Damn it.
Kidōmaru deftly dodged Neji's attack and tugged on the spider silk attached to his body.
A yellowish-brown metallic substance suddenly secreted from his body, forming golden arrows. He ignored Neji and instead used the spider silk to form a bow and arrow, shooting towards Shikamaru and the others.
Whoosh!
Swoosh!
Just then, a Kunai mixed with an explosive tag flew over, intercepting the spider gold.
Bang!
An explosion sounded, blasting the spider gold away.
Kidōmaru could only watch helplessly as Shikamaru and the others departed.
He then impatiently turned his gaze to Neji.
"Since that's the case, I'll deal with you first.
You don't think they'll be a match for Jirobo, do you?"
Neji ignored him. As Kidōmaru spoke, Neji channeled Chakra to his feet, bouncing off the tree trunks.
He approached Kidōmaru.
Whoosh, whoosh!
As he got closer, he used Shuriken to block Kidōmaru's escape routes.
"Naive."
Patterns spread across Kidōmaru's face.
He wasn't going to waste any more time on Neji.
He had initially intended to play around, but Neji's interception had annoyed him.
Spit~
A large net enveloped Neji.
Kidōmaru himself didn't even bother to move.
Clang, clang!
Shuriken struck Kidōmaru's body, making a sound like metal colliding.
"Gentle Fist."
Neji swung his hands, cutting through the Chakra flow of the spider web.
At the same time, he noticed the clanging sound.
"Does his body secrete some kind of metal?"
He instantly analyzed the situation.
This meant that Gentle Fist could only cut off the Chakra pathways within his body after breaking through his defense.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Bang, bang!
Clang, clang, clang!
Facing Neji's close-range attacks, Kidōmaru brandished his yellowish-brown spear, and their battle was a passionate clash.
From time to time, Kidōmaru would also shoot out white spider webs.
However, all of them were countered by Neji's Gentle Fist.
"Damn it, he counters my spider web ability.
But this guy is a close-range fighter, as long as I watch out for his Shuriken and explosive tags,
the rhythm of the battle is still in my hands."
Kidōmaru was not weak either; he analyzed some of Neji's weaknesses and strengths... Satoru's clone reappeared around the two, watching their intense battle.
He was relieved to see Neji finally using basic Ninja tools like Shuriken.
He had often wondered why, besides Lee, every Ninja should know Clone Technique and Shuriken, yet he had never seen Neji use them.
He relied too much on his Byakugan.
Carrying a few Ninja tools wouldn't hinder him much; instead, it would provide more tactical options.
For ordinary Ninja, it was something that could significantly raise their combat potential.
Therefore, in Neji's battle simulation illusion, he emphasized attack methods that involved basic Ninja tool operation for Neji.
According to Satoru's thinking, if Neji could achieve the effects of basic Ninja tools and Clone Technique with Gentle Fist, he would accept it.
Indeed, after a thousand deaths, Neji had started using the tools a Ninja should use.
Otherwise, he was acting like a warrior, not a Ninja at all.
Tiger Seal.
A thought flashed through Satoru's mind, and he began to form hand signs to resonate with the nerves he had left in their bodies.
He began to collect their physical data.
The Sound Four in their full power still had some strength.
They should be much stronger than in the original story.
He wondered if Neji, after his Thousand Ninja Slashes illusion training, could win.
Neji was indeed a genius. In his environment, he was the fastest-improving Ninja among all the Twelve Strongest Ninja, second only to Sasuke.
Even Naruto couldn't compare.
According to Satoru's idea, Neji had previously been immersed in so-called fate, unable to break free from his cage, which prevented him from developing his potential.
The current Neji was definitely much stronger than in the original story.
This would be another battle worth watching.
After all, Guy Team was not like Choji, who had only experienced one illusion training; they had experienced four... Whoosh, whoosh!
"Shikamaru, can Neji handle that enemy?"
Naruto had just felt that the guy was very dangerous.
Whoosh~
Shikamaru: "Don't worry, trust him. Our goal is to bring Sasuke back."
He was willing to trust his teammates.
Moreover, he was confident that both Choji and Neji had made significant progress during this time.
After the Orochimaru incident, everyone in Konoha had been diligently training.
Shikamaru also firmly believed that anyone trained by the former Acting Hokage, even if they couldn't defeat the enemy, would definitely survive.
Only a strategist like him understood how much help the Acting Hokage's training could provide to Ninja.
Especially after the incident of chasing Gaara.
"Hey, there are two more enemies left. I'll take them on next."
Kiba said confidently.
He had now resolved the flaw that was exposed during his Chunin Exams fight with Naruto.
His nose had become stronger.
Not only was his sense of smell powerful, but he had also found a way to filter out foul odors.
It would only reduce the sensitivity of his nose.
But it didn't matter; his Taijutsu was also very strong.
And the enemy might not be able to come up with a way to counter his nose.
"Kiba, be a bit more stable. Our goal is to bring Sasuke back, not anything else."
Shikamaru knew Kiba's Ninja qualities were among the best of their generation, but as the captain, he still cautioned him.
He didn't want Choji and Neji's efforts to be in vain.
"Got it, got it.
Whoosh, whoosh!
...Bang, bang!
Thud!
In the forest, countless trees were blasted away and fell to the ground.
A huge yellowish-brown arrow pierced through a large tree and slammed into the ground.
A massive crater appeared.
"Why are you running? Wasn't that spinning technique quite powerful?"
Kidōmaru's body had transformed, with six arms, each holding a weapon.
After speaking, he tugged on the spider silk tied to the back of the arrow, pulling it back.
Neji had already disappeared from his sight.
Kidōmaru's eyes darted around, trying to find Neji.
He hadn't expected a close-combat Ninja to have such excellent stealth abilities.
The genius of the Hyuga Clan was truly incredible.
In his understanding, no Ninja, except for Lord Orochimaru, was Omnipotence.
Close-range and long-range combat could only maintain relative Omnipotence.
But he also had to admire how deeply this Byakugan kid had cultivated his stealth skills.
"But, you are a Ninja, and I am a Ninja too."
Kidōmaru suddenly turned around with his bow, aiming at Neji, who was three meters away.
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"At such a close range, no one can dodge my arrows."
Whoosh!
The arrow's attack caused a sonic boom.
A twisted smile appeared on Kidōmaru's face.
"Eighth Trigrams: Vacuum Palm."
Neji ignored the incoming arrow and instead unleashed a Vacuum Palm, which compensated for the lack of long-range attacks in Gentle Fist.
It struck Kidōmaru directly, who looked on in astonishment.
However, Kidōmaru knew he had won.
Bang!
Suddenly, Neji, who had been hit by the arrow, turned into smoke and disappeared.
"Shadow Clone..."