Crossing the Limit…

" Crossing the Limit… " ( 限界を超えて… , Genkai o Koete… , Viz: The Outer Limits) is chapter 80 of the original Naruto manga.

## Summary [ ]

Neji does not understand why Hinata would continue to fight when she can no longer hope to win. Naruto continues to encourage her, so Hinata continues to attack Neji. Glad to have Naruto's attention at long last, Hinata strikes Neji despite knowing her attacks are not doing anything. Neji inflicts increasingly worse internal injuries upon Hinata, prompting Hayate Gekkō to try and end the match. Naruto stops him, giving Hinata a chance to speak. She tells Neji that, although he claims she suffers as the heiress of the Hyūga clan , he suffers more for only being a member of the clan's branch family. Neji tries to kill her but is stopped by the attending jōnin . When Hinata collapses, Naruto comes to her side, who catches a brief glimpse of him before losing consciousness. Neji then criticises Naruto for his pointless cheering and then states once someone becomes a failure, they will always be a failure.