Deceived

Hiashi jolted upright from his deathbed. If he had not seen wrong, that seemed to be a move Hinata had performed using the Byakugan.

It resembled the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, but it was far more powerful.

"Big Sis—was actually this strong?!"

The little girl Hanabi's eyes were full of shock.

Just how much had her sister held back during the clan heir competition?

"How are you? Are you all right?"

By adding Life Energy to the Mystical Palm Technique, Naruto Uzumaki quickly healed Hinata's injuries.

"I'm fine, Naruto, but Brother Neji—"

Hinata shook her head and looked worriedly at Neji, who had been covered with a white sheet and carried away on a stretcher.

The pressure had been an advanced ability of the Byakugan, awakened with the help of Naruto Uzumaki's vast Life Energy and Soul Energy.

Having only just awakened it and lacking experience, Hinata had exhausted all her Chakra just now.

The power seemed to have exceeded Hinata's expectations. She was worried Neji might not make it.

"Stop drooling. You won't be attending any funeral feast."

Naruto Uzumaki flicked Hinata's nose, making her pout—Naruto was so mean. He was still making jokes at a time like this.

The eleventh match: Yamanaka Ino vs. Haruno Sakura.

The two plastic besties exchanged a look and silently stepped onto the arena.

After reminiscing about their childhood, the two began fighting. One threw a punch, the other a kick—yet Ino was clearly at a disadvantage, taking several of Sakura's punches within just a few exchanges.

Ino could not understand it—Sakura had clearly been weaker than her at graduation.

Sakura thought it was perfectly normal—anyone pressured and beaten down by two monster teammates would improve quickly.

"Ino's going to lose, isn't she—"

Watching Ino get sent flying again, Choji felt like even