Who Was It Just Now That Wanted to Challenge Me?

As for the other method, it meant relying on Otsutsuki Toneri's Chakra on the moon.

As long as the Chakra of that branch combined with the purest Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan, it would undergo three Quickening periods and evolve into a Tenseigan.

These were the two currently known methods of evolving a Tenseigan. The first was not difficult.

But it was not very stable. How many Byakugan were needed for fusion, and how they should be fused, were both questions.

The second was stable: Otsutsuki Toneri's Chakra. But it was beyond his reach, so Neji was not considering it for the time being.

"So, is Otsutsuki Toneri's Chakra special because of the Giant Tenseigan's Chakra, or because of Toneri himself? That remains uncertain."

After all, simply possessing Toneri's Chakra along with a pure Byakugan was enough to fuse and ascend into a Tenseigan. No matter how he looked at it, that seemed rather unreasonable.

After all, it directly vaulted someone to Six Paths-level combat power. That was far too great a leap.

But it did not seem to matter much. The later stages had fallen apart so badly anyway; this little inconsistency hardly made a difference.

According to Neji's own analysis, there was probably only one true path: a Tenseigan formed through the fusion of a massive number of Byakugan.

Otsutsuki Toneri could use the Giant Tenseigan's Chakra, which was why he had been able to nurture a Byakugan into a Tenseigan.

Only then did it make sense. After all, the power Toneri used in the early stages seemed to have come from the Giant Tenseigan.

"Still, my eyes are probably purer than even Hinata's now." Neji took out a mirror and looked at his own eyes.

They were flawlessly pure white, without the slightest trace of another color. Thanks to Life Return's deliberate nurturing, the Chakra pathways flowing around his Byakugan had become incredibly broad.

It seemed that as long as he poured Chakra into them, these Byakugan would be usable.

However, Neji did not do so. After all, he was still within the Hyuga Compound.

"What if I cultivated senjutsu and infused them with natural energy? What if I absorbed the Dojutsu Power of the Sharingan?"

Neji muttered softly. Should he try infusing Nen? Perhaps Haki could work too?

Hey! Don't pour every random thing into your eyes, you idiot!!

Even if I blow them up, they can grow back. I just wonder whether it would hurt.

But he only thought about it briefly. He would refrain from messing around for now; he did not urgently need more strength at the moment.

Once he raised his level, the DNF Qi Gong Master class alone would be enough for him to run rampant.

Unfortunately, he was short on experience. He was only level five at the moment. He would strive to reach around level ten—or even level fifteen—within a year.

But the little tough guys had entered the academy, so this source of experience...

At that thought, Neji could not help baring his snow-white teeth. I hope you don't blame me for being Not Human.

This is training born of love. Have you ever seen the iron fist of love from the Byakugan?

Endure countless Byakugan, then suffer brutal ravaging. Neji had already thought of the title.

Thinking about the future, he soon fell asleep.

A few days later, at the Ninja Academy.

The 378th day of Rock Lee challenging Neji Hyuga!

The training ground was packed with people. At its center stood Rock Lee and Neji.

Lee looked at Neji seriously and assumed a fighting stance. "Please teach me!"

Dressed in white, Neji stood there with his long hair flowing, captivating countless fangirls.

Especially the eyepatch that nearly covered the upper half of his face—it added an extra touch of mystery.

That left some of the boys feeling resentful, and the Uchiha Clan members were naturally among them.

"Hmph, bullying a dropout every day, and he really thinks he's something."

"Hey, watch your mouth. Rock Lee may be a dropout, but everyone has seen his Taijutsu."

The Uchiha Clan member who had just spoken was immediately shouted down by a group of Neji's fangirls after only one sentence. All he could do was snort.

He made it clear that he would not argue with annoying people. Every last one of them was so irritating!

Naturally, Neji heard all of this. He merely said faintly, "If you are dissatisfied, you can come up and challenge me later. There is no need to say more."

The Uchiha Clan member's gaze instantly hardened. He cracked his knuckles, clearly preparing to issue a challenge.

Neji never turned away anyone who came bearing experience. He wished more people would challenge him; he was desperately short on experience.

Before graduation, he had no missions. There were very few ways for him to gain experience, only by defeating enemies or training.

Seeking stability, he had not been too high-profile during his first year at the academy, so he had gained little experience.

But he did not intend to remain that way now. After a year of preparation, the experience packs had been raised. It was time to harvest them.

He still had five years until graduation. Accumulated over time, that would be considerable.

He could keep harvesting experience packs in a cycle, so there was no rush!

"I'm coming, Neji!"

"Come!"

Rock Lee's expression did not change. His feet moved swiftly, and he struck in an instant. His incredible speed made everyone's expressions shift slightly.

So fast!

A dull sound rang out as fist and palm collided, separating at the instant of contact.

Rock Lee became a white blur, charging at Neji from all directions without pause.

Neji remained calm, his hands continuously blocking in front of him, sometimes with his hands and sometimes with his feet.

The unceasing dull impacts made everyone stare wide-eyed as they barely managed to follow the battle between the two.

The powerful force earned a quiet note of praise from Neji. Unfortunately, compared to him, Rock Lee was still too weak.

In this ninja world where mages filled the skies, he was a high-HP tank reincarnated from the Pirate World.

Rock Lee, who had chosen such an unconventional path, had finally met his match.

Observation Haki stirred within him, and he detected an opening in Rock Lee's movements.

With a twist of soft force from one hand, Rock Lee's expression immediately changed as he realized Neji had led his fist aside.

The corner of Neji's lips curled upward. He locked Rock Lee's arm, seized his collar with his other hand, and slid between Rock Lee's legs.

Back suplex!

He turned and flung him away. Rock Lee instantly felt his body grow weightless as the ground rushed toward him, and he kissed the earth in the next moment.

Bang!

Neji slammed him into the ground, leaving him dizzy and disoriented as a muffled groan escaped his mouth.

Defeat!

"Wow! Neji is so handsome! Neji is so strong!"

Cheers erupted, drawing glances from students in other classes. However, this was clearly an everyday occurrence, and most of them had grown used to it.

As Neji watched a chunk of experience enter his account and his level rise to six, he smiled and extended a hand toward Rock Lee on the ground.

"Not bad. You've improved again. This time, it took me a little longer to find your opening, but unfortunately, you were still too impatient."

Rock Lee shook his still-dizzy head, took Neji's outstretched hand, and allowed himself to be pulled up.

"You're too strong. Every time I fight you, I notice some of my weaknesses. But after I improve them, you still find other weaknesses."

His bright white teeth flashed as Rock Lee gave him a thumbs-up. "Being able to fight you is truly wonderful!"

Neji was speechless. Anyone who did not know better might think this guy was a masochist.

Still, it was thanks to him that experience came in every day. Neji smiled. "It's naturally best if you can learn from the experience. I also look forward to you becoming stronger."

An invisible blaze of youthful passion immediately ignited behind Rock Lee. His thick brows and large eyes shone brightly.

"I will definitely work even harder! I hope Neji will accept my challenge again tomorrow!"

"No problem!"

Neji smiled at him. One experience pack a day—Rock Lee!

He had managed to coax him into becoming a hot-blooded youth first. It would be even easier for Might Guy to influence him later.

"Ahhh! I'm burning up! I'll immediately do fifty laps around the field walking on my hands!"

Filled with burning passion, Rock Lee had only just lost, yet he was already back at full health and began walking on his hands around the field.

Then Neji turned with a smile. "Who was it just now that wanted to challenge me? Please come up!"

Adventurer, welcome back! —Seria