Neji felt a sense of relief.
But he didn't know that this relief did not last long.
At the end of the corridor, a gray-haired elder was passing by with his hands behind his back.
Neji recognized this as one of the elders of Hyuga Main House, Hyuga Takuma. When his father was sent away to die, this elder was also present and did not say a word from beginning to end.
"Eh? Neji?"
Hyuga Takuma's voice was serious, with Main House's customary condescension. "You stayed at the training ground all day today, and you returned to the clan so late."
"How is your practice going lately?"
"Come here and let me take a look."
If it were in the past, Neji would have lowered his head and answered respectfully.
But today he did not bow his head.
He stood there and replied calmly, "Thank you, elder, for your concern. My cultivation progress is normal!"
Neji finished speaking and leaned slightly to leave, "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."
Caged Bird is no longer here, he doesn't need to bow to anyone anymore.
Hyuga Takuma's face changed when he heard this.
He has lived for most of his life and has an almost instinctive sensitivity to Branch House people's attitudes.
Neji He is more sensitive to the subtle changes in these few sentences today than anyone else.
This attitude is not resistance, but calmness.
This kind of calmness should not appear in a Branch House person.
Hyuga Takuma narrowed his eyes and silently formed the seal to activate Caged Bird with his hands.
A stream of Chakra shot out from his fingertips and went straight to Neji's forehead.
He waited for Neji to kneel down on the ground due to severe pain, hold his head in his hands, and beg for mercy like all Branch House people.
But nothing happened.
Neji stood there with no reaction on his forehead. Byakugan looked at him calmly.
"Huh? Caged Bird Why didn't you respond?"
Hyuga Takuma's face turned livid instantly:
"How is this possible? Caged Bird has never failed!"
"What did you do?"
Neji frowned, knowing that he couldn't hide this matter.
He turned around and was about to leave, but Hyuga Takuma stepped in front of Neji:
"Stop, you are not allowed to leave this yard until the reason why Caged Bird fails is explained clearly!"
Talking about the starting position of Gentle Fist:
"Since Caged Bird has failed, I will do it myself to let you know where you should stand."
Neji did not answer or retreat.
Just silently show the starting position of Gentle Fist.
Two figures fought fiercely in the courtyard, Gentle Fist versus Gentle Fist, Eight Trigrams Palm versus Eight Trigrams Palm.
There was a fierce collision in the corridor, and Chakra's shock wave shook the dust on the walls.
Hyuga Takuma Although he is highly qualified, he has been pampered and pampered for many years, and his physical reaction is no longer what it used to be.
After dozens of moves, he was suppressed by Neji. He was forced back several steps by a Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, and his back hit the pillar with a dull impact.
The movement here quickly alarmed the entire Hyuga Compound.
Hyuga Hiashi came quickly with a group of tribesmen and elders.
He stood at the front of the crowd, his eyes sweeping between Hyuga Takuma and Neji.
Hyuga Takuma covered the shoulder that was hit by Neji and pointed at Neji, his voice trembling with excitement:
"Clan leader, Caged Bird of Neji has failed!"
"I just activated Caged Bird on his forehead, but there was no reaction at all!"
"This has never happened in hundreds of years. He must have used some evil magic to remove Caged Bird!"
"This matter must be investigated strictly!"
There was an uproar in the crowd.
The expressions of people Main House changed suddenly, and people Branch House exchanged glances in the back row of the crowd, with a glint of disbelief flashing in their eyes.
At this time, an elder walked out of the crowd, faced Neji with one hand Hand Seals, and activated Caged Bird, and then nothing happened.
Neji stood there, activating Caged Bird and hitting Chakra on him without any response.
The expressions of everyone present changed.
Branch House's eyes changed from shock to surprise.
For the first time, they saw that Caged Bird, which had been weighing on Branch House for hundreds of years, was lifted.
"Neji, when did your Caged Bird fail?"
"How did it fail?"
"Who helped you lift it?"
Hyuga Hiashi spoke.
His voice was calm, but anyone who knew him could tell there was a turbulent undercurrent underneath this calmness.
He looked at the face in front of him that looked more and more like his brother Hizashi, and felt mixed emotions in his heart.
Neji is the only bloodline of Hizashi left in this world, and is also the Branch House member with the most outstanding talent of the Hyuga Clan.
Hyuga Hiashi knows in his heart that Neji should not be restrained by Caged Bird. His talent and will are worthy of a freer sky.
But now in front of all Main House elders, he cannot show any favoritism.
Hyuga Hiashi's eyes lingered on Neji's face, hoping that Neji could give a reason at will, so that he could at least temporarily suppress the questioning of Main House elders.
But Neji pursed her lips tightly and refused to say a word.
Main House The elders can't sit still.
An elder with all white hair, leaning on a cane, ordered in a hoarse voice:
"Get Neji!"
"The failure of Caged Bird is related to the foundation of the Hyuga Clan for hundreds of years. No matter what method he uses to remove it, it must be interrogated by Main House himself!"
"You guys, arrest Neji!"
The several Branch House Jōnins who were named looked embarrassed, but the pressure of Caged Bird and clan rules had been engraved in their bones for too many years, so they could only bite the bullet and step forward.
They hesitated in their movements and held back their strength. This kind of release made their siege appear superficial.
Neji shuttled between several Branch House ninjas like a swimming dragon. After a few rounds, they were beaten back by Neji's Gentle Fist.
Neji stood there and did not take advantage of the victory. He just put his palms back in front of him in a defensive posture.
He doesn't want to hurt these Branch House people like him.
"Trash!"
When the three Main House elders saw this, their faces completely darkened.
They looked at each other, took a step forward at the same time, and surrounded Neji in the center from three directions.
The three of them activated Gentle Fist at the same time, and three Chakra sharp edges from Eight Trigrams Palm pressed towards Neji from different angles.
Neji Byakugan's limit is opened, and it receives attacks from three people at the same time.
At first, he could barely maintain his defense by relying on his footwork and palm skills, but after all, three senior Main House elders joined forces to attack him. The palm skills became more and more dense, and Chakra became heavier and heavier.
After several rounds of attack and defense, Neji was exhausted.
An elder took advantage of the gap between Ningci to block the attacks of the other two, and struck Ningci hard on the chest with a Bagua air palm, sending him flying backwards and falling heavily on the stone floor.
Neji coughed up a mouthful of blood and tried to stand up by holding on to the ground. Three elders had already forced themselves in front of him and surrounded him.
Neji Leaning against the pillar, the strength in his body was rapidly draining away.
Elder Main House looked at Neji condescendingly and issued another interrogation:
"Neji I'd better ask you what method you used to remove Caged Bird."
Neji coughed up a mouthful of bloody saliva and did not answer.
He reached into his ninja bag with his right hand and took out the Flying Raijin Kunai Naruto gave him.
Naruto said that if you are in danger, enter Chakra and he will come immediately.
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Neji injects the little Chakra left in the body into it.