"Host brings Hyuga Hanabi home, receives reward [Chakra amount doubles]." The system's prompt sounded at the right time.
Chakra amount doubles!
Neji was overjoyed. In this way, it lays the groundwork for future training in both Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.
In short, he has plenty of Chakra now.
Grumble~Grumble~
He touched his somewhat disappointing stomach, looked up at the sky. There was still some time, so he should solve the food problem first.
Then, he turned and walked to another room.
After Neji left, Hanabi suddenly peeked out, biting her index finger, and murmured, "Brother Neji seems different than before."
After dinner, he came to the training ground again to practice with the wooden dummies.
Everything is for getting stronger.
Feeling himself progressing at a rate visible to the naked eye, Neji was very satisfied.
"Indeed, one must keep striving."
Genius is ninety-nine percent sweat plus one percent effort.
"Huh?"
At this moment, Neji's eyes suddenly caught sight of two figures walking towards him.
Hinata Hyuga! Hyuga Hanabi!
What are they doing here?
"Brother Neji..."
"Good evening, Brother Neji."
Hinata and Hanabi saw Neji looking at them and greeted him.
"What are you doing here?" Neji frowned slightly.
At this moment, he felt very uneasy, worried that they had discovered his removal of the Caged Bird Curse Seal.
"We, we...we want to..." Hinata stammered, seemingly still not forgetting what happened today.
"We want Brother Neji to spar with us," Hanabi said casually.
Actually, they felt that Neji was in a good mood today and wanted to improve their relationship with him.
"Spar?"
So that's it. Neji breathed a sigh of relief, then felt a little delighted.
The rewards are coming to him on their own.
Neji looked around and said, "Alright, let's start."
The spar they were talking about was a two-person match.
"Who's first?" Neji asked.
"Me." Hanabi raised her hand excitedly.
"Come on," Neji glanced at her slightly.
"Hmph! Brother Neji, get ready!" Hanabi shouted, raising her small, delicate fists and charging towards Neji.
To be honest, Neji was panicking a bit.
Such a cute little Hanabi, would he make her cry with a single punch?
Helpless, Neji could only dodge casually.
No matter how talented Hanabi is, she is still too young. The difference between her and Neji, who has already reached the strength of an elite Chunin, is quite large.
All Neji saw were Hanabi's weak points.
After a few rounds, Neji simply picked Hanabi up, which ended the fight.
"Attack too slow, not proficient in human acupoints, not enough strength..." Neji pointed out each of Hanabi's shortcomings.
Correcting their mistakes can help them improve faster.
Neji also hopes that they can improve their strength, at least enough to protect themselves.
Hanabi said shamefully, "Humph! I will work hard!"
Then, Hanabi ran to a wooden stake not far away and started practicing by herself.
"Host accompanies Hanabi in training, receives reward [Eighty Trigrams Vacuum Palm]."
Eighty Trigrams Vacuum Palm: A special long-range Taijutsu derived from the Byakugan's related abilities, using the form of a palm to release a high-strength, high-density Chakra shockwave to attack distant targets.
Hearing the system's prompt, Neji's lips curled up. This is a Taijutsu for long-range attacks.
It's enough to make up for his disadvantage in long-range battles.
Next, it was his turn to spar with Hinata.
I wonder what reward I can get for training with Hinata?
"Hinata, please guide me," Neji made the opposing hand seal and said faintly to Hinata.
Seeing Neji's serious gaze, Hinata took a breath and said seriously, "Brother Neji, please guide me."
Hinata was very much looking forward to this moment. The opposing seal is a sign of respect for the opponent.
In the past, Brother Neji would never make the opposing seal with her.
"Brother Neji, I'm coming!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Hinata rushed in front of Neji and raised her hand to strike.
In the past, Hanabi might have been more powerful than Hinata.
But after Hinata graduated, she also did a lot of missions with Kurenai Yuhi. Her combat experience and fighting skills have long surpassed Hanabi's.
After all, in the original story, after receiving encouragement from Naruto, she could fight back and forth with Neji in a short period of time!
Seeing the pink fist heading towards him, Neji didn't panic. He just dodged with a slight turn.
Hinata immediately turned around and used a Gentle Fist towards one of Neji's Chakra points.
Neji raised his hand slightly and deflected Hinata's fist, while his palm even grabbed towards Hinata.
Hinata immediately retreated and made a hand seal: "Byakugan!"
"Gentle Fist!"
In an instant, many afterimages appeared on Hinata's palm, attacking Neji.
Good reaction, but the attack method is too simple.
Neji shook his head. Facing the incoming palm, Neji just moved his feet slightly and naturally avoided it.
At the same time, he grabbed Hinata's wrist with his backhand and subdued her in an instant.
"Hinata, you focus too much on hitting acupoints. The attack is completely in a straight line. You need to remember to adapt to the situation."
"Don't just think about attacking acupoints. If you can't hit them, even the most powerful moves are just for show," Neji said seriously.
"Also, your personality is too weak, which limits your performance."
The Chunin Exams are a big change. Hinata must have enough strength to protect herself.
"Yes! Brother Neji, please try again," Hinata said seriously.
This was the first time Neji had given her such careful guidance, and she was very happy.
Seeing Hinata's serious look, Neji nodded with satisfaction. Hinata looks quite heroic when she gets serious.
In the following time, Neji kept giving Hinata moves and pointed out her shortcomings one by one.
Before long, Hinata was panting and a little exhausted.
Neji frowned: "This is another of your weaknesses."
Lack of stamina.
This is fatal for those who practice Taijutsu.
"That's all for today. Tomorrow morning, come to the training ground and wait for me." After saying that, Neji left without looking back.
The reason was simple: the system's reward had arrived.
"Today is really my lucky day."
After returning home, Neji first activated his Byakugan to confirm that no one was around, then carefully closed the doors and windows.
How should I put it?
Konoha Village is almost always under the supervision of Danzo and the Third Hokage.
After the Uchiha clan was destroyed, the Hyuga clan undoubtedly became the number one family in Konoha.
With the personalities of the Third Hokage and Danzo, they will definitely strengthen their surveillance of the Hyuga clan.
More than 90% of the Hyuga clan have activated the Byakugan, so they can naturally detect the Root and Anbu's surveillance.
However, in order to reassure the Third Hokage and Danzo, the Hyuga clan has to turn a blind eye to all of this.
In other words, the two sides are subtly maintaining a balance.
However, what Neji is going to do next is something that even the Hyuga clan needs to be kept in the dark about.