Chapter 17: Battle Against Hyuga Yizu
When Li Jie xuan finally snapped out of his wild thoughts, Hyuga Yizu had already taken his stance on the open ground in front of the Ninja Academy.
Hyuga Yizu was already a full four years old, and he stood more than half a head taller than Li Jie xuan. In terms of presence alone, Li Jie xuan seemed to have already lost by a large margin.
"Where's your opening stance?"
Seeing Li Jie xuan standing lazily in place, Hyuga Yizu couldn't help but frown. Even though this was a private spar, he didn't want to be saddled with the reputation of launching a sneak attack.
"Against you, there's no need to be that serious!"
Li Jie xuan casually dug at his ear, wearing an expression that clearly showed he didn't take Hyuga Yizu seriously at all.
"What an arrogant brat."
"Facing Yizu from the Hyuga clan and he's still this relaxed—does this guy have something wrong with his head?"
"Damn it, Li Jie xuan didn't take my warning seriously at all." Tsunade clenched her fists, wishing she could rush over right now and give Li Jie xuan a thorough beating.
The private duel between Li Jie xuan and Hyuga Yizu had already drawn quite a crowd.
The veins on Hyuga Yizu's forehead bulged violently. Since growing up, he had never been this angry before. Without a doubt, Li Jie xuan had completely infuriated him.
"You said it yourself!"
Hyuga Yizu could no longer hold back. He pushed off the ground with his feet and lunged straight at Li Jie xuan.
"So fast!"
Even Li Jie xuan had to admit that the children of the major clans were truly impressive. Their speed alone already far surpassed that of ordinary children. Still… it was just a bit lacking in refinement.
Hyuga Yizu closed in on Li Jie xuan, raised both palms high, and roared: "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms—First Palm!"
Blue chakra flames suddenly ignited on Hyuga Yizu's right palm. He had indeed mastered chakra and already possessed real combat ability. Li Jie xuan silently nodded. This Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms was exactly as in the anime—gathering chakra in the palms, striking rapidly to seal the enemy's chakra points.
Unfortunately, Hyuga Yizu was no Neji. The gap in strength was more than just a little.
Li Jie xuan calmly observed, having already grasped Hyuga Yizu's true level. To outsiders, however, Li Jie xuan simply looked as if he had been scared stiff…
But just as Li Jie xuan could already feel the force of Hyuga Yizu's palm wind—
Suddenly, Li Jie xuan moved!
There was no exaggerated motion. He merely shifted his body slightly, letting Hyuga Yizu's first palm pass by.
"Huh?!"
Seeing Li Jie xuan dodge his first strike, Hyuga Yizu was startled, but he didn't panic. The most prominent feature of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms was its unbroken chain of attacks, overwhelming the opponent until they collapsed! "Second Palm!"
Blazing blue chakra flames ignited on Hyuga Yizu's left palm as well.
Li Jie xuan had just turned his body, and this strike appeared impossible to evade. Once this palm landed, the relentless follow-up strikes would completely defeat Li Jie xuan. However, at that very moment, Hyuga Yizu's left hand abruptly froze in midair. He had forcibly halted his own ultimate technique.
"What's going on?"
"Boss Yizu, don't hold back!"
"Attack, Boss Yizu!"
Hyuga Yizu's subordinates shouted anxiously. They had no idea what had happened to their leader…
At that moment, from within the shadow of a massive locust tree, a snake-eyed boy with long black hair suddenly let out a cold laugh. "So that's how it is. This isn't even a fight on the same level at all."
After saying that, the snake-eyed boy turned and left. In his eyes, the battle was already over…
Tsunade, meanwhile, widened her eyes and unconsciously murmured, "So… Jie xuan-kun is this strong?"
"Huff—"
Hyuga Yizu stared in terror, frozen like a statue, not daring to even breathe.
A sharp kunai was suspended steadily between the eyelashes of his left eye. The keen blade had even sliced off several long lashes. If he moved even slightly, the kunai would blind him instantly.
The battle was already over!
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