Chapter 6: Full-Force Battle!

Chapter 6: Full-Force Battle!

The fight had been going on for a while, but Neji hadn't felt any sluggishness at all. 

This could only mean one thing—the pace of the battle was completely in his favor! Hyūga Neji was elated.

Swish!

But in the next moment, his punch suddenly stopped mid-air. The target in front of him had vanished, and that familiar feeling of helplessness surged over him once more.

Hinata Hyūga had only taken a step back, yet Neji felt as if he could never catch up to her.

"Rebooting calculations. Please wait."

At the same time, Hinata froze momentarily. Her terminal's computations hadn't fully recovered yet; she had dodged on pure instinct.

It was the first time in years this had happened to her. Wait... does this mean that even without the terminal, she could still fight on her own? A glimmer of excitement appeared in Hinata's eyes.

"Computation data retrieved."

"Processing restored."

"Calculating target distance and data comparison."

"Predicting target habits."

"Gathering comprehensive target data."

In the next second, the system's calculations were fully restored. As the gray and white world before Hinata's eyes was filled with various spectrums of light, glowing circles appeared one after another. She shook her slightly numb arm and smiled at Neji.

"Had enough? Now it's my turn!"

Neji's heart tightened as his eyes widened. He instinctively threw another punch, but the moment he did, he regretted it.

That sluggish feeling enveloped him again, and his chest began to tighten. He struggled to breathe as he threw his punch forward.

"Too late!"

From Hinata's perspective, she saw only a spectral silhouette—humanoid, its stance mimicking a punch. The moment it appeared, Neji had just begun his punch, but Hinata had already started to dodge.

After a brief interval, Neji replicated the spectral silhouette's movement perfectly, his punch reaching the exact position as the phantom, their actions aligning flawlessly, down to the smallest detail.

Hinata's face lit up with a smile.

With the terminal's assistance, she could predict Neji's actions a second ahead of time. Even if there was a slight error, it didn't matter. As long as she could dodge in advance, there was nothing Neji could do.

This was the current state of Neji Hyūga.

The gap between them was gradually closing.

"What did you do?!"

Neji swung another punch, only for Hinata to dodge once more, as if they were acting out a scene they had rehearsed—a predetermined script, followed by equally rehearsed reactions.

Frustrated, Neji couldn't help but shout at Hinata.

He couldn't take it anymore! He didn't understand why! Why did every punch feel like she had already seen through it?

Was it the Hyūga clan's Byakugan? No, impossible! He had never heard of anything like this before!

Or was she just toying with him? What was really going on?!

Neji began to lose his grip, his eyes growing bloodshot. He didn't even notice the slight increase in chakra flowing to the veins in his eyes, causing his eyes to become bloodshot.

"This is just routine," Hinata replied with an expressionless face, though her breathing was noticeably heavier.

Honestly, Neji was terrifying. He was truly a genius.

Even though Hinata had been diligently training her Gentle Fist technique over the years, adapting her body to its various forms and undergoing rigorous training, she still couldn't match Neji's natural talent.

Sometimes, she even wondered if Gentle Fist had been created specifically for him.

"You're toying with me?" Neji suddenly clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he redistributed his chakra throughout his body. His expression turned manic as he muttered to himself.

"What are you talking about—?"

Before Hinata could finish, Neji stood frozen, muttering under his breath. Confused, she started to ask, but in the next instant, she saw hundreds of phantom punches forming before her eyes.

A storm was coming!

Countless projections appeared in rapid succession, one after another, like someone suddenly dumping out an entire bucket in front of her.

Neji was about to unleash his attack! And this time, it was a relentless barrage of frenzied punches!

Hinata no longer had the luxury of speaking. She realized something was seriously wrong with Neji.

His extreme personality and the harsh environment had twisted him, and after these repeated setbacks, Neji was likely at his breaking point.

When someone reaches their limit, there's usually only one outcome—an explosive outburst!

"This is bad…"

Staring at the overwhelming storm of punches before her, Hinata felt as if she had suddenly encountered an onslaught of rapid, high-difficulty notes in a rhythm game, leaving her completely unprepared.

But unlike a rhythm game, if she got hit even once, a devastating chain reaction would follow.

If she were to get caught by this barrage, she'd be gravely injured—likely bedridden for months.

Would Neji kill her? Hinata didn't think so. At most, she'd suffer, endure some pain, and end up confined to bed, taking medicine to recover from her injuries.

But that was something she absolutely couldn't let happen. Hinata didn't want that outcome, so the question was now—how could she avoid this attack?

"Beginning calculations. Optimizing escape route."

A voice echoed in her mind as the spectrums of light before her eyes shifted.

Hinata had almost fully adapted to this sensation. She rose naturally and began to dodge.

Gusts of wind rushed past her as she swiftly evaded. As soon as she dodged one attack, the terminal's pre-calculated response appeared for the next.

Neji's movements were perfectly in sync with the spectrums of light, his punches landing exactly where the pre-calculated patterns had indicated—a flawless one-to-one replication!

Hinata's eyes widened as she tensed up. The terminal had marked Neji's attack points, speed, and her own safe zones. Combined with the enhancement from her Byakugan, even Neji, who also possessed the Byakugan, couldn't change his movements when they had already been predicted in advance.

From the very start, his battle rhythm had collapsed, but he didn't know it. He was essentially being led by the nose.

As for Hinata, she could only ensure her movements remained as concise as possible, stepping lightly to minimize any deviation in her next move.

She retreated, curled her body, and tilted her head—everything happened as expected. Neji's attacks were disorganized, his fighting method crude and simple. He was merely trying to overpower her with brute force, nothing more.