manynovel Chapter 261 Neji: The problem isn't any one person, but the bullshit family system.
Chapter 261 Neji: The problem isn't any one person, but the bullshit family system.
Chapter 261 Neji: The problem isn't any one person, but the bullshit family system.
On the arena, Neji felt he had given enough pointers and finally spoke.
"Young lady, you must remember that although our Hyuga clan uses Gentle Fist, the true path lies in the combination of strength and gentleness. Next, I will demonstrate the complete Gentle Fist for you, and you can try to block my attack."
During the guidance he just received, Neji has come to a complete understanding: the problem isn't with any one person, but with the Hyuga clan's utterly ridiculous system.
I shouldn't transfer my negative emotions onto Hinata and the head of the family.
After all, his father was the patriarch's younger brother.
While I am grieving for my father's death, doesn't the head of the family feel any pain at the loss of his younger brother?
He was heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do. He was the head of the Hyuga clan, and at the same time, he was a puppet manipulated by the Hyuga clan's rules.
"I will try my best, Neji-nii-san."
"coming."
Neji got into position and launched his attack after confirming that Hinata was ready.
"Gentle Fist - Bagua Palm! Four Palms! Eight Palms! Sixteen Palms! Thirty-two..."
Neji's movements became faster and faster. At first, Hinata was able to keep up with Neji's pace, but gradually she fell behind and could no longer keep up with Neji's pace, so she could only passively defend.
But they quickly went from being on the defensive to being on the receiving end of attacks.
Hinata was constantly pushed back by the swift attacks of Gentle Fist, and had already reached the edge of the ring.
"Final move! One hundred and twenty-eight palm strikes!"
However, Neji didn't unleash his final palm strike; instead, he stopped right in front of Hinata.
The powerful palm wind blew Hinata's hair. Hinata looked at Neji's palm and felt Neji's strength and gentleness.
But Neji turned and struck Hinata on the shoulder, sending her flying off the stage.
He knew that, despite Hinata's gentle and weak appearance, which made her seem like she would give up easily, she was actually stubborn and would not easily give up or admit defeat once she had made up her mind.
If I don't push her out of the ring, she probably won't admit defeat even if I throw another set of soft boxing.
As Hinata was pushed off the stage, Hayate Gekko blew his whistle.
"The match is over, the winner is Hyuga Neji!"
"Yosh, well done, Neji! You truly are the formidable rival I've chosen! Just you wait, I'll advance smoothly too, because this is my youth!"
Lee flashed a bright white smile and gave Neji a thumbs up.
"Well done, Neji! Well done, Lee! This is youth!"
Matt Kai also gave a thumbs up and flashed the same smile.
Seeing this, Tian Tian quietly moved a few steps to the side, afraid of being infected by them.
"Hinata, are you alright?"
After the match ended, Naruto quickly ran to the edge of the ring and helped Hinata up, asking her with concern about her condition.
"Don't be discouraged. It's just one test you lost. Besides, Neji is a year older than us. If he were the same age as us, the outcome would be uncertain."
Hinata felt much better after receiving Naruto's comfort.
"I'm fine. Losing to Neji-nii is normal. After all, Neji-nii has been my goal since I was a child."
"It's alright. Even though you and Sakura both lost, I'm still here. Just wait, I'll definitely win!"
Naruto was full of confidence. Although he was the only one left in Team 7, he was still very confident and believed that he could do it.
The preliminary rounds continued, and the following matches were unremarkable.
Soon it was Naruto's turn to enter the arena.
Naruto's opponent was a genin from Kumogakure, although the opponent was just there to make up the numbers.
But they still engaged in a fierce battle with Naruto.
Naruto doesn't know any offensive ninjutsu yet; he only knows the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Naruto saved his Multiple Shadow Clone Techniques for use as a powerful move, so he immediately engaged in a taijutsu battle with the genin from Kumogakure upon entering the arena.
However, Kumogakure is a village that values physical strength, and almost everyone there knows some form of martial arts.
This made it very difficult for Naruto to fight.
Fortunately, the Nine-Tails' chakra combined with the Uzumaki clan's bloodline granted Naruto extremely strong regenerative abilities, allowing him to fight a protracted battle against his opponent, exhausting most of the opponent's stamina and chakra, and finally defeating him with the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
"Toot~!"
"The match is over. The winner is Naruto Uzumaki."
With the sound of a whistle, Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He straightened up and gave Hinata and the others a thumbs up.
"Hahaha, Hinata, Sakura, Kakashi-sensei, look, I won!"
Although Naruto looked rather disheveled and covered in wounds.
But in Hinata's eyes, Naruto was glowing all over at that moment.
"Naruto-kun, you're amazing!"
As Hinata watched, her cheeks began to burn, and steam began to rise from her head.
"It's starting again."
Seeing Hinata's condition, Sakura skillfully stepped forward to support her, lest she suddenly faint.
Kakashi, unusually, praised Naruto.
"Well done, Naruto. Come down and rest for a bit."
The competition is still ongoing, but it is nearing its end, with less than a third of the participants remaining.
"Next match: Rock Lee from Konoha vs. Gaara from Sunagakure."
As soon as the draw was completed, Gaara unleashed a sandstorm and stepped onto the arena.
He looked at Xiao Li in the preparation area.
"Hurry up, come and get your death."
However, Lee paid no attention to Gaara's threatening tone and confidently began to move his limbs.
"I really didn't expect to run into such a master in the preliminary rounds. It's really exciting."
However, even knowing my opponent is strong, I won't back down. I'll keep challenging the strong—that's my youth!
"Well done, Xiao Li! This is youth!"
Kai also excitedly shouted about youth.
Kankuro couldn't help but complain.
"Are those two watermelon rinds across the way crazy? They keep saying 'youth' all the time, it's really disgusting."
Temari, standing nearby, also chimed in with her own comment.
"Perhaps, most people in Konoha have some serious illnesses."
"Go for it, Li! Let your youth burn bright!"
Oh, youth!
Xiao Li leaped onto the arena.
Looking at the confident Xiao Li, I, Luo, was full of disdain.
"Tch! Boring."
"Crack~!"
Xiao Li reached out and grabbed something; upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a lid.
The lid of the gourd on Gaara's back suddenly shot out in that instant, faster than shuriken and kunai, so fast that many people didn't even see it clearly.
But Xiao Li simply raised his hand and caught it.
"Don't be in such a hurry, the referee hasn't called 'start' yet."
Whether you shout "start" or not, there's only one outcome for you.
Xiao Li casually tossed aside the stopper and assumed a starting stance.
"We'll only know the outcome after we try, won't we?"
Upon seeing this, Moonlight Gale immediately announced.
"Game start!"