In the upper echelon of Konoha, Lord Third Hokage's eye began twitching as he watched chaos erupt from a specific spot in the audience seats.
"Ah, youth!" He tried to ignore it, muttering dryly, "Youth is wonderful!"
Stop them? Don't be ridiculous! Those party-crazed fans would definitely throw all-nighters later if they weren't allowed to let off some steam now. A certain troublemaker mentioned he needed a good rest himself.
Other competitors on the battlefield started launching long-range attacks after seeing their opponents activate Huitian. The battlefield was instantly filled with vividly colored ninjutsu and shuriken of all shapes.
"The chakra consumed through forced blocking is quite substantial. Looks like I should break through first then deal with them one by one!"
After making this decision in her heart, Nayou injected lightning attribute chakra into her leg muscle cells while simultaneously using wind attribute chakra as a barrier around those areas.
"Hmph"
Various ranged attacks crashed upon her location, yet to the disappointment of nine others all that resulted was a burst of dust swirling about.
"So fast!"
This Sarutobi Clan genin hadn't even managed to react before being struck directly by a purple shadow, sending him flying backward.
The audience seats once again erupted in cheers. It seemed they still favored exciting and electrifying battles.
"This is that Uchiha brat's chakra mode?"
Within the Hyuga section, Meide found himself shocked by the speed displayed by his youngest daughter.
"My little sister has such an amazing relationship with Shen Uchiha — she actually learned this chakra mode too!" Hiashi's entire face radiated envy.
"Hiashi, do you realize this chakra mode has already been classified as kinjutsu by Lord Third? Although its learning difficulty isn't high, the consequences of failure could completely ruin someone's ninja career."
Meide wasn't exaggerating needlessly—injecting chakra into cells? What would happen if one lost control and ruptured those cells? Cells had a limit to how many times they could divide. Once or twice might not matter, but repeated use could eventually lead to cell necrosis.
Not everyone possessed Shen's unique "plot armor" ability to clearly remember the individual limits of his body's 130 trillion cells. Currently, he remained the only person fully capable of entering Elemental Chakra Mode across their entire body.
Kazushi and Nayou could only activate the mode in limited bodily tissues, as it was impossible to monitor each cell's state in real time without such immense computational power.
However, Hiashi remained unconvinced: "If my younger sister can learn it, why can't I? Even though she's recognized as our family's genius, giving up without even trying doesn't sound like what you've always taught me."
Sighing deeply, Meide responded: "Hiashi, just remember not to overdo it. Even Lord Third cannot smoothly enter that mode. We have to admit that boy from the Uchiha clan truly is a genius."
With another sigh, Meide realized he couldn't stop the other's attempt.
Actually pointing out both advantages and disadvantages made him surprisingly compliment a certain young prodigy, suggesting perhaps he wasn't quite as traditionalist as some old man claimed.
While the Hyuga father and son were talking, Nayou in the arena had already taken down three opponents.
"There are six left. At my current condition, I can hold on for at most another two minutes—120 seconds. Let's settle this within that time!"
Nayou, mentally counting down inside, didn't pay much attention to the random attacks flying toward her. Although she had merely gained increased speed, combined with her 360-degree Byakugan, she could dodge every attack effortlessly.
The six remaining competitors panicked as they faced this eerie purple lightning that kept appearing out of nowhere. All they could do was hope one of their attacks might actually hit.
They were just ordinary background Genin, and against an opponent whose speed rivaled Jonin-level shinobi, they were completely helpless.
[Wing Chun Straight Punch!]
With a single punch, Nayou sent a competitor—someone who had thrown a Kunai at her—flying into the air. Then, without missing a beat, she exploded into a streak of purple lightning and disappeared.
"Boom swish boom"
A variety of attacks slammed into the spot where she had stood moments ago. Though they were merely background Genin, they still possessed quick reflexes—they wouldn't have qualified to stand on the official battlefield otherwise.
Although this generation of Konoha Genin lacked many famous ninja known in future generations, it was wrong to assume all Konoha Genin were weak. It's just that the Uchiha genius and the Hyuga's Little Iceberg kept sparring frequently, leaving everyone else far behind.
"71…70…"
While silently counting down inside, Nayou decided to stop holding back. After knocking another one down, she stopped in place and gathered power.
"This is our chance!"
The remaining five seeing her stationary immediately formed Hand Seals or pulled out Shuriken to prepare their attacks, though they seemed slightly too slow.
[Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!]
As the voice rang out, Nayou raised her right hand and struck forward midair. The palm shockwave infused with Purple Lightning Lion Head chakra sent flying through the air an opponent who had just spat out a Water Release technique.
"There's an opening!"
One opponent, holding multiple Shuriken, took advantage of the gap after her attack and hurled them at her.
Facing such a sneaky move, Nayou raised her left hand and struck him midair.
[Continuous Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palms!]
A purple shockwave sent this fighter—who believed his timing was perfect—crashing to the ground.
Meide shot up immediately upon seeing this move: "She expelled the chakra from the Purple Lightning Twin Lion Steps through her palms!"
Still acting as the impromptu commentator, he added excitedly: "What a genius idea from Nayou! As long as the chakra lions in both hands aren't exhausted, she can continuously use the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"
The Hyuga clansmen beside him nodded approvingly, readily accepting whatever their clan head said, whether right or wrong.
The three remaining fighters dared not charge again. Instead, they frantically moved around, trying to disrupt Little Iceberg's accuracy.
"36…35…"
With less than half a minute left, Nayou chose to stop acting as a turret and dashed toward someone along a purple line.
That person seemed quite fast—he dodged the punch by tilting his head sideways, then quickly lifted his leg to counterattack.
Nayou's icy gaze locked onto the leg aimed at her. Stepping back, she used Huitian once again to strike down another opponent.
"Two left. I'll finish 'em off in twenty seconds!"
Spotting only twenty seconds remaining on the clock, she used the rotational inertia of Huitian to propel herself toward one of the remaining fighters. Fists clenched tightly, she seemed to wield a massive hammer, empowered by the Purple Lightning Twin Lion Steps.
"Boom!"
After the dull thud of impact echoed across the battlefield, only Nayou and her final opponent remained standing.
"Last one. Now let's try using the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm with both hands!"
The final opponent kept dodging frantically from side to side, but Nayou remained unfazed. With her Byakugan watching, every move he made was visible. Fists clenched, she began gathering power instantly.
"Again with that move? Whatever. As long as I'm fast enough, you'll never land a hit!"
The last contestant who had just boasted flew skyward in the next second.
[Soft Fist Art: Twin Lion Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!]
Without specifically aiming at her target, Nayou struck forward with both palms. A powerful chakra shockwave roared forth like a gigantic lion, obliterating everything in its wake.
The final fighter, grazing his shoulder against this shockwave, soared all the way to the edge of the battlefield before crashing into the barrier and stopping. At this moment, Nayou's mental countdown came to a stop exactly at seven seconds.
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