Yitai felt a hint of fear, wildly flailing his arms like a berserk rock ape, yet he could never catch that agile, deadly blue figure.
"Absolute means no weaknesses."
Hinata's voice was still clear despite her high-speed movement.
"And your Ninjutsu's weakness is obvious—your Chakra flow is crystal clear to the Byakugan!"
Before her words even finished, a sharp glint flashed in Hinata's eyes!
"Right here! Gentle Fist: Twin Lion Fists!!"
She condensed all her strength, even utilizing Dragon Origin Chakra, her hands half-palm, half-fist, enveloped in a dense, almost tangible purplish-red Chakra, faintly emitting a deep, resonant lion's roar.
Hinata no longer attacked the surrounding Chakra points but aimed directly at the thickest part of the rock layer on Yitai's chest, which was also the essential point for the core circulation of his Hardening Ninjutsu's Chakra, and slammed her palm onto it!
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
"Crack—!!"
A crisp, continuous cracking sound echoed.
Centered on Hinata's palm, the foot-thick rock layer on Yitai's chest instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, as if struck by a giant hammer.
"Ngh!"
Yitai let out a painful groan, feeling the Chakra circulation maintaining his Hardening Ninjutsu forcibly interrupted and shattered by an incredibly overbearing force!
"Bang bang bang bang!"
The rock layer covering his entire body crumbled, scattering in all directions, revealing his main body's terrified expression and rapidly heaving chest.
Hinata didn't pause for a moment, delivering a final palm strike that sent the exposed Yitai flying, her Gentle Fist Chakra erupting through his body, forming a roaring crimson lion's head that killed him with a single blow!
Just as Hinata shattered Yitai's "absolute defense" with lightning speed, the battle on the other side had already begun.
Ino Yamanaka's opponent was the Ninja named Setsuna, whose figure was as swift as the wind and whose eyes were sharp.
"Hmph, a Yamanaka woman? Your mental Ninjutsu is meaningless against absolute speed!"
Clearly, the four members under Yomi Gyoza hadn't been idle these past few days; while pursuing Shion, they also gathered intelligence on the Seventh Team members.
The blonde, single-ponytail girl before him was Ino Yamanaka.
After a cold sneer, Setsuna's figure flickered, instantly transforming into an elusive afterimage, moving at high speed around Ino like a ghost.
Strong air currents generated by his movement stirred up sand and stones from the ground, obscuring vision.
"Wind Release: Rotating Wave!"
Several high-speed rotating sharp wind blades silently cut towards Ino from different angles, their trajectories tricky and their speed astonishingly fast!
Ino's expression was solemn; she knew how troublesome Wind Release Ninja were, especially those with extreme speed, making the Mind Body Switch Technique difficult to lock onto a target.
She recalled Naruto's special training for her earlier:
"Ino, the Yamanaka clan's secret Ninjutsu is powerful, but precisely because it's powerful, it's not much of a secret. Once information is leaked, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced."
"Besides the Mind Body Switch Technique, you must learn other Ninjutsu as well."
Ino didn't panic; looking at the rapidly dashing Setsuna, a confident smile appeared on her lips.
"Naruto, did you deliberately leave a Wind Release Ninja for me?"
"If that's the case—"
Ino Yamanaka's eyes sharpened, and she quickly formed hand signs.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!!"
"Boom—"
A thick earth wall instantly rose before her, blocking most of the wind blades.
But Setsuna's figure appeared behind her side as if teleporting!
"Too slow!"
Setsuna's voice carried a hint of mockery, a Kunai infused with highly compressed Wind Release Chakra in his hand, stabbing directly at Ino's back!
However, Ino seemed to have eyes in the back of her head; she didn't turn around, instead, a triumphant smile appeared on her lips.
I've been waiting for you to get this close.
"Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!"
Ino instantly dove underground, then her hands broke through the earth, grabbing at Setsuna's ankles.
Unfortunately, Setsuna was not like the fledgling Uchiha Sasuke from back then, who was subjected to Kakashi's Headhunter Jutsu, his entire body buried in the soil with only his head exposed.
The moment Setsuna saw Ino disappear underground, he immediately jumped up, then used Wind Release, blasting it towards the ground.
Seeing her attack fail, Ino had no choice but to return underground, avoiding the powerful wind pressure.
"Oh? A Yamanaka Ninja, skilled in Earth Release as well?"
Setsuna, having just used Wind Release, was slightly surprised.
Underground, Ino took a breath, her brain working rapidly: "His speed is too fast; the Mind Body Switch Technique will be hard to hit. I must restrict his movement! Thankfully, he can't fly like Naruto."
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"
Ino emerged from a slightly distant spot, slamming her hands on the ground.
This was a Ninjutsu Naruto had taught Ino Yamanaka.
However, the Swamp of the Underworld that Ino Yamanaka cast was, of course, not as exaggerated as the one Jiraiya used.
Jiraiya's Swamp of the Underworld could trap the gigantic Manda.
Ino could only create a muddy swamp at Setsuna's landing spot.
Setsuna was in mid-air, with nowhere to gain leverage, and below him was a muddy swamp that had appeared out of nowhere; his expression finally changed: "What?!"
However, Setsuna was, after all, a seasoned warrior; in the face of danger, he took a sharp breath, forcibly twisting his body!
"Wind Release: Divine Falling Wind!"
He didn't attack Ino but instead unleashed a powerful reverse airflow at the mud swamp below, using the reactive force to narrowly shift sideways a short distance. Although still in mid-air, he had moved out of the swamp's range.
"Now!"
A glint flashed in Ino's eyes; the opportunity she had painstakingly created had finally appeared.
The opponent had just finished casting Ninjutsu and could no longer move in the air.
This was the best time to use the Mind Body Switch Technique!
Ino Yamanaka joined her thumbs and index fingers, aiming at Setsuna, who was unable to dodge freely in the air!
"Mind Body Switch Technique!!"
Whoosh!
Ino's spiritual body instantly left her physical body, transforming into an invisible stream of light, accurately shooting into Setsuna in mid-air!
Setsuna, still in mid-air, landed kneeling at the edge of the mud swamp, shaking his head.
Meanwhile, Ino's physical body in the distance had a vacant, dull look in her eyes.
"It worked?"
Hinata, having just finished her battle, looked over nervously.
Setsuna's lips curled into a triumphant smile.
"Finally, I've caught you, haven't I?"
Ino Yamanaka, controlling Setsuna's body, formed hand signs and slapped his neck, leaving an explosive tag seal, then immediately released the Mind Body Switch Technique, allowing her spiritual body to return to her own.
Setsuna only felt a momentary daze before immediately snapping awake.
"Damn it, was I just controlled by a Yamanaka Ninja? But why am I still alive?"
Setsuna naturally didn't know the drawbacks of the Mind Body Switch Technique, only assuming that such a secret Ninjutsu had many limitations. He then sneered at Ino Yamanaka: "You've lost your last chance to defeat me, you—"
Before his words finished.
The explosive tag seal on Setsuna's neck glowed with intense light, then exploded with a "bang"!