Forced to sell misery

One month later, Konoha.

On the high platform, the Sandaime Hokage sat upright, looking down at the arena below.

A man dressed as a jonin appeared instantly, leaned over and whispered to the Sandaime, "The people over there have arrived."

"I understand." Glancing at the empty seat next to him that should have belonged to the Kazekage, the Sandaime stood up and said, "Anyway, let's focus on the game first."

He walked to the front of the stage, and his old but powerful voice resounded throughout the arena.

"Welcome to all the guests who have come from afar to watch the Chunin Selection Exam. As the Hokage, I would like to express my sincere gratitude. Next, the eight candidates who have passed the preliminary selection will enter the venue for the official selection. I hope that all the contestants will live up to the expectations, and please enjoy watching."

The cheers echoed in the stadium for a long time. Of course, there were doubts, but... after all, this was Konoha's home court, and it was such an important occasion. The first to cause trouble would definitely die the most miserably.

As for why only eight made it to the third round... haha, Konoha is really scary.

In short, under the attention of everyone, the third round of the Chunin Exam, the martial arts competition, officially begins!

Offstage, the referee Shiranui Genma was holding a senbon in his mouth, glancing at Naruto inconspicuously, and said to everyone, "Listen carefully, everyone. Although the venue is different, it is the same as the preliminaries, the rule is that there are no rules. The winner will not be determined until one side dies or admits defeat. However, if I think the winner is determined, I will stop the game and no resistance is allowed. Do you understand?"

No one spoke, and everyone was tense.

Shiranui Genma paused, and with difficulty turned his eyes away from Naruto - if it weren't for professional ethics, he might not be able to help but persuade people to give up the game... I hope the training arranged by Jiraiya is reliable. He can stop the competition but he can't stop the tailed beasts from going berserk and destroying the village... Ah, the Fourth Hokage really knows how to give his subordinates problems. Having said that, I still can't help but have too high expectations for Naruto, after all, he was entrusted by the Fourth Hokage... But this time the opponent is not to be underestimated, well, it's still worth watching.

Shiranui Genjian took out a battle group schedule slowly and showed it to everyone, "Also, the battle groups have changed a little bit, please confirm your opponents again."

Naruto widened his eyes and looked at the name above -

"Then the first round - Uzumaki Naruto vs. Hyuga Neji."

"Uzumaki Naruto?" Neji tilted his head, his eyes cold, "Um... the Fourth Hokage's legacy?"

"Whatever you say," Naruto frowned, and he felt the unspeakable malice again, but... he stood quietly, neither angry nor refutating, calmly and firmly, "I have reasons to win."

"Hey, this guy... is he still the last one?" Ino nudged Sakura beside her on the stands, "Isn't Naruto always making a fuss and rushing around in a fit of rage when he encounters an enemy? You complained to me about that, right Sakura... Sakura?"

"Yes, yes." Sakura responded, as if coming to her senses.

"Sakura, I know you're worried about Sasuke," Ino frowned, "but shouldn't you also cheer for Naruto?"

"...That's right." Sakura raised the corners of her mouth and forced a smile.

But...but you don't know anything...

Sasuke's affairs had to be concealed, and even Naruto continued to participate in the competition as if nothing had happened... What teammates, they were all... lies. They had been through so much together, but she was the only one left behind...

Sakura lowered her head, trying hard to hold back tears.

Ino beside her was still saying something, but she couldn't hear a word.

Inside the field, the real battle has just begun.

"What a confident look," Neji said, with the meridians around his eyes bulging as he assumed the starting position of his soft fist. His cold tone was filled with endless sarcasm, "But it's because of you that you are worthy of being defeated by me."

"Save the big talk for later," Naruto threw several kunai in succession to interfere with the opponent's vision, and rushed forward with his fists.

"That idiot is going to attack head-on?!"

"And facing an opponent like Neji, he actually chose to fight in close combat..."

The friends in the stands were all shocked and couldn't bear to watch... Fighting must follow the basic laws... It's true... Naruto is worthy of being the ninja with the most unexpected features.

As expected, Neji dodged the kunai and Naruto's punches and kicks smoothly, blocking while charging up power for an attack.

Naruto tried to fight back, but his weakness was quickly exploited and he was hit in the chest by a palm. Suddenly, his blood surged and his breathing was choked for a moment.

“…Ahem, uh…”

What's going on... It's not just the pain of being hit, this feeling is more like the chakra in the body is being interfered with and blocked.

However, in this moment of distraction, Neji turned his wrist and pointed his finger directly at Naruto's neck.

No... Naruto rolled away in a panic, his breathing completely disordered. What should he do? If his chakra was restricted and he couldn't use ninjutsu, he would just passively take the beating, then...

"What? You can't stand up now?" Neji sneered.

"Hmph," Naruto formed a seal and used his best Shadow Clone, "I was just testing your strength just now. The real battle has just begun!"

As long as the chakra is evenly distributed among each clone, even the Byakugan cannot easily see through it... Moreover, the shadow clones can be used to continuously consume the opponent. Naruto suppressed his body and rushed forward with the clones holding kunai.

"It's useless." Neji pushed and pulled down two shadow clones, jumped up and used the momentum to kill more in seconds, and rushed towards Naruto who was hiding behind layers of clones at an extremely fast speed. "It's just this level, no matter how many clones there are, it's useless!"

In order to avoid being acupunctured, the one who receives the least attack... is the main body!

In an instant, after the last Naruto was attacked by Neji, the other Naruto who surrounded Neji disappeared with a "bang".

But, was he really seen through? Was the one who was hit really his true self?

"I'm fighting with the intention of defeating you with my own hands!" Naruto, who was hit in front of him, also disappeared with a bang. He was not his real body either!

Neji looked up sharply and saw two Narutos jumping down from a high place and rushing towards him at a tricky angle.

As Neji moved, air currents swirled around him, "Kaiten!"

"That is...the Hyuga clan's...absolute defense, Kaiten?"

"Isn't that something that is only allowed to be passed down by the Hyuga clan..."

"Could that Neji be...?"

"What a terrifying talent..."

The people on the stage were amazed and talked about it.

Somewhere in the front row, the Hyuga clan leader was silently looking at Neci in the audience, with surprise and more complexity in his eyes.

"Is this all you can do?" The chakra flow of Kaiten spread outward, and Neji looked at Naruto, "If you don't show your trump card, you won't have another chance to attack."

"Hey... what are you bragging about again, you guy?!" All the shadow clones were killed. Naruto fell to the ground and raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He was already a little unstable.

"Are you still going to struggle in vain?" Neji looked down at Naruto from above. "What I want to tell you is that a person's talent is determined at birth. Hard work... is just the most basic thing. I've never heard of anyone becoming Hokage simply through hard work."

"What?" Naruto was stunned.

"Still don't understand? If you don't understand this, then you can only stop at the legacy of the Fourth Hokage." Neji looked at Naruto calmly, but it seemed as if he was looking at other people through him, "Everyone has to live in an irresistible fate. There is only one fate that is equal to everyone, and that is death."

"That look... is he still hating the main family?" On the stands, the Hyuga clan leader frowned. As expected... he was still too deeply affected by that incident...

"What is the Fourth Hokage's legacy... It has nothing to do with that!" Naruto clenched the kunai in his hand, "You keep talking about things that are totally incomprehensible..."

"No one can resist fate." Neji took a step forward and bowed, his hands at shoulder level, facing Naruto from a distance, "And you, can only stop here - soft fist method, Bagua Sixty-four Palms!"

The continuous palm techniques made it impossible for Naruto, who was already injured and exhausted, to avoid them. In terms of physical skills, he was completely crushed and had no power to fight back.

"Two palms, four palms... thirty-two palms... sixty-four palms!"

With the last blow, Naruto was knocked flying.

"You lose." Neji looked coldly at Naruto who was lying on the ground unable to move. After a moment of silence, he said calmly, "This is reality."

The entire stadium was silent.

The heavy breathing became louder and louder. Although his vision began to blur, Naruto still gritted his teeth and stared at Neji in front of him.

It hurts so much...my hands and feet are out of control.

Damn it... move!

How could he just lose like this? !

That guy...that guy is still looking at me!