Chapter 13: Hinata’s Determination!

"That... that..." Hinata took a box of wound medicine and came to the exit of the competition ground. She stuttered and said to the medical ninja over there: "That... this... This is medicine... Give... Kiba… and Akamaru..."

Although her strength had become extremely powerful after getting the "Pikachu Card," her shy personality when meeting people was not so easy to change.

"Hey~" Kiba, who had just been defeated by Naruto, couldn't help but laugh when he saw this. "Instead of caring about other people, you should worry about yourself~"

"Kiba…"

"The only ones left are you, Chōji, Neji, Lee, a sound ninja, and... That Sand Shinobi who looks awesome." Kiba said, then put away his smile. He became very serious and said, "Listen up, Hinata. If you meet that guy from Sand Shinobi, give up immediately. Also, the same goes for when you meet Neji. You must give up immediately! For you, these two guys are so scary. You will definitely be seriously injured!"

"So…" When Kiba was talking, Gekko Hayate over there started speaking. "Let's watch the next competition~"

The words fell with the sound of the wind. The electronic screen also began to flash rapidly. After a while, the scene froze. The words "Hyūga Hinata VS Hyuga Neji" appeared clearly in front of everyone's eyes!

Looking at this scene, there was a moment of silence in the field. The atmosphere also became solemn.

"Hinata, remember to abstain!" Kiba, who was carried away, quickly shouted loudly. However, Hinata ignored him.

"Varen gave me such magical power... If I give up without even fighting, I'm really sorry for him..." Hinata thought to herself as she walked slowly to the centre of the competition arena. When she walked to the centre of the competition field, Neji also walked over expressionlessly. The two stood looking at each other.

"I didn't expect that I would fight against you, Miss Hinata."

"Brother Neji..."

The two looked at each other in silence. The mood was very complicated.

"Then, let the game begin!" In this atmosphere, Gekko Hayate gave the order to start the game. However, the two did not start a direct battle.

"Before the fight begins, I would like to give Hinata-san a piece of advice..." Neji said with a serious face: "You can abstain. You are not fit to be a ninja. You are so kind. Desire for peace and avoid disputes. Always cater to other people's ideas. Moreover, you have no confidence in yourself! You have always had an inferiority complex. So, I think you can just be a Genin. However, you must register for the Chūnin exam in groups of three. Because you can't refuse the invitations of those who are in the same group as you. That's why you took this exam reluctantly. No?"

"No!" Hinata seemed to be suddenly stimulated, and her voice suddenly became louder. But as soon as she finished shouting this sentence, she became frightened again. She began to speak softly and stammered. "I...I just... I just want to change myself... Change myself like that... That's why…"

"Miss Hinata, you are indeed the eldest lady of the clan~ She is naturally protected and naive." Neji heard this and continued: "There are some truths that you may not understand. It is impossible to change a person's destiny! The crane tail is the crane tail. It's always the bottom line. His character and ability destined him to be the tail end. It can never change. Precisely because people cannot change, there are differences! That's why the adjectives elite and crane tail appear. Everyone is judged by their looks, brains, abilities, body type, and character. To judge the worth of others and to be judged by others. These elements cannot be changed. It is destined from birth. This is fate. People endure the corresponding pain in their fate and survive. Just like I am a member of the branch house and you are a member of the main family. Destined. It cannot be changed at all. Now, I have seen everything with these white eyes. So I know. You're just trying to be tough. You must be thinking about escaping from here right away..."

"No! It's not!" Hinata thought of Varen's constant guidance. He helped her and gave her the "Pikachu Phantom Beast." Varen helped her in every possible way. But what about her? She was still so unsatisfied and wanted to avoid things when she encountered them. This made her feel deeply guilty. And anger at not living up to expectations. At this moment, because of the anger and guilt in her heart, plus the confidence brought by "Pikachu Phantom Beast," Hinata's momentum suddenly changed.

"I'm not trying to be brave! I don't want to run away anymore. I want to change myself!"

After saying that, Hinata began to form seals. "Byakugan!" After activating the Byakugan, Hinata assumed the starting position of the Hyuga Fluid Jutsu.

"Brother Neji, let's show off!" Neji was slightly startled when he saw this. He didn't expect that Hinata would suddenly become brave. However, he didn't care.

"I'll have you know that fate can't be changed." As he spoke, he made the same starting gesture as Hinata.

…

"As expected, they are all Hyuga style..." At the same time, in the stands, Lee clenched his fists to calm down his excitement while commenting on the starting moves of the two people not far away.

"The starting moves are exactly the same as Neji's!"

"Hyuga style?" Sakura glanced at Lee with some confusion.

"Yes~ This is the strongest taijutsu school in Konoha. I've said it before. Among the Genin of Konoha, the strongest man is on our team! That is, Hyuga Neji!"

"The strongest Genin?" Naruto frowned, remembering a very hateful handsome figure in his mind.

"Lee~ In fact, the strongest Genin should be Varen~" Sakura retorted with a smile. "He's much stronger than Sasuke~"

"Hmph~" Sasuke on the side snorted and said nothing. He considered it to be the truth.

"Varen?" Lee was a little confused. "Although I haven't seen him, I still insist on that. Neji is the strongest!"