Konoha, the Hyuga Clan, the Branch Family training ground.
Amid the sharp crackling sounds, Hyuga Neji was training!
"Four Palms!"
"Sixteen Palms!"
His bandage-wrapped hands moved in a dazzling flurry of powerful, profound techniques!
"Thirty-two Palms..."
With a sharp crack, his final strike missed!
Hyuga Neji stumbled forward.
He had missed on purpose.
As a member of the Branch Family, he had no right to learn the Eight Trigrams Palm!
Neji's soul now belonged to a Naruto fan from Earth.
He had crossed over into this world when he was five!
And awakened the Strongest Proficiency System!
All he had to do was repeatedly practice techniques to gain proficiency and grow stronger.
As a member of the Branch Family, he didn't dare reveal his abilities.
So he had to keep them hidden, and was treated as a useless dead-last and mocked by everyone.
Footsteps approached just as he missed his final strike.
"Hey, Neji, it's so late. You're still training?"
The speaker had a head of silver hair and an air of arrogance.
He was none other than Hyuga Gintoki, Neji's older brother.
"Wait... if I didn't see wrong, was he practicing the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms before he stumbled?"
The person beside him was Hyuga Aota, who was also a year older than Neji.
The two of them were the most talented members of their generation in the Branch Family.
For years, they had relentlessly mocked and bullied Neji.
"A useless loser trying to learn the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms? Keep dreaming!"
"You'd be better off taking more garbage missions, like rescuing cats or delivering messages. At least you'd earn some money and wouldn't starve to death later," Hyuga Gintoki sneered.
"Brothers, I've finished training. If you need the place, I'll get going..."
"Going?"
Seeing Neji try to slip away again, the two exchanged a glance.
Hyuga Gintoki's eyes darkened. "I heard you and Miss Hinata praised yourself to Lord Hiashi. You're a Branch Family member, but you're sucking up to the Main Branch? Well, aren't you something, kid?"
At the words "Branch Family," Neji frowned slightly.
Hyuga Aota chimed in, "Looks like he's forgotten his place. He's the most useless talent in the Branch Family, and thinks that if he curries favor with the young lady, he'll get to stand over us and boss us around someday."
"Hah!"
Their gazes brimmed with hatred.
"You've misunderstood, Brothers. Miss Hinata is simply kindhearted. I'll be going now."
Neji didn't want to get tangled up with these two nobodies.
"You think you're going?"
Hyuga Gintoki reached out to grab Neji by the neck!
The sound of rushing air swept past Neji's ear.
The Byakugan's field of vision covered almost 360 degrees, with no blind spots.
Neji easily dodged.
"Brother Gintoki, he activated his Byakugan! Did you see that? He's challenging you!"
Hyuga Aota's eyes widened. He was excited, but there was also a trace of anger in his voice.
Hyuga Gintoki snorted.
He charged toward Neji.
Neji turned to face him, forced to fight back.
"Ha!"
Hyuga Gintoki struck at him head-on, but Neji dodged with ease.
"Oh?"
Hyuga Gintoki hadn't expected Neji to evade both of his strikes!
"Again!"
He struck once more, but Neji dodged again.
However, that first strike had been a feint. His other hand had already drawn back, now swinging down through the air.
Hyuga Gintoki thought he'd landed a hit, but Neji merely took a light step back and effortlessly avoided every attack.
Then he retreated another two steps and said indifferently, "Brother, I can't beat you. I give up."
"G-give up?"
Gintoki's eyes widened, rage churning in them.
"Aota, did you hear that? He dodged every one of my attacks, then told me he gives up!"
Veins bulged on Gintoki's forehead. He was furious.
Hyuga Aota leaped forward as well.
Both of them activated their Byakugan!
"A loser like you doesn't deserve to be in the Branch Family!"
"No, you don't even deserve to be part of the Hyuga Clan!"
"Aren't you supposed to be so amazing? You've been training all these years. If we didn't know you were practicing, we'd think you were putting on a circus act!"
"You haven't improved at all!"
Neji kept retreating until his back hit a wooden post.
"We'll teach you a lesson today, so you'll remember who your two big brothers are!"
They were only older members of a different Branch Family. As for their family standing, Neji's father ranked far above theirs. Neji's grandfather had even been the previous head of the Main Branch!
How had things come to this... with people like them looking down on him?
"I heard Hanabi's getting stronger by the day. Once that useless Main Branch heir, Hinata, loses her position, you won't have anyone left to back you!"
Neji's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
He formed a hand seal and released chakra from his chakra points.
All the proficiency he had built up through years of training came flooding back to him...
He lowered his hands and turned to the right. As he spun, his chakra took on a solid form, sending a massive wave of chakra surging all around him!
"Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin!" Neji shouted.
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