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

The sleeves fluttered loudly, and the strong wind they generated tore through the air.

Just as Neji was about to end the battle, Hinata stomped heavily on the ground, managing to stabilize her body, which was barely able to stand!

Hinata extended her slender, blood-stained hand and unleashed a powerful strike of her own!

boom! ! !

Two hands of different sizes, staggered apart, struck each other's chests almost simultaneously!

The powerful impact sent the two flying, crashing into the edge walls on the left and right sides of the examination room, kicking up clouds of dust.

The entire arena fell silent, everyone staring intently into the thick smoke, eager to see who would win this deeply moving sibling duel.

Time passed by, and only when a gentle breeze blew away the dust obscuring the view did the scene inside become clear.

Hinata Hyuga lay on the pile of rubble, unable to get up, while Neji Hyuga, barely clinging to life, was still able to stand.

When techniques, willpower, and physical condition are all roughly the same, raw strength and experience ultimately become the deciding factors on the scales.

"The victor is Hyuga Neji!"

As the chief examiner, Moonlight Gale, announced the results, the examination hall instantly erupted in cheers, with everyone eager to witness this exciting duel.

This is in stark contrast to the initial skepticism towards Hinata.

Two figures swiftly emerged from the second-floor stands and arrived at Hinata and Neji's sides respectively.

They were their respective teachers, Kurenai Yuhi and Might Guy.

Sealing one's own acupoints is an extremely dangerous act, and given the intense physical combat the two engaged in, they now require professional treatment as soon as possible.

Otherwise, they are very likely to suffer from hidden illnesses and become unable to be ninjas for the rest of their lives, or even lose their lives!

And so, Hinata and Neji, who had fainted, left the scene in the arms of their respective teachers and rushed to the medical center.

But the brutal exams did not end there.

The next match will feature Rock Lee from Team 3 of Konoha against Gaara, the strongest genin from Sunagakure!

This was the most intense battle in the Chunin Exams preliminary rounds of the original manga, and also Rock Lee's "title-granting" battle.

Despite Rock Lee's mastery of the Eight Gates technique, which even Neji feared, he unfortunately encountered the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast.

Hard work might be able to help you fight against talent, but it's futile against players who are completely outmatched.

In the end, Lee was forced to leave the stage with one of his legs broken, suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Gaara!

Compared to Neji vs. Hinata, and Lee vs. Gaara, the later battles seemed rather unremarkable.

"The Chunin Exams will be held in a month, and the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure will also be there to watch."

"All players who have passed the qualifiers, take this time to become as strong as possible!"

With the announcement by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, this eye-opening preliminary round came to a close.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 79: The Konoha Destruction Plan Begins!

In the dimly lit basement, the flickering candlelight illuminated the intricate magic circle drawn on the floor with blood.

"Hinata, are you ready? The process might be a little painful."

Kurenai Yuhi's expression was serious, her gaze fixed on Hinata's back as she removed her outer clothing.

There, on the fair skin, the three black tomoe marks stood out as if they were bite marks left by a venomous snake.

"Mm." Hinata nodded gently, her eyes dimming.

Even though three days had passed since the Chunin Exams preliminary rounds, she still couldn't accept the fact that she had lost to Neji and seemed very frustrated.

Compared to this, what is mere pain?

"Then let's get started."

As soon as she finished speaking, Kurenai Yuhi formed hand seals, communicating with the blades and equipment arranged around her, and began to cast the Evil-Sealing Seal.

The magic circle on the ground suddenly became extremely agitated, and intricate and mysterious blood-red runes formed, flowing upwards along Hinata's body and towards the Heavenly Curse Seal located on her neck.

Amid Hinata's screams, a crimson light shone around the Cursed Seal of Heaven, gradually calming down and coalescing into a sealing technique.

Thus, the sealing seal for evil is complete.

Hinata collapsed to the ground from the intense pain and nearly fainted!

"Phew..." Kurenai Yuhi let out a heavy sigh of relief.

In that case, Hinata should be able to use her own chakra normally without being affected by the cursed seal—as long as she doesn't actively try to communicate with or use the power of the cursed seal.

Suddenly, an extremely dangerous aura came from behind without warning!

Kurenai Yuhi's hair stood on end instantly. As she quickly turned around, she pulled a kunai from her thigh and held it horizontally in front of her.

From the depths of darkness, Orochimaru, clad in a ninja vest, slowly approached, his snake-shaped pupils gleaming with a cold light.

Orochimaru stopped two meters away from Kurenai: "It's been a long time, Kurenai."

"Orochimaru, you still haven't left Konoha..."

Facing this legendary Sannin, Kurenai Yuhi was on edge, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

"There's no need to be so tense, and there's no need to waste your time casting illusions on me. I've only come here to see this guy."

Orochimaru pointed at Hinata lying on the ground, his gaze falling on the Heavenly Curse Seal, which had been sealed with the Evil-Sealing Technique. "Advanced sealing techniques like this aren't very effective."

Seeing Hinata's intense desire for power, he acted with great confidence.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed by the sidelines quietly watching Kurenai complete the sealing seal.

"So Hinata is the target after all? What exactly are you planning?!" Kurenai Yuhi's forehead was covered in a thick layer of cold sweat.

As Orochimaru said, her genjutsu was completely ineffective.

The gap in strength between the two sides is too big!

"Konoha is still as disgusting as ever..."

Orochimaru wore a sinister smile, not directly answering Kurenai's question, but instead continuing to look at Hinata.

"Illusions that can be mastered through learning are ultimately just tricks to disrupt chakra, and no matter how strong they are, they can't do anything against the special Byakugan."

"Hinata Hyuga, I'm always waiting for you. I believe you'll make the right decision."

Having said that, Orochimaru let the kunai thrown by Kurenai Yuhi pierce through his body, and then he turned into mist and disappeared.

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Meanwhile, in order to defeat the damned Copper Armor, Uchiha Sasuke underwent arduous training with Kakashi.

Naruto Uzumaki, led by Ebisu, coincidentally encounters Jiraiya, one of the Three Legendary Sannin, who is searching for creative inspiration in the women's bathhouse.

Upon returning to the Hyuga clan's territory, Neji began training day and night, occasionally sparring with Might Guy.

……

All the contestants who passed the preliminary rounds were in the same boat, wholeheartedly preparing to overcome the final obstacle on the road to Chunin.

Konoha thus enjoyed a rare and brief period of peace.

Of course, this is just the surface. The undercurrents hidden deep within are gradually approaching as time goes by, without anyone noticing!

In a remote forest far from Konoha.

Blue light intertwined and swirled, and the Feng Hou Qi Men formation diagram slowly unfolded.

Feng Qi sat upright in the central palace, with a Taoist temple appearing behind him, and purple light surging deep within the giant white eye.

"Not only did they steal my power, but they also tried to fuse it with my chakra."

The demonic soul, trapped firmly by the sealing spell, was powerless and furious, watching helplessly as its unique power slowly flowed into Feng Qi's body.

"You arrogant and ignorant idiot, you bastard who gave birth to a child without an anus, doing this will only make you explode and die!"

The hoarse, deep voice echoed deep within Feng Qi's mind.

It wasn't that it was afraid of dying along with its host, Feng Qi. As an undead demon, it could be reborn by absorbing negative human desires, and it couldn't wait for Feng Qi to die.

The reason for the constant verbal interference was that Wangliang was horrified to realize that Feng Qi's seemingly self-destructive approach actually showed signs of success!

Feng Qi remained calm and unperturbed, completely ignoring the nonsense spewed by the demonic spirit.

A month later, Orochimaru will make a move against Hiruzen Sarutobi, plunging Konoha into a major crisis following the Nine-Tails' attack.

Taking this opportunity, besides breaking free from the caged bird and collecting the pure Byakugan passed down from the Hyuga clan, he also has someone he must deal with—Shimura Danzo.

Danzo Shimura had always harbored ambitions to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi and become Hokage himself, and he also had a rather long period of ambiguous relationship with Orochimaru. He would not intervene to stop the latter's "Konoha Destruction Plan".

But Hyuga Fuuki is different. Danzo was willing to invade the permanently neutral Land of Demons in order to eliminate him!

I will not offend others unless they offend me; if they do, I will give them a free meal.

Feng Qi is indeed afraid of trouble and will avoid it whenever possible, but there are some troubles that he has no choice but to face!

Time passed quietly in this relatively peaceful atmosphere.

Soon, the day arrived for the final stage of the Chunin Exams to begin.

The Fourth Kazekage, disguised by Orochimaru using the Disillusionment Technique, successfully arrived in Konoha. Surrounded by Tayuya, Jirobo, Kidomaru, and Sakon and Ukon disguised as Sunagakure guards, he slowly sat down next to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Unaware of what was happening, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and announced the official start of the final round of the Chunin Exams.

The very first match is a highly anticipated showdown between a genius and a loser: Hyuga Neji vs. Uzumaki Naruto!

Because Neji had long since stopped clinging to fate and had a clear mind, coupled with the Tai Chi Hand technique, Naruto was utterly defeated, and even his strongest talk-no-jutsu was ineffective.

The empty promise he made, "Once I become Hokage, I will change the current state of the Hyuga clan," was never even uttered.

Under the brutal onslaught, crimson chakra raged across the entire area, and the power of the Nine-Tails was finally forced out.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone was drawn to the Nine-Tails' chakra, Orochimaru, who had lost interest in Sasuke, narrowed his eyes and glanced at Kabuto, who was hiding in the audience wearing an animal mask.

Dou immediately understood and began to form hand seals.

"Illusion Technique: Nirvana Abode Technique".

As countless white feathers fell from the sky, numerous ninjas drifted off to sleep.