C1 Neji Go Online!!

In Konoha Village, at the Hyuga clan's branch family training grounds, Hyuga Neji was immersed in his training, the crisp sounds of his martial arts echoing through the air.

"Four Palms!"

"Sixteen Palms!"

His hands, wrapped in bandages, moved in a dizzying flurry of palm strikes, each technique complex and formidable.

"Thirty-two palms..."

With a sharp snap, the final palm strike whiffed, slicing through empty space!

Hyuga Neji surged forward, the miss intentional.

As a branch family member, he was barred from learning the revered Eight Trigrams Palm Technique.

Yet, Neji harbored the soul of a die-hard Naruto fan from Earth.

At just five years old, he had been transported to this world!

He had unlocked the ultimate proficiency system!

Simply by rehearsing his moves, he could accumulate proficiency and amplify his strength.

But as part of the branch family, he had to conceal his burgeoning power.

He lurked in the background, labeled a weakling and the target of scorn.

Footsteps neared just as his last palm strike failed to connect.

"Hey, Neji, still at it this late?"

The voice belonged to a man with a head of striking silver hair, radiating arrogance.

It was Hyuga Gintoki, Neji's elder brother.

"Hold on... Did I see that correctly? Before he faltered, was he practicing the Sixty-Four Palms?"

The second onlooker was Hyuga Aota, a year older than Neji.

They were the most talented of their generation in the branch family.

They had never ceased to mock and belittle Neji.

"A nobody dreaming of mastering the Sixty-Four Palms? That's laughable!"

"You'd be better off taking on trivial jobs like saving cats or delivering letters. Make some money so you don't starve," Gintoki scoffed.

"Brothers, I'm done training. If you need the space, I'll take my leave..."

"Leaving?"

As Neji attempted to make his exit, the two shared a look.

Gintoki's eyes darkened: "I've heard about you and Miss Hinata praising each other in front of Lord Jitsuzai. Getting chummy with the main family, huh? Quite the move, kid."

Upon hearing the words "branch family," Neji's brow furrowed slightly.

Hyuga Aota chimed in, "I think he's forgotten his place. The one with the least talent in the branch family, a complete failure, believes that by currying favor with the young lady, he can one day lord over us."

"Ha!" Their eyes seethed with hatred.

"You brothers misunderstand. Miss Hinata is simply compassionate. Now, I'll be on my way." Hyuga Neji had no desire to get entangled with these minor characters.

"Trying to leave?" Hyuga Gintoki reached out, his hand snatching toward Neji's neck!

The sound of rushing wind whistled past his ears. With his Byakugan, Neji's field of vision was nearly 360 degrees, leaving no blind spots. He easily sidestepped the attack.

"Brother Gintoki, he's activated his Byakugan! Do you see? He's challenging you!" Hyuga Aota's eyes bulged with a mix of excitement and anger.

Hyuga Gintoki snorted coldly. He swiftly charged in Neji's direction. Neji, with no other choice, turned to confront him.

"Ha!" A palm strike came head-on, but Neji effortlessly dodged.

"Oh?" Gintoki was surprised; Neji had managed to evade both of his palm strikes!

"Again!" Gintoki launched another strike, which Neji once again dodged with ease. However, the previous strike was a feint, and Gintoki's other hand had already begun its descent. Gintoki thought he had succeeded, but Neji simply took a light step back, evading all of Gintoki's attacks without any effort.

Taking two more steps back, Neji said indifferently, "Brother, I can't defeat you. I admit defeat."

"Admit, admit defeat?" Gintoki's eyes widened, his anger boiling over.

"Aota, did you hear that? He dodged all of my attacks and then admitted defeat to me!" Veins on Gintoki's forehead bulged with fury.

Hyuga Aota also sprang forward. The two simultaneously activated their Byakugan.

"You're such a waste, you don't even deserve to be part of the branch family!"

"No progress at all!"

Neji kept backing up until he felt the wooden post press against his back.

"We're going to have to knock some sense into you today, or you'll start thinking you don't know who your brothers are!"

They were just brothers from another branch of the Hyuga family. In terms of family hierarchy, Neji's father's status was much higher than theirs, not to mention that Neji's grandfather was the former head of the Master Family!

When did he start getting walked all over by people like them?

"I hear Hanabi's getting stronger by the day. Once Hinata, that waste of space, loses her status as the heir to the Master Family, you'll have no one to back you up!"

A murderous glint flashed in Neji's eyes.

His hands moved into position, releasing Chakra from his pressure points.

All those years of hard practice were about to show themselves...

With a fluid motion, he shifted to the right, his body spinning as the Chakra materialized, sending a surging wave of energy outward!

"Eight Trigrams Palm: Heaven's Return!" Neji bellowed, his voice laced with rage.