Piccolo, watching from afar, was filled with delight.
During the battle, Rock Lee's negative emotions gradually disappeared, while his strength increased continuously after absorbing these emotions, giving him the upper hand.
Such a person, who constantly pushes his own limits, is simply a born warrior.
Boom~
After the clash, the negative emotions within him completely dissipated, and Rock Lee, panting heavily, felt the changes within himself.
"You're pretty good, but not good enough!" Piccolo stood in front of Rock Lee, his eyes full of admiration.
Another figure reappeared in front of Rock Lee, looking exactly like Rock Lee.
Bang!
Rock Lee wanted to use the same trick again and smash the figure in front of him.
A punch landed on the figure's face.
The figure that looked exactly like him didn't flinch at all, and simply endured Rock Lee's attacks head-on.
Ah~
The one who finally let out a scream was Rock Lee, who was attacking the figure.
"This is your true self. You must recognize yourself in order to fully master your power. You must learn to communicate with your own mind, otherwise one day you will be destroyed by that power."
Piccolo waved his hand, and the surrounding space began to shatter, some of it disappearing.
Rock Lee was in pain all over his body; his legs, which had been sitting cross-legged, began to twitch, and sweat poured down his face.
"Calm down and feel the changes in your body." Piccolo's voice echoed in his mind. Now was the perfect time to experience the improvement in his strength.
Rock Lee sat quietly again, enduring the pain in his body and feeling the changes within himself.
Follow Piccolo's guidance and enter a wondrous state, seeing your own body from an observer's perspective.
"Is this my body?" In his eyes, his body was already damaged in many places, and if it were to erupt, his ninja career might be over.
A gentle energy was constantly repairing his body, and within this energy, he could also sense Piccolo's presence.
Piccolo, standing on the training field, wore a relieved smile.
Now it seems that my student is very talented, but I'm not good at discovering his potential.
Another battlefield.
Neji Hyuga and Tien Shinhan are engaged in a fierce battle.
The two clashed repeatedly in mid-air. With each of Neji Hyuga's attacks, Chakra was injected into Frogfan's body, attempting to restrict his movements.
Bang!
Both of their hands struck each other's chests.
Veins bulged around Neji Hyuga's eyes; his Byakugan was activated to its limit.
Tien Shinhan, however, remained nonchalant, but at the crucial moment, he allowed Neji Hyuga's attack to land on him.
Click~
After Neji's arms struck Tien Shinhan, they were rebounded by a powerful force, dislocating Neji's arms.
"Neji, stop. You're too hasty! Your attack is too reckless; this isn't like you."
Tien Shinhan, supporting Neji Hyuga's arms, snapped them back into place with two quick movements.
"Tien Shinhan- sensei, after learning about Uchiha Sasuke's strength, I'm indeed a bit anxious. My strength has reached a bottleneck, and I can't break through it. I'm worried that it might be due to the influence of the Caged Bird Seal."
Neji Hyuga looked at Tien Shinhan with some guilt, realizing he had disappointed Tien Shinhan by failing to escape the Caged Bird despite having the ability to do so.
"You did very well. The move you just used should be the Gentle Fist of your Hyuga Clan, but the key training method was hidden. It's not your fault," Tien Shinhan comforted him.
The current Neji Hyuga is somewhat like himself back when he was under Master Crane Hermit's tutelage. There's something about him that moves him, something that binds him, something he doesn't want to leave.
Neji Hyuga himself. Master Crane Hermit had been completely open with him, teaching him all his secret techniques, while the Hyuga Clan was on guard against Neji Hyuga.
"Yes! I expected this." Neji Hyuga's expression was calm. He had only learned the basics of Gentle Fist; he had to figure out many West City his own.
The reason why the Cursed Seal of the Caged Bird is so difficult to remove is that it is not just Sealing Jutsu, but also involves the meridians around the eyes, which is a unique ability of the Hyuga Clan.
Therefore, after being imprinted with the Caged Bird, the Byakugan will have a blind spot, and in the practice of Gentle Fist, they are only allowed to practice the auxiliary techniques of the Main Family.
"Don't be discouraged. I'll teach you an interesting fist technique— the Meridian-Severing Fist, which is quite similar to your Gentle Fist." Tien Shinhan saw that Neji Hyuga had fallen into his own imagination again, and with one sentence, he pulled him back to reality.
Tien Shinhan opened his third eye, hidden deep within his hat, and observed the meridians on Neji Hyuga's body through the hat, especially the meridians around his eyes that connect to the optic nerve in his brain.
He gathered a burst of energy in one hand, which shaped into a hand blade and slashed at Neji Hyuga's face.
Neji Hyuga believed Tien Shinhan wouldn't hurt him, so he stood still.
The hand strike landed on Neji Hyuga's forehead.
"What is this?" Neji Hyuga, who had previously closed his Byakugan, opened it again, veins bulging around his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.
Originally, because of the image of the Caged Bird, there should have been a blind spot in his 360-degree field of vision. Now that blind spot has disappeared, and his previously Byakugan perspective has become much clearer.
"Tien Shinhan- sensei, what's this?" Neji Hyuga couldn't help but ask.
"Open up some of the meridians in your brain. Under normal circumstances, that thing on your head won't threaten you unless someone activates Cursed Seal. In that case, you'll have enough time to escape. I don't want you to die under the Caged Bird one day."
Tien Shinhan said with his head held high in a haughty manner.
Tien Shinhan put in a lot of effort to free the Caged Bird, not only by reading the Uchiha Clan's library.
He continued to experiment, even using the Hyuga Clan's branch family members, whom Uchiha Feng had offered a bounty on in Konoha Ninja, for his experiments. Ironically, the greatest help he received came from Uchiha Feng gave him a complete Byakugan.
"Thank you, Tien Shinhan- sensei." Tears of emotion welled up in Neji Hyuga's eyes. He knew clearly that if things were simple, how could the Hyuga Clan's branch family have been at the mercy of others for so long? Tien Shinhan- sensei must have put in unimaginable effort.
"What I just used was the Meridian Cutting Technique, which can sever the body's meridians. It's even more direct than your Gentle Fist."
Tien Shinhan couldn't stand Neji Hyuga's current expression, so he started explaining his techniques to him.
The energy in his hand transformed into a column of energy, shooting towards the wooden figure in front of him, leaving no trace of damage.
However, Neji Hyuga activated his Byakugan and discovered that the interior of the wooden doll had been damaged by the previous attack.
Time quickly passed and evening arrived.
After the meal, the group returned to their respective residences.
Uchiha Feng keenly sensed that the number of Anbu members around him had increased significantly.
As night deepened, Uchiha Feng remained in bed, but his sensory abilities had already spread out.
Under Mizuki's instigation, Naruto has begun stealing the Scroll of Seals.