AN: Well, it's the 3rd chapter of a Gentle Fist and I am loving the nice reviews I got! I even have a returning reader so I am overjoyed! Well, here we go!
I walked into Hyuga Manor and found Lord Hiashi in the training room. He had a serious expression on his face. "Lord Hiashi, you wished to speak to me?" "Yes Neji. I know you love my daughter Hinata." I was devastated that he had somehow found out but I made sure not to show it. "So my secret is out…"
"I will not give you permission to be with her unless you fight me." "Very well Lord Hiashi. I accept your challenge." I prepared my sign for the Byakugan. "Oh no Neji, you aren't allowed to use your Byakugan in this fight. Only I am allowed its power." I couldn't back down event though the chances of beating him were very slim. This was the only way I would be able to have Hinata. "I am ready when you are Lord Hiashi." I bowed respectively which was greeted by a fiercely thrown kunai. Thankfully it was just a warning throw and landed at my feet. "This is not a sparring match. This is a real fight and I may even kill you." I was a little disturbed by what he had said but I re-gathered my wits and dodged his second kunai with ease. I lunged at him, it was the only thing I could think of as an attack that I am capable of without the use of my Byakugan. He caught me just as I would have landed a strike on his neck; "Now see how a full fledged 8 Trigrams is!" He shoved me a little ways away and then attacked yelling out duplicating numbers from 2 to 256. I wasn't able to defend against any of them and fell straight to the wooden floor of the training room as soon as he backed off. "Ugh….I can't stay down…..my..chance to be with Hinata resides on this…." Using the wall, I pulled myself back up to a standing position and readied some shuriken to throw at him. A pitiful idea for someone a normally good as I am but without the use of my Byakugan there isn't much I can think of to do.
I launched my shuriken and somehow, I don't know if he let it, he was hit by one square in the leg. He winced, but it didn't alter his speed or anything. "Fight Neji, or forfeit the match!" At hearing this, I limped towards him with a kunai in my hand. He charged at me and I was hit with a barrage of attacks and it dropped me back down once more. I was in a lot of pain, but I tried to ignore most of it by thinking of what I was fighting for. Hiashi rushed at me again, and this time hit me in my chakra point located near my heart. It was a hard blow which made it more painful and effective. I coughed up blood and fell to my knees holding where I had been hit. "Is that the best you can do? I thought you were so cocky and had the thoughts that you could win every fight! Prove it!"
I tried to drag myself up and had to use the wall again. He threw shuriken at me which I didn't have the strength to avoid and I was pinned to the wall by them. He ran up to e and was preparing his final assault. "8 Trigrams-" The door into the training room flung open and Hinata ran inside. She ran straight up to Hiashi and grabbed his arms. "Father please….don't do it…..I, I love Neji…He is my best friend and isn't like he used to be! Please…..let him go…." She sniffled and I could tell she was crying after she said it. Hiashi unpinned me from the wall and I dropped to the floor once more. Since what I had wanted to do was done, my body felt no need to keep from resting. I passed out with Hinata's arms around me.