The final round of the Chunin Exams opens with a clash between prodigy and dropout: Neji, the Hyuga elite who wields the all-seeing Byakugan, against Naruto, who supposedly can't match him in talent. Neji sneers that people are shackled by fate, but Naruto throws himself at that arrogance headfirst. Through their brutal duel, Neji's buried past as a scorned branch-family member and the rage it left behind slowly come to light. Can effort truly surpass genius? The crowd holds its breath as the decisive moment arrives in this fiery twelfth volume.
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Neji seals off Naruto's chakra pathways with the Byakugan and drives him to the brink, but Naruto blasts the Nine-Tails' chakra up through the ground and strikes Neji from below for a stunning comeback. His words — that you can smash your own destiny — thaw the frozen heart of a boy long crushed by the branch-family curse. In the following bout, Rock Lee unleashes both the Front and Reverse Lotus against Gaara, only to be defeated when Gaara's sand crushes his left arm and leg, throwing the gifted Lee's ninja career into doubt.
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| Author | 岸本斉史 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | 集英社 |
| Release date | 2002-05-01 |
| Volume | Vol. 12 |
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