Chapter 52
[TL: From now on, I'm going to translate the justu in Romaji and English.]
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So fast! Neji and Lee were both shocked.
Guy also focused his energy, suddenly grounding himself in a solid horse stance. He raised his right arm to block—Bang!—Natsuki's whip-like leg slammed into Guy's arm, and the sweeping wind from the impact sent stones and dust flying from the ground.
Even though Guy had braced himself in time, the force still pushed him back several meters.
"Nice power! Keep going!"
Guy was clearly pleased. He immediately retaliated with a sweeping kick of his own. "Konoha Dai Senpū (Leaf Great Whirlwind)!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Their fists and legs collided again and again, producing thunderous booms. The sheer force of their blows created shockwaves that made the air tremble and kicked up more dust and debris. The two of them darted through the swirling sand and rock, their movements so fast that only Neji could track them with his Byakugan.
Way too fast! There's no way to follow with the naked eye!
Natsuki didn't use any ninjutsu either. Since Guy wanted to test his physical strength, he would go with pure taijutsu.
Over the past few years, Natsuki hadn't just been delivering milk, digging, and mining inside the gravity training room—he had also been relentlessly honing his strikes. The techniques taught at the Academy had long become insufficient, so he turned to the library, digging through books for detailed records of hand-to-hand combat techniques to continue improving.