"What? Impossible! What is this chakra?"
Neji could clearly see the chakra surrounding Naruto, but what was with that intense hatred, revulsion, and unease?
The feeling Naruto gave Neji now was as though he were facing not a human, but a colossal monster capable of destroying the world.
"Let's settle this!"
Naruto charged forward, his feet shattering the ground beneath him. Neji's chakra had reached its limit, and he only had enough left for one more Rotation.
"Rotation!"
"Haaah!"
Bang...
A powerful gust stirred up a cloud of dust that billowed across the arena.
Within the dust, Naruto knocked Neji to the ground with a single punch. With the two of them so close together, Neji stared blankly at Naruto and murmured, "Why? Why can you break free of the chains of fate?"
Naruto replied calmly, "Nothing special. I just refuse to bow to fate. You shouldn't put so much faith in this so-called destiny, either."
Naruto's expression grew solemn. "Neji, I don't know exactly what happened to you, but I believe that if you refuse to bow to fate like I do, you can break those chains and find true freedom, too."
At that moment, Naruto's words carried an undeniable conviction.
"And if I can, I'll help you, too. Honestly, my fate has been even worse than yours. I've just never stopped reaching for the light."
The dust in the arena gradually began to clear.
Soon, countless spectators saw the boy hailed as the Hyuga Clan's genius lying on the ground, while the despised dead last stood firmly in the arena.
"As long as you refuse to bow to fate, you can break free of its chains?"
With his chakra exhausted, Neji couldn't even get up, but his wide Byakugan eyes remained fixed on Naruto's confident expression.
The outcome