"So that's what the Flying Thunder God Jutsu is? It truly is a very convenient ninja technique; it seems you all have gone to great lengths to deal with me. That previous Root team that sacrificed themselves were merely bait to lure me in."
With the Byakugan's pupil technique exposed, Ayane had already detected that the Root team she eliminated earlier was nothing more than bait deliberately placed by Danzo.
As for the method of transmitting information, it's likely a Secret Technique like the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Switch.
Ninjas from this clan are indeed essential candidates for the Anbu and Root.
"Your Root tactics haven't changed much from before."
Ignoring Ayane's sarcastic attitude, Danzo calmly responded:
"It was their own choice, to eliminate at all costs any enemy that threatens existence—that is the meaning of Root. Moreover, their sacrifice wasn't in vain."
"So? Do you think this is enough to deal with me?"
"We have prepared against your pupil techniques and the power of your Gentle Fist."
Danzo answered this way.
The implication was clear: the inescapable net he laid down meant traitor Ayane had no escape route.
"Then as a guest, it seems I have to check how well prepared your defenses are."
After saying this, Ayane's body vanished from the branch.
Danzo and the others immediately scattered.
Aware of Ayane's close combat ability, they wouldn't foolishly wait for her attack.
"Revolving Heaven!"
Hyuga Hizashi spun, forming a Chakra Ball that collided with the descending Ayane.
A huge explosion followed.
Hizashi's body was thrown from the choking smoke, rolling on the ground.
His arms, strained from rotating the Chakra Ball, were already bleeding.
Though it didn't hinder combat, the power of his subsequent Gentle Fist would undoubtedly be reduced.
But Hizashi understood Ayane's attack wasn't just brute force; she found the weakness of Revolving Heaven, broke it in one go, and instantly launched a second strike.
Such fierce attack methods had already surpassed him... no, had surpassed the understanding of all Hyuga Clan ninjas.
What level had her Gentle Fist reached?
Hizashi felt deeply shaken.
"Despite being both Jonin of the Hyuga Clan, the difference is so huge."
Seeing this, Danzo squinted his eyes, feeling a more direct sense of the destructive power of Ayane's Gentle Fist.
Even a slight graze from such an attack would be extremely dangerous.
"How fortunate, Hizashi-senpai. If this one hadn't come to stop it, you'd have been out of the game directly."
Ayane looked at Might Duy, who halted her second attack, slightly surprised.
His body was enveloped in energy, steaming and evaporating incessantly.
This overwhelming power easily lifted the ground.
"Eight Inner Gates Jutsu, though I've heard of it before, seeing it for the first time."
Ayane nodded, acknowledging this Body Technique.
"If you give up resisting..."
Responding to him was Ayane's palm strike.
The rushing strong wind lifted scattered stones on the ground, creating many cracks on the ground from pure power contact.
The nearby Root, seeing the battle unfold, also showcased their ninja technique prowess, assisting Genin Might Duy's attack from the side.
Without a tough physique, along with extraordinary strength and speed, it's difficult to exert any effective suppression against such a level of Gentle Fist.
A wailing sound capable of shaking the earth arose, air around Duy started to compress drastically, something preparing to explode there.
Then, his body accelerated again, leaving the spot, faster than a Jonin's Instantaneous Body Jutsu, attacking Ayane with a kick.
As his thigh moved, curved cracks appeared on the ground he traversed.
The invisible pressure waves on the body, for these, Ayane remained composed, her expression unchanged by such an offensive.
Easily dodging aside, Ayane shifted behind Duy, delivering a palm strike.
Duy quickly reacted, his fist wrapped in green energy clashing with the palm.
A sonic boom sounded.
Both stepped back, then used the ground as leverage, raising their heels and exerting from their toes, attacking each other with identical postures.
Annoyingly, unable to break her defense, the one at a disadvantage is me! Duy knew clearly.
The only reason he was fighting Ayane on equal terms was that the Root assisted with ninja techniques.
On one-to-one combat, he would have lost long ago.
"Such a nuisance."
Ayane multitasked, engaging in a Taijutsu showdown with Duy while minding the Root ninjas' techniques.
Like bug, shadow-based Jutsus; once caught, the situation becomes very troublesome.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
Seizing the opportunity, Danzo expelled massive Scythe Weasel Wind, towards Ayane along the ground.
Compared to the Root ninja's attack, Danzo's timing and the scope of his technique were spot-on.
Ayane gritted her teeth.
"Revolving Heaven!"
The sharp wind was blocked by the spinning Chakra Ball.
After the Jutsu, that moment of stiffness provided Duy a favorable setup to attack.
At this moment, Ayane unleashed materialized Chakra, causing something akin to an explosion at the spot.