Even Hinata herself hadn't expected to bring out such killing intent… She felt a bit awkward about it, too. She had only meant it as a test, to see what would happen if she gave the little girl a serious punch.
But… it seemed that because of her Byakugan, Hinata felt that if she landed this punch, something terrible might happen. After all, in her previous life, she had fought against tigers and brown bears. Although she always barely survived, she ultimately lived.
This kind of tempering, with her body covered in scars, and almost no intact parts except for her face… Years of training might not show any records on Hinata Hyuga's current body, but Hinata was confident that everything was stored in her soul.
Especially in the world of Naruto, where one could sense chakra, even if one wasn't a sensory ninja, if the chakra reached a certain level of power, it would still be felt.
So, feeling the aura that even she herself was afraid of, Hinata pulled back her hand.
She didn't dare to gamble if she would be directly expelled from the Hyuga clan if that punch landed… "I… I…"
Hinata was still waiting for Hanabi to concede, but Hanabi, as if lost her soul, stood blankly in place, staring ahead, muttering to herself as if scared silly.
"Thud."
The next moment, Hanabi's legs buckled, and she fell directly to the ground, eyes tightly shut, and passed out with steady breathing.
Over there, Hiashi and Neji, who had felt a palpitation in their hearts from the aura that had just appeared, looked with lingering fear at Hinata Hyuga, who stood still with a calm expression.
They couldn't believe that this little girl was… so terrifying.
Was this still the timid, soft-hearted Hinata Hyuga they remembered?
Was something wrong? When did Hinata Hyuga become so… terrifying?
"The victor has been decided. Go and rest," Hiashi said, feigning composure.
From the surprise and joy in his eyes, it seemed he was very satisfied with Hinata's performance today, even if the aura Hinata had just revealed made him almost unable to resist taking action.
But thankfully, Hinata seemed to be able to control this power freely, and her control was very natural. That was good.
Meanwhile, Neji was also surprised that the young lady he had never thought much of possessed such a terrifying aura… It felt as if some terrifying entity, vast and towering, had appeared before him, blocking out the sky and earth. He could feel its immense size and killing intent, as if it had emerged from a mountain of blades and a sea of fire, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood… "Hmph…"
Gently exhaling, Hinata got up and left the dojo.
Neji, on the other hand, felt that he might never forget the terrifying feeling Hinata had brought him in this lifetime… In Konoha Village, on the Hokage Rock, a girl in a white training uniform stood there.
Suddenly, the girl took a horse stance. A gentle breeze brushed her cheek, and her light purple short hair fluttered in the wind.
She closed her eyes and began to practice her punches to train her body.
Wild Horse with it's Flowing Mane… White Crane Spreads Its Wings.
The movements were slow, but it was clear that the overall coordination was very good.
Tai Chi, soft with stillness, and within the stillness, a hidden storm. It was like the calm before the storm, with thunder leading the way. So… "Lightning, Five Consecutive Whips!"
Damn it! What kind of nonsense am I thinking about again… Practice! Hard practice is the real deal!
Exhaling, naturally, move by move, gradually flowing like water.
But for some reason, Hinata just felt that there was something strange about her moves.
Extremely gentle, flowing like water, like the distant clouds, drifting and ethereal.
But for some reason, she always felt something was missing.
"Ha! Hey! Ha!"
Suddenly, just then, Hinata was awakened by a sound.
Her originally smooth punch intent also scattered.
She looked towards the road leading up to Hokage Rock, where two figures in green jumpsuits were walking on their hands, inverted, carrying weights.
Their shiny mushroom cuts and confident smiles, coupled with the human-shaped "little sun" following behind them, made their "enthusiasm" almost palpable from afar, practically scorching!
Wait… she seemed to know what was missing from her punch intent.
Gentle Fist developed with gentleness at its core, and it lacked no destructive power, speed, or a series of other things.
But this also limited its upper bound.
Just imagine, by the end of the first part of Naruto, Gentle Fist could only be valued as a very average combat taijutsu, not something that caused world-destroying scenes.
In other words, to reach the end, or rather, to survive until the end, she had to advance her taijutsu further.
Or perhaps focus on ninjutsu? But in terms of ninjutsu, Hinata believed her talent wasn't too good, as the memories in her mind had already been analyzed, and this was beyond doubt.
So the only area she could focus on was taijutsu.
And these two youthful individuals in front of her represented another school of thought in Konoha, the representatives and inheritors of the Strong Fist.
Strong Fist emphasized wide, open movements, causing absolute external damage with absolute power and speed. It was a standard external martial art.
If one didn't mention its own Eight Gates Release, a bug-like forbidden jutsu, it would truly be difficult to compare it with Gentle Fist.
But now, their appearance made Hinata very happy!
At the same time, when Guy and Lee saw another person on the mountaintop, and that she seemed to be training something just now, Guy immediately said with a solemn expression, "Excuse me, young lady, we apologize for disturbing you."
He probably realized that their training had been interrupted by the two of them. To cause trouble for someone like this, honestly, Guy felt deeply apologetic.
White eyes… from the Hyuga clan? At this age, there seemed to be only one person. After quickly observing Hinata's appearance, Guy confirmed her identity: the Hyuga clan's heiress, Hinata Hyuga.
"Sorry, we'll leave now."
"Sorry."
Guy, smiling foolishly as he apologized, got up and intended to leave with Lee.
Lee, looking bewildered, apologized somewhat belatedly and also intended to follow Guy-sensei.
"Wait! You disturbed my training, apologized, and now you're just leaving? It's not that easy!" Over there, Hinata's pretty face was cold, and she stared at the two with a serious expression, speaking sternly.
How could she let go of such a good opportunity!
Putting everything else aside, Hinata's ability to become a martial arts grandmaster in her previous life wasn't just due to learning some martial arts, nor just because of her high combat power and willpower. It was because she had her own modern consciousness and various theoretical knowledge!
Basically, now, as long as she could see the opponent's moves, with her current theoretical knowledge and experience, she would definitely be able to dissect their moves clearly!
At the same time, with her Byakugan activated, even if the opponent had some more secretive secret techniques, given enough time to deduce, she would be able to analyze them!
And now, she had found the problem with her Gentle Fist.
Lack of variation and attack power. On its own, Gentle Fist was already strong enough, but it wasn't the strongest!
So, if it could be combined with Strong Fist… then her combat power would go up another level!