"You graduated last in your class and still dream of becoming the Hokage." Neji Hyuga said with a righteous air, "It's useless. All your efforts are in vain. An underdog will always remain an underdog. Your fate was decided at birth, and you can never become an elite."
"My dad is Forth Hokage, you know!" Naruto said surprisingly, yet in a calm tone, as if he were talking about the most ordinary thing.
"Naruto-kun?" Hinata, standing beside Naruto, looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Naruto continued, "According to your theory that one's fate is determined by birth, if I'm not going to be the Hokage, then who else could it be?"
Neji Hyuga was so shocked that his mouth fell open, and his white pupils trembled slightly. He simply couldn't believe it. He waved his hand and shouted, "Impossible—you're just talking nonsense—"
"Really!" Naruto scratched his cheek with one finger and went on, "My master is Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, and Jiraiya's master is Third Hokage."
"The Third Hokage's master is The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. The Second Hokage's big bro is the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. I'm somehow related to every Hokage who's ever served."
Hinata was so shocked that she covered her mouth with both hands. Hinata trusted Naruto deeply, but the amount of information was overwhelming. It was hard for anyone to take it all in at once.
Neji Hyuga shouted loudly, "I've never heard of such things. Everyone in the village hates you, and no one wants to get close to you. How could you possibly be the son of the Konoha hero, Forth Hokage?"
Neji Hyuga gritted his teeth tightly. What Naruto said was simply too absurd. How could he believe it? Neji could only think that Naruto was talking nonsense.
"I don't understand this part either right now," Naruto said with a bright smile, "but I'll find out sooner or later."
Naruto thought to himself: There must be some unknown things going on...
"What's wrong with me...," Neji shook his head and muttered to himself, "I'm wasting my time listening to an underdog spout nonsense."
"Then what are you doing here?" Naruto said unhappily, "We don't welcome you here."
"I just came to give Miss Hinata a piece of advice. She's not cut out to be a ninja at all. She's weak, self - deprecating, kind, and always trying to please others. There isn't a single quality in her that makes her suitable to be a ninja."
Hinata was deeply hurt. She bit her lip lightly, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Neji! I'll kill you!" Naruto's expression turned fierce. The look in his eyes when he stared at Neji was as if he were looking at a corpse. A killing intent emanated from his whole body.
Neji was greatly startled. To be able to emit such a strong killing intent, Naruto's strength must not be underestimated. It seemed he had really underestimated Naruto.
"Humph, interesting," Neji put one hand behind his back and held the other hand out in front, taking a fighting stance. "Let's have a one - on - one duel then. You, the one who graduated last, will never beat me."
"Who wants to have a one - on - one with you," Naruto said in a cold voice, "Let me teach you what it means to be a qualified ninja."
"Never fight one - on - one when you can fight in a group. Press on when you have the numerical advantage."
Naruto shouted, "Hinata! Let's attack together!"
Let him know how strong you really are!"
"Yes!" Hinata showed a determined look. Somehow, every time she heard Naruto's encouragement, courage would well up in her heart.
"Two underdogs together... Well, it's still just..." Neji didn't finish his sentence when he suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure.
Naruto used the Multiple Kage Clone Jutsu. All at once, sixty Shadow Clones appeared, looking like an army charging forward.
However, that wasn't the scariest part. Even more terrifying was that all the Shadow Clones used the Transformation Jutsu and transformed into the appearance of Hinata.
Neji Hyuga, all alone, was suddenly facing the siege of sixty Hinatas.
"Naruto... What are you..." Neji thought to himself, "The real Hinata is among them. Naruto's Shadow Clones transformed into Hinata's appearance just to distract me. His goal is to cover for Hinata to launch a close - range attack... Clever move."
"Humph, how naive!" Neji assumed the starting stance of the Gentle Fist and said in a deep voice, "Gentle Fist Style, Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the acupuncture points on Neji's body opened wide, and a large amount of Chakra gushed out. The blue Chakra enveloped his entire body.
As a large number of Hinatas approached, Neji began to spin rapidly in place, using the high - speed rotation to fend off all the approaching Hinatas.
The Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven can be regarded as a defensive palm technique. As Neji kept spinning in place, it formed an indestructible Chakra wall.
When a large number of Hinatas got close to Neji, they were all shaken off by the high - speed rotating Chakra wall. All the Hinatas shaken off turned into white smoke after hitting the ground. It seemed that the Hinatas who took the first attack were all fake, created by Naruto's Shadow Clones.
The commotion caused by the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven was huge. The originally green meadow was instantly turned into a large pit by Neji's spinning, and the messy grass fluttered in the air.
There were still thirty Hinatas on the scene at this time. Of course, there was only one real Hinata, and the rest were either Naruto or his Shadow Clones in disguise.
Neji was well aware of this. No matter what tricks Naruto played, there was only one real Hinata. As long as he could subdue Hinata, Naruto wouldn't be a threat.
From the very beginning, Neji didn't take Naruto seriously. Although Hinata was also very weak, she had learned the Gentle Fist. If Hinata managed to hit Neji with the Gentle Fist, it could directly damage his internal organs, and there was a real possibility of defeating Neji.
"Byakugan!" Neji activated his Byakugan and used his all - around detection ability. His field of vision covered a radius of fifty meters, and he could keep track of every move of the thirty Hinatas.
Which one was the real Hinata? Neji was trying hard to distinguish, mainly to guard against Hinata's Gentle Fist.
Just then, Neji noticed that one of the Hinatas on the scene assumed the starting stance of the Gentle Fist.
Found her! Neji was overjoyed. After activating the Byakugan, he had an extremely wide field of vision. He directly monitored all thirty Hinatas with his Byakugan and really found one who could assume the stance of the Gentle Fist.
Then the one who could assume the stance of the Gentle Fist must be the real Hinata. As long as he defeated her first, the rest would be just Naruto and his Shadow Clones, which were no cause for concern at all.
Thirty copies of Hinata launched a collective siege again. Neji showed a smile on his lips. He had firmly locked onto the real Hinata with his Byakugan. As long as he defeated Hinata, he would win this battle.
Neji felt the call of victory and decided to take the initiative. He charged all the way towards the Hinata locked by his Byakugan.
Neji struck out continuously with his palms. After defeating several Shadow Clones, he quickly rushed to his target. He said proudly, "You're the real Hinata."
After saying that, Neji struck out with his palm. He closed his four fingers together and stabbed directly at Hinata's shoulder.
"Got her!" Neji knew he had won this battle. It was indeed a victory predestined by fate. Those who are destined to win will win, and underdogs are fated to lose. Everything was predestined, and no one could change it.
"Hehe." Hinata showed a strange smile and said, "You lost, Neji. You lost to me, Hinata."
"What!" Neji was greatly shocked.
The Hinata locked by Neji emitted white smoke all over her body and actually transformed back into Naruto's appearance.
Naruto quickly struck out and grabbed Neji's shoulders, directly immobilizing Neji and making him unable to move.
"How is it possible? My Gentle Fist has already severed your meridians..."
Naruto thought to himself: I still have the Chakra of the Nine - Tailed Fox. I'm not afraid of your Gentle Fist at all... Even if you hit me a hundred times, I can still move around freely...
After Neji was immobilized by Naruto, the real Hinata appeared behind Neji and struck a palm at Neji's back.
"..." Neji turned his head and looked at Hinata behind him with an incredulous look in his eyes.
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