with her recent dual training, her raw strength had reached the level of an elite Jonin. Combined with the enhanced taijutsu improved by Hyuga Kaze, Hinata could easily take on even a typical Kage-level ninja.
Hinata's movements were incredibly fluid, constantly creating afterimages, her palm strikes surging like a raging torrent. Naruto, on the other hand, possessed an immense amount of chakra, creating an endless array of shadow clones. For a time, the two were locked in a fierce battle.
During the battle, Hinata was still somewhat puzzled. With Yukage's keen eyesight, it was impossible for him not to see Naruto's condition. Although the amount of chakra in his body was terrifying, his reaction and attack power had decreased significantly. Hinata could fight him to a standstill, and even had a great chance of winning. So why did he still ask her to stop him for three minutes?
Hinata suppressed her doubts and continued her attack. Although she didn't understand why, it was a good thing. Hinata didn't want to be punished by Lord Yukage again; after all, being pounded so hard was very uncomfortable. Recalling some embarrassing experiences, Hinata blushed and increased the force of her palm strikes.
Despite having numerous shadow clones, even after defeating one and having ten more appear, Naruto still felt like a child under Hinata's mysterious techniques. His attacks were completely ineffective, and despite the shadow clones blocking his path, he was still constantly hit, and within minutes of the battle, he was already covered in wounds.
Hinata was the only one who didn't kill him; he always hesitated and lost his temper at crucial moments, which is why he barely managed to hold on.
However, the frustration of being constantly attacked and unable to fight back, along with his worries about Konoha Village, caused Naruto's anger to surge, and his eyes turned blood red.
"Damn it, you white-eyed bastard, you're also from Konoha, why are you stopping me from rescuing the village!"
The battle had been going on for nearly two minutes, and just as Hinata was about to strike, Naruto's pent-up rage reached its peak. With a fierce surge of chakra, the orange-red Tailed Beast Cloak sprang forth from Naruto's body once more, and five tails sprouted from his back. His face also became somewhat elongated, and coupled with his beard and fox-like eyes, he looked exactly like a fox.
"What is this?!"
Hinata's delicate hand struck Naruto's Tailed Beast Cloak as if it had encountered a block of refined steel. Not only could it not penetrate, but it also rebounded with a strong corrosive force. Hinata couldn't help but increase the force by channeling her chakra. She had tried it before; under the tutelage of Lord Yukage, she could even leave a two-inch deep handprint on a three-foot-square iron ingot with a single palm strike.
She can definitely break through that thin layer of chakra!
Contrary to Hinata's expectations, Naruto's chakra cloak was incredibly tough and resilient. Even though she quickly adjusted her strategy and unleashed a series of powerful palm strikes on the same spot, she only managed to create a small gap. However, protected by the Nine-Tails' chakra, the tailed beast cloak recovered extremely quickly, and the gap was soon repaired.
With the Tailed Beast Cloak granting him a significant boost to strength and speed, Naruto lunged at Hinata with ferocious attacks. Hinata, wary of this strange turn of events, split her body, creating countless illusory shadows with incredible speed, agility, and mystery. Naruto's attacks failed to touch Hinata, ultimately only managing to carve deep craters into the ground.
"Go to hell, you bastard!"
Unable to defeat his enemy, Naruto grew increasingly furious, his tails multiplied, and his expression became more and more ferocious.
"Thunderclap Finger"
"Heaven-Slaying Hand"
Avoiding a direct confrontation with Naruto, Hinata relied on her status to launch a relentless attack. Her clones, seemingly real yet illusory, appeared and disappeared in different places, constantly targeting specific spots on Naruto's tailed beast cloak. Although she didn't achieve any significant results, she left Naruto in a very difficult situation.
"Alright, time's up!"
Just as Naruto was getting angrier and his eighth tail was about to appear, Hyuga Kaze suddenly appeared between the two of them. An invisible chakra shield swirled and expanded, directly sending Naruto flying.
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