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Chapter 217 217: In the End, You Still Relied on Power · Oct 25, 2026

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201 Chapter 201 201: The Mizukage’s Head 2026-10-25
202 Chapter 202 202: Crippling the Raikage’s Arm 2026-10-25
203 Chapter 203 203: A Gift from the Heavens 2026-10-25
204 Chapter 204 204: The Intruder 2026-10-25
205 Chapter 205 205: Lies Repeated Until Believed 2026-10-25
206 Chapter 206 206: Konoha F4 (Konoha Council of Four) 2026-10-25
207 Chapter 207 207: The Shinobi Alliance 2026-10-25
208 Chapter 208 208: Something Happened to the Great Toad Sage 2026-10-25
209 Chapter 209 209: A Man Who Was Fishing 2026-10-25
210 Chapter 210 210: Lord Fukasaku ! 2026-10-25
211 Chapter 211 211: No. 6: Neji 2026-10-25
212 Chapter 212 212: Hearts Begin to Scatter 2026-10-25
213 Chapter 213 213: What the Hell Is This Lineup?! 2026-10-25
214 Chapter 214 214: Are You Sick? Listening to That Blond Idiot? 2026-10-25
215 Chapter 215 215: Naruto’s Temptation 2026-10-25
216 Chapter 216 216: Tailed Beast Chakra 2026-10-25
217 Chapter 217 217: In the End, You Still Relied on Power 2026-10-25
218 Chapter 218 218: Make the Windmill Turn Again 2026-10-25
219 Chapter 219 219: A Hokage With No One Coming to His Rescue 2026-10-25
220 Chapter 220 220: The Impure World Reincarnation 2026-10-25
221 Chapter 221 221: The Entrance of Uchiha Itachi 2026-10-25
222 Chapter 222 222: Congratulations on Raising an Itachi 2026-10-25
223 Chapter 223 223: A Dead Hokage Is a Good Hokage 2026-10-25
224 Chapter 224 224: I Regret Not Paying More Attention to You 2026-10-25
225 Chapter 225 225: Sakura Haruno Defects 2026-10-25
226 Chapter 226 226: All Dignity Lost 2026-10-25
227 Chapter 227 227: Naruto Becomes a Hero 2026-10-25
228 Chapter 228 228: The Hyūga’s Itachi? 2026-10-25
229 Chapter 229 229: This World Is Rotten 2026-10-25
230 Chapter 230 230: Thinking Too Much Leads to Trouble 2026-10-25
231 Chapter 231 231: We Need to Talk 2026-10-25
232 Chapter 232 232: I Can Accept Anything 2026-10-25
233 Chapter 233 233: Naruto Strikes a Deal with Danzō 2026-10-25
234 Chapter 234 234: Up Next to Take the Stage 2026-10-25
235 Chapter 235 235: Comparison Is the Cruelest Thing 2026-10-25
236 Chapter 236: Sasuke Has Changed 2026-10-25
237 Chapter 237: A Shattered Mindset 2026-10-25
238 Chapter 238: Has Naruto Defected? 2026-10-25
239 Chapter 239 239: A Storm Sweeps the Shinobi World 2026-10-25
240 Chapter 240: Where Did Karin Go? 2026-10-25
241 Chapter 241: The Sage of Six Paths 2026-10-25
242 Chapter 242: The Secret of the Byakugan 2026-10-25
243 Chapter 243: The Tenseigan 2026-10-25
244 Chapter 244 244: It Really Can Destroy the World 2026-10-25
245 Chapter 245 245: Orochimaru Isn’t Dead? 2026-10-25
246 Chapter 246 246: Giving Birth to a New Uchiha Clan 2026-10-25
247 Chapter 247 247: You’re a Demon, Aren’t You? 2026-10-25
248 Chapter 248 248: Was He Really Just “Observing”? 2026-10-25
249 Chapter 249: Someone Who Can Fight World-Destroying Naruto 2026-10-25
250 Chapter 250: The Invader? 2026-10-25

This was the Hyūga Main Family’s secret technique—an absolute defense.

And yet—

Against the berserk Naruto, that ”absolute defense” no longer seemed absolute.

Naruto clenched his fist, crimson chakra wrapping around it like a living flame. Without flourish, without hesitation, he drove it forward with unstoppable ferocity.

BOOM—!!!

A deafening explosion shook the arena.

Neji’s Rotation barrier—solid and seamless—shuddered violently. Spiderweb cracks spread across its surface under the force of Naruto’s Tailed Beast–enhanced punch.

”Impossible!!!” Neji’s pale eyes widened in disbelief. ”Rotation… is absolute defense! How could it—?!”

”There’s no such thing as absolute!” Naruto’s roar pierced through the fractured barrier and stabbed straight into Neji’s heart. ”Your destiny crap—I’ll smash it today!!!”

Before the words finished echoing, Naruto was already upon him.

Empowered by the Nine-Tails’ chakra, his speed and strength surged explosively. He pressed in relentlessly, fists and kicks crashing down like a storm.

For the first time—

Neji’s precise Gentle Fist and all-seeing Byakugan felt strained.

He was being driven back.

”Why?!” Neji shouted hoarsely as he struggled to withstand the onslaught. ”Why can fate be changed?! I’m the genius! You’re the dead last! Why is this happening?!”

Naruto answered with a single, solid punch—packed with rage, defiance, and unwavering belief.

”Because I want to win more than you do!!!”

”Because I never accept fate!!!”

BAM—!!!

The punch slammed into Neji’s chest.

A crushing force blasted through him. Pain exploded in his ribs. His vision went black as he was sent flying across the arena.

He hit the ground hard.

For a moment, he simply lay there—eyes vacant, expression hollow, as though something fundamental inside him had shattered.

The crimson chakra around Naruto gradually faded.

He walked toward Neji step by step, breathing heavily, looking down at him.

”You’re strong…” Naruto said hoarsely. ”But you’re wrong.”

Neji stared blankly at the sky.

”Isn’t… destiny fixed? I’m Branch Family… born to be bound…”

”There’s no ’supposed to’!” Naruto cut in fiercely. ”If you wanna break free—fight for it! Like I do! Like Hinata did! She was terrified of you—but she still stood up in the end! Are you worse than her?!”

That final question struck harder than any blow.

Hinata—

The cousin he had dismissed as weak.

She had stood up.

She had said, ”I follow through on my word.”

And what about him?

He had clung to resentment.

To accusations.

To fate.

Had he… already surrendered?

The proctor stepped forward.

”The winner—Uzumaki Naruto!”

The sky screen froze on two images:

Neji, staring blankly at the sky.

Naruto, exhausted yet standing straight-backed.

Across the shinobi world, viewers felt complicated emotions stir within them.

Neji’s Reflection

I… lost?

Future me… actually lost?

Neji could barely process it.

Was that dead last right?

Could destiny… truly be changed?

For the first time, Neji realized—

He had never truly accepted fate.

He had shouted that destiny was fixed, that the weak remained weak—

But deep down—

He had never wanted to believe it.

And now he was forced to confront the truth:

He didn’t want to accept fate.

Meanwhile… Naruto

”Hahaha! See that?! Sasuke! Sakura! I told you! Uzumaki NarutoLord is the strongest! Genius Neji? Destiny? All smashed to pieces!”

Naruto stood with hands on hips, chin nearly in the air, radiating ”Praise me!” energy.

Sasuke, however, leaned against a wooden training post, hands in his pockets.

”...Heh.”

That single scoff hit Naruto like a bucket of cold water.

”What’s that supposed to mean, Sasuke?! Wasn’t I right?!” Naruto protested.

Sasuke turned his head slowly, dark eyes cold.

”That logic of yours… is self-deceptive nonsense.”

”Changing destiny?” he said evenly. ”In the end… you relied on power.”

Naruto froze.

”Without the Nine-Tails inside you,” Sasuke continued, voice sharp, ”you wouldn’t have lasted a single exchange. Neji would’ve sealed your tenketsu and ended it. You’d be the one on a stretcher.”

Naruto opened his mouth to argue—

But Sasuke didn’t stop.

”Your speech sounded nice. ’Fight to break free.’ ’Nothing’s predetermined.’”

”But don’t forget—you were able to say those things because you won.”

His lips curved faintly.

”If you hadn’t smashed through his so-called ’absolute defense’ with brute force… do you think that hatred-filled Hyūga Neji would’ve listened to even one word of your ’Hokage dream’ nonsense?”

”Power,” Sasuke said quietly, ”is the only truth.”

”With power, people listen.”

”With power, your ideals matter.”

”Without it, even the most righteous words are just the whining of the weak.”

Naruto stood there, stunned.

The smug grin faded from his face.

He flushed red, trying to think of a comeback.

”I—I won because of guts and determination! Not just power! And I did convince him! He listened!”

”Convince?” Sasuke let out a soft, mocking breath. ”He was beaten senseless. His beliefs collapsed.”

He turned away, gaze returning to the sky screen.

In his eyes burned a fiercer desire than ever.

Power.

Only absolute power could let one control their own fate.

Only power could reclaim what had been taken.

The light of the sky screen shifted once more.

The scene changed.

Konoha Hospital.

A door opened.

Hyūga Hiashi stepped inside.

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