Neji Hyuuga

About Hyuuga, Neji

Horoscope: Cancer Rank: Genin (I); Jonin (II) Likes: soba noodles with herring, meditation Dislikes: pumpkin, spicy things Neji Hyuuga is a serious, talented member of Team Guy under Might Guy's leadership, alongside Rock Lee and Tenten. He graduated from the Academy as the top rookie and is widely recognized as a genius—though his reputation comes with some baggage in his own team dynamic. Lee has this whole thing about proving that someone dismissed as a "failure" can beat a "genius" like Neji, but Neji doesn't really engage with it. What's interesting is that Neji actually gets along pretty well with Tenten, who often helps him with training. Both of them share a running joke about how baffled they are by Lee and Guy's ridiculous training methods and seemingly boundless energy. As a member of the Hyuuga clan, Neji has the Byakugan—the ability to see chakra flowing through a person's body and shut it down using the Gentle Fist technique. But here's where it gets complicated: he was born into the branch house, not the main house, which technically bars him from learning the clan's most secret techniques. That hasn't stopped him though. He's independently mastered a ton of advanced Hyuuga skills and even developed some techniques entirely his own. The real issue is his family history. His father, Hizashi, was also branch house and resented the main house for it—a resentment Neji inherited. Everything got worse when Hizashi was forced to sacrifice himself to save Hiashi, his twin brother and the clan leader. Neji took this hard, convinced his father had died solely because of the branch house's status. This shaped his entire worldview: he became convinced that fate is fixed from birth and inescapable, no matter what you do. It fed a deep, lasting hatred for the main house and everyone in it. That changed after the Chunin Exams. When Neji fought Naruto, his skill and potential were finally undeniable—even to Hiashi himself. His uncle sought him out to train directly with the main branch, which was a pretty significant gesture. It didn't erase everything, but it did help bridge the gap between the two sides of the clan.

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