Take his life while he is ill; Hiashi showed no mercy.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was no longer able to put up effective resistance. He might be down, but that didn't mean others were.
Enma, as a summoned beast capable of normal communication with humans, wasn't truly a simpleton. When Hiruzen Sarutobi lost his ability to resist, Enma transformed back to his original form and blocked in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiashi's Eight Trigrams Palm slammed into Enma's body, making Hiashi curse inwardly from the pain.
He was too damn hard!
However, Gentle Fist never relied on punches and kicks to win; its true power lay in the Chakra released from the palms.
Sharp Chakra precisely struck Enma's pressure points. Although different from human pressure points, they were still completely visible under the Byakugan.
The different locations of the pressure points only slightly slowed Hiashi's assault. After taking more than ten palms, as his Chakra was sealed.
Enma, losing his sustained power, disappeared with a 'bang'.
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still within Hiashi's Eight Trigrams Palm domain. The brief moment Enma provided was completely insufficient for Hiruzen Sarutobi to recover.
After all, it was a combo from Raikage A, the Fourth Raikage, a devastating injury that even Tsunade could only alleviate, not cure.
After struggling to block one or two times, Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly hit by Hiashi's Eight Trigrams Palm.
After one hit, there were two, then three.
With each hit, Hiruzen Sarutobi's resistance grew weaker and more powerless.
Hiashi struck with anger in every blow, his Gentle Fist repeatedly hitting Hiruzen Sarutobi's frail body.
Even without the Sharingan and Byakugan, the power was evident.
Chakra, like bullets, pierced through his body. Though invisible, it still caused Hiruzen Sarutobi's combat uniform on his back to bulge periodically after passing through his body.
After Hiashi finished unleashing his set of Gentle Fist on Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi's aura was weak, and he spat out blood. His previously vast and surging Chakra had long since vanished, leaving him like a dying old man.
He stood shakily, like a candle in the wind, about to be extinguished at any moment.
The palpable impact of each strike, each accompanied by the decline of the opponent's aura, made Hiashi feel increasingly exhilarated.
The long battle, coupled with a Chakra-consuming set of Gentle Fist, and using more Chakra than usual in each strike.
This left Hiashi's aura somewhat weakened, and his body was even more exhausted. The dozen or so Gentle Fist strikes that hit Enma's body even caused his fingers to tremble slightly.
However, Hiashi felt incredibly satisfied and his spirit was greatly invigorated.
Finally, this moment has come!
Die, Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Hiashi didn't hesitate; the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm condensed in his hand, aimed at Hiruzen Sarutobi's head.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's tottering body was completely unable to block this attack. Hiashi already foresaw Hiruzen Sarutobi's death.
Hizashi, I have avenged you!
But why can't I feel happy?
As Hiashi was feeling sentimental, a sudden change occurred.
Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!
A wall of earth rapidly rose from the ground, blocking Hiashi's final strike.
At the same time, another Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared in the area.
Hiashi was filled with confusion. If what he had just hit was a Shadow Clone, why could it last so long?
Then, was the newly appeared one a Shadow Clone?
Soon, everything that followed confirmed Hiashi's guess: the newly appeared Hiruzen Sarutobi directly dissipated into white smoke.
At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pressure points, which had been sealed by Hiashi's Eight Trigrams Palm, rapidly began to open with the injection of new Chakra.
The Hiruzen Sarutobi who had been exceptionally troublesome for Hiashi reappeared in the courtyard, accompanied by the burst of Chakra from the unsealed pressure points. An unstoppable aura pressed down on Hiashi and the others, making them afraid to even breathe.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was not a Jinchuriki; after being hit by Gentle Fist, he didn't have a Tailed Beast to help him break the seal. But no one said that breaking the Gentle Fist seal had to involve Tailed Beast Chakra.
Clearly, his own Chakra would also work.
When exactly? Hiashi carefully recalled the previous battle. At no point had Hiashi's gaze left Hiruzen Sarutobi; he simply couldn't have had time to use a Shadow Clone.
Then there was only one possibility.
Had he prepared it in advance?
With the injection of the Shadow Clone's Chakra, and since Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't run out of Chakra but had merely had it sealed, the breaking of the seal made Hiruzen Sarutobi's aura even more formidable, feeling even stronger to the Hyuga clansmen than before.
Hiashi finally laughed self-deprecatingly. In the end, it was just his own wishful thinking.
Does it ultimately still require Hokage-sama's intervention?
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