Sweeping the Field

Shion demonstrated her strength through her First Shinobi War with Shino Aburame.

However, since she doesn't demonstrate the same level of prowess in both close and long-range combat as Sakura, many Konoha ninja still want to try her out using special tactics.

So there was no awkward silence in Shion's area; she was engaged in combat with another Konoha ninja.

This time, the opponent is a Hyuga Clan Byakugan.

This minor character from the Hyuga branch family has a simple idea: he possesses the Byakugan's bloodline limit, giving him high resistance to genjutsu.

If you can hold out until you get close to Shion, you can easily win with Gentle Fist.

This person's idea was good, but unfortunately the difference in strength was too great. The Byakugan could only help him weaken the Genjutsu's effect, but could not completely block Genjutsu.

He had only taken a few steps toward where Shion was when he began to struggle through one illusion after another.

However, Shion was patient; she did not use Taijutsu or hidden weapons to eliminate this Hyuga member directly.

Having just graduated, she didn't want to waste this rare opportunity to practice Genjutsu in real combat.

She continued to use low-level Genjutsu to Teuchi, so the pace of the battles was not as fast as in the other areas.

On the side, Kidomaru from Snake Pit Village came up and there was an awkward silence for a while before Tenten from Konoha entered the fray and engaged him in a war of attrition.

Kidomaru excels at wide-range attacks, but Tenten's barrage of ninja tools managed to keep them evenly matched for a short time.

However, Tenten was ultimately defeated. Tenten's ninja tool attack methods were too simplistic, and Kidomaru seized the opportunity, nearly killing her with a single blow.

After Temari the arena, she immediately used her Wind Release technique to clear a path, quickly eliminating two Konoha players and gaining momentum that rivaled Sakura's.

Unfortunately, her good fortune didn't last long. She encountered Shikamaru Nara, a scheming man, and ultimately fell for his Shikamaru, being hit by his Shadow Imitation Jutsu.

Unlike in the original story, Shikamaru Nara didn't immediately admit defeat. Since the Nara Clan was gone, there was naturally no one to support his willfulness.

Therefore, Shikamaru Nara eliminated Temari directly.

In the Sunagakure Village stands, Baki's face was grim. Kankuro to Naruto's, so it was understandable that he lost.

But Temari far superior to Shikamaru Nara in every aspect, yet she still lost, which made Baki feel a sense of disappointment and frustration.

Like Shikamaru Nara and Sasuke, Naruto didn't linger. After Genma Shiranui announced his victory, he dashed back to the players' area.

He wasn't trying to show off; he just knew Gaara, so he chose to quit while he was ahead.

Gaara displayed terrifying strength far exceeding that of his peers and a cruelty far beyond his years during the second exam.

So when Gaara entered the arena, the Konoha player area fell silent; no one wanted to face him.

After a while, Shion finally defeated her second opponent.

With a whoosh, a figure landed in the arena and stood next to Shion; it was Neji.

Shion was somewhat surprised; she hadn't finished yet, so why was Neji here?

Neji whispered to her, "Know when to stop; it'll be more effective that way."

Shion nodded and returned to the contestant area.

Both Shion and Sakura were substituted without losing, which is much better than Snake Pit Village and Sunagakure.

This can also give the audience the illusion that Iwa ninja is invincible.

Sure enough, when the audience saw Princess Shion leave the stage, they all started cursing. "There's something fishy going on! There's definitely something fishy going on! Why was our lovely Little Shion replaced?"

"That's right, it must be Konoha. Konoha can't afford to lose again."

"That's right, why Joint Chunin Exams if you can't handle losing?"

"That's right, you can just close the door and let whoever you want be promoted Chunin, that's all!"

"Yeah, with this kind of performance, how dare they charge such an expensive ticket? Refund!"

"That's right, refund! Refund!"

After Neji and Shion left, he scanned the audience seats and was quite satisfied with their reaction, listening to the unanimous chorus of people asking for refunds.

Then he turned directly to the Konoha players' area and shouted, "Konoha players, you don't need to cower in fear anymore, come at me all together!"

"Including the losses from before, if anyone feels they lost unfairly, they can all come and take them all on themselves."

"And the Cloud ninja, they haven't even decided a single victory yet, let's all come together!"

Upon hearing Neji's words, the audience's discontented murmurs paused.

Immediately afterwards, everyone forgot their earlier dissatisfaction and cheered, "Great! That's awesome! That was awesome!"

"Haha, well said. It's too troublesome to deal with them one by one. Let's just defeat all our opponents in one match."

"This ticket was worth it!"

"Truly worthy of being a genius of the Hyuga Clan, that entrance was so imposing."

"What Hyuga Clan? They're Iwa ninja now, Earth Shadow's disciple. Didn't you see they even cover their Byakugan with goggles?"

While the audience cheered, the Konoha players' area erupted in chaos.

It's important to remember that although their numbers are small, both Sasuke and Naruto have just demonstrated formidable strength.

Shikamaru Nara also demonstrated superb battle wisdom; even if you are Earth Shadow's disciple, such a statement is far too arrogant.

The remaining Konoha fighters couldn't resist; they exchanged glances and then jumped down as well.

The contestant area was suddenly left with only Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru Nara, and Hinata Hyuga.

The Cloud ninja also felt they had lost face, so the three of them, along with the Konoha ninja who was fighting one of them, entered the area where Neji was.

Seeing this, some of the Konoha ninja who had been eliminated felt that their side had more people and a better chance of winning, so they rushed into the competition area.

Neji glanced up at the Konoha contestants' area and didn't seem to mind that not Neji of the Konoha ninja had come up at once.

There are always some people who think they are geniuses, that they are different from others, and that a beating will fix them.

If one meal isn't enough, then have several!

Neji withdrew his gaze from the Konoha players' area and, before the Konoha players who had just landed could utter a word, charged in like a tiger among sheep.

The next moment, as expected, screams rang out.

At the same time, cheers erupted from the audience.

Roll over, completely roll over.

Even the main characters like Choza Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka, and Kiba Inuzuka were completely powerless against Neji.

All those techniques like Expansion Jutsu, Mind Body Switch Technique, Fang Passing Fang are useless if they can't hit anyone.

Neji quickly defeated them, along with the nameless extras.

Neji could eliminate an opponent with almost a single blow, and each time he did, the audience would cheer.

Soon Rock Lee remained in the arena, and he used his speed to dodge one of Neji's attacks.

"Huh? Your Taijutsu are quite impressive! At the same strength, my speed is not as good as yours!"

Rock Lee was not pleased by Neji's praise. He looked at Neji with a serious expression and then quickly unloaded all the Weighted Training Gear he was carrying.

At the same time, he shouted, "Eight Inner Gates, First Gate, Gate of Opening, Open; Second Gate, Gate of Healing, Open!"

Rock Lee, who is two years younger than he was in the Chunin Ninja Exams in the original story, can currently only master two gates, but he knows from Neji's attack that two gates alone are definitely not enough.

So, Rock Lee shouted again, "Eight Inner Gates, Third Gate, Gate of Life, Open!"

After shouting, Rock Lee didn't hesitate and launched a straight-line attack on Neji.

Rock Lee hadn't fully mastered the third gate yet, and by forcibly opening it, he only had the power for one strike.

Neji realized that as long as he avoided Rock Lee's attack path, Rock Lee would be finished.

But Neji didn't. He came today to slap Konoha in the face, and to slap the face of the Hyuga Main Family.

Neji assumed a Taijutsu starting stance and charged towards Rock Lee as well.

Boom~~

The next instant, the two collided violently.

After the impact, Rock Lee was sent flying backward and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up. Of course, the main reason he couldn't get up was the side effect of the Forbidden Technique Eight Inner Gates technique.

Neji only slid back a few meters, completely dissipating the force.

Neji overwhelmed Rock Lee at his strongest with a single blow, relying solely on his superior strength!

On the highest tier of the stands, Yichen smiled slightly. He could sense that Hyuga Hiashi was trembling all over; the feeling must be one of disbelief and a hint of fear.

Neji's displayed strength was not much weaker than his; he was definitely Elite Jonin.

Neji so young, yet he already has the strength of Elite Jonin. This branch family genius who harbors hatred towards him is a huge threat to him.

If Neji reach Kage Level one day and launch a surprise attack on him, he might not even have a chance to Hand Seals the Caged Bird.

Starting with Neji, the branch family truly began to supersede the Main Family!

Even though the Hyuga Clan is no longer around, Hyuga Hiashi still refuses to be threatened by a branch family member.

Yichen saw that Hyuga Hiashi's fingers trembled slightly, and then let out a soft chuckle.

Hearing Yichen's light laugh, Hyuga Hiashi shuddered and quickly suppressed his Chakra fluctuations.

Kakashi glanced at Yichen, then turned and gave Hyuga Hiashi a warning look.

Yichen was provoking Konoha from beginning to end, just to make Konoha make the first move. Kakashi himself has endured so much.

I don't want a puppet that I can control to cause trouble.

Hyuga Hiashi bowed his head, remaining silent.

Kakashi Yichen said, "The Tsuchikage's ability to train disciples is truly Jonin world!"

Kakashi himself is a genius, Jonin eleven years old, but after seeing Neji, Kakashi feels that he still has a long way to go.

Kakashi felt that something must have happened to Neji that he didn't know about.

He didn't believe that anyone could reach that level simply through talent and training.

As far as Kakashi knew, the only ways to do this were transplanting the First Hokage's Cells and Senjutsu.

However, he immediately ruled out the First Hokage's Cells.

Kakashi himself had received a transplant of the First Hokage's Cells, so he didn't sense a similar aura from Neji.

As for Senjutsu, that's not right either. Although Neji wears an eyepatch, so we can't see if he has Sage Face Markings, his aura is still quite different from Senjutsu.

"Has the Iwa ninja found another way to quickly increase their strength?" Kakashi with some concern.

However, thinking of Sakura and Shion just now, he dismissed the guess, as their genius level was still within the normal range.

Regardless of whether the Iwa ninja have such methods, Neji's growth is unstoppable.

With his talent, it's almost certain that he'll become Kage Level in the future, especially since he's also Yichen's disciple.

Kakashi knew that Yichen was an expert in this field, having received guidance from Yichen.

The younger generation of geniuses in Iwa ninja is emerging one after another, but what about our own clan?

Kakashi was filled with worry about the future. Even if Konoha escaped danger today, what would happen in the future?

Yichen and Kakashi continued to look at the arena.

At this moment, the cheers from the audience had reached their peak; everyone was celebrating, having witnessed the rise of a genius.

Neji turned his gaze to the Konoha players' area and said calmly, "Konoha's players, stop hiding inside and refusing to show yourselves."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's face turned extremely ugly. He really wanted to go down and teach Neji a lesson, but he found that he was no match for him.

It should be said that he couldn't even beat Rock Lee, who had just been crushed by Neji.

The speed at which Rock Lee forcibly opened the three gates was so fast that even his Sharingan couldn't catch it.

Sasuke believed that the power of that attack was something he couldn't possibly withstand.

However, even the incredibly powerful Rock Lee was defeated head-on by Neji.

Furthermore, Sasuke clearly knew that Neji could win by dodging or retreating.

But Neji didn't. Sasuke felt that Neji chose to confront him head-on because he was trying to intimidate him.

"Damn it!" Sasuke wanted to rush out, but for some reason, he couldn't move his body.

Sasuke knew it was because of fear, and he hated that fear; it made him feel like he was bringing shame upon the Uchiha.

I tried so hard, why can't I even beat a brat from the Hyuga Clan?

Just then, a loud roar rang in his ears.

"Neji Hyuga, don't underestimate me! Today, I, Naruto Uzumaki, will defeat you!" With that, Naruto jumped off the field.

With Naruto's roar, Sasuke felt the pressure binding him suddenly disappear for some reason.

Without thinking about the reasons, he rushed down after Naruto, muttering under his Naruto, "Idiot!"

After Sasuke rushed down, Shikamaru Nara glanced at Hinata Hyuga was standing in the corner with her head down, and then jumped down as well.

He was very honest; he felt that only by joining forces with Sasuke Naruto they have a chance to defeat Neji.

Seeing Sasuke and Shikamaru Nara come down together, Naruto complained, "What are you doing here? I can manage on my own."

Sasuke ignored him; he wanted to team up with Naruto, but he didn't want to admit defeat verbally.

Shikamaru Nara, however, said, "Naruto, this concerns the village's reputation; don't act rashly."

Naruto, still somewhat dissatisfied, said, "What? It would have been much more effective for the village to save face if I had defeated them alone."

However, Sasuke and Shikamaru Nara ignored him, both looking at Neji with serious expressions.

To the three's anger, Neji didn't look at them, but instead kept staring straight at the Konoha contestants' area.

Neji said, "Still unwilling to let go of the Main Family's arrogance? Fine, I'll deal with these three weaklings before challenging the Main Family again."

Seeing that Neji completely ignored him, Sasuke's Pretense Jutsu crumbled instantly. Anger flashed across his face, and with a flick of his fingers, several Shuriken attacked Neji from bizarre angles.

The audience area was now in complete uproar. Konoha had been losing all day, with only Sasuke, Naruto, and Shikamaru Nara winning three matches.

Now, the three victors from Konoha are joining forces to fight against Neji Hyuga, Earth Shadow's disciple and renowned as a genius.

Many audience members had already stood up from their seats, trembling all over, feeling somewhat lightheaded.

These people kept shouting, urging both sides to take action quickly!

Neji and his companions did not disappoint them; without a single word of preamble, they immediately began fighting.

Sasuke's Kunai-Throwing Technique wasn't particularly impressive to Neji was also Bloodline Ninja with Dōjutsu.

He stood still, without moving an inch, and with a few gentle swipes of his hands, Sasuke's attack was neutralized.

At the same time, the wire trap that Sasuke had prepared for his subsequent attacks was also neutralized.

Naruto, who seized the opportunity to attack with numerous Shadow Clones, failed to pique Neji's interest.

Naruto has many Shadow Clones, but they are no match for Neji, who is Elite Jonin.

Neji hardly expended any Chakra dealing with these slow and weak Shadow Clone.

He could shatter an opponent with a single casual strike; he could do this kind of attack continuously for a whole day without taking a break.

On the contrary, it was Shikamaru Nara's unique abilities that made Neji even more concerned.

He didn't need to move when facing attacks from Sasuke and Naruto; he only quickly shifted his position when facing Shikamaru Nara's Shadow Imitation Jutsu.

Bang bang bang bang, puffs of smoke rose and fell in the arena as Naruto's Shadow Clone disappeared one after another.

He quickly replenished these Shadow Clones.

Naruto himself is a chakra generator, and with the Nine-Tails as his battery, his Shadow Clone are virtually endless.

Sasuke occasionally unleash a Fire Style Ninjutsu for a ranged attack.

Shikamaru Nara went even further, using Naruto's Shadow Clone clones as cover to launch continuous attacks on Neji with his shadows, while also occasionally controlling Naruto's clones to fight.

Naruto's Shadow Clone may be numerous, but their combat skills are truly appalling.

Although Shikamaru Nara is not Taijutsu Ninja, his combat skills are still better than Naruto's.

Furthermore, he can control Naruto's Shadow Clone to attack, and as long as there is physical contact with Neji, his shadow can connect with Neji's shadow.

The tactics were good, but Neji was also a combat genius, and Shikamaru Nara's little tricks couldn't be hidden from Neji at all.

The Byakugan's X-ray vision allows it to easily see through all of this.

However, with a large number of Shadow Clone blocking their way, Neji seemed unable to deal with them.

The game reached a stalemate where both sides were evenly matched.

Naruto was the first to try to break the deadlock; he suddenly bit his finger and formed Hand Seals to cast Summoning Jutsu.

Suddenly, a giant red Toad appeared in the arena, wielding a spiked club and a massive shield, exuding an overwhelming aura of power.

However, Neji remained completely unfazed. Compared to fighting Shadow Clone, attacking this giant Summoning Beast excited him far more.

One of the uses of his Byakugan Secret Technique is to deal with these giant monsters.

This includes giant Summoning Beast and Tailed Beast.

Of course, Neji is still far from being able to deal with the Tailed Beast.

However, Neji was not afraid to deal with a giant Toad.

Neji noticed Naruto's Hand Seals the moment he formed them and recognized them as the hand seals for Summoning Jutsu.

So before the giant Toad even emerged, Neji over, streaking across the sky like lightning.

The giant Toad made its appearance and immediately ran into Neji, who was poised to attack.

Bang bang bang bang.

Neji crashed straight into the giant Toad's arms and unleashed a flurry of attacks.

Although Neji is small in size, his attacks are quite powerful, and each strike made the giant Toad howl.

However, the giant Toad's enormous weapon was completely ineffective against Neji, the tiny creature inside its belly.

Naruto, who had summoned the giant Toad, was frantic upon seeing this.

He shouted, "Gamaken!"

Naruto had hoped that the Gamaken would help him secure victory, but after coming up there, he couldn't do anything except get beaten up.

The Gamaken heard Naruto's call, but he was too busy getting beaten up to even respond.

Helpless, Naruto had no choice but to unilaterally cancel the Summoning Jutsu and send the Gamaken back to Mount Myōboku.

With a whoosh, a huge cloud of smoke appeared, and the Gamaken vanished.

Ta~

Neji landed steadily.

At that moment, the appearance of the Gamaken caused the previously silent audience to erupt in cheers once again!

It was too fast. They hadn't even felt the fear brought by the Gamaken's enormous size before it was dealt with.

Just as the audience was cheering, Sasuke suddenly appeared in front of Neji.

"Genjutsu!" Sasuke looked at Neji's goggles and used his Sharingan Genjutsu.

Sasuke was only trying it out; he had never tried using Genjutsu on a target through goggles before.

But the next moment, Sasuke was surprised to find that he had actually succeeded.

"Hmph, what genius? Nothing special! They're nothing compared to the Sharingan of the Uchiha." Sasuke tried to put his hands in his pockets and put on a Pretense Jutsu.

Naruto's Summoning Beast had really terrified him. When did Naruto become so strong?

However, Neji, who easily defeated the giant Summoning Beast, has now fallen victim to his own Genjutsu.

What does this prove? Hmph, Naruto, you're nothing special after all.

Just then, Neji spoke up, saying to Sasuke within the illusion, "Sasuke Uchiha, do you know why I deliberately fell into your Genjutsu?"

Sasuke's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Neji continued, "I'm going to tell you in this illusion that from now on, when you go out, don't tell anyone your Uchiha clan."

"Don't tarnish the reputation of Sokai Uchiha and Sister Izumi Uchiha."

"The Uchiha are now members of our Iwa ninja. With your strength, you don't deserve the title of Uchiha."

Sasuke's mind went blank upon hearing this. Neji's words contained too much information, reminding him of the Anbu who had come to find him that night. He was about to ask again.

Suddenly, with a bang, the illusion shattered.

Although the conversation between the two in the illusion lasted for a while, it only lasted a moment in reality.

Outsiders didn't even know that Neji had been under Genjutsu.

Neji did indeed fall under the Genjutsu intentionally, and what he said to Sasuke was a task given to him by Yichen.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Seeing that the Gamaken had failed, Naruto immediately used the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu to fill the gap once again.

Both sides returned to their starting point, as if nothing had happened.