[The Next Day]
Looking exhausted and worn out, Neji arrived at the Uchiha clan grounds.
He had been dreaming all night and hadn't slept well at all.
Because Rengoku had given prior instructions, the clan members quickly brought him over to Orochimaru's laboratory.
There, Neji saw Orochimaru, who rarely ever saw sunlight.
"Lord Orochimaru."
Neji bowed to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru sized Neji up from head to toe, nodding repeatedly.
"Not bad. At your age, this level of talent is acceptable."
"Come with me."
Although Orochimaru's tone was calm, Neji felt an uneasiness in his heart.
But things had already come to this point, so he could only follow Orochimaru inside.
Since he had come here, Orochimaru naturally proceeded with routine data collection.
Blood sampling, recording chakra information, checking the condition of his eyes, and a whole series of procedures that felt just like a physical examination.
Throughout the entire process, Neji was like a puppet that had lost its autonomy, silently following every instruction Orochimaru gave.
Whatever Orochimaru told him to do, he carried it out without hesitation, completely obedient.
After all the examinations were finished, Orochimaru took out a pill from his robe, held it out in front of Neji, and said flatly, "Eat it."
Neji didn't even think about it. He took the pill and swallowed it in one gulp, clean and decisive, without the slightest delay.
Orochimaru nodded, then led Neji further down underground. After that, he pointed to a room.
"Next is a reproductive experiment. I'll send a woman in for you. You know what to do."
Neji nodded numbly. At his age, he naturally understood this kind of thing.
After giving the instructions, Orochimaru left.
Neji opened the door. The room inside was clean and tidy. Aside from a large bed and bedding, there was also a kettle, a cup, and tissues by the bedside, everything fully prepared.
But Neji didn't pay attention to any of it. He sat alone on the edge of the bed, looking extremely downcast.
His mind was filled entirely with the scenes of him and Tenten being together.
But the medicine he had taken earlier gradually began to take effect as time passed.
There was a trace of redness in Neji's eyes. He lowered his head and saw that his body was already reacting.
His face started to flush, and his mind grew slightly dizzy.
———
[Uchiha Clan Grounds]
[Meeting Room]
Tenten sat here waiting anxiously.
Rengoku had told her that when the time was right, he would take her over.
Bang!
The door was suddenly pushed open, and Tenten immediately stood up.
"Come with me," Rengoku quickly called out to her.
Tenten hurriedly followed behind Rengoku as the two moved rapidly through the clan grounds.
As the Uchiha clan head, Rengoku naturally wasn't stopped by anyone. In Tenten's understanding, they only needed to avoid Orochimaru.
Very soon, Tenten was brought into Orochimaru's underground facility.
Rengoku pointed at a half-open door, "Take a look, then come with me."
Tenten carefully peeked through the gap in the door. Inside, Kabuto Yakushi was talking to a young man.
This man was clearly related to Neji, because the two looked very similar, but their temperaments were completely different.
Just as she was feeling puzzled, Rengoku pulled her away.
On the way, Rengoku explained in a low voice, "That's Neji's father, Hizashi. Because the body is newly made, he looks young."
Tenten's eyes widened, her expression full of disbelief. Neji's father had actually been revived?
Rengoku explained quickly, "Right now, Neji has been locked in a room for a reproductive experiment."
"But I stopped the woman who was supposed to be sent in."
"You still have one last chance to back out."
Tenten had already come this far. Of course she wouldn't back out. She had already made thorough mental preparations since yesterday.
Even though this whole thing was somewhat absurd, the other party was the person she loved, so there was no problem at all.
Lord Rengoku had helped her so much. How could she retreat now?
"Lord Rengoku! I won't back out!"
Although Tenten's face was red, she was very clear-headed.
Rengoku nodded, then handed her a pill, "Then take this."
Tenten didn't doubt him. She took the pill and swallowed it.
Then Rengoku quickly led Tenten further down.
Before she had gone far, Tenten felt her body heating up, her limbs growing weak, as if she were drunk.
"Lord Rengoku, you… what did you give me?"
Rengoku pointed to a door, "No time to explain. Neji is inside. Go in yourself. Remember to lock the door."
"I need to go hold Orochimaru back."
With that, Rengoku quickly left.
Tenten already roughly understood what kind of medicine Rengoku had given her.
Suppressing the dizziness in her head, she directly twisted open the door and walked in.
Then she immediately locked it behind her.
The next moment, a burning hot body suddenly embraced her from behind.
Tenten was startled, but when she saw it was Neji, she relaxed.
However, Neji's condition was clearly not right.
Rip!
"Ah… Neji! Don't…"
———
The room where Hizashi was staying.
After a long explanation, along with realizing his body had become so much younger, Hizashi finally accepted everything as it was now.
"Then I must properly thank Lord Rengoku and Lord Orochimaru."
Hizashi spoke with some emotion.
Kabuto pushed up his glasses, "Don't worry about that. In the future, Lord Rengoku will still have many uses for the Hyuga clan."
"You'll definitely have the chance."
Speak of the devil, Rengoku pushed the door open and walked in at that moment.
"First time meeting you. I'm Uchiha Rengoku."
Although Hizashi knew Rengoku's age, seeing him look like a young man still surprised him a bit.
"Greetings, Lord Rengoku. I am Hyuga Hizashi."
Now that he could move freely, Hizashi immediately bowed to Rengoku.
"Hizashi, do you remember that your son Neji has a childhood friend named Tenten?"
When he had just been revived, Hizashi's thoughts were chaotic, but now that he was clear-headed, his memory was fine.
"Of course. In my memory, they were still playing together just a few days ago."
Hizashi had an impression of Neji's friends. After all, Neji only had this one female friend.
A faint, hard-to-read smile appeared at the corner of Rengoku's mouth, "They got married today."
"What?", Hizashi was stunned.
His memory was still stuck at when Neji was four years old, and now Rengoku was suddenly telling him that his son had gotten married today.
Rengoku smiled and nodded, "Neji is already eighteen. Your memory is still from when he was little."
Hizashi said with some emotion, "Yes… I didn't expect so many years to have passed."
"I didn't expect them to get married so smoothly."
"They grew up together. Whether it was at the Ninja Academy or going out on missions, they were always together. It's only natural they developed feelings."
"Don't worry. They love each other. You could say they're perfectly in sync."
"It's just that they didn't hold a wedding today. You can make it up for them later."
Hizashi didn't quite understand what had happened, completely confused, but he still nodded in agreement.
"I understand."
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