Chapter 52: The Night of the Heartless Hyuga (Part 2)

Chapter 52: The Night of the Heartless Hyuga (Part 2)



Boom!!!

The sound of an explosion reverberated through the air!

A blast of chi erupted, and Hiromoto Hyuga transformed into a white arc, hurtling a hundred meters away and crashing into a residential building. His fate was unknown.

"How is this possible! Retaliate! Retaliate! It's been broken! This is the absolute defense of my Hyuga clan!"

Many exclaimed in shock, their faces grim.

Even after being intimidated, those surrounding the Masked Man did not immediately launch an attack.

One of the elders of the main family scolded angrily, "What are you branch families thinking? We only have one opponent! Hurry up and attack!"

"Yes! There's only one enemy! Go!"

"Avenge Hiromoto!"

"Damn it! Don't be too arrogant! The Hyuga won't lose to you so easily!"

"Gentle Fist Style!"

"Mere mud won't trap a Hyuga!"

One by one, the Hyugas shouted, exerting all their strength to get closer to the Masked Man, their fists and feet lashing out together.

The Masked Man had no room to dodge!

However... facing so many attacks, the Masked Man showed no intention of evading. He simply moved his arms lightly.

"Tai Chi! Four ounces deflect a thousand pounds!"

In the next moment.

All the Hyuga clan members felt their limbs acting on their own, their bodies moving left and right in rhythm with the Masked Man's arm movements.

Their punches and kicks landed on their own comrades!

One by one, they cried out in pain and flew backward!

In just over ten seconds.

More than twenty Hyuga ninjas lay on the ground, groaning in pain.

Those Hyugas who had yet to act twitched, unsure what to do.

The enemy before them was strong! Extremely strong! At the very least, he was a Kage-level powerhouse!

No wonder he dared to invade the Hyuga alone!

"What kind of Gentle Fist is this? How can it turn others' strength against them?"

Hizashi Hyuga frowned and asked.

"This is the true Tai Chi and Eight Trigrams.

What you have in your hands is nothing but dog-tail-added-to-a-badger's-tail, a garbage imagination."

The Masked Man replied, not forgetting to belittle the Hyuga's Eight Trigrams Palm.

"Damned bastard! Don't think that by defeating a few branch families, you can strut around in front of the main family! Eight Trigrams Air Palm!"

An elder from the main family, hiding behind several branch family members, roared in anger.

His right palm blasted forth a powerful chi, aiming straight for the Masked Man!

"Tai Chi! Single Whip!"

The Masked Man coldly smiled.

He drew his right hand, and a ball of chi composed of yin and yang energies shot out from his hand. It collided with the Air Palm's chi.

There was no explosion.

The yin and yang energies instantly absorbed the Air Palm's chi, retaining its momentum as it rushed towards the elder, slamming into his chest and abdomen.

"Ugh!"

The elder cried out, spitting blood.

His body continued to fly backward.

"Save me!"

The elder shouted as he flew.

Several Hyugas from the branch families rushed forward to catch him!

However, as they approached, they felt their bodies weaken, and they were pulled along with the elder, flying dozens of meters and crashing through several buildings before coming to a stop, buried under the rubble. Their fate was unknown.

Witnessing this, everyone once again gasped in shock.

They dared not act rashly.

"Your strength is extraordinary... The Hyuga clan is impressed, but I really don't understand what conflict there is between us... Why have you come to the Hyuga clan?

The ninja world is vast, and conflicts are many, but we shouldn't drown ourselves in the chains of hatred..."

Hizashi Hyuga took a deep breath and tried to negotiate again.

Even the hot-tempered members of the main family closed their mouths and calmed down.

They were afraid that they, too, would be struck from a distance!

"Conflict? There is no such thing between us..."

The Masked Man shook his head.

"Why, then, Your Excellency?" asked Hizashi, perplexed.

"This world is tainted... The Hyuga clan enslaves their kin of the same bloodline. They are the very heart of corruption... I merely wish to cleanse it," the Masked Man replied calmly.

"How dare you call the Hyuga clan tainted? You despicable bastard..." A group of Hyuga members were driven to fury, their once white eyes now veined with blood.

"So, you're here because of the branch families?" Hizashi Hiru, furrowed his brows as realization dawned on him.

He paused before continuing, "However... I've already explained the necessity of caging the bird. But it seems... you refuse to believe me. So, the conflict between us is unavoidable?"

"Of course... The taint has not been cleansed yet." The Masked Man's voice held a hint of disdain as if he found the situation amusing.

"You're not afraid of Konoha's retaliation?"

"Konoha's retaliation?" The Masked Man's tone conveyed his genuine disdain, as if he had just heard an interesting joke. "Hmm... I understand... But! My Hyuga clan is not as weak as you think! Moreover! The power of a single person, no matter how strong, is limited! I, Hizashi Hyuga, am the leader of Konoha's most powerful clan! We are not just ninjas who practice the Gentle Fist Style! Everyone, listen up! Use ninjutsu to attack from a distance!"

Finally, taking a deep breath, Hizashi shouted out his command.

"Yes, Clan Leader!" The Hyugas responded in a loud chorus.

They sprang into action, performing hand seals to cast their ninjutsu.

In the next moment, a barrage of Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, and Lightning Release techniques were unleashed, turning the entire Hyuga territory into a tidal wave of elements. Houses were destroyed, and the ground was pulverized.

But the Hyugas paid no heed to the destruction; their sole focus was on killing the Masked Man before them.

"Tai Chi! Cloud Hands!" the Masked Man remained calm in the face of the terrifying onslaught of ninjutsu.

His hands moved slowly, tracing patterns in the empty air.

All the ninjutsu that had been cast was pulled by an invisible force, following the movement of his hands and swirling together to form a black and white spherical mass of energy.

As the sphere spun, a howling gale accompanied its rotation, making the Masked Man appear like a god controlling chakra.

"This is impossible!"

"All the ninjutsu... He took it all!"

"Such vastly different chakras are merging..."

"Taijutsu! How can he achieve this level of mastery?"

"Even the Kage of the villages couldn't do this!

The onlookers were stunned into silence, their mouths agape as they unconsciously began to back away in fear.

"Tai Chi begets Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang beget the Four Symbols, the Four Symbols beget the Eight Trigrams, and all things arise from Tai Chi and can return to it! Go! Great Taiji Grinding Plate!" The Masked Man chanted, his hands completing a final rotation before gently pushing forward.

The energy sphere, now a fusion of countless ninjutsu, flew directly toward where Hizashi stood.

The sphere wasn't moving fast.

Yet, it struck fear into the hearts of all who witnessed it.

"Everyone, get out of the way!" Hizashi shouted, his body already drenched in sweat.

He stomped his feet on the ground and leaped to the side.

Driven by terror, the others followed suit, fleeing for their lives.

It wasn't until they had put a hundred meters between themselves and the energy sphere that it finally collided with the ground and detonated.

In an instant, flames, water, lightning, earth, and storms converged and exploded. The earth and houses shattered like paper.

"Waaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Piercing screams filled the air as the Hyugas were thrown about like ants in a storm.

When the flames, water, lightning, earth, and storms finally abated and the dust settled, what lay before them was a crater over 150 meters in diameter and several dozen meters deep. The surrounding houses had been reduced to rubble, and broken walls lay scattered across the ground, with black smoke rising from the remains.

(End of Chapter)

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