In Konoha, at the start, Hinata was given the Tenseigan.

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"Relax, Hinata, show your strength. Neji is a famous genius in the Ninja Academy. Giving your all is the only way to respect him."

Sensing Hinata's inner turmoil, Natsuki quickly offered words of comfort.

Hinata's strength is that she is too kind, and her weakness is also that she is too kind.

She simply couldn't bring herself to go all out against someone she knew.

Although in the original work, Neji was stronger than Hinata.

But Hinata hesitated, facing Neji, who was ruthless and harbored deep hatred for the main branch of the family.

Her psychological disadvantage was the reason for her rapid defeat.

Gentle Fist is a style of martial arts that involves striking the opponent's body while simultaneously channeling chakra into the enemy's body, causing severe damage.

In the original story, Hinata was unwilling to use her chakra to attack Neji, but Neji showed no mercy and severely injured Hinata.

With Xia Mu around this time, we absolutely must avoid this scenario from happening.

Moreover, Hinata already possessed the Tenseigan ability quite early this time, although her proficiency was not high.

But if he really hardens his heart, he can still easily defeat Neji.

“Okay, Natsuki-kun.”

Hinata nodded, her gaze now filled with determination.

With a swift movement, he lightly leaped into the arena.

Seeing that both of them had entered, Moonlight Gale gave the order:

"Then, the ninth round of battle begins!"

Hinata's expression was solemn as she politely adopted the opposing hand seal.

Neji ignored Hinata's actions and took the opportunity to talk about his destiny.

As a genius of the Hyuga clan, he was cast into the Caged Bird Seal, his life and death hanging in the balance of the main family.

He vented his anger and hatred towards the main family through this.

And it was transferred to Hinata.

He forcefully ripped off his headband, revealing the caged bird mark within, and questioned Hinata:

"As the eldest daughter of the main family, you know what this mark is, right?"

Hinata's resolute gaze instantly crumbled, replaced by sympathy and guilt for Neji's fate.

It was as if they wanted to take the blame for the debt the main family owed to the branch family.

A faint mist rose in my eyes.

"As expected, Hinata's personality has been influenced by the other person's words again."

Xia Mu slapped his forehead and smiled wryly.

But isn't that exactly what I like about Hinata?

It's not about being hypocritical in front of others, but about always being consistent in word and deed, a kindness from the bottom of one's heart.

"A coward."

Seeing Hinata's appearance, Neji hated his fate even more.

"You are not worthy of being the head of the family at all."

With a roar, he shot forward like lightning, delivering a Gentle Fist directly to Hinata's face.

At this moment, Hinata had only just realized what was happening, and her actions were already a beat too slow.

It looked like the slap was about to hit her face.

"Ten-Seigan: Heaven's Pull!"

Off the field, Natsuki secretly raised his palm slightly and activated the Tenseigan's ability.

Suddenly, a powerful gravitational force acted on Hinata.

With a graceful glide, he dodged Neji's head-on attack.

"Nani?"

The palm strike, which was originally powerful and heavy, and seemed about to hit, ended up hitting nothing but air.

It almost hurt Neji's back.

Fortunately, he is still young and has good flexibility.

In another 30 years, I'll hear a snap.

The battle is over.

"Hinata, be serious. I don't want you to get hurt."

From the second floor, Xia Mu's concerned voice came.

This immediately rekindled Hinata's fighting spirit.

The familiar gravitational pull she felt earlier made her realize that Xia Mu had secretly helped her.

More than feeling guilty towards Neji, she was worried about whether Natsuki would be concerned because of this.

I absolutely cannot let Natsuki-kun worry or be sad.

So, let's fight, Hinata!

"Hi!"

At this moment, Hinata's aura was completely different.

With a push of his foot, he advanced instead of retreating.

The soft fist technique was unleashed with force.

Neji also regained his balance and unleashed a palm strike.

Bang! ! !

Palms meet.

Ripples seemed to spread across the air.

The surging energy swept away all the dust on the ground.

"it is good!"

Seeing their focused expressions, some audience members couldn't help but express their praise.

"Hinata, you can do it!"

These are the voices of Ino, Sakura Haruno, and other familiar friends.

"Go Neji!"

This is the voice of Tenten Rock Lee, who is in the same group as Neji.

"Gentle Fist Technique, Bagua 64 Palms!"

The two refused to give in and shouted in unison.

They actually used their signature skills at the same time.

Two green Bagua diagrams quietly unfolded beneath our feet.

The unique footwork is combined with rapid soft punches.

If an ordinary ninja were to face this, it would be like being locked in a Bagua diagram, completely unable to escape, due to the special footwork that seals them off.

"2 palm strikes!"

"4 palm strikes!"

"8 palm strikes!"

"16 palm strikes!"

The two exchanged blows, their palm strikes sharp and fierce.

In the blink of an eye, they had traversed most of the venue, and the entire ground had been swept clean.

Beside the competition field, the sickly chief examiner, Moonlight Gale, was being blown about, looking as if he would be blown away at any moment.

"Great game, that was a fantastic match."

"Exactly, many of the previous matches were either stomp games or kids fighting, which were not worth watching."

"The Hyuga clan truly lives up to its reputation as a powerful clan in Konoha. Many ninjas simply cannot withstand this move."

The crowd on the second floor cheered.

　4.4 “32 palm strikes!”

By the time Hinata struck the 32nd blow, her palm technique had already begun to show signs of disarray.

A tingling sensation came over my arm.

As expected, Neji truly lives up to his reputation as a recognized genius within the clan.