Chương 148: Chapter 148: Extreme Heaven Technique

The old man clasped his hands together once more.

Yuto's eyebrow twitched, a feeling of helplessness rising within him. 'Why does he remind me of Hashirama Senju? Clapping his hands and call forth anything he desires?'

Once again, an invisible force surged from the sky, powerful and astonishingly fast.

However, Yuto's Half-Awakened Tenseigan could still see it. He turned the blade to block, sending himself flying several hundred meters away.

"Kill him!" Yuto commanded softly. The sword handle transformed into a golden giant, rushing madly toward the old man, while the blade turned into armor, firmly protecting Yuto's body.

Another force struck down fiercely. Protected by the golden armor, Yuto extended a hand and used the Fuinjutsu Absorption Seal.

Boom!

His body was pushed back, his arm trembling slightly, with blood trickling through the armor's gaps. But he wasn't blown away.

'Fifty-five percent chakra, fifteen percent compressed air, thirty percent high-speed liquid molecules, spiraling, advancing in sequence...' Yuto analyzed through the pain, his eyes widening as he reached a conclusion:

'This ratio and method of attack... it's so familiar...'

"Have you figured it out? Descendant of Yuuichi!" the old man laughed heartily.

"Extreme Heaven Sixty-Four Palms!"

Sixty-four forces suddenly emerged from all directions. Unable to dodge, Yuto could only use his repulsive barrier to take the hit, breaking through the yellow sand beneath him to escape underground.

He understood what "Extreme Heaven" was now. It was essentially "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms."

Extreme Heaven was just a variant of Gentle Fist.

Gentle Fist's principle of attack is to inject chakra into the enemy's body, causing internal damage. Most Gentle Fist techniques require close combat to inject chakra at the moment of contact.

But Extreme Heaven is different; it injects chakra into the enemy's body, which is conceived as the "world."

By imagining the world as a person, with the actual enemy as mere acupuncture points within, the attack's speed and trajectory become unique. The technique considers the human as a small acupuncture point within the world, allowing chakra to reach them instantly.

This is why no one in the Hyuga clan has mastered it for years... The method of channeling chakra in this technique is insane and sinister, instilling fear even if one knows the technique. Chakra, being a fusion of physical and spiritual energy, is influenced by one's willpower.

Yuto's eyes sparkled as he burst out of the sand. "Is there more to this technique?"

"There is!" The old man knocked away the sword handle giant, brimming with spirit. "All Gentle Fist techniques can be used for long-range attacks."

"Incredible!" Yuto sincerely admired. "With this technique, can you defeat the First Hokage, Hashirama?"

The old man's smile froze.

"Ah? So, you can't beat him... What about Madara Uchiha?"

The old man didn't reply, his face growing a bit sour.

—'In my prime, I was among the top three in the world. Yet, you compare me to those two inhuman powerhouses? If I could beat them, I'd be on the Hokage Rock, wouldn't I?'

"Kid, stop talking nonsense in the middle of a fight!"

The Extreme Heaven technique struck again, with forces converging from all directions towards Yuto. But this time, the young branch member didn't dodge. He charged straight at the old man.

"I've won..." he murmured, blood dripping from his chest.

Meanwhile, in the old man's Byakugan vision, a girl's figure appeared. It was Meiko, dead for days, her body embedded with black receivers and her right eye a freshly implanted Sharingan...

In the brief time underground, Yuto not only impaled his chest with the black receiver but also summoned Meiko's body from the Shikkotsu Forest.

Pop—

The mysterious Sharingan transformed, its three tomoe merging into a flower-shaped Mangekyo.

Meiko's corpse fixed its gaze on Yuto. In the next moment, the Mangekyo's power erupted.

Yuto's body crackled, almost ignoring spatial barriers, dodging countless forces and reaching the old man's side.

"Let's end your life with Gentle Fist..." Yuto whispered, striking the old man's chest.

Fifty years ago, the old man had a thousand ways to dodge or counterattack. How strong is the Mangekyo Sharingan? Could it surpass Madara and Izuna? But he was old now.

Blood splattered as the old man was blown away.

His decaying body crumbled under the intense battle and injuries, unable to sustain his life any longer.

As his strength rapidly faded, the old man's faintly Byakugan still captured everything around him. The endless yellow sand, the starry sky, the puppetized girl on the ground... and the young branch member standing tall.

This boy, on a blood-red night, would destroy the entire Hyuga clan. He had many powerful techniques, including the Extreme Heaven.

Today's fierce battle had only armed the enemy. Yet, the old man felt strangely at peace.

At death's door, rising from the grave to attack the restless caged bird, even in failure, he could proudly say he had no regrets.

If he could kill, then the boy deserved to die. If not... then so be it.

As for revealing to the world that Yuto Hyuga was the Moon God... the old man never considered it.

He was the old clan head of the main family,

but also the grave keeper of the Hyuga.

Boom! Boom!

The sound of Yuto and the old man hitting the ground echoed almost simultaneously.

The mask mode ended.

Yuto quickly got up, rubbing his eyes strained from overusing his vision, and pulled out another God's Mask from his ninja tools, clutching it tightly.

This was his last mask. Using it would mean he couldn't participate in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.

But even so, Yuto resolved that if the old man made any move, he would immediately enter mask mode!

However, after waiting for a while, the old man made no move. He just lay there, his chest rising and falling unsteadily, silent and unmoving.

After a long hesitation, Yuto walked over, holding an explosive tag in his hand.

"Cough, cough..." The old man suddenly spat out blood and sat up. "Yuuichi's child, you hit hard... When I go to pure land, I must tell Yuuichi all about it..." He glanced at Yuto, who was undecided, and smiled:

"I'm dying."

"To die from exhaustion in battle sounds better than dying of old age for a shinobi."

"Yuuichi's child, Yuto Hyuga, Moon God, Lone Lion, rebellious caged bird, ha... I've want to ask you one question—"

"Aren't you curious why I'm here?"

(End of Chapter)