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The same gentle punches, the same eye rolls—a loss is a loss, a win is a win.
"How is this possible?"
Tenten finds it hard to accept that the ever-genius Hyuga Neji lost to Hyuga Hinata.
"Both of them are stronger than me. They truly deserve to be called geniuses of the Hyuga clan."
Lee Rock declared with high spirits, "I'm going to do thirty extra laps after school! Youth is all about hard work!"
"In just one summer vacation, Hinata's strength seems to have increased several times over."
"Shino Aburame said with a serious expression."
In the final exams of the previous semester, he fought against Hinata Hyuga and narrowly lost.
But after watching this match, he felt that if they played another match, the outcome would be hard to predict, and he might lose miserably.
"This is Kitazawa-sensei's special training!"
Yamanaka Ino remarked with emotion.
"Teacher Kitazawa is truly amazing!"
Naruto Uzumaki immediately echoed.
He learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique during the summer vacation, and his strength increased dramatically.
Although he wasn't entirely clear how earth-shattering the A-rank forbidden technique Kitazawa taught him was, he would make comparisons.
People like Mizuki and Iruka Umino, who are also teachers at the Ninja Academy, are far inferior to Kitazawa.
Nara Shikamaru hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Although he wanted to complain that Kitazawa was too devilish, he had to admit that his special training was indeed very effective.
After another ten days or so of practice, he felt he could try to learn the second secret technique of the Nara clan.
"That's true."
Sakura Haruno clenched her fist and said, "With Kitazawa-sensei's special training, we won't be any worse than Hinata!"
She followed Kitazawa every day to learn medical ninjutsu, and had long recognized his terrifying strength.
"Is it really that good?"
Kiba Inuzuka stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.
As far as he knew, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno had both participated in Kitazawa's special training.
Indeed, just as they said, they have made great progress.
The only one I didn't pay much attention to was Akimichi Choji.
He has only one thought right now, which is to eat, eat, eat.
I'll beat Hinata Hyuga in the next eating contest.
Sasuke Uchiha's lips twitched.
Special training is important, but ultimately it depends on individual talent.
Sasuke Uchiha snapped out of his daze and looked at Hinata Hyuga.
His original plan was to challenge Hyuga Neji after Neji won, in order to avenge his loss to him last semester.
But now that Hinata Hyuga has won, challenging the loser is not the style of the Uchiha clan.
However... he wasn't absolutely certain.
Before the two used Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, Uchiha Sasuke thought he could win.
After all, he has the Sharingan and can see their movements clearly.
However, Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms is a high-level secret technique of the Hyuga clan, and he only saw half of the ten palms that Hinata Hyuga just used.
Kitazawa had told him to observe, think, and reflect more.
Sasuke Uchiha believed he needed to observe the situation a couple more times before he could be sure.
In short, let's play it safe for now.
He certainly didn't want his Sharingan to fail in its first battle.
This would not only disgrace the Uchiha clan, but also make it difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Ninja Academy.
On a tree not far away.
Hiashi Hyuga fell silent.
He never dreamed that Hyuga Neji would actually be able to steal and successfully learn the Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
Moreover, in terms of progress, he was only two palms behind Hinata Hyuga.
It's worth noting that Hinata Hyuga had his guidance.
Hiashi Hyuga believed that no one understood Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms better than him.
Without a doubt, Hyuga Neji is a super genius no less than Hyuga Hinata.
The Uchiha clan has Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha, while the Hyuga clan has Hinata Hyuga and Neji Hyuga.
In terms of the number of geniuses, it was a rare tie.
Hiashi Hyuga thought back to Neji Hyuga's harsh words and thought to himself, "Hashi, I'm sorry."
Given the current situation, it is imperative to let Hyuga Neji know the truth about what happened back then.
With this in mind, Hiashi Hyuga made up his mind.
In his view, if Hinata Hyuga and Neji Hyuga work together, they will surely bring the Hyuga clan to new heights.
[Current Task: Help your classmate Hinata Hyuga defeat Neji Hyuga.]
[Mission Reward: Baguazhang - Reversal of Heaven]
[The host has completed the mission; reward issued.]
A large amount of information surfaced in Kitazawa's mind.
Baguazhang's "Return to Heaven" technique can be considered the ultimate secret art of soft fist, and is known as absolute defense.
Its effect is to form a hemispherical protective shield from the ground to the entire body, and to deflect physical attacks.
The actual principle is to release a large amount of chakra from the chakra points in the body and then spin it like a top.
Of course, what is generally called absolute defense is not truly absolute defense.
For example, Gaara's Sand Shield.
Even so, Baguazhang's "Returning to Heaven" technique is not bad.
Dealing with most ninjas wouldn't be a problem.
In particular, it can be considered the nemesis of taijutsu ninjas.
"Return to your lines and prepare for class."
Kitazawa paused for a moment, then said, "Neji, come find me later."
Hyuga Neji looked up blankly, not understanding why he was being asked to go find him.
But Kitazawa didn't explain anything further to him.
Seeing this, Hyuga Neji returned to Class 2-A in silence.
"rather……"
Hinata Hyuga hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.
Although she was happy to have defeated Hyuga Neji, she also felt guilty seeing him so distraught.
"fine."
Kitazawa patted her head and said, "Leave it to me."
Hinata Hyuga is too young to realize Neji Hyuga's real problem.
Chapter 132 Kitazawa's Talk-no-Jutsu
Although it was a new semester, Kitazawa did not teach any new ninjutsu, but instead had them practice Konoha Fluid Techniques.
It's not that he doesn't want to teach, it's that most students have limited talent.
It's already quite impressive that they were able to learn the Three Body Techniques at the Ninja Academy.
Kitazawa divided the students into two groups, as was his usual practice.
Students who have mastered the Leaf Village Fluid Technique are free to move around as they please, and can go to special training sessions if needed.
Kitazawa entrusted the remaining students to his shadow clones for instruction.
"Neji, come with me."
After Kitazawa arranged the students for the two classes, he called over Hyuga Neji.
The two of them arrived at a tree not far away.
"Teacher Kitazawa, is there something you need from me?"
Hyuga Neji has regained his composure, at least on the surface.
"What are your thoughts on losing to Hinata?"
After a moment's thought, Kitazawa asked.
"It was fate."
Hyuga Neji paused for two seconds before saying, "She was born into the main family, so her talent and strength should naturally be higher than mine."
"...?"
Kitazawa's lips twitched.
Is this child completely autistic?
Neji Hyuga harbored hatred towards the main branch of the Hyuga clan primarily for two reasons.
Firstly, he believed that Hyuga Hizashi was killed by the main family and felt that the Hyuga clan was cold-hearted.
Secondly, he was dissatisfied that despite having such talent, he was confined to a caged bird because of his separate family background at birth.
Now that Hinata Hyuga has defeated him, the second reason has disappeared.
If the former Hyuga Neji could still resist the injustice of fate, now he has submitted to the arrangements of fate.
"Have you ever considered that Hinata might beat you?"
Kitazawa thought for a moment and then asked.
"No."
Hyuga Neji paused for a moment, then said, "This is probably a joke that fate is playing on me."
"There was something Hinata said that was very true, but it needs to be changed."
Looking at his resigned attitude, Kitazawa said, "Fate is the excuse of the weak."
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Hyuga Neji suddenly raised his head.
I said you are weak.
Kitazawa bluntly stated, "Only the weak bow down to fate."
"I'm not!"
Hyuga Neji blurted out instinctively, "I'm a genius of the Hyuga clan!"
From childhood to adulthood, whether it was Hyuga Hizashi or other Hyuga clan ninjas, they all praised him as a rare genius.
But after he finished speaking, he stood there frozen in place.
What difference does it make whether I am weak or not?
Hyuga Neji said dejectedly, "No matter how strong I am, I will still be bound by the Caged Bird Seal on my forehead!"
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