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Chapter 43 - Naruto Versus Neji Part 3

Naruto gritted his teeth and said.

"You are right about one thing. A person's limit is determined by their birth, but you are wrong about another."

"A person's fate can be changed. My fate was changed after my birth by my parents."

"It was neither a curse nor a hate. But it haunted me for twelve years of my life, only for me to realize it was something that changed my fate."

At this moment, Naruto fully released his Chakra, not just Wind Chakra but also his complete Chakra Reserve.

The ground cracked, the air trembled, and a dread fell over the audience.

"This is my Chakra. This is what my parents exchanged their lives for, and I will live up to their sacrifice."

"I will prove them right. A human can change their fate even if it is through a sacrifice."

At this moment, Neji's heart shook.

For a split moment, he almost gave up. That Chakra was too heavy, too powerful, and too massive.

It didn't feel like normal Chakra, yet it was Naruto's Chakra. This was Naruto's Chakra at its full power.

But the stubbornness of a genius kicked in. Even if he was proven wrong, even if he was weaker than his opponent, he didn't want to give up.

"Then, prove it here!"

He said as he released his Chakra from every tenketsu point of his body.

At this moment, Naruto's Chakra slowly resided and dissipated into his body. He raised his hand, and a lot of Chakra started gathering on his palm.

The Chakra started spinning irregularly and formed a ball of blue Chakra.

When the Jonin saw this, they stood up in shock.

Not only did Naruto reveal his identity through his words, but he also revealed it through his Jutsu.

Unlike ordinary people, they knew Naruto was talking about his parents sealing Nine Tails inside of him.

For most people, it would be a curse.

And, just like Naruto said, it was something that haunted him for twelve years.

But now, it had become his strength. That Chakra they felt before was overwhelming.

Naruto wasn't targeting anyone, but his Chakra was so potent and massive that the ground itself cracked open.

'Is this why you sealed Nine-Tails inside of your son, Minato?'

At this moment, Hiruzen had the most complicated expression that he had put on his entire life.

He had underestimated Minato. No, everyone had underestimated Minato.

Naruto had Chakra Reserves almost twenty times more than him at his peak. And Naruto was only twelve years old.

Of course, he didn't know that Naruto's Reserves had increased significantly during this month.

So, he simply believed that Minato had opened a small part of the seal for this specific reason.

To turn Nine-Tails Chakra into his son's Chakra so that even if his son couldn't use Nine-Tails powers, he would still have more Chakra than most Kage.

At this moment, he understood Minato's intentions.

He didn't just seal Nine-Tails inside of him because of the village or to maintain the balance.

He sealed it inside his son because he saw a potential passed down to his son that could surpass even the likes of the First Hokage.

He took the most powerful weapon from Konoha and turned it into his son's strength, and he did it while still holding back some reservations.

Yes, Hiruzen at this moment suspected that Naruto wouldn't get proper treatment as a hero or even the son of a Hokage, so he sealed his own memories inside the seal.

It meant Minato never trusted him.

Or, rather, he trusted himself more than anyone else.

That meant no matter how Konoha treated Naruto, as long as he could grow up, Naruto would eventually get everything from Minato.

Not only that, but he would also get the strength of the Nine-Tails.

Before this, Nine Tails power was never used in the War. Instead, it had to be sealed by one of the most powerful people in the village.

While Kushina might not be at Minato's level, she was still a Kage-level shinobi.

But she could never participate in war or do missions because she had to keep Nine-Tails in check.

Hiruzen didn't know what to feel about this.

After all, the village didn't live up to Minato's expectations. Naruto didn't get the treatment he deserved.

And now, Naruto had the strength and knowledge to do anything he wished.

Unless Hiruzen wanted to use the full force of Konoha, he didn't think they would be strong enough to take down Naruto, who could use Nine-Tails powers.

Of course, nobody cared about his thoughts. Most of the people's eyes were on Naruto, especially the Jutsu he was using.

At this moment, both Neji and Naruto had decided to go all out with their attacks.

[Eight Trigrams Rotation]

[Rasengan]

Two spinning chakra Jutsu collided in the middle of the arena, releasing a powerful shockwave around them.

While Rotation Palm was strong, Rasengan was stronger.

The irregular spinning of Chakra inside Rasengan started distorting the Rotation Palm's Chakra, forcefully disrupting Neji's movement.

As their collision continued, Neji found that his chakra was dissipating into the air, and he didn't have more Chakra to continue his rotation.

Being forced out of the Rotation Palm, Neji found the Rasengan coming towards his chest.

But suddenly, the Rasengan vanished, and Naruto clenched his fist.

Bang!

He punched Neji on the chest, and Neji flew back with his body arched until he collided against the walls of the arena and fell to the ground.

"Haa! Haa!"

Naruto was panting slightly as he stood in the middle of the arena alone.

"The winner of the first battle is Naruto Uzumaki!"

Genma appeared next to him and raised his hand, shouting towards the audience.

For a moment, there was a deep silence in the surrounding until everyone burst into cheers.

"Naruto! Naruto! Naruto!"

Especially, Genins from his class were waving at him while also cheering him.

Naruto waved both of his hands towards the audience and shouted.

"Haha! I win!"

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