Neji was able to say congratulations to his teammate that had just won her fight. He felt good for Tenten seeing as how bad she felt last time with losing in the preliminary. Lee had also won his fight and although he was confident he was going to be ok for his fight, he knew any match up with a ninja from the Hidden Sound Village was going to be a tough one. He wasn't going to make the same mistake as last time and underestimate his opponent, he believed his match with Naruto had changed his life for the better and not only allowed him to mature but to grow in his strength and skills. As he walked out onto the battlefield, he was able to see his competitor come out as well. When the announcement identified both of the ninjas, Neji could have sworn he heard the ninja's clan name before but he couldn't put a finger on where. The opponent looked pumped up for the match while Neji steadied himself ready for a big one.
The referee began the match and Neji immediately activated his Byakugan. Although it seemed like his opponent was standing there, Neji could see him already setting up for some kind of technique with his eyes. The Sound ninja wore a long cloak that covered his body and it seemed like he was conjuring a lot of chakra underneath it, out of view from an ordinary ninja, but obvious in front of a Hyuuga. Neji couldn't tell what exactly was going on, but he was a little suspicious of it.
The enemy suddenly lifted his arms up out of his cloak and made some seals, "Sound Wave". Neji could visibly see the chakra carrying the sound towards him and he was able to dodge it and needed to ready himself for a close range follow up attack by the enemy. The ninja obviously didn't know to keep a distance from a Hyuuga ninja and Neji hoped to get some good shots in with his gentle fist. Neji managed to get a couple of shots in, but it seemed like he hadn't come out as unscathed as he thought. His head began to ache severely and he even felt some droplets of blood drip down his ear. It was only a short distraction, but enough for the ninja to get a good shot on him and drop him to the ground. Luckily for Neji, the ninja didn't follow up while he was down as his balance was a little out. He had seen this technique the last time he took the Chuunin exams from a Sound ninja and it was then he noticed a look in his opponent's eyes. There was a look of blood thirst in it-a look of revenge. "You use the same techniques as a Sound ninja I have seen before, are you a relation?" These words immediately made the ninja lose control and attack out of range giving Neji plenty of time to set up a counter attack. Neji dodged the frontal attack and found himself behind the ninja ready to finish him off. He wouldn't get the opportunity though as it seemed the Sound ninja wanted to be in this position. Sound waves came out of the ninja's back and gave no time for Neji to block or get out of the way. He could only watch as the sound hit him directly and a chance for the enemy to retreat. Neji clutched his ears and dropped to his knees while keeping his eyes on his opponent who didn't charge in to finish him off. "Although I am happy to fight a Hyuuga and nothing short of impressed that you can still move after being hit twice with my techniques, I did hope to fight Gaara of the Desert for he killed my brother. Kinuta Dosu was the strongest genin of our village and I will avenge him."
Gaara watching from the stands remembered quite well what he had done to Kinuta Dosu. Although there was no harm done getting rid of someone who was bad, he felt guilty for he had done it during his weak time when he loved the feeling of killing someone and couldn't match up to the Skukaku within him.
Neji was starting to see things a little clearer and needed to get some rest, "So you know of Hyuuga ninjas yet you attacked so simply?"
"Yes that is correct, I know of Hyuuga ninjas, but I want to finish this to get to him."
"There are no more fights after this, it is only one match."
"I know that."
"I almost fought your brother once."
"He would have killed you if you had."
"It's a shame then that I am still alive and he is dead." The words stung the enemy ninja and he lost control, sending sound waves at Neji without really aiming. "Those are you last words Hyuuga." There was enough potency in the sound waves to knock Neji out for a few minutes and he could only watch as the Sound ninja came closer and closer. The ninja wanted to make Neji suffer for saying those things and he sent enough sound waves to kill a person and hit Neji directly. It looked as if Neji was too worn out to dodge the shot and he stood there not moving much and nobody knew if he was still conscious or not. By some miracle he hadn't collapsed yet and the Sound ninja believed there was no more he could do to fight so he charged in with a kunai drawn to kill Neji. He was going to end it with one swipe to vital areas but as he charged in he saw Neji move a little. Before he could retreat, Neji sprang forward and planted a gentle fist shot straight into the chest of the Sound ninja. It was a critical hit and the ninja spat some blood out from the internal damage he had just been dealt. Neji gave him another shot that knocked him to the ground and stood over him. "How can you move?" The Sound ninja managed to splutter out.
"You said you knew of the Hyuuga ninjas yet you forgot that we can release chakra from anywhere on our bodies with precise control. Your sound attacks the ears so I could concentrate a lot of chakra to block my ears and take most of the damage from your attacks. You thought that you were hitting me this whole time whereas it was me getting a few shots on you. Your brother is dead and you do him no honour by fighting with that much emotion. This match is over." Neji didn't need to do anymore as the Sound ninja was too hurt to get up. It seemed like the shots Neji did connect during the fight hit the joints that left him unable to get up from the ground. The referee ended the match and Hyuuga Neji was the victor.