"What is this power?"
After being sent flying, Neji released chakra to regain control of his body. He stared at Naruto across from him in shock, unable to believe how Naruto had managed any of this.
Had Naruto learned some life-risking move like the Eight Gates Formation?
Meanwhile, Jiraiya, who had been watching the entire fight, let out a huge sigh of relief. Clearly, Naruto hadn't let him down.
With this, I should have passed muster, right?
Jiraiya glanced at Madara on the second-floor stands and nervously wiped away his sweat.
He could hardly be blamed for being nervous. Getting Naruto to improve had been quite difficult.
Originally, Jiraiya had assumed Naruto was a genin who knew nothing, and that teaching him a few basics would be enough to produce considerable improvement. What he hadn't expected was that the Naruto brought to him would already have such a solid foundation.
Clearly, Naruto had received excellent instruction in the Uchiha Clan, but that was precisely what made things difficult for Jiraiya.
After all, turning a mediocre student into an excellent one was naturally easier than taking an excellent student to even greater heights.
Over the past month, Jiraiya had poured the same effort he put into his most diligent training into Naruto, and only then had Naruto achieved his current improvement.
In Jiraiya's eyes, Naruto's opponent, Neji Hyuga, was absurdly strong as well. Against any ordinary, talented genin, Naruto should have been able to win with ease.
Even Jiraiya hadn't expected the fight to push Naruto into unleashing the Nine-Tails' power.
With Naruto's current physical conditioning, once he took on nine-tails chakra, he could put up a fight even against a jōnin.
"Neji, you're strong, but I'm the one who's going to meet Sasuke at the top!"
Although Neji's technique completely