"Truly exceptional. The student has surpassed the master."
The people nearby joined in with compliments, praising Hinata Hyuga from top to bottom, from head to toe.
Beside them, Hyuga Hiashi was grinning so broadly that his mouth was practically wide enough to see his underwear through it!
"Hahaha, you flatter her. You flatter her."
"My daughter still has a great deal to learn."
"You're being modest."
And so they went on, exchanging compliments back and forth.
In the spectator stands.
Luo Mang found it rather novel to see how much Hinata Hyuga had changed.
Could awakening an ability really bring about such a drastic transformation?
Still, on second thought, it made sense.
With chakra helping people improve in the shinobi world, the changes over a year or two could be several times greater than in a normal world. Becoming like this a month after awakening her ability wasn't all that unreasonable.
Hinata Hyuga's hair had grown long, and she wore it in a high ponytail.
Her ponytail hung down her back. The pretty girl's face no longer showed her former timidity and shyness.
"She's changed so much!"
Ino Yamanaka spoke up beside him, sounding rather astonished.
"She really has."
"To think Hinata used to be so timid she barely dared say a word. Look at her now."
As her teammate, Cool-Headed Guy was also surprised to see Hinata like this.
"Yes, she's changed quite a bit."
Beside them, Neji Hyuga activated his Byakugan to examine her chakra pathways and the chakra within her body, and was stunned.
"Her chakra has multiplied several times over, too."
"Is this the difference between the Branch Family and the Main Family?"
Huh?
Luo Mang, who had been admiring Hinata Hyuga's beauty, suddenly froze at those words.
Slowly gathering himself, he turned his head.
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