Chapter 94: Resisting Destiny
The conflict between the Main House and the Branch House. The Branch House's hatred for the Main House has already persisted for several hundred years; Neji is not the first, nor will he be the last.
Hiashi's eyes held the indifference belonging to the head of a clan. As long as the Caged Bird Seal exists, all the Main House needs to do is maintain a lofty, superior posture.
"If there truly is such a thing as destiny, then we just need to strike it down!" Hearing Neji's words, Naruto loudly retorted, while simultaneously forming hand seals with both hands.
Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Accompanied by a series of white smoke, dozens of Naruto Uzumaki figures simultaneously appeared before everyone's eyes.
Ranmaru, watching this scene from the stands, let out a small gasp: "So amazing!"
At the same time, Neji also moved, rushing directly into Naruto's Shadow Clones. Neji covered the surface of both hands with a thin layer of Chakra, while rapidly striking the Chakra points of the surrounding Narutos.
Accompanied by bursts of white smoke, within a short period, half of the Shadow Clones Naruto had just created were already eliminated by Neji.
"I found you!" Neji suddenly looked toward one of the many clones and rushed toward that Naruto figure first.
Unfortunately, it was not until that Naruto figure turned into white smoke that Neji realized he had chosen incorrectly. The situation, which was originally unfavorable to Naruto, suddenly reversed. The remaining Narutos completely surrounded Neji, and in the next moment, they attacked him.
Clang! Neji's body rapidly spun, and light blue Chakra surged out from the Chakra points on his body, knocking all the attacking Narutos flying.
"That... that is, Father's..." Hanabi's expression showed surprise as she looked at Hiashi sitting next to her.
"Revolving Heaven! That is the Hyuga Main House's secret technique, which can only be passed down to the successive heirs of the Hyuga Clan!"
A rarely seen serious expression appeared on Hiashi's face, yet his eyes held a deep sense of shock. This was because he had only just realized that the Revolving Heaven used by Neji was entirely created by himself!
"Lord Yuto, what was that technique just now?" Ranmaru's mouth hung open, looking at Neji in the arena with astonishment.
Although Ranmaru's strength was greater than Neji's, he was clearly quite interested in this kind of technique.
"It is Revolving Heaven, but only an incomplete version. Wait a moment, and I will take you to witness the true Revolving Heaven." Looking at Neji below, Yuto displayed a gentle smile on his face.
Without any reference, to be able to simulate the appearance of Revolving Heaven merely by relying on talent, he truly lives up to his name as a genius.
The battle continued. With Neji's full power burst, Naruto was steadily forced back.
Following this, just like in the original storyline, Naruto was hit by Neji's Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. As Neji explained his situation, Naruto finally understood why Neji constantly spoke of destiny.
"The cursed seal on the forehead can be said to be the absolute terror inflicted by the Main House upon the Branch House. This mysterious cursed seal can easily destroy the Branch House member's brain nerves."
"Naturally, it can also easily kill us, and this cursed seal will only completely disappear upon our death." Neji's voice, full of resentment, entered Naruto's ears, causing Naruto's body to tremble slightly.
"Therefore, your destiny in this exam was already decided the moment you became my opponent."
Neji crouched down, preparing to deliver the final blow to Naruto. It was at this moment that a chilling, evil Chakra suddenly emanated from Naruto's body.
This is! The faces of the many Jonin present all changed, and several Ninja even involuntarily stood up.
"It seems Jiraiya has already taught Naruto how to begin controlling the Nine-Tails' Chakra, but this current state should already be the One-Tail, right?" Yuto watched the red cloak of Chakra surrounding Naruto in the center of the battlefield, a faint smile on his face.
Yuto had already torn half of Minato Namikaze's sealing tag, and the seal's restriction on the Nine-Tails' Chakra had long been weakened.
It was similar to Gaara's unstable state, but this instability was completely within a controllable range, unlike Gaara, whose mindset would occasionally explode due to the influence of the One-Tail Shukaku.
Furthermore, during this period, Jiraiya had taught Naruto a method to control a small amount of the Nine-Tails' Chakra. For Naruto at this time, he could already autonomously enter the One-Tail state, but up until now, even Naruto himself was unaware of it.
Yuto propped up his chin, examining the somewhat tense atmosphere around him, an expression of amusement on his face. However, it seemed Jiraiya was clearly slacking off and did not carefully check the sealing tag on Naruto's body; otherwise, there is no way he would not have discovered that the sealing tag had a problem. Of course, this matter was a good thing for Yuto.
Hiruzen, sitting on the high platform, had narrowed his eyes. If he had not seen that Naruto could still remain conscious, he likely would have already ordered the Anbu to stop the match. Compared to the Jonin around them, who all wore varying expressions, the other Konoha youngsters were all looking at the current Naruto in disbelief!
"Such powerful Chakra!" Choji momentarily forgot about the chips in his hand, unable to help but exclaim in admiration.
Even the youngsters watching from afar could feel the surging Chakra outside Naruto's body, let alone Neji, who was his opponent. Unlike the original story where he only borrowed a tiny bit of the Nine-Tails' Chakra.
The current Naruto did not need to use any trickery; under the enhancement of the One-Tail state, he directly broke through the seal of Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and charged toward Neji.
Boom! An explosion sounded at the center of their collision.
Naruto panted heavily, watching Neji lying on the ground, as the Nine-Tails' Chakra on his body slowly began to recede. "I won! So do not keep saying such boring things like destiny cannot be changed no matter what."
"Because you are not like me, you are not a dead-last." Naruto spoke seriously to Neji, still panting heavily.
Amidst the cheers from the audience.
Neji was carried onto a stretcher, his eyes staring straight at the sky above. Destiny, huh...
On the other side, watching Neji being carried away on the stretcher, Hiashi slowly rose and walked toward the outside of the stands. "Let's go, Ranmaru, we'll go meet this Byakugan kid who just resisted destiny."
Yuto wore a gentle smile on his face, turning and walking toward the outside of the stands as well. Thinking about meeting Neji, Ranmaru showed a trace of confusion on his face, but he still trotted along, closely following behind Yuto.
Perhaps at first, Neji truly was not qualified, but now, under Naruto's Talk-no-Jutsu, Neji's understanding of destiny has been shattered. Then!
Let me completely change your destiny, Neji Hyuga!
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