They then spin rapidly, repelling the attack away and creating a protective shield for as long as they continue to spin. Neji used it many times in the series to defend himself. Neji is a Hyuga who are the descendants of Hamura Otsutsuki and they inherited his powerful chakra, so their chakra reserves should be much more than normal. Being able to wield the Byakugan without too many side effects is testament of chakra reserves just enough to do so.
Neji has also taken part in drawn out battles, having the chakra to hold out till the end. Kidomaru was a Jounin and a user of the curse mark which greatly enhances chakra and stamina. However Neji was capable of taking him on in a very long battle and even after being damaged and wounded, still kept going until he eventually defeated Kidomaru.
He also did not show too many signs of exhaustion in the war. Neji was promoted to Jounin during the timeskip before Shippuden even began and he was the only one promoted to Jounin in his class and was certainly deserving. Between this point and the war, he had time to improve even further and it was evident he had in the war.
I believe Neji by the time of the war arc was definitely on the same level and possibly above. The strongest person I can see Neji beating is Darui in the war arc. I can also see him beating Zabuza since the Byakugan is a good counter to the mist technique. The weakest person who should beat him is Hidan and quite quickly he lacks knowledge. Old Chiyo should also beat him by using her puppets to overwhelm him. If you do not agree with the points in the post and have some of your own opinions, share them with us in the comments section down below.
Might Guy's students only took part in them after a year of working as Genin. However, Kakashi Hatake's ninja, along with most of the other Jonin's teams, took part in the exams right after becoming Genin. Thus, Neji was a year older than the rest and took part in the exams when he was around years of age.
Naruto Uzumaki was around years of age during this time. Being born into the Hyuga family, Neji had access to the power of the Kekkei Genkai Dojutsu known as Byakugan right from birth. It also allowed him to see the chakra points of those fighting against him, along with the rest of the chakra circulatory system. Neji could also tell if someone was under the influence of a Genjutsu. Neji Hyuga didn't just rely on his powers of the Byakugan. To take the gift that he had to the next level, he learned the art of Gentle Fist that let him damage the chakra pathway system without leaving any external wounds.
The organs closest to where the blow lands also get damaged. What's more, the Gentle Fist allowed him to shut down all the chakra points of the body, and thus, leave his target without the power to utilize chakra for good. Neji's skill with the Byakugan and the Gentle Fist was known to be immense and that didn't usually happen with those who were members of the Branch Family of the Hyuga clan. Hiashi Hyuga himself was astonished when he saw Neji perform techniques that even adults would have had a hard time mastering.
Neji came up with these abilities on his own, which showed how big of a genius he truly was and it was shown for the first time when Neji defeated Hinata.
Defensively, he could use Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven to expel chakra from his body and deflect all incoming attacks from all directions at once. If restrained and thus unable to use Revolving Heaven, he could instead release chakra from his tenketsu to free himself.
In Part II, Neji began using the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to attack targets outside his physical range or push away incoming attacks; when performed in combination with others , its strength is accordingly increased.
Neji, Tenten , and Rock Lee decide to try and avoid drawing attention to themselves so that the other competitors will not team up against them, something they accomplish by allowing themselves to be bullied and acting defenceless when they are. During the first exam, Neji uses his Byakugan to copy off of other examinees' tests.
After they pass to the second stage, taking place in the Forest of Death , Team Guy splits up to search for weak, rival teams that they can take one of the scrolls they need from. Neji comes across Team 10 during his search who, although he's isn't willing to pretend he doesn't know where they're hiding, he decides are too weak for him to bother with.
When he returns to Team Guy's rendezvous point, he and Tenten find that Lee is uncharacteristically late. They go looking for him and find he's been defeated by Team Dosu.
Neji prepares to fight them, confident he can beat them, but decides to let Sasuke Uchiha fight them instead after he senses Sasuke's chakra.
Team Guy completes the second test, but in order to qualify for the finals they must take part in one-on-one preliminary matches. Neji, who previously promised to Might Guy that he would not take any actions against Hinata during the exams, encourages Hinata to give up not only the match but also the life of a ninja, citing her meek personality and her lack of talent.
His piercing analysis of her brings Hinata to tears, but she is motivated to continue by the encouragement of Naruto Uzumaki. In their first exchange of Gentle Fist -blows, Neji seals her tenketsu , causing her attacks to have no effect on him. Despite no longer having a way to damage Neji, Hinata keeps fighting. He continues encouraging her to forfeit and increases the amount of damage his blows do to her, but Hinata refuses to back down. Nevertheless, Hinata collapses and is left in a critical condition from her injuries, Neji is declared the winner, and Naruto, moved by Hinata's perseverance and angered by Neji's actions, vows to defeat him during the finals.
Neji watches the remaining matches and is amazed by Lee's performance against Gaara. After the preliminaries conclude, the first round matchups for the finals are selected and Neji is matched against Naruto. After a month of preparation, Naruto and Neji face each other. Naruto starts by using shadow clones to engage Neji, trying to overwhelm his taijutsu skills with sheer numbers.
Neji's Byakugan is unable to tell the shadow clones from the real Naruto and for that reason Naruto is able to land some blows, but Neji deflects them with Revolving Heaven and eventually seals Naruto's chakra with Sixty-Four Palms.
Neji declares Naruto a failure who is destined to lose to him, a genius. Rather than convince Naruto that he is right, his words convince Naruto that Neji is wrong, as Naruto has personal experience with persevering despite others' expectations.
Although his own chakra is cut off, Naruto has another source: the Nine-Tails '. Neji is surprised by it and, unaware of what it is, is startled by the chakra's ferocity. Naruto's speed and strength are heightened dramatically, allowing him to keep up with Neji. Neji uses Revolving Heaven to deflect a particularly powerful blow, flinging both him and Naruto apart.
When the smoke clears, Naruto appears defeated and Neji, assuming he's won, begins boasting. As he talks, Naruto bursts from the ground beneath him, knocking him out with an uppercut to the chin. Realising that the Naruto he saw defeated was a shadow clone covering the hole the real Naruto was digging towards him, Neji scolds himself for being defeated by Naruto's signature ability. In response, Naruto reveals that clone techniques were once his worst ability. Before he's declared the winner, Naruto tells Neji to stop holding his natural genius back with trivial concerns about fate.
As Neji recovers, he is visited by his uncle, Hiashi , who was observing his match. Hoping to correct Neji's misconceptions, he explains the truth surrounding Neji's father's death: that Hizashi chose to die not in service to the main house as Neji has long thought, but because he wanted to protect Hiashi, his brother; in doing so, Hizashi selected his own fate.
In the anime, this is revealed to Neji in a letter written by his father before his death, Neji recognising his father's handwritting.
Neji does not believe the story since he's only hearing it now. Hiashi, having expected this and having no further proof, bows to Neji and begs his forgiveness for not telling him sooner. Neji is moved to tears by the gesture and bids Hiashi to stand, finally believing him. While watching the birds outside, Neji decides he'd like to choose his destiny just like his father did, and that he wants his destiny to be to never lose again.
Main article: Konoha Crush In the anime, two Kumogakure ninja attempt to kidnap an unconscious Hinata during the confusion caused by the invasion of Konoha. He is able to defeat one, but is no match for Sekiei 's abilities and can only keep him busy until Hiashi arrives to defeat him.
Several days after the invasion is successfully repelled, Neji attends the Third Hokage 's funeral. Main article: Sasuke Recovery Mission Although Konoha emerges from the invasion victorious, the village suffers numerous casualties that leave it understaffed in the aftermath. Neji, who is recommended for the team by Lee, watches their backs with his Byakugan while they follow Sasuke's escorts, the Sound Four.
He tells the others to go on without him, but first warns them that one-on-one fights are probably going to be a continuing trend. Neji takes that opportunity to release chakra from his entire body, loosening the webs and giving him an opening to use Sixty-Four Palms. He starts attacking Neji from afar to determine the range of his vision and the completeness of his defences. From this observation, he starts to suspect Neji's Byakugan has a blind-spot, something he confirms upon further testing.
However, Neji, guessing his blind spot has been discovered, is able to dodge enough to prevent being struck in a vital place. Neji realises he can't avoid it and allows himself to be hit. Neji is left in a critical condition due to his injuries and near death. Konoha eventually sends the Medic Corps after the Recovery Team. Neji is found, brought back to Konoha, and a team of medics mend his wounds using the Healing Resuscitation Regeneration Technique.
During their first confrontation with Raiga Kurosuki , Neji's Byakugan is nullified by Ranmaru 's illusions. During their second confrontation, Neji is quickly knocked unconscious. Tenten attempts to revive him with the Curry of Life , but he has a low tolerance for spicy food and consuming it only knocks him out again.
Main article: Academy Student Lead Mission In the anime, Neji is put in charge of a team of Academy students to teach them survival skills. Very little of their exercise is seen, but Neji does teach his students how to use a watch as a compass. After they arrive, Neji instructs the team to follow the mission's original instructions to locate the star rather than get involved in the village's affairs. When the village's issues become increasingly difficult to ignore, Neji informs Naruto that he will deny knowing anything about what Naruto chooses to do in the villagers' defence.
However, when they return to Konoha having failed to prevent the star's destruction, Neji takes responsibility for the failure, but since Naruto defeated the client, Akahoshi , during the ordeal, nobody's in a position to complain. Neji suspects that Menma is an Otogakure -ninja, a suspicion that turns out to be true.
Despite his background, Menma remains Naruto's ally throughout the mission and eventually sacrifices himself to save an innocent town from his former compatriots. Shikamaru, their team leader, assigns Neji, Hinata, and Shino Aburame to clear out the areas. After they get back to Konoha - in a scene that happens at the end of the Sasuke Recovery Mission in the manga - Neji trains with Hiashi. When Hinata serves them drinks, Neji recommends that she see Naruto off rather than tend to them, as he is about to leave Konoha for several years of training.
During the first exam, Neji, Lee, and Tenten are seated in different rooms and are tasked with getting a combined score of exactly points on their written test despite their separation.
Thinking it over, Neji comes up with the idea of producing vibrations on the walls to communicate to Tenten and Lee which questions to answer. After the initial testing period is over, they are given a bonus question: each team must unanimously select one of their members to disqualify from the rest of the exams.
Team Guy selects nobody, which is the correct answer and which qualifies them for the next phase. Those who pass the first test must reach the Demon Desert within three days in order to participate in the second exam. Team Guy successfully does so and they are given the same objective as they had in the exam several years ago: obtain a scroll from another team. They are early on caught in various genjutsu set by members of Team Shira , one of which causes them to wander into quicksand.
Once Team Guy escapes and manages to track down Team Shira, they instead offer Team Shira assistance, helping them drive off another team. When asked why they would help, Neji explains that Shira is quite similar to Lee; Lee in fact finds himself so similar to Shira that he follows the attacking team out of anger, forcing Neji, Tenten, and Team Shira to go after him and rescue him.
Teams Guy and Shira get along well and, after Lee and Shira spar, the two teams agree to meet up during the finals. They later come across Team Ajisai and are immediately engaged in combat. Team Ajisai retreats shortly afterwards but are pursued by Team Guy, who believe they have the scroll they need. Their chase leads them to some old ruins, and during an ensuing fight Tenten and Ajisai fall through a collapsed floor.
Neji recommends to Ajisai's teammates that they stop fighting in order to look for Tenten and Ajisai. The teammates agree, but leave to do so by themselves. Neji and Lee follow them despite this, coming to their aid when Team Komugi attacks them.
Team Komugi is driven off and Teams Guy and Ajisai finally start working together. They eventually reunite with Tenten and Ajisai, who have become friends during their ordeal.
The two teams part peacefully. Team Guy gets caught in a sandstorm, from which they seek shelter in one of Tenten's protective domes. The remaining participants have a report on their performance sent back to their villages, leaving their promotion up to their superiors. Main article: Kazekage Rescue Mission. Neji is eventually able to build up enough chakra to break free and release Lee and Tenten, but they miss their chance to rejoin the fight as Guy has already defeated Kisame.
While examining the body afterwards, however, they discover it was only a lookalike meant to stall them. Once they rendezvous with Team 7, they discover a barrier placed over the entrance to the Akatsuki lair.
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