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Thank you

for

watching!

Thank you.

I will never lose to you or anyone here. Dream on, kid.

How can you beat me when you can't keep up with me?

Naruto Uzumaki.

I can feel it!

I'm getting stronger!

Woohoo!

Yes, Naruto!

That's my teammate!

Way to go!

Unbelievable! Who would have thought he could beat Kiba?

A major upset.

Yakugan battle!

Hinata grows bold!

This stuff Hinata gave me worked fast.

Here. Want to try it, Sakura?

Hmm?

Only your wounds will heal that quickly, Naruto.

It's not the ointment. It's the power of the nine -tailed fox.

It never ceases to surprise me.

Forget about us. You better start worrying about yourself, Hinata.

What do you mean?

Only six left.

Just you and Choji, Neji, Lee, and then there are those two guys from the Sound

and Sand Villages.

Listen to me. Be smart.

If they put you in with that guy from the Sand Village, you've got to forfeit

the match.

Same with Neji.

Be smart and just walk away.

Trust me. You'll be merciless.

He'll destroy you.

All right.

We'll now pick the names for the next match.

Hinata.

This should be an interesting match indeed.

I never thought that you and I would have to face each other, Hinata.

Nor I, brother.

What'd she call him?

They're both descended from the Hyuga clan, one of the most ancient and

honorable families of the Hidden Leaf village. Not actually brother and

Okay, but they're related somehow, right?

Yes, in the way a branch of a great tree is related to its trunk.

Technically, they're more like cousins.

The trunk of a tree?

Yes. Hinata belongs to the family's main household, directly descended from the

head of the clan.

Well, Neji's family is just a side branch of the clan.

Bill, they're family, and now they have to fight each other.

I feel for them. Must be hard.

Yes.

But... But what?

It may not be as hard as it seems. I have heard that for many generations

there has been some bad blood between the two families.

Hmm. And why's that?

I have never known the specifics.

But... You know about the bloodline traits of the great ninja clans like the

Uchiha and the Hyuga. Special techniques and abilities unique to those families.

The first generation of the Hyuga clan made all sorts of rules and decrees that

favored the main branch of the family. It seems some branches of the family

broke these rules.

Huh?

Anyway, it is said that because of that, there has been friction between the

branches of the clan.

So it's like this matches the family feud.

Look, they're about to start.

All right, you may begin when ready.

Before we do this, a word of advice.

Hinata, listen to me.

Withdraw now.

You know you were never meant to be a ninja.

You're too kind and gentle.

You seek harmony and avoid conflict.

You allow yourself to be easily swayed by others.

Admit it.

You have no confidence.

You feel inferior to everyone else here. It would have been better for you to

simply remain a genin. But to register for the tuning exams, you need a team of

three people.

You never even wanted to take part in these exams, but Shino and Kiba did.

And you couldn't bear to let your teammates down.

Could you?

No! You're wrong!

Hinata.

Stand up, Hanabi.

Very well, then. I will take Hinata under my wing.

But are you sure that's what you want?

She is your firstborn and heir to your household.

The life of a genin can be dangerous and brief.

Do what you will.

She's of less worth than her sister, five years her junior.

The Hyuga clan has no use for such an heir.

If you have nothing more to say, we have work to

do. Leave us now.

Alright.

Hinata had struggled to become what she wanted to be.

Hinata. You are the pampered offspring of the Hyuga's main branch.

What? People can't change no matter how hard they try.

They can't run away from their true nature. A failure will always be a

Listen to this guy.

People are judged by their true nature.

It is the way of the world.

That is why we have an elite, and why there are outcasts.

We can change our physical appearance, improve our skills with training and

study, but ultimately, we are judged by what we cannot change.

What can't be changed must be endured.

We are who we are, Hinata, and we must live with it.

Just as I must live with the fact that you were born into the elite of our

while I am from a lesser branch.

I understand these things because I see the world clearly with my Byakugan.

Despite your brave words, what you're really thinking is that you'd like to

Run as far away from here as you can.

No! You're wrong!

You're wrong about me!

Byakugan? It's the keke genkai, or bloodline trait of the Hyuga. A visual

like Sasuke's Sharingan.

In fact, they say the Uchiha clan's Sharingan was derived from the Byakugan

time long ago.

But for sheer power of insight, the Byakugan is the stronger of the two.

My eyes cannot be deceived.

Just one moment ago, in the slightest of movements, your gaze drifted toward the

upper left corner of the room.

I saw, at that moment, you were thinking of your past.

Your bitter past.

And then, almost immediately after, your gaze drifted to the lower right.

It was a mere flicker of the eyes, but to me it revealed all of your mental and

physical suffering.

You're seeing your old self.

And wondering if your life has prepared you for this moment.

You're picturing the outcome of the battle.

You see yourself losing.

And the way you're holding your arms in

front of your body like that... It tells me that you're trying to build a wall

between us.

To keep me at bay.

You want to keep me from raiding the deepest recesses of your mind.

And why?

Because everything I've said is true.

Shall we go on?

That familiar gesture of putting your finger to your lips.

I know that it's a desperate attempt to suppress your rising panic.

Made all the more desperate because you know it's futile.

It's all futile, Hinata.

You are what you are.

Whether you admit it or not, you already know.

That does it!

Who

gave you

the right to tell her what she can or can't be?

Go on, Hinata, show this guy he's wrong!

Hmm.

has changed if you don't forfeit the match you know what will happen i

won't run away don't underestimate me i don't quit never again

no way i never go back on my word that's the way of the ninja no

more hiding

That is...

Very

well, then.

Of course, it is the Hyuga style.

That is why their poses are the same.

The Hyuga style?

It is the most effective type of Taijutsu found in our village.

I have said it before.

I have on my team the man who is probably the strongest Genin ever to

of the Hidden Leaf Village.

That man.

Neji Hyuga.

Even so, a glancing blow is enough.

That is what makes the Hyuga clan the most formidable of fighters.

Waktan, what are you talking about?

Their Taijutsu is a unique one that's been passed down for generations.

It's not the kind of Taijutsu Lee and I employ.

We tend to concentrate on inflicting external damage.

We use crushing blows to raise contusions and break limbs, pounding our

The Hugo way is to attack their opponent's internal organs and the

network through which the chakra flows.

Their way is more subtle.

Perhaps not as thrilling to watch, but it gradually takes effect with

devastating results.

You see, you can't build up your internal organs no matter how hard you

Even the toughest ninja is vulnerable to this kind of attack.

I can do this.

She's given him all he can handle.

Hinata.

They attack the chakra network?

These people are amazing.

Yeah, you could say that again. So what is the chakra network anyway?

Don't you know anything?

Here, I will explain it.

It is the complex system of circulatory canals that distribute chakra throughout

the body, similar to a person's vascular system, the veins and arteries that

carry blood.

I get it.

Only these veins carry chakra, not blood.

Uh, basically.

Furthermore, the chakra network is so closely interwoven with all the most

internal organs that they are virtually one and the same. Therefore, when the

network is attacked, these organs suffer damage as well.

Wow, Lee!

How'd you ever get to be so smart?

Idiot! How'd you ever get to be a good ni -

No wonder he's worked up.

He's watching his oldest competitor and rival, Neji.

But Sensei, how do they know where to strike their opponent?

I mean, the chakra network is invisible to the eye, right?

So how do they know exactly where to land their blows?

You're forgetting their Byakugan.

There are few things invisible to those eyes.

What's more, when they strike a blow, it's a little different from a normal

attack. A small but intense burst of their own chakra is released from their

hand. It drills into the opponent's body, directly attacking his chakra

Thank you

for

watching!

I love you.

No matter how many times she's knocked down, she gets back on her feet. She

never gives up. Kind of like you.

Huh? Maybe that's why she's always looking at you. Or could there be

reason? Uh, search me.

Next time, a failure stands tall.

Go for it, Hinata!