Chapter 36 – A Stalemate
"Kid, you don't actually think I'm a fool, do you?" Hyūga Hiashi had traversed the shinobi world for many years. Though not a pinnacle powerhouse, his years of combat experience told him there was no such thing as an absolutely immune Kekkei Genkai in this world. Even the legendary Susano'o of the Uchiha clan couldn't completely resist taijutsu attacks!
"This must be an illusion. He must be using genjutsu to create a false image, making my attacks seem to vanish…" While observing Izaya's movements, Hyūga Hiashi speculated on how Izaya was evading his attacks.
Simultaneously, Izaya, seeing that Hyūga Hiashi didn't believe him, felt inexplicably embarrassed… "Tch, no one believes the truth these days?" After silently complaining, Izaya refocused on the battle. Looking at the cautious Hyūga Hiashi before him, he immediately said, "It's time for you to witness the strength of the younger generation!"
"Just you?" Hyūga Hiashi was full of disdain! In his eyes, Izaya was merely a clown!
"Watch out! Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!" In an instant, a blue light flashed again around Hyūga Hiashi's fists as he charged at Izaya once more. Compared to the last attack, Hiashi's method this time was clearly sharper!
"Ha!" With a heavy shout, Hyūga Hiashi once again struck towards Izaya's heart with a long punch. Clearly… this time, Hiashi obviously intended to kill Izaya on the spot…
"Big Brother Izaya, be careful!" Although Tenten didn't understand Hyūga Hiashi's attacking method, just from the revealed killing intent, she could easily tell that Izaya must be in danger now.
And this time, even Hyūga Neji, standing to the side, showed a flicker of surprise. Although in Neji's mind, the clan head had always been stern and solemn, this was the first time he had seen him like this…
"Tenten, don't worry. Just wait for your brother…" While others were worried about Izaya, Izaya himself, the person involved, wasn't panicked. Not only that, a playful smile even appeared on his face at this moment.
"I said taijutsu is useless, but you still didn't believe me… It seems it's time to counterattack…" Izaya narrowed his eyes and instantly condensed the flame power within his body into his hands.
The next second, a fierce flame instantly ignited around Izaya's fists… The orange-red flames not only carried an inexplicable aura but also emitted an intense burning sensation that made the attacking Hyūga Hiashi feel a trace of fear…
"What is this? A physique? A unique Kekkei Genkai?" Upon seeing this, several different thoughts arose in Hyūga Hiashi's mind… But… the one thing that remained unchanged was his intent to attack Izaya!
"It's just a petty trick!" Although unsure what was different about Izaya's body, Hyūga Hiashi firmly believed he would not lose!
Boom! Hyūga Hiashi and Izaya collided again. However, this time it wasn't a one-sided beating of Izaya; instead, two auras of different colors, one blue and one red, violently clashed…
Following the violent collision, the sparks attached to Izaya's fists splattered nearby. Simultaneously, the Gentle Fist infused with Chakra struck Izaya's body directly…
"How can this be…" Looking at the burn marks on his fists and the completely unharmed Izaya… Hyūga Hiashi's face froze in astonishment, then he murmured in a shocked tone, "This is impossible! There is absolutely no ninjutsu or Kekkei Genkai in this world that grants complete immunity!"
"How naive…" Looking at Hyūga Hiashi, who still refused to believe, Izaya shook his head and murmured, "Let the violent flames end this battle!"
"Fire Fist!" As Izaya spoke, an even stronger flame condensed in his hands once more.
"Impossible! It's absolutely impossible for you to defeat me!" Faced with Izaya's counterattack and words, Hyūga Hiashi clearly didn't believe that he, an elite jōnin, would be defeated by a child!
"Shall we give it a try?" Izaya murmured… No sooner had the words fallen than the flames in Izaya's hands were already stirring. Without any hesitation, in an instant, Izaya shot forward like an arrow from a bow, attacking Hyūga Hiashi for the first time!
"Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin!" Although Hyūga Hiashi looked down on Izaya, sensing the powerful force within Izaya's fists through his Byakugān, Hiashi didn't show any hesitation or arrogance. He directly used the Heavenly Spin.
Instantly, as Hyūga Hiashi spun rapidly, a white aura enveloped the area before him, forming a circular barrier that completely covered Hiashi within…
"He actually used the Heavenly Spin against me…" Initially, Izaya thought Hyūga Hiashi would definitely underestimate him and at most use some simple defensive measures to handle his offense. But… he had actually used the Heavenly Spin. Izaya was somewhat surprised. After all… the Eight Trigrams Heavenly Spin could be considered one of the Hyūga clan's most powerful secret techniques, renowned as absolute defense. It could repel most physical attacks as well as some long-range ninjutsu.
In principle, at the moment of attack, a large amount of Gentle Fist Chakra is released from the chakra points all over the body. Then, spinning like a top, it can repel all physical attacks and some ninjutsu attacks. Such a secret technique… also gave Izaya a headache.
After all, Izaya's current strength, without activating the Sharingan, could at best be considered high chūnin level. The main reason he had any advantage in the previous battle was solely due to the Blaze Fruit's innate restraint against Hiashi's taijutsu. It didn't prove Hyūga Hiashi was weak.
Although Izaya was showing off, he wasn't stupid… Sometimes, forcing a show-off leads to trouble…
Boom! Sure enough, the moment Izaya's Fire Fist attacked Hyūga Hiashi's Heavenly Spin, Izaya could feel a powerful repulsive force converging into his fist. Not only that, Izaya could also feel the flame aura attached to his fist being repelled as well…
In an instant, as Izaya's attack ended, the surroundings once again fell into a strange atmosphere…
"Tenten, let's go…" After a long while, Izaya was the first to speak. Because Izaya understood… given the current situation, if this battle continued, it definitely wouldn't end anytime soon.
The reason was simple: Izaya couldn't break through Hyūga Hiashi's defense, and Hyūga Hiashi's Gentle Fist had no effect on Izaya either…