"The third round, start!"
With the voice of Moonlight Gale (Yueguang Jifeng), the battle began.
Just as Koto Tsuchi (Qin·Chui) was about to take out the thousand-armed bell tied to her ninja tools bag and throw it at Hinata, using her sound-wave genjutsu,
Hinata, standing about two meters away, seemed to instantly teleport, a residual shadow flashing as she appeared right in front of her.
Her speed was so fast that Koto's body couldn't react at all.
Pa pa pa…
With fingers wrapped in blue chakra aura, Hinata mercilessly jabbed at Koto Tsuchi.
The astonishing finger strength caused her fingers to pierce through the clothing and into Koto's body.
The chakra penetrated through clothes and flesh into the acupoints, blocking the chakra flow through her meridians while causing piercing pain.
Before Koto could even scream, Hinata's attack, as swift as a gale, continued with dozens of rapid jabs.
Finally, Hinata slapped Koto Tsuchi with her palm.
Boom!
A twisted airflow burst from behind Koto's back.
When the shockwave dissipated, Koto's eyes were blank, blood dripped from her mouth, and she first bent her knees to kneel, then collapsed to the ground.
"Thank you for the lesson."
Hinata's tone was gentle, yet she looked down on Koto from above. The bulging veins on her temples slowly subsided.
Click click click...
At the same time, from the second-floor stands, the sound of cameras clicking repeatedly echoed.
Izayoi, who had become the team photographer, smiled broadly, lips curved in a wide grin.
If not for his young age and their relationship not being public, he would have shouted out loud:
"My wife is awesome!"
"W-What just happened?"
"How did Hinata just move like that? So fast, and with no stiffness at all!"
"That movement… it feels so familiar, like I've seen it somewhere before."
"…"
The genin were all stunned.
Especially Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno, who now felt exactly like Koto Tsuchi—completely outclassed by Hinata.
Meanwhile, in Might Guy's group, Neji Hyuga clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
The heiress has become even stronger!
In his mind, he replayed years of sparring with Hinata—from the early days when they were evenly matched, to slowly being overwhelmed, and finally crushed.
The finger strength and chakra levels Hinata now wielded didn't even require her to complete the minimum 32 palms set; she could already injure opponents internally, cause them to cough up blood, and even collapse.
Even though Neji had mastered the Rotation technique, he wasn't confident he could beat Hinata.
Nearby, Tenten stared at Lee's trembling eyes and asked, "Little Lee, did Neji's clanmate just use high-speed movement?"
"It's high-speed movement, but different from mine," Lee nodded, then shook his head.
Might Guy laughed and explained, "It's a nature transformation. Neji's clanmate mastered Lightning Release nature transformation, like Sasuke Uchiha before. Using lightning chakra to stimulate cells to increase speed—youthful, isn't it?"
"I see now," Lee said, finally understanding why Sasuke's speed was so terrifying.
At first, Lee could barely react, but the next second Sasuke burst forth with incredible speed.
He had assumed it was the power of the Sharingan, but it was really the Lightning Release transformation.
Hinata also mastered this lightning chakra technique to stimulate her cells.
The Hyuga clan descended from the Otsutsuki clan's branch in the ninja world.
Though over a thousand years, their bloodline diluted to the blue tier, and their surname changed to Hyuga, it didn't mean they couldn't use ninjutsu.
The reason the Hyuga clan primarily used their bloodline limit and Gentle Fist style was that their Gentle Fist techniques were the best fit for their bloodline limits, combining offense and defense, effective at both ranged and close combat, enabling them to reach elite Jonin ranks.
So, they hadn't wasted time training ninjutsu.
Izayoi wasn't so old-fashioned; having mastered the lightning chakra stimulation, he immediately taught the lightning-affiliated Hinata how to convert her high-speed movement into a taijutsu technique, boosting her strike speed.
Clearly, Izayoi was right.
With lightning chakra stimulating her cells, Hinata's instant movement had no stiffness and her attack speed was like removing all weights from Lee's body—fast as the wind.
"This generation's head family is truly outstanding."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, holding his pipe, exhaled smoke and chuckled softly.
Then his gaze shifted to Izayoi, who was inspecting film rolls, and his smile turned teasing.
"To have raised such an heiress, truly remarkable!
But with such an excellent heir, how will you manage to walk alongside her?"
At Team 7, Kakashi Hatake asked Sasuke Uchiha, "Sasuke, did you teach Hinata?"
"No, Izayoi taught both me and Hinata," Sasuke shook his head.
Naruto Uzumaki, unsure if he was jealous or what, couldn't help but tease, "You really are Izayoi's little brother!"
This time, Sasuke didn't shoot Naruto a murderous glare.
Because he felt moved.
If he really became Izayoi's little brother, would that mean he could learn his ultimate secrets?
Thinking of Izayoi's timely intervention and the sense of security he gave, Sasuke thought having such a boss wouldn't be so bad.
No one knew the proud second young master's thoughts.
Hearing Sasuke's reply, Kakashi glanced toward Izayoi, rating the top student even higher.
To overpower such a special new generation of commoner geniuses was no small feat!
Massive chakra reserves, lightning release chakra cell stimulation, powerful Fire Dragon Whirlwind and unknown ultimate techniques…
At that moment, Kakashi felt he saw himself in his youth.
At age twelve, he had already become a Jonin and developed Chidori.
And he too had an impressive chakra pool!
Thinking this, Kakashi grew curious about Izayoi's strength and looked forward to the upcoming battles.
Like Kakashi, Orochimaru also watched intently.
After the Tosu trio finished their fights, Orochimaru didn't leave, continuing to watch the next battles.
The fourth round began quickly: Ken Misumi VS Kankuro.
Ken Misumi was one of Yakushi Kabuto's teammates. Although officially a Konoha Genin, he was actually an Orochimaru spy.
This spy was peculiar—like he was afraid no one knew about his ties to Orochimaru, he directly used Orochimaru's soft body modification, able to stretch and retract all parts of his body.
If he could combine this with the Akimichi clan's multiplication secret technique, Izayoi would consider it a godly skill surpassing the Eight Gates technique.
In the fight, Ken Misumi coiled around Kankuro like a python.
But unexpectedly, Kankuro wasn't a real person, but controlling a puppet crow.
By the time Ken realized this, it was too late.
Kankuro, controlling his puppet crow, quickly finished off Ken Misumi with ease.
Just like Sakut Tei tried to catch Sasuke Uchiha, it wasn't about having overwhelming power, but about fighting with better intelligence and strategy.
If neither side knew the other's information, the fight would be a contest not only of jutsu strength but also of tactics and intelligence.
Obviously, Ken Misumi was far inferior to Kankuro in this respect.