Chapter 108: Battle Erupts Between Konoha and Akatsuki by the Riverbank - The White Eyed Princess of Konoha

# Chapter 108: Battle Erupts Between Konoha and Akatsuki by the Riverbank With Hinata's powerful attack unleashed, Itachi, utilizing the superior insight of his Sharingan, managed to evade all the attack paths. Caught off guard, Kisame was left with no choice but to whip out Samehada to block the chakra beam from the Mountain Crashing Strike. Even though Samehada could absorb chakra, it needed time to do so. The immense force of the Mountain Crashing Strike instantly dislodged Samehada from Kisame's grip, sending it flying through the air, while Kisame retreated awkwardly, albeit unharmed. Most of the chakra within the Mountain Crashing Strike had been absorbed by Samehada, and even the remaining impact was largely dissipated by the weapon. As Samehada descended from above, Kisame sneered at Hinata, prepared to catch it with his right hand and then exact a brutal lesson on her. Suddenly, a chakra beam flashed before Kisame's eyes! Hinata had already set her sights on Samehada. Seeing it soar through the air, she unleashed another Mountain Crashing Strike towards it. With a resounding 'boom,' the chakra beam hit Samehada, sending it flying far away, its destination unknown. Kisame: "..." Since Samehada had already landed within Konoha's territory, Kisame had no time to retrieve it. But, should Hinata manage to repel Itachi and Kisame, with her Byakugan's insight, she could easily locate Samehada in the forest. A gift delivered from a thousand miles away, equipment heavy with sentiment. Hinata's sudden attack, without any warning, left Asuma and Kurenai in a rather awkward situation. Asuma couldn't help but complain, "Hinata, why can’t you give us a heads up before you make a move?" With an expression of grievance, Hinata defended herself, "Asuma-sensei, didn't you say you wanted to take them down? I thought you were ready!" With a Jonin present, Hinata, a rookie Genin, wouldn't dare initiate the fight! But only upon hearing Asuma's intent to take down Itachi and Kisame did she dare to act. I’m more wronged than Dou E! Asuma felt a bit helpless, as he had only been boasting, stalling for time until Kakashi arrived. However, now that the battle had erupted, Hinata dashed forward to block Itachi, and without turning her head, she said to Asuma and Kurenai, "Leave that shark face to you guys, Itachi is mine!" Defeating Uchiha Itachi was a mission given to Hinata by Hiashi when she was five years old. Asuma warned, "Be cautious of Itachi's Sharingan. Even with your Byakugan, try not to make direct eye contact." Hinata replied, "It's alright, I’ve got my eyes closed!" The Byakugan possessed the ability to see through barriers, naturally allowing it to see through eyelids as well. Once activated, there was no difference between having the eyes open or closed. Without forming seals, Itachi unleashed a powerful Fireball Jutsu from his mouth towards Hinata. Gathering Sage Mode chakra into her fists, Hinata promptly responded with her ultimate attack on Uchiha Itachi. "Forty Gods Vacuum Attack + Eight Trigrams Mountain Crashing Strike!" Five streams of sage chakra beams immediately shredded the Fireball, rushing towards Uchiha Itachi. His expression was extremely serious as the speed of the sage chakra beams was nearly twice as fast as the conventional Mountain Crashing Strike. In the crimson eyes, the three tomoe swiftly connected. Mangekyou Sharingan activated! "Susanoo!" Itachi dared not fully materialize the Susanoo, opting instead for the skeletal ribs to shield himself, only to be propelled from the bank to the river by a single chakra beam. Fighting is like playing poker. Uchiha Itachi had an excellent hand with four aces, four twos, and the ultimate bomb, capable of a perfect game. Yet, against someone like Hinata, playing with cheats, her hand was nothing but bombs apart from some low cards. Of the eight attributes of ninjas, Uchiha Itachi had five at the maximum value of 10, but his 'spirit' attribute was a meager 5. In contrast, while Hinata's other attributes were disregarded for the moment, her 'spirit' attribute was maxed out at 10. For regular ninja, reaching 10 meant maxing out the attribute. But for someone like Hinata or Naruto with vast chakra reserves, their 'spirit' attribute merely reached an imposed limit of 10. Since the awakening of the Ōtsutsuki clan bloodline, Hinata's chakra capacity had been increasing relentlessly, with her reserves soon expected to grow from kilograms of chakra to tons. If Uchiha Itachi held only 17 cards... Then Hinata had fifty-four! All of them bombs! Uchiha Itachi could never have expected that the little girl he once encountered on the streets had grown to such formidable prowess. While Itachi mastered numerous jutsu, against a combatant of Hinata's caliber, who incessantly unleashed powerful moves, his options were limited. With her eyes closed, augmenting her offense with Sage Mode chakra, genjutsu was ineffectual, rendering even Tsukuyomi useless. To defeat Hinata, Itachi could only resort to Amaterasu or confront her directly with a fully manifested Susanoo. Yet, facing her relentless onslaught, even the exceptional tactical ingenuity of Uchiha Itachi struggled when Hinata wielded her ultimate attacks as casually as one would play ordinary cards. All the while, Hinata had her Byakugan activated, easily perceiving Itachi fully manifesting Susanoo. Hinata gathered sage chakra in her fists, leaping into the air for another devastating strike from above! Powerless in the face of her attack, Itachi could only brace Susanoo for impact. The speed of the sage chakra beams was too overwhelming for Itachi to respond in time with substitution or cloning techniques. Besides, with the Byakugan, Hinata could see through all such deceptions. Itachi wasn’t sure whether Hinata had any means to combat Amaterasu; hence, he hesitated to employ it. Descending from above, Hinata’s powerful strike sent Uchiha Itachi, along with Susanoo's ribcage, crashing into the river below. Itachi felt intense pain in his eyes, the sclera veined with blood. He needed a swift resolution! Without conventional or genjutsu options, unwilling to resort to Amaterasu, Itachi knew a swift end required Susanoo. Itachi didn’t want to reveal the Ten Fist Sword and Yata Mirror so soon; they were his ultimate aces in the hole, too valuable to squander here. "Yasaka Magatama" Underwater, Uchiha Itachi rapidly transitioned into the second form of 'Susanoo,' crafting three enormous magatama in Susanoo's hand, hurling them toward Hinata like shurikens. This represented Itachi's most formidable long-range attack jutsu currently available. Yet, none of this could evade the insight of Hinata's Byakugan. With both fists engulfed in sage chakra, Hinata retaliated. Ultimate attack! Five sage chakra beams converged into a single beam, representing Hinata's current strongest long-range offensive jutsu. 'Boom!' In a colossal explosion, river water erupted skyward, the riverbank carved into a deep crater, water cascaded back down like a torrential downpour. Ninja combat tactics were only applicable below Jonin level. Perhaps even against Kage-level. But should someone like Hinata keep executing powerful moves as her basic attack, the opposing side must respond with equally powerful techniques.