Naruto: The Caged Bird Cannot Confine Me - Feng Hou Qi Men

"Feng Qi, we've already heard the general outline of what happened."

Kakashi's relaxed demeanor vanished. He stepped forward, looked up at Feng Qi, and said seriously, "While we still have a chance, let's go back together."

Because both of their fathers had suffered similar fates of being condemned despite doing nothing wrong, he paid special attention to Feng Qi and understood him better than anyone else.

This young man, who appears incredibly carefree and passive in every aspect, doesn't seem like the kind of person who would commit the brutal act of murdering his own kind.

Therefore, when Kakashi heard the news that Feng Qi had killed Hyuga Hiashi, he stood there stunned, unable to believe his ears.

It wasn't until he was being chased by Kaira towards the back of the mountain that he finally calmed down and became convinced that there must have been a reason behind Feng Qi's crazy behavior!

"Kakashi-senpai, do you think I'll survive if I go back to Konoha, given its ways?"

Feng Qi stared into Kakashi's eyes and asked in return.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi lowered his head in disappointment.

He knew the villagers' character all too well; they didn't care what your difficulties were.

Otherwise, his own father, Konoha's White Fang, wouldn't have been driven to suicide.

"Richie! What exactly happened to you?!" Kai asked bluntly.

"Senior Kai, you called me by the wrong name again..." Feng Qi sighed helplessly.

Soon, his gaze hardened again, and he stated the truth expressionlessly: "Those high and mighty guys have their eyes and abilities, and they want to possess them."

"Then, all I could do was kill them all, that's all."

His own death was brought about by his greed for power...

It certainly sounds like something the Hyuga main family would do in a dirty way.

With just one short sentence, Kakashi and Guy understood the whole story.

"So, you've come here to forcibly take me back?"

Feng Qi didn't want to waste time with these two, so he went straight to the point.

It was purely by chance that the two of them found this place, but if they dragged it out any longer, a large number of Konoha ninjas would be coming from behind!

At that time, I will truly be left in this forest forever!

Kakashi and Guy, who could see the strong resistance deep in Feng Qi's white eyes, knew very well that they would not be able to persuade him with words alone.

"While I understand your situation, I'm sorry, but it's the Hokage's order to bring you back to the village at all costs."

Kakashi's expression was grave as he slowly raised his hand to touch the ninja pouch on his leg.

Kaiya was unusually serious, his chakra flowing rapidly throughout his body as he took steps and waved his hands, adopting an attacking stance.

"Come to think of it, I haven't had a proper sparring session with you guys yet."

Feng Qi brushed aside the long strands of hair that fell across his face, and the Feng Hou Qi Men Formation slowly unfolded beneath his feet.

A cold wind blew through the forest, bringing with it a chilling atmosphere.

A battle between the three was about to break out.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 22 Feng Qi VS Kakashi Kai

The wind stops, people move.

Whoosh!

Kakashi made the first move, quickly throwing a kunai at Fuuki to test his physical condition and basic abilities.

The sound of wind breaking rang out, and the sharp kunai left a trail of afterimages in the air, cutting the falling leaves in half.

Feng Qi activated his White Eyes, took a horse stance, and his outstretched arms moved as gracefully as a gentle breeze.

Tai Chi Cloud Hands, using softness to overcome hardness.

Feng Qi caught the speeding kunai with his bare hands, twisting his palm left and right in a Tai Chi posture.

Having detected the explosive tag hidden on the kunai handle, he did not dissipate the kunai's potential energy. Instead, he turned around and forcibly changed its direction, turning the pointed end around to stab Kakashi and Guy!

Boom!

The explosive tag attached to the kunai exploded instantly, turning the large tree where Kakashi and Guy were standing into dust.

Amidst the billowing smoke, two figures darted out, avoiding the shockwave of the explosion.

So you saw through it? This little trick really can't fool Hyuga's Byakugan...

Kakashi's eyes were serious. Taking advantage of the fact that his body was still in mid-air, he quickly formed hand seals and gathered chakra rapidly towards his throat.

Si-Wei-Shen-Hai-Wu-Yin.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

boom!

A huge, scorching fireball spewed from his mouth, evaporating the moisture from the surrounding rain, and hurtled straight toward Feng Qi.

A wave of scorching heat rushed towards him, but Feng Qi stood still, motionless.

Compared to the tedious and complicated hand seals, his approach was very simple and straightforward: he simply raised a finger in front of him.

"The character '巽' signifies the merits of sandalwood."

Several wooden strips sprang out and pieced together into a messy wooden stake in front of Feng Qi.

The fireball arrived, crashing into the wooden stake and exploding in flames before quickly dissipating, leaving only scattered sparks.

The wooden stake remained unchanged, with no signs of charring even on its surface!

"Similar to the First Hokage's Wood Release, but fire cannot burn through it at all, and..."

Kakashi landed on a tree branch, his gaze fixed intently on the pair of pure white eyes peeking out from between the branches. "I can't even see his hand seals..."

"Kai!" He turned his head to look in another direction.

"learn!"

With a burst of heavy force from his feet, Kai leaped quickly across the tree trunk and instantly arrived in front of Feng Qi.

"Konoha Tornado!"

Using the immense inertia generated by high-speed movement, after spinning once in the air, Kai delivered a powerful downward horizontal kick aimed at Feng Qi's head.

boom!

The powerful kick shattered the wooden stakes surrounding Feng Qi, and came to an abrupt stop amidst a flurry of flying wood chips.

Feng Qi raised his arm to block and blocked the kick.

"Not bad, but my attack doesn't stop there, Zichi!"

Kai grinned, swayed his waist, and transferred the power of his right leg and his body weight to his left leg, kicking at Feng Qi's unguarded side.

Feng Qibai narrowed his eyes, and after catching the trajectory of the fierce kick, he leaned back to avoid the attack.

The force of the kick lifted her flowing black hair.

Feng Qi reacted quickly, but in a physical duel, Kai was clearly not so easy to shake off.

Undeterred by his missed attack, he used the tree trunk as a fulcrum, brought his legs together, and delivered a powerful kick straight to Feng Qi's chest.

As Feng Qi took a step back to steady himself, he placed his palms together in front of his chest.

The arm is destined to lose to the thigh, so at the moment the palms collided with the feet, Feng Qi rotated his arms counterclockwise and skillfully deflected most of the force through Tai Chi Cloud Hands.

Under this traction, Kai's entire body began to rotate.

Having just broken free from the shackles of softness with brute force and regained his footing, a Tai Chi Bagua diagram suddenly appeared before his eyes.

"Senior Kai, I'll return your words exactly as they were."

"Gentle Fist Technique, Bagua · One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Palms!"

Feng Qi chuckled and lunged forward, unleashing a barrage of rapid palm strikes at Kai's vital acupoints.

The Byakugan and the increase in Ki chakra allowed his Gentle Fist to naturally reach a higher limit.

As a fellow Konoha ninja, Guy had naturally experienced the power of the Hyuga Gentle Fist firsthand.

His muscles were tense, and he chose to temporarily avoid the attack, prioritizing the protection of his acupoints as he reacted to each move.

Bang bang bang!

The muffled thuds of palms colliding violently echoed continuously. Under the suppression of Feng Qirou's fist, Kai was forced to retreat little by little.

"One hundred and twenty-eight palm strikes!"

Feng Qi brought both palms to his waist and delivered a high-speed, overlapping palm strike.

boom!

Although Kai immediately crossed his arms to block the sealing of the key acupoints.

But it couldn't stop the ensuing impact, and was sent flying backward, smashing a large tree in half and crashing into the dense bushes.

Feng Qi stepped out with his left foot, intending to press his advantage, but suddenly pulled back his step and performed several clean backflips backward.

Boom, boom, boom.

With a whooshing sound, four kunai appeared where he landed, deeply embedded in the tree trunk.

Having narrowly escaped the kunai, Feng Qi slightly raised his eyes and glanced at Kakashi standing not far away on the treetop.

“The character “坤” is composed of the radical for earth and the character for river.

Boom!

The ground below rose high, and the loose soil condensed and compressed into an earth dragon, roaring as it crashed down on Kakashi.

Kakashi bent his knees, seized the opportunity when the attack arrived, and leaped out, tumbling and maneuvering on the earthen cart.

As he rapidly approached Feng Qi, he quickly formed hand seals.

As chakra gathered, his right arm, which was hanging down by his side, suddenly burst into a burst of lightning.

That was one of his signature techniques, developed during his youth. It was Lightning Release: Lightning Blade, which combined chakra nature transformation and form transformation, and possessed extremely strong destructive power and penetrating ability!