Chapter 40 : Watanabe-kun, you lose

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"Whether you believe it or not, I really held back."

Watanabe said calmly and he made a seal and hundreds of shadow clones appeared on the ring again.

Hyuga Zero bit her red lips with her pearly teeth. She glanced at the densely packed shadow clones around her, and cursed Watanabe in her heart for being despicable and shameless.

'I Don't believe you! You used all these ninjutsu on me, and you call that holding back?'

Hyuga Zero had to admit that she had underestimated Watanabe before. This boy was far from being as simple as she thought. Not only was he extremely powerful, but he was also very cunning. But even so, she still had reasons to win this battle.

"This kind of ninjutsu can work on others, but not on me!" She removed her pure and sweet disguise and said coldly.

"Then give it a try."

Watanabe wanted to prove to her that he was not lying, so he controlled all the shadow clones to besiege Hyuga Zero.

"Soft fist technique, Bagua empty palm!"

Hyuga Zero suddenly screamed, gathered chakra in her fists, and used the secret technique of the Hyuga clan.

In an instant, a Bagua formation emerged from under her feet, and the area within a radius of five metres became her domain. She used her superb physical skills to severely strike all the shadow clones that entered the range of the Bagua formation.

"Bang, bang, bang…"

Hyuga Zero was like a blooming rose on the battlefield. Her every move was as graceful as if she was dancing. None of his shadow clones could block her moves and they kept shattering under her soft fists.

[Damage received: HP +11, Defence +7, Pain -3...]

[Damage received: HP +9, Defence +6...]

The damage after the shadow clone shattered was transferred back to Watanabe's body, continuously strengthening his HP and defence.

'What a powerful taijutsu!'

Watanabe was secretly shocked when he saw Hyuga Zero killing all the clones easily.

If it were normal times, Watanabe wouldn't mind competing with Hyuga Zero for a while so that she could help him improve his strength, but now he just wanted to defeat her as soon as possible.

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"As expected of the daughter of the Hyuga  clan leader, she has already practised the soft fist to such a level!"

In the judges' seat, the Nara clan leader praised Hyuga Tenfu.

The Soft Fist is the Hyuga clan's secret and is an extremely powerful technique. Ordinary ninjas simply cannot compete with the Hyuga clan in terms of physical skills. Watanabe's shadow clones seem to be astonishing in number, but in fact, they are just toys in Hyuga Zero's eyes.

"The Byakugan can see through the true and false shadow clones. If Watanabe only has these few tricks, he is no match for Hyuga Zero." The Hatake clan leader expressed his opinion.

To be fair, Watanabe and Hyuga Zero are both amazing geniuses, and the battle between the strong will depend on who has better skills.

Hyuga Tenfu watched the battle on the Arena intently, and his daughter's performance touched his heart this time.

"Something's wrong!"

Uchiha Chiri frowned slightly, suddenly noticing something strange.

Not only can the Byakugan see through the authenticity of shadow clones, her Sharingan can do the same. Chiri observed very carefully and she saw that among the shadow clones defeated by Hyuga Zero, several of them did not shatter immediately, but instead shattered into white mist after being hit several times in a row.

It's like Watanabe's shadow clone has a certain defensive power.

But how could a shadow clone have defensive power? This goes against common sense and it is absurd to think about.

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At the same time, on Arena.

Watanabe saw that his tactic was ineffective against Hyuga Zero, who was rushing towards his original body with unstoppable force. He decisively recalled his ten shadow clones and lined them up with his original body, while forming hand seals and casting ninjutsu at the same time.

*Fireball technique*

*Water escape technique*

*water breaking wave technique*

*Earth escape, ground piercing technique*

…

Various ninjutsu skills were bombarding Hyuga Zero from all angles, creating an extremely spectacular scene.

"Such a dense ninjutsu, there is no way to dodge it!"

There were exclamations from the audience.

"It's rare for an opponent to appear who can compete with Watanabe, but she will lose in the end."

"There's nothing we can do. Watanabe has mastered too many ninjutsu. He can use a lot of ninjutsu to knock down his opponent."

Just as everyone was lamenting that this battle between geniuses was about to end, the next moment——

Hyuga Zero opened her cherry lips and slowly said:

"Eight Trigrams: Palm Rotation."

"BOOM!"

She desperately urged the chakra to erupt from the chakra points throughout her body. Her whole body spun in a circle like a top, and all the ninjutsu that hit her were destroyed by the impact.

"What!"

"All those ninjutsu were blocked!"

The audience gasped together. After the initial shock, they felt a surge of blood rushing to their heads uncontrollably, and they became excited and agitated.

"This graduation exam is much more exciting than the Chunin Exam!"

"I'm looking forward to seeing which of them will win."

"…"

Unlike the audience who just watched the show, the clan leaders on the judging panel saw through the tricks.

"Chief Tenfu, isn't your *Eight Trigrams: Palm Rotation* only passed down to the main family?" Nara clan leader asked in confusion.

"Um."

Hyuga Tenfu nodded, his expression remaining calm from beginning to end.

"I didn't teach her. Zero figured it out on her own."

Everyone was moved. She was able to master the *Eight Trigrams: Palm Rotation*

without anyone teaching her. It showed how much suffering Hyuga Zero had gone through and how excellent her talent was.

"Now I think Watanabe has no chance of winning."

The Nara clan leader sighed and said.

*Eight Trigrams: Palm Rotation* is also known as the absolute defence of the Hyuga clan, which can rebound all physical attacks. No matter how much chakra Watanabe has or how many ninjutsu he masters, he cannot defeat Hyuga Zero's defence.

Even if one uses the spirit transformation technique, it will still be rebounded, and even there is a risk that the soul will be severely damaged.

"At this point, it's not a pity that Watanabe lost. After all, he and Hyuga Zero are both young and have a lot of room for growth in the future..."

However, Chiri had reservations about what the Nara chief said.

She didn't think Watanabe would definitely lose because this kid had brought her so many surprises today.

…

"Bang, bang, bang!"

In the Arena, the fierce battle continues.

After performing the *Eight Trigrams: Palm Rotation* Hyuga Zero completely entered rampage mode, charging forward as if she was in an empty space. She forcefully cuts through the army of shadow clones, and she finally gets in front of Watanabe's real body with a flash of a step.

"Watanabe-kun, you lose."

Hyuga Zero said in a sweet voice, 'picking up her disguise that had long been exposed'

A ninja who is proficient in ninjutsu being approached by a ninja who is proficient in physical skills is like a mage being approached by an assassin. The result is not difficult to imagine. This is why Hyuga Zero feels that she has a sure win.

Watanabe's heart tightened. Hyuga Zero's physical skills were much stronger than his, and he was completely unable to react in time.

"Soft Fist, Bagua Sixteen Palms!"

Although her tone was sweet, Hyuga Zero showed no mercy. The Bagua Formation appeared under her feet again, covering her and Watanabe, and one palm after another fell fiercely on Watanabe.

  (Continued…)