Neji, Online!

Konoha, Hyuga clan, branch family training grounds.

Amidst the crackling sounds, Hyuga Neji was in the middle of his training!

"Four Palms!"

"Sixteen Palms!"

His bandage-wrapped hands moved in a dazzling display of palm techniques, profound and powerful!

"Thirty-two Palms..."

With a sharp whoosh, the final strike hit nothing but air!

Hyuga Neji stumbled forward.

The miss was intentional.

As a member of the branch family, he had no right to learn the Eight Trigrams palm techniques!

The soul currently inhabiting Neji was that of a Naruto fan from Earth.

Five years old! That was when he had transmigrated here!

He had awakened the Strongest Proficiency System!

By simply repeating a move, he could gain proficiency and increase his strength.

As a member of the branch family, he dared not reveal his true power.

He could only keep hiding it, which led to him being treated as a good-for-nothing dead weight and a target for everyone's mockery.

Footsteps approached just as he missed his final strike.

"Yo, Neji, still practicing this late?"

The speaker had a head of silver hair and an air of immense arrogance.

He was none other than Hyuga Gintoki, Neji's older brother.

"Wait... if my eyes didn't deceive me, just before he slipped, was he practicing the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms?"

The person beside him was Hyuga Aota, who was one year older than Neji.

The two of them were the most talented of the branch family's younger generation.

For the past few years, their mockery and bullying of Neji had never ceased.

"A piece of trash, delusional enough to try and learn the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms—it's nothing but a pipe dream!"

"You'd be better off taking on more garbage missions like finding lost cats or delivering letters to earn some money, lest you starve to death later," Hyuga Gintoki sneered with disdain.

"Elder brothers, I have finished my practice. If you wish to use the space, I shall take my leave..."

"Leave?"

Seeing Neji trying to slip away again, the two exchanged a glance.

Hyuga Gintoki's eyes turned sinister: "I heard that you and Lady Hinata were singing each other's praises in front of Lord Hiashi. As a member of the branch family, sucking up to the main house like that—you've got some nerve, haven't you, kid?"

Hearing the words "branch family," Neji's brows furrowed slightly.

Hyuga Aota chimed in: "I think he's forgotten his place. As the most talentless waste of the branch family, he probably thinks that by currying favor with the young mistress, he can one day stand over our heads and boss us around."

"Heh!"

The two looked at him with intense hatred.

"You two have misunderstood; Lady Hinata is simply kind-hearted. I will be going now."

Hyuga Neji had no desire to entangle himself with these two minor characters.

"Trying to run?"

Hyuga Gintoki reached out to grab Neji by the neck!

The sound of wind being torn apart whistled past his ears.

The Byakugan's field of vision covered nearly 360 degrees with no blind spots.

Neji dodged with ease.

"Brother Gintoki, he activated his Byakugan! Did you see that? This is him issuing a challenge to you!"

Hyuga Aota's eyes widened, his excitement laced with a hint of anger.

Hyuga Gintoki let out a cold snort.

He lunged rapidly in Neji's direction.

Neji turned around, forced to engage.

"Ha!"

As a palm strike came toward his face, Neji dodged it effortlessly.

"Oh?"

Hyuga Gintoki had not expected Neji's strength to be enough to dodge two of his strikes!

"Again!"

He struck with another palm, but Neji dodged it once more.

However, the previous strike was merely a feint; his other hand had already gathered momentum, slicing through the air as it descended.

Gintoki thought he had succeeded, but Neji simply took a light step back, evading every attack without the slightest effort.

He then retreated two more steps and said indifferently, "Brother, I cannot defeat you. I concede."

"Con-concede?"

Gintoki's eyes widened, anger roiling within them.

"Aota, did you hear that? He dodged every one of my attacks, and then he conceded to me!"

The veins on Gintoki's forehead bulged; he was already enraged.

Aota also leaped forward.

Both of them activated their Byakugan simultaneously!

"A piece of trash like you doesn't even deserve to be in the Branch House!"

"No, you don't even deserve to be part of the Hyuga Clan!"

"Aren't you supposed to be so impressive? You've been training bitterly all these years; those who know think you're practicing, but those who don't would think you're just performing acrobatics!"

"You haven't made any progress at all!"

Neji kept retreating until his back hit the wooden post behind him.

"If we don't show you a thing or two today, you really might forget who your two older brothers are!"

They were merely older cousins from different branches of the family. In terms of seniority, Neji's father held a much higher status than theirs, and Neji's grandfather had even been the head of the Main House!

Since when... had he fallen to the point of being trampled on by people like them?

"I heard Hanabi is getting stronger and stronger. Once that trash Hinata loses her status as the heir to the Main House, you won't have anyone left to rely on!"

Neji's eyes widened, a murderous intent flashing within them.

He raised his hands into a stance, releasing chakra from his pressure points.

The proficiency gained from years of bitter training surfaced in this moment...

His hands sank, then turned to the right. As he spun, his chakra materialized, whipping up a massive wave of energy all around him!

"Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin!" Neji roared.