Chapter 144 Crushing! My Wife Hinata Is So Amazing!

The light from the Eight Trigrams formation beneath Hyuga Hinata's feet instantly converged and shrank, as if all the power was concentrated in her palms.

She didn't use the complex Eight Trigrams Palm, but instead poured a large amount of Chakra into her palms, clenching her fists and striking out!

"Gentle Fist Art: Twin Lion Fists!"

Highly condensed bright blue Chakra on her palms, like burning flames, even faintly formed the phantom of roaring lion heads!

Like an arrow released from a bowstring, she instantly rushed towards the Chakra sphere formed by the equally astonishing Byakugan Palm: Heavenly Spin, her fists like two mighty male lions, roaring and fiercely biting at the "Heavenly Spin."

The Heavenly Spin's Chakra barrier and palm wind were fine for blocking kunai and other attacks, but they couldn't stop the Twin Lion Fists that Hyuga Hinata now wielded.

As if abandoning the intricate techniques of the Eight Trigrams Palm, simple and brutal, the Twin Lion Fists carried an momentum capable of splitting mountains and shattering stones, violently breaking through defenses, blasting open the so-called absolute defense of "Heavenly Spin," and striking towards Neji's chest!

Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!

The speed and explosive power of this strike far exceeded Hyuga Neji's understanding of Hinata!

"Oh no, this is bad—"

Hyuga Neji's pupils constricted sharply.

In a hurry, he could only barely cross his arms over his chest to guard, while simultaneously channeling Chakra with all his might to try and defend.

With a loud bang.

The Twin Lion Fists landed squarely on Neji's crossed arms.

A formidable, irresistible force, accompanied by wild yet pure Gentle Fist Chakra, burst forth!

"Crack!"

A teeth-grinding sound of bones breaking faintly came through!

Hyuga Neji's crossed arms, used for defense, were slammed back into his own chest by this force!

"Boom—" Accompanied by a large burst of white air, Hyuga Neji let out a painful groan, his entire body like being hit by a high-speed train, his feet leaving the ground, uncontrollably flying backward, a small mouthful of fresh blood spraying from his mouth, drawing a dazzling red line in the air!

"Bang!!"

Hyuga Neji's body crashed heavily against the examination room wall, emitting a dull thud, creating a spiderweb-like indentation in the wall before slowly sliding down, kneeling on one knee, his arms hanging limply, breathing heavily.

His face was filled with incredulous shock, pain, and a hint of bewilderment.

Byakugan Palm: Heavenly Spin.

His absolute defense, which he prided himself on, was actually broken head-on by Hyuga Hinata?!

The diligently cultivated Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, and Byakugan Palm: Heavenly Spin, were all secret profound techniques of the Main Family.

What if they were passed down by word of mouth?

Hyuga Neji, relying on his own understanding and talent, could learn them on his own.

Although Hyuga Neji didn't say it, he was inwardly proud, possessing the arrogance of a genius.

However, now everything had been shattered by the timid young lady he once looked down upon.

For some time recently, Hyuga Neji had often heard rumors within the clan about Hyuga Hinata's transformation, and his hatred for this weak and incompetent Main Family successor had diminished significantly, at least outwardly showing some respect, but deep down, he still had doubts.

Now, the doubts were gone.

Hyuga Neji's dao heart was almost shattered.

And Hinata, after unleashing the astonishing Twin Lion Fists, exhaled a turbid breath, her face not red and her heart not pounding, standing steadily in place, slowly retracting her hands, the turbulent Chakra enveloping her fists gradually calming down.

Anyone with eyes could see that she still had energy left!

The entire examination room was dead silent!

Everyone was shocked by Hyuga Hinata's strength.

Gekkō Hayate quickly stepped forward to check Hyuga Neji's condition, confirmed that his arms were fractured and his Chakra was in disarray, and that he was unable to continue fighting, then took a deep breath and announced loudly:

"The winner—Hyuga Hinata!"

As the announcement fell, after a brief silence, the audience erupted in deafening cheers!

Especially Ino Yamanaka, who jumped up and cheered excitedly.

"We won!"

Ino Yamanaka happily high-fived Naruto.

Naruto smiled and nodded: "Winning was inevitable."

"And in the fight with Hyuga Neji, Hinata only used five or six tenths of her strength, right?"

Rasengan was not used.

Dragon Origin Chakra was also not used.

The formidable body after the Dragon Blood baptism of the Dragon-level was not displayed either.

Although Gentle Fist somewhat restrains the Adamantine Body, after being baptized by Dragon Blood, it inherently possesses magic resistance.

Chakra has difficulty penetrating the skin's surface, so the threat of Gentle Fist is naturally much reduced.

Hyuga Hiashi, who had come to watch the battle, suddenly stood up, looking at his daughter standing calmly in the arena, radiating an unprecedented glow, his eyes filled with shock and relief.

Hyuga Hanabi tightly gripped the railing, her small face full of adoration.

Sister has become so amazing!

Hyuga Neji struggled to lift his head, looking at Hinata slowly walking towards him.

She extended her hand, not to show off, but with genuine concern: "Neji-nii—sorry, I was a bit heavy-handed."

Neji looked at the hand extended towards him, then at his own arms trembling with intense pain, and finally, his gaze fell upon Hinata's pure yet powerful Byakugan.

"Hinata-sama—"

Hyuga Neji lowered his proud head, calling out "Young Lady" from the bottom of his heart.

The fact of his defeat, and the strength Hinata displayed, enough to bear the name of the Main Family, struck his heart like a heavy hammer.

Hyuga Hinata didn't know that Hyuga Neji had once hated her, nor did she know about the rift and conflict between the Main Family and the Branch Family; she simply waved to Hyuga Neji as he was being loaded onto a stretcher, and said with concern: "Neji-nii, get well soon, we'll spar again next time."

"Next time?"

A somewhat dejected Hyuga Neji smiled: "Next time I'll be stronger, much stronger."

"Hinata-sama, you mustn't slack off, or I'll easily surpass you."

Tenth Round:

Akimichi Choji VS Dosu Kinuta!

Compared to the Tailed Beast battle between Naruto and Gaara, and the Gentle Fist battle between Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Neji, their fight was much less exciting.

Plus, Akimichi Choji had some brains, but not much, and was easily defeated by Dosu Kinuta.

"Meat—I want to eat meat—"

Akimichi Choji, who had crashed through the wall and was lying on the ground, was mumbling something in a daze.

Nara Shikamaru leaned his elbow on the railing, supporting his chin with his hand, and sighed in relief, saying helplessly: "It seems the opponent held back."

Asuma Sarutobi said, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth: "Even though he lost, let's still take him for barbecue."

"No matter what, Shikamaru, you won for our team."

...

The unnoticed Shino Aburame really wanted to say something.

He won too.

The tenth round of matches ended simply like that.

"Phew—" "It's finally all over."

Gekkō Hayate walked across the scarred and dilapidated arena, feeling a little trepidation.

He even wondered what kind of monsters and perverts these Genin of this year were; some of their strength had already far exceeded the Genin and Chunin levels.

Gekkō Hayate asked himself if he could win against some of these guys.

The answer was obvious.

"Good thing I'm not in the same class as them."

Gekkō Hayate coughed a few times, raised his hand, and said: "Then—I announce that all the preliminary rounds of the Third Exam are over!"