Natsuki was not idle either. He quickly formed hand seals with both hands and split into two Shadow Clones. One stepped on the Moon Walk to go into the sky, and one used Earth Release to sneak underground, while the main body rushed towards the matchbox.
Everyone watched with rapt attention, it was because Natsuki's movements were too fast.
From using Earth Release to trap Neji, to releasing two clones, it seemed as if it had been planned long ago, without any hesitation.
However, this move might work against others, but it might not be enough against Neji who has the Byakugan. After all, the Byakugan can observe in all directions without blind spots, and Neji was probably watching Natsuki's operation from inside the matchbox the whole time.
This won't have the effect of a sneak attack!
"Eight Trigrams Palm!"
The matchbox earth house exploded, and Neji stood in place, ready for Natsuki's attack.
However, the Shadow Clone in the sky first sent a few Wind Release: Gale Palm slashes as a greeting, and Neji had to dodge, and then quickly found that the Shadow Clone underground was about to reach out and grab his ankle, so he could only quickly jump back.
But Natsuki's main body was not just watching. At this time, he had already rushed to the front, and attacked quickly with the Iron Skin boxing technique.
Neji had no choice but to quickly parry. Before, he had set up the Eight Trigrams formation waiting to use the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but he didn't expect Natsuki to break his rhythm by using the sneak attacks of the upper and lower Shadow Clones. Now he had to face Natsuki's quick attack and had no chance to use the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, which was very passive.
"As expected of Natsuki, he is truly one step ahead, and every step is faster. I am already caught in his rhythm!"
Neji thought to himself, but his hands did not dare to slow down at all, constantly parrying Natsuki's iron fists. After several exchanges, his hands began to feel numb, because Natsuki's hands were truly iron hands.
But Natsuki suddenly changed his moves, and the Iron Skin boxing technique turned into a quick attack with Finger Gun.
Finger Gun is the ironification of the finger, and the fingertip is extremely sharp. If hit, it will definitely be poked with a hole.
Neji's parrying became more difficult. Even if his palms were covered with Chakra, he did not dare to go head-to-head with the Finger Gun, and could only keep retreating. In addition, he also had to guard against attacks from the air and underground.
This is also the reason why Natsuki split into two clones to go into the sky and underground, which can greatly restrain Neji.
The others were amazed, Natsuki's move was indeed difficult to deal with. First of all, Natsuki's main body's quick attack was very troublesome, and then there were occasional sneak attacks from the sky and underground. Not to mention Genin, many Chunin would probably not be able to last long, and it was already extremely rare for Neji to be able to parry for so long.
So, if Shadow Clones are used well, they can definitely achieve unexpected results.
It's not like Naruto, who sends a group of Shadow Clones to their deaths, and the key is that his taijutsu is so bad, that's why he often gets frustrated.
Neji was a little anxious at this time, because Natsuki's offensive was getting faster and faster, and if this continued, his defeat was only a matter of time, which he could not accept.
He hasn't even forced out Natsuki's true strength yet.
So he gritted his teeth, and his body began to rotate, and a hemispherical Chakra shield immediately formed around him.
"Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation~!"
Natsuki decisively stopped his quick attack, and even the Shadow Clone in the sky stopped its sneak attack. It was because the Rotation defense was somewhat invincible, and it was not easy to break through. However, there was no protective shield under Neji's feet. This was a weakness that was discovered when fighting Neji last time, and now there was still a Shadow Clone underground.
The next second, only a earth wall was seen suddenly rushing up from under Neji's feet.
Neji, who was spinning, was thus sent flying by the earth wall, and the Rotation technique was also interrupted. Neji in the air was full of weak points.
Natsuki's Shadow Clone in the air immediately used Wind Release: Gale Palm to cover Neji, but Neji could only try his best to twist his body to dodge, and also frantically struck with his palms, shattering the Wind Release: Gale Palm.
However, the palm power of the Eight Trigrams Palm needs to be combined with footsteps and waist strength to be maximized, and it is very limited in the air.
Soon, Neji landed covered in blood, and before he could react, Natsuki's main body was already behind him, with a Kunai pointed at his throat.
"Neji, thanks for the match."
As Natsuki spoke, he put away the Kunai, and by the way, dispelled the two Shadow Clones.
Neji gritted his teeth unwillingly, but still took a deep breath and said: "I lost."
He had no choice but to admit defeat. Although he took the initiative to attack from the beginning of this battle, he was completely controlled by Natsuki's rhythm, and he couldn't even use the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. Moreover, in the end, he used Rotation, which is an absolute defense, but was sneak attacked by the Shadow Clone underground, and a Earth Wall sent him into the air.
Leaving the ground, Rotation couldn't even turn!
As expected, Rotation has a weakness. It can defend from all directions and even above the head, but the feet are the weakness. As long as Earth Release is used, the move can be broken!
He clearly knew it last time, but he still couldn't help but believe in the defense of Rotation, and the result was like this, even Rotation was broken, how could he not lose?
"I still couldn't force out your full strength!" This was the part where Neji was unwilling.
"It's okay, I'll wait for you, you can challenge me anytime!"
Natsuki knew that Neji's mentality seemed to have changed a lot after being defeated last time. He no longer thought that Byakugan + Gentle Fist was the strongest, and he no longer thought that Rotation could not be broken. This was a good change.
To be honest, the Hyuga Clan is stuck in its ways, and has not made any progress for a thousand years, always indulging in the glory of their ancestors and unable to wake up. Little do they know that the times are developing, and if the Hyuga Clan does not know how to change, it will be abandoned by the times sooner or later.
Look at history, after several Fourth Shinobi World Wars, which famous Hyuga strongman is there?
Konoha White Fang, One of the Sannin, Yellow Flash, Shisui of the Body Flicker, what does the Hyuga Clan have to do with it?
Just a decaying clan!
Now that Neji can become sober after being defeated and also knows how to change, the future of the Hyuga Clan may really have to rely on Neji to become strong again, but Neji is from the branch family, and the decaying main family and branch family system is suppressing Neji, this genius, the Hyuga Clan will personally push its own ancient family into the abyss!
However, this has nothing to do with Natsuki, he is just sighing.
The battle is over, but it's not over yet.
Natsuki raised his hand to Kai and invited him: "Teacher Kai, let's have a fight today by the way, so you can see how I'm doing with my Eight Gates training."
"You want to fight me? Yosh! Come on!"
Kai stepped onto the stage with his hands on his hips, and quickly assumed a defensive stance, not underestimating Natsuki at all.
Natsuki took a deep breath, and the next second, a powerful airflow erupted around him: "Eight Gates, Third Gate, The Gate of Life, open!"
Bang! The Chakra airflow stirred up a storm, blowing away all the surrounding sand and stones, which made several people, except Yamashiro Aoba and Tenten, unable to help but be shocked.
Neji decisively activated the Byakugan, his expression solemn: "Is this the Eight Gates? This is the first time I've seen it. This is opening the acupoint restrictions in the body and completely releasing the Chakra, erupting with terrifying power in a short time. I now believe what Tenten said, Natsuki can erupt with such power just by opening the Third Gate, if Teacher Kai really opens the Gate of Death, he might really be able to cripple the Six Paths Sage!"