When facing opponents stronger than themselves, Naruto and Gaara could use the power of their tailed beasts, Sasuke could use the power of the Heavenly Curse Mark, and Chiyo could draw blood to activate forbidden techniques.
But Neji was different from those four.
They temporarily increased their own strength, while Neji weakened his opponent to fight enemies stronger than himself!
The Byakugan's Pressure Dojutsu was, simply put, a debuff BUFF!
As long as the person Neji faced was not overwhelmingly stronger than him and could not ignore the effects of Byakugan Pressure, they would be weakened by him.
Rock Lee's half-punch in the Six Gates had already exceeded what Neji could handle in his normal state.
So, with a single use of Byakugan Pressure, he weakened the power of Rock Lee's final strike until it was not even as strong as a full-force kick from the Five Gates.
After injuring Neji, he once again used the power of Water Release Gentle Fist. Even with his left hand, it was enough to block Rock Lee's attack.
"Step~"
After landing, Neji looked at Rock Lee lying in the massive pit, slowly walked over, and hoisted him onto his shoulder.
At that moment, the victor was already obvious.
"The winner of the first match—Neji Hyuga!"
Seeing this, Genma Shiranui, acting as referee, immediately announced the result.
The spectator stands soon erupted with thunderous applause.
"That was incredible! Is this what a ninja battle is like?"
"Mm~, that fight was so fast I couldn't even see what was happening."
"I feel like it ended too suddenly. Wasn't the other examinee dominating the entire first half?"
"Uh, I thought so too. How did it suddenly turn around?"
"Although the two only exchanged taijutsu throughout the match, the destructive power was no weaker than ninjutsu at