Are Leaf Genin This Fierce?

The Chunin Exams.

The third official match.

Much anticipation.

The crowd was eager to witness the rising stars of the ninja world.

"The next match features Neji Hyuga of the Hyuga clan! His opponent is in for a tough time!"

"Really? But I heard Neji Hyuga's opponent is Naruto Uzumaki, known as the Fox in Konoha!"

"The Uzumaki clan? That brings back some unpleasant memories."

The spectators on the stands chattered amongst themselves.

Sakura, however, looked rather dejected.

"Hey, why do you look so unhappy today? Are you worried about that idiot Naruto?"

Ino said with a sigh, "After all, his opponent is Neji Hyuga, the legendary genius ninja!"

"I'm worried about Naruto!"

Sakura slammed her fists onto her thighs in fury.

"Damn it!"

"That idiot Naruto said unforgivable things and then vanished into thin air!"

"Every time I look for him, he's not home. Has he been training non-stop? Damn it! Damn it!"

Sakura's impotent rage burned fiercely.

Hearing Sakura say this.

Ino couldn't help but break out in a sweat. She never would have imagined that Naruto, who had always shown favoritism towards Sakura, would say something that would make Haruno Sakura so angry.

"The next match is Naruto, that guy bragged he'd prove himself to me!"

Inuzuka Kiba said, hugging Akamaru and stroking its head.

"Neji is an absolute genius, possessing the strongest, unbreakable defense, and taijutsu that can destroy all of a ninja's chakra points."

"He's invincible here!"

Tenten held boundless expectations for Neji Hyuga.

In fact.

At this moment, no one believed Naruto could defeat Neji Hyuga.

The only one who believed Naruto would win was the Toad Sage, Jiraiya, who was not present at the match.

"Naruto-kun will definitely win."

Hinata blushed.

She felt that even against Neji Hyuga, the strongest of the younger generation of the Hyuga clan, Naruto Uzumaki would absolutely not lose!

"I've prepared the best snacks, Naruto, you have to do your best!"

Choji raised his chubby hand and clenched his fist, cheering for Naruto.

"I haven't seen Naruto since we had yakiniku together after leaving the hospital last time. How strong is he now?"

If it were the previous Naruto Uzumaki.

Shikamaru would have considered this battle uncertain, but he had personally witnessed Naruto's lightning-fast speed in the hospital!

Perhaps this time, a miracle would truly be created.

"Mmm..."

Aburame Shino said something to the small flying insect on his shoulder, but no one paid attention.

The match officially began!

"The participants in this match are Naruto Uzumaki from Konoha's Team 7, and Neji Hyuga from Team 3!"

"Both genin, please make your way to the arena quickly! The match will begin immediately!"

Gazes converged, burning like fire.

Neji Hyuga was accustomed to the clamor; he always ignored it.

His forehead, covered by his hair, also shielded his mind from sensing the outside world.

Neji stood on one side of the arena.

He looked at the tall stadium.

It was like a giant cylindrical birdcage.

The fate of a ninja, the fate of the Hyuga clan's branch family, was thus inescapable.

Walking from the opposite side was Naruto.

"Hello everyone!"

"I am the future strongest Hokage of Konoha! The God of Shinobi who will eventually stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world, the immortal ninja path!"

"Rejoice, Konoha, your king is about to make his move!"

Naruto shouted loudly, responding to every cheer.

He paid no mind to any boos or mockery, radiating confidence all the same!

"I feel like Naruto is glowing! Is it an illusion?"

Choji felt his snacks slipping from his grasp.

"What is it, that guy is as overly optimistic and confident as ever. It seems I worried for nothing."

Seeing Naruto like this, Shikamaru felt much more at ease.

"God of Shinobi? Strongest Hokage! You might be a genin your whole life!"

A genin from the Sound Village actually mocked Naruto.

In their eyes, Naruto was a clownish weakling with no real strength, just putting on a show.

"Shhh!"

Naruto made a gesture to silence them.

He looked directly at his opponent, Neji Hyuga, and walked towards him step by step!

"The battle begins!"

The moment he heard the announcement.

Neji Hyuga found Naruto laughable.

A dead last actually dared to boast so much.

And he even aspired to become Hokage!

"Foolish attention-seeking is the act of an idiot."

Neji, who had been using the Eight Trigrams Palm stance, suddenly switched to the ninja run, attempting to face Naruto directly.

His hands were covered in chakra, and his Byakugan activated.

He was already prepared to directly destroy the chakra acupoints of Naruto!

"What are you talking about?"

Naruto's figure flashed and turned into fluttering leaves!

Whoosh!

In an instant, Naruto appeared behind Neji, astonishing everyone.

"So fast!"

Choji was filled with awe, his snacks falling to the ground.

We've all played together, Naruto, when did you get so fierce!

"Konoha's Body Flicker Technique! It seems Naruto didn't waste his training time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat surprised.

On the battle stage.

Neji Hyuga turned back like a hungry tiger.

His Byakugan had already seen everything that happened behind him.

As long as Naruto didn't stand in his blind spot of thirty-sixty degrees, he couldn't escape the vision of the Byakugan!

Being dodged by a weakling using the Body Flicker Technique on his first attack was unacceptable to Neji.

He had to defeat Naruto with even greater speed!

"Fire Style: Great Flame Bullet!"

Naruto leaped into the air and spat out a massive, high-temperature fireball!

For a Great Flame Bullet, Naruto basically didn't want to use it.

He was afraid his chakra wouldn't even register being depleted.

Boom!

The flames poured down like a sea, crashing towards Neji Hyuga.

The spectators were dumbfounded, all watching intently.

"You know Fire Style too?"

Neji had never heard of Naruto knowing Fire Style.

If he really knew it, why didn't he use it when fighting Inuzuka Kiba earlier?

Could this Naruto Uzumaki be playing the pig to eat the tiger?

"Did Jiraiya teach him?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt everything was reasonable.

One could only say Jiraiya was a qualified special training teacher.

"Heavenly Spin!"

Neji hadn't even thought of spinning around here!

He spun in place, releasing chakra with both hands to form a 360-degree, no-dead-angle chakra tornado!

It was an absolute defense often seen in the ninja world!

The flames were blocked by the chakra wall.

Naruto landed outside the circle.

"Keep spinning, and you'll be silent with every spin!"

Lightning Release chakra instantly covered his entire body.

Naruto stimulated his cells' vitality, his blonde hair floating and standing on end.

He formed hand seals and slammed the ground!

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

The originally hard ground instantly turned into a swamp.

Neji, spinning at high speed, was equivalent to spinning in a swamp.

Forced to stop defending and switch to offense, Neji struck back with sixty-four palms!

Directly attacking Naruto!

The spectator stands.

Patriarch Hiashi Hyuga was already astonished by Neji's Heavenly Spin.

Compared to his daughter, this child was the Hyuga with the strongest talent!

There was no time for regret.

Neji Hyuga was already attacking Naruto with dense Gentle Fist Technique strikes!

"Lightning Armor: Konoha Dragon God!"

Naruto used the Konoha Dragon God taijutsu at the speed of the Lightning Release chakra mode.

In an instant, wind and thunder played in unison.

He transformed into a tornado on the field, sweeping Neji Hyuga within it!

"Are Konoha Genin this fierce?"

The ninjas from the small ninja villages were all stunned.