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Chapter 40- A 'Failure' stands Tall!

'Normal thought...'

"Kyuubi/Bijuu speech..."

"Normal speech..."

Jutsu name...

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Hinata coughed up blood.

"So, this was the best the head family could do." Neji said derogatory.

Sakura's eyes widened in shock and surprise.

Naruko narrowed her eyes. "Hinata..." 'I wasn't really sure if her attack hit him... Looks like it really didn't.'

Hinata breathed heavily. 'I'm not done yet...' She pushed Neji's arm away from her and tried to hit him with her palm right on the chest, but Neji just grabbed her arm and drilled his finger into one of her chakra holes there.

Lee gritted his teeth.

Kakashi narrowed his eyes. "What a guy."

'Is he...' Kurenai thought in panic.

'No wonder people call him the genius of the Hyuuga family.' Sandaime thought seriously.

Hinata's vision blurred for a moment. Neji took her sleeve and rolled it up, so she could see the red dots all over her arm.

"Did you... So, you were..." Hinata said shocked.

"Correct." Neji looked at her utterly seriously. "My eyes can see the tenketsu.

"Tenketsu? Are those the red dots on her arm?" Naruko asked seriously.

"Yes. In the Chakra circulation system, there are 361 points known as chakra holes." Kakashi explained seriously. "Their width is as small as a needle, though. These are known as tenketsu... and in the theory, if you hit them correctly... you can stop or increase the enemy's flow of Chakra. You're basically able to control it. And let me add this: My Sharingan is unable to see them."

Neji hit Hinata with his Chakra infused palm on the chest. Hinata screamed in pain and fell to the ground.

Naruko bit on her lip in distress.

Neji walked towards Hinata again because she slid back a few meters. "Hinata-sama, this is the difference in our unchangeable powers. It's the difference that separates the elites from the dropouts. This is the unchangeable reality. You were destined to regret this when you said you didn't want to run away. You should be in despair right now. This is your last warning. Give up!"

Hinata breathed heavily. "I'm..." Blood dripped to the ground. She shivered heavily in effort to stand up.

Neji narrowed his eyes.

"...not going to... take back...my..." She slowly stood up.

Neji looked at her in a bit of shock.

'Hinata.' Naruko thought in concern.

"...words..." She stood fully up, while breathing heavily and looked at Neji, while blood was running down her mouth. "That's my nindo."

Neji tsked. Hinata looked up to Naruko, who was looking at her in concern. She smiled.

"I always knew Hinata could be as tough as she is now..." Naruko smiled softly.

Lee smiled. "She's very similar to you."

Sakura nodded in agreement. "Yes. I think you're her idol; her role model."

Naruko's eyes softened and she looked back to the fight. "I know... Maybe we can become best friends after this fight."