Well, Haku is very much underrated, but that's beyond the topic.
The two situations are different here though. In one of them, Neji has one major advantage, that being that he can very clearly see where every single projectile is coming at a distance, giving him more time to react, even if he's still forced to do so at a moment's notice. The same speed perception that allowed him to identify where Naruto would land helps him a lot here.
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However, on the other case, Naruto is constantly moving all around him. He is not approaching from a distance like the projectiles in the previous panel, and unlike them, can change his movements as he wishes, unlike the projectiles being shot at Neji. Its much harder for Neji to pinpoint where and when he'll strike due to that.
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My argument is thus that the same ability that allowed Neji to predict where those kunai were coming from at a distance wouldn't help him predict Naruto's movement were he in a situation like the one Sasuke was in, as shown above, making it that much harder for him to dodge those blows.
You do realize that Byakugan has a 360 degree field of vision right? According to that scan he would be in Neji's field of vision which would allow Neji to try and counter his attacks. Sasuke has 2-TM, but can not see in the back of his head like Neji can. Noted by both Naruto and Kidomaru. Naruto's attack would be more effective he if would move outside of Neji's field of range and THEN try to launch an assualt,instead of staying in it.
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