"Third Match: Hyuga Neji VS Hyuga Hinata."
Seeing this third match, Gekkō Hayate showed a slight look of surprise, and all the Jonin present had varying expressions, their gazes focused on Hinata.
As everyone knows, the Hyuga Clan is divided into the Main Family and the Branch Family.
The Main Family inherits the Byakugan Bloodline Limit from generation to generation. The Branch Family must sacrifice their lives to protect the Main Family, and the Branch Family members are marked with a Cursed Seal on their foreheads from childhood. The internal conflict of the Hyuga Clan stems from this Cursed Seal.
To be honest, the system of the Main Family and the Branch Family greatly protected their Byakugan from leaking out.
If it weren't for this Cursed Seal, some weaker Branch Family members would definitely be attacked and killed by people from outside villages. Thanks to this Cursed Seal, these people wouldn't be targeted by outsiders.
But the Cursed Seal is both their success and their downfall.
The existence of the Cursed Seal is a protection for the weak, but for a Genius or a powerful person, it is a restraint.
Hyuga Neji is a Genius.
Unfortunately, he was born into the Branch Family. Even though he graduated as the top student from the Ninja Academy, he was not qualified to view some of the Family's Secret Techniques.
His Cultivation of the Byakugan and Gentle Fist relied entirely on self-discovery.
Under these circumstances, to still be able to master "Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven," his reputation as a Genius is well-deserved.
He harbors resentment towards the Main Family.
He believed that if the Family did not have the system of Main Family and Branch Family, his Father Hyuga Hizashi would not have died, and he would not have been restrained by the Family.
Over time, he even grew to hate Hyuga Hinata, the Young Miss of the Main Family.
This drawing result was exactly what he wanted.
"Young Miss Hinata, you should just concede."
"Brother Neji..."
Hyuga Hinata's voice was very soft and gentle, but this did not arouse even a shred of pity in Neji.
On the contrary, the look in his eyes when he gazed at Hinata was full of mockery.
The battle between the Main Family and the Branch Family.
Almost everyone present focused their attention on Hinata, and some people who didn't understand the situation looked at Hinata with a hint of sympathy.
There was nothing they could do; Hyuga Neji's reputation as a Genius was simply too great.
Except for the rookie nine and a few Jonin like Kakashi, who knew that Hinata's true strength did not match her appearance, everyone else basically assumed Hinata would lose.
Hinata didn't know Hyuga Neji's inner thoughts, but the sharpness in his gaze—even sharper than the surrounding Jonin's—made her somewhat uncomfortable, causing her to lower her head slightly.
"Begin!"
Gekkō Hayate looked at Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Neji, and seeing that both were ready, he announced the start of the match.
"Young Miss Hinata, since you won't concede, then I will make my Move."
Hyuga Neji did not verbally attack Hinata as he did in the original work. He couldn't do that, as it would make him seem ill-mannered.
What he wanted was to defeat Hinata honorably using strength, proving that the system of Main and Branch Families was wrong.
Thus, he first bowed to Hinata, and then Hyuga Neji assumed the stance of the Gentle Fist and suddenly charged toward Hinata.
Both Hinata and Neji activated their Byakugan simultaneously. Compared to Neji, Hinata's Byakugan was undoubtedly purer and stronger, allowing her to see Neji's movements clearly.
The reason Hinata didn't defeat Neji in the original work was that even if Hinata saw Neji's attack patterns clearly, her body couldn't keep up.
Now, after the baptism of the Internet Café Games, Hinata could fully achieve the feat of 'the eye sees, the hand follows.'
Facing Neji's attacks, she was able to intercept them perfectly every time, forcing Neji to retreat without success.
'How is this possible? My attacks were all intercepted?'
Neji's attacks were sharp; any ordinary person would have been knocked down long ago.
Unfortunately, Hinata was different. Her Byakugan was stronger than Neji's, and her Taijutsu was also superior to Neji's. How could she lose?
Neji didn't know this. He thought the reason he couldn't hit Hinata was that his speed was too slow. If he could just be a little faster, he would win.
Thinking this, Hyuga Neji's gaze darkened, and he prepared to increase his attack speed further, quickly ending the battle and gloriously defeating Hinata, the Young Miss of the Main Family... The figures of Hinata and Neji constantly intertwined. One attacked, and the other defended, a state that had lasted for a while.
Neji was truly surprised by Hinata's strength.
He didn't know when the Hinata, who had been timid since childhood, had acquired such strength.
'However, I am the strongest.'
Neji exerted his full strength, striking Hinata's shoulder directly with an unremarkable palm strike.
Before he could rejoice, Hinata used his strength against him, slightly shifting her shoulder. After neutralizing the force of the attack, she pushed back fiercely.
Neji immediately staggered back several steps.
Hinata did not press her advantage but stood in place, circling her hands, adopting a slightly strange posture.
"Hinata is amazing! She actually forced Neji back."
On the second floor, seeing Hinata force Neji back, Little Lee, her teammate, praised her repeatedly.
"Hinata doesn't just have this much strength. Just watch, she will win this match."
If anyone knew Hinata's strength best, it would naturally be her teammates from Team 8.
Kiba certainly didn't believe that Hinata, who had achieved Major Achievement in her Cultivation of Tai Chi Fist, would lose to Neji.
That's right, the Martial Art Hinata chose in reality was Tai Chi Fist.
Tai Chi Fist is a traditional Han Chinese martial art that combines internal and external Cultivation, characterized by softness, slowness, lightness, and balancing hard and soft. Its core philosophy is based on the dialectical concepts of Tai Chi, Yin and Yang from traditional Chinese Confucian and Daoist philosophy. It integrates self-nurturing, physical fitness, combat techniques, and other functions, combining the changes of the Yin and Yang Five Elements from the I Ching Studies, the meridian theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridian Theory, Daoyin Exercise, and Tuntuna Breathing Techniques.
In terms of conceptual depth, Tai Chi is more than just one level higher than the Gentle Fist, which only focuses on striking Acupoints.
"Again!"
Neji couldn't accept being forced back by Hinata. Gritting his teeth, he charged forward to attack again.
With Chakra flowing through both palms, Neji continuously delivered two strikes: one strike with the first step, and a reverse strike with a turn on the second step.
However, as the first palm strike landed, Hinata stepped aside and gently swept her right hand like a soft breeze, deflecting Neji's palm.
As he delivered the second strike, Hinata's palm slid down from his shoulder, following the direction of his attack, and landed on his wrist.
Seizing the advantage, Hinata twisted his arm, locked it behind his back, and followed up with a palm strike, sending Neji flying directly.
Anyone could tell that Hinata had gained the upper hand in this match between the Main Family and the Branch Family.
"Impossible."
"Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms."
Neji couldn't accept this result. Gritting his teeth, he used the signature Move of the Gentle Fist.
The Byakugan completely penetrated Hinata's entire network of Meridians and Acupoints. An invisible Eight Trigrams Magnetic Field enveloped the two of them, and Neji's Chakra-covered hands instantly turned into a furious storm, striking towards all the Acupoints on Hinata's body.