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Before Kaito could approach, Neji turned around.
"Uncle Kaito."
Neji bowed slightly.
"How are your eyes progressing?"
Kaito lowered his gaze to Neji's pupils, which now shimmered with a brilliant blue radiance.
"The first awakening of the Tenseigan has been completed."
Neji touched his lower eyelid and smiled faintly.
"It seems further replenishment of ocular power will be needed to trigger the next stage of awakening."
With a single glance, Kaito discerned the condition of Neji's eyes. He reached into his sleeve and retrieved a golden crystal, handing it over.
"Here. This seal contains the ocular power required for the next phase."
"Thank you."
Neji accepted it with both hands.
"I'm merely borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha."
Kaito waved his hand dismissively, then turned his attention to the distant, earth-shaking battle between Sasuke and Naruto.
"Neji," he said, "don't you want to test the capabilities of your eyes as they are now?"
"What do you mean?"
Neji's voice carried a hint of eagerness.
"A three-way battle could be quite interesting."
Kaito smiled meaningfully.
"Very well!"
Neji's demeanor became spirited as a surge of green chakra erupted around him, forming a cloak.
Then, in an instant, he shot into the air, gliding swiftly toward the distant battlefield.
"Just like the Rinnegan, it possesses the fundamental ability to manipulate attraction and repulsion, huh?"
Kaito's eyes gleamed with interest.
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"SASUKE!!"
"NARUTO!!"
A towering purple Susanoo and a massive golden Nine-Tails fox stood locked in a contest of strength, their colossal hands pressing against each other.
Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails' nine whipping tails clashed relentlessly with the Susanoo's enormous wings.
A flash of green streaked between them—Neji, clad in his chakra cloak, hovered effortlessly in the space between the two behemoths.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes, barely recognizing the suddenly appearing Neji.
"Neji," he said, irritation lacing his tone. "What are you doing here?"
"Eh?! Neji?!" Naruto exclaimed in shock. "What happened to you?!"
"Heh. It's me."
Neji raised his arms and crossed them.
"Uncle Kaito suggested a three-way battle might be interesting. I agree."
"Oh?" Sasuke's voice dripped with amusement. "So you've mastered a new power. Let's see what you've got!"
Naruto, still not fully grasping the situation, shouted, "What are you two talking about?! Neji, get out of here! It's dangerous!!"
"Don't underestimate me!"
Neji compressed chakra in both palms before suddenly thrusting them outward, unleashing twin strikes toward Naruto and Sasuke.
"Sage Art: Twin Sixteen Vacuum Palms!"
High-density chakra erupted from his hands, carrying layers of compressed force as it shot toward the golden Nine-Tails and the Susanoo.
"This move…"
Sasuke's gaze sharpened.
"Is it modeled after Kaguya's Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack?"
"Pretty impressive!"
Even Naruto sensed the overwhelming power behind Neji's strike.
Exchanging a glance with Sasuke, the golden Nine-Tails and the Susanoo simultaneously released their grip and leaped back.
The Susanoo raised the circular shield on its left arm, blocking Neji's attack.
Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails entwined two of its tails into a single massive whip and lashed out, dispersing the high-density chakra.
"So?"
Neji's green chakra cloak blazed fiercely around him, radiating immense pressure.
"Am I qualified to join this fight?"
"HAHAHAHA! Bring it on, Neji! Don't blame me if you get hurt!"
Naruto roared with excitement as the golden Nine-Tails hurled a colossal spinning shuriken toward Neji.
"Sage Art: Wind Release — Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken!!!"
However, the moment the Nine-Tails turned, Sasuke's voice rang out from behind.
"Sage Art: Lightning Release — Susanoo Chidori Sharp Spear!!!"
The Susanoo's right hand gripped an enormous lightning spear, thrusting it straight toward the Nine-Tails' back.
"YOU SNEAKY—!!"
Naruto nearly choked on his fury.
Facing the spiraling, shrieking Rasenshuriken, Neji spread his hands, unleashing a powerful repulsive force from his palms.
"Sage Art: Repulsion Rotation!"
Immediately, he spun mid-air, forming a massive green chakra sphere.
BOOM!!!
The Rasenshuriken collided with the sphere—only to be violently repelled back.
"Neji already said it's a three-way battle!" Sasuke taunted Naruto.
"AAAAHHH!!"
Naruto bellowed as the golden Nine-Tails leaped high into the air, narrowly avoiding both Sasuke's lightning spear and the rebounding Rasenshuriken.
The gigantic spinning shuriken arced through the sky, howling as it shot toward Sasuke's Susanoo.
"But you're both ganging up on me!!"
Naruto protested loudly as the Nine-Tails opened its maw, compressing dark-red chakra into a sphere.
"Quit whining!"
Sasuke's eyes darted strategically. His Susanoo swung the lightning spear, cleaving the Rasenshuriken apart, then continued its trajectory—slashing toward Neji.
At the same time, his gaze locked onto a target.
"Amaterasu!"
Black flames erupted inside the Nine-Tails' mouth, engulfing it in an inferno.
Neji maneuvered gracefully through the air, tracing smooth arcs to evade the lightning spear. Then, biting his thumb, he smeared blood across his left palm and formed hand seals.
"Summoning Jutsu!!!"
A massive seal unfolded in the sky as the ground beneath them shattered.
A stone statue, rivaling the Nine-Tails and Susanoo in size, emerged with a thunderous crash. Its blade-like hand severed the lightning spear in a single strike.
"HOT HOT HOT—!!"
Naruto yelped as the Nine-Tails whipped its head, firing the Tailed Beast Bomb in a wide, sweeping arc.
Then, the colossal fox vanished, leaving Naruto clad in a golden chakra cloak as he descended from the sky.
With no fuel left to burn, the Amaterasu flames gradually died out.
Meanwhile, the Tailed Beast Bomb's catastrophic explosion birthed a towering mushroom cloud, the ensuing shockwave hurling Naruto backward.
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The onlookers had long since retreated to a safe distance, yet the gale-force winds still forced them to shield their eyes.
"DAMN IT!!" Kiba roared, arm raised against the storm. "What the hell's up with those three?! How are they this strong?!"
"Grrr…"
Akamaru, his fur thoroughly disheveled, nuzzled Kiba's leg in solidarity.
"Seems they've left us far behind."
Shikamaru, sheltered behind Chōji's massive frame, slumped with his usual deadpan expression.
"Mmph grff!"
Chōji, stubbornly chewing through the chaos, mumbled something entirely unintelligible.
I thought I was finally catching up to you guys…
Sakura stared silently at the distant explosion, her eyes dimming with resignation.
"Naruto-kun… Neji-nii-san…"
Hinata's fingers dug into the tree bark, leaving deep indentations.
"So that's the power Neji obtained…"
"Well, seems I've fallen behind as a teacher!"
Kakashi's tone was laced with wry resignation.
"Hmph. You were always far behind."
The blood puppet, still masquerading as Obito, delivered the jab flawlessly.
At the forest's edge, Tokuma and a group of Hyūga clansmen watched with barely contained exhilaration.
"So our Hyūga bloodline truly hides such power!"
"Neji may very well become the next Heavenly Ninja of the Hyūga clan!"
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