Chapter 129: Trapped by My Sister-in-Law, Emergency Summon

Chapter 129: Trapped by My Sister-in-Law, Emergency Summon

"Gentle Fist Style... Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

The sharp cry of a young woman echoed through the traditional dojo.

Then came a rapid series of percussive thuds.

Inside the dojo, the scene revealed Hinata's younger sister Hanabi wearing a hazel kimono, her long hair flowing as she struck a martial arts pose. Gone was her usual coquettish demeanor—veins throbbed visibly at her temples as blue chakra flared around her hands. She delivered precise strikes to vital points on Izayoi, who stood motionless.

"Two palms! Four palms! Eight! Sixteen! Thirty-Two! Sixty-Four!"

Her slender fingers moved with pinpoint accuracy through layers of clothing, channeling chakra through the skin to damage internal meridians and organs. The force of her technique created winds that whipped both fighters' clothes violently.

Completing the final strike, Hanabi spun 360 degrees and slammed her palm forward. "Eight Trigrams Air Palm!"

Chakra transformed into shockwaves erupting from her palm. But instead of piercing through Izayoi, the blast dispersed like wind release—first repelling Hanabi's hand, then sending her flying backward.

Before she could hit the ground, Izayoi Body Flickered behind her, catching the tumbling girl mid-air.

"My hands hurt so much!"

Hanabi winced while blowing on her reddened palms. Once the pain eased, she gazed tearfully at Izayoi. "Onii-chan, are you made of steel? How can you be this hard?"

"You're close but wrong", Izayoi chuckled, rolling up his sleeve to offer his forearm. "Wood Release combines water and earth nature transformations. Yang chakra boosts its power, and the elemental transformations too. Just now I used Wood Release chakra to enhance Earth Release—Tsuchi no Yaiba. My defense exceeds diamonds. You'd need Mighty Ultimate Fist or Eight Gates Formation to break through."

"That's amazing!" Hanabi released his arm, eyes wide with admiration before pouting. "But why did you use that technique against me? You know I just mastered Sixty-Four Palms!"

"Because I wanted to teach you something", Izayoi ruffled her hair. "Watch this."

Stepping back, he faced a distant wooden training dummy and extended his index finger.

A piercing whistling sound followed by a thunderous explosion as the dummy disintegrated.

"Wha...?" Hanabi stared speechlessly at the wreckage.

When she regained her senses, she begged, "Onii-chan, how did you do that?"

"A refined Eight Trigrams Air Palm—essentially chakra release", Izayoi explained. "It fuses Gentle Fist principles with Mighty Ultimate Fist concepts. Fundamentally, it's superior chakra control."

"With my level of control, both techniques become simple chakra projection. Your Byakugan users choose Gentle Fist because of limited chakra. The Senju favored raw power because of abundant reserves. But you and Hinata can combine both approaches."

Demonstrating another thrust, he grinned. "Imagine your earlier strike having my power, with chakra detonating inside opponents afterward. What would that look like?"

"You're incredible! You're my absolute idol!" Hanabi wrapped her legs around his waist and arms around his neck. "Onii-chan, when you become Jonin, let me graduate early to have you as my personal sensei!"

Thinking she joked, Izayoi teased while supporting her. "Say 'Sensei Izayoi' first."

"Sensei Izayoi! Sensei Izayoi! Sensei Izayoi!" She kissed his cheek before fleeing with laughter. "Now I'm going to tell Father right away!"

Izayoi froze mid-chuckle, mouth agape like a caught fish.

Before he could process this, a black blur materialized on the veranda.

Seeing the purple-haired Anbu with cat mask, Izayoi narrowed his eyes. "What's urgent, Yugao?"

"Hokage-sama requests your immediate presence at the office. Team 8 is summoned." The Anbu knelt. "Tsunade's authority."

Though unnecessary for a Chunin, Yugao showed proper respect. As Hokage's personal guard, she acknowledged Izayoi's status as Sixth Hokage successor.

Nodding, Izayoi replied, "Lead on."

The Anbu vanished. Izayoi Body Flickered toward the administrative building, simultaneously contacting his Wood Clone.

Visuals streamed in—ruins of a once-bustling Wind Country city, and thousands of Sand Ninja searching the desert.

"Not Akatsuki's work", Izayoi deduced. "Wood Clone would've warned about Konan. This scale of mobilization... Original plot? Three-year gap? Or my butterfly effect?"

He dismissed these thoughts upon reaching Hokage Office, where Team 7 waited.

"Yo, Izayoi", Naruto waved.

Izayoi eyed them curiously. "Plot recap? TV special? Or something too forgettable to remember?"

His expression hardened as new visuals arrived—Nagato creating Deva Path clones from White Zetsu bodies, now being stored in Obito's Kamui dimension.

"Even his Rinnegan precautions... Has youth restored his intellect too?" Izayoi mused wryly.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter end