After pondering for a moment, Neji's rhetorical question was like a precise needle, instantly piercing Teacher Chen's shell that seemed cynical but was actually wrapped in numbness.
"You have become weak because you have lost something!"
These words made the expression on Chen Baojun's face freeze instantly, and a trace of shock and pain that could not be concealed flashed through his eyes behind the pair of small sunglasses.
He opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't say a word.
Because Neji guessed it right.
Chen Baojun did have a direct disciple back then, Young Naruto who had no talent in Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, but poured all his passion and sweat into Taijutsu.
That Young Naruto is just like him when he was young, even more aggressive than him, and he believes that "Taijutsu can also become Strongest".
However, the cruelty of Third Shinobi World War ruthlessly crushed this dream.
In a tragic Encounter Battle, his apprentice who only knew Taijutsu fell to the enemy's Ninjutsu bombing in order to protect his companions.
Chen Baojun but unable to Rotation.
From then on, the feeling of self-blame and powerlessness was like a gangrene on his bones, tormenting him day and night.
He began to doubt the path he was on and whether "only relying on Taijutsu" could really protect the important people.
In the end, he chose to escape and use a carefully planned "death" to free himself from Ninja's identity and responsibility, and also bury his past self.
Until after Chunin Ninja Exams, I accidentally met Rock Lee who also knew only Taijutsu but was so stubborn that it was heartbreaking.
He saw too many shadows of his apprentice in Rock Lee.
The look in his eyes that refuses to admit defeat, the attitude of trying his best, the pure yearning for the identity of "Ninja"...
This made him feel not only nostalgic, but also a deep fear.
He was afraid that Rock Lee would follow the same path as his apprentice, and would eventually suffer a bloody blow in the face of the cruel reality, or even lose his life.
Therefore, after meeting Rock Lee, he used the harshest words to attack Rock Lee again and again, trying to make him retreat. In essence, it was a twisted form of protection.
At this moment, Chen Baojun fell silent after Neji revealed the deepest scars and weaknesses in his heart.
He couldn't deny it.
Rock Lee, who was on the side, understood something after hearing Neji's words and seeing Teacher Chen's momentarily gloomy reaction.
He lowered his head, his eyes complex under his thick eyebrows.
It turns out that Teacher Chen doesn't really look down on him, but... is afraid of losing?
This made the uneasiness in his heart lessen, but another feeling emerged.
Neji looked at Teacher Chen's default silence and the low mood of his friends around him, and he understood in his heart.
He did not continue to ask about Teacher Chen's past, that was meaningless.
He slowly raised his hand and reached for the white cloth covering his face.
This action attracted the attention of everyone present.
Even the people who were fighting fiercely in the distance seemed to sense a powerful Chakra wave.
Before Neji thought of conducting that dangerous experiment, when Naruto found him, there was undisguised worry and dissuasion in his eyes. "Neji, the risk is too great, Orochimaru's experiment... we can also think of other ways."
He also thought of Orochimaru's excited yet solemn eyes.
And privately, Uncle Hyuga Hiashi's advice. "Neji, you are Hyuga Clan's genius, and as Young Clan Leader, you are the hope of the family, don't take risks easily."
However, he Neji Hyuga has his own pride!
His response was. "It is precisely because I am Young Clan Leader that I took the initiative to apply when I knew I needed people from the Hyuga tribe to do experiments, because I didn't want to watch the tribesmen fall in front of my eyes."
He is Hyuga Clan's recognized genius, who broke Branch Family's destiny Shackles and stood at a new height.
How could he shrink from the door of Byakugan evolution that might lead to a higher level just because of the risk?
He longs for stronger power, not only for himself, but also to protect his companions, catch up in Naruto's footsteps, and break more fates!
The caged bird will finally fly!
Fortunately, Orochimaru's crazy experiment finally... succeeded.
"Rock Lee is a guy who doesn't have the talent of Ninjutsu. He has even practiced walking on water for a long time, and his clothes have been wetted by water countless times. He is an out-and-out mediocre person in terms of Chakra application."
"However, I very much agree with what Teacher Guy said."
Neji's voice was still calm, but it had an undoubted power. He looked at Li, who had his head lowered beside him.
"Li is a hard-working genius."
Rock Lee suddenly raised his head and looked at Neji.
Neji turned his eyes to Teacher Chen and said firmly, "If you don't have Ninjutsu Genjutsu's talent, so what?"
Then use a thousand times or ten thousand times of effort to repeatedly temper Taijutsu.
If you don't have talent, just repeat.
Naruto once said that nothing in the world can overcome the word 'persistence'!"
If it weren't for his strong will, he might have died on Operating Table.
Without the infusion of Hamura Chakra, the Chakra of Neji is still barely enough for these eyes to absorb.
However, he persisted and extracted Chakra at a speed that exceeded the limits of his mind and body. Finally, he broke through the shackles of his body and successfully completed the experiment.
"Rock Lee is a genius, a hard-working genius!"
The moment he finished speaking, Neji suddenly pulled off the blindfold!
The cloth belt fell, and what was exposed was not the familiar Byakugan.
Those are a pair of... eyes that exude Golden and cyan light.
The white part of the eyes is almost covered by a pure cyan halo, and the original pupil position seems to have turned into two deep, star-like lapis lazuli two-color light spots!
The powerful pupil power fluctuations spread like ripples, and the surrounding air was slightly distorted.
Immediately afterwards, an even more astonishing change occurred.
The majestic and pure cyan Chakra surged out of Neji's body like a volcanic eruption.
Chakra quickly wrapped around his whole body, forming a Chakra Cloak made of pure cyan Chakra, just like Hagoromo.
His hair was windless and the tips of his hair were dyed with a light cyan halo.
A pressure that surpassed ordinary Kage Level and even vaguely touched a higher level exploded with Neji as the center!
Tenseigan Chakra Mode, open!
The cyan light illuminated the chaotic Pawn battlefield, and also illuminated the renewed hope in Rock Lee's eyes, which shocked Chen Baojun opposite!