Reborn into Naruto World with Tenseigan

In succession, the radiant orbs of whirling chakra illuminated in the palms of Naruto’s shadow clones. Without the need to glance around, all that met Neji’s gaze was the dense chakra coalescing into spinning spheres, instilling a sense of unease. He discerned that the chakra was intensely compacted and rotating at an exceptionally high velocity, heightening its perilous nature.

“What kind of ninjutsu is this?” Neji mumbled, his expression growing serious as he contemplated, ‘It must be at least a Rank-A Ninjutsu, not to mention the simultaneous onslaught from all directions!’

He had never imagined that Naruto would be capable of using such a ninjutsu. ‘No, rather, Kuroto-Sensei was personally teaching Naruto. If he couldn’t even do this much, then it wouldn’t make sense. Even I… This ninjutsu that I wasn’t planning to use so easily, I must use it!’ He thought he had finished gathering chakra in his palm and thrust it forward. ‘Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!’

A massive beam of bright chakra shot forth from Neji’s palm, obliterating both the shadow clones and the unfinished Rasengan that stood in its path. However, it was a pity; these were only a few dozen clones, and there were still hundreds remaining.

Having completed the formation of Rasengan, the remaining Naruto Shadow Clones shouted, “Neji, you have to be careful. This ninjutsu is called Rasengan, and it was created and formerly used by the Yondaime Hokage-sama. I was able to master it under Kuroto-Sensei’s training, and I have to warn you, it’s very powerful. Even a large tree can be blown to bits under this ninjutsu’s destructive power, so be careful!”

“Rasengan? Yondaime Hokage-sama’s ninjutsu?” muttered Neji as he unleashed another massive beam of chakra from his right hand, ‘Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!’

‘Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!’

‘Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!’

‘Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!’

One after another, Neji continued to unleash destructive attacks, but it became evident that they were not sufficient to handle all the Shadow Clones simultaneously. Gradually, Neji’s breathing became rough and haggard, and even his chakra reserves were diminishing.

Unlike Naruto, Neji did not possess an unrestrained supply of chakra. This weakness of his began to manifest as he fired more and more destructive attacks.

‘Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher!’

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On the Viewer’s Stand, Hizashi looked at the field with an expression of disbelief. Naruto not only mastered the Rasengan, a Rank-A ninjutsu developed by the Yondaime Hokage but also learned to create them with the help of his Shadow Clones. It was truly an incredible feat.

Not to mention, even Genin, Chunin, and most of the Jonin couldn’t create hundreds of Rank-A ninjutsu. Hizashi couldn’t help but mutter, “To think Neji would be forced to use even that ninjutsu… Uzumaki Naruto, everyone was really underestimating him the entire time!”

Sitting beside Hizashi, Hiashi also looked at the battlefield with a solemn expression on his face. Although Neji is only a member of the branch division of the Hyuga Clan, he is a Hyuga nonetheless and is said to be the most genius Hyuga clansman in history, even surpassing the level of Hyuga Kuroto to some extent.

Everyone has great expectations for Neji, hoping that he will emerge as the top student with the best performance in this Graduation Exam. However, it seems… it seems that it won’t be that easy for Neji.

On the Judge’s side, Kakashi stood up and stared at the field attentively. He was prepared to go down and save Neji if the situation reached that stage, as he anticipated it would.

Although Naruto has only recently mastered Rasengan, it is a Rank-A Ninjutsu after all, inspired by the Tailed-Beast Bomb. Rasengan can be considered the ultimate form of Shape Transformation, and both its upper and lower limits surpass those of any other Rank-A ninjutsu.

Kakashi is concerned that if even a single one of the Rasengan that Naruto has created touches Neji, it might result in severe, potentially lifetime, injury, if not death. Worried, Kakashi looked at Kuroto sitting beside him. Unlike Kakashi, Kuroto was neither nervous nor worried. On the contrary, he was unusually calm and had an expectant expression on his face.

As the Sensei of both Neji and Naruto, Kuroto is genuinely looking forward to seeing the results of their training and hard work.

Back on the field, as Neji destroyed more and more Shadow Clones using his ‘Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher,’ the Narutos realized that they could not wait any longer. All the remaining Narutos charged at Neji, shouting, ‘Rasengan Barrage!’

Seeing attacks coming from all directions, Neji’s heart accelerated. He immediately changed his stance and started to spin in his position while releasing chakra from all his Tenketsu, ‘Eight Trigrams Palms: Revolving Heaven!’

Whoosh!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

One after another, Rasengan hit the supposed absolute defense of Neji’s ‘Revolving Heaven,’ causing deafening explosions to occur. The ground trembled, and the platform shook, cracks spread in all directions, and dust and smoke surged, causing chipped rocks to fly in multiple directions.

“What the hell is this?!”

“My graduation exam was not so scary back then!”

“Are these two children really not even Genin? How strong would they be by the time they reach adulthood?”

“Monsters… these two, they are simply monsters!”

Whether they were senior village officials, Konoha Ninja Academy instructors, family members of the graduating trainees, or anyone else, they were all left stunned at this moment. Even a Jonin would have a hard time dealing with such large-scale destructive attacks, and these two are only Graduating Students, not even full-fledged Genin yet!

“Neji-nii-san… Naruto-kun…” muttered Hinata in a low voice. She has been closely observing their battle so far, and she is really worried that they might end up hurting themselves badly.

Of course, Shion – standing beside Hinata – noticed her worries and said, “Don’t worry, Hinata… they are going to be fine… besides, don’t we have Kuroto-nii, Yui-nee, and other strong people here? I don’t think any harm will come to either of them…”

Hinata nodded lightly, “I hope so.”

Shion said, “Yup,” then came closer to her best friend’s ear and whispered lightly, “Besides, don’t you think that Naruto-kun is extremely cool right now?”

Hinata’s entire face turned red, and steam started to come out of her ears.

Noting Hinata’s state, Shion grinned slyly, ‘Oh, I will never get tired of teasing Hinata!’ then looked back at the battle, ‘But boy… the two of them are really duking it out, huh? Especially Naruto… this guy is actually pushing Neji-kun to this extent… Well, that’s to be expected, they are Kuroto-nii’s disciples after all!’

The other trainees were also having similar thoughts as Hinata and Shion.

No one expected that Naruto would push Neji, one of the ‘Twin Stars’ of Konoha Ninja Academy, into such a desperate situation without even entering the ‘Sennin Mode.’

Sasuke, another one of the ‘Twin Stars,’ thought to himself, ‘I can’t resist such an attack!’

Considering the attack power of Naruto’s ninjutsu and the extent of damage Naruto’s ‘Rasengan Barrage’ has caused, and unlike Neji, Sasuke doesn’t have such a powerful defensive ninjutsu in his arsenal. Therefore, he knew in his heart that if he were in Neji’s position, his situation would have been far worse than Neji’s.

‘Can’t continue like this… at this rate, I will be completely drained of my chakra while Naruto and his Shadow Clones won’t show any signs of stopping!’ thought Neji while spinning.

He racked his mind about what he could do in this situation and suddenly recalled the words Itachi had said to him during one of their training sessions.

“Neji-kun… since the Hyuga Clan’s Kekkei Genkai allows you to release Chakra from all the Tenketsu, what do you think would happen if that is done after collecting a lot of chakras?”

Neji’s reply to Itachi’s question was, “You mean something like the ‘Revolving Heaven,’ Itachi-Sensei?”

Itachi shook his head, “Not quite… While ‘Revolving Heaven’ has the same principle, it is defensive ninjutsu, right? And as far as I know, while using ‘Revolving Heaven,’ you must maintain a constant supply of chakra, right? What I am suggesting is to gather a lot of chakra at the Tenketsu, then release all of it at once!”

“That would be something explosive, I think…” muttered Neji. The idea was indeed good, but it would be difficult to implement.

Itachi smiled and said, “Or maybe something like an eruption of chakra, don’t you think?”

“Itachi-sensei’s suggestion… It might work, but the Chakra consumption would be massive. I would barely have anything left for a major attack. Well, at this stage, Chakra consumption is no longer a concern. What’s important is to defeat Naruto. As long as I can defeat Naruto…” With this decision in his heart, Neji focused his attention on his Chakra and regulated its flow to all his Tenketsu.

The speed at which Chakra gathered at the release points of Neji’s Tenketsu increased compared to the consumption rate of the Revolving Heaven. Chakra continued to gather, and finally, when it was more than enough, Neji stopped spinning and released all the gathered Chakra in a three-sixty directional attack: “Eight Trigrams: Great Eruption!”

Like a volcanic eruption, bright chakra erupted from Neji’s body and spread out in a three-sixty directional attack, akin to magma. It destroyed all the Shadow Clones of Naruto as well as the ground in its path.

On the Judge’s side, seeing that Neji not only blocked the barrage of Rasengan but also surprised everyone, Hizashi breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, ‘Will this be enough?’ He wasn’t sure if the ‘Volcanic Eruption’ was sufficient to defeat Naruto.

In contrast to Hizashi, Hiashi was taken aback and said with a shocked face, “Such ninjutsu? What ninjutsu did Neji-kun use?” The Hyuga Clan has no such ninjutsu like the one Neji used, and its power is off the charts. It’s clearly an AOE kind of Ninjutsu never before seen in the history of the Hyuga Clan.

Hizashi shook his head, saying, “I have no idea… Perhaps Neji developed this Ninjutsu under the teaching of Uchiha Itachi.”

Kakashi glanced at Kuroto and remarked, “No wonder you were not worried at all!”

Kuroto remained silent. The Ninjutsu that Neji used indeed impressed him, but the fact of the matter is that he was forced to use an incomplete Ninjutsu in a desperate situation, almost draining his Chakra reserves. Meanwhile, Naruto, despite having all his Shadow Clones destroyed and the barrage of Rasengan failing, still had more than enough Chakra left. The injuries on his body were also rapidly healing due to the Nine-Tailed Chakra.

Yes, the Nine-Tails sealed inside Naruto was secretly helping him, enabling Naruto to create more and more Shadow Clones and continue the same attacks, which were not possible for Neji.

Shisui also understood this situation and remarked, “If Neji-kun wants to defeat Naruto-kun, he would have to end this quickly. A battle of attrition won’t be very helpful for him.”