Escape From Konoha

"A duel between Byakugan and Byakugan? This is really a pitiable battle."

Kakashi looked at the two white-eyed ninjas who were stepping on the stage at the same time. Unnaturally, he realized that behind the game was full of sadness that ordinary people could not understand.

The rest of the Konoha mentors, Jōnin, also showed silent expressions. Compared with the inexperienced Jōnin, they learned far more than they imagined.

After all, there are some things that you can't hide if you want to, but you just can't talk about them openly.

In fact, the situation that the Hyuga clan is facing in Konoha and outside Konoha, in the hearts of the Jonin, there is a steelyard to judge right from wrong according to their own values.

"Yeah, it's like fate is reappearing. For Kai's students, this may be an unprecedentedly difficult battle."

As one of the few women among the Jonin, Kurenai is not only powerful, but also possesses the sensibility of a woman.

He seemed to feel Hinata's inner uneasiness and worry beside him, and sighed softly.

Compared with the Hyuga clan in the land of ghosts, Konoha's Hyuga clan still divides the so-called main family and sub-family according to tradition, and concludes the oldest protection contract.

The final situation formed by this contract naturally caused the clan and branch families to become tit-for-tat, and the struggle has continued since the Warring States Period to this day.

Since the defection incident more than ten years ago, the relationship between the two parties has become even worse, and the contradictions are irreconcilable. When the separation of the family must be monitored every move, there is no way to guarantee their loyalty to the family and Konoha.

This is equivalent to an untimely bomb inside Konoha and Hinata.

And all of this was given by the Hyuga clan from the Kingdom of Demon Worshipers.

This game is not so much a promotion match for the Chunin Examination, but a family grudge and private feud to decide who is the legitimate one.

The same blood flows in the body, but the paths taken are completely opposite.

"You're absolutely right. In today's finals, the person I'm most worried about is Neji."

Kai's abrupt voice sounded from behind.

He hurried back from the infirmary, specially coming back to watch Neji's game.

Although Xiao Li is regarded by him as his successor, Neci is also a beloved student whom he values. At this time, he must go to the scene in person to stand up for his students.

Even his role off the court can be said to be minimal.

"Oh, are you back, Kai? How is your student doing?"

Kakashi's eyes squinted slightly, asking about Xiao Li's status.

Compared with other injured players, Xiao Li's injury is currently the most serious one.

Not to mention the heavy injuries inflicted by the opponent, the sequelae caused by Eight Gate Dunjia are probably starting to damage Xiao Li's body.

According to Kakashi's judgment, with Xiao Li's current physique, opening the third door is the limit. At most, he will be weak for a while, and nothing too serious will happen.

If the fourth door is opened, it may leave indelible wounds to Xiao Li.

And the consequences of forcibly opening the fifth door are more serious than the consequences of opening the fourth door, the Hurt Gate.

You can tell from the worried expression on Kai's face.

Xiao Li's injury at the moment may not be optimistic.

"At present, the injury has stabilized, but it is currently unclear whether there will be any hidden injuries. Further observation is needed."

Kay replied.

He patted Tiantian on the shoulder and told her not to worry about Xiao Li's life.

Nowadays, the medical technology in various countries has matured. Compared with the past when there was a serious shortage of medical ninjas, the current medical conditions are more than twice as good.

Besides, the medical technology of the Demon Country is no worse than that of Konoha, which makes Kai feel at ease.

If that doesn't work, he can also seek help from Tsunade, one of the three ninjas. With the other party's medical technology, the disease can definitely be cured.

"The battle between Byakugan and Byakugan, in a sense, is really an exciting match. Shiraishi-dono, who do you think will be the winner in this match?"

Sitting on a high platform with a clear view of the competition below, Kazekage Rasa asked with a smile.

He had also heard about some dirty things inside Konoha.

After all, like the Uchiha clan that perished in Konoha in the past, the Hyuga clan has always been the focus of attention from the rest of the ninja villages and the country.

The Byakugan of this clan are too troublesome on the battlefield, and every strategic layout Konoha completes cannot do without the help of the Byakugan.

This is enough to prove that the deterrent power of the Byakugan is not inferior to the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

"Although this player from Konoha is very good, as for me, I am more optimistic about my own child."

Shiraishi did not answer modestly, but directly believed that his son Ai would be the final winner, his tone revealing strong confidence.

"It seems that Mr. Shiraishi is very confident in his child's strength."

Fengying sighed with a smile.

"Of course, please wait and see, Kazekage-sama. Speaking of which, I am also very interested in Kazekage-sama's current strength. After the Chunin Exams, do you want to compete with me a little bit?"

Shiraishi began to shift the topic to Luo Sha.

This sentence is not meant to be ridiculing or humiliating. He really wants to know what level of strength Luo Sha, who has cracked the demon in his heart, has achieved. Maybe it will bring him some surprises.

Luo Sha still smiled, expressing his polite refusal.

Regardless of whether Shiraishi's words were a secret provocation or whether he really wanted to know his current strength, Luo Sha did not want to act according to the other party's wishes.

Facing this kind of monster, he was not fully prepared at all.

While they were talking, the words "game begins" on the field turned their attention to the game.

The moment the match was announced, Aya and Neji opened their eyes at the same time, observed the flow of chakra in the opponent's body, assumed the standard posture of performing a soft fist, and then rushed towards the opponent at the same time, with palms converging on each other. The released Chakra launched a ferocious attack.

So much strength! Every time he came into contact with Cai, Ning Ci could feel the terrifying power coming from the opponent's palm. The huge force penetrated his palm, making his bones a little bit painful, and he was secretly shocked.

Compared with the straight-forward rigid boxing, soft boxing is not a physical technique that values ​​strength, but focuses more on technique.

But it doesn’t mean that pure strength has little effect on Rouquan. But generally speaking, ninjas from the Hyuga clan would not do that deliberately.

He clearly felt that the strength of Cai's soft fist obviously deviated from the traditional Hyuuga clan's soft fist.

In this way, if you look at each other with the eyes of a normal Hyuga clan ninja, you will definitely suffer a big loss.

"The attacks of both of them are so slow, and they don't have any sense of power."

Seeing Sai fighting with Neji, Naruto revealed his true feelings.

"It just seems very slow. After all, the conditions outside the court and on the court are completely different. As for the sense of power, it depends on each person."

Kakashi explained a bit.

Soft fist does seem to give people a very slow and weak feeling, but that feeling is completely an illusion.

Even he didn't want to fight head-on with taijutsu against the jounin of the Hyuga clan.

This is the deterrent power of soft fist.

In terms of physical skills, there are very few people who can defeat the Hyuga clan ninjas at the same level, or almost none.

After all, the fighting method of blocking chakra and directly attacking the inside of the human body is too troublesome and difficult to guard against.

At this moment, Cai's offensive on the field changed suddenly.

In the process of performing the soft fist, his right hand suddenly passed by the ninja tool bag tied to his thigh, and then he picked up a kunai on his index finger.

The kunai spun dexterously on his fingers, and then swung it towards Neji's face.

Neji's body moved back slightly, allowing the kunai to pass in front of him at just the right distance.

Then he reversed the palm of his soft fist and slapped Cai's abdomen fiercely.

Sai's left hand quickly caught Neji's arm, and the kunai turned around and drew towards his neck.

boom!

A muffled sound of thunder came from between the two of them. Neji groaned slightly, his body unnaturally stepped back, and his arms were in pain.

He looked at the unharmed Cai in shock, obviously being hit in the abdomen by his soft fist, but in a short moment, a surge of chakra instantly covered the abdomen, turning it as hard as a steel plate, not only His soft fist attack was resolved and his body was knocked out.

Even though his Byakugan noticed it at the end, he failed to adjust his offensive in time.

Neji looked solemn and touched his stinging neck. There was no doubt that a cut was made there. Although it was not deep, it allowed him to bleed successfully.

"Have you escaped?"

Cai murmured, although it was a pity, she didn't feel too disappointed.

If it were just this level, the opponent would not have successfully advanced from the qualifiers.

Without thinking much, Cai instantly condensed chakra at her feet, her speed suddenly increased, and she was completely different from before.

Even Neji, who had a 360-degree field of vision, only saw an afterimage.

"Bagua·Kongzhang!"

An air cannonball, which was mixed and compressed with air and chakra, was instantly launched from Sai's palm and hit Neji's body from the front.

When the chakra flow in Sai's palm was abnormal, Neji knew what the other party was preparing.

His white eyes clearly saw the trajectory of the air cannonball, and his body dodged the air cannonball by dodging to the side, causing the ground under his feet to be crushed by the air cannonball.

And at this time, Cai had already taken advantage of the time when Ning Ci flashed past her Bagua Kongzhang, and turned to Ningci's back. Simultaneously shoot.

Poof!

The kunai penetrated into Neji's body, which had just settled, and blood spurted out.

"Impossible! With that level of attack, how could Neji-"

Seeing Neji being hit in the back by a kunai coming from behind, Tenten on the observation deck suddenly screamed.

Based on her usual training, she didn't think Neji would be hit by an attack of this magnitude.

"Sure enough! He really knows where the flaws in Neji's Byakugan are!"

Kai's face suddenly became very ugly. Seeing the scene where Neji was hurt by Kunai, he realized instantly that the worst thing happened as expected.

This battle is extremely unfavorable to Neji.

"Um, isn't that the Byakugan, which has a 360-degree blind-angle field of vision? Why can't you even dodge kunai?"

Even Naruto noticed something was wrong with this anomaly.

In his opinion, it was impossible for Neji, who had a 360-degree field of vision, to be injured by an attack of this magnitude.

"That's because the White Eye has a flaw, and it doesn't have 360 ​​degrees of blind angle. And the location of the blind angle, according to the current situation, should be at an angle behind the thoracic spine."

Kakashi said calmly.

"If that's the case, that means Neji can also use this blind spot to counterattack?"

Naruto said of course.

"It's okay if there are blind spots, but unfortunately, there are no blind spots for the opponent's Byakugan. Using the same method to sneak attack will only lead to self-destruction."

Kakashi shook his head.

His answer left Naruto extremely confused.

They both look at each other with blank eyes, how come one has a blind spot and the other doesn't. This is too strange.

"Well, to put it simply, the Hyuga clan in Konoha is different from the Hyuga clan in the Kingdom of Demons. The Hyuga clan here is divided into the clan and the branch. For example, Hinata is a ninja of the clan, and Neji , it is a division.”

Kakashi said.

"Separate families and main families? I have indeed seen this in the textbook. Is there any secret in it, Kakashi-sensei?"

Sakura, who was still treating Sasuke, raised her head and asked.

Sasuke also looked thoughtful, becoming interested in such secrets.

He vaguely felt that Ning Ci's white eyes were flawed, which was inseparably related to the division of the main family and the branch family.

"The Konoha Hyuga clan has had a rule since ancient times that the clan needs to be protected when dividing families. Therefore, in terms of identity, the clan with a small number of people has always occupied a dominant position in the family."

"Generally speaking, this kind of dominance certainly cannot last long."

Sakura frowned.

"Yes, so the people of the clan used the curse seal technique to stabilize the rebellious psychology of the branch family, allowing them to serve the clan wholeheartedly, in order to ensure that the blood lineage of the Byakugan is not spread to outsiders, and that the bloodline continues."

Kakashi glanced at Sakura.

"This is too much nonsense, to use a curse seal on one's own people—"

Speaking of the curse seal, Sakura immediately thought of Orochimaru who also left the curse seal on Sasuke.

Although it gave Sasuke powerful power to a certain extent, there must be very tricky restrictions in the dark, making Sasuke unable to resist Dashewan. This is the danger of curse sealing.

The members of the Hyuga clan use the seal to achieve the purpose of continuing the family, which is completely indistinguishable from Orochimaru's evil way.

Once this technique is cracked, the Zong family will definitely usher in an extremely crazy revenge from the branch family.

"It is said that the Byakugan of the branch family is defective because of the curse seal technique. Originally, this statement needed to be verified. But now, it seems that this is indeed the case, and it is not groundless. And the opponent has already learned about Neji's Byakugan where the flaw lies."

Kakashi sighed softly, sighing at this tragic match.

Sasuke also had a subtle look on his face, using the curse seal technique to control the loyalty of his people. This really refreshed Sasuke's world view.

He knew that the Hyuga clan, like the Uchiha clan, inherited the pupil technique of the blood inheritance boundary and had a pivotal position in Konoha.

But he had never heard that the Uchiha clan was divided into the so-called clan and branch families, and they controlled their own clansmen in the name of continuing and protecting the family lineage.

When I think about the beautiful and peaceful village where I live, it is not always beautiful.

Sasuke sighed inwardly.

Kakashi's words undoubtedly opened up some of the darkness within Konoha for him.

And how many more such dark and dirty places are there secretly?

Sasuke had no way of knowing, but his mood undoubtedly became very complicated.

However, he didn't say anything.

The family has its own way of continuation. Since this is the decision made by the Hyuga clan themselves, as an outsider of the Uchiha clan, he is naturally not qualified to judge the rights and wrongs of the other family.

Although I felt sorry for Neji, it was just a pity.

"The Hyuga of the Oni Kingdom separated from the Hyuga clan of Konoha. However, they have perfectly solved the problem of the curse seal, so the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan ninjas here is not defective."

In other words, Neji has actually been at a disadvantage from the beginning, and this disadvantage will continue to amplify as time goes by.

Sakura was shocked.

She had this question from the beginning. Generally speaking, shouldn't the Hyuga clan that separated from the Demon Country be treated as traitorous ninjas?

And it's not just the Hyuga clan, there seem to be people from the Uchiha clan in the Kingdom of Demons.

Reminiscent of the rise of the Ghost Country after the First World War four years ago, and its official status as the sixth largest country three years ago.

Sakura thought about it and was horrified, and vaguely guessed that in the history textbooks of Konoha Ninja School, some very serious historical events were deliberately avoided and did not face them squarely.

As for the history of the rise of the Ghost Country, it basically only describes some of the country's witch culture and geographical environment. As for the ninjas, it only gives a high evaluation that its military strength is not weaker than other major countries. It can be said that it is brushed aside.

The descriptions of the other big countries are very rich and complete, unlike the Kingdom of Ghosts, which is anticlimactic. I always feel that something is missing.

From the various problems between the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan, the contradictions between Konoha, the country of fire, and the country of ghosts, I am afraid that it is far from a simple contradiction.

"call……"

The kunai pierced into the body, which was more painful than imagined.

Neji pulled out the kunai from his back, threw it aside far away, and began to pant slightly.

Although this injury was not fatal, it was obvious that his weakness had been exposed.

No, it's better to say that the other party has been aware of his own weaknesses from the very beginning.

The Hyuga Clan of the Ghost Country used to be part of the branch family, and they are quite familiar with the flaws in their past. This kind of thing, as long as a little investigation, you can know it clearly.

"Knowing my weakness is one thing, but from another point of view, you are also quite scary."

Yes, this weakness will not form a weakness in normal times.

Even if there is a dead angle in the backward angle of the thoracic spine, as the body moves, this dead angle will also move and rotate, and it is not fixed.

It is very difficult to catch this dead angle attack.

But Cai grasped both the timing and the position very cleverly, without any deviation.

Even if this guy doesn't use these little tricks, he's still stronger than me! Neji thought to himself, with a smile on his face and cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

"That's great of you to understand, if I hadn't I would have been scolded later."

Sai took out a kunai from the ninja tool bag again, put it on his finger and turned it, then suddenly held it in his hand with a snap, and his white eyes were firmly locked on Neji's whole body.

Although he hated hitting people like this, since it was his mother's order, he must do it well.

For the sake of showmanship, it is enough to know that the person who was once controlled by the Hyuga clan was his mother!

This is something that, as a son of man, is absolutely intolerable!

"You, who are fighting on behalf of the Zong family, should have anticipated this situation. Maybe you will feel better if you abstain now."

Cai continued.

"If you want to do the same thing again, just do it!"

Neji didn't waste any time and ran straight to Sai.

He couldn't lose this game.

Whether it's for himself or for his father, he can't fall here.

Although the chance of victory is very slim, as long as it is not equal to zero, you must fight to the end and transform yourself in a desperate situation.

Cai took the kunai and rushed forward instantly.

Neji lowered his head and let the kunai pass over his head.

It's now! Neji's eyes burst out with strong murderous intent, and the veins around his white eyes looked extremely ferocious.

"Soft Boxing Technique·Bagua Sixty-Four Palms!"

In an instant, Neci waved out countless palm shadows, like a mountain, towards Ai's body, and there was a continuous sound of slapping, falling on Ai's body.

"Four palms!"

"Sixteen palms!"

"Thirty-two palms!"

"sixty-four--"

Poof!

The sound of kunai penetrating flesh and blood caused Neji's stormy offensive to come to a strange halt.

Neji coughed, lowered his head, and saw a kunai stuck in his chest, showing disbelief.

Facing Neji's Sixty-Four Bagua Palms, Cai's body stood still without any wavering.

The chakra that Neji injected into his body through sixty-four palms was all offset by the chakra that covered his body.

For Sai, who can release chakra from all acupuncture points in his body, the power of the sixty-four palms is not enough to penetrate the external chakra 'armor' covering his body.

"It seems that I am stronger in terms of chakra control. If you only have this level, then this game can be over in advance!"

It should be enough to achieve this level. Cai said in his heart.

After all, he couldn't waste time in a place like this. He also had to ensure that he had enough energy to deal with the subsequent games.

As a result, Aya's eyes widened, and she released powerful chakra from her whole body. The chakra flow generated by the explosion instantly knocked Neji's body back.

Oops! Seeing Cai rushing towards him with unrivaled aura, Neji didn't care about Kunai stuck in his chest, the pores of his body began to emit chakra from the body, his palms turned, and his long black hair flew along with him .

"Baguazhang·Huitian!"

Neji, who was spinning, drove the chakra discharged from the body, and immediately formed a chakra ball that surrounded his body, launching defense without dead ends.

At the moment when the chakra ball was formed, Cai's body just hit the chakra ball without dodging.

Bearing the powerful impact brought by Huitian, and constantly wearing away the chakras that had been re-covered by him on the body surface, Cai raised his right hand and bent his fingers, leaving only the index finger and middle finger still standing upright.

At this moment, the two fingers seemed to have turned into an extremely sharp blade, and the spiked chakra condensed between the fingers, and finally swung down mercilessly, smashing on the chakra ball produced by Huitian.

Neji's body trembled and he stopped turning. Looking at Sai who had cracked his Baguazhang Kaitian from the front, his eyes widened in shock.

"impossible?!"

Aya didn't give Neji much time to react, and quickly stretched out his left hand and placed it in front of Neji's face.

"Bagua·Kongzhang!"

boom!

The forehead protector was mixed with blood and flew into the air.