Red sand dust

After making up his mind to cooperate with Daimaru, Hyuga Neji slowly followed the path of a traditional Konoha ninja step by step. After carefully studying the information he got from Jin, he understood why he was given a "lack of strength" evaluation of.

The combination of Byakugan and Soft Fist can basically crush more than 90% of the inheritance of the ninja world, but this cannot cover up the blood inheritance limit and Byakugan's lack of direct attack power. Although Soft Fist is mysterious, it is only an inherent weakness of a taijutsu.

When facing traditional ninjas, the effect of medium and close range strikes is extremely amazing, and the effect of ninjutsu that intercepts chakra also has strong resistance.

But if it goes beyond the scope of ordinary ninjas, there are many shortcomings.

For example, Byakugan's ability to see through illusions is achieved by observing the strange flow of chakra. Because of this, even other gods known as the strongest illusions can detect it.

But this does not mean that the Hyuga tribe's ability to break through illusions is good enough. There are many dilemmas that can be seen through but cannot be broken. Not to mention a master like Daimaru who is clearly overwhelmed by strength, even Kurama Yakumo can make him suffer. Combined with the Chunin Examination The defeat in the game serves as a lesson to the past.

The reason why Soft Fist has such a great reputation is that it can use extremely superb chakra control skills to carry out precise strikes in conjunction with Byakugan. This does not mean that its attack strength is outstanding.

Once methods such as tapping acupoints and destroying meridians to cut off the flow of chakra do not work, the necessary adaptability skills will be lacking. When dealing with targets such as jinchuriki, tailed beasts and large psychic beasts, the soft fist will appear very weak. His defeat to Uzumaki Naruto, who was obviously inferior to him, more than two years ago was enough to wake people up.

And those are not the only weaknesses pointed out by Jin. Soft fist is a relatively conservative physical skill and is not as aggressive as steel fist. This is probably also the tradition of the Hyuga clan, which values ​​striking after the attack.

There is no need for the Sand Ninja to comment on the inheritance of the Hyuga family. Jin told Hyuga Neji this just to increase his persuasion. The purpose is to let Hyuga Neji try to increase his chakra level to a higher level and keep the Byakugan open. The time is a little longer.

Daimaru is still unable to judge how frequently Otsutsuki Toneri on the moon pays attention to the ninja world and the Hyuga family. It would be best if abnormal trends can be discovered earlier.

Luring a snake out of its hole, alerting the snake, etc., are all strategies. If both parties are not interested in making any waves, there is nothing Daimaru can do.

As for how to improve Hyuga Neji's own abilities in a short period of time, other than taking secret medicine with side effects and becoming a jinchuriki, the only way is to use forbidden techniques.

The conditions for the first two are not sufficient, and Daimaru does not have such ability, so he can only think of ways at the level of forbidden arts.

For a boy of about sixteen years old, his body is not fully mature yet and is still far away from its peak. If he is forced to stimulate his growth, it may affect his future growth. Hyuga Neji will definitely not agree with this.

The only solution that can be thought of is to work on how to use chakra from the same source.

What can be put to use quickly is that Daimaru has a large number of clones of Hyuga Neji in his hands. Although they do not live long and there is no possibility of turning on the Byakugan, there is no doubt that they have chakra extracted in their bodies.

Even if there is a slight difference, it is essentially the same as the original body. The chakra of each clone is not abundant, but the amount is large, and the accumulation is considerable. Injecting it into Hyuga Neji's body should not affect the Byakugan. usage of.

If you want to achieve this, you need to improve the compatibility between Hyuga Neji and Jin, and make the transmission channel smoother.

At the same time, Hyuga Neji also has a limited regeneration core in his body, which is used to sense the external connection of the bloodline of the Byakugan in his body.

Otsutsuki Toneri, the last survivor of the Moon Palace, has an astonishing talent. Not only can he sense the Byakugan of the clan, which can be synthesized into the reincarnation eye, but he is also very sensitive to the mutated Byakugan and can detect it from a long distance away.

If Hyuga Neji's Byakugan mutation is to attract Otsutsuki Toneri's attention, Daimaru must be more cautious, and Hyuga Neji must also work harder.

It's not a big problem to manipulate people who are separated from the family. If you look for Hinata Hinata and Hanabi Hinata, it might not be so smooth. If you really don't have a chance, you have to give up.

A week after putting in a lot of hard work, Hyuga Neji, who underwent Daimaru's long-distance debugging for the first time, realized that his efforts were indeed not enough. When a massive amount of chakra was transmitted into his body through the psychic contract, it filled his body with a mighty energy. The strength almost made me feel like I was going to burst.

The Byakugan opened unconsciously, stimulated by the massive amount of chakra from the same source, almost passively triggered the counterattack of the "Caged Bird" curse seal.

Fortunately, Jin took action in time and temporarily isolated the influence of the "caged bird", preventing Hyuga Neji from turning into a vegetative state with his brain nerves burned out.

"The Byakugan is the bloodline limit of the Otsutsuki clan. The power of the Six Paths is the fusion of the power of the sacred tree and the fairy magic on Otsutsuki Hagoromo. Unfortunately, Hyuga Neji's physical fitness is a little worse than Uchiha Sasuke. There is not a lot of After two or three years of preparing high-level secret medicine, I simply cannot meet the minimum requirements for cultivating the sage mode. Otherwise, I would still like to see what the combination of pure Byakugan and senjutsu chakra will become! 』

Logically speaking, the Hyuga clan members who have mastered the Rou Fist will have good chakra control. If they can truly perceive and absorb natural energy smoothly, they should be more likely to go further on the road to immortality.

Unfortunately, the qualifications and advantages cannot be combined.

After half a day of practice, Jin looked at Hinata Neji who was sitting cross-legged and panting in the training ground with some disappointment.

"Geniuses are also divided into three, six or nine levels. You are undoubtedly the top one, but you are not the child of destiny who can bring unexpected surprises to others..."

"Ninjas can no longer speculate based on common sense, and I haven't reached this level yet?"

As for the unexpected ninja mentioned by Jin, Hinata Neji couldn't help but think of that blond idiot. He hadn't seen him for more than two years, and it felt like it had been a long time.

"I heard that you used to talk about 'fate' all the time, but you don't think so now?"

After the routine practice, Jin also had some time to chat about irrelevant gossip.

"This is not like the twilight spirit that a genius should have. The bravery and diligence are really not obvious in you..."

"If you are looking forward to surprises, there should be someone more suitable than me. Even Miss Hinata has more unexpected potential than me..."

"Going from one extreme to the other?"

Jin nodded understandingly,

"From despising the efforts of others to overly expecting the value of others, in terms of human morality, the latter is undoubtedly more noble, but have you never thought about putting yourself in a position where you respect yourself more?"

"My worth?"

Hyuga Neji is a little confused. The education of Konoha Village Ninja School advocates love and understanding, tolerance and tolerance, risk and sacrifice. If something goes wrong, he will first find the cause in himself, and this is not the same as Daimaru or even most people. Suna ninjas all have different ideas.

The cultural connotation of restraint and resilience is not bad, but it is lacking in the aspect of self-esteem and self-expression.

"Do you think your teammate Rock Lee is a genius?"

Without a direct explanation, Jin asked another very intriguing question.

Hinata Neji was stunned, and after thinking for a while, he replied cautiously:

"If it is in the field of physical arts, he is undoubtedly a genius..."

Jin smiled and shook his head:

"Rock Lee can become as strong as he is now and become the leading young steel fist master in the ninja world. He must be talented. Otherwise, he would not have reached this point. But if you want to say that he is a genius, then it is a bit of an exaggeration. He..."

Hinata Neji was not convinced and defended his teammates:

"Geniuses who 'work hard' are also geniuses, especially ninjas, and we cannot ignore the power of will..."

"I believe there are ninjas who work harder than Rock Lee, but there are not many young ninjas who are stronger than him. The so-called 'hard work' is only one of the necessary qualities of genius, not all. If you combine 'hard work' with The meaning is only limited to the level of exercising and honing physical skills, which is too superficial..."

Jin's delicate voice couldn't help but become a little lower, and she said seriously,

"You remember Kurama Yakumo, who defeated you in the Chunin Exam? Her daily taijutsu practice was less than one percent of Rock Lee's. For more than ten years, she was mostly bedridden. Even so, she tried her best and tried all possibilities to get to where she is today..."

Kurama Yakumo was also considered a person who could not become a ninja. Kurama Yakumo was even worse than Rock Lee. He was bedridden and struggled with the disease. He even went on a bloody rampage and accidentally killed his parents. After going through the abyss of pain and incomprehension, Still insisting on the ideal of becoming a ninja.

Rock Lee at least had the encouragement and support of his master Metkai. When Kurama Yakumo needed help the most, even her tutor Yuhihi Kurenai gave up on her.

Hyuga Neji remained silent, and Jin continued:

"Everyone is working hard in their own way, but talents are different and opportunities are different. Hard work alone cannot achieve anything. The so-called 'genius who works hard' is a lie. Rock Lee is not a genius! Father once I told you that among the younger generation of ninjas in Konoha Village, only Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto and you are qualified to be called geniuses. But now, the other two are already far ahead of you. To put it bluntly, you The gap between us and them is still widening! Have you ever thought about why?"

Is it just the level of the mentors that is different?

This does have an impact, but it is not decisive.

The truth is actually very cruel, that is, Hyuga Neji has never regarded himself as a true genius. His belief in being independent of the ordinary and daring to break through all obstacles and climb to the top is not reflected in Hyuga Neji, and his talent is not complete. Be inspired.

"The bird in the cage is not only bound by the white eyes, but also your heart. Your spirit and soul cannot relax, and naturally you cannot spread your wings to fly..."

"I...have something I have to do..."

"whispering sound……"

Jin couldn't help but sneer and said,

"Can't you let go of the shackles of blood? You really know how to make excuses! The fetters of family will not become a stumbling block for genius, but a driving force to keep moving forward. It is precisely because you have such a weakness that we use a small plan to I can make you submit. If you are as powerful as my father, do you still have to worry about your two cousins ​​being forced to marry someone you don’t like?"

In the past, Hyuga Neji's mentality was probably similar to "I have worked hard, but the world is like this, and I can't help it." Now it is "I must work hard, catch up with the footsteps of the forerunners, and not let down my relatives and friends." But he has never I have thought about doing what I want to do with my own will.

"You mean, I'm weak?"

"Not really, it's just..."

After sorting out her words, Jin replied,

"Geniuses should not live by other people's evaluations and expectations. Instead, they should have their own goals and ideals and try their best to achieve them. In this regard, you are not even as good as your teammate Rock Lee..."

Hyuga Neji, who had always grown up surrounded by praise from others, heard such comments for the first time.

Uzumaki Naruto has the ideal to become Hokage, Uchiha Sasuke is also determined to take revenge and vows to revive the family. What does Hinata Neji have?

Protect the eldest daughter of the clan and become a qualified bodyguard of the branch?

Want to support a genius with such a goal?

Stop joking!

"I probably understand what you mean!"

Hinata Neji said angrily.

He had talent but failed to make good use of it, and eventually fell to the point where he was almost unable to keep up with the top level of his peers. I had no one to blame but myself.

"Geniuses know what they should do. It's not our Suna ninja's turn to control your future development. But now, please cheer up and let me see what the genius that my father said is the most unfortunate thing looks like. …”

"So that your plan can be implemented smoothly, right?"

After thinking for a while, Hyuga Neji seemed to have regained a little energy, and he asked narrowly with a rare smile on his face.

"You can also say, why not do things that are mutually beneficial?"

There was no embarrassment at all about having her little thoughts discovered, so Jin admitted it generously.

"So, I understand. If I perform well, you may try your best to help me obtain the power of the reincarnation eye. But if I am very unbearable, you will probably fool me twice in the future, using my poor qualifications as a pretext, right? "

"Isn't this natural?"

Jin said with a smile,

"No contract can be without loopholes. If you don't show us enough goodwill and reciprocal cooperation, how can we waste time on you? After all, time is running out..."

"not much time?"

Hyuga Neji, who had heard this from Jin several times, frowned slightly.

"Is it time for a decisive battle with the Akatsuki organization?"

"Almost, you'll know later!"

Hibiscus, who didn't want to reveal more, looked at the sky. The ice and snow had just melted, but the weather was still cold.

"If you meet the requirements for the test next week, I will give you a surprise in my own name..."