Naruto: Reborn as an Otsutsuki

Chapter 266 265: Iori Nanako: Seimei, Take Them Off, All of Them!

"It's not over yet."

Haneda declared in a hoarse voice and stared fearlessly at Hyuga Kosei.

Hearing this, Hyuga Kosei suddenly went speechless. He looked at his right hand gripping Haneda's throat, then at the fiercely glaring Haneda, and fell into deep thought.

No, just look at your situation, bro. You have several blocked tenketsu, multiple flesh wounds, and I have even gripped your throat, which I can snap at any moment in a real life-and-death situation. Why don't you just surrender and make it easy for both of us?

Hyuga Kosei thought as he strengthened the grip on Haneda's throat.

His eyes met Haneda's, and he said in a cool voice, "Just give up."

At this, Haneda just smirked and mobilized his chakra.

A vast amount of chakra began to flow through his chakra pathways at an unimaginable speed and gathered at the center of his chest.

"I should just give up?" asked Haneda in a voice that was hoarser than a moment ago due to Kosei's tightened grip on his throat.

How can I just give up?

Haneda's thoughts churned as the chakra gathered at the center of his chest started boiling uncontrollably.

At this point, Hyuga Kosei had also noticed the dangerous chakra concentration on Haneda's chest.

He was immediately alarmed and asked urgently, "What are you doing, student Haneda?"

But then, a thought surfaced in his mind.

Hyuga Kosei's eyes sharpened as he thought, Don't tell me that this isn't the real…

Seeing Kosei's eyes sharpen, Haneda gave him a smirk and thought…

Why should I give up when what you're holding isn't even my real body? After all, I am just a shadow clone.

In the blink of an eye, the entire chakra of the shadow clone reached a critical point.

Haneda's shadow clone mused.

Seimei, my friend. You are right about one thing.

Art is an…EXPLOSION!!

Shadow Clone: Great Explosion

All the concentrated chakra burst together in the shortest possible time, causing the shadow clone in Kosei's hold to detonate with terrifying explosive power.

BOOM!!

Rings of shockwave spread in all directions from the blast zone, kicking up a lot of dust into the air and making the ground crack.

In less than a second after the explosion, the figure of Hyuga Kosei appeared thirty meters away from the blast zone.

The sleeve of his right hand was singed and cut on the edges, but he was completely unharmed.

Hyuga Kosei looked at his singed sleeve, raised an eyebrow in slight irritation, and focused his gaze on the blast area, where the dust had already begun to settle.

The explosion left a charred crater of a diameter of five or six meters, with numerous spider-web-like cracks on the ground around it.

"Indeed, it was a shadow clone," murmured Kosei.

Meanwhile, the real Haneda suddenly emerged from the ground from a spot that was less than twenty meters away from Hyuga Kosei.

He knew he had to act fast. After all, the moment he emerged from the underground, Kosei's Byakugan would detect his presence.

And sure enough, Hyuga Kosei had already started turning his head toward him.

So, he didn't waste time and immediately weaved a series of hand seals and gathered a large amount of water chakra in his throat.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique

Haneda spat a large amount of water, which gathered and transformed into a ten-meter-long serpentine dragon construct with a terrifying maw.

Roar!

The water dragon construct roared and zipped toward Hyuga Kosei with the momentum of a speeding bullet train.

Hyuga Kosei saw all this using his Byakugan's 360-degree vision without even fully turning his head.

So, he had already prepared the right counterattack to deal with the speeding water dragon, which was powerful enough to crack the earth and turn even a Jonin's body into a mangled mesh of broken bones and flesh upon a direct hit.

He gathered chakra in his right palm and pushed the palm toward the incoming water dragon construct at explosive speed.

Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Palm

In a flash, a compressed vacuum shell, containing precise chakra, flew out of Kosei's extended palm and hit the water dragon construct head-on when it was just five meters away.

Bang! Splash! Splash!

The vacuum shell blasted the water dragon construct apart, making countless droplets of water fly into the air and splash all around Hyuga Kosei.

When Haneda saw Kosei destroying his Water Dragon Bullet Technique casually, he wasn't worried.

Although his face showed no outward expression, seeing thousands of water droplets splashing all around Kosei, he was very excited.

All according to Keikaku (plan).

Haneda mused and began implementing the second part of his careful setup.

What happens when lightning meets water?

He thought inwardly and finished the hand seals.

Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder

Crackle! Crackle!

Several strands of lightning bolts erupted from Haneda's hand before forming a wave of electricity, which surged toward Hyuga Kosei swiftly.

The wave of electricity was blindingly fast and had enough power to rip through thick rocks upon contact.

Seeing the incoming wave of electricity, Hyuga Kosei's eyes widened in shock. He wanted to retreat immediately, but he didn't have enough time.

Soon, the lightning wave reached him and made contact with the still-falling water droplets. The water droplets attracted the lightning currents, increasing their power and reach, all while allowing them to reach Kosei before he could flicker away.

And the result…

Crackle! Crackle!

"Aaahhhhhh"

The combination of water and lightning, which increased the power of the Electromagnetic Murder Jutsu, assaulted Kosei and zapped him mercilessly.

The agony was so unbearable that Kosei couldn't help but scream.

Watching this scene, Haneda's smirk widened. He had controlled the technique well to ensure it wasn't deadly. It was just enough to make sure Jonin Kosei spent a few days in the Konoha hospital.

However, his smirk suddenly vanished, and his expression tightened once more.

Why?

Because Kosei, who was screaming in pain a moment ago, turned into a figure made of earth. And soon, the lightning pulverized the human-sized earth figurine into fine dust.

"Damn it. That's an Earth Clone Substitute."

Haneda cursed once more and heightened his vigilance to the limit.

Suddenly, he looked down and jumped away in a hurry.

While he was in the air, he saw a pair of pale hands emerge from the ground, trying to grab something. Those hands were clearly trying to grab his ankles.

Seeing the situation, Haneda couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Fuck! Sage of Six Paths' smelly balls! That almost scared me to death.

Haneda cursed inwardly as his feet landed on the ground.

And the moment he did, he sensed Hyuga Kosei's figure emerging from the ground behind him and launching a devastating palm strike.

Gentle Fist: Palm Bottom

Haneda turned around, formed a few hand seals, and slammed his hands on the ground.

Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall

The ground in front of Haneda changed its shape and erected a solid, tall earth wall just before Kosei's palm strike reached him.

Crack!

The sheer power behind the Kosei's chakra-infused palm strike destroyed the hastily formed earth wall and was about to strike Haneda.

But Haneda was nowhere to be seen.

Kosei raised an eyebrow and muttered, "Ah! He slipped away right after casting the earth wall. Smart brat. However…"

Meanwhile, Haneda squatted down on the branch of a tree behind Kosei after slipping away, watching him destroy his defensive Ninjutsu.

The Hyuga clan's Byakugan has a 1-degree blind spot at the back of their head. And I am within that blind spot now. So, he shouldn't be able to see my figure now.

It's time to take action.

Haneda thought inwardly as he grabbed a kunai in his hand, ready to strike.

Then, without wasting any moment, Haneda jumped off the tree branch and launched an attack on Kosei.

He was attacking Kosei from his Byakugan's blind spot, so he should have succeeded.

But reality could often be disappointing.

The moment Haneda's figure drew closer, Kosei suddenly turned around and launched a vicious palm strike at his stomach and poured a precise amount of chakra through Haneda's tenketsu around the belly region.

"Gaah!"

The direct hit knocked the air out of Haneda's lungs, and he flew backward like a rocket before his back hit the trunk of a large tree.

His stomach area's tenketsu and chakra pathways were blocked, making it difficult to mobilize chakra. And the pain inflicted by the strike was so sharp that he subconsciously clutched his stomach with both of his hands.

At the next moment, he felt the cold edge of a kunai pressing against his throat, freezing his movements despite the pain in his belly.

The edge of the kunai touched the skin of Haneda's throat ever so slightly and drew a thin line of blood.

Haneda, motionless, shifted his gaze from the kunai to the one holding it, and saw Hyuga Kosei staring at him with a smirk.

Haneda showed no expression on his face, but the shock in his eyes was unmistakable.

What the heck? I was sure I stayed within his Byakugan's blind spot. So, what happened? Haneda thought frantically, but he couldn't figure out the answer.

Ignoring Haneda's incredulous gaze, Kosei said, "You lose for real this time."

Hearing this, Haneda asked, "How did you detect me? I am sure I attacked from the blind spot."

Hyuga Kosei smiled at him, but he didn't answer.

Seeing this, Haneda knew he wouldn't get an answer today, so he gave up and spread his hands on the ground, giving off a complete lazy, salted fish vibe.

Meanwhile, hearing Haneda's question, Seimei almost smacked his forehead in exasperation.

Although many Hyuga clan ninjas indeed have a one-degree blind spot at the back of their heads, that's only true for the branch family ninjas of the clan.

Byakugan itself doesn't have the flaw.

The blind spot behind the back of the Hyuga clan ninjas' heads was a side effect of the Caged Bird Seal.

Since the members of the main family of the Hyuga clan aren't marked by the Caged Bird Seal, they don't have the so-called blind spot.

Tch, tch, what a sinister family.

Anyway, Hyuga Kosei here is from the main family, so he doesn't have that blind spot in his Byakugan either.

While Seimei was complaining inwardly, Iori Nanako's voice rang in the training ground.

She declared, "Ishimori Haneda. You fought well and lasted for 4 minutes and 47 seconds against Elite Jonin, Hyuga Kosei. Congratulations, you have passed. Your exact score will be released later in your final report card."

"Understood," replied Haneda while still lying flat on the ground.

Seeing this, Nanako's lips twitched, but she no longer paid attention to Haneda.

Her attention shifted to Seimei, and she said, "Now, it's your turn, Senju Seimei."

"But first of all…"

Nanako pointed her finger at Seimei and said, "Seimei, take them off, all of them."

Hearing this, Seimei instinctively wrapped his arms around his body, as if he was trying to protect his chastity."

He was completely dumbfounded and blurted out, "Huh?"

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