Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 109 Another Victory! (12/16)

With his Byakugan and exceptional insight, Hyuga Hizashi would naturally not let this fleeting opportunity for a counterattack slip by!

Just as Isshin was knocked back and his body was slightly sluggish, Hizashi stopped his spinning attack. The moment the protective shield dissipated, chakra erupted from his feet, and his figure shot out like an arrow, heading straight for Isshin!

As he sprinted forward, he brought his right index and middle fingers together, forming a sword finger. The immense chakra within him converged and compressed towards his fingertip with unprecedented concentration and speed!

A dazzling, bright white light shone from his fingertip, as if it contained a miniature chakra star, and the energy fluctuations it emitted caused the air to tremble slightly!

Bagua - Mountain-Breaking Strike!

The most powerful and rarely used offensive technique in the Gentle Fist system!

He concentrates all his chakra and his understanding of the destructive power of a "point" into a single finger, and through precise guidance with his Byakugan, releases a penetrating strike that is like a super-concentrated chakra laser beam!

Its power is enough to penetrate the hardest rock and destroy the core structure of a mountain!

This finger was aimed directly at the shoulder of Yixin, who had stumbled and fallen backward, leaving his arm wide open!

All the ninjas with good eyesight held their breath, foreseeing the terrifying, pervasive consequences.

Just as Hizashi's dazzling fingertip strike was about to touch Isshin's clothes at the critical moment.

A sudden change has occurred!

Yixin's body, which seemed to stagger due to the recoil, suddenly shrank inward, as if all the muscles, bones and even skin had undergone some kind of strange tightening and qualitative change in an instant!

A cold, dense metallic luster, like that of refined steel, suddenly flashed across his exposed skin!

A head of bronze and arms of iron!

The unique talent ability of the clone is activated!

At the instant of impact, the entire body undergoes high-intensity metallization!

"Bang!!!"

The dazzling, azure-white fingertip struck the body that shimmered with metallic luster!

Instead of the muffled thud of flesh being pierced, a loud, clear, and resounding metallic boom, like a heavy hammer striking a thick bronze bell, rang out!

Riza felt that the touch from his fingertips was harder than he had imagined. Then, a piercing pain shot from his fingertips up his arm in an instant—one of his finger bones was broken!

If it weren't for the protection of chakra, the backlash from the opponent's metallized body would probably have crippled his entire arm.

But amidst the excruciating pain, what horrified him even more was the terrifying, overwhelming force of the recoil that followed!

"Snap!"

The faint cracking sound was drowned out by the subsequent loud noise.

boom!

The violent force that originated from the full-force attack of the Mountain-Breaking Strike, but was completely rebounded, rolled back along his arm!

Hyuga Hizashi's right sleeve couldn't withstand the strain and tore apart inch by inch, turning into fluttering pieces of cloth!

Immediately afterwards, he was struck head-on by an invisible giant hammer, and was thrown backward uncontrollably, tracing an arc in the air before crashing heavily onto the stone slab ground dozens of meters away, raising clouds of dust.

"puff!"

Hyuga Hizashi felt a sweet taste in his throat, and a mouthful of blood welled up, but he forced it back down.

He struggled to prop himself up with his left arm, while his right arm hung limply at his side. From his fingertips to his shoulder blade, he felt a numb, excruciating pain, completely losing sensation. He could only feel a burning, stinging pain and a sense of powerlessness coming from his bones and meridians.

Hyuga Hizashi gritted his teeth, cold sweat beading on his forehead, and barely managed to kneel on one knee to steady himself, lifting his somewhat blurry vision.

A cold touch unexpectedly pressed against his forehead.

It was a section of dark, rough metal pipe, still warm from the smoke of gunpowder.

Isshin had already closed in unnoticed, his left hand firmly gripping a fire spear that he had seemingly taken out again from somewhere, the mouth of the spear pressed directly against Hyuga Hizashi's brow.

Lost.

We lost completely and undeniably.

The stands were deathly silent.

Countless spectators stared wide-eyed and gaped, yet could not utter a sound.

Many Chunin and Jonin had expressions of disbelief and astonishment on their faces.

What was that sudden metallic sheen?

Ninjutsu?

Blood inheritance limit?

Or is it some kind of unheard-of secret technique?

Not only did it completely defend against Jonin Hizashi's Mountain-Breaking Strike, it even bounced it back!

This completely overturned their understanding of defensive ninjutsu!

No! It was the same just now!

Many sharp-witted ninjas suddenly recalled the previous duel.

Previously, Jonin Yuhi Shinku's genjutsu, Crimson Lotus, had clearly taken effect, and the samurai had indeed fallen into the genjutsu's paralysis. However, just as Shinku was about to win, he mysteriously awoke and directly counter-killed the enemy.

That feeling was very similar to what I felt just now!

In all these cases, despite seemingly having an absolute advantage or even a foregone conclusion, they were defeated by the opponent in a way that defied common sense.

An incomprehensible reversal in an instant!

This samurai from the Land of Iron, Isshin of the Ashina School, what secrets does he hold?

Where exactly is his bottom line regarding his abilities?

Hiashi Hyuga, who was in the ninja clan's viewing area, also frowned. He had clearly seen that Hiashi's Heavenly Reversal Defense at the last moment was perfect, his counterattack timing was precise, and the power of his Mountain-Shattering Strike was beyond doubt.

But how... how did it turn out like this?

What exactly did that samurai just use?

Steel Release!?

Something doesn't seem right...

"What is this? Steel Release?"

On the high platform, consultant Koharu Utatane frowned, her face even more grim than before.

As a high-ranking member of Konoha with rich experience and extraordinary knowledge, she naturally knew that there were some special bloodline limits in the ninja world, among which there was one called Steel Release that could harden the body.

"How could the samurai of the Land of Iron possess such an ability?"

"Judging from its appearance, it does indeed resemble the legendary Steel Release bloodline, which hardens the body and resists or even reflects physical attacks." The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke. "However, there are some subtle differences, but I can't quite figure out why yet."

However, why this familiar feeling of déjà vu—

The Third Hokage frowned inwardly.

Mitokado Homura pushed up his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses extremely serious: "Whatever that is, Hiruzen, the current situation... is getting a bit difficult to handle."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent.

In the arena, Isshin pointed his Fire Pointer at Hyuga's forehead, his eyes calm, showing neither the smugness of victory nor deliberate mockery, but only an indifference as if he had completed a challenge. He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but clearly carrying throughout the arena: "You have lost, Hyuga clan ninja."

As the pale-faced man felt the coldness between his brows and the sharp pain in his right arm, he slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, he said, "I surrender."

Inside the arena, as Hyuga Hizashi conceded defeat, the stands fell into a brief, almost vacuum-like silence.

But this silence was quickly drowned out by a more turbulent and complex chorus of voices.

This time, anger still lingered, but it was now clearly mixed with an increasing sense of surprise and apprehension.