The instant the slender black shadow connected to the shadow beneath Isamu’s feet, he immediately felt his movements become restricted.
Following the source of the black shadow with the corner of his eye, Isamu discovered that it was none other than Shikaku Nara.
So this is the strongest combination in Konoha that Tsunade was talking about the Ino-Shika-Chō formation?
The Human Boulder wasn’t merely powerful enough to cause tremendous destruction.
It also served to draw the enemy’s attention, allowing Shikaku Nara and Yamanaka Inoichi behind him to seize the opportunity to use their Secret Techniques to control the opponent.
Isamu didn’t know why Yamanaka Inoichi’s Secret Technique had failed, but there was no doubt that Shikaku’s shadow had successfully restricted his movements.
Isamu exerted all his strength in an attempt to break free, while Shikaku could only struggle to maintain the technique.
This distance I can hold him for three seconds at most!
Shikaku looked at his Konoha comrades, who were already quite close to Isamu, and inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
That’s enough.
As long as they forced Isamu into close combat, there was no way he could escape while being surrounded by so many people.
An effective tactic.
Looking at the Konoha provisional Genin who were already charging toward him, Isamu couldn’t help admiring their strategy.
The first to attack was Hizashi Hyūga, the person Isamu had identified as the group’s “eyes.”
He thrust his right palm straight toward Isamu’s face.
If that strike landed, the assessment would be over.
At the critical moment, Isamu finally broke free from Shikaku’s control.
He tilted his head slightly and dodged the palm.
Hizashi immediately changed the palm strike into a chopping blow, striking Isamu directly in the right shoulder.
“The real body!”
With that level of resistance to physical attacks, even a Shadow Clone couldn’t possibly have endured it.
Once everyone learned that this was Isamu’s true body, strange excitement appeared in their eyes.
Isamu took the blow head-on and immediately drew his blade with his right hand.
Hizashi didn’t dodge.
Instead, he quickly jabbed forward with his left hand.
Isamu’s sword-wielding arm suddenly felt as though it had lost all control.
“It’s over.”
There was not the slightest emotion in Hizashi’s eyes.
His tone was utterly calm, as though he were merely stating an insignificant fact.
So this is the wild brat that the clan said had challenged the authority of the Hyūga clan?
He’s nothing special.
“Yeah,” Isamu replied with a smile.
“It’s over.”
From Hizashi’s perspective, the chakra inside Isamu’s body suddenly became abnormally violent.
It was as though it were about to explode.
What the hell?
Is he going to self-destruct?
Hizashi couldn’t understand why Isamu would do something like this.
“He’s going to self-destruct!
Get away!”
The students who heard Hizashi’s shout went from smugness to terror in an instant.
This is a Genin assessment!
You’re actually willing to risk your life?!
The people around them hurriedly turned and fled.
Some even scrambled away on their hands and knees, looking utterly disheveled.
“Then what about you?”
Isamu smiled as he looked at Hizashi.
Are you insane?
Hizashi’s mind was filled with question marks.
In his eyes, the chakra within Isamu’s body had already gone completely out of control.
It was like a Fire Release technique on the verge of exploding.
There wasn’t enough time.
Hizashi knew he couldn’t escape.
So I can’t hide it after all
Boom!
At that moment, Isamu’s body suddenly burst apart, transforming into flames that spread in every direction.
The enormous fireball swallowed Hizashi’s figure.
A massive amount of chakra erupted from the tenketsu (chakra points) throughout Hizashi’s body.
His body began spinning at the same time, and the chakra gushing from him formed an elliptical chakra barrier that blocked the flames outside.
The flames dissipated, revealing Hizashi within.
The clothes around his forearm had been scorched black, and there were also burns on his palm.
Clearly, Hizashi hadn’t been able to block the entire attack.
“Is it over?