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People capable of training Taijutsu with such desperate intensity are rarer than giant pandas in the Naruto world, probably fewer than ten individuals... or definitely no more than ten. Only a few like those who master the Eight Gates and cultivate their bodies with bowl-cut hairstyles can compare to Hinata's dedication. As for others, they should probably save themselves the comparison; there's no harm without comparison. Given her strenuous training, her current strength is perfectly justified. This world may be unfair, but sometimes it is also very fair. It is a world full of contradictions.
Neji Hyuga was discharged from the hospital shortly after waking up. He wanted to train even harder. Having been defeated by a once-timid little girl, and that girl being the main family's young lady whom he had always looked down upon, Neji Hyuga's mindset was quite similar to Sasuke Uchiha's. He was extremely unwilling to be surpassed by an "unknown junior." If he wanted to catch up, he could only work harder. This might be the difference in thinking between a genius and a mediocre person. If it were a mediocre person... they would have long been utterly defeated by Hinata's overwhelming strength. Let alone training even harder. Only true geniuses like him would transform their unwillingness into a source of motivation. Such people were qualified to be called successful; such people were qualified to become future Konoha Jonin. So sometimes, the reason geniuses are called geniuses... isn't because of how good their talent is. A larger part depends on their mindset. Their mindset has already surpassed most people... coupled with the boost from their talent. These are the two crucial elements that combine to form a genius.
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The main family's young lady of the Hyuga clan—Hinata Hyuga—defeated the strongest genius of the Hyuga clan's younger generation—Neji Hyuga—in the Ninja Academy. And within 15 minutes, she rendered Neji Hyuga unconscious. This news spread like wildfire within a small circle. After all, there were dozens of eyewitnesses to Hinata Hyuga and Neji Hyuga's sparring match, most of whom were Ninja Academy students, with only a few being Ninja Academy teachers. However, since both were still children, the matter didn't become widely known. But many observant individuals... were perfectly clear on the details.
"Hinata Hyuga, huh?! That's the young lady of the Hyuga clan, right... Hiashi Hyuga's daughter. She defeated Neji Hyuga?! That little guy Neji is an incredible young genius."
"And for Hinata Hyuga to be able to defeat Neji Hyuga, she must be even more of a genius, right?" In the Hokage's office in Konoha. The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, chuckled as he looked at a piece of intelligence, muttering to himself. He was very pleased that Konoha had so many geniuses. However, a female genius... was truly a bit rare. And before this...
"Two months ago, when Iruka was conducting practical assessments for his students, he engaged in a few rounds with this Hinata Hyuga, but then suddenly fainted." Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes narrowed slightly, feeling that this matter was not simple. But he couldn't pinpoint exactly what wasn't simple about it. And so much time had passed. Konoha's Anbu and Root had found nothing at all. Now, even if he wanted to investigate, he wouldn't find anything. "Speaking of which, Iruka's class has quite a few little geniuses." The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi's, expression was very calm; no one knew what he was thinking internally. "Sasuke Uchiha, the last Uchiha... Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... the Nara clan's heir... the Akimichi clan's heir... the Hyuga clan's young lady." "This is truly an extraordinary class. It seems it needs to be given some attention."
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Even Hinata herself didn't expect that she had already entered the radar of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Of course, the Third Hokage didn't do anything to her, nor did he order the Anbu to investigate. Because in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind, Hinata was not yet worth an Anbu investigation. Furthermore, she had merely defeated a Neji Hyuga. There was no need to make such a big fuss, was there!? Moreover, she was the young lady of the Hyuga clan, and should be very loyal to Konoha. So Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't worried about anything. He simply felt that the number of geniuses in Konoha was growing. He had no other thoughts. Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the intelligence report. He gently rubbed his tired temples. Having reached this stage as the Hokage of Konoha, he felt a bit of a headache. Because there weren't many people he could rely on now, and he had to personally handle many matters. And he wasn't too comfortable trusting that Danzo fellow.
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The next morning, as the Ninja Academy didn't have weekends off, they generally only had a day off for festivals, or during the winter and summer breaks. So Hinata didn't go to the back mountain to train. Instead, she arrived at the Ninja Academy early, put on the various weighted gear Liu Chen had prepared for her, and then began her daily Taijutsu training. Waking up at 5:00 AM every day to train had already become her routine. Of course, before training, Hinata always had a big meal to accumulate enough energy. For example, that morning, she ate another thirty or forty bowls of ramen. If this continued, no matter how much pocket money she had, it wouldn't be enough. It would probably be spent in a few months. Although she was the young lady of the Hyuga clan, due to her young age, her father, Hiashi Hyuga, didn't give her too much pocket money. Coupled with the Hyuga clan not having much business ventures, while the Hyuga clan was incredibly powerful, they were by no means the wealthiest clan in Konoha. The current Hinata was already a little worried about food money.