章節 56: Chapter 56 How To Remove The Caged Bird

Naruto kept evading, whether advancing or retreating, he was mostly dodging. At the same time, Hinata's stamina was rapidly depleting.

Neji had been steadily attacking with each palm strike. Sensing the opportunity, Naruto released the remaining chakra from Hinata's body. Relying on his experience of using the Kyubi's Chakra to cover his whole body, Naruto skillfully dispersed the remaining Chakra from Hinata's body.

"What is this?" Neji's pupils suddenly dilated after he stabbed the air with his palm, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

"That move! Could it be…!"

On the viewing platform, Lee gripped the railing tightly, leaning forward, his gaze fixed on Hinata's movements in the arena.

"It's Revolving Heaven?" Tenten, who was watching the game in the stands, also showed a surprised expression on her face, "How could it be Revolving Heaven?"

Sakura couldn't understand what they were talking about, but she felt it was impressive.

"What is Revolving Heaven?"

Revolving Heaven is a secret technique of the Hyuga Clan, which uses high-speed rotation to drive the Chakra wrapped around the body to form a Chakra vortex to neutralizes all external attacks. Essentially, it's like a high-speed rotating cutting machine that can negate force.

Of course, what Naruto used wasn't Revolving Heaven. How could he possibly use such a technique? He could barely manage the basic Chakra wrap on his palms for the Gentle Fist, let alone Revolving Heaven, a highly complex and difficult technique.

But Neji didn't know this. Almost at the same time Naruto started to attack, a large amount of blue Chakra burst out from Neji's body and his whole body was spinning at high speed.

He was using Revolving Heaven against 'Revolving Heaven'!

The real Revolving Heaven is to rotate the body causes the Chakra to rotate.

And what Naruto is using now is the fake Revolving Heaven, which is letting the Chakra rotate on its own.

With a loud boom, Naruto jumped back, allowing the Chakra vortex to collide with Neji's Revolving Heaven. The people in the stands only saw Hinata suddenly leap back from the confrontation, followed by the instantaneous collision of two Revolving Heaven, which exploded on impact. Neji was knocked back several meters, but managed to stay on his feet.

"What just happened?" Sakura asked wide-eyed, utterly confused.

However, Lee and Tenten were looking at the arena nervously, staring at Neji's figure with worried expressions.

The genius in their team actually failed?

Revolving Heaven is Neji's trump card, and they all know it. If he is defeated in such a place, Neji will undoubtedly feel deeply frustrated.

"That girl named Hinata is quite strong." Kakashi, who was watching the battle, suddenly remarked, "But I always feel something feels off about her. What do you think, Guy?"

Guy's expression wasn't relaxed either. Neji was his student, the most talented among his three students. He had considered that Neji might encounter tough opponents in the Chunin Exams, whether Sasuke or Naruto, but he never expected it to be Hinata.

After all, Neji was known as the genius of the branch family, and he is even more powerful than the main family's new generation.

"I feel something's off too." Guy said, "That girl is Kurenai's student, right? I heard she's quite introverted, but why does she fight like a boy?"

"Well, that reversal backhand just now reminded me of someone," Kakashi said with a deadpan expression. "I hope I'm just overthinking it."

As the improvised Rotation technique was used, the atmosphere in the arena grew tense, and Neji's expression became serious.

But at this moment, Naruto suddenly controlled Hinata's body, raised her hand, and spoke, "I have used up all my strength and chakra. I can't fight anymore. I surrender!"

"Surrender?" Neji gritted his teeth, "What kind of surrender is that? Pitying me?"

Naruto didn't say anything more. His method of playing as a substitute was not honorable in the first place. Now that he had achieved his goal, it would be too disgusting to stand on the moral high ground of a beneficiary and give some inspirational speeches.

The hatred between the main family and the branch family cannot be solved with a few words. The key to the Caged Bird is not in words. And breaking the cage requires an iron hammer, not love. However, these words are not suitable for Naruto to say, whether in his own body or Hinata's.

If you have never experienced someone else's pain, don't easily advise them to let go. Morality is meant to restrain oneself, not to bind others.

In the end, the match concluded.

[The Explosive Tags was successfully granted.]

Hinata did not return to the stands, but walked out of the central tower. She followed the familiar path and stopped at a shaded stone step. On the stone steps lay a blonde boy, Naruto's real body.

A few seconds later, Naruto, who was lying on the stone steps, suddenly opened his eyes.

The forest was filled with the noisy sound of cicadas, but the sunlight from above could not pierce through the canopy of the giant trees. Under the cool shade of the trees, Naruto and Hinata stared at each other for a few seconds.

"Are you angry?" Naruto asked tentatively.

Hinata shook her head. Her cheeks were so white they seemed to glow, making one want to pinch them.

"Then why are you unhappy?"

"When the match ended, I saw the lost look on Neji-niisan's face. I've never seen him look like that before." Hinata said, "Even though Neji-niisan won, he still felt very uncomfortable."

"Well, he probably feels frustrated. The genius of the branch family of the Hyuga Clan is stronger than the main family." Naruto said, "His pride was shattered, so he felt lost and even questioned his life."

"Then what should I do?" Hinata was completely flustered, "I am actually very weak and afraid of fighting with others. If it weren't for Naruto-kun, I might have..."

"Might have gotten beaten up?" Naruto asked, "Do you want to exchange a beating for Neji's goodwill towards the main family?"

"I…" Hinata hesitated.

"Don't worry." Naruto reached out and touched Hinata's head, comforting her, "This is not the way to solve the problem. The conflict between the main family and the branch family isn't something you can resolve alone. The crux of the problem doesn't lie with you."

"Naruto-kun, is there really no way?" Hinata asked somewhat aggrievedly.

"There is." Naruto said, "When you become the Clan Head, you can just completely abolish the Caged Bird."

"But I…"

"You haven't really thought about snatching the position of Clan Head just for Neji, have you?" Naruto suddenly laughed and asked.

"Um."

"I'm just teasing you. Solving the problem doesn't necessarily require you becoming the Clan Head." Naruto said, "Your father is the Clan Head of the Hyuga Clan. Since that's the case, you just need to convince him to abolish the Caged Bird."

"The Caged Bird is also to protect the weaker members of the Hyuga Clan. If the Byakugan cannot be used even if it is seized, then there is no need for the enemy to target the branch family. Conversely, the main family with perfect Byakugan will have to bear the risk of being targeted by others, which is why the tradition of the branch family protecting the main family slowly formed."

"But the root of the problem is that the Byakugan is too easy to transplant and too powerful in surveillance, making it coveted by many forces. As long as we spend our minds on how to protect the eyes, maybe we can slowly get rid of the Caged Bird."

Hinata was stunned when she heard this. She blinked, then looked at Naruto and asked, "Naruto-kun, why do you know so much about the Hyuga Clan?"

Hearing this, Naruto nonchalantly replied, "I heard it from others."