Neji considered the situation, his cheek veins engorged. He could see the exact position of the hand crossbow behind Tenten, and he could see Rock Lee in the distance…
He wanted to smash the hand crossbow with a Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, but the hand crossbow was blocked by Tenten and Naruto.
"If this is about a grudge with the Hyuga Clan, you can release Tenten, and I'll go with you," Neji said calmly.
Neji didn't know if what Naruto said was true or false. Regardless, he didn't want his family matters to involve an outsider like Tenten.
Brother-in-law, I like your sister. What good would it do for you to come with me?
Naruto took out a pocket watch with a small bell from his pocket, twisted it twice to synchronize its countdown with the music player, then hung it around his neck. "Enough talk, I'll take your head first!"
The plot he'd cooked up had gone too off-track. He couldn't improvise anymore, so he had to resort to fighting.
"Die, Hyuga Neji!" Then, with a stylish flourish of his long saber, he leaped up and roared, "Yorozuya Sakata Gintoki, reporting for duty!"
It looked very cool, very pretentious.
In a non-dangerous fight like this, wouldn't it be inhuman not to show off?
Naruto would control his strength during the fight. As long as he didn't chop off Neji's head, Neji wouldn't be in mortal danger.
Even if he accidentally made a mistake and bisected his brother-in-law or stabbed him in the heart, Naruto could pull over Karin, Tsunade, and Shizune within ten seconds, sit down, play cards in front of Neji, and discuss how to put him back together.
He himself was even safer. At worst, he'd just be beaten out of his true form and be depressed about it.
Neji didn't know why Naruto jumped, but he knew it was a good opportunity. He unleashed the accumulated chakra in his hand.
Eight Trigrams: Empty Palm!
Naruto recognized this move. He infused wind-natured chakra into his saber. The large amount of chakra gave the blade a white-and-red edge.
Chakra nature transformations were known throughout the ninja world and wouldn't expose his identity.
He swung his blade, instinctively slicing through the invisible chakra orb of the Eight Trigrams: Empty Palm. The severed chakra orb brushed past his sides.
Upon landing, he kicked off with his left leg. The sand ground couldn't withstand the force and exploded, and Naruto, like an arrow released from a bow, charged towards Neji.
[So fast,] Neji thought to himself, pulling out a kunai to block.
This person's speed was actually superior to Rock Lee's.
Naruto's speed was already not inferior to Rock Lee's, and today he had also added the Naruto-Nine-Tails mixed oil, so speed was inevitable.
"Clang."
The kunai was pierced halfway by the saber.
Seeing Naruto continue to press down, about to cut the kunai, Neji quickly infused chakra into the kunai.
However, the kunai's material was ordinary, and not much chakra could be infused. Coupled with Naruto's superior chakra quality, the kunai was still slowly being cut through.
"Screech..."
The sound of weapons cutting was piercing, but not as piercing as Naruto's voice: "Check the clock, how much time do you have left~"
As he spoke, he even puffed out his chest and swung the pocket watch, its bell making a pleasant ringing sound.
This was also Naruto's strategy. The Byakugan's observational ability was high. Having a countdown clock for Neji to see would put pressure on him.
Without pressure, where would the motivation come from?
Neji indeed heard it, but the sound of that bell and the music from the player sounded no less than a death knell to him.
He could see the time on the pocket watch and the remaining loops displayed on the player. Both countdowns constantly pressed on his nerves.
Even though he told himself to ignore them, he couldn't help but look.
Because Tenten's life depended on it.
"It's breaking, it's breaking," Naruto said with an exaggerated expression, watching the growing crack on the kunai.
He could see it, and so could Neji. Before the kunai was completely severed, Neji decisively discarded it and retreated, dodging Naruto's heavy downward slash.
As he retreated, Naruto advanced, gripping the saber with both hands and horizontally slashing at Neji's waist.
"Clink, clink, clink..."
Saber and kunai constantly collided.
Naruto's swordsmanship was broad and sweeping, emphasizing breaking through skill with sheer force. Each attack cleaved through Neji's kunai like a hot knife through butter. The blade's wind was fierce, making it difficult for Neji to parry.
In essence, it was completely without technique, relying purely on great strength and speed so fast that Neji's body couldn't keep up with the reactions.
Neji now had some belief in what Naruto had said about investigating the Hyuga Clan.
This person understood the Hyuga's attack and defense patterns too well. Such familiarity would be impossible without years of observation and study.
Tenten, who was watching the entire battle: "Wuwuwu..."
Even though I'm drugged and tied to a stone pillar, I must stand on this high ground and complain with this gagged mouth:
You've spent these ten years practicing not swordsmanship, but stick fighting, haven't you!
Who uses a sword like that?
She had practiced ninja tools for many years, including swords. Tenten was considered a moderately accomplished swordswoman.
So, from her professional perspective, Naruto's use of the sword was like someone wildly hacking with a fire poker.
Tenten cared deeply for her teammates and knew her time was running out. She was under immense pressure, yet... she simply couldn't suppress her inner urge to complain.
A person who would sarcastically comment with a sorrowful tone even when their beloved died, still chose to complain when their own life was in danger.
Therefore, it could be said that the village of Konoha truly had no normal people.
Because the person who founded the village was not a normal person.
Even after his death, the white-haired person who sent off the black-haired person, the Second Hokage who took his place, was also not a normal person.
As for the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Hokage, there's even less to say.
When the beam is crooked, the pillars below will be crooked. The result was that the entire lineage of Konoha Hokage had issues.
"Clink, clink, clink..."
Naruto suppressed his brother-in-law throughout the fight, constantly depleting his kunai.
At the same time, he was also updating his taijutsu units.
In less than a minute, the two had exchanged over twenty blows. Naruto had already assessed Neji's taijutsu strength. Simultaneously, he also estimated the range for his current Naruto-Nine-Tails mixed chakra state.
2.5 to 2.8 Neji.
If he used all of his own chakra, his taijutsu strength should be 1.7 to 2 Neji.
This was already good. While he trained, Neji also trained, and Neji even had a mentor.
To have such a gap was entirely due to his special body, significant differences in training intensity, and a series of powerful cheat abilities.
"Screech..."
The last kunai was severed. Neji turned his head and retracted his shoulder, dodging a super-sharp slash.
Then he quickly lowered his head, a cold gleam flashed, taking with it a few strands of his hair.
This slash was originally aimed at his neck.
Naruto attacked, Neji defended.
The rhythm of the battle was entirely dictated by Naruto.
Slicing through Neji's shoulder clothing with a single strike, Naruto mocked his constantly dodging brother-in-law: "Are you dancing?"
First, he'd show off everything he could, leaving nothing for the other bigshots to show off.
Neji didn't want to just dodge. He wanted to attack, but the opponent's suppression was too severe.
Unlike ninjutsu and genjutsu, where one could defend and counterattack or self-harm to break free when suppressed, taijutsu suppression had only one outcome: being suppressed from start to finish.
This suppression was evident, like when the Crown Prince used Sage Mode taijutsu to overwhelm Pain, forcing Pain into defense. And when the Crown Prince lost Sage Mode, he switched to passive defense, unable to even counterattack.
The brother-in-law calmly analyzed. The battle was going against him. He had no time to speak.
Seeing the stone chunks protruding from the sandy ground behind the brother-in-law, Naruto sped up his sword technique, forcing him back.
Neji saw it too, but he had no choice but to retreat.
This was the importance of controlling the rhythm.
As the two combatants gradually approached the stone chunks, Neji's divided attention caused a lapse in his path calculation.
Seeing his brother-in-law's mistake, Naruto seized the opportunity: "My Style Swordsmanship: Pierce."
This stab was angled very slyly, aiming straight for Neji's heart.
Neji couldn't afford to hold back. He channeled chakra to erupt: "Revolving Heaven!"
A spherical chakra shield completely enveloped Neji, deflecting the blade.
"My Style Swordsmanship: Double Pierce."
He shouted "Double Pierce," but in his heart, he chanted "Hasagi."
Naruto stepped out with his left foot, unleashing a joyful Yasuo-like "Steel Tempest" (forward dash) and thrusting towards the spinning Revolving Heaven.
The chakra attached to the saber intensely rubbed against the Revolving Heaven, sending out a chakra storm that kicked up sand, obscuring the two figures.
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