Hinata: I'm in charge of Konoha.

Chapter 99: Metkai the Great Ginseng!

If I were to get punched like that, I'd be ready for the worst.

Kakashi, who had just tried to avoid being affected by the "Return of the Heavens" technique, was now standing on a giant tree, rolling his eyes as he looked down at the horrific scene below, still feeling lingering fear.

He had considered that Hinata was very strong, but this level was simply too outrageous.

If I had to put it in a way, he's practically a combination of his own teacher, Minato Namikaze, and Lady Tsunade.

Hinata stood in the center of the battlefield, which resembled ruins, frowning as she looked around.

The Flying Thunder God mark has disappeared.

Just moments ago, when she successfully hit Orochimaru with the Flying Thunder God Technique II and the Instant Punch, she also left a Flying Thunder God coordinate on Orochimaru.

She could no longer sense the Flying Thunder God coordinates that she had just left behind.

Hinata went all out in order to kill Orochimaru with a single punch.

Its power was no less than that of the punch that pierced through Shukaku, and perhaps even greater.

Orochimaru-style Substitution Technique.

A snake-type ninjutsu unique to Orochimaru appeared in Hinata's mind.

Utilizing the principle of snakes shedding their skin, a large amount of chakra is consumed to transform the body surface into something resembling a snake's molt, avoiding all damage while leaving behind a snake molt identical to oneself to confuse the enemy.

Under the gaze of the white eyes, a twisted and broken shell appeared in the fist pit, with a strange mark like the sun faintly visible on it.

Flying Thunder God coordinates.

Just as Hinata had expected, Orochimaru used the Orochimaru-style Substitution Technique to directly avoid the damage from that punch.

And Orochimaru—

In Byakugan's vision, dozens of chakra figures identical to Orochimaru's spread outwards from the ground.

It's Earth Release and Shadow Clone Technique —

Orochimaru was a master of Earth Release. He successfully released the Eight-Tails in Kumogakure, and afterwards, Kumogakure couldn't even find out who the culprit was.

Hinata spat as she looked at the scene on the ground.

The Shadow Clone Technique's effects are utterly ridiculous.

Not to mention Hinata's Byakugan couldn't see the true form, even Kaguya Otsutsuki's Byakugan couldn't identify who the true form was in this technique.

Orochimaru's ultimate goal is to learn all ninjutsu, so the effect of the Shadow Clone Technique is naturally very clear to him.

Using Orochimaru-style substitution techniques to avoid damage, he used his superior Earth Release to infiltrate underground, and then used the characteristics of Shadow Clone Technique to evade Byakugan tracking, retreating in all directions.

As for avoiding the coordinates of the Flying Thunder God, that was purely accidental.

"The person has run away."

Hinata scanned with her Byakugan, confirming that Orochimaru had left the scene, and then looked at Kakashi, who was coming down from the giant tree.

"Thanks to you, Hinata."

Kakashi looked around, still shaken.

"Don't thank me."

"That old hag is disgusting to look at, but what she said is true."

"That eye that doesn't belong to you has long become a burden to you."

"I suggest you dig it up."

Hinata rolled her eyes at Kakashi and spoke without any politeness.

""

Kakashi was speechless. This eye meant much more to him than just an ordinary Sharingan.

"Think about it carefully yourself."

"It's better to hold onto your teammate's belongings even if you can't do anything despite giving it your all."

"Let's take off this eye and pick up everything we've lost."

"Even if you were willing to watch Sakura and the others be in danger, you still went to fight Orochimaru to the death to protect more of your comrades."

"Your actions in these two matters are contradictory."

Hinata glanced at Kakashi, picked up her Flying Thunder God Blade that had fallen to the ground, and calmly spoke to Kakashi.

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Kakashi looked at Hinata in silence.

In order to protect more of his comrades, his previous decision could almost be described as abandoning the Class 7 that he valued.

For the sake of his teammates' belongings, he knew it would stagnate him and reduce his exceptional talent to that of an ordinary elite Jonin.

If I were to abandon this eye—

"I'm only saying this to you because you protected me."

"If it were anyone else, I wouldn't bother with them."

"Think about it yourself. If it really doesn't work, you can gouge this eye out first. If you still feel the same as before, you can always put it back in."

Hinata waved her hand, too lazy to continue the nonsense.

Kakashi remained silent.

He didn't think Hinata was talking nonsense just because she was young.

Looking at the Hinata girl in front of him, he felt as if he were seeing himself from back then.

At the age of twelve, he was the youngest Jonin in the history of Konoha and the entire ninja world, and he also seemed to have developed the S-rank ninjutsu, Lightning Blade, all by himself.

Hinata, now twelve years old, is far more outstanding than she was back then.

Even at a young age, the advice of such a genius is worth taking seriously.

but----

Kakashi subconsciously touched his left eye.

These are the eyes of a companion.

Over the years, he used this eye to earn the renowned titles of Konoha Technician and Copy Ninja.

The strength represented by this title is terrifying to ordinary ninjas.

But to true powerhouses, he was nothing more than a ninja with some skill.

Just like Orochimaru just now.

Kakashi was helpless against the opponent's snake-style ninjutsu.

We can only wait for Hinata's support.

"I'll consider it."

Kakashi nodded emphatically.

"I'm just offering a suggestion; whether you take it to heart or not is up to you."

"Don't blame me if something goes wrong later."

Hinata looked at Kakashi and spoke indifferently.

Just as Hinata said, she only mentioned it casually because she saw that Kakashi had no way to deal with Orochimaru.

Or, even if Kakashi discovered the undeveloped Kamui Sharingan at this moment, what could he do?

Even in Hinata's opinion, Kamui's first appearance was extremely lackluster.

He aimed at Deidara, and after a long while, he finally managed to tear off one of his arms.

Even so, Deidara was deliberately slowing down to hold off Kakashi and Naruto, preventing them from interfering with Sasori's battle.

Look how fierce Sasuke is, he killed Deidara right away.

After three years of minor buffs, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura all experienced significant increases in their strength.

Naruto can create the Giant Rasengan, Sakura and Chiyo together can kill Sasori, and Sasuke can defeat Deidara single-handedly.

Looking at it this way, Naruto and Kakashi are the worst.

"Alright, I'm leaving."

""

"Go and report back to the Hokage."

"And what about the promised support?"

"We've been chatting here for ages, and the other person still hasn't arrived?"

Hinata was too lazy to waste any more time with Kakashi, so she simply went up to him, grabbed his hand, and vanished from the spot with a Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Oh ho!"

"A prelude to youthful energy!"

"Lord Might Guy, the Blue Beast of Konoha, has arrived!"

Just as Hinata and Kakashi left, a green figure charged into the ruined battlefield with unstoppable force—

"Uh, where are they?!"

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