Dissolving the Caged Bird and Giving Him a Scroll
"Tianqi, it's not that I'm being disrespectful, but to be honest, no one in this Shinobi World can predict death. This talk of death aura is utter nonsense!"
Whether it's nonsense or not will become clear in the coming days, and I have no reason to fool you, because it wouldn't benefit me at all!
"You need to take this matter seriously, Neji. Tianqi's words are never wrong. You must be fully focused in the upcoming battle and not be careless!" As he spoke, Karura also secretly paid attention to Neji. He didn't want such an outstanding descendant to end his life like this. At the same time, Karura also looked at Tianqi, hoping that Tianqi could help Neji.
"Neji, I know you don't believe me, or rather, you know nothing about my power. You can see that Karura and I have completely different attitudes. I think it's because of my Uchiha identity, right? Am I right?" Tianqi asked with a smile.
"You're overthinking it. As the new generation of young people, we no longer have any barriers between families!" Neji shook his head, denying Tianqi's idea.
"Hehe, since you've denied that, then I guess it's because Karura's power is very similar to yours, Hyuga, right?"
"That's certainly part of the reason. Although I don't know where Karura came from, I can't deny that Karura and my Hyuga Clan have a lot in common. Compared to you, we do tend to favor Karura!" Neji did not deny this statement this time.
Whether it's Karura's kindness to them or the fact that Karura's power originates from the same source as theirs, the Hyuga Clan clearly favors Karura more than Uchiha Tianqi and his allies.
"It's precisely because you favor Karura I said you know absolutely nothing about my power. This ignorance of others will only lead to your carelessness and death. Watch closely, this Shinobi World isn't as simple as you think!"
After he finished speaking, Tianqi's black pupils slowly disappeared, and his eyes turned completely white, with no pupils left.
"This is... the Byakugan! How could this be!" Neji and Hinata were both shocked to see Uchiha Tianqi sporting the Byakugan, unique to the Hyuga Clan.
Even Karura was a little confused. She had no idea when Tianqi had acquired such eyes. This guy was really good at hiding his abilities!
After activating his Byakugan, Tianqi stared at the forest ahead, began to mobilize his Chakra, and unleashed a powerful palm strike forward.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!" A powerful palm strike, infused with Chakra, hurtled forward.
"Bang!!!" After a huge explosion, a dirt road, ten meters wide and a hundred meters long, appeared in the forest.
Seeing this scene, Neji and Hinata stood there dumbfounded, their eyes wide and mouths agape. A path had been cleared by a single blow; the power and range of the attack were terrifying. Luckily, it happened in a forest; if it had been a human, they would probably have been reduced to ashes.
The loud noise also caused the main force of Konoha to stop. They thought that the enemy was launching a sneak attack and began to be vigilant and defend their surroundings.
"What's going on?! What's going on?!" Kakashi rushed to the vanguard and shouted.
However, the vanguard all stared at the suddenly appearing road ahead, and no one answered Kakashi's question. Kakashi was also completely bewildered, as this did not seem like an enemy attack at all.
"It's nothing, I was just itching to try out the technique. All troops, continue the advance!" Seeing Kakashi arrive, Tianqi put away his Byakugan and said loudly.
"Oh, is that so..." Upon hearing that it was Uchiha Tianqi who caused the commotion, Kakashi rolled his dead fish eyes and silently complained to himself.
How could someone act rashly in such a tense situation? Tianqi is far too ambitious; he seems unreliable no matter how you look at him!
With the misunderstanding cleared up, the main force resumed its advance, while Neji Hyuga and Hinata Hyuga, as the vanguard, were still reeling from the Uchiha Byakugan their powerful attacks.
"Well, do you know nothing about my power? I've told you before, this world isn't as simple as you think, and the Byakugan isn't necessarily exclusive to the Hyuga Clan!" Tianqi said calmly, looking at the two stunned people.
Neji didn't argue this time, because Uchiha Tianqi never played by the rules. He had both Sharingan and Byakugan, and his Chakra was unfathomable. It was like he was cheating. What was there to argue about?
"Hehe, remember, don't be careless, or you'll lose your life!" Tianqi activated Byakugan again and quickly Hand Seals. After completing the Hand Seals, he placed one hand on Neji's forehead and released him from the Caged Bird Technique that had plagued him for many years.
"This..." With the Caged Bird released, Neji's strength instantly soared from an elite Jonin to Kage Level. The Hyuga ninjutsu, which was originally flawed due to the Caged Bird Nintaijutsu, also instantly became perfect. At this moment Neji felt as if the mountain pressing down on him had completely disappeared. He was now more than twice as relaxed as before.
"Caged Bird cannot bind a bird that wants to fly. I know you don't care about this so-called Caged Bird now, but it does limit the upper limit of your strength. I'm not trying to free you from the Caged Bird for any other reason than to hope that you can protect the people around you!" As he said this, Tianqi Qiyou condensed a ball of light and slowly merged it into Neji's body.
Unlike Hinata, this power did not bring Neji any improvement whatsoever.
"What is this?" Neji asked, puzzled, as the ball of light merged into his body.
"Don't be nervous, this thing won't affect you in any way. I know you like to gain power through your own efforts, and this energy will help you raise the upper limit of your strength. Your talent is not weak, and it's only a matter of time before you break through to the Kage Level and advance to the Super Kage. Don't waste your future, and becoming the number one in the Hyuga clan will be no problem at all!"
Upon hearing that he had actually broken through to the Kage Level, Neji didn't know how to express his gratitude. He had previously thought the man was a crazy old man, but now that the man had helped him so much, he was at a loss for words.
"Thank you, Tianqi!" In the end, all the words he wanted to say were summed up in one sentence.
"No need to thank me, achieving super-shadow level status in the future will be the best way to thank me!"
"Yes, I will definitely reach that level!"
Looking at this outstanding descendant, Tianqi couldn't help but feel a sense of appreciation for talent. He slowly took out the long-sealed Ninjutsu scroll from his spatial storage.
"This scroll contains all the techniques of Byakugan Gentle Fist, a treasure I've kept for decades. It even contains some lost techniques from the Hyuga Clan. I thought it would be unclaimed, but today it has finally found its owner!" With that, Tianqi slowly placed the scroll next to Neji.
These were Hyuga-style Ninjutsu he had obtained through the system before. Because they required the Byakugan to unleash their full potential, Tianqi had kept them gathering dust in his spatial dimension. However, after seeing Neji Hyuga today, Tianqi decided it was time to leave something for him and Karura's descendants.
"You've already given me something very important, and I really can't accept this without having done anything for you. Besides, I can learn anything I want in the Hyuga Clan, so I... I don't want it!" Although the scroll was very precious, Neji knew he couldn't accept anything from Uchiha Tianqi.