Naruto: The Primal Hyuga Pierces the Shinobi World.

"Who are you... underestimating?"

Kakashi's attack was completely exposed to Shinichi Hyuga's Byakugan.

His attacks were not particularly fierce; in Shinichi Hyuga's eyes, they posed no threat whatsoever. Such attacks were nothing more than children playing around.

Shinichi Hyuga naturally knew that this was not Kakashi's true level at all; the other party most likely regarded him as an ordinary kid.

However, even though Shinichi Hyuga believed deep down that he had never been arrogant and had always maintained a proper attitude towards his talent and abilities.

However, having grown accustomed to flattery and praise from the Hyuga main family over the years, he couldn't help but feel a little unsettled when he suddenly encountered someone like Kakashi who didn't take him seriously.

Shinichi Hyuga frowned slightly, took a quick step, and, anticipating Kakashi's attack path, swiftly blocked to the side with his left hand. Shinichi Hyuga's defensive movement resembled Tai Chi Cloud Hands, appearing soft and harmless.

However, the counterattack after breaking Kakashi's arm was incredibly powerful.

"Graceful Steps Double Lions • Half-Step Crushing Fist!"

Deep blue lion-shaped chakra quickly enveloped Shinichi Hyuga's fist, and with a forward thrust of his right foot, his fist slammed out.

Unlike his usual training, Shinichi Hyuga was extremely serious in this battle against Kakashi, and he used the Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist at the most perfect level he could achieve.

"Bang!!!!"

A muffled thud echoed across the open space.

Shinichi Hyuga's counterattack was swift and fierce, something Kakashi had never anticipated.

Kakashi realized something was wrong the moment he saw his opponent casually block his attack, but before he could react, Shinichi Hyuga's fist slammed into his abdomen.

Due to the huge difference in size between the two, Shinichi Hyuga's attack position was actually quite tricky.

At that moment, Kakashi felt as if his body had collided with a wild horse galloping at full speed. The enormous force from his abdomen pulled his body backward, sending him flying four or five meters through the air before crashing to the ground with a thud, much to the astonishment of the onlookers.

The intense pain even caused a brief moment of mental blankness in Kakashi, a young ninja who had experienced countless battles.

Dust and smoke billowed as Kakashi rolled several times on the ground before finally coming to a stop just in front of Asuma's toes, who was watching the spectacle.

In his youth, Sarutobi Asuma had not yet grown a beard and was only a few years older than Kakashi. However, compared to Kakashi, who had already become a Jonin, Asuma was just an "extraordinary" Chunin. And the reason he was extraordinary was because of the halo that his Hokage father brought him.

He was familiar with Kakashi, and seeing that Kakashi seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, he couldn't help but exclaim in concern:

"Hey, Kakashi!! Are you alright?"

However, as soon as Asuma finished speaking, Kakashi, who had fallen in front of him, suddenly turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared without a trace.

However, a black hole half a meter wide was left on the ground where Kakashi disappeared.

"?!"

"Shadow clones?"

Asuma murmured, looking somewhat bewildered, having not seen clearly when Kakashi had formed the hand seals to perform the ninjutsu.

Looking up at the arena, Shinichi Hyuga, who had just sent Kakashi flying with a single blow, seemed to have sensed something and quickly jumped back away from his spot.

"Earth Release: Decapitation Technique of the Heart"

The instant Shinichi Hyuga left his spot, a pair of arms suddenly shot out from the ground he had just left, grabbing at empty air. Immediately afterward, Kakashi's figure also sprang out of the ground.

With his attacks repeatedly missing their mark, Kakashi's expression turned serious as he looked at Shinichi Hyuga, who was standing not far away. A sense of unease began to creep into his mind.

"This guy..."

"When did Konoha acquire such a powerful figure...?"

While thinking, Kakashi reached into the ninja tool pouch behind his waist, quickly pulled out several shuriken, and then shot them directly at Shinichi Hyuga.

Two bullets were fired at Shinichi's eyes, one at his heart, and two more at his knees.

Kakashi, after shooting the shuriken, did not immediately pursue. Instead, he reached out and rubbed his lower abdomen, seemingly trying to alleviate the pain.

At the same time, he pulled down the blindfold covering his left eye with his left hand, revealing a scarlet Sharingan with three black tomoe swirling in it, looking towards Hyuga Shinichi not far away.

At this moment, Kakashi was not as composed as he appeared.

Shinichi Hyuga's attack landed squarely on Kakashi's abdomen. However, after being knocked away by Shinichi Hyuga, Kakashi endured the pain and quickly counterattacked to make up for his mistake.

While briefly confusing the enemy with shadow clones, his main body quickly used Earth Release to dive underground, intending to trap the enemy in front of him with his specialty Earth Release ninjutsu.

However, the seemingly perfect plan was detected by the astute Shinichi Hyuga and easily evaded. At the same time, the pain that Kakashi had just endured surged back like a tide, forcing him to stop and rest briefly.

Kakashi's attack with his shuriken at this moment was a last resort, as he had already felt something was wrong with his body when he cast the spell, and it had become difficult to extract and use his chakra.

After using two ninjutsu in a row, Kakashi needed to rest and recharge.

Of course, knowing the other party's identity, Kakashi could probably guess why his body was having difficulty drawing chakra; it was probably because he had been hit by the other party's Gentle Fist...

"Hinata..."

Even though they were both Konoha ninjas, this was the first time Kakashi had personally experienced the terror of Gentle Fist.

The shuriken shot towards Shinichi Hyuga. Shinichi's response to the shuriken, which had a wide range of attack angles and was tricky, surprised the onlookers.

Shinichi Hyuga casually raised his hand and unleashed a Bagua Palm strike. The high-density chakra shockwave not only sent the shuriken flying, but the powerful attack also reversed and rushed towards Kakashi.

"!!!"

Kakashi clearly hadn't expected that Shinichi Hyuga would not only have mastered Gentle Fist at such a young age, but also possess such mid-to-long-range attack capabilities.

Even through the Sharingan's vision, the trajectory of the empty palm appeared perfectly legitimate.

With a rather unladylike roll, Kakashi quickly flipped away from his original spot, his Bagua Palm sweeping past as he soared into the air.

At Shinichi's age and short stature, his empty palm strike was aimed at Kakashi's head, which has the most pressure points on his body. Now that the opponent has dodged it, the empty palm strike did not accidentally injure any of the other ninjas who were watching the show.

Although Kakashi's dodging movements were clumsy, a serious look appeared on his face when one looked at his current state.

Although the Gentle Fist just now successfully hit, it only sealed ten acupoints, including Zhongji, Guanyuan, Qihai, and Tianshu. While it made it extremely difficult for Kakashi to draw chakra, it was not enough to completely seal the opponent's chakra.

Since it was a sparring match, Shinichi couldn't really go for the kill. Otherwise, that strike wouldn't have just sealed Kakashi's pressure points, but would have completely destroyed the meridians in Kakashi's lower abdomen.

In a life-or-death battle, Kakashi's lack of intelligence and blind overconfidence in his own strength would have been enough to cost him his life.

Even more than a decade later, after Kakashi became a more mature ninja, he didn't change this flaw. His blind confidence in his own strength caused him to suffer a great loss at the hands of Itachi Uchiha. If Itachi hadn't been targeting Kakashi's life, he would have had no chance of survival after being hit by Tsukuyomi.

For Shinichi Hyuga, killing his opponent might be easier than making them admit defeat...

That empty palm strike was a demonstration, a warning, a display of strength, but it seems no one realized it.

Since the Third and Fourth Hokage didn't call a halt, Shinichi Hyuga naturally couldn't declare himself the winner.

Of course, more importantly, Shinichi was very interested in Kakashi, who had activated his Sharingan and was now serious!

Slightly lowering his head to avoid Kakashi's gaze, Shinichi Hyuga pushed off with his foot and lunged forward, closing in on Kakashi.

Facing Shinichi Hyuga rushing towards him at high speed, Kakashi no longer dared to underestimate him. He slightly lowered his center of gravity and focused on dealing with him seriously.

The battle has begun again.

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