Cold air filled the area.
Yuichi and Neji's figures suddenly crossed paths.
The next second, Yuichi appeared behind Neji.
His head was slightly lowered, and his hands were covered in an astonishing amount of cold air, which was slowly dissipating.
Might Guy and the other two, who had only taken a few steps and hadn't gone far, instantly stopped and turned back.
However, the scene before them left them momentarily stunned.
Neji, who had been in a Gentle Fist combat stance...
...was now...
...completely turned into an ice statue.
White, cold air was rising from his body.
Frost was spreading across the ground around him.
A thin layer of frost also covered the hem of Yuichi's clothes.
Tenten subconsciously covered her mouth!
"Impossible?"
"Neji..."
Tenten couldn't believe what she was seeing.
It wasn't just her; Rock Lee and Might Guy couldn't believe it either.
Was Neji defeated by the enemy so easily?
An instant kill?
How could he be killed by the enemy in an instant?
Neji was a genius of the Hyuga clan, and his mastery of the Gentle Fist was on par with Hyuga Hiashi.
Among his peers, Neji was definitely one of the top ninja in the shinobi world.
And the Yuichi before them.
Might Guy looked at Yuichi's face, which was as young as Neji's.
Clearly, Yuichi was about the same age as Neji.
But he was actually able to instantly defeat Neji, a genius of the Hyuga clan.
Was the power of a Kekkei Genkai that strong?
Seeing the three of them in shock, Yuichi took two steps back and stood beside the frozen Neji.
He raised his hand and placed it on Neji's shoulder.
"I hope you won't underestimate your enemies next time! You should know, there are many geniuses in this world!"
Yuichi said calmly.
At that moment, Rock Lee suddenly roared.
"Damn you! Let go of Neji!"
His eyes were bloodshot as he stared fiercely at Yuichi.
Clenching his fists, he took a step forward, about to charge at Yuichi.
But he was grabbed by Might Guy.
"Lee!!!"
"Don't be rash!"
Might Guy also shouted loudly, trying to get Lee to calm down.
But seeing Neji frozen into an ice statue, Lee couldn't calm down at all.
He looked at Might Guy. "Sensei, that guy killed Neji! I can't let him go, no matter what!"
Yuichi smiled. "Listen to your teacher! Don't get so excited. It's boring to fight you. You'd just be throwing your life away!"
These words made Rock Lee even more furious.
Yuichi smiled. "Don't worry! This Hyuga clan genius isn't dead!"
He took his hand off Neji's shoulder.
Hearing Yuichi say that Neji wasn't dead, Rock Lee calmed down a bit.
But he didn't fully believe Yuichi's words.
Yuichi continued, "He's just frozen. In this state, if I tap him lightly with my hand, he'll shatter, and then he'll really be dead."
As he spoke, Yuichi made a tapping motion.
This motion made the hearts of the three of them tremble.
But Yuichi's motion stopped, and he turned to look at the three of them.
"If you stay here obediently and don't move, I won't shatter him!"
"But if you have any other ideas! Then I just need to touch him lightly..."
Tap!
Suddenly, Yuichi lightly tapped a frozen rock beside him.
Just a light tap with his index finger.
Crack!
The frozen rock shattered into countless fragments.
Seeing this scene.
The three of them somewhat understood.
A frozen rock would instantly shatter into countless pieces of ice with just a light tap.
If Neji was accidentally touched by something, he would probably suffer the same fate.
Although they weren't sure if Neji was alive right now, if he was shattered into pieces of ice, it would be impossible for him to be alive.
They couldn't fully believe the words of an enemy.
But right now, Neji was in Yuichi's hands. Even though Might Guy didn't think he couldn't defeat Yuichi.
He had no choice right now.
He absolutely couldn't act rashly.
"Alright, I'll stay here and not move. Give Neji to me!"
Might Guy said.
Yuichi smiled and looked up at the sky. "Alright! But not now. Just wait! I'll give him to you when this is over!"
With that, Yuichi sat down, and an ice chair materialized out of thin air behind him.
The mission was only to stop Might Guy and the others and assist in completing the Tailed Beast sealing.
He just needed to keep them here.
The current situation was sufficient to complete the mission.
Might Guy understood that Yuichi was using Neji to stall for time.
But he still didn't dare to make any move.
In the end, he and Neji had underestimated the enemy.
This rogue ninja kid from Kirigakure.
Although he was the same age as Neji and Lee.
He was a much more talented person.
The previous intelligence from Sunagakure stated that a rogue ninja had broken into the village, defeated a large number of Suna ninja, and taken away the Kazekage, Gaara.
A single person had wreaked havoc in Sunagakure and kidnapped the Kazekage.
At first, even Might Guy found such a thing hard to believe.
How could one person's strength possibly stand against an entire village of Sunagakure?
But now, it seemed that this kid before him really couldn't be underestimated.
His bizarre Ice Style, its power was so strong!
'Ice Style!'
Might Guy's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I remember now."
The few people who had been silent were suddenly startled by Might Guy's sudden shout.
Might Guy stared at Yuichi. "Kirigakure! Rogue ninja! Ice Style!"
"Could you be from the Yuki clan of Kirigakure?"
Hearing this!
Yuichi was stunned.
Then he smiled. "Maybe!"
But even though Yuichi gave a casual answer, Might Guy was certain that Yuichi was a member of the Yuki clan.
Because Ice Style was the Kekkei Genkai of the Yuki clan!
The Yuki clan!
In the distance, a Zetsu clone suddenly emerged from the ground!
"I didn't expect this guy to possess the Kekkei Genkai of the Yuki clan. It seems his power is strong!"
"I didn't expect Nagato to have accidentally recruited such a kid. Not bad! He's given me a surprise!"
In the cave where the Tailed Beast was being sealed.
Kakuzu watched as Zetsu suddenly laughed.
He asked, "Zetsu, what's the situation outside? Has that kid been killed by the Blue Beast of Konoha?"
Zetsu shook his head. "No!"
This answer disappointed Kakuzu a bit. "Hmph! I didn't expect that weak-looking kid to be not bad! To be able to hold off that rare beast!"
Sasori sighed. "I told you, don't underestimate that monster kid."
Kakuzu asked, "Sasori, what is it about that kid that makes you so concerned? Is he really that strong?"
Sasori nodded. "Terrifyingly strong! He has powerful taijutsu and some kind of secret technique that can absorb ninjutsu!"
Absorb ninjutsu?
Everyone instantly turned to look at Sasori in unison.
Nagato opened his eyes and looked at Sasori. "Is what you said true?"
Sasori said, "I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Interesting! A secret technique that absorbs ninjutsu!"
"Yes!" Sasori nodded. "There seems to be some special power in his body. When he uses that power, strange red markings appear on his body!"
Kakuzu's face was not looking good now.
He didn't expect that kid to have the ability to absorb ninjutsu.
Coupled with his powerful taijutsu, he was indeed a bit difficult to deal with!
"He also possesses the Ice Style Kekkei Genkai."
Zetsu suddenly spoke up at this moment.
Before anyone could recover from the news of Yuichi possessing a secret technique to absorb ninjutsu.
Now there was also Ice Style.
This news was equally astonishing!
Nagato was stunned. "So, Yuichi is a surviving descendant of the Yuki clan!"