"Get out of my way!"

With a low growl, the terrifying white skeleton leaped into his palm.

Upon hearing this, aside from the members of the Lightning Bolt group who quickly obeyed the order and withdrew, Hyuga Neji, whose neck was wrapped in a white bandage, also immediately reacted to such taunts.

Just now, in the medical room set up inside the arena.

Having read his father's last words, he had accepted his fate as a member of the family branching out and as a bird in the forest.

At this moment, his sense of belonging to the Hyuga clan has reached the level it had when his father was still alive.

Furthermore, upon seeing that the newcomer was someone of similar age, Hyuga Neji's pride and resentment at his defeat in the first battle surged up from the depths of his heart.

In an instant, menacing blue veins appeared at the corners of his eyes, and a clear diagram of the former's body's vascular network was revealed in his eyes.

"It's full of flaws,"

"Shameless talk!"

The soft fist technique was launched in an instant, the Bagua formation was set up invisibly, and the words of confrontation were spoken in an instant.

This barbaric attack method, which relies entirely on physical strength and leaves the defenses wide open, is even more foolish and despicable than that Locke Lee guy!

"Watch out, Neji."

However, when Hiashi Hyuga, who was behind, touched the stark white skeleton held in the other's hand, a crazy sense of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart.

That seems to be the Kaguya Taketori clan, which is recorded in the family genealogy and has a certain connection with our Hyuga clan!

According to legend, the Hyuga clan obtained the eyes of the progenitor of chakra, while the Kaguya clan obtained the bones of the progenitor of chakra!

If the two could be combined,

If a younger generation were to awaken their bloodline limits simultaneously in their eyes and bones, they would be a powerful being surpassing even Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju!

Of course, Hiashi Hyuga was well aware that this was merely a conjecture or a figment of imagination left by his predecessors, and should not be taken lightly.

But just recognizing this special bloodline limit was enough to shock, even frighten, him!

This is because it is an even rarer bloodline limit than the Byakugan. It is extremely rare for one person in a generation or even an entire clan to have one!

This symbolizes the pinnacle of taijutsu's bloodline limit!

At that very moment, Kaguya Kimimaro stepped into the attack range that Hyuga Neji had set for himself.

Immediately, the Soft Fist technique was initiated:

"Gentle Fist, Empty Palm!"

This is a palm technique that uses compressed air to strike enemies, and its characteristic is that it can be performed from a mid-range distance.

Because he also heard the warning from the clan chief, although he felt that the other party had many weaknesses and was just a boastful person, he still chose to listen and did not rashly engage in close combat.

However, the air cannonballs aimed at the opponent's vital points seemed to have hit a moving wall of iron, failing to budge the target in the slightest!

The failure of this attack immediately changed Hyuga Neji's expression. As the distance between them further closed, he realized that he no longer had any time to avoid or continue probing.

"Gentle Fist - Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

His strongest attack erupted within the area he had defined, each palm strike guided by the Byakugan and aimed at the pressure points on his opponent's body.

"Get out of the way, you piece of trash!"

"Stay out of the way."

In response, Kaguya Kimimaro merely swung her arm in casual retort.

The bone blade that suddenly pierced through its skin formed a unique form of absolute defense, completely protecting the exposed opening.

His only target was the Hyuga clan leader, Hyuga Hiashi.

Chapter 550 I've changed my mind. I want to go and see that place.

"boom!"

Intermittent explosions, like a nightmare from the abyss, would occasionally emerge from the darkness, instilling the most direct fear in people. The billowing smoke, like an inescapable haze, filled everyone's vision.

A ninja tool warehouse, a noble family's territory, a place where forbidden techniques are sealed, and so on.

Each explosion occurred near these extremely sensitive locations. Although it did not directly cause any casualties, it kept the village's ninjas in a state of constant anxiety and paranoia.

Even Nara Shikaku, who was stationed there, had a solemn expression on his face.

He knew perfectly well that this time the opponent was probably not just the Sand Village.

At the same time, the stone pillars and hills that suddenly rose from the ground outside the arena made his unease even stronger!

At this moment, it's not that they don't want to go to the arena to provide support, but that they simply cannot leave!

Placing countless Konoha residents awaiting relocation alongside the Third Hokage presents an incredibly difficult choice.

The only thing to be thankful for is that, apart from the explosions that occurred in the territory of large clans like Sarutobi, the other explosions were all located far from residential areas.

Otherwise, this prosperous city might already be a living hell!

"Those hateful traitors!!"

Seeing the Sand Village ninjas who had already invaded the edge of the residential area and were fighting with their own comrades, a Konoha ninja standing on a building gritted his teeth and growled.

He desperately wanted to help his fellow villagers, but he couldn't!

Because rather than venting their hatred, they must prioritize protecting the innocent residents behind them!

"Senior Shikaku, what are you waiting for?"

"Quickly move the non-combat personnel to the shelter!"

A Jonin dressed in dark green ninja armor, unable to contain his excitement, advised—no, urged—the middle-aged man with the pineapple-shaped haircut.

He was eager to adhere to the village's response manual for dealing with surprise attacks. If the enemy's surprise attack force could not be eliminated quickly, he would immediately enter the second phase and lead the non-combatants to take refuge first.

Then, it will be time for the host team behind them to deliver a head-on blow to those bastards!

Any bastard who dares to lay a finger on Konoha will not leave alive!

"No,"

"No."

"We cannot be moved to the shelter!"

However, in response to such urging, Nara Shikaku suddenly spoke up to stop him, and the sternness in his words made even his two old friends beside him feel inexplicably solemn.

Of course, he quickly realized the inappropriateness of his attitude, so he immediately offered a supplementary explanation:

"This surprise attack by Sunagakure does not match the designated response strategy!"

"Because those traitors didn't just attack from the outside of the village, but took advantage of the complicated and chaotic period of the Chunin Exams to infiltrate first and create the current chaotic situation."

"Although from the current situation, the bastard who set up this explosion did not intend to directly harm ordinary residents, he was playing us like a cat playing with a mouse."

"Once the situation returns to some order, another explosion will immediately occur at a location that is relatively important to the village."

"This is to keep us busy and prevent us from organizing a proper counterattack, thereby prolonging the entire war."

As he spoke, a map showing the topography of Konoha appeared precisely in his mind.

From the initial route leading directly to the edge of the main venue, all subsequent scattered explosion points were marked on it!

[Arsenal], [Sarutobi Clan Territory], [Hokage Building], [Forbidden Technique Storage], [Barrier Chamber], [Fringe Prison]...

That bastard is like a venomous snake, precisely targeting their weaknesses!

Now I'm afraid even the shelters have been planted with explosive tags, waiting to lure people into a trap!

Although that guy didn't intend to directly harm ordinary residents, he also showed absolutely no concern for the lives of these innocent residents!

"What should we do then, Senior Shikaku!"

"If this continues, the giant serpent of Sunagakure will eventually crush us and affect the ordinary residents!"

The Konoha Jonin who had previously urged them to hurry up immediately spoke up again, because the stalemate and waiting would not benefit them at all, as the giant barrier that sealed off the entire Konoha had completely blocked any possible reinforcements from the outside.

The presence of non-combatants and the resulting panic also hampered their actions.

And when he thought about how the enemy who betrayed him and launched an attack on Konoha was Sunagakure, the village that had signed an alliance agreement with him, his hands clenched tightly involuntarily, and a cracking sound of bones grinding together could be heard.

If he could, if he could disregard non-combatants, he would love to join the war right now.

"Konoha Hospital, Ninja Academy".

"Move all non-combat personnel to these two locations!"

Nara Shikaku responded decisively.

With a clear mind, he naturally knew very well that he could not delay indefinitely, and he also found two extremely important buildings in the invisible Konoha map in his mind that had not been affected so far.

It seems that these two places, along with the densely populated residential areas, are where that bastard's conscience lies!

"But,"

Just as the Konoha ninja who was about to raise his questions was about how Konoha Hospital must be overcrowded right now and there were no shelters set up near the Ninja Academy, he realized that the hospital was not yet full.

His words were interrupted by a sudden, loud 'boom' behind him.

The familiar explosion caused the expressions on the faces of every Konoha ninja present to freeze for a moment, only to be replaced by anger.

Those despicable Sand Villagers!!

Looking towards the source of the explosion...

This time, it was the Hokage Rock, the symbol of Konoha's spirit, that was blasted apart!

The statue of the Third Hokage was completely obliterated by the explosion.

However, at this moment, everyone's attention was no longer on the Hokage's Shadow Rock, but on the dark cave exposed to the air!

That was one of the shelters that Konoha set up to guard against enemy attacks!

A wave of immense fear washed over the Konoha ninjas who were urging the evacuation of non-combatants. If they had actually moved the personnel to the shelter, then now…!

The entire scene fell silent instantly.

They couldn't even imagine what that scene would look like!

How dare those thugs?!

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