Konoha: I, Naruto, will eat the Forest-Forest Fruit!

At the age of 13, Neji came to understand the truth of the ninja world.

Unfortunately, his proud personality led to no one paying attention to him or understanding him.

The genius of the Hyuga clan refers not only to their ninjutsu skills, but also to their thinking abilities.

Neji's comprehension is definitely in the top five.

A genius whose understanding surpasses their ability.

But... in this ninja world, it's all about who has the biggest fist.

If Neji had the power of certain individuals, he could genuinely make Hyuga change, whether willingly or under duress.

In short, they would never do something like slaughtering an entire clan.

"Hinata, I admit I underestimated you before. I never imagined your talent was always limited by not having enough to eat."

"Your talent is beyond my comprehension... In terms of strength, no one in the Hyuga clan can rival you."

"But... you're too kind. You always hold back when fighting Spark. If it weren't for Naruto's chakra, you might have gotten hurt every time..."

Neji was about to continue speaking when Hinata interrupted him.

Furthermore, Hinata did not feel embarrassed when the topic of her appetite was brought up again.

"Neji-nii-san, there's no need to say anymore."

"Naruto-kun told me a lot of things. Maybe I'm not really suited to be a ninja, but I will keep trying."

Neji was stunned for a long time.

Looking at Hinata's determined eyes, he couldn't help but smile, like an older brother watching his younger sister finally grow up.

"Now you don't even need to form hand seals to activate your Byakugan."

Neji murmured to himself, then activated his Byakugan.

"Since that's the case..."

Neji's gaze involuntarily drifted towards Naruto in the stands.

"Naruto couldn't possibly know this... So he already told Hinata about it..."

"I've placed all my hopes on the future; losing this one won't make a difference."

"The Hyuga's future will inevitably be changed, so I don't need to expose the Hyuga's darkness in front of everyone... Come on, Hinata! Let me be the final stepping stone on your path as a ninja!"

Neji assumed a fighting stance, and Hinata on the opposite side did the same.

But then, Naruto's voice rang in his mind.

"Neji, it's good to face reality. You're too pessimistic."

"Hinata will definitely beat you, but the ending will be like Rock Lee's."

"From now on, I can't treat Hyuga as roughly as I treated Konoha. In the tournament, I need you to knock on the door that Hyuga has kept closed for so many years."

"Just like you said, your eyes can see through everything; everything is predetermined when each person is born."

"Since you've put it that way, why be pessimistic?"

Neji was stunned for a long time.

Finally, after taking a deep breath, the perpetual icy expression on his face gradually melted away.

"Yes, it's all decided. Hyuga's fate is decided too. In this era... no, in Naruto's era, she will be completely reborn!"

The clash of Konoha's strongest taijutsu styles begins!

"The match begins!"

Moonlight Gale had a rare glimpse of keen insight.

The game only started after the two stopped talking.

whoosh-

In an instant, Hinata and Neji attacked simultaneously.

Azure chakra gathered in his palm.

The two used the same moves.

The fighting was so fast that you couldn't even see their hands anymore.

Just a breath.

The two then completed a duel.

The story ends with Neji's defeat.

Keep in mind, Hinata hasn't used her superhuman strength yet...

The two distanced themselves from each other.

Neji had a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, several red spots on his body, and his control over chakra was hindered, making him look somewhat disheveled.

In contrast, Hinata didn't even let Neji touch the hem of her clothes.

Neji looked at Hinata's Byakugan, and the faint purple tinge in his eyes became even more pronounced.

No wonder Naruto once called you the Byakugan Princess.

"Your white eyes have begun to evolve..."

"Is this the pressure from the Byakugan...? Even without you actually using it, I still feel powerless."

After just one exchange, Neji knew just how much Hinata had grown.

He smiled slightly, "Still too kind."

Even Renkuma in the stands couldn't help but be startled.

He had always known that Hyuga Neji was a genius.

This match was also specially arranged by him.

Unexpectedly, they actually tricked out the true genius of the Hyuga clan.

"Hinata..." Ino's pretty face was full of worry.

"Don't worry, Hinata has an absolute advantage right now."

Despite Sakura's words of comfort, Ino shook her head and said, "Hinata can't possibly lose, but she must be feeling terrible right now, that silly girl..."

Tian Tian patted Ino on the shoulder and chuckled:

"There's always a need for practice. Did you see the smile on Neji's lips?"

"This older brother actually cares about his younger sister even more than he shows."

At this moment, Shino said, "The gentle and kind Hinata made Neji cough up blood in a single exchange. Aren't you focusing on the wrong thing?"

boom--

And that was all it took for a few people to finish speaking.

Off the field, Hinata's fingers had already touched the pressure point below Neji's throat.

puff--

Neji couldn't control himself at all; a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He wanted to fight back, but Hinata suddenly pressed a pressure point on his arm.

For a moment, Neji's arm was completely powerless and could only hang limply.

"Is this all the head family member is capable of?"

Neji made a sarcastic remark.

Even though he was already at a significant disadvantage, he still tried to provoke Hinata.

Having said that, Neji distanced himself.

The current situation is completely the opposite of what was described in the original work.

Unfortunately, Neji didn't have a woman he liked.

Otherwise, if that woman shouted a few words, Neji would have to fight tooth and nail to prove himself to the goddess.

He was eventually beaten half to death by Hinata...

Therefore, silly girls are indeed lovable.

"Aren't you going to continue?"

"They actually gave the enemy a chance to breathe."

Hinata closed her eyes; she knew Neji was deliberately provoking her.

The two attacked simultaneously once again.

The outcome was the same as last time.

This time, Neji's other arm was also struck by a pressure point.

"This... Hinata is ridiculously strong!"

Xiao Li's eyes widened.

"Even Neji can't hurt her...she hasn't even used her superhuman strength yet..."

He watched as Hinata easily countered all of his moves.

Neji lowered his head. "This time, the main family doesn't need the branch family's protection anymore."

"Show me your true abilities, Hinata!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful burst of chakra erupted from Neji's body.

Instantly, all the pressure points Hinata had pressed were released.

"This gentle force is easily broken; you've been doing nothing!"

Erzhuzi frowned deeply.

He looked down at Neji and activated his Sharingan.

Then, his eyes widened.

"This is... the power Naruto gave me!"

Damn it!

Erzhuzi suddenly became a little vulnerable.

"I will definitely kill you!"

At this moment, he had a comparison.

The other person's brother said he didn't love her, but his actions were full of love.

My brother says he loves me, but his actions show otherwise...

It was obvious that Hinata had also seen the red chakra seed inside Neji releasing chakra.

Meanwhile, Ninjakuma, Asuma, and the others in the stands all felt a pang of fear.

"So that's how it is. Neji has been hiding his true strength all along!"

Orochimaru also became slightly interested.

"Neji might be a good candidate."

"Gentle Fist - Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Neji launched another attack.

Hinata responded with the same Gentle Fist technique.

"Gentle Fist - Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms"

Immediately, the two unleashed a series of palm strikes.

The dense clusters of palm shadows collided together.

More blood spilled from Neji's mouth.

Neji's power was growing weaker as he was about to take control.

Hinata suddenly stopped using her strength.

Nobody could tell.

boom--

He struck the acupoint below the throat with a palm strike.

Hinata was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground.

Neji stood frozen in place, still in the posture of striking out.

At that moment, he suddenly realized.

He gave a wry smile. "So you were waiting for me to use Naruto's power... You proved yourself, and you've fulfilled my wish."

At that moment, the entire venue fell silent.

No one expected it to end like this; it ended too quickly and too suddenly.

Hinata was never hit by Neji's attack, but she was defeated after just one hit.

Hinata lay on the ground and struggled to get up, but because her chakra couldn't flow, her movements were extremely stiff and difficult.

Xiao Li's eyes almost popped out of their sockets!

"My chicken leg... is going to be gone!"

At that moment, Hayate Gekko arrived at Hinata's side immediately.

"Are you still able to fight?"

"I...I lost."

Hinata lowered her head.

No one noticed that she had blood at the corner of her mouth, and there was a noticeable small wound on her lip and uvula.

"Hinata!"

Ino and the other girls rushed down immediately to help Hinata up.

He then helped Hinata, who was limping, upstairs.

Neji: "..."

If it weren't for Gangzi Tie's exceptional skill as a goalkeeper...

He'll definitely say, "Neji! You understand me!"

Then he glared fiercely at Xiao Li.

"Hinata Hyuga concedes defeat... Neji Hyuga wins!"

After coughing twice, Moonlight Gale called out.

At this moment, the cockroaches realized that Hinata was the real acting queen.

Neji stood there in a daze for a while until Hayate Gekko reminded him to leave the stage, which brought him back to his senses.

Looking up, I saw Hinata nestled in Naruto's arms, receiving treatment from Sakura.

Back in the stands, Hinata secretly opened one eye and gave him a smile.

Neji chuckled to himself.

"Didn't expect to be taught a lesson this time, did you?"

Neji nodded slightly, saying, "I really didn't expect that."

"It seems that Hinata-sama's growth is not only in strength."

Erzhuzi watched from the side, his fists hardening.

At that moment, Naruto's voice rang in his mind.

"Aren't you resentful?"

"Don't worry, your strength will undergo a qualitative change after you awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan."

Erzhuzi unusually did not respond.

He's not thinking about strength right now.

"Then, the final battle is about to begin."

"Chōji Akimichi, Tōsu, it's just the two of you left. Please come down."

The sound of moonlight and swift wind rang out.

Choji put down the potato chips and jerky, and patted his stomach.

"Shikamaru, what do you mean?"

Shikamaru glanced at Naruto, then said softly:

"This is troublesome... let him win."

"Don't make it too obvious."

"This guy will die tonight; if he doesn't, there won't be any chain reaction."

"good!"

Then Choji looked at Hinata and Lee.

"The chicken leg is mine!"

After saying that, he jumped down.

As it turns out, these fat guys are all potential gems.

See, Choji behaved almost exactly as he did in the original work, all for the sake of a chicken leg.

After turning into a human bomb vehicle, it eventually crashed into the wall.

Then he was knocked down by Toth's sonic attack.

"The victor, Toth!"

"The qualifiers are over!"

After the final result was announced, Moonlight Gale's face turned slightly pale.

"Phew...it's finally over. If it had dragged on any longer..."

There's one more sentence to conclude.

Moonlight Gale took a deep breath. "The preliminary rounds of the third exam are over. Winners, please come down and draw lots to determine your opponents in the official competition!"

Nine people won.

Sasuke, Shino, Naruto, Kankuro, Tenten, Shikamaru, Gaara, Neji, and Tosu.

The draw ended quickly.

Moonlight Gale quickly looked at Ibiki.

Ibihi understood and stepped forward to announce the results of the draw:

"Match 1: Naruto Uzumaki vs. Neji Hyuga!"

"Match 2: Shino Aburame vs. Shikamaru Nara!"

"Match 3: Tian Tian vs. Tos!"

"Match 4: Uchiha Sasuke vs. Gaara!"

"Kankuro gets a bye!"

Gaara narrowed his eyes, glanced at Sasuke, and then focused his gaze on Naruto.

"Naruto Uzumaki...my kindred spirit."

"It's disappointing that the opponent isn't you."

At this point, compared to Gekko Hayate, Ibiki was more considerate.

"Now, I would like to ask the Hokage to give his final remarks."

Upon hearing that someone was going to carry him in a sedan chair, Renxiong immediately smiled.

First of all, congratulations to everyone on successfully passing the preliminary rounds.

"..."

After rambling on for a while, Ninja Bear finally spoke:

"Then, during this month of waiting for the daimyo and ninja leaders from various countries to arrive, I hope you will make good use of this time."

"Does anyone have a question?"

"Shikamaru, what's wrong?"

Seeing that it was Shikamaru from the Nara clan who raised his hand, Shinobu's face showed a clear smile.

"Since it's a one-on-one format, only one person can ultimately win. So, there's only one Chunin?"

Shikamaru smiled.

To the cockroaches, it was a mocking smile.

Sure enough, the ninja bear fell for the trap.

"That's not the case. This competition will be judged by myself, the Fourth Kazekage, the daimyo, and the ninja leaders who have come."

"..."

A bunch of nonsense.

Everyone understood only one thing.

Even if you get first place, you're not a Chunin. Whether you can become a Chunin depends entirely on your words.

"Disperse."

Finally, as the sun was about to set, Ninja Bear announced its disbandment.

On the way, Kankuro suddenly laughed:

"Uchiha Sasuke, you'll soon find out who the real trash is."

Erzhuzi glanced at him, then looked away, not wanting to pay him any attention.

"Heh, cherish this month while you can. You have no idea how powerful Gaara is!"

Tenten and the others went to pick up Karin, while Naruto waited outside the door.

"Naruto Uzumaki, thank you."

Naruto said without turning his head:

"You're going to thank me after losing?"

In the original manga, Temari held back against Tenten; otherwise, Tenten's fate wouldn't have been much better than Lee's.

Temari blushed slightly. "Thank you for holding back."

"Also... are you free tomorrow night?"

"I've been in Konoha for a few days now, and no one has shown me the sights of Konoha yet."

As Temari finished speaking, a voice filled with anger came from not far away.

"It's you! Trying to raid our base while we were away, huh!"

At that moment, Sakura appeared.

Temari's smile froze, then she stood up. "I'm at the guesthouse. If you're free, I'll be waiting for you downstairs tomorrow night."

Immediately afterwards, he gave Sakura the middle finger and then vanished in an instant.

Naruto: "..."

All I can say is, as expected of Kishimoto.

According to the original work, if Sasuke wanted to, he could honestly grow a huge grassland in the ninja world.

Naruto can do the same...

At this moment, in front of Naruto's house.

"Tsunade-neechan!"

Upon seeing that familiar long red hair, Tsunade froze on the spot.

Her lips trembled slightly.

The Senju and Uzumaki clans are distant relatives, and the two clans have a very good relationship.

Kushina was brought back by her personally.

Before Mito Uzumaki died, Kushina lived in the Senju clan's territory, which still existed at that time.

It can be said that Kushina was raised under Tsunade's watchful eye.

Kushina was also very excited to see Tsunade.

Not only am I happy, but also... even though I'm almost fifty years old.

She still looks like a young girl.

"Shizune, you're here too?"

"Greetings, Lady Kushina!"

Then, Shizune lifted the little pig in her arms, "It's a piglet~!"

"dolphin~dolphin~"

The pig even squealed twice in cooperation.

"You...you've really come back to life?"

Things were clearly beyond our comprehension.

"Lady Tsunade."

"Always with girls?"

They all came back to life?

So... this ability...

A glimmer of hope ignited in Tsunade's eyes.

"Come in first and we'll talk."

Kushina pulled Tsunade home.

"Jingyin, you come in first too."

Yongdai smiled gently at his sister.

"Yes... Tun-Tun, what's wrong?"

"Dolphin~ Dolphin~!"

"Uh... Lord Minato, what time is it for you at noon..."

Yongdaimei chuckled and said, "Braised pork."

Shizune quickly picked up the piglet:

"Piglets are not reserve food!"