Neji's Doubts

In the center of the training ground, the Chidori in Sasuke's hand let out a sharp cry.

The blue Chakra flickered violently in his palm for a moment before completely dissipating.

This attempt at a form change ended in failure, just like before.

But this result was within expectations; after all, Chidori was an A-rank Ninjutsu, and modifying it further was difficult.

Sasuke slowly retracted his hand, breathing slightly heavily, sweat trickling down his temples and along his cheeks.

He didn't immediately try again, instead focusing his mind to recall every subtle change in the Chakra flow from earlier.

Sasuke seemed completely unaware of the arrival of the three people not far away, or perhaps he simply didn't care about their presence.

As Rock Lee suddenly stopped, Tenten and Neji Hyuga, who were following him, had no choice but to stop as well.

Tenten looked at the two beside her with some confusion.

She followed their gaze towards the distance, where Uchiha Sasuke was training, and the blond-haired boy lying on the grass.

Rock Lee's eyes seemed to burn with fire as he stared intently at Sasuke, like he had discovered "prey."

Tenten's gaze shifted to Neji, and she noticed he was looking towards the blond-haired boy.

She suddenly remembered Neji had asked about the name "Naruto Uzumaki" before.

Considering Sasuke from Team 7 was here, it seemed the leisurely lying figure was Naruto.

However, Tenten couldn't understand how Neji might be connected to Naruto.

The atmosphere in the training ground gradually became somewhat tense without anyone noticing.

Just then, Naruto seemed to sense their gazes and slowly opened his sapphire-blue eyes.

He then turned his head, his gaze passing over Sasuke, who was still contemplating the form change of Chidori, and settled on Neji Hyuga.

Naruto's gaze was calm, showing no surprise or any other discernible thought, yet it inexplicably gave off a feeling of knowing this would happen.

This look made Neji feel an involuntary irritation.

He carried the bloodline of the Hyuga Clan and possessed the Byakugan, which could see everything, yet at this moment, he felt completely seen through by the other party, while he himself knew nothing about this Naruto Uzumaki before him.

Neji hated this feeling of being passive.

"Hey, Naruto Uzumaki."

After much thought, Neji took a few steps forward, his voice clear and cold, breaking the silence. "We meet again."

Naruto slowly sat up, casually brushing some grass off his clothes, a smile appearing on his face. "It's Neji, indeed we meet again. It seems I wasn't wrong last time."

Based on his past experiences with Reincarnation, their meeting at this point in time wasn't a low-probability event.

"Indeed, we meet again." Neji took a few more steps closer, reducing the distance between them, his tone laced with confusion. "I'm just very curious. Since we've met again as you said, what do you plan to do next?"

Tenten, standing nearby, looked nervously at Naruto and Neji.

The commotion here also caught Sasuke's attention, pulling him momentarily from his training thoughts.

He looked with slight confusion at Naruto and Neji, who seemed to be in a standoff.

Sasuke vaguely recalled bumping into Naruto and the Hyuga Clan's young lady, Hinata, on the street before.

Could it be that the person from the Hyuga Clan was here because of this...

Just as Sasuke was about to walk over and see what was happening, a green figure suddenly blocked his path.

"Who are you?"

"You're Uchiha Sasuke, right? Please accept my challenge!" Rock Lee stood straight, his expression extremely serious.

Sasuke frowned instinctively. "Who are you? Why should I accept your challenge? Besides..."

"Before issuing a challenge to someone, you should at least introduce yourself first!"

Rock Lee froze for a moment, realizing his actions were indeed rude. He quickly and solemnly replied, "Sorry! My name is Rock Lee!"

"The reason I want to challenge you is to verify if my techniques can work against ninjas from genius clans like yours!"

Sasuke felt a surge of excitement within him; he finally had a chance for a proper fight.

"Hmph, since you've come targeting the Uchiha name..." Sasuke's voice grew colder. "Then let me tell you how naive your idea is!"

Almost the moment his words fell, the atmosphere between Sasuke and Rock Lee suddenly became tense.

They inexplicably took stances as if ready to fight.

Tenten watched from the side, dumbfounded.

She had initially intended to ask Neji to intervene and stop this sudden conflict.

But when she turned her head, she saw that the palpable tension between Neji and Naruto was no less than the one here.

"Forget it... I can't control this either."

Tenten covered her face helplessly and muttered softly.

The perspective shifted back to Naruto's side.

Facing Neji's unwavering gaze, Naruto simply said calmly, "I do have something to do, but not right now."

Naruto's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to his first life.

Back then, he had sincerely made a promise, vowing to change the Hyuga Clan's fate after becoming Hokage.

Unfortunately, he ultimately never sat on the Hokage's seat in his first life.

And in the countless Reincarnations that followed, whether he became Hokage or not.

But at most, he only managed to ease the conflict between Neji and the Hyuga clan head, never truly changing the Hyuga Clan's system.

So this time, Naruto was determined to fulfill that promise and truly change the Hyuga.

"Oh?" Neji's interest was piqued by Naruto's words, "What is it?"

"Change the Hyuga Clan," Naruto stated bluntly.

Neji's brow immediately furrowed, his voice growing colder, "Change the Hyuga Clan? What do you want to change? What can you change?"

"To change the Hyuga Clan's unjust system, and to fulfill a promise I made a long time ago," Naruto replied.

Neji's voice unconsciously lowered, laced with anger and deep vigilance, "What... do you know? What promise are you talking about?"

Then, Neji suddenly recalled that Naruto and Hinata seemed to be very close, and he urgently pressed, "Did Lady Hinata say something to you, right?"

"It has nothing to do with Hinata," Naruto gently shook his head, "Shortly after the Chunin Exams end, I will naturally begin to change the Hyuga Clan. Until then, please wait patiently."

"Also, I hope you understand that I am not your enemy."

The Chunin Exams ended, and with them came Orochimaru's planned "Konoha Crush Plan."

Regarding this, Naruto had other arrangements in mind.

And these arrangements were also closely related to changing the Hyuga Clan afterward.

As mentioned before, there are often multiple paths to achieving a goal.

If he only wanted to forcibly change the Hyuga through sheer force, the current Naruto could absolutely enter Nine-Tails Mode and crush everything with absolute power.

But the consequences of doing so would undoubtedly be dire.

Therefore, Naruto planned to use the Chunin Exams stage to pave the way step by step.

More importantly, every step Naruto took in this Reincarnation was extremely cautious.

It was all done as if it were his final Reincarnation.

Even if he were to fall into the next Reincarnation, he would gain plenty of experience to draw upon.

"You... what nonsense are you spouting?"

Neji's mind was plunged into immense shock and confusion.

The other party suddenly claiming to want to change the Hyuga Clan sounded utterly absurd.

Although Naruto's tone was exceptionally calm and confident, the entire situation was filled with suspicion.