Chapter 35 – I, Izaya, Am Immune to Taijutsu
"Master?" Faced with Hyūga Hiashi's inquiry, Izaya simply smiled and didn't answer his implied question. Instead, after adjusting his stance, Izaya said, "I never expected the Hyūga clan, one of Konoha's two great clans, would actually attack a civilian like me. In that case, the previous transaction and cooperation are canceled!"
With that, a trace of cold-blooded killing intent flashed in Izaya's eyes…
"The terms 'transaction' and 'alliance' can only be used between people of equal status." Upon hearing Izaya's intent to cancel the deal, Hyūga Hiashi merely sneered. While secretly gathering power within his body for the next attack, Hiashi spoke again! "Want to cooperate and form an alliance with me? You are unworthy!"
As the words "you are unworthy" reached Izaya's ears, Hyūga Hiashi, who had been standing not far away, vanished instantly!
"Faster than before…" This time, Izaya realized that Hyūga Hiashi's attack speed far exceeded the previous strike. Izaya hadn't even seen his figure yet when a fist wind, carrying an inexplicable penetrating power, appeared before him.
"Is this the strength of an elite jōnin? It seems I have to fight back!" Initially, Izaya estimated that without activating the Blaze Fruit and Sharingan, he could at least match an ordinary chūnin and somehow hold his own against some jōnin. But after fighting Hyūga Hiashi… Izaya realized he had been overthinking… Without activating the Blaze Fruit's power, he would likely just be beaten up by Hiashi…
"Eight Trigrams Palms: Vacuum Palm!" Suddenly, after narrowly dodging Hyūga Hiashi's attack, a powerful palm wind appeared again. And its target was Izaya, who was still mid-air!
"Oh no…" Sensing intense danger, Izaya's expression instantly turned grave. Without any hesitation, Izaya no longer planned to hold back his strength!
"Elementalize!" As Izaya spoke, a scorching aura instantly enveloped his body. Then, Hyūga Hiashi's Vacuum Palm struck Izaya… However… what Hiashi never expected was… at this moment, Izaya, hit by the Vacuum Palm, was completely unharmed…
"How can you ignore my Vacuum Palm?!" Hyūga Hiashi had been a shinobi for over a decade. During this time, he had participated in many battles like the Third Great Shinobi War, the Nine-Tails Attack, and the assault by Kumogakure. He was undoubtedly an experienced ninja. Yet an event like this… was also a first for Hyūga Hiashi.
In principle, the Vacuum Palm is a Chakra shockwave attack launched from the palm to damage the opponent. Although it's essentially taijutsu, it functions more like a long-range attack method. Its speed is so great that even some clansmen who have activated their Byakugān can't dodge it… And the current Izaya showed no injuries whatsoever…
"A very good attack method." In contrast to the shocked Hyūga Hiashi, Izaya, standing opposite, praised Hiashi's Vacuum Palm, then slowly said, "But it's a pity… I am immune to your attacks…"
Izaya wasn't foolish and didn't intend to reveal the secret of his immunity to Hiashi. Instead, he used the word "attacks" as a substitute.
"A Kekkei Genkai?" Looking at the blazing red mist surrounding Izaya, Hiashi wasn't stupid. He naturally could deduce that this might be Izaya's ability. Realizing Izaya had used his trump card, Hyūga Hiashi also activated his Byakugān.
As thick blue veins emerged on his forehead and temples, an aura of total control burst forth from Hyūga Hiashi. From this moment on, everything within 360 degrees was under his surveillance! However, Hyūga Hiashi was also somewhat perplexed at this time… Following the Hyūga clan's standard combat flow, when encountering an enemy, one simply activates the Byakugān, locates the enemy's Chakra pathway system (meridians), and finally uses the clan's Gentle Fist to prevent the enemy from attacking. Facing different enemies, Hiashi would adjust his methods, but the general process remained unchanged…
But… the current Hyūga Hiashi, facing Izaya who had activated the Blaze Fruit, actually felt at a loss… Although Izaya also had Chakra meridians in his body… they were all shrouded in a mysterious aura, making it impossible for Hiashi to discern their exact locations. It was exactly the same as before…
"Young man, your Kekkei Genkai is indeed quite remarkable." Hiashi, after staring for a long time, slowly spoke. But a few seconds later, he added, "But this only delays your defeat temporarily. You will still be defeated by me!"
Although Hyūga Hiashi couldn't pinpoint Izaya's exact meridian locations, relying on years of combat experience, he could still roughly guess the positions of the main meridians! That was enough!
"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Palms!" Having made his decision, Hyūga Hiashi closed in on Izaya with extreme speed, clenched his hands into fists, and brazenly attacked him. Amidst such a storm-like,密集 assault, Hiashi could already imagine Izaya's miserable state…
But… an accident occurred again… The moment Hiashi made contact with Izaya's body, the scorching aura surrounding Izaya instantly enveloped his fists. Before he could launch another attack, burn marks had already appeared on Hiashi's skin… And even more terrifying was… despite the mutual injury scenario, even when Hiashi successfully struck Izaya, it appeared… Izaya suffered no harm whatsoever.
"Sorry, I forgot to tell you. The reason I can ignore your attacks is very simple: in this state, I am immune to any form of taijutsu…" Though Hyūga Hiashi wore a shocked expression, an inexplicable smile appeared on Izaya's face.
In truth, the main reason Izaya dared to face Hyūga Hiashi with such confidence was the Blaze Fruit's physical immunity. And Hyūga Hiashi's primary attack method was taijutsu… It could be said that although Izaya was inferior in overall strength, he could exploit this characteristic to remain undefeated!
(PS: Regarding the evolved Byakugān, the Tenseigan isn't the author's original creation but exists in the official setting. It's the dōjutsu of Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki, possessing abilities like future prediction and space-time traversal. I hope everyone can check it out and not randomly criticize me.)