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Iruka even had a delusion. He felt that his movements were perhaps becoming slower and slower due to his increasing age?! But that shouldn't be possible; he was only in his twenties. Time had passed minute by minute, and Iruka had three more wounds on his body. Although the wounds weren't deep, they bled quite a lot. No matter what moves he made... Hinata seemed to see them all clearly, and Hinata could instantly react, using her kunai to block his movements. For example, when Iruka wanted to attack to the left, Hinata would fiercely slash to the left, scaring him so much that his eyes almost popped out. If he had retreated a little later... he would have been disfigured by the kunai.
Even so, he now had three or four wounds on his body, all inflicted by the kunai in Hinata's hand. The faint pain emanating from his body told Iruka that Hinata was stronger than he had imagined. Although both sides were sparring with taijutsu and not using ninjutsu, this was enough to shock Iruka immensely. Of course, he wasn't aware that... in Hyuga Hinata's consciousness sea, Liu Chen existed. And Liu Chen's Observation Haki had long since reached mastery. He could easily predict movements and then give Hinata a hint. Was this fair?! It was actually very fair, because Hinata's current taijutsu was actually inferior to Iruka's. Liu Chen's casual reminder to Hinata just evened the playing field.
"Whether it's taijutsu, or reaction speed, or precognitive ability... they are all unexpectedly strong. Especially her reaction speed and precognitive ability, which are already on par with a chunin. Is this still an ordinary student?" Iruka's heart was extremely shocked. He even doubted if this was his own student. He had been teaching Hinata for two or three years now. He was the person in the class who understood Hinata the most. But her performance today was truly astonishing. It was as if she had become a different person, making him, a chunin, struggle to keep up.
"Is it because she was hiding her strength too deeply before?! Only this explanation makes sense... It's probably because she comes from a wealthy family. Hiding her strength, then finding those fence-sitters to deal with, and finally stunning everyone?!" Iruka's mind brainstormed many possibilities, all related to the struggles of wealthy families. After all, the Hyuga clan was considered the largest clan in Konoha. And now there was also the Uchiha clan contending with the Hyuga clan. There was also the Senju clan before. But as time passed, the Senju clan had completely declined, and the Uchiha clan had been massacred. Now, the largest clan in Konoha... was 100% the Hyuga clan!
Slowly taking a deep breath, Iruka's expression became increasingly serious. Now, there was only one minute left. If that minute passed... this little fellow would also be promoted to fourth year. Although he really wanted to go easy on them, if he did now, it would definitely harm them when they went to the battlefield or became genin and went on missions. So far, Iruka hadn't used any ninjutsu... he hadn't held back at all. He was fighting very seriously!
"Be careful... Sensei will definitely not go easy. Konoha Strong Whirlwind!!" Iruka warned. His entire body became like a windmill. A fierce whip kick swept towards Hinata. The force of the whip kick was so strong that it even ruptured the air! This time, Iruka was truly serious, as if facing a powerful enemy. And "Konoha Strong Whirlwind" was one of Konoha's many taijutsu. Its power was even greater than Konoha Hurricane. Only chunin were qualified to learn it.
The terrifying power carried fierce gusts of wind. The dust on the arena was swept high into the air. Many people's clothes flapped "loudly." This showed how powerful Iruka's taijutsu was. The swift kick had far exceeded Hinata's reaction ability. And Iruka intentionally carried a subtle killing intent, which made Hinata's mind somewhat blank. Her small face finally showed a panicked expression. Although Hinata herself knew that Iruka-sensei wouldn't hurt her, she was now... truly feeling fear. After all, Iruka was now subtly incorporating a bit of chakra. And that deliberately emanated killing intent made Hinata's mind blank. She wanted to move, but her body couldn't react. This made her very anxious. Fine, fragrant sweat beaded on her fair, smooth forehead.
Just as Hinata didn't know how to respond, she seemed to vaguely see an arm extending from within her body. Then that arm flicked a finger, and a terrifyingly powerful airflow was stirred up. Even Hinata herself was sent flying backward by the airflow. And the other students in the arena suffered the same fate. It was as if a strong wind swept away fallen leaves. They were all sent flying by the airflow. The paving stones on the arena were ripped up, and even shattered into fragments. And Iruka, who was directly facing the violent airflow, was the most bewildered person there. He was less than a meter from Hinata when he inexplicably felt a terrifying gust of wind. This feeling was like standing in a tornado. This gust of wind was like a huge hammer, striking him fiercely. Iruka was sent flying backward, and he vomited a mouthful of blood. His clothes were torn into rags by the airflow. He slammed heavily against a wall tens of meters away. At this moment, his mind had gone blank... His Byakugan rolled back, and he immediately passed out. And... until the moment he passed out, he had no idea what had happened.
"Seems I used a bit too much force... Are these ninjas too squishy?!" In Hinata's consciousness sea, Liu Chen muttered.