"Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you." Naruto stretched lazily, "Oh, by the way, Kurama, do Biju have genders?"
"Why are you asking me this?" Kyubi glanced at Naruto sideways.
"Just curious."
Kyubi originally disdained to talk to Naruto, but when he thought about how this human just wanted to improve the environment for him, he explained a little more.
"We are Chakra Manifestations, so strictly speaking, we don't have genders."
"Then why are you a male fox?"
Kyubi was speechless for a moment and decided not to bother with Naruto anymore.
"Since it's possible, why don't you transform into a cute fox girl with animal ears?" Naruto's curiosity burst forth, proposing a path Kyubi had never imagined.
"Roar!!!! Get out!"
"Oh my god! Kyubi is too fierce!" Naruto sat up angrily from the mossy, shady stone steps and exclaimed, "I was just curious. If he doesn't want to change, I didn't want to see it anyway!"
"Hmph!"
With a snort tinged with regret, Naruto stood up and looked towards the central tower.
'I thought I should go in and take a look. Although I won't participate, I am still a little worried. This preliminary seems to be a 1v1 battle selection. The opponent are not chosen randomly but through completely opaque methods.'
'But since I had withdrawn, those brain-dead higher-ups probably wouldn't pair Hinata and Neji together, right?'
'A match between the branch family's genius and the main family's girl? Wouldn't that just be a one-sided beatdown?'
Naruto hesitated for a while, but decided to go in and take a look, 'If things didn't look good, I could always shout for Hinata to surrender early. There's no point in persisting in such a stupid game where you just get beat up.'
With such thoughts in mind, Naruto turned around to take a step when the synthesized mechanical voice echoed in his mind again.
[Ding!]
A panel popped up, displaying two options.
[Option 1: Use the Mind Body Switch Technique (System temporarily provides perfect compatibility) to take over Hinata's body and control her to surrender. Reward: Explosive Tags x20]
[Option 2: Use the Mind Body Switch Technique (System temporarily provides perfect compatibility) to take over Hinata's body and control her to defeat Neji. Reward: Kusanagi Sword]
After reading the options, Naruto couldn't help but sarcastically comment, 'How can I possibly win?'
'Choose option one, decisively choose option one.'
As soon as he thought of that, Naruto collapsed to the ground as if his soul had been sucked away, and fell into a deep sleep. Anyway, with Kyubi still inside him, he wasn't worried about anyone daring to come and collect his body.
In the central tower, Hinata, who was chosen to fight against Neji, was feeling nervous and uneasy.
She stood on the nervously with her hands clenched, her palms full of sweat.
The match currently underway was between Kiba and Choji, and the outcome was about to be decided. The next match would be hers against Neji, her cold and ruthless cousin, causing Hinata more fear than anything else.
But she didn't want to give up. She still wanted to fight with all her might and dignity.
Suddenly, Hinata felt like she was losing control of her body. In that split second of widened pupils, an unprecedented strange sensation spread throughout her body.
'Oh no, my body!'
'Ah!'
Shino, who was standing nearby, noticed Hinata's abnormality and turned to ask, "What's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine." Hinata looked up, and Naruto's ghostly presence overlapped perfectly with her.
In Hinata's mind, there was a communication area that only the two of them could hear.
"Naruto-kun? What's happening?" Hinata asked in panic. She felt that she had lost control of her body, with only her eyes and mind able to move.
"Don't worry, Hinata." Naruto comforted her gently, "This is a mind-based Ninjutsu. I'll be taking control of your body for a little while."
"Taking control... of my body body?" Hinata was stunned for a moment, then realized something and let out a scream, "Pervert! No!"
That's right, this perfectly compatible Mind Body Switch Technique was a hundred times more refined than the one Ino used. Naruto could not only perfectly control Hinata's body but also share her consciousness, although there were inevitably some minor flaws.
"Uh... Hinata, relax." Naruto said with an awkward smile.
"Naruto-kun is a pervert!" Hinata hugged herself tightly and squatted down in the consciousness space.
However, this had no effect, as Naruto was still in control of Hinata's body.
"I'm sorry." Naruto said apologetically, "Please trust me, Hinata, I won't harm you."
"If I let you face the upcoming battle on your own, you would definitely get hurt. I just don't want you to get hurt, so I had no choice but to do this!"
Hearing this, Hinata calmed down a little. She looked up at Naruto and asked embarrassedly, "Naruto-kun, you did this because you're worried about me?"
"Of course!" Naruto said, "I am definitely worried about you, so Hinata, please don't be mad, okay?"
"I-I'm not mad at Naruto-kun." Hinata said meekly, blushing.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of your body! I won't do anything inappropriate!" Naruto promised seriously, "How about I treat you to barbecue after the exam?"
"Okay." Hinata nodded gently, her face turning as red as a tomato.
"Naruto-kun." Hinata spoke again.
"Hmm? What is it?"
"I know I'm not a match for Neji-niisan, and I... can probably guess what you intends to do, Naruto-kun. You're planning to make me forfeit the match, right?"
Naruto was silent.
"I know that forfeiting is the best option, but... Naruto-kun, I also want to follow my own ninja way." Hinata said softly, "Sometimes, I also want to prove that I'm not someone who fails at everything."
"I chose the path of being a Shinobi myself, and the days of training with everyone have been very happy for me. So, I cherish being a Shinobi very much."
"So… So I was thinking, if my thoughts are making things difficult for you, Naruto-kun, could you give my body back to me?"
"Even if I get hurt, I still want to give it a try."
While Naruto was silent, the battle in the arena reached its conclusion, with Kiba defeating Choji.
Hayate glanced around the stands, and his lazy and weak voice rang out in the venue.
"The next match, Hyuga Neji vs. Hyuga Hinata!"
Seeing that it was Hinata's turn, Naruto took a deep breath and said, "No."
"Eh?" Hinata was confused, "But…"
"I'll fight for you." Naruto interrupted Hinata and said, "Since I'm already here, don't worry, Hinata. I'll do my best."
As he said that, Naruto, controlling Hinata's body, slowly walked towards the arena.
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After both of them stood in the arena, Neji on the opposite side had a cold expression.
Naruto began to regret the complaints he made about Hyuga Clan using the Shinobi God Avatar. After exacerbating the internal conflicts of the Hyuga Clan, the karma had come back to haunt him now.
'Damn, karma is real?'
Naruto looked nervously at Neji opposite him. The other's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it, which made Naruto shudder.
'Fortunately, I chose to fight in Hinata's place, otherwise, Hinata-chan would have been caught up in the mess I created and possibly gotten seriously hurt.'
'This guy is really scary after going to the dark side. It was clear he will definitely be ruthless!'
"Hinata-sama, I didn't expect to fight with you." Neji said to Hinata.
At this time, it was Naruto who was controlling Hinata's body. He could talk to Hinata in the consciousness space while controlling Hinata's body. At the same time, Hinata in the consciousness space could naturally perceive everything happening outside.
"Neji-niisan…" Hinata's voice in the consciousness space was noticeably low.
Naruto didn't care about all that. Right and wrong were already clear, as the main family of the Hyuga Clan was indeed behaving unethically.
'But for now, I had to protect Hinata first, and then I can slowly deal with the other things.'
"Yeah, I didn't expect it either." Naruto really couldn't call Neji 'nii-san', so he could only respond reluctantly.
At the same time, Naruto controlled Hinata's body to take a half-step back, which is his usual starting move in a fight. This was definitely a high-level match, and he didn't know much about the Hyuga Clan's Techniques, he had to improvise on his own.
While fighting, he also has to pay attention to his Chakra to avoid running out.
The examiner, Gekko Hayate, stood nearby, glanced at the two of them, and said lifelessly, "Well then, let the match begin."
Neji took a half-step to the right, also adopting a starting stance. He looked at Hinata seriously and spoke, "Before the match starts, I have some advice for you, Hinata-sama. Give up. You are not fit to be a Shinobi."
"You're too weak, have no opinions of your own, and can't refuse anyone. You're kind to everyone, and that's why you're always bullied. Shinobi are killing machines, and someone as kind as you can't be a Shinobi. You will only bring harm to yourself and others!"
"I know." Naruto, who was controlling Hinata's body, said, "Giving up is not an option. Everyone has something they need to stick to in life."
"Hinata-sama, you are a little different from before." Neji said coldly, "In the past, you were always used to running away. Although I don't know why you're so insistent now, it won't change the fact that you'll fail."
"My Byakugan sees very clearly. Your past failures will soon reveal your true nature."
Faced with Neji's psychological assault, Hinata was on the verge of a breakdown. Even though Hinata didn't say anything, Naruto could feel the panic and anxiety in her body.
In the consciousness space.
"Aren't you from the main family?" Naruto asked
"Yeah." Hinata responded softly.
"The main family has absolute control over the branch family." Naruto said, "So why are you afraid of him?"
"I don't want to fight Neji-niisan." Hinata said hesitantly, "The relationship between the main family and the branch family has always been bad. Neji-niisan wasn't like this when he was younger, but... but..."
"But the affairs of the main family aren't something you can decide, right? Unless you become the Clan Head." Naruto said, "Neji probably hates you because he thinks that since you are a member of the main family, you are also a beneficiary of the system. So why do you have a conflict? It doesn't make sense?"
"I… I don't know." Hinata said.
"Large families are really troublesome."
After saying that, Naruto stopped talking to Hinata and locked his gaze on Neji, who had activated his Byakugan.
In an instant, Naruto shifted from open palm to clenched fist, simultaneously activating Hinata's Byakugan.
Neji on the opposite side was a little surprised when he saw Hinata activated her Byakugan without forming any hand seals just like him.
Up in the stands, Sakura suddenly asked, "Um, why does Neji look so surprised? Did Hinata do something?"
Hearing this, Lee on the side interjected, "It took Neji a long time to activate his Byakugan without making any hand seals. Perhaps he felt that Hinata's ability exceeded his expectations."
The battle had already begun, and the two had started fighting.
Naruto, controlling Hinata's body, found that his combat abilities have been significantly reduced.
Just like Orochimaru's Living Corpse Reincarnation. Although his abilities follow the soul rather than the body, but in Hinata's body, Naruto will be limited by her Chakra and stamina. Additionally, the strength of their bodies was incomparable, with clear limits on Hinata's physical capabilities.
Naruto didn't know his own speed limit, but with Kyubi's Chakra, his body became highly responsive, almost as if he was on a stimulant.
However, in Hinata's body, Naruto could feel a limit, a limit from her body. He was sure that if he pushed past this limit, her muscles could tear or she might sustain worse injuries.
Neji advanced with a palm strike, his movements as sharp as a spear, moving so quickly that it seemed like a flash of silver.
Naruto didn't counter with a palm but instead sidestepped, instantly creating some distance.
The Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist infused chakra into their palms, enabling them to damage an opponent's internal organs even without direct contact.
In that split second, Neji stepped forward, pursuing Hinata relentlessly.
Naruto took the opportunity to dodge a palm strike and countered with a kick, hitting a Tenketsu on Neji's arm.
Feeling his rhythm disrupted, Neji cautiously retreated. This also gave Naruto an opening to move forward with a palm strike aimed at Neji's face. At the same time, his waist turned sideways like a knob, and when Neji countered with a palm thrust, Naruto used the force of twisting his waist to turn around and follow through with a backhand strike.
Neji deflected both attacks with his hands. The Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist relied on skillful deflection, using force to neutralize force.
Naruto used brute strength, retreating and advancing quickly, maintaining a relentless pace. While Neji deflected his strikes, Naruto followed up with a sweeping kick.
Neji, steady in his stance, parried with his palms, which were as sharp as swords.
Naruto didn't engage in a pure palm strike contest with Neji. Not only was it the style he's not good at, but also because Hinata's understanding of the Gentle Fist was inferior to Neji's. And Naruto, being a temporary substitute, couldn't possibly execute the Gentle Fist better than Neji.
The key to battle was leveraging strengths and avoiding weaknesses. Naruto, controlling Hinata's body, moved nimbly within the arena, like a lithe cat.
He continuously made offensive moves, interspersing them with numerous feints. Even with the Byakugan, it was hard for Neji to anticipate and counter all the feints. These were moves Naruto usually didn't use, but he had to improvise under the current circumstances.
Neji was clearly irritated, and with an angry shout, he unleashed the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms.
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