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

"Neji-nii, you still didn't use your full strength during the Chunin Exams."

Hinata cleanly wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and a violent crimson light began to emanate from the depths of her Byakugan.

Consequently, the black patterns on her body became increasingly dense and restless, a deep black cross mark appeared on the bridge of her nose, and her fair skin turned a dark brown color.

puff.

Her back bulged up little by little, and two hideous, bloody giant hands slowly opened.

This is the second form of Orochimaru's Heavenly Curse Seal!

Neji desperately wanted to explain that he had indeed used his full strength during the Chunin Exams, and that his enhanced eye power was due to breaking free from the effects of the Caged Bird Seal.

However, when he sensed the terrifying chakra within Hinata's body, he abandoned the idea and instead raised his hand to remove the headband from his forehead.

The pattern, similar to but distinctly different from the caged bird, is bathed in sunlight, like the wings of a freely soaring angel.

Neji took a deep breath and began to use the special power hidden within the Wings of Freedom.

hum.

A shimmering light appeared beneath his feet, outlining the black and white Bagua diagram effect of the Hyuga Gentle Fist.

Following closely behind, centered on the Bagua diagram, blue light intertwined and expanded to form three slowly flowing characters: fire, earth, and water.

That's the chakra attribute he possesses.

"This is... Feng Qige's ability?!"

Hinata was startled.

Looking at Neji, who was at the center of the formation, with his robes billowing and long hair flowing, she seemed to see the shadow of Feng Qi!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 120: The Defection Comes to an End

120.

The ninjutsu that Feng Qi buried in the Wings of Freedom could not possibly be the Feng Hou Qi Men, which is based on Qi chakra.

Even with the essential condition of Qi Chakra, directly replicating Feng Hou Qi Men without prior detailed understanding will only lead to madness!

Therefore, what Neji is using now is actually a ninjutsu developed by Feng Qi based on the characteristics of Feng Hou Qi Men.

This ninjutsu can maximize the extraction of the user's chakra attributes and exert a certain degree of control, manipulation, and enhancement over them, thus achieving the effect of a "castrated" version of Feng Hou Qi Men.

In terms of ninjutsu levels, it is a solid S-rank.

Therefore, it is naturally quite difficult to master it, requiring the user to have an extremely thorough understanding of the form and nature changes of chakra, and even the core essence of chakra!

In this respect, the Byakugan, which allows one to see the flow of chakra, has a natural advantage.

This is precisely the fundamental reason why Fengqi merged it into Wings of Freedom, and it can also be said to be a sign of his trust in Neji.

It's also an investment in a wonderful and leisurely life in the future!

"That's right, this is the secret technique that Feng Qi left for the Hyuga clan to grow from weak to strong."

Neji had a few beads of cold sweat on his forehead, and he looked quite strained.

After all, this was the first time using Wings of Freedom in actual combat, and the mental and physical burden was immense.

At the same time, he could clearly feel that his chakra was rapidly draining away.

Unlike Feng Qi, he doesn't possess a vast amount of Qi chakra to support him, at least not now, so he can't maintain the Wings of Freedom state for too long.

"With this secret technique, the Hyuga clan will soon be able to escape the current predicament of internal and external troubles."

"so……"

Neji manipulated the three characters on the array while speaking in a serious and solemn tone, "Hinata, come back with me."

Upon hearing this, the storm of cursed seals raging around Hinata dimmed considerably.

She knew very well just how terrifying Feng Qi's special white eye ability was, and she also knew Feng Qi's character well, so she wouldn't suspect that he had tampered with Wings of Freedom.

If all the people of the race were to learn the Wings of Freedom...

For a fleeting moment, Hinata even envisioned the Hyuga clan's triumphant return to its former glory as the strongest clan in Konoha!

But soon, his eyes, which had been slowly lowering, suddenly snapped open again.

The cursed storm became ferocious again, its entire body flashing with red light.

Learning Feng Qige's abilities means that she can no longer "break things up" with him.

This has become Hinata's motivation to keep living, and it's something she has to face!

From the moment Feng Qige attacked and killed the clan elders and defected from Konoha, it was destined that they could never return to their original state.

Because she is the eldest daughter of the main family, she needs to carry out her "revenge"!

The world of ninjas can sometimes be this cruel...

"Neji-nii, under your leadership, the Hyuga clan will definitely become stronger and safer, and the abnormal family relationship between the main family and the branch family will never happen again."

Hinata remained expressionless, gently shaking her head, and indirectly rejected Neji with her calm and even words.

“My foolish sister, since that’s the case, then I have no choice but to…”

Neji said no more and pushed his chakra output to the limit.

The Bagua pattern lit up with an incomparably intense and bright light.

"They were forcibly taken back!"

"bring it on!!"

Hinata's fleshy palms behind her were enveloped in red light, which coalesced into two ferocious lion heads with grotesque faces.

The lion's head opened its blood-red maw and roared to the sky, its violent chakra constantly gathering and compressing.

After activating the second stage of the curse seal, she was already able to skillfully use the two family secret techniques: the Gentle Step Double Lion Fist and the Eight Trigrams Empty Wall Palm.

Before it was fully confirmed that her talent was weaker than Spark's, the main family had invested a considerable amount of resources in her, laying a solid foundation early on.

Now that Orochimaru's cursed seal power is available, these secret techniques are naturally not too difficult to use.

Knowing that the final blow that would decide the outcome was about to come, Neji manipulated the three characters of water, fire, and earth, combining them with the Hyuga Gentle Fist, and began to prepare his most powerful move.

In a split second, Neji and Hinata finished their attacks, roared, and charged at each other without fear.

Boom! ! !

The two men's strongest attacks collided violently, unleashing a deafening roar.

The energy storm that burst forth in all directions exploded like a nuclear bomb, and wherever the shockwave passed, hard rocks were instantly reduced to dust!

The waterfall was forcibly cut off, and the splashing water evaporated under the terrifying heat, mixing with billowing smoke and covering the entire area with a thick layer of fog.

The stone statues of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha collapsed with a crash!

Exhausted, the two fell amidst the falling rubble, crashing heavily into the uneven mud.

I don't know if the energy collision, which far exceeds the level of a low-level ninja, indirectly affected the weather, or if today was just a rainy day that symbolizes farewell.

Dark clouds drifted in, rumbling thunder rumbled, and a light drizzle fell from the sky, soaking the two men who lay motionless on the ground and blurring their vision as they looked up at the sky.

After a long silence, one of the figures struggled to his feet amidst the blood and water, stumbling and staggering as he walked into the darkness deep within the rain.

Neji, lying flat on the ground with his arms outstretched, could see Hinata's receding figure even without deliberately turning his head, thanks to the all-around perspective of his Byakugan.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, in terms of chakra reserves, he was indeed inferior to Hinata when she activated the second form of the Cursed Seal.

"Hinata..."

Struggling to reach out his arm toward Hinata was the limit Neji could currently manage.

Hinata eventually disappeared into the torrential rain...

In a forest quite far away from here, an extremely similar scene is unfolding.

The dense forest was torn apart by an incredibly terrifying force, with broken branches and wood scattered everywhere.

Inside the massive, cracked crater, Sasuke, covered in wounds, knelt in the rain, his eyes dim, staring blankly at Naruto's face so close to his.

The power of the demons ultimately prevailed over the power of the tailed beasts. This battle, which severed the bonds between the two, ended with Sasuke severely injured and Naruto falling into a coma.

Sasuke sighed almost imperceptibly, raised his hand to remove the Konoha headband with a scratch mark on it, and gently tossed it beside Naruto.

Having done this, he no longer lingered or hesitated. Dragging his broken body, he turned around without looking back and continued on his way to the Land of Demons to seek refuge with Hyuga Fuuki.

Not long after Sasuke left, Kakashi, the timing ninja, arrived hastily with Sakura Haruno, led by his ninja dog.

Both of them were stunned by the scene and stood there dumbfounded. It was hard to imagine that such a level of destruction could be the result of Sasuke and Naruto's battle!

Sakura, in particular, looking at the devastated land, deeply and sadly realized the enormous gap between herself and the two of them.

The strongest self-generated illusion technique, Kototen Sakura, is temporarily ineffective.

Considering Naruto's near-death injuries, Kakashi ultimately abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to pursue Sasuke and chose to prioritize taking Naruto back to the village for treatment.

Thus, Sasuke and Hinata's defection operation has achieved a phased success!

Hinata was alright. Not long after leaving the battlefield, she encountered the Sound Ninja who came to pick her up. After several twists and turns, she arrived at the cave where Orochimaru was hiding.

Unfortunately, thanks to the obstruction from Neji and the others, her appearance was ultimately "a step too late".

Having reached his physical limit, Orochimaru has already used any available container to complete his Reanimation!

Orochimaru didn't show too much anger about this, after all, he originally wanted to first get more information about the Byakugan through Hinata.

His previous focus was on the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, which resulted in a lack of research on the Byakugan, or even none at all.

There is absolutely nothing known about the conditions for awakening a special Byakugan!

In contrast, Sasuke, who was all alone, faced a much more difficult situation.

Between the Land of Demons and the Land of Fire lie several other countries, including the Land of Birds and the Land of Bears.

During this time, he not only had to face the ninjas sent by Konoha, but also had to be wary of bounty hunters who were after the Sharingan. His situation was extremely dangerous!

Driven by an insatiable thirst for revenge and by constantly overdrawing his physical strength, he...

After three days and three nights of escape, Sasuke finally managed to shake off the pursuit of various ninjas and, with his last breath, stepped into the territory of the Land of Demons!