Neji vs. Hyuga Hiashi

Konoha.

Yichen was unaware that the Iwa Ninja Army had already defeated the Mist ninja and then the Cloud ninja, and had even killed one Kage Level from each side. The destruction of Kumogakure was now a foregone conclusion.

While fighting Kisame, Yichen secretly used Porcelain Release to send a message to Baki, the leader of the Sunagakure.

Yichen is tempting Baki to do something.

Yichen used Porcelain Release to display lines of text in front of Baki: "Chief Baki, the Sunagakure doesn't even have a decent ally right now. Don't you feel any sense of crisis?"

"You should be able to see the situation in Konoha right now; they're just one final blow away."

"If the Sunagakure the One-Tail Jinchuriki make a move, then Konoha is basically finished."

"At that time, the Sunagakure will become a close ally of our Iwagakure."

Baki remained unmoved. He was perfectly clear-headed; even if Konoha suffered heavy losses, it was still stronger than the current Sunagakure.

If Konoha comes looking for trouble, this Fox of Stone who's currently talking a big game probably won't actually make a move.

However, the fact that Yichen knew that their Sunagakure Village's current Jinchuriki was in Konoha shocked Baki.

Seeing this, Yichen continued, "After the war, I can decide to return Konoha's territory in the Land of Wind to Sunagakure."

Baki remained expressionless. He was joking; given Yichen's personality, would the Iwa ninja themselves refuse such a bargain? Would they really give up such a large piece of territory to the Sunagakure?

Are you lying to a child?

Seeing that Baki clearly didn't believe him, Yichen continued, "To be honest, in this First Shinobi War, our true target as Iwa ninja is Cloud ninja, and the entire Land of Lightning."

"After the war, we'll be short-handed just taking over the Land of Lightning. I really don't care about the Land of Wind."

"If the Sunagakure makes a move, then we are the victorious nation. We will annex the Land of Lightning, and the Sunagakure will take over Konoha's territory in the Land of Wind."

"If Chief Baki doesn't agree, I'd rather hand this territory over to the River Ninja Village."

Baki remained unmoved, but inwardly he was utterly shocked. Were the Iwa ninja really going to attack the Cloud ninja? No, they were already attacking the Cloud ninja?

And this move is intended to completely annihilate the entire Kumogakure? Instead of gradually eroding it like the previous approach against the Sunagakure?

Yichen continued, "Chief Baki, have you thought this through? Take this step, and you'll become an ally of Iwagakure. Afterwards, I can guarantee that Sunagakure will replace Cloud ninja as one of the Five Great Ninja Villages."

"With Sunagakure, the One-Tail Jinchuriki Gaara, in Sunagakure, it's not unreasonable for them to return to being one of the Five Great Ninja Villages."

"Let Gaara demonstrate his strength today, and with my support, Gaara will become the new Kazekage of Sunagakure."

"Of course, if Chief Baki is willing, you can also be the new Kazekage."

Baki's breathing quickened, not because he heard Yichen say he would become the Kazekage, but Yichen indeed knew that Gaara was the One-Tail Jinchuriki.

Baki began to analyze in his mind when exactly the information had been leaked.

Was it leaked when the Fourth Kazekage was still alive? Or was it leaked after he became the leader of the Sunagakure?

Or perhaps, it was only discovered by Yichen today?

Could Yichen's perception be so powerful that even Tailed Beast seal couldn't stop him?

Similarly, Baki knew that Yichen deliberately revealing Gaara's identity was also a form of threat.

If Yichen can't handle Konoha, it's not impossible that he'll turn around and capture One-Tail.

It seems Konoha wouldn't dare help the Sunagakure. Even after Yichen caused such a huge disturbance, Konoha still hasn't declared war on the Iwa ninja?

Seeing that Baki still didn't respond, Yichen continued using the Porcelain Mud, saying, "Chief Baki, at this moment, if I reveal Gaara's identity..."

"Do you think that without the protection of us Iwa ninja, post-war Konoha, or Orochimaru and his allies, would be tempted by the One-Tail Beast?"

"Look, Konoha has always kept the Seven-Tails for itself."

Hearing Yichen say this, Baki was both anxious and angry. He now regretted getting involved in this mess.

What Yichen said was exactly what he was most worried about: who wouldn't be interested in Tailed Beast?

After Konoha effectively broke the established distribution plan for the Tailed Beast, everyone hoped that their village could have more Tailed Beast to serve as weapons of war.

Baki himself had considered finding the Tailed Beast in the Ninja World that hadn't been recovered yet, to increase the strength of the Sunagakure.

Given the current chaos in the Ninja World, capturing Tailed Beast is far more worthwhile than training your own Kage Level.

While Yichen was using the Porcelain Release to send a message to Baki, his main focus was on the battle with Kisame.

As Kakashi used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave, Yichen launched his most swift and fierce attack on Kisame.

Large swaths of Porcelain Mud surged towards Kisame from all directions. Beams of blue light, large and small, also drew closer, aided by the Porcelain Release's cover.

Yichen multitasked, using Porcelain Release to harass Kisame while simultaneously launching his main attack with Light Release.

With a whoosh, Kisame kept changing his form while his hands continued to form hand Hand Seals.

Kisame Hand Seals speed is far inferior to Yichen's. He can perform one Ninjutsu by using both hands to form Hand Seals, Yichen can perform an average of three Seal-less Ninjutsu by using One-handed Hand Seals.

However, Kisame's Ninjutsu is very powerful; even with a large-scale Water Release, Yichen would need multiple Light Release to counter it.

If the two were to use Ninjutsu equally, Kisame wouldn't lose Yichen much. After all, if they were caught off guard and didn't have time to use Ninjutsu, Kisame could use Body Flicker Technique to dodge.

After all, compared to Yichen, Kisame is a Taijutsu- type ninja who excels in close combat.

Kisame's Samehada is very useful in close combat. However, Samehada cannot directly face Light Release, so Kisame's close combat abilities cannot be fully utilized.

Unfortunately, the battle between the two was unfair. While Yichen was exchanging Ninjutsu with Kisame, the omnipresent Porcelain Release was interfering with Kisame's Hand Seals and dodges.

Kisame knew that Yichen's Porcelain Release was not only good for both offense and defense, but also had a sealing effect; getting hit by it would be troublesome.

Therefore, even though Kisame knew that Samehada could absorb Chakra, he dared not use it to touch the Porcelain Mud.

Therefore, when the two clashed with their Ninjutsu, Kisame quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Kisame could only use Ninjutsu to block Yichen's Light Release attacks while running and dodging quickly, barely managing to stay undefeated.

However, time was not on Yichen's side, so after seeing that his Light Release and Porcelain Release were ineffective against Kisame, Yichen resorted to underhanded tactics.

Water Release: Water Style: Raging Waves.

Kisame, fleeing in a sorry state, prepared to Hand Seals again to unleash a B-rank wide-range Water Release Ninjutsu.

Kisame didn't want to not use the A-rank Great Raging Waves, but he didn't have time to Hand Seals, so he had to settle for the second best and use the Water Style: Raging Waves.

He had just used this move to block Yichen's Light Release multiple times; each time, it took Yichen three or four Light Release to neutralize Kisame's Water Style: Raging Waves.

However, just as Kisame was about to finish his Hand Seals, Yichen suddenly reached out and pulled Kisame's hands a short distance towards him.

Kisame was startled, but luckily he pulled hard and his hands immediately broke free from Yichen Banshō Ten'in.

However, Kisame's Hand Seals, which he was about to complete, were interrupted.

"Oh no!" Kisame realized he was in trouble.

With his rhythm disrupted, he could only rely on Taijutsu to dodge Yichen's Ninjutsu attacks!

Kisame quickly leaped to the left, and sure enough, a Light Release almost grazed him and struck the spot where he had just been standing.

It wasn't over yet. Just as Kisame stood still, another Light Release was about to approach him, Kisame quickly dodged again.

After repeating this three times, Kisame was about to regain his footing and prepare to Hand Seals again when a patch of Porcelain Mud had unknowingly reached his side.

By the time Kisame saw it, the Porcelain Mud was already very close to his body, and even using the Body Flicker Technique wouldn't have been enough.

Kisame then sidestepped, positioning Samehada on his back against the Porcelain Mud. As if telepathically connected, Samehada nimbly turned around, its mouth aimed directly at the Porcelain Mud.

Just when Yichen Chakra Samehada was about to absorb the chakra from the Porcelain Mud, Samehada suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a water ball.

Bang~

The water ball directly blasted away the Porcelain Mud.

Yichen was stunned for a moment. He was ready to use the Porcelain Mud to cast Sealing Jutsu while Samehada was absorbing Chakra.

There isn't much Porcelain Mud, so completely sealing Samehada won't be easy, but it's still possible to restrain it for a short period of time.

But I never expected Kisame to do something like that.

Yichen thought to himself, "What is this? Seal-less Ninjutsu?"

Yichen took a deep breath. He was not discouraged. Although this round of attacks had not hurt Kisame, he had at least learned one of Kisame's Trump Card.

So Samehada can be used like this. I wonder if Samehada learned Ninjutsu, or Kisame set up Ninjutsu and sealed it inside Samehada beforehand.

Yichen thought to himself, but his hands kept moving. He quickly Hand Seals and launched several Light Release at Kisame, once again neutralizing the Water Release Kisame had used.

The battle between the two seemed to have returned to the initial stage of exchanging Ninjutsu, but the next moment, Yichen stretched out his left hand and used a Water Release technique called Shinra Tensei against Kisame.

This time, Yichen's target wasn't Kisame's hands, but Kisame's Ninjutsu.

Instantly, the large amount of water that Kisame had painstakingly created between the two to defend against his Light Release was repelled.

Kisame was startled; this meant he would have to directly face Yichen's Light Release again.

Without time to think, Kisame quickly dodged to the side.

This time, however, Yichen was much better prepared. A large amount of Porcelain Mud almost completely sealed off Kisame's surroundings, leaving him nowhere to escape.

Fortunately, Kisame wasn't really fighting alone. Just as he gripped Samehada and was about to force his way in, his two guards made their move.

The two simultaneously used Ninjutsu towards Yichen, creating an opening in Kisame 'Porcelain Barrier.

Kisame didn't miss the opportunity; he seized the chance and quickly rushed out through the gap.

While the battle on Yichen's side was fierce, the other battles on the Porcelain Platform had also escalated.

Gentle Fist - Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.

Hyuga Hiashi unleashed his Gentle Fist technique, slap slap slap slap.

Neji was very familiar with the Gentle Fist style and knew the principles and dangers of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, so when he attacked Hyuga Hiashi, he also quickly struck out with his palm.

At first, every palm strike from Hyuga Hiashi was countered by Neji's same palm strike.

However, the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms is at least a mature set of moves, which Hyuga Hiashi used very smoothly.

While Neji reacted quickly, each of his attacks was merely a normal attack, and the transitions between them were not smooth.

Therefore, after successfully blocking more than a dozen of Hiashi Hyuga's attacks, Neji was no longer able to perfectly intercept each of Hyuga Hiashi's attacks.

Neji was hit almost every few palm strikes, and by the time the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms strikes were finished, Neji had already been hit more than ten times.

Fortunately, the Gentle Fist technique of the Hyuga Clan is not very lethal, Neji was protected by the Tenseigan Chakra, so he was not seriously injured.

Moreover, his injuries were being rapidly healed by the Tenseigan Chakra.

Hyuga Hiashi frowned. After finishing his Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, he didn't linger. He quickly stepped forward and delivered a few more blows to Neji's arms.

Neji was caught off guard and was hit several more times.

This time Hyuga Hiashi used the Gentle Fist acupressure technique.

However, after doing all this Hyuga Hiashi frowned even more.

With his Byakugan activated, he could clearly see that Neji's injuries were healing rapidly.

The Chakra sealed Neji's pressure points when he used it was instantly neutralized by Neji's Chakra.

It's true that the Hyuga Clan can neutralize pressure point attacks, but this takes time; they need to slowly wear down the Teuchi's Chakra that has been injected into their pressure points using their own Chakra.

As Hyuga Clan, they share similar Chakra attributes, which allows them to release pressure points.

What's wrong with Neji? Why did his Chakra neutralize the Chakra injected with almost a single flow?

This situation has never been encountered before. As the head of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hiashi's Chakra level is definitely the highest in the Hyuga Clan.

Although this so-called highest level of Chakra is not qualitatively different from that of other people.

However, it is also true that others need to take longer to neutralize Hyuga Hiashi Chakra.

However, Neji was able to dissolve the Main Family's Chakra in an instant, which made Hyuga Hiashi's expression very unpleasant.

This wasn't the first time. In their previous encounters, Hyuga Hiashi had repeatedly struck Neji's pressure points with his seasoned combat skills.

But the result was always the same. At first, Hyuga Hiashi was surprised and thought that Neji had come up with some secret technique to deal with pressure point attacks.

However, after observing him repeatedly, he dismissed this conjecture, Neji was able to do this simply because of his unique Chakra.

Thinking of this, Hyuga Hiashi leaped backward, temporarily halting his attack, preparing to try and get some information out of Neji.

"It can quickly release pressure points, heal injuries, and continuously replenish its consumption, yet even the Byakugan cannot discern the source of this Chakra."

"Neji, it seems you've had a fortuitous encounter."

Neji did not answer. Although he was the only one who used the Giant Tenseigan, Neji always believed that it was not his own.

Yichen simply gave it to him to help him awaken the Tenseigan.

The Giant Tenseigan belongs to the village; it's a village secret. He's not stupid; he wouldn't reveal it to that Hyuga Hiashi.

Seeing Hyuga Hiashi and continued, "Neji, I'm relieved that you've had such a wonderful experience. If your father saw what you've accomplished, he would be very proud!"

Hyuga Hiashi hoped to use his younger brother, Hizashi Hyuga, to pry Neji's words out of him.

After all, he was also very envious of Neji's special Chakra.

Hyuga Hiashi felt that if he had that level of Chakra, becoming Kage Level wouldn't be a dream.

"I wonder what good stuff the Tsuchikage gave this kid?" Hyuga Hiashi thought to himself.

However, Neji was instantly enraged when he heard Hyuga Hiashi shamelessly mention his father.

Without saying a word, Neji launched another attack on Hyuga Hiashi.

He was at a disadvantage in the fight just now; to say he was at a disadvantage would be an exaggeration.

If it weren't for the miraculous power of the Tenseigan Chakra, he would have been powerless to fight long ago.

If it weren't for the unique Dōjutsu of the Giant Tenseigan, he would have been killed by Hyuga Hiashi long ago.

Seeing that Neji ignored him, a flash of anger crossed Hyuga Hiashi's eyes. He didn't move, but waited until Neji rushed close before quickly spinning his body and unleashing the Hyuga Main Family's secret technique: Eight Trigrams Palm - Rotation!

Neji was not careless. Hyuga Hiashi's move was not unexpected. He quickly reached out and silently chanted. "Wheel Rotation Like Intent!"

The powerful repulsive force immediately clashed with Hyuga Hiashi's Rotation.

Hyuga Hiashi's original hemispherical Rotation was transformed into a semi-elliptical shape by Neji's repulsive force.

Furthermore, after a few seconds of clash between the Rotation and the Wheel Rotation Like Intent, it was Hyuga Hiashi who couldn't hold on any longer. He was sent flying more than ten meters away by Neji, and the Rotation was also directly shattered.

Hyuga Hiashi quickly stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth in disbelief, his anger burning even brighter.

This was the first time he had been injured since the two began fighting. How could he be injured? How could he be injured by a member of a branch family?

Hyuga Hiashi was unwilling to accept this fact no matter what.

"The Tsuchikage's Gravity Ninjutsu? It seems the Tsuchikage is quite fond of you! He even taught you a secret technique of the Iwagakure level."

As he said this, Hyuga Hiashi looked like he was gritting his teeth.

Having said that, Hyuga Hiashi didn't expect Neji to give any response. He quickly struck Neji with an Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, while simultaneously rushing towards Neji.

It must be admitted that the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist is still very effective in one-on-one combat against ninjas.

While Neji's Byakugan Secret Technique was superior to Gentle Fist in concept, it was completely incomparable in skill.

Having learned his lesson many times Neji will no longer choose to engage in close combat with Hyuga Hiashi this time. He has already tested everything he could; now it's time to get serious.

It's time to seek justice for myself, for my father, and for the division of the family property.

Neji neutralized Hyuga Hiashi's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm with the same Empty Palm strike.

Then he directly communicated with the Giant Tenseigan on the moon, causing Giant Tenseigan to fully awaken from its semi-dormant state.

The next moment, Neji, empowered by the fully awakened Giant Tenseigan, was enveloped in a massive amount of Tenseigan Chakra.

Then Neji Hand Seals and slammed his hands heavily onto the ground.

Hyuga Hiashi's Byakugan naturally noticed Neji's sudden surge of Chakra.

But before he could even be surprised, he saw Neji forming Hand Seals.

Although Neji had previously abandoned the Hyuga Clan's traditional Gentle Fist and developed a new Byakugan Secret Technique, his Byakugan Secret Technique, like Gentle Fist, did not require Hand Seals.

After all, the advantages of Seal-less Ninjutsu are too great. The Hyuga Clan's great prestige is largely due to the fact that their Gentle Fist does not require Hand Seals.

Therefore, the Byakugan Secret Technique developed by Neji is also unmarked.

This was the first time Hyuga Hiashi had seen Neji Hand Seals. He quickly wondered what kind of Ninjutsu Neji was planning to use.

Hyuga Hiashi's object of thought was Yichen, and he always believed that Neji's various abilities were taught by Yichen.

But the next moment Hyuga Hiashi was dumbfounded.

Because after Neji finished the hand seals, he suddenly had a forty-meter-long sword in his hand—a real forty-meter-long sword!

Hyuga Hiashi was less than five meters away from Neji.

For Hyuga Hiashi to hit Neji, he would have to run four meters forward, while Neji only needed to move his wrist.

Neji didn't waste any time. Although he hadn't systematically studied swordsmanship, he still knew the basics.

Neji, wielding a large cleaver, began hacking wildly at Hyuga Hiashi.

This large cleaver was formed from Tenseigan Chakra and had no weight, Neji wielded it with great ease.

Hyuga Hiashi quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to create distance between them.

However, the attack range of a forty-meter-long cleaver is too far.

After leaping and bounding for dozens of meters, Hyuga Hiashi was still caught off guard and had his left leg severed by Neji's sword.

Hyuga Hiashi cried out in pain, veins bulging on his forehead.

Hyuga Hiashi had rarely suffered injuries since birth, but today a member of a branch family had cut off his leg.

Seeing that his broken leg was still bleeding profusely, Hyuga Hiashi suddenly lost his mind!

What about the relationship between Konoha and Iwa ninja, what about Earth Shadow's disciple, what about prioritizing the overall situation, and what about the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal?

At this moment, Hyuga Hiashi didn't care about anything else. He sat on the ground and One-handed Hand Seals: Caged Bird Cursed Seal.

Hyuga Hiashi was finally forced to this point, and he used the Caged Bird Cursed Seal on Neji!

However, the expected scene of Neji groaning in pain and then dying tragically did not occur.

Neji remained calmly standing in front of Hyuga Hiashi, coldly staring at him.

Neji sheathed his forty-meter-long broadsword and then reached out to remove his goggles.

The next moment, more than a dozen exclamations rang out, one of which came from Hyuga Hiashi, while the other dozen or so came from various corners of the examination hall stands.

Their masters were all branch family ninjas of the Hyuga Clan.

The battles in Konoha today were exciting, but few people paid attention to the fight between Hyuga Hiashi and Neji, these two Elite Jonin.

However, none of the Hyuga Branch Family present paid any attention to the Kage Level battles; they were all completely focused on watching the fight between the Main Family and the branch family.

When Neji pulled out his forty-meter-long cleaver and severed one of Hyuga Hiashi's legs, securing the victory, they were all incredibly excited.

Regardless of what happens next, at least for the moment they severed one of Hyuga Hiashi's legs, they both felt an unparalleled sense of pleasure.

When Hyuga Hiashi used the Caged Bird without any martial ethics, all the branch family members were shrouded in an aura of death.

But the next moment, they discovered that Neji was completely unharmed.

What surprised them even more was that when Neji took off his goggles, the eyes he revealed were not Byakugan).

Neji's goggles were a gift from Yichen had engraved a special seal on them.

When Neji from a distance using the Byakugan, the Byakugan's X-ray vision effect is ineffective.

But if you get close, you can see through things with your Byakugan.

Therefore, Neji can see other people, but other people cannot see Neji's eyes.

The blue Tenseigan that Neji revealed was completely unfamiliar to them, but for some reason, the same thought simultaneously arose in the minds of all the Hyuga Clan members.

These aren't the Neji transplanted after removing his original Byakugan; they're new eyes that Neji awakened based on his original Byakugan.

The Byakugan roll has leveled up! Can the Byakugan really level up?

As one Mangekyo Uchiha Clan, the Hyuga Clan, though they didn't say it aloud, felt inferior.

It turns out that the long-standing feud between the number one ninja clans was just a joke.

An Uchiha Clan with the Mangekyō Sharingan could sweep through the Uchiha Hyuga Clan. What makes the Hyuga Clan think they can compete with them?

But now their thinking has changed; they've discovered that the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan can also be upgraded.

One of the branch family ninjas couldn't resist and stood on the stands, shouting at Neji Hyuga, "Neji, what are your eyes called?"

Neji didn't look at the other person; he calmly stared at Hyuga Hiashi and said in a flat tone, "Tenseigan!"