Two years later.
The Hyuga Clan's compound.
Two members of the Hyuga Branch Family approached the gates of Neji Hyuga's residence, carrying a Ninja Academy enrollment notice.
Since Neji Hyuga lived alone, his residence had taken on a desolate atmosphere over the past two years. Furthermore, Neji had no contact with the other Hyuga Clan members. The nearby neighbors had also grown displeased with him because his frequent physical training over the past two years filled the area with furious roars and thunderous bellows that disturbed everyone around him. Unable to endure him any longer, they gradually moved away.
Neji's training was not the sort where he trained during the day and slept at night. He trained and made noise twenty-four hours a day, and the magnetic field vibrating from his body affected the surroundings, making his neighbors miserable enough that they had no choice but to leave. As a result, the area became even quieter and more eerie.
"Senior Takashi, I heard he hasn't practiced Gentle Fist at all these past two years. He trains every single hour of the day, turning himself into some kind of ghost!"
Kyuya Hyuga, a youthful-looking member of the Hyuga Branch Family, had his Caged Bird Seal hidden beneath his Konoha forehead protector. His eyes uneasily swept over the weeds that had grown to his calves. Looking at the gloomy surroundings, he felt gusts of chilly wind brush against his skin, raising goosebumps all over him. He could not help but shudder.
This place... even under the blazing sun, it still made people uneasy.
He truly had no idea what Neji Hyuga was doing.
The Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist had long been renowned. With the Byakugan paired with Gentle Fist, they were nearly unbeatable in close combat throughout the Shinobi World. Yet there