"Hinata, go wait over there for a bit."
"I'll handle this real quick."
Naruto rubbed Hinata's head gently and asked her to wait for him at the side.
As for his future brother-in-law...
He'll just give him a little lesson.
After all, they will be family members in the future, so it's not good to beat his brother-in-law badly.
Naruto slowly raised his arms into a Wing Chun stance and casually revealed his 'origin story' to his brother-in-law.
"Konoha, Ip Naruto!"
Neji was confused as to why this guy wanted to introduce himself before the fight.
'What the hell is this Ip??'
Neji didn't understand, but out of respect for the person he was fighting with, Neji still began to respond by imitating the other person's words.
"Konoha, Hyuga Neji."
Naruto: "???"
After hearing what Neji said, a question mark suddenly popped up in Naruto's mind.
'Wait…'
'Why are you copying me?'
'It's suddenly so formal... I feel quite embarrassed.'
'Forget it, let's beat up my brother-in-law first.'
Naruto doesn't understand why his brother-in-law, who is only in his teens, keeps talking about fate and destiny all the time.
But judging from the way Neji had glared at Hinata earlier, Naruto figured this was a battle that was bound to happen sooner or later.
Moreover, he is not the 'brainwasher' in the original work. His persuasion skill is almost nonexistent, but taunting skill is maxed out.
So all he could do was to taunt his brother-in-law harshly at the beginning and then beat some sense into him.
'If you dared to talk about fate again...'
'I'll beat you up every time I see you.'
'So as to avoid giving away your life in the final battle.'
With a stomp of his right foot, Naruto launched himself forward in a straight dash, closing the gap between them instantly.
Neji immediately activated his Byakugan and took a quick scan of the Chakra flowing through Naruto...
And in that moment, it was like staring directly into the sun.
From the Byakugan's perspective, not only are the Chakra Pathway in this Naruto's body several times thicker than those of a normal person, but the Chakra in his body is also so much that it is practically glowing.
If the Chakra of an ordinary Shinobi can be compared to a flame, then the Chakra in the yellow-haired guy in front of him can be said to be a sun.
'How is this possible!?'
'Why does he have so much chakra?!'
As a certified genius of the Hyuga Clan, Neji had never lost his composure like this before.
He was so stunned that he didn't even react when Naruto closed in.
Naruto, who is now standing right in front of Neji, went straight for a center-line strike. But Neji, who had his senses, rotated his arm and deflected the attack with practiced ease.
"You...!"
"What kind of monster are you?!"
Blocking Naruto's punches and kicks with quick precision, Neji shouted in disbelief.
However, he was more confused than shocked.
'This guy has such amazing amount of Chakra...'
'So why did he come up here and compete with me in close combat?'
From those opening moves, Neji discovered that this yellow-haired guy didn't know any Taijutsu at all.
'Hmph…'
'You're trying to fight in close combat against a Hyuga with your level of Taijutsu?'
'Are you looking down on me?'
Neji became a little angry as he thought about it.
He felt that Naruto was too arrogant, so he turned his head to avoid the other party's fist, then turned around and released a powerful strike right at Naruto's head.
Naruto saw the fist growing larger in his field of vision and immediately knew he wouldn't be able to dodge in time.
Although he was not afraid of pain, being punched in the face is still a very unpleasant experience.
His fingertips twitched slightly, and a portal appeared behind Naruto. He leaned back and disappeared on the spot, causing Neji's punch to miss.
Seeing this scene, Neji immediately took a defensive posture, and his Byakugan was constantly searching for Naruto's trace.
However, at this moment, a portal instantly appeared behind Neji.
It was difficult for Neji not to notice Naruto's dazzling Chakra, but Naruto was too fast.
The moment he appeared, he kicked Neji square in the butt.
After so many battles with Sasuke over the years, Naruto knew how to break his enemy's balance.
In close combat, most fighters instinctively lean forward just a bit, so that they can be ready to attack or defend at any time.
Which meant breaking that balance was actually pretty simple...
Naruto didn't even fully step out of the portal. He just raised a leg and kicked Neji right in the butt, then opened another portal directly in front of him.
Caught completely off guard, Neji stumbled forward. Completely unable to stop himself, he fell headfirst into the glowing purple portal.
Neji could only watch himself walk into the portal, and what followed was the sense of dread of entering the portal.
He didn't know what would happen after he went in...
When Naruto saw that Neji was successfully kicked into the portal by him, he couldn't help but smirk, looking extremely pleased with himself.
This is a move he created himself, 'The Uzumaki Triangle Kill.'
This was inspired by the 'Ma-Style Triangle Kill' from a certain MOBA game in his previous life.
It's a pity that he hasn't learned his father's Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan, otherwise, he would be able to throw a kunai at the portal first, and then send the enemy into the portal.
Finally, he set the path of the kunai and the enemy to be consistent, and then he created a Rasengan and used a Flying Thunder God attack.
Just imagining the move made Naruto's scalp tingle.
It'd be so damn cool!
But for now...
He had to settle for just punting his opponent into a portal, teleporting himself to the same landing zone, and throwing a powered-up punch the moment they reappeared.
People unfamiliar with teleportation never had time to react on landing.
So, this punch is 100% sure to hit the target!
As Neji vanished from the portal, Naruto immediately tossed a portal and got in, and his coordinates would sync to match Neji's.
About ten meters away, as Neji staggered out of the portal, he immediately saw a dazzling Chakra.
It's none other than Naruto!
"Achat…"
"Brother-in-law, take this serious punch from me!"
Neji's pupils dilated. He realized that he couldn't dodge in time, so he could only grit his teeth and went for a counter.
Since he couldn't avoid it, then he'd just trade blows!
He thrust his palm straight toward Naruto's abdomen, while Naruto's fist shot toward his face.
When Naruto first saw his brother-in-law's reaction, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, 'This guy is indeed a genius of the Hyuga Clan.'
'But...'
'Who is afraid of who when exchanging injuries?'
'Let alone letting you hit me in the abdomen once, even if you hit me ten times, I, Uzumaki Naruto, won't be afraid!'
But as he thought of this, Naruto's stomach suddenly churned, and the negative condition from eating too much at Ichiraku Ramen began to take effect.
Naruto felt the discomfort in his stomach and instantly realized that something was wrong.
"Neji, wait a minute!"
"Don't..."
Bang…
The next second, Neji was punched hard on the cheek, knocking his brain to shut down temporarily.
But just as Neji's body reeled back, Naruto took a Chakra-point jab straight to the gut, and he could no longer hold it in...
"Bleurgh…"
Naruto opened his mouth and vomited everything he had just eaten onto Neji.
With his mind still blank, Neji only felt a sudden wet splash across his face, then he caught the smell of ramen...
He instinctively reached up to his cheek, grabbed something stringy, and took a look.
Then, he was petrified on the spot.
When Naruto saw his brother-in-law covered in noodles and broth, he was also stunned.
The scene suddenly turned into an awkward silence.
Even Hinata, who was watching from the sidelines, was too shocked to react.
Then, a few seconds later, Neji broke the silence by retching.
"Urgh…"
Although the smell was not as bad as expected, the other party still vomited all over him, so Neji couldn't help but retching.
As he felt the stickiness on his body, his whole body began to tremble. He gritted his teeth and roared word by word, "U! ZU! MA! KI! NA! RU! TO!"
"I! WILL! KILL! YOU!!"