Neji stood before the Hyuga Clan's gates, a complicated expression on his face. Ninja were now a thing of the past, and no one in the clan possessed chakra anymore. Having joined the Zero Organization, he had avoided the Infinite Tsukuyomi through a scroll, so his chakra remained intact. He alone could overpower the entire clan and vent the resentment buried in his heart since childhood.
Yet for some reason, he could never bring himself to take that step.
In the end, Neji clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and prepared to leave.
Just then, a group of thuggish-looking people approached from a distance, laughing as they said, "Haha, I heard all the ninja have lost their powers. They're ordinary people just like us now. The Hyuga Clan used to look down their noses at us all the time because they were the village's number one clan. Let's show them what's what!"
"That's right. But if Lady Tsunade finds out, won't..."
After that play Anyo had filmed, Tsunade's prestige in the village was quite high.
"It's fine. We're just throwing stones for fun. If a few happen to land inside, surely no one can say anything!"
"Good point."
After egging one another on, they took out bits of stone and hurled them into the Hyuga Residence. When they saw that no one dared come out to stop them, they grew even more brazen. Some even took out firecrackers.
"Haha, watch me give them a big one!"
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm."
A cold shout rang out.
An ultrafast palm strike of compressed air sent the thrown firecrackers straight back. Its force did not stop there: the scattered palm blasts targeted different parts of the thugs' bodies. Under the vacuum shells imbued with Gentle Fist, every thug collapsed in less than a