The Imposing Hinata

With these original techniques, Hinata's Taijutsu skills have far surpassed those of her character in the original story, even reaching a level where she can rival Neji.

If Hinata hadn't lacked experience, Neji would have suspected he might have been caught off guard and lost his life.

After sparring with his cousin for a few rounds, Neji and Hinata were evenly matched. Neji had a more solid foundation, while Hinata's fighting style was full of unexpected moves. Taking advantage of Neji's lack of understanding of Hinata's techniques, Neji won several rounds.

However, in terms of pure strength, Neji superior.

After becoming familiar with Hinata's fighting style, the siblings' confrontations began to lean towards Neji's side.

However, the difference between the two was only a hair's breadth. Neji admitted that he, in his first year after graduation, certainly didn't have Hinata's strength!

While surprised, Neji was also genuinely happy for Hinata's strength.

"Neji- nii, your Taijutsu is even better than Sakura's!" Hinata wiped the sweat from her damp hair as she looked at Neji with a smile, her big eyes curving into crescent moons, as if they were shimmering with the bright moonlight.

Neji felt healed by that warm smile.

"I can't believe it! During the preliminary rounds, I was thinking that if I ever met Hinata, I would definitely humiliate her!" Neji felt ashamed and bewildered by his previous thoughts.

Which older brother could be so heartless as to destroy such a smile with his own hands?

"Of course, hmph... Sakura! She definitely can't beat me without Ninjutsu!"

Neji chuckled, as if he had only been defeated by Sakura due to momentary carelessness. He didn't even know how he had managed to say such a thing.

Perhaps it was because he felt a sense of family in Hinata that even the usually stern Neji started joking around her.

Hinata burst out laughing.

Sakura is a Ninjutsu- type ninja, Neji knew this but still acted this way on purpose, making Hinata laugh.

"Hey, did I hear that right? Someone's got a problem with that?" A voice, feigning surprise, came from outside the arena, immediately drawing the attention of the brother and sister.

A pink-haired girl in casual clothes walked in, hands on her hips.

Azure eyes, a faint smile, a confident demeanor, and the faint aura of Water Release Chakra.

It was Sakura Haruno, who hadn't appeared in three consecutive chapters.

The girl's irritating voice sounded extremely grating to Neji.

Disrupting his and Hinata's warm sibling world was already a heinous crime, but publicly exposing his shortcomings in front of Hinata and making him lose face in front of his sister was even more unforgivable—that's an exaggeration, Neji isn't that much of a siscon, but he did have an urge to retort.

Suppress your anger.

"Hmph, what are you doing here? This is where the Hyuga trains!" Neji said coldly.

Although her performance in the match had given him a wake-up call and, in a sense, had done him a favor, Neji found it difficult to feel grateful to her.

Perhaps it was because the other person was too arrogant when they were rivals, but when I saw her, the words "thank you" seemed to weigh a ton, stuck in my throat and I just couldn't say them. There was always a clash of personalities between the two of them.

Or perhaps such things don't need to be revealed in the first place; as long as they are kept in mind, there will surely be an opportunity to repay them in the future.

Neji would never admit that he was angry because he felt Sakura hadn't gone all out in the preliminaries and that he felt like he was being watched.

However, Sakura, despite being the victor, didn't display much sportsmanship.

"I'm here to see Hinata, don't flatter yourself, you defeated opponent!" She laughed contemptuously, emphasizing the words "defeated opponent," with an expression that said, "Come and fight me if you dare."

His emerald eyes swept lightly over Neji's angry, slightly flushed face, lingered for a moment, and then met a pair of clear, stubborn, white eyes.

Four gazes collided in mid-air, instantly igniting a raging battle that seemed poised to turn the training ground into a sea of fire!

"Hmph!" "Sigh!" The two snorted coldly, took their stances, and secretly gathered their strength, looking like they were about to fight.

Crack! The specially made wooden floor was crushed by Sakura's forceful footsteps.

Clang! The dish containing the heart that Neji was holding was thrown out with the technique of throwing a hidden weapon, and most of it was embedded in the solid pillar, probably impossible to pull out.

Chakra surged violently. A breeze arose.

A great war is about to break out!

Then, his fighting spirit was abruptly extinguished by a bowl of ice water.

Smack! Sakura received a fresh, fiery tap on the forehead from Hinata.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

Sakura covered her reddened forehead, her eyes brimming with tears.

Even the woman at the top of the food chain, who reigns supreme in Team 7, is Hinata; it's a vicious cycle.

Under Sakura's patient guidance over the years, Hinata's original timidity and shyness transformed into confidence and perseverance—although she was still shy in front of Naruto —but she became overly assertive in front of her friend Sakura, who liked to "live up the atmosphere."

The timid girl who was always bullied back then has transformed into a confident and strong-willed girl under Sakura's influence and teachings. Her greatest hobby is correcting the mistakes of her close friend Sakura in her eyes—Sakura, who has been repeatedly Hinata, summarized with both bitterness and relief.

Meanwhile, Neji's ears were twisted into a flower shape in Hinata's fair hands... The dignified man Neji was thus dragged away by Hinata without any resistance.

Neji didn't know why he was willing to be controlled by Hinata. But it didn't feel so bad...

"Sakura, Neji, can't you two talk things out? Do you have to fight the moment you meet?!" Hinata said angrily, arms crossed, looking down at the two people with their heads down on either side.

"Sakura, are you trying to bully someone with your Ninjutsu again?!" Neji thought to himself: She thinks she can bully me with her Ninjutsu?

"Neji, as a senior, shouldn't you be more courteous and give way to your junior?" Sakura thought to herself: I don't need his courtesy, I'm going to beat him until he submits!

However, neither of them dared to reveal their true feelings.

The two who were just moments ago full of fighting spirit were instantly suppressed, not daring to utter a sound, and could only obediently listen to Hinata -sama/Sister-sama's reprimand.

After being lectured by Hinata with a stern face, Sakura still looked like a wilted eggplant when she left the Hyuga residence.

"Sakura, hurry up! We still need to buy flowers first!"

"... oh."

"Sakura, I twisted my brother's ear in a fit of anger just now. Will he be angry? Will he hate me now?"

"... A die-hard siscon wouldn't hate his sister."

"Huh? Sakura, what did you say?"

"... Your brother Neji won't take this to heart."

"Oh, that's good. By the way, Sakura, we need to buy some food to go see Choji. I wonder if he's feeling better now?"

"... It's great! I saw it once yesterday and I can already eat and drink to my heart's content."

Sakura answered Hinata's question listlessly.

During the preliminary rounds, Neji, who was supposed to face Hinata, was instead matched up against Sakura, so Hinata's opponent became another member of the top twelve – Choji Akimichi.

In the original manga, during Sasuke's pursuit, Choji, who was on drugs, displayed astonishing strength. Especially after his Disc transformation, the lean and handsome Choji completely overwhelmed most of the top twelve in both offense and defense.

Yes, Choji, who appears to be one of the weakest fighters, is actually Choji the strongest in the original story. Few of the top twelve fighters could defeat him in a real life-or-death battle, although Choji would also collapse quickly after taking drugs.

However, Choji without ** is on a completely different level.

Basically, she's the kind of person everyone bullies.

His Ninjutsu is very powerful, but it has a serious flaw: low accuracy. When teaming up with Ino and Shikamaru, with two powerful controllers, this flaw is not a big deal; however, in one-on-one combat, his problem becomes fatal.

Hinata's battle with Choji was conducted in this very way.

Hinata easily dodged Choji's reckless attack and then unleashed a powerful Gentle Fist from the side.

With a single palm strike, Choji, who was frantically spinning and charging, was knocked unconscious.

The match lasted less than ten seconds, making it the fastest qualifying match to finish.

Hinata usually keeps a low profile, surprisingly defeated Choji in a crushing victory—even though Choji was a complete novice, which shocked many people.

Hinata's movements are effortless and simple, but the speed and power she displays are not something a Genin could easily achieve.

With just one palm strike, she knocked out the gigantic Choji, earning her a well-deserved qualification for the third round of the main exam.

However, if these people saw Hinata and Neji sparring and being evenly matched, they'd probably all go to the ophthalmologist out of disbelief, right?

After the match, poor Choji.

After the preliminary rounds ended, Hinata, feeling worried, went to visit Choji, who was still lying unconscious in his hospital bed. Hinata then made a promise with Sakura that they would visit him together in a few days.

This was convenient for Sakura too.

Several of the top twelve contestants have been hospitalized, and these two women need to visit a few of them.

Sasuke is a teammate in the same class, so Sakura should be the first to visit him; next is Kiba, Hinata's teammate, who was beaten up by Naruto and hospitalized, so the two of them should also visit him; then comes Choji, who was injured by Hinata, and finally Lee, Hinata's Neji's teammate, who was seriously injured, so it's only right that they should visit him.

PS1 [Continuing to recommend "Rebirth of Nie Qian"]

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