Konoha's Hextech Ninja

But compared to Shion, she was completely outmatched.

The following matches were not particularly interesting.

It's basically one-sided.

The first round of the round of 16 ended quickly.

Nothing unexpected happened.

Shion, Naruto Uzumaki, Yakumo Kurama, Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, Guren, Karin Uzumaki, and Kimimaro Kaguya advanced to the next round.

Nominally, there are five in Konoha and three in Otogakure.

In fact, after Huang Tu revealed the details of the mission to the Land of Demons, anyone with a sharp mind could guess that Shion was brought to Konoha by Yagami Yoruichi.

Since she participated in the competition under the name of the Sound Village, the Sound Village's stance is also worth considering.

In the eyes of many factions, the Chunin Exams had turned into an internal war within Konoha by the time they reached the quarterfinals.

The short break is over.

Kakashi Hatake, the chief examiner, stood on the ring.

Shion and Naruto Uzumaki slowly walked into the arena.

"If I determine that one side is incapacitated, I will immediately terminate the match." Kakashi Hatake emphasized the rules, then announced: "The first match of the second round, Shion from Otogakure versus Naruto from Konoha, the match begins!"

With a command from Kakashi Hatake, he exited the arena at lightning speed.

Without forming any hand seals, Shion simply pressed one hand to the ground and exclaimed, "Summoning Jutsu!"

Sixteen immortal warriors appeared in the arena, protecting Ziyuan.

On stage, seeing this scene, Yagami Yoru's eyes flickered slightly.

"Shion's mastery of the priestess's power has improved again. She's probably close to taking that next step..."

Yagami Yoruichi muttered to herself.

After the power of the priestess and the demon merged, they essentially reached the 'super shadow level'.

However, Shion was unable to perfectly control this power and could only unleash Kage-level strength.

However, as her control over her own power continues to improve, the upper limit of her combat power will also increase.

With the blessing of the priestess's power, Shion can greatly enhance the strength of the immortal warriors, transforming them from mere genin-level immortal warriors into warriors with Kage-level combat power.

However, the higher the level of blessing, the fewer undead warriors can be blessed at the same time.

Before the Chunin Exams began, Shion could only give a maximum of ten immortal warriors the strength of a Kage.

Now, that number has increased to sixteen, which is a significant improvement.

If combined with Shion's own combat strength, she is already very close to the threshold of the Super Kage level.

"Is this your limit? Or are you hiding some of your strength?" Yagami Yoruichi wondered to himself.

Naruto Uzumaki's strength is far greater than it was in the original work.

But right now, he has neither Sage Mode nor has he learned to utilize the Nine-Tails' power.

He can only exert relatively good combat power by relying on his huge chakra and the few ninjutsu taught to him by Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze. That's all.

It's still quite a bit short to force Shion to reveal her full strength.

Chapter 272 Lightning Release Chakra Mode + Gentle Fist?

The battle unfolded exactly as Yagami Yoichi had predicted.

Naruto Uzumaki used his signature Multiple Shadow Clone Technique combined with Wind Release ninjutsu.

However, they were completely unable to break through the defensive line composed of sixteen immortal warriors with the strength of a Kage.

After a brief standoff, Shion seized an opening and used her immortal warrior to throw Naruto's true form off the stage.

Throughout the entire battle, Shion appeared incredibly relaxed, exerting no effort whatsoever.

"hateful!"

Naruto was extremely unwilling, but he also realized that the gap between his strength and Shion's was huge, and it could not be made up for simply by willpower and perseverance.

He returned to his seat dejectedly, utterly frustrated.

But soon, Naruto Uzumaki burst into laughter.

In the second match, Sasuke Uchiha went all out from the start, using Sharingan, shuriken, fire release, and lightning release in succession.

But all his attacks hit thin air, wasting his chakra for nothing, and then he was kicked out of the arena by Kurama Yakumo, losing in a very ugly way.

In the stands.

Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but cover his face, feeling extremely embarrassed.

"Hahaha! Itachi, it seems your little brother hasn't learned how to defend against genjutsu, hahahaha!" Uchiha Shisui laughed heartily, finding the scene extremely amusing.

“That girl’s genjutsu is at the level of the Mangekyou Sharingan,” Itachi Uchiha said seriously. “Sasuke was already under her genjutsu the moment he stepped onto the stage. Even I am not confident that I can break this level of genjutsu.”

"The Kurama clan's genjutsu is indeed very strong." Uchiha Shisui nodded and commented, "This girl's Yin Release chakra is even stronger than mine, so it's normal that Sasuke couldn't defend against it."

Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan is known as the 'strongest genjutsu eye'.

Even he admitted that he was inferior, which shows just how powerful Kurama Yakumo's Yin Release was.

Of course, Yin Release is Yin Release, and Illusion is Illusion.

The two are directly related, but they cannot be equated.

In terms of Yin Release strength, Uchiha Shisui admitted that he was inferior to Kurama Yakumo.

But when it comes to illusion magic, he won't give up so easily.

"Sasuke's performance in getting this far has exceeded my expectations," Fugaku Uchiha rarely praised. "This year's Chunin Exams, despite being called Chunin Exams, are actually more difficult than the normal Jonin promotion exams. To have come this far, Sasuke's strength is already very impressive among his peers. He truly lives up to his reputation as my son!"

"You always praise the kids behind their backs, why don't you ever praise Sasuke to their face?" Mikoto Uchiha said reproachfully.

"Hahaha, that's because I was afraid he'd get arrogant!" Uchiha Fugaku chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "Watch the match, watch the match."

……

"This child, is she one of Orochimaru's people?" Kurenai Yuhi said, looking at Guren who was slowly walking into the arena. "I saw her performance in the last round. Her bloodline limit is very special; once it touches her, she's finished."

"Yes, Crystal Release Bloodline Limit is indeed very troublesome for ordinary ninjas." Yagami Yoru nodded, then changed the subject, saying, "But Hinata won't lose."

With Yagami Yoruichi on her shoulder, Hyuga Hanabi raised her hand to her mouth and shouted, "Go, big sister!"

On the field.

As Kakashi Hatake announced the start, Guren immediately formed hand seals: "Crystal Release - Hexagonal Shuriken Dance!"

A large number of shuriken made of translucent crystals appeared out of thin air and shot towards Hinata Hyuga in a dense barrage.

This type of shuriken is only slightly more powerful than a regular shuriken, and a single shuriken is not very threatening.

However, a dense barrage of hundreds or thousands of shuriken can be extremely troublesome unless one has a particularly strong defensive capability.

Faced with a barrage of shuriken, Hinata Hyuga remained calm and even had the leisure to assume a starting stance.

Then, she began to spin rapidly in place, chakra surging from every acupoint: "Eight Trigrams Palm - Reversal of Heaven!"

With a clanging sound, all the densely packed crystalline shuriken were deflected.

Guren had anticipated this and never thought she could defeat Hinata Hyuga so easily. She only wanted to use this opportunity to distract Hinata and buy herself time to form hand seals.

"Let me show you my true abilities! I will not let Lord Orochimaru down!"

Crimson Lotus quickly formed hand seals, preparing a powerful ninjutsu.

But soon, her eyes widened, and she was almost scared out of her wits.

After deflecting all the crystal shuriken, the rotation stopped, but Hinata Hyuga was nowhere to be seen.

A hissing sound came from beside me.

Honglian immediately realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

She only had time to turn her head slightly before she saw Hinata Hyuga, her body crackling with lightning, appear beside her without her noticing, raising her hand to strike her.

Under Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Hinata Hyuga's speed was increased to the extreme, making it difficult for the naked eye to perceive.

If it weren't for the pause before the attack, Honglian wouldn't even have had time to react before being hit.

At the critical moment, Guren hurriedly changed her hand seals, hastily altering one hand seal to switch to another ninjutsu: "Crystal Release - Emerald Crystal Blade!"

A curved blade grew from her arm, blocking her way, attempting to sever Hinata Hyuga's arm with the crystal scimitar.

When flesh and blood collide with the crystal scimitar, the scimitar shatters.

The sharp blade couldn't even penetrate Hinata Hyuga's Lightning Release armor.

Having failed in her attack, Guren had no time to react before Hinata Hyuga struck her in the chest with a palm strike.

A surge of violent lightning-attribute chakra flowed through the pressure points on her chest and into Honglian's body, instantly numbing her and nearly halting her chakra circulation.

In the stands, Hiashi Hyuga, who had been keeping his Byakugan open the whole time, suddenly stood up upon seeing this scene, his expression one of disbelief.

In the 'VIP seat', the Fourth Raikage, A, crushed the armrest of the chair with his hand.

Only a few people could understand the meaning behind Hinata Hyuga's simple palm strike.

And the two of them happened to be among this small group.

A combination of Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Gentle Fist.

Although it is still very rough, it is indeed the most crucial step that has been taken!

Can one precisely control extremely violent lightning chakra, like in Gentle Fist, and accurately strike it into the enemy's pressure points?

The Hyuga clan had never imagined that Gentle Fist could be used in this way.

The Raikage never imagined that Lightning Release Chakra Mode could be used in this way.

All of this was achieved by Hinata Hyuga, a girl who wouldn't turn thirteen until the end of the year!

After his initial shock, Hiashi Hyuga quickly turned to Yoruichi Yagami and asked incredulously, "Yoruichi-sama, did you teach this?"

Yoruichi Yagami shook her head slightly and said, "I taught her Lightning Release Chakra Mode, but the ability to combine it with Gentle Fist was something she did on her own, and it has nothing to do with me."