Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 334 Absolute Defense
Faced with this sudden counterattack of Gentle Fist chakra, Tobirama Umino was also taken aback!
Fortunately, he was cautious and used the Sound Wave Escape Perception Technique throughout, which allowed him to keenly sense that this destructive chakra was rushing towards him at high speed along the black rope.

He immediately mobilized his own chakra to intercept and counter!

However, the purity, refinement, and destructive properties of the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist Chakra far exceeded Tobirama Unno's expectations!
The chakra barrier he hastily assembled was as fragile as paper, instantly torn apart and pierced by the sharp, continuous force of the Gentle Fist!
"Not good! We can't hold them off!" Tobirama Umino instantly assessed the situation.

"Break!"

Without hesitation, he severed his connection with the black rope that had been grabbed!
At the same time, he quickly retreated backward.

"Got it!" Hyuga Tokuma felt the black rope in his hand suddenly lose its power, knowing that his opponent had been forced to abandon the rope!
This was precisely the only weakness he was waiting for in the enemy's defensive network!

Hyuga Tokuma channeled all his chakra into his legs, unleashing unprecedented speed and a near-instantaneous leap, instantly bridging the tiny gap between them and directly intruding into Umino Tobirama's close-range combat.

"Bagua·Sixty-Four Palms!"

Hyuga Tokuma's palms transformed into a sky full of palm shadows, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, striking with unparalleled precision at the sixty-four important chakra points around Umino Tobirama's body like a sudden storm!

A flurry of palm strikes!

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped……

The sound of rapid, repeated blows instantly echoed throughout the training ground.

"Sixty-four palm strikes? Tokuma can actually unleash sixty-four palm strikes?!"

The Hyuga clan members watching the battle were in an uproar, filled with disbelief and shock!

It should be noted that even many senior Chunin in the clan may not be able to perform the complete Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms smoothly. Hyuga Tokuma's talent and strength have once again refreshed their understanding!
"We won!" Many Hyuga clan members wore victorious smiles, as if they could already see Tobirama Umino's meridians sealed, his chakra disordered, and him collapsing to the ground coughing up blood.

Although the members of the main family were surprised by Tokuma's strength, the jealousy in their eyes was even more obvious.

However, just as the final blow was about to land, a glint of confidence flashed in Hyuga Tokuma's eyes.

Bang!
The powerful impact of the final palm strike sent Tobirama Unno flying, crashing heavily into the wall at the edge of the training ground with a thud, sending dust billowing into the air.

The expected scene of broken bones, torn tendons, and spitting blood did not occur.

As the dust settled, Tobirama Umino was seen clutching his chest, somewhat disheveled, as he straightened up from the wall. Although he had been shaken, his breathing was not disordered, and his eyes remained sharp.

A large number of sticky armor pieces fell from Tobirama Umino's body, and the hit areas peeled off layer by layer, revealing the intact skin underneath!

"What is this?!" All the Hyuga clan members who activated their Byakugan clearly saw the peculiar defensive armor that, despite being shattered and constantly peeling off under the relentless bombardment of the sixty-four palm strikes, remained resiliently covering Tobirama Umino's body, absorbing, dispersing, and deflecting most of the penetrating power of the Gentle Fist and the destructive power of chakra!
"Mustard Armor?!" For the first time, Hyuga Muneyoshi's usually impassive face revealed an undisguised emotion, his voice tinged with solemnity and disbelief.

If the Water Candy Armor was originally a field obstacle that limited Gentle Fist, and the Black Rope Secret Technique was a long-range weapon to prevent close combat, then this seemingly inconspicuous but life-saving sticky candy armor is simply the nemesis of Gentle Fist's pressure point technique!
The essence of Gentle Fist lies in breaking through the surface with a single point, using pure chakra to destroy meridians and acupoints. However, this sticky armor itself has strong fluidity and viscosity, which can disperse the penetrating force of the point to the entire armor layer to withstand it.

At the same time, its ability to isolate chakra transmission greatly weakens the direct destructive power of Gentle Fist chakra on internal meridians!
Unless one cultivates to an extremely high level and can condense Gentle Fist chakra to an extreme degree to form the advanced ninjutsu "Mountain Breaker", the effect of ordinary Bagua Palm acupoint striking will be greatly reduced when facing this layer of sticky armor.

Hyuga Muneyoshi's gaze lingered on the panting but still bright-eyed young man, Tobirama Umino, before glancing at Sasuke Umino beside him, who remained calm and seemingly in complete control. He was deeply shocked. The Umino clan truly lived up to their reputation as an ancient and hidden clan; they were indeed unfathomable!

This system of secret techniques, which is endless, interconnected, and even subtly restrains the Hyuga Gentle Fist, is no ordinary emerging family. Its foundation and potential are clearly far beyond everyone's imagination!
In particular, this sticky armor poses a real threat to the Hyuga clan's tactical system!
Seeing that Tokuma Hyuga had been repelled but not seriously injured, Tokuma Hyuga's eyes flashed with fierceness, and he pushed off with his feet, ready to press his advantage!

He must not allow the enemy to catch their breath and reorganize their defense.

"Water Style: Water Yinahara!"

Tobirama Umino reacted extremely quickly, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, and this time he only formed a simple "Tiger" seal!

"puff!"

A stream of thick, sticky syrup gushed from his mouth, splashing precisely in front of Hyuga Tokuma, forming a new barrier that instantly blocked Hyuga Tokuma's pursuit.

"What?!" Hyuga Muneyoshi's pupils contracted slightly, a hint of astonishment flashing in his pure white eyes.

Just now, Tobirama Umino clearly formed several hand seals when he used this technique, but now it's been simplified to just one?!
This kid has been hiding his strength all along, and it's clear that his mastery of the Water Candy Secret Technique far exceeds expectations!
Hyuga Tokuma was stopped abruptly by the syrup, but instead of feeling frustrated, he showed a cold smile.

He stood outside the syrup barrier and shouted at Tobirama Umino, "Hmph! Tobirama Umino! Your Water Candy Armor must be quite worn out, right? How did it feel to take my Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms head-on? Now you're forcibly spitting out Water Candy, how much chakra do you have left? Let's see how long you can last!"

Tobirama Unno's expression darkened slightly. Tokuma Hyuga's words had struck a nerve. After enduring sixty-four palm strikes with the Sticky Candy Armor and using the Water Candy and Black Rope Secret Techniques multiple times, his chakra was indeed mostly depleted, and he felt a sense of emptiness coming from his dantian.

"Hmph, I don't need that much chakra to deal with you!"

Tobirama Unno may be tough on the outside, but his actions speak louder than words.

He stopped spitting out water candy and instead used his ten fingers to manipulate several black ropes to attack Hyuga Tokuma like venomous snakes once again.

This time, instead of aiming for a single, decisive strike, he opted for a more chakra-efficient approach, focusing on continuous harassment and compressing space.

Seeing this, Hyuga Tokuma felt relieved and a smile of triumph appeared on his lips.

He no longer rushed into close combat as before, but instead began to consciously keep his distance.

He used the Hyuga clan's unparalleled evasive skills within a small area to move continuously through the gaps in the black ropes.

Every now and then, he would quickly throw out a few kunai or shuriken, not to hit them, but to disrupt Tobirama Umino's control rhythm, forcing him to make more defensive moves and creating more room for him to dodge.

"Kite tactics!"

Hyuga Hizashi's eyes lit up on the sidelines, and he whispered, "Tokuma's tactical ability is quite good. He has made full use of the advantage of taijutsu ninjas in prolonged combat. The manipulation of the black rope requires a continuous consumption of chakra and energy. The farther away, the lower the control accuracy and power. Tokuma's room to dodge is actually greater. With this shift in power, Tobirama-kun is in danger."

The Hyuga clan members also noticed something amiss, and discussions arose again.

"Good job, Tokuma! Just wear him down like this!"

"That's right, I saw that kid Umino's face turn pale, his chakra is almost depleted!"

"Let him be arrogant! Does he think he can look down on my Hyuga Gentle Fist with some strange secret techniques?"

Among the members of the main family, someone scoffed sourly, "Hmph, a lackey of the branch family, all he knows is how to play tricks! If you're so capable, why don't you defeat him head-on? What kind of real skill is it to rely on attrition tactics!"

"Exactly, even if we win, it's an unfair victory!"

Time passed by minute by minute.

Tobirama Umino's breathing became increasingly rapid, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, and his fingers controlling the black rope trembled slightly. The speed and trickiness of the rope attacking Tokuma Hyuga noticeably decreased.

However, instead of panic, he showed a resolute expression and then began to form hand seals.

"What is he going to do?!"

"You're almost out of chakra, and you're still forming hand seals to use ninjutsu? Are you looking for death?"

"They're probably just grasping at straws in desperation. At such a distance, without a large amount of chakra, what decent ninjutsu could they possibly unleash?"

The Hyuga clan members were in an uproar, filled with incomprehension and ridicule.

"Summoning Jutsu!" Tobirama Umino shouted, channeling the last of his chakra into his body!
boom!
A huge cloud of white smoke exploded in the center of the training ground.

Accompanied by dense water vapor and a peculiar salty smell, a gigantic water monster, over four meters tall, composed entirely of flowing light blue seawater and radiating powerful chakra fluctuations, suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes. It was none other than the Umino clan's summoning beast, Umibozu's clone.

The moment Umibozu's water clone appeared, a water whip as thick as an arm was attached to the shoulder of the swaying Umino Tobirama.

hum!
A surge of pure, boundless water-attribute chakra, like a floodgate opened, rushed into Tobirama Umino's body.

"What is this?!" Hyuga Muneyoshi's gaze sharpened, his pure white eyes fixed on the path of chakra transmission, his face filled with indescribable shock!

His Byakugan clearly "saw" the vast and pure water-attribute chakra, which was continuously replenishing Tobirama Umino's dried-up meridians.

"A summoning beast?! It can actually replenish its master's chakra?! And such pure and massive water-attribute chakra at that?!"

Hyuga Muneyoshi's voice trembled slightly, a tremor he himself was unaware of.

This ability is rare in the ninja world. This summoning beast of the Umino clan, apart from its strength not seeming to be among the high-level summoning beasts, has remarkable support abilities!
Sasuke Umino stood calmly to the side, as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "Clan Chief Muneyoshi, this is the summoning beast that our clan has been bound to for generations—Umibozu."

Chakra sharing is just one of its basic abilities.

Its true power lies in its control over Water Release techniques and its ability to absorb Water Release chakra.

Then, he paused and added casually, "As for its strength, it's just an ordinary water clone. The main body of Umibozu is in the Endless Sea, and even a Kage-level expert might not be able to easily defeat it."

Since Umibozu is going to be exposed at the clan's founding ceremony anyway, there's nothing to hide. Using him to intimidate the Hyuga clan is actually a good choice.

Hyuga Muneyoshi was deeply shocked. Such a pure amount of chakra in a mere water clone? And the main body was comparable to a Kage-level being in the sea?! Just how deep is the foundation of the Umino clan?!

Moreover, this Umibozu actually has the ability to create clones, just like Tsunade's slug!

Infused with the immense chakra of the Umibozu clone, Tobirama Umino felt as if he had been parched for a long time and had his pale face instantly regain its rosy hue, and his listless aura suddenly surged!
More importantly, this pure water-attribute chakra instantly elevated his control over water-style techniques to a new level.

"Again!" Tobirama Unno's spirits soared, and his ten fingers flew nimbly once more!

"Secret Technique: Black Rope Manipulation!"

This time, it wasn't just a few black ropes! With the support of Umibozu's pure water-attribute chakra, the ten black ropes, like a swarm of snakes, carried an even stronger binding force than before, sweeping across Hyuga Tokuma like a tidal wave, moving faster, following a more treacherous path, and sealing off the space more tightly.

Hyuga Tokuma's expression changed drastically; his prized kite tactic had instantly failed!
Faced with this black rope storm that suddenly intensified several times, his proud agility became inadequate, and his space for dodging was rapidly compressed!
"Damn it!" Hyuga Tokuma gritted his teeth, knowing that there was no chance of winning a war of attrition. His only chance of survival was to forcefully break through the black rope blockade and deal with Umino Tobirama at close range.

He spun around quickly, unleashing a burst of Gentle Fist chakra, attempting to break through the black rope net by focusing on a single point!
However, Tobirama Umino seemed to be in complete control at this moment. He even abandoned his own defense and handed over the protection entirely to the Umibozu clone beside him!

"Gentle Fist Technique - Bagua Empty Palm!"

Hyuga Toku struck at Umino Tobirama from a distance, but the powerful chakra shockwave was easily blocked by Umibozu's massive water body, only causing a splash.

"Gentle Fist - Acupressure!"

He lunged forward, his finger strikes, imbued with penetrating power, slamming into the Sea Monk.

However, its body, composed entirely of water, has a natural "immunity" to physical attacks.

The finger strikes penetrate the water, but cannot cause any substantial damage. Instead, most of the force is dissipated by the flowing water. Unless it is a super-powerful taijutsu like Might Guy's that can create air shockwaves, ordinary taijutsu has little effect on Umibozu!
Hyuga Muneyoshi's expression grew even more serious as he watched Umibozu easily deflect Hyuga Tokuma's attack. This summoning beast was simply the natural enemy of Hyuga Gentle Fist!

"Damn it!" Hyuga Tokuma thought anxiously, he had to get around this troublesome water monster!
He shifted his body rapidly, attempting to use his speed to break through from the flank.

"Secret Technique: The Water Candy Sticky Bomb Technique!"

"Water Release: Great Water Stream Bullet!"

Tobirama Umino and Umibozu, their minds and intentions in perfect harmony, simultaneously unleash a combined ninjutsu.

Tobirama Umino opened his mouth and spat out a dozen or so bowl-sized, extremely sticky water candy bullets, which scattered to block Tokuma Hyuga's front and flanks.

Meanwhile, the Sea Monk's clone suddenly opened its mouth and spat out dozens of high-pressure water balls, each the size of a bucket and containing tremendous impact force!

These water spheres were not aimless; some of them precisely wrapped around the water candy sticky bullets spat out by Tobirama Umino, forming a more powerful combined attack that had both impact and binding power.

The overwhelming barrage of water spheres and sticky bombs instantly sealed off all of Tokuma Hyuga's evasive angles!
"It's over!" Many Hyuga clan members exclaimed in shock.

At this critical moment.

"Baguazhang·Huitian!"

Hyuga Tokuma's eyes flashed with white light, his body suddenly spun around, his palms tracing a rotating path in front of him, and a large amount of Gentle Fist chakra instantly surged from all 361 pressure points in his body.

hum-

A rapidly spinning, pale blue spherical shield made of high-density chakra suddenly enveloped him!
Boom boom boom——

Dense water spheres and sticky bombs slammed violently against the protective shield, unleashing a deafening roar!

Water splashed everywhere, sticky candy flew everywhere, and the violent impact was constantly deflected and dissipated by the rotating chakra shield!
"Return to Heaven?! The Return to Heaven of Absolute Defense!"

"How could he possibly come back to life?!"

"My God! Tokuma has mastered the main family's secret technique?!"

The Hyuga clan compound erupted in chaos, everyone staring in shock at the rapidly spinning blue sphere of light in the center of the arena.

The members of the branch family were shocked and overjoyed, while the members of the main family, especially the young man who had previously made sarcastic remarks, turned ashen-faced, their eyes filled with disbelief and intense jealousy!
"He actually dared to steal the main family's secret technique?!" The young man from the main family gritted his teeth, his gaze towards Hyuga Tokuma filled with murderous intent.

Umino Sasuke's gaze swept over Hyuga Muneyoshi and Hyuga Hiashi. Although the two looked solemn, there was no surprise in their eyes. Hyuga Hiashi even nodded slightly.

Sasuke Umino understood perfectly. Sure enough, in order to ensure the victory of this "exchange" and suppress the momentum of the younger generation of the Umino clan, Munehiko Hyuga tacitly approved and even directly allowed Hiashi Hyuga to teach Tokuma Hyuga the Secret Technique of Reincarnation!

This "importance" makes it seem like letting Tobirama expose Umibozu's clone wasn't such a bad deal after all.

As expected of the Hyuga main family's absolute defensive secret technique, the Rotation Technique far surpasses the power of a regular B-rank combined Water Release technique, creating a safe space amidst the raging water spheres and sticky bomb storm.

However, just as the rotation speed of the Heavenly Reversal began to slow down and the light shield was about to dissipate!
Chi chi chi——

Several jet-black ropes, like venomous snakes lying in wait, precisely emerged from the ground beneath Hyuga Tokuma's feet and instantly wrapped around his ankles, which were temporarily immobilized by his use of the Reverse Technique!

"What?!" Hyuga Tokuma had just stopped using the Reincarnation technique and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when he felt his feet tighten as that familiar, cold, binding chakra invaded him once again!

"Gentle Fist - Severing Flow!" He was both shocked and furious. His left hand, fingers pointing like a knife, flashed out and slashed at the black rope wrapped around his left foot!
laugh!
A black rope snapped instantly!

But just as he raised his hand to cut the black rope on his right foot, one of the black ropes spiraled up his right leg and wrapped around his right arm joint.

(End of this chapter)