hotmtlnovel Chapter 116 The so-called destiny
Chapter 116 The so-called destiny
After Gaara left, the ice in the room was removed by Shiro.
"By the way, wouldn't Izumi Jonin come here just to eat melons?"
Shiro asked Uchiha Star.
"of course not."
Uchiha Xing said as he took out a lunch box from behind him.
"Sauce, sauce, sauce~"
"Karin's special pork cutlet rice~Karin asked me to bring it to Naruto~"
Uchiha Xing happily raised the food box in his hand.
"what?"
Bai looked at the food box in Uchiha Xing's hand in shock.
"You mean Karin did this?"
The expression on Bai's face became very complicated.
Is she trying to poison Naruto?
Uchiha Xing looked at Bai's expression and instantly knew what Bai was thinking. He waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay~ I was watching the whole time this time, and Kimimaro has already eaten~"
Uchiha Xing reassured Bai.
Bai breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Uchiha Xing said.
"However, after eating the pork chop rice that Karin made, Kimimaro drank a bottle of milk."
quiet.....
Bai couldn't help but hold his forehead.
I knew that I couldn't expect a cooking killer to cook a good meal.
"Don't worry~ I not only brought Karin's special pork chop rice, I also brought milk."
Uchiha Xing took out a bottle of milk.
"Sa~"
"Naruto, eat quickly~"
Uchiha Xing handed the things to Uzumaki Naruto.
"Eat quickly~"
Uchiha Xing handed the lunch box and milk to Uzumaki Naruto.
"My sister made it for me."
Uzumaki Naruto held the lunch box and smiled foolishly.
But there was something strange about Nara Shikamaru's expression.
Bai's expression just now seemed a little strange, that thing couldn't be very unpalatable...
Oh~ Never mind, that’s what happened, and Kimimaro has eaten it, so it shouldn’t be a big deal.
Nara Shikamaru said a few words to Bai and then left.
After caring for Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Xing also left.
The next day, the third Chunin Exam officially began.
Uchiha Xing and Bai arrived at the venue early and sat in the front seats.
"Karin-chan~Kimimaro~Come on~"
Uchiha Xing made a trumpet shape with his hands and shouted to the people below.
All the contestants except Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke and Akado Kai have arrived at the venue.
"Why haven't Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke arrived yet? The place will be closed soon."
Bai said with some concern.
At this moment, suddenly Uzumaki Naruto shot in from the entrance of the venue.
Bai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this.
Then, everyone heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice.
"Dear guests, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for coming to Konoha to watch the selection exam. Now let the 10 candidates who passed the preliminary selection participate in the formal selection competition. Please enjoy watching."
"Has Uchiha Sasuke not arrived yet?"
Bai frowned slightly.
"It's okay. He and Karin are having the last match. As long as he arrives before the match, he'll be fine. Besides..."
They can't hit it either.
Uchiha Xing smiled slightly, then sat on the stool and watched the game below.
Soon the first competition began.
Uchiha Xing looked at the two people below leisurely.
"Old... Izumi-jounin, who do you think will win this competition?"
Bai asked the Uchiha Star who was fiddling with his fingers beside him.
"If nothing unexpected happens, it's Hyuga Neji."
Uchiha Xing spoke softly.
"Huh? I thought Izumi Jounin would think that Naruto was the winner."
Shiro chuckled.
"No, Uzumaki Naruto will be the winner of this game in the end."
Uchiha Xing's words made Bai stunned for a moment.
What does that mean? Could it be that the teacher means that there will be accidents?
Bai turned his head and looked at Uzumaki Naruto who was fighting using shadow clones below.
What exactly is the accident that the teacher is talking about?
Bai looked around, trying to find something.
No, although many nobles came this time, there is no need for so many Anbu, and those Anbu are all in the open.
Bai's eyes couldn't help but deepen.
"Don't look around, just watch the game, otherwise you'll be misunderstood."
Uchiha Xing said softly.
"I understand." Teacher.
Bai silently turned his attention back to the battlefield.
Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuga Neji kept fighting with physical skills, but it was obvious that Hyuga Neji had the upper hand.
Soon, Hyuga Neji attacked Uzumaki Naruto, who had the least number of attacks.
"Oh no! In order to avoid being targeted, normal ninjas will choose not to let their main body join the battle."
Bai was analyzing on the side.
"Did you forget to take Naruto's personality into account? Naruto is not the type to hide behind everyone."
Uchiha Star chuckled.
Sure enough, as Uchiha Xing finished his words, the Uzumaki Naruto who was hit turned into a pool of smoke. At the same time, Uzumaki Naruto and another shadow clone attacked Hyuga Neji together.
"It's hard for him to dodge at such a close distance."
Bai looked at the close distance and spoke slowly.
"Not necessarily~"
Uchiha Xing supported his chin and felt the familiar chakra fluctuations.
Return to heaven?
The next second, the chakra rotated into a protective shield, protecting Hyuga Neji and sending Uzumaki Naruto flying.
"Not this one!"
Bai looked at Uchiha Xing.
"That's Kaiten, the most skilled defensive technique of the Hyuga clan. It requires releasing a large amount of chakra from the chakra points on the body, and then using that chakra to resist the enemy's attack, allowing the body to spin like a top and rebound the attack."
"However, the chakra released from the chakra points is difficult to control. It requires extremely strong chakra control ability and precise knowledge of chakra points. Neji is a genius."
Uchiha Xing followed Bai and explained that regarding Hyuga Neji, Uchiha Xing had told them about it in the form of gossip in the identity of Quanzi.
Therefore, Bai understood Hyuga Neji's talent more intuitively.
Uchiha Xing smiled and looked up at Hyuga Hiashi opposite him. Seeing Hyuga Hiashi's surprised and thoughtful look, the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but deepen.
"Hey! Can Naruto still win then?!"
Haruno Sakura, who was not far behind Uchiha Xing, obviously also heard what Uchiha Xing said.
Uchiha Xing turned to look at Haruno Sakura, then smiled and said, "Trust Naruto."
Below, Hyuga Neji once again used the move that shocked Hyuga Hiashi, Eight Trigrams Sixty-four Palms.
Uzumaki Naruto was knocked to the ground in an instant.
"Are you going to lose?"
Bai became a little nervous.
Uchiha Xing didn't care too much about it. Although he didn't remember the process, he remembered the result.
Uchiha Xing looked at Hyuga Hiashi opposite him and waved, then whispered a few words to a branch family member who came over, and then saw that branch family member nodded and seemed to leave.
Sure enough, I guessed right, the letter written specifically for Neji was not with him from the beginning. Ah~ Come to think of it. After all, the letter was used to prevent Hyuga Neji from turning evil, but in the eyes of Hyuga Hiashi, it doesn't matter even if Hyuga Neji turns evil, after all, he is just a child of a branch family.
It was just a coincidence.
The child whom he had always looked down upon actually possessed strength far beyond that of the Zong family. In order to make the child eliminate the grudge in his heart, he would definitely use the letter.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain it. So much time has passed and there have been so many opportunities, but he did not give him the letter. Instead, he took out the letter only after he saw that he was valuable.
If he really cared about his younger brother, then after his brother's death, he would have taken extra care of Hyuga Neji who was still a child.
However, he didn't, and even ignored it, allowing Hyuga Neji to grow wildly.
Uchiha Xing thought, with a hint of sneer in his eyes, but because of the goggles, no one could see Uchiha Xing's eyes clearly.
"Oh!!!!"
The sudden cheers from the audience brought Uchiha Xing back to his senses, and he then lowered his eyes to look down.
It turned out that Uzumaki Naruto, who was about to lose, got up from the ground and hit Hyuga Neji.
Rather than seeing a genius beating a loser, the audience prefers to see the loser successfully leap up and defeat the genius.
The Nine-Tails Chakra? It’s really a cheat. It hit Neji so easily.
Uchiha Xing chuckled, then looked up at the opposite side, where Hinata Hiashi had received the letter left by Hinata Hizashi.
Soon, the match came to an end when Uzumaki Naruto suddenly appeared from the ground and hit Hyuga Neji in the chin, knocking him down.
Hyuga Neji was lying on the ground, while Uzumaki Naruto was standing there.
Then Uzumaki Naruto said something that seemed very interesting to Uchiha Xing.
"I failed the graduation exam at school three times in a row because I had bad luck. The ninjutsu questions in the graduation exam were always the ninjutsu that I was least good at."
"The clone technique was once the ninjutsu I was least good at. So don't keep saying such boring things as fate cannot be changed no matter what."
"Because you are different from me, you are not the tail end of a crane."
Shiranui Genma chuckled after hearing what Uzumaki Naruto said, and then said: "The winner is Uzumaki Naruto."
As Shiranui Genma finished speaking, cheers rang out all around.
Uzumaki Naruto was cheering happily in the stadium.
At this time, Shiranui Genma walked up to Hyuga Neji and whispered, "The imprisoned bird becomes smart and knows how to open the cage with its mouth. Never give up and want to fly freely again. This time you lose."
Uchiha Xing knew what Shiranui Genma said by his lip movements.
"Yes, a smart bird will find a way to leave the cage by itself. But a bird with its wings cut off and chains on its feet will never be able to fly out of the cage even if the cage is opened, unless it dies and is thrown out."
Uchiha Xing said softly, then stood up.
"Bai~ I'm going to the bathroom, I'll be back soon~"
Uchiha Xing said and left.
He deftly bypassed the ninjas on the road and came to the nearest medical facility outside the field, following the chakra he sensed and walked inside. Then he randomly opened the door of a room, sat inside, and waited quietly.
After a while, Uchiha Xing felt the door of the next ward was opened.
Uchiha Xing waited for a moment, then left the room, gently pushed open the door of the next ward, and looked at the patient sitting on the bed, looking at the window above with confused eyes.
Father, what should I do...
Hyuga Neji clutched the scroll tightly, with his father on one side and his own inner resentment on the other.
Maybe...I should accept my fate...but...I am so unwilling to do so. Father...
Hyuga Neji thought about everything that happened today and the suicide note his father left for him. He couldn't help but chuckle, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
Father... Is the fate of a person just like the clouds in the sky, drifting along with the current, or can he choose the direction he wants to pursue...
"You won't give in to your fate so easily!"
Uchiha Xing's voice suddenly sounded in the room, making Hyuga Neji instantly alert. He turned his head and looked over, with a hint of water in his eyes.
"Are you the jonin from the Hidden Rain Village?"
Hyuga Neji looked at Uchiha Xing and frowned tightly, and looked at Uchiha Xing warily and said: "What are you doing here? This is the medical area, it doesn't seem like you should be here."
"Sorry~ I just wanted to go to the bathroom, but I accidentally went to the wrong place and overheard something."
Uchiha Xing said as he walked towards Hyuga Neji and then sat next to him.
"I heard about your father's affairs at the game."
Uchiha Xing said, and lowered his eyes to the scroll in Hyuga Neji's hand and said, "Can I see that?"
"Sorry, this is my personal property. Also, since you know you've come to the wrong place, please leave here as soon as possible."
Hyuga Neji said as he began to roll up the scroll.
"Hey~ Why are you so heartless~"
Uchiha Xing spoke in a long tone.
"I noticed that the few times I met you, you always seemed to be talking about fate."
Uchiha Xing paused as he spoke, then looked at Hyuga Neji.
"But I feel like you don't believe in fate at all. You've been resisting, right? But just now, I felt like you seemed to have succumbed to your fate."
"You feel wrong."
Hyuga Neji tightly grasped the scroll in his hand, and then said calmly: "I believe I can change my destiny, just like a bird, flying freely in the sky."
Uchiha Xing tilted his head and looked at Hyuga Neji, then chuckled and said, "You are lying. Your heart is no longer like before, fighting for how to gain freedom. Instead, you have come to accept your own destiny."
"That's right. How can you be free as a bird in a cage? You don't even own your own life. How can you talk about freedom? You are just like your father."
"What are you talking about!"
Hyuga Neji suddenly grabbed Uchiha Xing's collar, his eyes full of anger.
"Is not it?"
Uchiha Xing didn't care about Hyuga Neji's attitude and actions, and just continued to speak.
"Your father, Hyuga Hizashi, has always had the caged bird on him. From the moment he was branded with the caged bird, his life was no longer his own. It belonged to the main family, to his dear brother."
"Did he really volunteer that day? Regardless of whether he did or not, he knew one thing: if Hyuga Hiashi died, his life would be gone too, because he existed to protect Hyuga Hiashi. Just like you, you will have to work for Hyuga Hinata for the rest of your life, even if she doesn't want to, you will end up dying because of her. This is your life, and it is also his life."
Every word of Uchiha Xing was irritating Hyuga Neji. Hyuga Neji tightly grasped Uchiha Xing's collar, and the veins on his forehead bulged.