Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 260 Tetsuya: A Hidden Dragon Lurks in the Abyss, Neji, You Must Become That Hidden Dragon.

The preliminary rounds continued, and after Sasuke passed the preliminary rounds, it was Haku's turn a few rounds later.

Like Sasuke, Haku did not use ninjutsu, but only the most basic taijutsu to knock his opponent out of the ring.

When it was Karin's turn, she encountered someone who might be troublesome for others: this person could absorb other people's chakra.

For other genin, facing an enemy capable of absorbing chakra would be extremely difficult, since genin themselves don't possess much chakra.

Unfortunately, he encountered Karin, one of the few remaining members of the Uzumaki clan in the ninja world.

Karin lacks everything except chakra.

While the other party was still gloating over capturing Karin and being able to absorb her chakra, he was immediately stunned by a punch from Karin.

Watching Karin easily end the battle.

Several teachers from Konoha gathered together to chat.

"These three from the Land of Grass are a bit too strong."

Asma said, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"Judging from their performance, they should at least be at the level of an elite Chunin. I think they could even easily reach the level of a Jonin."

"That's what Kurenai Yuhi said from the side."

"I can't say about other things, but that Uchiha Sasuke should be at the level of a Jonin. Have you forgotten about Uchiha Itachi back then?"

When Itachi Uchiha became the captain of the Anbu, he was only thirteen years old, and he also had the same three-tomoe Sharingan.

Sasuke Uchiha is Itachi Uchiha's younger brother. Itachi was a genius back then, so Sasuke, as his brother, would naturally be no weakling either.

"Not only the Uchiha, but two other people are also quite strong. Neither of them has used ninjutsu yet."

"All I can say is, let's hope our students don't run into them in the later assessments."

It wasn't that they were saying discouraging things; it's just that they knew their own family members' situation best.

"Don't say that. I trust Neji and Lee."

Compared to the other teachers leading the team, Kai was much more optimistic.

He gave a thumbs up.

"I believe that as long as they fight with all their might, the sweat they shed during their hard training will be rewarded accordingly, because that's what youth is all about!"

His remarks drew strange looks from the other teachers in charge of the group.

Indeed, among all the candidates who participated in the Konoha Exams this year, perhaps only Neji of Team Guy could rival Sasuke.

As for the other villages, there are probably not many people who can fight Sasuke, except for Gaara from Sunagakure.

But what do you mean by that? It sounds as if their students haven't been training hard at all during this period of time.

The preliminary rounds are still ongoing, with candidates taking to the stage in waves.

The battles that followed were much more normal, and the one-sided battles that Sasuke and his two companions had experienced were no longer repeated.

Basically, both sides need to fight for several rounds before a winner is determined.

Shino Aburame and Shikamaru Nara, from the Konoha side, passed the test one after another.

Interestingly, despite dozens of people from the five major ninja villages participating in the competition by drawing lots, Sakura and Ino were still drawn into the same group for a duel.

The final result was that both sides were exhausted and the game ended in a draw, with both being eliminated.

"Next match: Neji Hyuga of Konoha versus Hinata Hyuga of Konoha."

Just as Hayate Gekko finished announcing the results of the draw, everyone in Konoha was stunned.

"No way, is it another internal conflict in Konoha?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Neji versus Hinata? I hope there won't be any problems."

The teachers in charge of the teams in Konoha all knew something about the Hyuga clan, especially Kakashi and Might Guy, who were the teachers of the two teams.

"Go Hinata! Sakura has already fallen, you have to win!"

When it was Hinata's turn to go on stage, Naruto immediately cheered her on loudly.

"I'll do my best, Naruto-kun."

Hinata took a deep breath and walked towards the arena.

Neji stepped onto the ring from the other side.

At this moment, the branch family and the main family stood on the same stage to compete.

One was the child of a scapegoat who was forced to die in a family division, and the other was the eldest daughter of the head of the main family.

It can be said that the difference between the two was destined from the moment they were born.

Neji looked at Hinata across from him, and he thought of the main family and his father who had died for the sake of the head of the main family.

He thought of the vows his father made when he kowtowed repeatedly before his father's funeral hall that day.

At this moment, he was excited. This match was a matter of life and death, and he could take this opportunity to kill this weak eldest daughter of the main family.

But he knew he couldn't do that.

It's not the right time yet; what I want is not just to kill a young lady from a powerful family.

What he wanted was to destroy the corrupt system of the Hyuga clan. He no longer wanted a main family or branch families; he wanted only the Hyuga family in the world.

"Neji, one should be like a dragon, either soaring through the wild and roaming the heavens, fully displaying one's strength and ability."

Either remain hidden in the abyss, concealing your brilliance and accumulating strength, waiting for the right opportunity to unleash your full power.

And now, you must become a hidden dragon, do you understand?

Recalling what his master had told him, Neji took a deep breath and assumed the standard starting stance of the Hyuga Gentle Fist.

"Young Miss, please enlighten me."

Hinata looked at her most respected brother Neji and adopted the starting stance of Gentle Fist.

"Brother Neji, please guide me."

The moonlight and the swift wind blew the whistle.

"Game start!"

With the sound of a whistle, the two charged at each other.

On the stands, Hiashi Hyuga, the only parent present to watch the match, observed the two fighters battling it out on the ring below.

"Neji, Hizashi."

Looking at Neji, Hiashi thought of his younger brother Hizashi, who died in his place.

His dissatisfaction with the cowardly Third Hokage grew even stronger. At the same time, he was also considering whether he should hand over the will left by Hizashi to Neji.

The battle on the stage continued; it was a pure Hyuga Gentle Fist duel.

Everyone watched with great interest.

On one side is Hinata, whose martial arts skills and personality are generally somewhat weak, while on the other side is the famous Hyuga genius.

The moment the two sides clashed, everyone had already predicted the outcome of this battle.

However, Neji had no intention of ending the battle quickly.

"Young Miss, your punches are neither fast enough nor steady enough."

The key to soft boxing lies 30% in the fists and 70% in the feet.

"Keep your feet steady, move nimbly, keep your eyes peeled and your ears open..."

"Go for it, Hinata! Don't let that arrogant guy get too cocky."

Seeing Hinata being suppressed by Neji, Naruto immediately cheered Hinata loudly.

Kakashi, who was standing nearby, punched Naruto.

"Be honest, Naruto. Neji is instructing Hinata on Gentle Fist. It's a rare opportunity for one-on-one sparring and guidance."

"Oh, really?"