Buzz—!!
The instant Yuya clenched his fist, a terrifying halo of white light erupted around it. His punch crashed forward, stopping right in front of Hyūga Setsuna.
Crack!
In that split second, the air itself let out a deafening hum and shattered like broken glass. Fine裂纹 spread outward in all directions.
An overwhelming shock force completely enveloped Hyūga Setsuna!
Just moments ago, Setsuna had looked calm and composed—but now his expression changed drastically. Horror and disbelief filled his eyes.
How could he be this strong?!
That震荡 force pinned him in place. Forget raising his arms to use Gentle Fist—even moving a finger was impossible!
Panicking, Hyūga Setsuna desperately circulated the chakra throughout his body, forcefully releasing it from his arms and palms, trying to counter Yuya's punch head-on.
Buzz—!!
When Setsuna's chakra surged out, it did manage to slightly slow the shockwave.
But in the very next instant—
It was utterly crushed.
The shock force tore through everything like rotten wood. No matter how desperately Setsuna poured out his chakra, it was completely unable to resist.
If not for the fact that he was from the Hyūga Clan—skilled at releasing chakra through his palms and arms to barely defend himself—Yuya's punch would likely have shattered his bones outright!
Against the Hyūga Clan's Gentle Fist taijutsu, Yuya's Shock Release Kekkei Genkai was practically their absolute nemesis!
If you can't even get close, how are you supposed to use Gentle Fist?
Bagua Sixty-Four Palms?
Before you even finish starting it, you'd already be blown apart by a single punch.
Even Rotation—whether it could block a punch infused with shock force was questionable. It might very well be blown apart just the same!
Bang!!
In the next moment, Hyūga Setsuna could no longer endure it. He was blasted straight backward, vomiting a mouthful of blood midair before crashing heavily in the distance.
The entire arena fell dead silent.
In that silence, everyone wore expressions of utter disbelief, as if they were trapped in a dream.
This… how was it possible?!
From beginning to end, Yuya had used only one punch to utterly crush the so-called strongest taijutsu clan—the prestigious Hyūga!
No fierce clash.
No bloody battle.
None of that existed.
If it had been an ordinary student getting one-shot, that would be understandable—but this was the Hyūga Clan, famous as the strongest in taijutsu!
Being instantly defeated by a single punch—how shocking, how unimaginable!
Meanwhile, Yuya—the one who had sent Hyūga Setsuna flying with that single blow—calmly withdrew his fist and stood quietly in the center of the field.
As if this outcome had been exactly what he expected.
The next moment—
The arena exploded into noise.
Countless voices filled with disbelief overlapped one another, shaking the stadium.
Not only the students—even many chūnin and jōnin wore stunned expressions.
That single punch from Yuya had forcibly driven the main arena battle to an explosive climax!
Even the proctor announced Yuya's victory with clear astonishment in his voice.
"So strong…!"
"Unbelievable!"
"A Hyūga child couldn't even withstand one punch?!"
Only after a moment did the calmer jōnin—and even elite jōnin—recover, exchanging shocked glances with one another.
At the highest seats, even the usually composed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura had a flicker of change in their eyes.
"Shock Release Kekkei Genkai… an interesting ability," Danzō remarked, eyes gleaming. "It clearly restrains the Hyūga Clan's Gentle Fist."
Hiruzen nodded seriously.
"It's not just Gentle Fist—it suppresses all taijutsu. And it doesn't require hand seals… a very impressive bloodline ability."
At this moment, Hiruzen truly focused his attention on Yuya. The talent Yuya had displayed genuinely moved him.
Elsewhere, Jiraiya was still squatting on the railing.
But his expression had stiffened, looking awkward.
Yuya had just one-shot a Hyūga from a noble clan—leaving Jiraiya momentarily at a loss for words.
In the end, he could only mutter,
"Minato would win just as easily."
Behind him, Orochimaru continued leaning against the wall. His eyelids twitched slightly, and a faint smile curved his lips.
As for Tsunade, elegantly leaning against the railing, her beautiful eyes flickered with an unusual light.
Yuya's punch—one that stunned the entire arena—had deeply shaken her.
Because…
It was far too similar to her own fighting style!
Her signature was brute strength—simple, violent punches that smashed through every enemy defense head-on!
"Yuya… is it?"
Tsunade murmured softly, a trace of approval in her eyes.
"This kind of method really suits my tastes."
On the field.
The uproar took a long time to die down. Countless shocked and incredulous gazes remained fixed on Yuya.
Faced with them, Yuya calmly walked off the field without any change in expression.
Below the arena, the other winners—including Namikaze Minato—all looked at him with shock.
They couldn't help but wonder:
If they had been the ones facing that punch, what would the outcome have been?
Without question—if they mishandled it even slightly, they wouldn't fare any better than Hyūga Setsuna!
This was a dangerous opponent.
Every gaze toward Yuya now carried a hint of wariness.
Even Minato felt shaken. He walked over to Yuya and said sincerely,
"Yuya… you're really strong now. You're putting a lot of pressure on me."
There was clear seriousness in his tone—Minato had already placed Yuya among the opponents he needed to treat with full caution.
Hearing this, Yuya merely smiled faintly.
Just pressure?
If Minato knew that Yuya had used less than half of his strength in that punch, what kind of expression would he make?
Without opening the Eight Gates, Yuya had already sent a chūnin-level Uchiha flying with a single punch.
After opening the First Gate, even though the Hyūga Clan could release chakra from their bodies to resist shock force, there was no way they could withstand Yuya's punch!
If Yuya had gone all out just now, he might have killed Hyūga Setsuna outright with that single blow.
Of course, that was unnecessary.
So Yuya restrained his power, merely blasting Setsuna away.
The same was true in the preliminary matches—those instant one-shot victories had used less than one-third of his strength.
Having to reduce his power out of fear that his opponents couldn't withstand the shock force…
That was something Yuya found mildly frustrating.
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