"Vacuum Palm!"
With Vacuum Palm in his hand, Naruto traded blows with Neji Hyuga. Bolstered by Vacuum Palm, Naruto's momentum had clearly grown much stronger.
Every time he clashed with Neji Hyuga, the energy wave of Vacuum Palm in Naruto's hand would burst forth. Neji Hyuga struggled to adapt to those sudden surges of force.
"Damn it, at this rate, I'll fall into Naruto's rhythm!"
Neji Hyuga felt deeply frustrated. Gentle Fist worked best when its strikes landed on the opponent's body.
But Naruto's chakra seemed inexhaustible. Neji had already expended most of his strength on taijutsu, yet Naruto could still maintain Vacuum Palm as he fought him.
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"
Neji Hyuga planned another round of ranged attacks to wear him down, but Naruto would not give him the chance. He hurled the Vacuum Palm in his hand, and it collided violently with Neji's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
Waves of energy spread out from the center of the collision. Even those in the farthest seats in the stands felt the wind generated by their clash.
"Ohhh! These two ninja are amazing!"
"Haha, exactly! They're way better than those last two."
"One of those last two ninja surrendered as soon as they went out there. Was something rigged?"
"Shh! Don't say things like that. Careful, Konoha might haul you away..."
The atmosphere in the stands grew electric as everyone discussed the fight.
"Tch! It's only been a few days, and Naruto's gotten this strong? He can even fight Neji Hyuga for this long."
Kiba Inuzuka spoke with some irritation. When he had fought Naruto a few days earlier, he had even held the upper hand for a while!
"Naruto-kun is so amazing. Neji is amazing too!"
Hinata said shyly from beside him.
"I'm leaning toward Naruto. As for why,