Chapter 49
Guy saw it even more clearly—after Tenten finished her hand seals, an extra pair of arms truly appeared behind her. She deliberately kept them hidden from Neji, and even with the Byakugan, it'd be hard to immediately figure out what was going on.
Sure enough, right as their kunai clashed, the hidden hands behind Tenten's back whipped out two high-powered flashlights and shone them straight into Neji's eyes.
"Not good..."
Neji instinctively shut his eyes, but he already knew it was too late.
The very next moment, one of Tenten's other hands launched a punch that landed squarely on Neji's shoulder, sending him staggering back.
"Nice one!"
Guy and the secretly slacking Lee couldn't help but cheer.
Even though Tenten used a little trickery, that was par for the course with shinobi—using tools and deception was perfectly normal, and no one thought it was underhanded.
More importantly, Tenten's technique—having extra hands emerge from her back—was incredibly intriguing. The whole point was to be unexpected, and even someone from the Hyūga clan, encountering this for the first time, could easily be caught off guard.
Guy could already imagine it: if those hidden hands secretly performed hand seals, she could launch ninjutsu when her opponent least expected it.
That would be super effective!
Tenten pressed her advantage, but Neji had already recovered.