bookpower 65. Duel of Dojutsu: Sharingan vs. Byakugan
65. Duel of Dojutsu: Sharingan vs. Byakugan
65. Duel of Dojutsu: Sharingan vs. Byakugan
As soon as the words left her mouth, Kiyomi wasted no time in escalating the confrontation in silent focus.
Her two tomoe Sharingan ignited, the black of her almond eyes swirling into the deep red of focused determination now.
With a swift motion, she reached into her robes, drawing a handful of shuriken, her specialty.
The metallic glint of the throwing stars barely caught the light before they were hurtling toward Hikari, slicing through the air with deadly precision.
This initial salvo was a classic Uchiha tactic—swift, direct, and testing the waters of her opponent's capabilities.
Kiyomi watched closely, her Sharingan not just a tool for attack but for observation, keen to catch every nuance of Hikari's next response. Hikari, for his part, was fully aware of the shuriken's trajectory the moment they left Kiyomi's hands.
His Byakugan offered him a clarity of vision far beyond the ordinary, allowing him to perceive not just the shuriken but the subtle shifts in Kiyomi's stance and chakra flow.
Hikari took the challenge head-on, moving towards Kiyomi while expertly navigating through the barrage of shurikens with what seemed like ultimate ease.
The Hyuga's fighting style thrived on proximity, leveraging their Gentle Fist technique, which required getting close to the opponent. As he advanced, a slight curve played upon his lips,
"Two-tomoe Sharingan at this age? Not bad...", He praised, his voice carrying a tone of approval even as he dodged another wave of shurikens with what seemed like effortless grace.
He understood that the girl was sure to open the last, third stage of ordinary Sharingan, and at least become an Elite Jonin in the future, and Uchiha Elite Jonins were generally much stronger than ordinary Elite Jonins for example, placing her weight higher in his eyes once again.
His Byakugan was a formidable tool, providing him with a visual acuity that turned the intended complex onslaught full of Sharingan's pattern-domain mastery into a ballet of predictability.
The world around him slowed, each shuriken's path clear as daylight, allowing him to anticipate their trajectories and Kiyomi's intended manipulations attempting to confuse him.
For example, Kiyomi's attempts to collide the shurikens in mid-air, changing their directions in a display of Uchiha's adept control, was impressive, and often could even be critical against some non-Uchiha shinobi.
However, against Hikari's Byakugan, the small tactic unfolded in slow motion. His heightened perception wasn't just about tracking movement—it allowed him an expanded temporal window to react, almost as if time itself dilated around him, allowing him to figure the directions out with his 'ordinary' logical reasoning even without the complex pattern-recognition motor skills the Uchiha clansmen possessed, allowed him to 'solve' them out.
This didn't just compensate for his lack of Sharingan; it provided a different spectrum of insight, one that translated the complex patterns of Kiyomi's attack into a solvable puzzle.
On the other side, Kiyomi's confidence wavered for a moment, her mind racing with questions and doubts, 'How is this possible? What is his secret? Is his Byakugan that genetically atypical on the stronger performance side from the rest of the Hyuga too...?',
This combination created a force strong enough to split the oncoming fireball in two.
Hikari's use of his Byakugan was critical at this moment. It allowed him to perceive the fireball's trajectory and the best point of intervention in what seemed like slow motion.
He was also ready to use the Hyuga's defensive Rotation technique if any flames came too close in his sharp vision but his initial counter was so effective that it became unnecessary.
Meanwhile, despite her Great Fireball Technique not hitting its mark, Kiyomi leveraged the moment to put some distance between herself and Hikari again. The fireball, though split, left its mark on the terrain around them.
The mountainous battle area bore the scars of their confrontation; scorched earth and smoldering vegetation outlined the path of the divided fireball, a testament to the technique's power and to Hikari's skill in neutralizing it.
Without hesitation, Kiyomi began weaving hand signs for another Fire Release technique. Acknowledging that subtlety had its limits against Hikari, she decided to unleash her full chakra potency.
She opted for her unique take on the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique. Kiyomi's mastery over shurikenjutsu allowed her to infuse the technique with a tactical edge, sending flaming shurikens arcing toward Hikari from all directions.
Her aim was to overwhelm him, forcing him to deploy his Rotation defense, thereby exposing him to a follow-up attack once the defensive technique's brief 'cooldown' left him vulnerable.
However, Kiyomi's strategy was met with yet another surprise. Hikari didn't resort to the Rotation as she anticipated. Instead, he conjured a pair of giant blue lions from his chakra, which roared to life around his arms.
With precise movements, guided by his Byakugan's unparalleled vision, Hikari maneuvered the twin lions to intercept the incoming semi-large fiery shurikens.
The chakra lions 'ate away' at the shurikens' chakra, also nullifying their momentum physically and therefore extinguishing their effectiveness fully before they could reach him.
Kiyomi watched, her eyes wide with disbelief, as Hikari dismantled her attack with a technique she hadn't anticipated at all.
The sight of the chakra lions, both majestic and formidable, dealing with her unique technique so efficiently, forced her to confront the depth of Hikari's abilities once again.
As Hikari closed the distance between them once more, Kiyomi knew it was time to deploy her most potent technique yet, the Fire Release: Scarlet Fang Overdrive.
This technique was her ace, capable of launching a barrage of medium-sized fireballs that harbored high explosive potential.
Upon nearing their target, these fireballs would fragment into smaller, swifter projectiles, making them a nightmare to dodge or counter due to their explosive-splitting mechanism. It was an A-level technique, the pinnacle of her offensive capabilities.
With determination, Kiyomi unleashed the jutsu, watching as the fireballs tore through the air toward Hikari.