Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

Chapter 95 Cannot Be Done

The "chickens and dogs" all looked at Sasuke and stared at him—well, so this is how you see us?

Sasuke's expression remained unchanged. Was it wrong to call you chickens and dogs?

That's right!

As for Xiao Li—

"Xiao Li, it was just an accident."

It was at this moment that Sasuke realized that Rock Lee had held back during their previous battle.

Zabuza didn't believe it: "Where's that Hyuga girl?"

The power of the Byakugan's oppressive aura is evident to all; even a Jonin can be defeated if they are not careful.

Sasuke couldn't lie through his teeth, so after a moment of silence, he said, "It was an accident."

Zabuza asked with a hint of sarcasm, "Any other surprises from Konoha?"

Four out of twelve people were unlucky, which is a third of the total. What kind of unlucky situation is that?

Sasuke was speechless.

The battle in the ring continued, with Lee relentlessly battling Gaara, from the sky to the ground, creating a huge crater in the ring.

Hole.

"Come on, let your blood boil, use all your moves!"

Gaara, his face contorted with madness, rose from the crater; this time, he was slightly injured.

"As you wish! The Fourth Gate, the Gate of Wounds, opens!"

Feeling the surging power within his body, Xiao Li roared, "Not enough! Still not enough! Fifth Gate - Gate of Closure Opens!"

Lee's aura surged once more, unleashing an even stronger burst of chakra. The turbulent air currents churned the stone-paved ground, sending a large amount of debris flying in all directions.

"Ritual Lotus!"

Despite the excruciating pain of broken muscles and bones, Lee unleashed all his strength, launching a furious attack, bombarding Gaara's stomach with both his hands and feet.

Gaara's painful wails.

It hurts so much, Mom! Is this what pain feels like?

Temari is in pain, and so is my heart.

Her younger brother had only been in Konoha for a few days, but he had been beaten more times than he had in his entire previous life.

"I underestimated Xiao Li's strength. Perhaps I should have a fight with him."

Naruto seemed to be deep in thought. He had misunderstood before. If he wanted to train his body, going to Rock Lee would be perfect.

Although not an elite Jonin, the speed and power his opponent unleashed were enough to put enough pressure on him in his normal state.

As the final attack ended and the dust settled, two figures lying on the ground appeared before everyone's eyes.

"A lose-lose situation?"

Just as everyone was thinking this, Gaara moved. He stretched out his hand, and quicksand rushed towards Lee with his will.

"Sand-bound coffin!"

"That's enough!"

Might Guy rushed onto the ring, scattering the quicksand, and said in a deep voice, "I concede on behalf of Little Lee."

Gaara asked, puzzled, "Why—are you saving him?"

In his view, the only end for useless and unsuccessful people is death.

Matt Kay looked back at Lee and said, "This kid—he's a student I admire and cherish."

Gaara still couldn't understand, but for some reason, he glanced at Naruto—

Then, carrying his gourd, he gathered up the sand and walked off the stage without saying a word.

After the preliminary rounds concluded, the matchups were determined by a draw, which was announced by Ibiki Morino.

Uchiha Sasuke vs. Hyuga Hinata, Haruno Sakura vs. Uzumaki Karin, Nara Shikamaru vs. Koto Tsuchitsu Hotaru vs. Kirigakure Genin, Uzumaki Naruto vs. Gaara, Aburame Shino vs. Tosu Kinuta. The competition adopts an elimination system, with the winners advancing to the next round until the final victor is determined.

However, whether one can become a Chunin is not determined by winning or losing, but mainly by their performance in the tournament.

Simply put, you only get to eat if the big shots above you are giving you food.

After explaining the rules of the official tournament, the Third Hokage said, "Thank you all for your hard work. Go back and get some rest, everyone—"

See you in a month, that's all!

The next day at Konoha Hospital.

Hiashi, carrying a letter left by his younger brother Hizashi, had a deep and simple conversation with Neji alone.

Ten minutes later, Japan left.

"Father—is a person's destiny like drifting clouds, without a specific direction, or can it be controlled by oneself?"

I haven't figured it out yet.

Neji lay on his sickbed, gazing at the drifting white clouds in the sky outside the window, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, a nagging wail came from somewhere.

"Neji, you died a terrible death!"

Naruto walked into the ward carrying a bouquet of white chrysanthemums, his face beaming with a happy smile.

"Naruto-kun, please don't do this—"

Hinata, carrying a bag of apples, followed behind Naruto, looking at Neji with an apologetic expression.

"Sister, I told you he's a bad guy, but you still didn't believe me. Just kick him out."

"What are you doing here?"

Neji turned around, his expression indifferent.

Although Hitachi's words touched him, he is still a long way from being completely at peace with them.

"Neji-nii-san, Hanabi, Naruto-kun, and I have come to visit you. Are you feeling better?"

Hinata spoke softly, her face showing concern.

However, Neji was completely unmoved by this.

"Visiting me?"

His gaze fell on the white chrysanthemum in Naruto's hand, and his face instantly darkened.

"Checking to see if I'm dead—I'm sorry, Hinata-sama, if you had used more force, I might be dead—Waaaaah—"

An apple shut Neji up, stopping him from spouting more nonsense.

"It's okay if you have a mental illness, I'll help you get cured."

Naruto closed his eyes, activated his Rinnegan, and used the Healing Palm Technique, sending life energy into Neji's body through his hands.

"Naruto Uzumaki, this—this is medical ninjutsu?!"

Just as Neji was about to unleash his fury by taking the apple out of his mouth, he was shocked to find that his injuries were rapidly improving, with his broken muscles and bones quickly healing.

Before long, the injury, which originally would have taken more than half a month to recover, was completely healed.

Hinata exclaimed admiringly, "Naruto-kun, you're so amazing!"

Hanabi curled her lip: "He's pretty good, a really good villain."

Having recovered from his injuries, Neji was much calmer and no longer made sarcastic remarks towards Hinata.

Of course, there were no kind words either.

He expressed his gratitude to Naruto, saying that he owed him a favor.

"I want to use this favor now. For the next month, you will help me with special training for Hinata."

Seeing Neji's questioning look, Naruto explained, "Hinata's next opponent is Sasuke, and I don't think you want Hinata to lose to Sasuke—after all, you see, if you lose to Hinata and Hinata loses to Sasuke—doesn't that mean you're two levels below Sasuke? Are you happy about that?"

Neji was naturally unwilling, but he wanted to train Hinata to the point where she could defeat Sasuke—

"I can't do it. Hinata's move defeated me, but it was only because she caught me off guard. If I had been prepared beforehand, it might not have worked. I've witnessed Sasuke Uchiha's strength, so please forgive my bluntness."

"Unforgivable!"

"---Well, I have nothing more to say."

Neji made his stance clear: if he can't do it, you can kill me and it won't help.

"You seem to have misunderstood me. I didn't mean for you to train Hinata to surpass Sasuke—"