Chapter 17: Invocation of the Hokage (Edited)

"..."

Yeruashi silently glared at Hyuga Baki and walked out of the crowd, not responding to his provocation.

Seeing Yeruashi's reaction, Baki frowned and snorted, "You're not too arrogant, Yeruashi, you don't think you can compare yourself to your younger brother, do you?"

"How can I be like that?"

Without the ability to speed up time, he probably wouldn't have surpassed Kakashi.

The teacher didn't react to Hyuga Baki's hostility towards Yeruashi, after all, this is a ninja academy and conflicts between students are normal, teachers even sometimes intentionally provoke them to encourage competition between students.

"You can do it, Yeruashi!"

"Go Yeruashi!!!"

Many girls started chanting Yeruashi's name, including Kurenai and Rin.

Although Yeruashi is not the best student in the class, he is definitely the most popular.

This, of course, made the boys gnash their teeth and started to support Baki.

"This bastard..."

"Baki, show him your strength!"

"Punch him in the face! Come on!!!"

These shouts further aroused Baki's fighting spirit.

After a few seconds, the master waved his hand, "Begin!"

Baki immediately ran towards Yeruashi, instantly activated his Byakugan and engaged in close combat using the Gentle Fist, the Hyuga clan's signature style of Taijutsu.

Yeruashi calmly waved his kunai, each time attacking in the path of Baki's strike, which forced Baki to interrupt his movements.

"This guy..."

After this brief exchange, Hyuga Baki became more alert, though it's unclear how Yeruashi did it, but it seemed he was able to detect his movements.

However, Baki was not afraid, with the help of Byakugan, he could also see Yeruashi's every move, moreover, in close combat, his opponent could not freely use ninjutsu.

He just has to keep fighting until Yeruashi makes a mistake and inflict a heavy blow with his Gentle fist.

"He almost perfectly avoids the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist, truly a descendant of that person!"

The Teacher exclaimed in admiration.

Although Yeruashi can't compare to Kakashi, he is one of the best students in the class and is even capable of taking on a Hyuga Clan member in Taijutsu, but if this continues, Yeruashi is likely to fall at a disadvantage.

After all, the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan is many times superior to the eyes of ordinary people, and the Gentle Fist can significantly reduce the target's combat ability with a single blow.

The sound of cheering and booing gradually disappeared.

Kurenai, Obito and the rest began to watch the intense battle between Yeruashi and Baki attentively.

"Is this the Hyuga clan's Gentle fist technique..."

Yeruashi blocked Baki's attack while carefully observing his opponent's attack; to him, the Hyuga clan's Gentle fist technique also has some merits.

Although in the original, a single strike of Goken (Strong Fist) in the state of Hachimon Tonko's door opening could easily crush the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist, but in reality, practicing Gentle Fist to the extreme can also bear fruit, that is, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Yasogami Kūgeki!

It can even destroy an entire Susanoo easily!

The difference between Goken (Strong Fist) and Juuken (Gentle Fist) is that the former uses chakra to stimulate the muscles and increase the force of its own blows, while the latter uses chakra as a "Bullet" to inflict internal damage to the enemy, which requires the best control over it.

"Without Byakugan, I can't see the essence of Juuken..."

Yeruashi muttered in his mind, of course he won't be able to understand the Gentle Fist just by looking from the side.

Besides, volume and chakra control is not his strong point.

If he had the physique of an Uzumaki or was a Jinchuriki, then the Gentle Fist, which relies on the use of chakra, would undoubtedly suit him better than the Strong Fist, but in the current situation, there is no doubt that the Strong Fist is the one that suits him best.

Hyuga Baki caught Yeruashi's every move and increased the pressure, gradually starting to push Yeruashi.

"It looks like Yeruashi is going to lose."

"Of course, his opponent is the genius of the Hyuga Clan."

Seeing this scene, many students began to whisper.

And just at this moment.

Whoosh!!!

A figure abruptly appeared on the platform, drawing the attention of the students.

The figure of the person who appeared is wrapped in a black cloak, and his face is hidden by a white mask, his identity is obvious, he was a ninja from the Anbu department.

The Anbu watched the battle taking place in the Playground and without paying attention to the teacher and the students as he walked towards Yeruashi and said, "Hatake Yeruashi, Lord Hokage summons you!"

Whoosh!

Yeruashi swung his kunai and took a few steps back and looked at the Anbu, his gaze was not surprised.

Well, of course he's here.

It would be hard not to trace the events of the previous night back to him, after all, he had ended up using the Hatake clan's Kenjutsu

First, Yeruashi wanted to ask Kakashi to take the blame, but then he thought it was pointless. On the one hand, this could be easily exposed and on the other hand, Kakashi could be in danger.

Anbu's appearance surprised the teacher and the students.

"... Lord Hokage summons Yeruashi?"

"Is something wrong?"

Many of the students looked at Yeruashi in disbelief.

Baki was stunned, suddenly this happened precisely at the moment when Yeruashi was going to win, Hyuga Baki couldn't help but frown, "The fight isn't over yet..."

But he didn't finish the sentence.

Of course, the challenge to the Hokage was much more important than the training fight, but this caused some irritation in Baki, because he should have prevailed over Yeruashi, but suddenly the fight ended in nothing.

The master also understood the situation and nodded to Yeruashi, "Go to the Lord Hokage, if you can return before the end of the training, you will continue the fight."

Hearing these words, Yeruashi sighed and looked at Baki and said, "That's not necessary."

Since the incident from the previous night had already been traced, there was no point in pretending that he is tied with Hyuga Baki.

After finishing his words, Yeruashi's figure abruptly disappeared from his place, and stealthily appeared to Hyuga Baki's right.

Hyuga Baki turned around and threw a punch.

Auge!!!

This punch was aimed at tenketsu Yeruashi, but when it hit the target, Baki didn't feel the collision with something solid, already Yeruashi's figure dissipated into white smoke.

It was a clone!

"Oh, no!"

Hyuga Baki shouted, Byakugan is able to recognize ordinary clones, but due to the surprise effect, this hit was delivered at an instinctive level, he couldn't have expected that Yeruashi could use Bunshin no Jutsu (replication technique) so fast, when Baki realized what exactly happened, it was too late.

Soundless.

Yeruashi appeared behind Baki.

Auge!

He simply slammed the edge of his hand against Baki's neck, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground, unconscious.

"Come on!"

Yeruashi lowered his hand and looked at the Anbu.

The Anbu looked at Yeruashi and jumped in the direction of the Hokage's building, and Yeruashi followed.

Only the stunned teacher and the dumbfounded students remained standing there.

Silence.

What just happened?