Chapter 77
In the dense, foggy night, Agakura moved swiftly through the mist, the sound of pursuit growing louder behind him. He suddenly veered around a grassy slope, continuing his desperate run.
The Hyuga clan was not without ranged combat techniques, but such skills were rare and not widely mastered. As a result, Hyuga ninjas rarely launched long-range attacks while pursuing an enemy. At most, they would throw kunai or shuriken, but given the obscured visibility, accurately striking a moving target based on sound alone was nearly impossible. Coordinated tactical strikes were even more difficult.
However, Hyuga Kyokyoku was simply too powerful. As a taijutsu specialist, his speed already surpassed that of non-taijutsu ninjas of the same rank. Catching Agakura was not going to be a problem for him.
Even though Agakura utilized Wind Release enhancement techniques to boost his speed, it was futile!
"Wind Release: Rending Fang Technique!"
Sensing that he was about to be caught, Agakura quickly formed hand seals while running and unleashed a spiraling gale behind him.
Hyuga Kyokyoku instinctively sensed the incoming attack and leapt away, momentarily creating distance between himself and Agakura.
Seizing the opportunity, Agakura stopped his jutsu and continued his frantic escape!
This tactic bought him some time. Against the Hyuga clan, who relied more on defense than direct ninjutsu clashes, such maneuvers could force them to either evade or block, momentarily widening the gap.
But Agakura couldn't keep this up for long.
His chakra reserves were finite. He couldn't afford to keep using high-powered jutsu. His chakra consumption was several times higher than Kyokyoku's, making long-term escape impossible.