Having figured this out, Kai suddenly felt enlightened.
So he nodded and agreed: "Okay, if I have time later, I will introduce you to Kakashi. However, whether he is willing to teach you Hatake Swordmanship depends on your own efforts."
"I understand, thank you, Teacher Kai."
Natsuki thanked him sincerely again, and when he looked up again, he had a big smile on his face, "Teacher Kai, the Eight Gates is very strong, and Hatake Swordmanship is also very strong. If I learn both, I will definitely surpass Teacher Kai and become the strongest Ninja in Konoha!"
Kai was immediately energized when he heard this: "Good kid! Ambitious! But to surpass Konoha's Blue Beast, you are still far from it! However, for your youthful ambition, I will give you this jumpsuit!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a green jumpsuit from somewhere.
Natsuki's scalp tingled when he saw it.
Tenten, on the other hand, couldn't hold back anymore and decisively spread her arms to block in front of Natsuki: "Absolutely not! I don't want my boyfriend to become a Kappa!"
Xiao Li was unhappy when he heard this: "What are you talking about, Tenten? This is a youthful testament to Teacher Kai's recognition of Natsuki, and how is it like a Kappa? It's clearly super cool!"
What Kai wanted was this recognition, so he handed the jumpsuit to Xiao Li when he heard this: "Xiao Li! Since Tenten won't let Natsuki wear it, then I'll give it to you. I've seen your youthful passion, and wearing this outfit, go achieve your dream!"
"Oh! Thank you, Teacher Kai!"
Xiao Li was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes and he hugged Kai.
Behind the two of them was like a coastline under the setting sun, with waves crashing against the rocks on the shore, and the background scene was completely frozen.
Tenten's mouth twitched, and she didn't know where to start complaining. Fortunately, Teacher Kai didn't insist on giving the green jumpsuit to Natsuki, otherwise her boyfriend would really become a Kappa.
Neji was clearly not used to such a scene either.
After all, he came from a large family with strict rules, so every move had to follow etiquette.
But now, seeing that his teacher and teammates were two oddballs, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a moment. Fortunately, he still recognized Teacher Kai's strength. As long as Teacher Kai could teach him to become stronger, he was also willing to respect Teacher Kai.
However, there was something more important now.
He suddenly looked at Natsuki: "Natsuki, Tenten keeps mentioning you, saying that you are much stronger than her. I also watched your fight with Teacher Kai just now. Although it was just a pure Taijutsu battle, you are indeed amazing. Please spar with me once. I want to see your true strength."
Natsuki wasn't surprised to hear this.
Geniuses all had their pride, and what's more, Neji was a rare Gentle Fist genius from the Hyuga family.
Even though Neji was branded with the Cage Bird Curse Mark, he was still very confident in his strength. He was already unhappy that he couldn't defeat Tenten before, and then Tenten said that Natsuki was even stronger.
It would be strange if Neji could tolerate that!
"Okay! I also want to experience the strength of the Hyuga Clan's genius!" Natsuki accepted the challenge.
"Alright, I'll be the referee!" Kai once again volunteered for the referee duty. He was particularly enthusiastic about battles between comrades, as in his opinion, this was a symbol of youthful passion.
Tenten had great confidence in Natsuki's strength.
Facing Neji herself, it would indeed be difficult to win without revealing her trump cards, but Natsuki was different. Natsuki's strength was likely already at the Jonin level.
She wasn't sure about the specifics, but Tenten was certain that Neji was definitely no match for Natsuki!
The two formed the Seal of Confrontation and then began to face off. With Kai's shout of "Begin!", they immediately started moving.
"Shave!"
Swish! Natsuki suddenly disappeared.
Neji didn't panic, having already activated his Byakugan: "Under the Byakugan, your figure will have nowhere to hide!"
The next second, Natsuki's whip kick swept past. Neji could only hastily parry, but he clearly underestimated the kick's power and was immediately sent flying by the immense force.
The Hyuga Clan's Byakugan was indeed powerful, capable of easily detecting an enemy's whereabouts.
However, seeing with the eyes doesn't necessarily mean the speed can keep up, much less that the strength can surpass it.
Natsuki's speed and strength were clearly superior to Neji's!
Neji naturally understood immediately. While marveling in his heart, he dared not be careless. At this moment, he believed Tenten's words even more; Natsuki's strength was indeed much greater, and it seemed very difficult to defeat Natsuki.
Seeing Neji display the Eight Trigrams Palm, Natsuki decisively stepped into Neji's Bagua circle.
Neji didn't hesitate either and directly attacked with the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. The Gentle Fist, imbued with Chakra, seemed soft but had extremely strong destructive power, capable of easily damaging an opponent's internal organs.
Natsuki, however, casually formed a few hand signs, and his entire body suddenly flattened.
Or rather, it turned into a flat paper person.
Neji's Eight Trigrams Palm was fierce, but before the palm wind even touched Natsuki, it blew the paper person away, allowing the paper person Natsuki to easily evade and not be injured by the Eight Trigrams Palm at all.
"This is... Paper Drawing, one of the Six Styles?"
Tenten had demonstrated the Six Styles before, so Kai, Xiao Li, and Neji could naturally recognize it.
But at that time, Tenten only demonstrated it and didn't use it in actual combat. The few of them couldn't clearly imagine its application during a fight. Now that they had witnessed it, they were momentarily speechless.
Breaking a thin, soft piece of paper is actually not that simple.
Even for a strongman, trying to break paper with a full-force punch is really not that easy; it requires skill.
Furthermore, the paper person Natsuki transformed into had a certain degree of flexibility, yet was incredibly light. Even the wind from breathing could easily blow it off course, let alone Neji's palm wind.
For a moment, Neji truly couldn't harm Natsuki.
Meanwhile, Natsuki seized the opening just after Neji finished his Sixty-Four Palms, his body suddenly recovered, and his fists also turned completely black at this moment, smashing fiercely towards Neji.
"Iron Skin Fist Style! Take this hit!"
Neji saw that the black fists were extraordinary and didn't dare to block with his palm. Instead, he quickly took out a Kunai to meet it. With a clang, there was a clash of metal, even sparks flew, as if Natsuki's fists were truly made of Iron Skin.
Moreover, Natsuki pressed his advantage relentlessly, his fists striking faster and faster, and Neji could only defend with all his might.
After more than a dozen rounds, Neji's disadvantage became increasingly apparent.
"Damn it! This won't do! Rotation!"
Neji spun his body, using Chakra to form a hemispherical protective shield, attempting to force Natsuki to retreat and gain a moment to catch his breath.
Natsuki did indeed retreat, while also releasing Iron Skin. He quickly formed a few hand signs, created a Shadow Clone, which immediately burrowed underground, while Natsuki's main body leaped high into the air.
"Breaking my Rotation from underground? That's a good idea!"
Neji also had to praise him, because his Rotation could defend from all directions and above, but his feet were a weak point.
As long as Natsuki attacked his feet, Rotation would have to stop.