A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

When Neji was young, his father, Hyuga Hizashi, died in place of Hyuga Hiashi. How could he not hate Hyuga Hiashi's daughter, Hinata?

The third exam was another highly competitive event, attracting not only villagers from the four main villages but also many powerful figures from surrounding villages to observe. Knowing the inside story, how could the third generation leader possibly allow such a village scandal to be publicized on the grand stage?

But now it seems that there was no shady dealing in the Chunin Exams, and everyone was just overthinking it?

Or is it that Neji no longer harbors resentment towards the main family, Hyuga Hiashi, and Hinata? Therefore, there's no need to worry about Neji saying anything inappropriate anymore.

Puzzled, Yang Lei looked down at Neji. Even without activating his eye technique, he could see the clarity in Neji's eyes. He couldn't help but turn to look at Hyuga Hiashi sitting in the distance. He guessed that his father-in-law and Hinata had opened their hearts to each other and broken down the barrier that had existed for so many years. Seeing that the effect was good, he shamelessly went to Neji to confess again.

"Tsk tsk."

After teasing his father-in-law, Yang Lei couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. Looking down again, he saw the two siblings already getting into a fight.

At this point, although Neji no longer resented the main family and had eliminated his targeting and hostility towards Hinata, his attacks did not hesitate in any way, only they were no longer as ruthless as in the original story.

It wasn't that Neji was unwilling to show mercy; Hinata was no pushover either. The two of them were each standing on a large Bagua diagram, and they were actually exchanging Bagua Sixty-Four Palms, one palm at a time.

As mentioned before, Hinata's talent is not bad. Although he is not as talented as Neji, who developed the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, he can easily learn it if someone teaches him.

As soon as the two siblings started fighting, it became clear that Hinata's skill in the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms was no less than Neji's, making Neji dare not hold back in the slightest and fight with considerable fear and trepidation.

Neji isn't afraid of anything else, but if he accidentally hurts his cousin, he'll feel terrible.

But if he accidentally loses to his cousin, he'll be unwilling to accept it, he's really caught in a dilemma.

(PS: To the person in the book review section who said I rambled on and on, was there any nonsense in this chapter? Ahem...)

0156 Second Match

Neji didn't dwell on it for long. Although Hinata's introverted and insecure personality had improved a lot, her original gentle nature hadn't changed. She was still that gentle and considerate girl.

So, she just went up and fought Neji to compare her strength, and after she had measured her strength, she could leave the arena.

Just as Yang Lei had guessed, before the Chunin Exams, Hiashi Hyuga did indeed go to talk to Neji, clearing up the misunderstanding from back then and gaining Neji's forgiveness.

Afterwards, Neji was invited to Hiashi Hyuga's home many times, where he was instructed to train with Hinata and Hanabi. This greatly improved the three siblings' skills in Gentle Fist. They not only learned common Gentle Fist techniques such as Bagua Sixty-Four Palms and Bagua Empty Palm, but also the main family's secret techniques such as Bagua Reincarnation.

It was precisely because they learned it that Yang Lei learned it as well, since the two siblings had used it during their earlier duel.

They were unaware that the "copy eye" was watching them. It could learn something after seeing it only once, and even use it more skillfully than they could.

"Next up is the second match, between Nara Shikamaru and Temari."

After Neji and Hinata left the stage, the two players for the next round also left quickly.

"Yang Jun".

Hinata had already found Yang Lei's location with her Byakugan and ran over as soon as she finished fighting, causing Hyuga Hiashi to roll his eyes several times in the distance. Hanabi also seemed to care a lot, but she was caring about the wrong thing. She was wondering whether she should go over or not.

"Are you alright?"

Yang Lei had already stood up and stepped forward. Although he also had some feelings for Xiaoying, it was different for Hinata. She was the first wife, and the other could only be the second wife at most.

I don't know what he was thinking. Xiaoying hasn't even said she'd be his mistress yet, has she?

Besides, you didn't say anything, did you? How did she become the second wife?

"not."

Hinata was overjoyed by the care shown to her sweetheart. She was no longer the shy girl she used to be. Now that her inner knot had been untied, although she still blushed easily, she was much more outgoing.

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Of course, this only means that the two of them are just talking face to face. If Yang Lei wants to hold her hand or something, she will still lower her head.

The two exchanged a few words, and since the match was about to begin, they didn't say anything more. They quickly found two more seats nearby and sat down together to watch Shikamaru and Temari's match.

"Hello〃.."

Behind her, Ino nudged Sakura's shoulder and muttered softly, "Are you stupid? Aren't you feeling uncomfortable right now?"

Xiaoying clasped her hands tightly together. Although she was forcing a smile, her heart was filled with bitterness and sorrow. How could she not be in pain?

But what could she do? She had fallen in love, and that was that; she didn't want to be in love.

They entered the university in the same year, and she was attracted to Yang Lei's appearance back then, so why did she choose Sasuke instead of Yang Lei in the end? It was because he expressed his feelings for Hinata from the beginning, which made her give up all other ideas.

After Yang Lei took a five-year break from school, the feeling gradually faded.

But who would have thought that after this trip to the Land of Waves, Yang Lei would capture her heart? Only then did she realize that she only liked Sasuke because he had never reciprocated her feelings or even looked at her properly.

But Yang Lei was different. You could even say she was moved by his gentleness and care. She was the one who responded to him. So, it wasn't until then that she realized what love was like.

What saddened Xiaoying was that she had fallen in love with someone who liked another person and was even dating another woman. This made it impossible for her to confess her feelings or make any obvious moves. She could only stand aside and silently watch Yang Lei's back.

It should be said that Xiaoying is actually a very self-respecting girl.

Didn't she know about Yang Lei's hints during their previous encounter?

Sakura is a very smart girl, a fact that even Ino has to admit.

So she knew why Yang Lei deliberately ate the rest of her spring roll in front of her, but she couldn't respond.

They can still get a little closer and communicate now, but if she really interferes, what will she become?

Besides, if Yang Lei wanted her to be his concubine, would she agree? If she didn't agree, they would have to separate; if she agreed, she would never be able to hold her head high again.

That's why she pretended to be confused. Anyway, no one except Ino knew what she meant, so it was fine this way.

. . . . . .

Looking at the competition scene below, because the plot has changed and it's no longer Naruto and Neji starting, the venue remains the same, so Shikamaru no longer has that eye-catching cave to use.

However, this was no challenge for Shikamaru, whose IQ was 200. He quickly came up with a solution.

"Phew, I guess I have no choice but to go for it."

Letting out a soft sigh, Shikamaru muttered, his fighting spirit completely gone, while also cursing, "That bastard Naruto actually pushed me down."

Originally, Shikamaru didn't plan to participate in the match. He never expected to be promoted to Chunin so easily. After all, his strength was what it was. Although he wasn't weak, he wasn't that strong either, and he couldn't compare to a normal Chunin.

Another thing is that Temari's ability is too much of a counter to him. She's like a mobile turret. How can he fight her?

However, just like in the original story, he made the same mistake: he wasn't prepared for Naruto's sudden silliness and ended up being slapped down by him. Now, if he tries to go back up, he'll probably get scolded to death by his mother and also be blamed by Asuma. So, no matter what, he should just fight first.

"Fortunately, I've been using weight training equipment for a while now."

Suddenly, Shikamaru silently thanked Yang Lei in his heart, raised his hand to take off the set of heavy equipment that was so expensive that even his father was speechless when he heard the price, stretched his body, and reminded Temari opposite him: "I'm going to go now."

"cut."

Temari pouted unhappily, thinking to herself, "If Genma Shiranui hadn't kept quiet about starting, I would have already charged in. Why would I need your nonsense?"

"Are you ready?"

Genma Shiranui glanced at the two of them, and seeing that they both nodded, he waved his hand and shouted, "Let the match begin."

"Whoosh."

(Liao Wang Zhao) As soon as Shiranui Genma finished speaking, Temari on the other side immediately took action, opening the large iron fan in her hand by one-third and swinging it forward fiercely.

"Wind Release: Weasel Technique".

"call."

A sudden, powerful gust of wind blew forward swiftly and fiercely, reaching Shikamaru in an instant.

"really."

Shikamaru thought to himself, "Just as I thought," and turned and ran quickly to the left.

Under Yang Lei's guidance, the twelve Bronze Saints, who trained with weights, have made great progress in strength compared to the original story. In particular, Teams 7 and 10 have suffered greatly in the Land of Waves and learned a great lesson, which has made them much more mature and they are no longer the little brats they used to be.

Now, even the usually lazy Shikamaru has become incredibly fast, instantly rushing out of Temari's attack range. Just as he was about to throw out the kunai with a thin thread wrapped around it to launch an attack, he saw that Temari had already opened the large iron fan in her hand.

"Oops!".

0157 Shikamaru vs. Temari

A month ago, Shikamaru had seen Temari and Tenten's match in the preliminary rounds, so he knew her attack methods and that her attack power would increase significantly when her fan was opened to the maximum extent.

For example, at the beginning, when her fan was opened to the first star, the wind it produced was not very strong, at least there was no wind blade mixed in.

But when she opened the fan to three stars, not only could Tenten's ninja tools no longer get close, but sharp wind blades also began to appear among them.

The same thing happened just now. Temari activated her three-star attack on Shikamaru right from the start, and several wind blades were aimed at him, which is why he rushed out of the wind's range.

Now, Temari has actually activated five stars, which means she's fully powered up, showing that she doesn't want to waste time with Shikamaru.

Shikamaru thought Temari wanted to maintain her best condition for the next round, but little did he know that Temari was saving her strength for something more important.

"Although that's not what I wanted, since I can't object, I have no choice but to go all out."

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Temari silently shouted to herself, gripping the fan handle with both hands and launching another attack in the direction Shikamaru had fled.

"Wind Release: Great Weasel Technique".

"call."

This time the wind was even stronger and fiercer than before. Shikamaru could no longer resist and was instantly sent flying, crashing heavily into the surrounding walls and unable to get down.

"Whoosh."

Just then, as if things weren't going to go wrong, a series of wind blades suddenly appeared and slashed rapidly towards them.

In the distance, Genma Shiranui bit down hard on the long skewer in his mouth, ready to make a rescue. Asuma and other Jonin were also on the high platform, and even Yang Lei stood up.

At this moment, Shikamaru couldn't even move an inch. If he couldn't react before the wind blade hit him, he would be declared the loser, and everyone would come to his rescue immediately.

"How can I lose right from the start?"

Shikamaru gritted his teeth and came up with a solution without even having to think. With the determination not to lose too badly, he used his kunai to drag himself out of the wind blade's attack range inside the wall.

"That kid."

Asuma breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled at Kurenai Yuhi sitting beside her, "I thought he wouldn't be able to hold on."

Kurenai rolled her eyes and ignored him, thinking to herself, "Who was it that kept praising that kid in my ear just now?"

Let's look at the sidelines.

"You should just admit defeat."

Temari didn't rush to launch another attack. Instead, she said, "You have no other means of attack besides your shadow, while my ability is long-range attack. You can't even get close to me and can only be attacked by me. You'd better admit defeat as soon as possible."

Although Shikamaru had dodged the wind blades, he was still within the wind's reach and couldn't even open his mouth to speak, because any opening would fill him with wind. In the end, he could only give a wry smile and wave his hand to show that he wouldn't admit defeat.

"Tch, what a boring man who only knows how to show off."

Temari, thinking that Shikamaru was just putting on a brave face, muttered something under her breath and stopped being polite to him. She picked up her fan and waved it again. The strong wind in front of Shikamaru continued to blow, and then a new wind came from behind, making Shikamaru even more miserable.

"This can't go on."

Shikamaru said this to himself, forcefully stabbing the kunai with the thin thread attached into the wall with his right hand, and taking out a soldier's ration pill from his ninja tool pouch with his left hand and eating it. Suddenly, a new burst of chakra erupted from his body, and his physical attributes were temporarily improved.

"Boom."

Seeing wind blades appear and slash at him from within the strong wind, Shikamaru kicked hard against the wall and shot out.

While the effects of the Soldier's Pills are not as miraculous as the Akimichi Clan's secret medicine, they are still not to be underestimated. At least temporarily, they can boost a ninja's strength by a small margin.

For example, Shikamaru, who was just now quite powerless to fight back, was now able to run out against the strong wind. However, he did not run against the wind, but instead ran in circles, hugging the wall and circling Temari halfway around in the blink of an eye, looking for Temari's weakness.

"What's the point of just going around in circles?"

Before Shikamaru could find an opportunity to attack, some viewers on Guanyin started complaining. They wanted to see exciting fight scenes, not this one-sided battle.

Shikamaru, in particular, was so helpless in dealing with the situation that some people even said he might as well just admit defeat.

"The results are coming out soon."

Hinata also spoke up, but her opinion differed from others. Rolling her eyes, she pointed to the kunai that Shikamaru had left on the wall earlier and said, "Temari was too careless; she's going to lose."

"Shh."

Yang Lei naturally noticed something as well, and gestured for silence with his hand, saying, "Let's keep watching; it's still uncertain who will win."

So, what exactly did the young couple see?

I won't say it yet, everyone just wait and see.

"It's no use."

Temari remained calm in the face of Shikamaru's struggle, simply turning her body and making Shikamaru's half-circle run completely in vain.

"If you don't admit defeat, I'm going to go all out."