Ch. 277. «Tenseigan». The Powerful «Eighty Gods Vaccum Attack». [1]

　　Although Ohnoki was unhappy, as the host, he still stood up and explained the rules:

- "The semifinals of the Chunin Exam will be held in a one-on-one battle, and the arena is the hot spring pool in this valley."

- "The winner advances to participate in the finals half a month later; the loser withdraws and cannot be promoted to chunin."

G "There are 15 of you in total. Now, does anyone give up?"

　　He asked, as was customary.

　　As a result, none of the 15 people chose to give up.

　　Ohnoki:

- "Since no one gives up, one of the 15 people will get a bye and become the lucky one to directly qualify for the finals."

- "Now let's randomly draw the byes."

　　Soon, the extraction results came out:

- "Uzumaki Naruto from Phoenix Village from the Land of Birds got a bye in the semifinals."

　　When the result was announced, Naruto said happily:

- "Hey, I'm so lucky."

　　Hinata blushed and whispered:

- "Naruto-Kun, congratulations, you have entered the finals directly."

　　Ohnoki then announced:

- "Next, let the competition begin!"

　　After saying that, he turned and left. Iwagakure's ninja Akatsuchi stepped forward as the host and referee of this exam.

　　The competition list is also out:

- "The first match, Phoenix Village Hyuga Neji VS Phoenix Village Hyuga Hinata."

　　Mizuki narrowed his eyes.

　　Unexpectedly, in the first scene, two people from their own village consumed each other.

　　In this case, one person will be eliminated.

　　But he didn't say anything. After all, Phoenix Village has the largest number of people, and the probability of encountering them is also very high, so he can't find anything unreasonable.

　　Mizuki thought:

- "Neji and Hinata, the eliminated one must be Hinata."

　　Hinata's strength is not much different from that of Neji. It is impossible to defeat Neji.

　　The two came on stage and stood facing each other.

　　Neji suddenly said:

- "Hinata-Sama, we are called opponents again."

- "Same as last time in Konohagakure, I will give you another piece of advice: give up. You are not suitable to be a ninja."

　　Hinata's face suddenly turned pale.

　　Neji continued:

- "You are too kind. You long for peace and avoid disputes. You always cater to other people's ideas. Moreover, you have no confidence in yourself and always have an inferiority complex."

- "So, just like last time, I still think that you can just be a genin."

　　This was the second time Hinata heard these words from Neji.

　　Hinata lowered her head, but the pale complexion gradually faded away and returned to normal.

　　She raised her head with a firm look on her face:

- "Brother Neji, you are right. I am kind, I have low self-esteem, I have no self-confidence, and I am not suitable to be a ninja."

- "But, I wanted to change myself like that, so...so when Mizuki-Sama found me, I made up my mind to make a change."

- "I left Konohagakure and Hyuga. This is my first step."

　　Neji's expression remained unchanged and he said coldly:

- "It's useless. It's difficult to change a person's character. The inferiority and cowardice engraved in your bones will stay with you for life."

　　Hinata shook her head:

- "No!"

- "Brother Neji, you are wrong. People can change."

　　She looked back towards the shore and looked at Naruto:

- "Naruto-Kun, he used to be a weakling. No matter how hard he practiced, he was still weak. But now Naruto-Kun is very strong."

- "He never gave up. His unyielding spirit made me understand that as long as I don't give up, everything is possible."

- "So, I will never give up!"

　　Hinata's voice became firmer and louder.

　　On the shore, Naruto heard Hinata's words and shouted loudly:

- "Hinata, well said!"

- "As long as you don't give up, anything is possible!"

　　A faint blush appeared on Hinata's face, and the fingers of her hands tangled together unconsciously.

　　After regaining her composure, she raised her head and said:

- "Brother Neji, I know I'm not as strong as you."

- "Last time in Konohagakure, when I faced you, I gave up. This time, I want to fight you."

- "Although I know I will lose, I want to change."

　　As she finished speaking, she spread her legs slightly, raised her hands, and opened her eyes, ready to fight.

　　Last time in Konohagakure, she met Neji in the semi-finals. Without Naruto's encouragement, she was finally forced to give up by Neji's words.

　　This time, it's different. Even if Naruto wasn't around, she still wouldn't give up.

　　Seeing Hinata getting ready to fight, a smile appeared on Neji's face:

- "Hinata-Sama, congratulations on your transformation!"

- "You already have the basic conditions to become a ninja, so come and fight, use all your strength and attack as much as you like!"

　　The next moment, the two Hyuga were fighting together.

Neji:

- "«Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms»!"

Hinata:

- "«Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms»!"

　　Under the feet of the two of them, a trigram diagram appeared that only they could see.

　　The two of them started with the same hand, similar movements, one punch for you, one palm for me, a pure taijutsu competition.

　　Although each move does not seem to be very powerful, the turbulent hot spring water under the two men's feet is surging with layers of waves, indicating that the competition between the two is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

　　There were many spectators on the shore, and some looked solemn, while others showed contempt for the competition in the field.