Hearing the Fourth Raikage's words, Uchiha Ryōsuke was also baffled.
'This actually involves me? Could it be that because I foiled their plan, they've come to hate me too?'
The Hyūga Head, standing at the forefront, was even more furious.
"Fourth Raikage, you are truly shameless! To actually slander people on the battlefield."
"It was clearly your Cloud Village that tried to abduct my daughter and steal my Hyūga Clan's Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan."
"And you're still stirring up trouble here. Don't think that just because your Cloud Village is not to be bullied, my Leaf Village *is* easy to bully!"
At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku also spoke out.
"Hyūga Head, no need to be angry. The other side is just trying to shake our morale."
He looked at the Fourth Raikage.
"If you want to fight, then fight. Cut the useless nonsense."
The Fourth Raikage hadn't expected the other side to hand over the people so easily anyway; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to the trouble of mobilizing a ninja army to the border.
"Then let's fight."
As planned, Hyūga Hiashi stepped forward first, pointed at the Fourth Raikage, and said angrily.
"Old fool Fourth Raikage, do you dare to fight?"
The Fourth Raikage was stunned for a moment. 'Is "old fool" referring to me?'
His face gradually filled with anger. 'I'm in my prime, how could I be an old fool?'
'Besides, this Hyūga Head isn't much younger.'
"Bastard, who's afraid of who?"
But he didn't rush out anxiously. Instead, he instructed the people behind him.
"The war is starting. I'll finish this guy off first, then come back to support you."
"Yugito Nii, Killer B, don't hold back. This is war."
"The rest of you, support the two Tailed Beast Jinchūriki."
After speaking, he fiercely charged out of the ranks, brandishing his fist and smashing it towards the Hyūga Head.
'The other guy is the head of a great Leaf clan, after all. He should be quite strong. This is a good chance to test the strength I've gained through training.'
'In the duel with the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, if it had been just him alone, he would have lost.'
'After that, he trained bitterly, pushing his speed to the extreme. His current speed, it can be said, is not inferior to Namikaze Minato's.'
'I hope this Hyūga Head doesn't disappoint me. Don't let me knock him down in one blow.'
The Cloud Village ninja behind him naturally followed Lord Raikage's command.
They had great faith in Lord Raikage's strength.
'The Hyūga Clan has some combat power, but they are definitely not top-tier. Lord Raikage, however, excels in attack. There is no possibility of defeat.'
On the empty field, the Hyūga Head faced the Raikage's attack.
He didn't choose to dodge, directly taking the opponent's punch head-on. He immediately sensed his opponent's formidableness. 'As expected of the Fourth Raikage, he really is strong enough.'
The Fourth Raikage likewise grew excited. 'The opponent really does have some strength. He's not one of those ordinary jōnin who can't even take a blow from my normal state.'
He began to attack with increasing force.
Both sides were fighting with bare hands, using no weapons, which suited their styles perfectly.
At this time, Hyūga Hiashi also began to manipulate his chakra, infusing it into his arms. Through the exchange of blows, he drove his own chakra into the opponent's body, thereby damaging their chakra pathway system and internal organs.
'Against this kind of taijutsu ninja, he, Hyūga Hiashi, gains more of an advantage the longer he fights. This is also why he dares to face an expert of the Fourth Raikage's level.'
'He, who has mastered the Gentle Fist, this kind of taijutsu, is precisely the natural enemy of taijutsu ninja. If he were facing other Kage-level experts, it might not be effective.'
'But the Fourth Raikage is precisely a taijutsu ninja.'
The Fourth Raikage, exchanging blows with him, quickly discovered the invading chakra destroying the pathways in his arms.
He immediately pulled away, his expression grim as he said.
"The Hyūga Clan's Gentle Fist."
"Just resorting to these little tricks."
Then, his hands filled with chakra, flushing the opponent's chakra out of his arms.
Hyūga Hiashi, however, had a smile on his face.
"If it's just a little trick, why did the Fourth Raikage retreat? Isn't it just a little trick?"
'Just as he expected, his Gentle Fist does indeed counter the opponent's taijutsu.'
'Perhaps this will be the time for the Hyūga Clan to become famous throughout the ninja world.'
He even had a bolder idea.
'Originally, he just wanted to stall the Fourth Raikage and prevent the opponent's A-B Combo from teaming up.'
'If the A-B Combo teamed up, probably only a genius ninja like the Fourth Hokage would have a chance of dealing with them.'
'The Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, is a commoner genius he acknowledges.'
'It's just that such geniuses are too rare.'
The Fourth Raikage was enraged when he heard his words. A huge amount of chakra surged from his body, directly coating his body in a layer of blue chakra, which turned into lightning-nature electricity for defense.
This was his Lightning Style Chakra Mode. It possessed astonishing defensive power.
Under the protection of the Lightning Armor, it was impossible for the opponent's Gentle Fist to drive chakra into his body.
And in this state, his speed also reached its extreme.
He activated it in an instant, charging towards the Hyūga Head.
He threw a punch directly at the Hyūga Head.
The simplest attack was his strongest attack.
The Hyūga Head was alarmed and hurriedly spun his body. Blue chakra surged out from him.
"Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven."
He directly sent the attacking Fourth Raikage flying.
This move of his was an absolute defense that could deflect all physical attacks.
Although he sent the Fourth Raikage flying, his expression turned grim.
'Although I have the Gentle Fist that targets him, his attack power is truly strong.'
'Even with an absolute defense, I still felt an astonishing destructive power.'
The Fourth Raikage, who had been sent flying, landed steadily. Seeing his attack had actually been deflected by the opponent, he laughed loudly.
"A good defense. Let's see if your defense is stronger, or my offense is stronger."
Hyūga Hiashi, at this time, had already realized that the battle between them wouldn't be over in a short time. He directly headed into the distance.
The Fourth Raikage paused for a moment, then immediately chased after him.
This also suited his intentions.
'Even if the opponent has that weird Gentle Fist and that defensive jutsu, he definitely won't lose. He has sufficient confidence in himself, because he still hasn't used his strongest move.'
Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, and Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, watched the Fourth Raikage get further and further away. 'It's time for us to make our move.'
Killer B said to the allied ninja forces behind him.
"You all just assist us from behind."
"Yes."
The Cloud Village ninja replied immediately. This also matched their wishes.
They didn't want to get caught in the attack range of a Tailed Beast.
Killer B and Yugito Nii exchanged a glance and simultaneously began their partial Tailed Beast transformation.
Red chakra condensed on the surface of their bodies, enveloping their entire forms.
Four tails appeared behind Killer B, while one tail appeared behind Yugito Nii, but her fingernails and toenails grew long, sharp spikes.
An incomparably powerful aura burst forth from both of them.
The Uchiha Clan and Hyūga Clan ninja all felt a bit scared when they saw this scene.
'Isn't this a Tailed Beast Jinchūriki?'
'Tailed Beast Jinchūriki are terrifying, destructive weapons on the battlefield.'
Many jōnin and chūnin couldn't help but swallow. 'In the village, being able to become a chūnin, and a chūnin from a great clan at that, already makes them very strong ninja.'
'But in front of a weapon of war of this level, they are nothing more than cannon fodder.'