Impossible!
In Hyuga Takeo's mind, only these two words remained.
I can't dodge!
Puh! Puh! Puh!
There was no intense pain as imagined.
Only a subtle, almost imperceptible sensation of being pierced.
Hyuga Takeo's surging Chakra felt as if it had hit an invisible dam.
The flow cut off instantly.
The world before his eyes suddenly went dark.
The strength in his limbs was drained completely in an instant.
His body went completely out of control due to the massive forward momentum.
Bang!
A dull thud.
Under the gaze of all the watching Ninjas, the aggressive Hyuga Takeo slammed heavily onto the ground in a classic face-plant.
Dust flew everywhere.
The entire field fell into a dead silence.
One second ago, it was the thunderous strike of a Hyuga Jonin.
The next, it became a comical prostration.
What's going on?
Did he slip?
"Just now... what happened?"
"I don't know, I just saw that Aokawa raise his hand..."
"And then Hyuga Takeo just fell flat on his face?"
After a brief silence, the surrounding Ninjas erupted in a clamor of disbelief.
They hadn't seen anything clearly.
But Hyuga Fei and Hyuga Hikaru saw it all too clearly.
Their Byakugan pupils shrank to the size of pinheads from sheer shock.
In their field of vision.
At the very moment Hyuga Takeo was about to succeed.
The Chakra sphere in Aokawa's palm broke apart into countless needles too fine for the naked eye to see.
Then, those one hundred and eighty Acupoints.
The Chakra flow network within Takeo's body.
In that single instant, they all went out simultaneously.
As if an invisible giant hand had flipped the main switch.
Precise!
Perfect!
Not a single bit of excess Chakra leaked out.
Both of their hearts shook violently.
What... what the hell kind of Gentle Fist is this?
Aokawa ignoring the surrounding noise, slowly walked to the side of Hyuga Takeo, who was lying face down on the ground.
He raised his foot.
And gently stepped on Hyuga Takeo's back.
The movement wasn't heavy, yet it felt like a mountain, crushing the final dignity of the Main Family.
Aokawa slowly crouched down.
He leaned close to Hyuga Takeo's ear and asked calmly, in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"How is it?"
"How is the quality of this 'useless' person's Gentle Fist?"
Hyuga Takeo's body could not move.
With his Chakra sealed, he couldn't even move a finger now.
A massive sense of humiliation and endless rage caused his entire face to contort.
"Roar!"
He used all his strength to squeeze a beast-like roar from his throat.
"This isn't the Gentle Fist!"
"You're a useless ingrate who has forgotten his ancestors!"
"How dare you change the Gentle Fist into this unrecognizable mess!"
"This is a betrayal of the Hyuga Clan and our ancestors!"
"Oh?"
Aokawa stood up, grinding his toe into Takeo's back.
He looked down at the "Main Family member" beneath his feet.
His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly spread across the entire field.
"The core of the Gentle Fist is to precisely and effectively seal the enemy's Chakra."
"Not clinging to a centuries-old, unchanging form and being complacent."
He looked around at Hyuga Fei and Hyuga Hikaru, who were equally shocked beyond measure, and sneered.
"You holding onto that outdated set of moves is the greatest insult to the Gentle Fist."
"This isn't called a Legacy."
"This is called decadence."
Decadence!
These two words were like two heavy hammers, smashing hard against the hearts of Hyuga Fei and Hyuga Hikaru.
This wasn't just a humiliation for Takeo!
It was a complete denial of the entire Hyuga Main Family and everything they had believed in since childhood!
"You bastard!"
Hyuga Fei's rage was completely ignited.
"Stop your nonsense!"
"Pay the price for your arrogance!"
Before his words even finished.
Hyuga Fei and Hyuga Hikaru exchanged a glance, instantly reaching a mutual understanding.
The two of them surged forward simultaneously from both sides!
One pushed out both palms, the sharp palm-wind aiming straight for Aokawa!
The other curved his fingers into a blade, chopping at Aokawa's neck from a tricky angle!
The two of them cooperated seamlessly.
They completely blocked all of Aokawa's evasion routes!
And at this moment.
One of Aokawa's feet was still stepping on Hyuga Takeo's back.
Facing this pincer attack.
There was no change in Aokawa's foot position.
His foot was still firmly stepping on Hyuga Takeo's back.
"Seeking death!"
Hyuga Fei shouted in his heart.
Not even moving his body?
It's like handing over his vital points on a silver platter!
Bang! Bang!
Two dull impact sounds rang out simultaneously.
The triumphant, cruel smiles on the faces of Hyuga Fei and Hyuga Hikaru instantly froze.
There was no sensation of piercing through defense or puncturing Acupoints as expected.
Their palms were blocked in advance by Aokawa at the arms, and the Gentle Fist Chakra in their hands couldn't touch him.
Both their hearts shook at the same time.
What's going on?
Was it predicted in advance?
"Again!"
Failing to land a hit only triggered a deeper ferocity in them.
Their dignity wouldn't allow them to be so easily blocked by a Branch Family member.
Their offensive rose again, becoming even more violent.
For a moment, palm shadows filled the air.
From the ribs to the Jianjing, then to the neck.
The two surrounded Aokawa, their palms like a torrential storm, attacking hundreds of Acupoints all over his body from every angle.
The palm-wind whistled, and energy overflowed.
But the scene on the field held an indescribable strangeness.
Aokawa was still stepping on Hyuga Takeo.
No matter how those two figures flipped and moved.
He just stood in place.
Raising his arms, parrying.
Sinking his elbows, pressing down.
Turning his wrists, brushing aside.
The range of his movements was incredibly small.
Relaxed and effortless.
Calm, composed, and with plenty of room to maneuver.
This feeling was driving Hyuga Fei and Hyuga Hikaru crazy.
Every one of their palms used full strength.
Every one of their attacks aimed at the most lethal Acupoints.
Yet the opponent could always be half a step ahead, using the thickest part of his arm to resolve the attacks one by one just in time.
This was no longer a battle.
This was toyed with!
It was an adult toying with children!
"Bastard!"
Hyuga Hikaru, unable to land an attack for a long time, completely lost his mental balance, and his technique became chaotic.
Just as he and Hyuga Fei exchanged glances, preparing to use a Combined Secret Technique at any cost.
A strange sense of sluggishness suddenly surged from within his body.
He felt the Chakra surging in his body as if it were instantly frozen.
His body became incredibly heavy.
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