"The Caged Bird… has really been removed!?"
As time passed—
Bit by bit—
That tightly interwoven, dense and complex Caged Bird Seal was torn open by Akira Ren and continuously dismantled.
Neji suddenly felt as if some invisible shackle had been undone—
Vanishing without a trace.
In that instant His entire body felt inexplicably lighter.
Moreover—
With his Byakugan activated, He could now clearly see that previously imperceptible blind spot.
Now—
He truly possessed a complete 360-degree field of vision without any blind spots.
For a moment, He was overwhelmed with excitement.
"That's enough… we'll stop here…"
Within the mental world Akira looked at the emotional Neji and smiled:
"The remaining seal is just some superficial markings. It can no longer affect you!"
"If we completely erase it, the main family will notice. That would only bring trouble for you right now."
"But even if Hyuga Hiashi personally acts, he won't be able to control you through the seal anymore!"
"This… is already more than enough!"
Neji trembled all over—
Filled with indescribable excitement and joy.
He was not someone greedy.
He clearly understood—
With his current strength, he was still far from being able to force the stubborn main family to yield.
If others discovered that he had removed the Caged Bird—
Even if they didn't dare trouble Akira —
They certainly wouldn't let him off so easily.
At the very least—
He might be forced to have the seal reapplied.
So this outcome—
Was already the best possible one.
"Thump…"
Tears welled up in Neji's eyes.
Without hesitation, he knelt before Akira and slammed his forehead to the ground:
"Thank you so much… I'm truly, deeply grateful, Akira !"
From this moment on—
He was no longer a bird in a cage.
He was free.
That feeling—
Of no longer having his life and death controlled by others—
Filled him with unprecedented relief and joy.
And toward Akira —
He felt nothing but gratitude.
"Hey, hey… this really doesn't suit you…"
Seeing Neji kneeling there, Akira sighed helplessly:
"Don't act so awkward. Get up."
"Please don't say that…"
Neji was pulled up by Akira—
Yet he still bowed deeply again and again.
His eyes were red, tears streaming down as his voice choked:
"Your great kindness… I can never repay it!"
Perhaps To Akira, it was just a small effort.
But to him It was a turning point that changed his entire life.
This debt Could never truly be repaid.
He could only dedicate his life, Doing everything in his power, To repay it.
"Alright, suit yourself…"
Akira shrugged.
Naturally, he understood how stirred Neji must feel.
"Let me borrow your body for a bit. I want to experience the Byakugan."
"Of course, take it! As long as you want!"
...
A moment later—
"Neji," who had been sitting cross-legged, stood up.
His pale eyes were intimidating—
Veins bulging faintly at the corners.
That 360-degree monochrome vision—
Was truly bizarre.
"I remember… among the materials Danzo sent over, there seemed to be Hyuga corpses…"
Akira thought to himself.
He wondered whether he should get a pair of Byakugan to experiment with.
He wanted to know—
If he fused the Hyuga bloodline—
Would there be any changes to his Sharingan?
"Gentle Fist · Eight Trigrams… One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms!"
Controlling Neji's body—
Akira recalled the scene of Neji previously performing the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
Arriving near the forest—
He stared coldly at the rows of wooden training posts.
At that moment—
It felt as if he had practiced it thousands of times.
He naturally assumed the Gentle Fist stance.
"Swish… swish…"
In the next instant—
His figure moved with incredible speed, like a swimming dragon.
Chakra gathered in his palms—
Turning into afterimages as they struck continuously.
"Bang… bang…"
"Eight palms… sixteen palms… thirty-two palms… sixty-four palms…"
"One hundred twenty-eight palms!!"
"Boom—boom—!"
Within the mental world—
Watching the wooden posts shatter—
Neji was utterly shaken.
He could clearly feel—
The chakra Akira just used was nearly the same strength as his own.
But the power—
Was more than double!
And He had executed the One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms so effortlessly.
It was simply unbelievable.
"Limited by the body… I can only reach one hundred twenty-eight palms…"
The slender figure stood proudly.
Looking at the shattered posts—
"Neji" seemed unconcerned, murmuring:
"But I remember the Hyuga clan has a technique… one that releases chakra from the tenketsu to defend…"
"With the Byakugan, I can clearly see every single chakra point in the body…"
"What!?"
In the mental space—
Neji cried out in shock:
"Could it be…!?"
The next moment—
As if answering his guess—
"Neji" suddenly spun violently.
All the chakra points in his body—
Simultaneously erupted with astonishing chakra.
Centered on himself—
Like a rapidly spinning spiral—
A visible hemispherical chakra barrier formed.
It resembled an enlarged, half-sphere version of the Rasengan.
"Boom—boom—!"
In an instant the ground was ruthlessly ravaged—
Reduced to utter ruin.
A massive crater appeared—
Shocking to behold.
"This is… the Hyuga clan's secret technique passed down orally—Rotation!?"
Neji was filled with disbelief—
Staring at the devastated surroundings.
"No need to be surprised. I'm a medical ninja—my chakra control far surpasses yours. And by taking over your body, it's equivalent to indirectly controlling the Byakugan…"
Akira Ren explained calmly:
"For techniques like the Hyuga clan's taijutsu, as long as you understand part of it—even without full details—you can deduce the rest…"
"..."
At this moment, Neji finally understood—
What a true genius was.
Thinking of how he had always been praised as a genius—
Even priding himself on defeating Lee—
His face flushed red with embarrassment.
"In truth, the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist still has great potential. If you can integrate chakra nature transformation, its power will rise to another level."
Akira Ren said directly:
"Because although precise strikes or Gentle Fist can destroy internal organs…"
"If you encounter enemies with special defenses or modified bodies, Gentle Fist may lack sufficient offensive power—far inferior to straightforward, forceful punches!"
"Integrate chakra nature transformation?"
Hearing this—
Neji was shocked.
"Watch carefully…"
Akira Ren smiled—
Controlling Neji's body.
After examining his chakra affinities, he demonstrated:
"Your attributes should be water, fire, and earth…"
"For offense—fire is more suitable."
"For defense—water or earth."
"Rotation!"
In an instant—
Waves of scorching aura surged outward.
Akira Ren controlled Neji's body—
Spinning violently once more.
All the chakra points erupted with intense chakra—
Executing Rotation again.
"Boom—!"
In an instant—
A hemispherical chakra barrier appeared.
And before Neji's stunned gaze—
"Boom—boom—!"
That massive chakra barrier—
Gradually turned crimson—
Like a gigantic fireball.
Carrying blazing heat—
It spread outward violently.
In an instant—
Within a ten-meter radius—
A massive crater formed.
Everything was scorched into lifeless, burning earth.
Faint flames flickered—
Smoke rising into the air.
A sight—
So shocking it left one speechless…
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