No one understood everything that had happened more clearly than Neji Hyuga.
The moment the Rasengan broke through Rotation, he froze too. He had never expected Rotation, known as an absolute defense, to prove so fragile.
Most importantly, the Rasengan that had broken through Rotation made Neji feel death looming.
Just as Neji thought he was going to die, he discovered that the Rasengan had suddenly vanished. An explosion followed, blasting both of them away.
There were only two possible reasons for the Rasengan's sudden disappearance. Either Naruto lacked the chakra to sustain the ninjutsu, or he had deliberately dispersed it.
Neji was a genius himself, so he naturally would not believe it was the former. That could only mean Naruto had deliberately dispersed his ninjutsu for Neji's sake, taking most of the damage himself.
Neji could not help being moved, his heart filled with conflicting feelings.
In fact, if Neji had not conceded, he would have advanced under the tournament rules. But Neji could not do that. Neither his conscience nor his pride would allow him to do such a thing.
Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately moved between the two and announced loudly:
"Naruto Uzumaki wins this match."
Hearing the result, Naruto, who had still been struggling to stand, immediately flopped flat on his back, his face covered in a satisfied smile.
Although most of the audience had not understood what had really happened, the Konoha jonin around them, and even some of the chunin, understood the truth. They sincerely admired Naruto's unexpected action:
"As expected of Lord Hokage's son. Very impressive!"
"Yes, he's got the Hokage's bearing. He's just a bit mischievous!"
"Haha, that kid from the Hyuga Clan is pretty good too. A bit full of himself, but he has principles. Well done!"
"Yes, they'll all be