Absolute Domain

"You took Hinata's eyes?"

Neji Hyuga's deep voice concealed a chilling aura emanating from the Arctic. His two well-coordinated companions instantly sensed his abnormality and assumed attack stances towards Dōmeki.

"Byakugan, guess what I'd do if I encountered a rare Main Family with a disdainful Byakugan in a place like this?"

Dōmeki stopped spinning his Forehead Protector and threw it directly at Neji, asking the boy a meaningful question.

"As far as I know, the relationship between the Hyuga Clan's Branch Family and Main Family isn't very harmonious. I didn't expect you to be worried about that girl from the Main Family?"

"Protecting the Main Family is the responsibility of the Branch Family!"

Neji Hyuga assumed the starting stance for Gentle Fist, but continued, "Besides, the Hyuga's Byakugan must never be allowed to leak out!"

"Gentle Fist - Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms!"

An invisible Bagua diagram was spread out on the ground. Neji Hyuga stood on the Yin-Yang fish, looking at Dōmeki had already entered the Bagua realm, his eyes flashing with fierce light.

Neji Hyuga let out a low shout, raised his palms and pointed his fingers like swords, his palms moving in endless variations, striking Dōmeki's various pressure points all over his body with dazzling force, his fingertips flashing with blue Chakra.

"Interesting!"

Dōmeki appeared in front of Neji Hyuga in Body Flicker Technique, his palms moving like the wind at a speed almost imperceptible to observe, meeting Neji's Gentle Fist.

"Eight Trigrams - Second Palm!"

Neji Hyuga felt as if his fingers had touched steel; the Chakra he was unleashing was instantly shattered.

"Four palms!"

Neji's bones and muscles ached all over, and he staggered.

"Eight Palms!"

His hands, swung like a storm, deflected the attacks one by one.

"Sixteen palm strikes!"

Neji Hyuga felt a burning pain in the meridians of his arms, and his feet pounded two deep craters into the ground.

"Thirty-two"

In the midst of the fierce clash, the two flashed into a blur, blue Chakra overflowing in mid-air. Before he could even finish his palm strike, a fist had already struck Neji's chest.

Puff!

The Byakugan genius from the Hyuga Clan was sent flying backward, crashing to the ground with a thud. He clutched his chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood, before weakly glancing at Dōmeki.

"I actually lost! I even managed to develop the Main Family's secret technique myself!"

"Doesn't that just prove that the Hyuga Clan is far too weak to rely solely on Gentle Fist?"

Dōmeki chuckled, "You should be grateful for that Caged Bird Seal, otherwise my collection would be even bigger!"

Upon hearing Neji Hyuga touched his forehead. Today, he had accumulated yet another source of humiliation!

Neji!

In the instant that Rock Lee swiftly carried Neji and retreated, Tenten coordinated by swinging her weapon, the Summoning Scroll, unleashing a barrage of Shuriken, Kunai, and meteor hammers at Dōmeki like a storm.

Dōmeki extended his right hand, and the swirling wind around it roared forth with the boy's thrust, "Strike Air!"

The numerous weapons that had been rushing towards them were instantly swept away by the gale. Meanwhile, Rock Lee, who had circled around to the back, had kicked the boy in the lower back, but was instead struck down by Dōmeki's whip kick and followed up with a chop to silence the boy with the watermelon head.

Dōmeki turned to look at the stunned rich girl, then turned and left, leaving only her eerie voice behind.

"I'll let you go for your sake, young lady. I've been admiring you ever since I first saw you!"

The Forest of Death, the central tower.

The Konoha Ninja waiting inside the tower for their teams to arrive looked at each other in bewilderment. Strong candidates should have appeared long ago, but after waiting for a long time, no team had shown up.

They couldn't help but wonder, have all the younger generation of Genin become so decadent? Back in their day...

Meanwhile, at the edge of the open space above the tower, many teams that had collected all the scrolls of heaven and earth were already lying in wait. There were also many teams that had been robbed but were unwilling to accept it, so an inevitable melee was about to break out.

However, there are also those teams that these groups dare not provoke, such as the Konoha team that is gradually gathering together, Gaara's monster team from Sunagakure, and Karin's three-person team of scroll collectors.

After resting for a while, Naruto and his two companions rushed to the vicinity of the tower. However, seeing the tense and escalating battlefield, the three became vigilant. They only felt at ease when they saw Shikamaru and the others.

"Hahaha! Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba, what happened to you guys? You look like a mess!"

Naruto, hands on his hips, grinned smugly at his three well-liked classmates who were clearly injured.

Shikamaru and the other two stared at Naruto with unfriendly expressions, but then, remembering the bastard who had beaten them up for no reason, their hands suddenly started itching.

If I can't beat that red-haired guy, I can at least beat you, you blond guy!

Sasuke frowned as he looked at the gathered crowd, somewhat puzzled as to why they weren't heading towards the tower.

"It's because of those two boys!"

A familiar voice appeared in Sasuke's ear. He turned his head sharply and saw Shino Aburame.

"Shino? When did you show up?"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, wondering if he had been underestimating his classmate's strength.

Shino Aburame's face darkened instantly. "I've been standing here the whole time!"

Naruto had already been beaten up by the three of them, lay on the ground and delivered the final blow, saying, "What? So Shino, you've been here all along?"

The hooded man, who had an inconspicuous presence, was struck by a critical hit!

Sasuke stared intently at the two boys standing on the path leading to the tower; they were none other than Kimimaro and Haku, the two companions of the man named Dōmeki!

"Are they so strong that no one can break through their defenses?"

Shikamaru glanced at the two solemnly standing boys, his eyes filled with undiminished caution.

"That's right! I think they should be considered the strongest Genin among us!" Of course, he didn't consider the red-haired guy who was an exception.

Especially the white-haired boy, whose speed and strength were so great that even Gaara of Sunagakure was defeated and forced to retreat, and who also intimidated all the restless Genin. With the help of the black-haired boy who was skilled in Ice Release bloodline limit, they formed an absolutely impenetrable domain in the tower.

Thus, all the Genin found themselves trapped in the final step of the second exam.

"But that's not the worst part! It's one thing for that Sound Ninja team to stand by and do nothing, but..."

As the strategist, Shikamaru continued his analysis, "That Dōmeki who hasn't appeared yet is also one of their comrades!"

The moment that name was uttered, all the newcomers to Konoha felt a dull ache in their wounds.

"It seems we can only continue to gather our strength!" Shikamaru sighed. If he remembered correctly, the three seniors from the previous generation were also quite strong.

Speaking of the Team 3, also covered in injuries, rushed to the vicinity of the tower.

Neji Hyuga's eyes swept over all the ninjas, and his gaze froze instantly.

The girl who had been making a Byakugan about him was actually hiding completely among the girls.

Veins suddenly bulged on Neji Hyuga's forehead.

"Damn it, that bastard has such a terrible personality! Was that excuse just to beat me up?"