Naruto: The Caged Bird Cannot Confine Me - Feng Hou Qi Men

"Go, Hinata!"

Seeing the bandages wrapped all over his body, I was so excited that I couldn't help but shout out loud.

Even the usually aloof Shino, after struggling to muster his emotions for several seconds, finally put on a serious face and loudly cheered for Hinata.

"Hinata! Go for it!"

"Come on!"

The two men's voices captivated the astonished audience, including the Twelve Konoha ninjas, Konoha ninjas, and ninjas from other countries...

More and more people are joining the cheering squad.

"Huh?! When did Hinata become so strong?!"

Lee, who saw Neji as his ultimate goal, was so shocked his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"Hehe, not bad at all, that weird guy." Naruto rubbed his nose and laughed.

The atmosphere reached an unprecedented climax.

However, as the main character being supported, Hinata did not feel the lively atmosphere.

Or rather, at this very moment, she was so focused on every punch that she had no time to think about anything else!

The relentless and fierce attacks forced Neji to retreat little by little.

Just as he was about to crash into the wall behind him, he finally stopped holding back and stomped down hard, leaving a cracked footprint on the ground.

The palm, imbued with dense chakra, struck out precisely, knocking Hinata back.

"I'm sorry, Hinata, I take back my arrogant words about asking you to surrender. You are now certainly qualified to be my opponent."

"But now that I've made my move, I have to win!"

After saying that, Neji took a deep breath with a serious expression and gradually released all the acupoints in his body.

Seeing the move he was about to use, Hinata followed suit and began to mobilize her chakra to cover her body.

After a brief pause, the two leaped out simultaneously, their bodies spinning rapidly like tops.

"Return to Heaven!!" *2

Two spheres formed from high-density blue chakra collided violently in mid-air!

The violent impact swept in all directions from the point of impact, lifting up chunks of floor tiles and pulverizing them!

Blood splattered, and two figures flew backward from it, but almost simultaneously regained their footing.

Neji and Hinata gaze at each other from a distance.

Judging from the extent of their injuries, Hinata was at a disadvantage in this confrontation, looking quite disheveled.

Despite the blood staining her clothes, Hinata refused to give up and gritted her teeth to endure the excruciating pain emanating from every part of her body.

Compared to her delicate appearance, her will was undoubtedly extremely firm.

Unfortunately, his body had already reached its limit.

hum!

A heart-pounding sensation coursed through her body, and dark lines spread from the three-tomoe mark on her neck, quickly covering half of her face.

—Overuse of chakra ultimately triggered the Heavenly Curse Seal!

"Why, of all times..." Hinata gritted her teeth.

If a situation arises that you cannot control, I will stop the game immediately.

Teacher Hong's words echoed in my ears.

Do not!

It can't end like this!

Under Neji's shocked gaze, Hinata endured the tearing pain and raised her finger to slap herself several times.

She actually cut off the flow of chakra in her body and sealed all the key acupoints!

"What are you doing?! You'll die if you do this!!" Neji shouted angrily.

Chakra is not only the source of a ninja's power, but also a basic substance for survival, and its importance is even greater than that of blood.

Forcibly cutting off the flow of chakra can cause one to explode and die if not careful, and there is no way to save them!

He, who was skilled in Gentle Fist, understood this principle very well, and knew better than anyone else just how dangerous Hinata's actions were!

"Just like Neji, I also have a reason why I have to win!"

Hinata, who forcibly suppressed the spread of the cursed seal, raised her eyes, and deep within her pure white pupils, it seemed as if a raging flame was burning.

That was her will.

As she finished speaking, Hinata raised her hand with difficulty, adopting a stance different from the Hyuga Gentle Fist—the Tai Chi Hand.

With ninjutsu and physical techniques unavailable, this is the only power she can use.

Neji was stunned.

He couldn't think of any words to persuade his cousin, who was willing to risk her life for him.

"Hinata's become stubborn..."

Neji rubbed his forehead with one hand and sighed helplessly.

The next second, his eyes suddenly became incredibly sharp, and his hand, which was pressed against his forehead, slid across his face, pointing directly at himself!

"In that case, let's use the boxing techniques that Brother Fengqi taught us to settle this matter fairly and squarely!"

He also sealed all the key acupoints on his body!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 78 The End

After regaining her breathing rhythm, Hinata struck first, slapping Neji in the face with a palm.

Neji's eyes narrowed, and after catching the attack route, he bent his arm to block in front of him.

Unlike a normal block, his arm muscles were not fully tensed. Instead, he took a half step back the instant Hinata struck him with her palm, using himself as a vessel to allow the powerful force to be transmitted from his arm to his body, and then from his body to his heels.

boom!

Hinata's palm strike was like hitting the ground, causing cracks to appear in the floor tiles and rock beneath Neji's feet!

That wasn't all. Using the rebound from that force, Neji took a step forward with his left foot, shifting his center of gravity forward, and used his left palm to draw an arc forward and upward to block Hinata's continued offensive.

At the same time, he clenched his right fist and brought it to his waist. After a brief moment of gathering his strength, he struck Hinata's abdomen with great force!

"Progress, block and strike!"

Her fist squeezed the air, creating gusts of wind. Faced with this fierce attack, Hinata quickly withdrew her arms and crossed them in front of her to block.

"Cross hands!"

boom!

The fist slammed heavily onto Hinata's slender arm, the force of which was like that of a giant hammer, making it impossible for Hinata to defend herself.

Just as she was about to be knocked away, Hinata stepped to the side, changing her body's gravity to deflect Neji's fist.

The direction of the force changed as a result, and Hinata followed the momentum, retreating while spinning with the inertia.

After several laps, Hinata skillfully deflected most of the force.

Hinata's long, straight legs traced an arc on the ground as she finally stopped spinning backward, exhaling a breath of foul air tinged with blood.

Smoke and dust drifted away, and strands of hair fell down, obscuring his resolute eyes.

Tai Chi hand movements combine softness and strength, emphasizing the accumulation of energy like drawing a bow, the release of energy like shooting an arrow, and the release of energy like a gentle breeze, containing a variety of variations.

Depending on Neji and Hinata's personalities and physical abilities, Feng Qi taught them different things with different focuses.

Neji's style leans towards a balance of strength and gentleness, while Hinata's is the opposite, making her more suited to using gentleness to overcome strength.

The two are mutually restraining, with no significant difference in strength; it mainly depends on the user's own strength.

In this respect, Hinata and Neji are not too far apart.

"Hey, really? I see that man's shadow in their moves?"

Kai, standing in the stands, looked on in shock as he leaned over the railing, watching Neji and Hinata become entangled once again.

“That’s right, it’s a taijutsu that Hyuga Fuuki developed himself, and it’s different from Hyuga Gentle Fist.”

Kakashi's expression was serious as he said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect them to be able to use it to this extent..."

As a talented individual who could figure out the Eight Gates Formation through his own training, he had naturally also studied Feng Qi's Eight Trigrams Hand.

While it's not difficult to imitate pure physical techniques, it requires very strict control over one's own state and strength, and one needs to develop their own style to truly master them.

Now, despite the many flaws that still exist, Neji and Hinata have clearly taken initial shape!

In another corner, Orochimaru licked his lips with satisfaction, his greedy gaze fixed on Hinata, who was constantly pushing her palms and punching her.

"Heh, that's it. Perform even better, my future vessel," he muttered to himself.

In fact, judging solely from talent and physique, Hyuga Neji is the one who should be possessed.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru is a perfectionist, which is evident from his complete disdain for Kakashi's Sharingan.

Due to the influence of the Caged Bird Seal, Neji's Byakugan is inevitably flawed and lacks purity.

Although Orochimaru was confident he could break the Caged Bird Seal, it would require a great deal of research and experimentation.

He doesn't have that much time to waste right now!

Besides this, there is another important reason.

That is, Neji is a "beneficiary" of the dramatic changes in the main family, and his obsession with Hyuga Fuuki is not deep, so the success rate of tricking him into defecting from Konoha is not high.

As everyone gasped in amazement, the physical combat between the two on the field intensified.

Ultimately, due to the difference in combat experience, Hinata was no match for Neji and was struck on the shoulder by a palm strike that broke through her defenses!

Seeing Hinata stagger backward after suffering a heavy blow, Neji pressed his advantage, bringing his right palm to his waist and concentrating all his remaining strength into one point.