While he was happy for Naruto's breakthrough, Hyuga Kagami also felt a faint sense of melancholy.
Deep down, he knew very well that among the three, Naruto had always been the one most likely to break through his own limits. Compared to Naruto, even Sasuke, the reincarnation of Indra Ōtsutsuki, was noticeably lacking.
Yet he could not help but hope that Sasuke and Neji would also break through their limits.
Especially Neji. He hoped that this disciple of his, who had always been bound by "fate," could uncover the potential hidden in his bloodline even in the depths of despair.
But reality was just that cold and cruel.
As expected, I was overthinking it...
Hyuga Kagami shook his head.
Not everyone could break through their limits in desperate circumstances. Or rather, those capable of doing so were the true "anomalies," while Neji was undoubtedly ordinary.
He did possess talent surpassing that of ordinary Hyuga clansmen, but compared to Naruto, the "Child of Prophecy," he was still the ordinary one.
Neji's death in the original timeline could be summed up simply: an ordinary person made an extraordinary choice, then paid the price without surprise.
In Hyuga Kagami's eyes, Neji's pursuit of Naruto and Sasuke had actually been futile.
Because the gap between Neji and Naruto and Sasuke, the reincarnations of the Sage of Six Paths' two sons, was not something that could be bridged through hard work alone.
That was also why Hyuga Kagami could empathize with him somewhat.
As he had mastered Purple Electricity and the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai, he had made a major breakthrough in developing this Lightning Release Clone, bringing him another great step closer to attaining the Kekkei Mōra.
And precisely because of that, a trace of doubt about the future had inexplicably arisen in him.