Fortunately, Naruto still did not know that Hinata liked him.
Neji pulled Hinata away with a cold expression. Though she was somewhat saddened, she said nothing.
She knew that her brother Neji disliked Naruto very much.
It had been obvious during the Chunin Exams.
Naruto watched Neji leave with a cold face, without even sparing him a glance.
He curled his lip. "What's with that? What's so great about him? It won't be long before I surpass him."
Though he said that, Naruto truly had no confidence.
Neji and Sasuke were powerful fighters on the same level.
If he was not confident about facing Sasuke, then he would not be confident about facing Neji either.
Naruto looked at the unconscious Guy being carried by Asuma and froze. "Was the enemy that strong? Guy-sensei actually passed out."
Kiba Inuzuka walked over with a smile. "It's a shame you didn't go. That guy was insanely strong. You have no idea—Hiruko was besieged by powerful fighters from every village, yet he wasn't at a disadvantage in the slightest. If Neji hadn't stepped in, no one could have defeated him."
"Neji is only one year older than us. I never expected the gap in our strength to be so huge."
"I never really understood what the Flame Devil title meant before, but now I finally know just how fitting it is."
"Neji's flames could even break through Hiruko's immortality technique."
Naruto listened to Kiba's words with a blank look on his face.
It was only after Shikamaru explained it to him that he understood.
He just had not expected even Neji to be so strong.
"If Neji is that powerful, Sasuke definitely won't be much weaker. They're famous as equals."
"We're clearly from the same generation, yet they can already stand on their own,