The Beginning of the Konoha Collapse Plan

However, the situation quickly changed again, this time with Neji making the move.

Neji suddenly abandoned his numerous Shadow Clones and charged straight at one of Naruto.

Sasuke and Shikamaru Nara were both taken aback. Had Neji discovered Naruto's true form?

The two immediately began the rescue.

Shikamaru Nara's methods are limited; all he can do is use Shadow Imitation Jutsu.

Sasuke, without having time to think about anything else, quickly Hand Seals and unleashed a Lightning Release Clone.

Then he directly controlled his Lightning Release Clone to self-destruct, blocking Neji's path.

Just as Shikamaru Nara and Sasuke were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Naruto's expression suddenly changed drastically, because Neji had changed direction and was heading straight for his true form.

That's right, Neji's target was fake, but Sasuke and Shikamaru Nara also don't know which one is Naruto's real body.

Therefore, both Shikamaru Nara and Sasuke used their full strength to stop Neji.

This meant that now that Neji had suddenly changed direction, it was completely too late for the two of them to make a move.

With a series of thuds, Neji Teuchi several of Naruto's Shadow Clone along the way and rushed straight to Naruto.

Bang! Neji showed no mercy, unleashing his full power in a powerful punch that sent Naruto flying.

Naruto coughed up blood mid-air.

At the same time, with a series of booming sounds, the numerous Shadow Clones in the arena were directly and passively disbanded.

Neji knew that Naruto was Jinchuriki, Jinchuriki were not so easy to deal with. So when Naruto was knocked away, he did not immediately pursue him, but turned around and rushed towards Shikamaru Nara.

Without the cover of Naruto's clones, Shikamaru Nara couldn't even last a single round against Neji.

With a bang, Neji kicked Shikamaru Nara, breaking several of his ribs. Shikamaru Nara lost consciousness mid-air.

He doesn't have Naruto's physique.

Upon Genma Shiranui, Genma Shiranui immediately caught Shikamaru Nara and quickly handed him over to Medical Ninja.

Any later and Shikamaru Nara would have been finished.

After Neji kicked Shikamaru Nara away, he casually blocked Sasuke's all-out punch with his left hand.

Once Neji stopped and stood still, Sasuke had no chance to attack.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Three heavy blows landed on Sasuke in quick succession.

Sasuke was knocked away on the spot.

Neji held back; if those three blows had been delivered with the same force as when Naruto, the Sage of Six Paths would have intervened to save him.

As Sasuke was being knocked away, out of the corner of his Sharingan, he saw the cheering crowd in the stands, and Neji turning away and rushing towards Naruto without even glancing at him.

"Damn it, that guy completely ignored me. And these people are actually mocking the Uchiha!?" Sasuke thought angrily.

A wave of immense shame washed over Sasuke, and in the Sasuke moment, the world before him seemed to slow down a beat.

He was very familiar with this feeling; he had experienced it when he first Sharingan.

Sasuke knew that his One-Tomoe Sharingan had evolved.

Forcibly controlling his body to land steadily, Sasuke looked at Neji with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and said, "Kid, you're dead. You should regret not killing me outright."

Sasuke's strength did indeed increase dramatically from Single-Tomoe to Two-Tomoe, with his Yin Release rising significantly.

Neji paused in his charge towards Naruto, without turning his head, and swung a palm strike back.

This attack is similar to the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm. However, it is different, as it is a Byakugan secret technique that Neji honed himself.

A move specifically designed to deal with ranged single targets.

Neji showed no mercy in this move, unleashing the full power of Elite Jonin.

The speed was so fast that Sasuke's arrogant smile hadn't even faded before he was struck directly in the face by this palm strike.

With a thud, Sasuke collapsed to the ground, his face a bloody mess.

Yichen felt a sharp pain in his teeth. He wondered if Sasuke could have survived such an injury if the Sage of Six Paths hadn't intervened.

Even with his Mind's Eye fully open, Yichen still couldn't sense any trace of the Sage of Six Paths appearing, and sighed inwardly.

Meanwhile, Sasuke had already been taken away by two Medical Ninja.

Only Naruto and Neji remained in the arena.

After Neji slapped Sasuke lesson, he didn't stop and continued rushing towards Naruto.

Naruto is indeed physically strong; he was hit by Neji's full-force palm strike but seemed completely unharmed and has already stood up again.

Furthermore, Naruto witnessed Sasuke being struck by Neji's palm, leaving him lifeless.

Upon seeing this, Naruto became instantly agitated.

The next moment, a surge of deep red Chakra rapidly erupted from Naruto's body, quickly covering his entire form.

In the stands, Kisame, Orochimaru, Baki, and the Cloud Ninja Representative exclaimed in unison, "The Nine-Tails?"

Orochimaru went even further, saying, "Naruto Uzumaki? The son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki?"

"The son, like his mother, has become Jinchuriki?"

Yichen had already seen Naruto in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, so he didn't pay any attention. He finished the last mouthful of ramen soup in his bowl and let out a satisfied burp.

Kakashi glanced at Yichen with an unfriendly look.

He suspected that Yichen had deliberately made Neji do this.

Naruto is still young. Although he can rival a Kage Level opponent for a short time after unleashing the power of the Nine-Tails, he is limited by his own strength, and such an opportunity can only be seized once a day.

Kakashi suspects that Yichen deliberately allowed Neji to waste Naruto's chance to Tailed Beast Transformation during the battle.

Kakashi looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked him if he should stop them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. It was too late. Naruto had lost control of his emotions and borrowed the power of the Nine-Tails to undergo Partial Tailed Beast Transformation. They couldn't stop it even if they wanted to.

Unless it is forcibly suppressed.

But the Tsuchikage is right there. If we forcefully suppress the Nine-Tails at this moment, who knows what he might do?

So it's better to wait until Naruto defeats Neji and Yichen comes to Neji's rescue.

Yichen, however, was more interested in talking to Kakashi about Sasuke: "Hokage, this Uchiha orphan seems to have developed some mental issues from your teaching!"

"It's okay to be weak, but how come you can't even see the basics?"

"You think you're invincible just because Two-Tomoe Sharingan?"

"Why don't we send him to our Iwagakure, and I'll teach him?"

"The Hokage was just as lost back then. If I could enlighten the Hokage, I can certainly enlighten this Uchiha as well."

"I guarantee that it won't be long before I return a Kage Level Uchiha to Konoha."

"How about it? Think about it?"

Kakashi didn't respond. He believed that Yichen could teach Sasuke well, but he didn't know how Sasuke would view Konoha by then.

You have to understand that when I returned to Iwagakure Konoha, I was determined to find an opportunity to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Thinking of this, Kakashi subconsciously glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi completely bewildered.

Seeing that Kakashi didn't respond, Yichen felt bored and could only turn his attention to the arena.

Yichen was also curious about how Neji would deal with Naruto's sudden outburst.

Neji took a deep breath and dodged to the side, avoiding a tail attack from Naruto in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

Then he unleashed over a dozen similar Empty Palm strikes at Naruto, the same kind he had used against Sasuke.

Naruto, who had just Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and hadn't fully adapted, was hit directly by Neji.

The powerful impact caused Naruto already had two tails, to stumble and nearly fall.

However, Naruto did not fall in the end; his two Tailed Beast Transformation tails plunged into the ground, holding on firmly.

Seeing this, Neji's expression turned serious; Naruto's strength in this state surprised him.

His Empty Palm just now was one of the few powerful attacks he could unleash, yet it was completely ineffective against Naruto.

Since the hard approach isn't working, let's try the soft approach.

Neji changed his hand gestures and began to use some of the principles of Gentle Fist to maneuver against Naruto.

What followed was a battle that completely transcended the levels of Genin and Chunin.

Naruto figure in red, kept attacking back and forth in the arena, while Neji, who had been so aggressive before, completely concealed his aura and focused on defense.

Every time Naruto lunges, Neji chooses to dodge; when Naruto rushes in for close combat, Neji uses his skills to push him away.

Seeing this, Yichen smiled. Regardless of Neji could win or not, Yichen was satisfied.

After Neji was severely criticized by Yichen during his second fetal movement, he stopped being so fixated on the Gentle Fist.

Rediscovering Gentle Fist doesn't mean Neji has gone back to his old ways; in fact, it shows that Neji has completely broken free from the constraints of the Hyuga Clan's traditional Gentle Fist.

Neji retained the essence of Gentle Fist but removed its form.

Neji's every Isshiki had the shadow of Gentle Fist, but it didn't resemble Gentle Fist at all.

With a bang, Neji struck from the side, knocking one of Naruto's tails away. He then used the momentum to slide quickly to the side, creating distance between himself and Naruto.

Neji shook his hand; it hurt a little, but it wasn't a big problem.

At this moment, Neji's eyes shone brightly, because the powerful Naruto could force him to perfect his new Byakugan technique.

With this in mind, Neji stopped dodging and instead took the initiative to meet Naruto's attack head-on, seeking an opportunity to use his Byakugan Secret Technique to break Naruto's attack.

Bang bang bang, the battle between the two became increasingly intense, and the battle area began to expand, with the two slowly entering three other battle zones.

The three people originally standing in those three battle zones were Gaara, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Kidomaru.

Hozuki Suigetsu has only been here a short time, and he hasn't even fought a single match yet.

He was the most direct; he hid back in the players' area as early as when Naruto was Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

Gaara desperately wanted to intervene, and with the One-Tails Shukaku within him, he had the power to do so.

However, before they arrived, Baki had given a strict order: even if seriously injured, not One-Tail must be exposed.

The situation in the Sunagakure is not good right now. Baki only wants to show the Sunagakure's power in the Joint Chunin Exams and does not want to attract the attention of other wolves.

Gaara looked at Baki several times, but all he saw was Baki's cold gaze, so in the end Gaara returned to the fighters' area.

In this life Gaara's personality is much better than in the original story; he is still able to listen to some things.

Kidomaru from Snake Pit Village, however, felt that this was a good opportunity for him to show off, so he gritted his teeth and activated the Senjutsu Cursed Seal on his neck.

Then his originally handsome face transformed into a monster-like appearance.

However, he did not make a move. Instead, he lay on the high wall at the edge of the venue like a spider, waiting for his opportunity.

Until, with a bang, Neji collided with Naruto again, and as he slid rapidly to one side from the force of the collision, Kidomaru made his move.

He charged straight at Neji like an arrow released from a bow, determined to take down the most dazzling guy in the room today in one fell swoop.

Neji didn't turn around, as if he was completely unaware of everything behind him.

Kidomaru revealed a smug smile.

But the next moment, Neji turned to the side and slapped the stunned Kidomaru.

Kidomaru was taken aback. What was going on? Even though he was under the Neji Cursed Seal, he wasn't seriously injured by Neji's attack.

He was simply thrown off balance by that blow.

From mid-air, he saw Neji's lips move slightly, as if he were saying: Idiot.

It was truly idiotic; even Orochimaru hadn't expected his subordinates to be so foolish as to launch a sneak attack on a Hyuga Clan ninja.

Although Neji wears goggles, his name remains unchanged; he always presents Neji Hyuga. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence would know that Neji possesses the Byakugan.

If you know he has Byakugan, you should know that Byakugan have a 360-degree field of vision.

Yes, one of the blind spots was the secret of the Hyuga Clan.

Yichen smiled and said to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru- sama, don't be angry."

"He doesn't even know the Byakugan, one of the Three Great Dojutsu. This Kidomaru must spend all his time training."

"I think it's Snake Pit Village's good fortune to have such a dedicated junior."

Orochimaru ignored Yichen's words and continued to observe the unfolding battle.

Because he knew that the lucky one from Snake Pit Village was doomed.

Sure enough, Kidomaru, that idiot, was still wondering about the Byakugan's field of vision, unaware that Neji now was no joke.

He was sent flying in the direction Naruto was.

As Kidomaru saw Neji charging towards him, and prepared to adjust his position in mid-air and Hand Seals to unleash Ninjutsu, a sharp pain suddenly came from behind.

The next moment, Kidomaru felt a tearing pain as if he were being ripped apart by an immense force.

His intuition was correct; Naruto, in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, grabbed Kidomaru and forcefully pulled him to both sides.

The next moment, his body was torn in two by Naruto.

Thanks to the powerful body of Sage Mode, Naruto's tearing process was slowed down a lot, which made Kidomaru feel many times more pain.

"Ah!!!!"

The sudden scene silenced the previously noisy audience for a moment.

In that instant, only Kidomaru's heart-wrenching screams echoed throughout the entire venue.

This is absolutely heartbreaking!

The next moment, a wave of cheers and screams resounded throughout the stadium. The scene of Naruto tearing Kidomaru apart did not frighten the audience; instead, it ignited their passion.

Almost everyone stood up from their seats, screaming at the top of their lungs. It was as if they themselves possessed that superhuman power, not Naruto.

But just then, Naruto was delayed because of Kidomaru, suddenly saw Neji rush in front of him without him noticing.

Smack

Neji didn't waste any words with Naruto. He crouched down and delivered a hard blow to Naruto's abdomen.

The sound wasn't loud, but Naruto's movements froze, and his seemingly endless power instantly dissipated.

The crimson Chakra Cloak his body quickly peeled away, revealing severely burned skin.

Seeing Neji breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his judgment was correct.

He just used acupressure techniques from the Gentle Fist.

Gentle Fist acupressure can block the flow of Chakra in a ninja's meridians; Neji used this principle.

However, he struck Naruto's seal with a palm strike, using the Tenseigan Chakra to forcefully cut off the channel through which Nine-Tails's Chakra was leaking out of the seal.

To accomplish all this, there is a prerequisite: that is, being able to accurately see Naruto's seal and the location where his Chakra is leaking.

This is something that a normal Byakugan cannot do; Neji used the power of Giant Tenseigan.

Similarly, Neji's own Chakra Level was insufficient to block the Nine-Tails Chakra, so Neji also used the Tenseigan Chakra.

Without the support of the Nine-Tails Chakra, Naruto passed out without Neji needing to lift a finger.

Upon seeing Neji's successful surprise attack, the audience was initially stunned, then a deafening roar of cheers erupted throughout the stadium once more, "Neji Hyuga! Neji Hyuga! Neji Hyuga..."

With a Genma Shiranui Naruto beside Naruto and scooped him away from Neji.

He was worried that Neji would take the opportunity to kill their Jinchuriki.

He was also wary of Neji's strength; the power Neji had just displayed was no less than that of him, Elite Jonin.

Furthermore, Genma Shiranui didn't understand Neji's final move of dispersing the Nine-Tails Chakra; he knew he couldn't do it himself.

If he were facing Naruto in that state, he would have no choice but to run.

But Neji won.

Seeing Neji panting heavily, Genma Shiranui breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed to be a tough battle after all.

However, he quickly frowned, because, being so close, Genma Shiranui sensed that Neji's enormous Chakra seemed to be rapidly recovering.

Unfortunately, he wasn't Sensory Ninja, so his perception wasn't very clear. Besides, he had more important things to do right now.

Genma Shiranui quickly took Naruto to the Medical Ninja.

Neji ignored Naruto and instead looked back at the Konoha players' area.

Hinata Hyuga was the only one left there.

Hinata Hyuga, worried about Naruto, activated her Byakugan and watched Neji's battle from beginning to end.

When Neji looked at her, she instinctively took a step back.

But it was only a step back; she suddenly remembered the disappointed look in her father's eyes.

Hinata Hyuga gritted her teeth, leaped out of the Konoha arena, and stood in front of Neji.

Seeing Neji took off his tattered clothes from fighting Naruto and took out a new set from his Ninja Tool Bag to put on.

Then he adopted the starting stance of his self-developed Byakugan Secret Technique and met Hinata Hyuga's Gentle Fist.

Seeing that Neji Hyuga had defeated three of Konoha's strongest fighters, yet was still challenging Konoha's fighters to a duel, the cheers from the audience subsided somewhat, and they began to discuss who on Konoha's side hadn't yet taken the stage.

When Hinata Hyuga appeared with her Byakugan, the scene fell silent for a moment.

Then various discussions about the Hyuga Clan's Main Family and branch families began to circulate.

Originally Kakashi, the Hyuga Clan was a powerful clan in Konoha, and people would still have some reservations when discussing them. However, after the Hyuga Clan completely disbanded the Hyuga Clan, everyone lost their fear of them.

Soon, various so-called secrets about Neji's background and why he was representing Iwa ninja spread rapidly among the audience.

A young genius, fueled by hatred—specifically, the hatred of his father's murder—comes to make a comeback and slap people in the face. What an interesting topic!

Everyone is eagerly anticipating how Neji will treat the former eldest daughter of the Main Family.

Hyuga Hiashi, standing behind Kakashi, naturally heard the audience's comments, but he had become a puppet under the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal. Hyuga Hiashi could only listen, unable to do anything.

Meanwhile, many Anbu were stationed around the Konoha venue, including many members of the Hyuga Branch Family.

They had all witnessed Neji's performance, and each of them had extremely complicated feelings.

Over the years, the Hyuga Clan has experienced many changes, and many members of the Hyuga Branch Family have died in battle, but the fate of the branch family members being controlled by others has never changed.

Even though Hyuga Hiashi is now a puppet, he is still the Hyuga Hiashi of the Main Family in their eyes.

Kakashi still needs Hyuga Hiashi to control these branch families.

They were all very envious of Neji being able to live so freely.

Seeing Neji dare to challenge Hinata Hyuga, the branch family members present had extremely complicated feelings.

Fortunately, everyone knows that Neji, like them, still has the Caged Bird his forehead, and is not truly free; he only enjoys temporary freedom by relying on the power of the Tsuchikage.

That's why the Hyuga Branch Family didn't collapse outright.

On the highest platform, a Konoha Anbu quickly came up and whispered a few words to Kakashi.

Yichen could hear the gist of it: Naruto is alright.

Yichen guessed that the other party must have deliberately let him hear this.

Yichen chuckled softly, but remained silent.

The pretend play game between Neji and Hinata Hyuga has already begun.

Neji did not use his physical strength, such as Chakra reserves, speed, or power, to bully Hinata Hyuga. Instead, he kept his strength at a level similar to Hinata Hyuga's.

He was simply using the Byakugan Secret Technique he had researched to fight Hinata Hyuga.

With Naruto's help today, his Byakugan Secret Technique has been greatly improved.

However, whether his Byakugan Secret Technique truly surpasses Gentle Fist still requires a battle against the true successor of the Main Family.

But at this point, the Joint Chunin Exams held by Konoha can be considered over.

Only one person remained in Konoha, and it was Hinata Hyuga, that harmless little girl.

It's not really meaningful for the remaining people to compete for first place.

So, Danzo, Orochimaru, when will you choose to make your move?

Because Yichen explicitly stated that he would not interfere in Konoha's internal affairs, Danzo did not tell Yichen in detail when the Konoha Collapse Plan would be launched.

However, Yichen thought that since he had even helped Danzo deal with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it was time for Danzo to make his move.

As if in response to Yichen's thoughts, just as Neji Hinata Hyuga flying with a single palm strike.

In the distance, at the location of the outer walls of Konoha, a huge explosion also rang out.

Then, at the edge of the sky as far as Yichen could see, a huge flying object was rapidly approaching Konoha.

Yichen knew that the Konoha Collapse Plan had begun.