Naruto punches Neji during their Chunin Exams battle. Team 7 From Naruto, featuring Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto. Sasuke saves Naruto from Haku's zenbon during the Land of Waves arc.

The rivalry between Rock Lee and Neji Hyuga in the Chunin Exams Arc was built up but never delivered in Naruto. Lee's perseverance in mastering Strong Fist taijutsu clashed with Neji's inherent ...

However, during his face-off with Neji during the Chunin exams, we saw one of his peers from the village he valued so deeply directly challenge Naruto’s ideologies.