i am kimimaro

"Byakugan, open!"

The blood vessels around his eyes immediately bulged, looking somewhat ferocious.

In an instant, Hinata Neji's Byakugan had completely locked onto Kimimaro.

"You have no chance of winning in front of these eyes!"

Neji shouted, charging directly at Kimimaro.

Gentle Fist!

Although it was the same move as Hinata's, its power was incomparable.

Neji's speed and strength far surpassed Hinata's.

The wind howled as chakra flowed through his palms.

"You've got some skills."

Facing Neji's overwhelming Gentle Fist attacks, Kimimaro didn't counterattack but instead dodged.

Fists brushed past his ears, and he could clearly hear the sound of them hitting the air.

With the slight vibration of chakra, these punches would definitely hurt if they landed.

"So fast."

Neji frowned slightly. His punches were already fast, but Kimimaro dodged every single one.

It seemed like the opponent had completely figured out the Gentle Fist's moves.

Just as Neji was distracted, Kimimaro reached out his left hand and grabbed his punching right arm, then struck with the back of his right fist!

*Thump!*

The back of his fist hit Neji squarely in the abdomen!

Suddenly hit, Neji flew several meters away.

In close combat, a member of the Hyuga clan was repelled!

A wave of surprise arose from the audience.

"The Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist was actually suppressed in close combat? This kid from the Sound Village has impressive taijutsu."

"Hehe, that's because you're uninformed. The Kaguya clan's close combat abilities are no weaker than the Hyuga clan's."

Neji steadied himself and looked at Kimimaro in surprise.

"This guy..."

What surprised Neji the most wasn't that the opponent had repelled him.

It was that during their exchange, his Byakugan hadn't detected any unnecessary movements from Kimimaro.

His dodges were perfectly timed, and his attacks were the most efficient.

Flawless.

There was no room for improvement.

The only thing that could change was speed and power.

"Your strength is indeed much greater than Hinata's, but if that's all you've got, it's not enough."

Neji gritted his teeth slightly, feeling不服气, and charged forward again!

Pressure Points!

The fearsome aspect of the Gentle Fist lies in its ability to strike pressure points.

By attacking chakra points, it disrupts the flow of chakra.

The more points that are hit, the more chakra is restricted.

If key points are hit, it can lead to an instant kill.

Neji's chakra continuously surged from his palms, attempting to strike Kimimaro, but he dodged them all.

Thus, the battle scene on the field became quite strange.

Neji attacked with all his might, his hands turning into afterimages, his movements too fast for ordinary people to see.

But Kimimaro seemed to be strolling leisurely, completely unaffected.

Rock Lee clenched his right fist.

"Neji's Gentle Fist has no effect at all?"

Gai looked at Kimimaro, not only with surprise but also with a hint of fighting spirit in his eyes.

"Such amazing taijutsu. To have such control over the body."

As a medical ninja, having good taijutsu skills was quite beneficial.

Kimimaro's taijutsu had been guided by Orochimaru and Tsunade, combined with the Kaguya clan's ancestral Kaguya-style taijutsu, the previously copied Gentle Fist, and the Konoha-style taijutsu and Eight Gates he had seen from Rock Lee. It had already surpassed the realm of ordinary taijutsu users.

It could be said that it was a culmination of various styles.

The Kaguya clan's bodies were born for taijutsu.

Attacks ineffective!

In Neji's eyes, Kimimaro had become an insurmountable mountain. 

Moreover, this mountain was growing taller and taller.

"This won't do. If this continues, I won't have any chance of winning. I can only use that move."

Neji took half a step back, creating some distance.

The next moment, his posture changed, and a Bagua diagram appeared beneath his feet.

"This is..."

In the stands, Hiashi Hyuga's eyes widened in surprise.

"It's the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms! Father, did you teach him this?"

Hanabi Hyuga exclaimed.

"No, I didn't. He actually managed to comprehend this move on his own."

Neji's excellence had exceeded Hiashi's expectations.

If Neji truly unleashed the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, he would undoubtedly be the most talented member of the Hyuga clan in a century.

The next moment, under Hiashi Hyuga's expectant gaze, Neji unleashed the Gentle Fist's ultimate technique, which had always been exclusive to the main branch of the Hyuga clan.

"You have entered my domain, Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Neji shouted, then turned into a blur and rushed towards Kimimaro.

His hands moved like lightning!

His speed increased several times compared to before.

It hit!

With the first strike, Neji felt the long-lost sensation of impact.

He knew this attack had landed; he was finally not fighting against thin air.

"Two palms! Four palms! Eight palms! Sixteen palms! Thirty-two palms! Sixty-four palms!"

With Neji's shouts, all sixty-four attacks landed on Kimimaro's body.

*Boom!*

The final heavy palm sent Kimimaro's body flying several meters away.

The entire audience erupted!

"It's the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms! Oh my god! At such a young age, Hinata Neji has mastered such a powerful Gentle Fist technique!"

"That kid from the Sound Village is in trouble now. He was hit all over by the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. His chakra points are sealed, he's definitely lost!"

Neji's masterful Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms won cheers from the entire crowd.

"It really is the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, and with such high completion."

Hiashi Hyuga gripped his knees. On one hand, he was happy for his younger brother to have such a son, but on the other hand, he also felt a bit worried.

He had originally planned to remove Neji's Caged Bird Seal after this Chunin Exam.

But now it seemed that Neji's talent was even greater than he had imagined. If he were completely unleashed, it might attract the suspicion of Konoha's higher-ups.

Although the possibility wasn't too high, he didn't dare to try it lightly.

If something happened to Neji, how could he explain it to Hizashi?

"Father, is Kimimaro going to lose? Even a Jonin wouldn't be able to withstand a full set of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, right?"

Hanabi suddenly asked.

"No, the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist is halved in effectiveness, or even completely ineffective, against the Kaguya clan."

"Why?"

Hanabi was puzzled.

"Because the Kaguya clan is different from ordinary people, they are monsters."

On the field, Neji was rejoicing at his perfect hit and turned to Genma Shiranui, saying, "Referee, announce the result. He has no chance of getting up again."

But before Genma could speak, Kimimaro, who should have been lying on the ground, slowly stood up.

He stretched and said, "The force was decent, you could add another session."

"What! You!"

Neji was completely shocked.

He took the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms head-on and stood up unharmed?

How was this possible?

"It's about my turn now."

Kimimaro spread his ten fingers, aiming them at Neji.

"Ten Finger Bullet!"

There's more today, at least two more chapters.

(End of Chapter)