The reason Neji had not chosen to graduate as a chunin after completing the Graduation Trial Mission was because of Tenten and Rock Lee.
Unlike the original story, Neji at the time had been arrogant because of the knot in his heart. He looked down on everyone and had never considered Rock Lee or Tenten friends.
It was only after they had formed a team upon graduation that he gradually accepted them.
However, this life was different.
Thanks to Soji's guidance, Neji no longer felt that fate had treated him unfairly.
It could be said that the Konoha 12 Genin had been friends since childhood.
Besides, the people Neji interacted with most were naturally Tenten and Rock Lee, who were in the same year as him.
Unfortunately, only Neji had completed this Graduation Trial Mission.
Although Tenten had received recommendations from more than three teachers, she had given up the option of undertaking the Graduation Trial Mission because she lacked confidence.
After all, as someone specialized in ninja tools, Tenten faced too many limitations when completing the Graduation Trial Mission alone. It was easy for her to encounter enemies she was not good at dealing with.
Rock Lee had it even worse!
Since he only excelled in taijutsu, he had not even received a teacher's recommendation!
Let alone completing the Graduation Trial Mission.
He had only been able to graduate normally because, after Soji became Minister of Education, he reformed the Academy's rules and allowed certain students with special talents to graduate.
Otherwise, Rock Lee, who only knew taijutsu from beginning to end in the original story, would probably have had to stay at the Academy for the rest of his life.
Unlike Might Guy, who was skilled in taijutsu but at least knew the basic Three Body Technique, Rock