Back when the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire signed a peace treaty, the leader of the Land of Lightning's ninja abducted three-year-old Hinata Hyuga in the middle of the night. He was discovered by Hyuga Hiashi and taken out in a single move.
Afterward, the Land of Lightning flew into a rage and shamelessly demanded that Konoha hand over the culprit!
To avoid war, Konoha agreed to the Land of Lightning's demand.
But the one handed over was Neji Hyuga's father, Hizashi Hyuga!
Clearly, the murderer was Hyuga Hiashi, and clearly, Uchiha Houka had also witnessed the incident—but so what?
The Branch House's fate had long since been decided!
Listening to Neji Hyuga recount that dark history, Naruto was momentarily stunned.
If that uncle had also been a witness, why hadn't he stepped forward and explained everything?
No, if he had stepped forward, then Hyuga Hiashi would have died. In other words, no matter what choice that uncle made, someone would have to die.
So should he have stepped forward, or not?
Naruto was getting hung up on it.
In that instant, Neji Hyuga decisively seized the opening and struck without hesitation, slamming another palm into Naruto's chest and abdomen and knocking him down!
"This is fate. From the moment you became my opponent, your fate was already decided."
The excitement on Neji Hyuga's face gradually faded back into calm.
But Naruto stood up from the ground once again, like an indestructible cockroach!
Though he looked battered, Naruto's gaze only grew firmer: No matter how much inhuman suffering you had endured, no matter how deep the blood feud you carried, still...
"I won't run away. I won't break my promise, and I definitely won't give up. That's my Ninja Way!" Naruto's blue eyes were like a vast