"Hiss…"
Neji held his head as he opened his eyes. After entering this room, the medicine he had taken had gradually taken effect.
By the end, he had basically lost consciousness, but from scattered fragments of memory, he still knew what he had done.
Neji lowered his head and saw that he was completely naked. Beside him lay a naked woman, but she was turned away from him, so he couldn't see her face clearly.
Neji only glanced once before turning his head away, not daring to look again, because her body was covered in traces of what had happened in that frenzy.
He looked toward the bedside, where his clothes were.
Just as Neji moved his body, the woman beside him let out a murmur in her sleep, "Neji… don't…"
Those two words hit Neji like a thunderclap. There was no way he wouldn't recognize Tenten's voice.
"Tenten…"
Neji called out hoarsely, his throat dry. His mind was in complete chaos.
'Why is it Tenten?'
'Why is Tenten here?'
'Could it be that she came to save me, and I?'
Neji felt like he was about to go mad.
At that moment, Tenten slowly opened her eyes, still dazed.
When she saw that Neji was awake, there was a trace of grievance in her gaze.
Seeing that look in her eyes, Neji felt like the sky had collapsed:
"Tenten, what's going on? Why are you here? I… we?"
"Did I force you?"
Seeing the overwhelming guilt and pain in Neji's eyes, Tenten reached out and hugged him.
"Don't worry, Neji. I agreed to this…"
A weight lifted from Neji's heart, but an even greater confusion followed.
"What exactly is going on?"
Tenten rested her head against Neji's chest, "Lord Rengoku helped switch the person."
"Now that things turned out like this, Lord Orochimaru can't do anything about it."
Neji hadn't expected Rengoku to intervene in this matter like that.
"Uncle Hizashi has already been revived. You don't need to worry."
Tenten knew that what Neji cared about most was Hizashi's life and death, so she told him right away.
She traced circles on Neji's chest with her finger, "We haven't had a wedding yet. Neji, am I?"
Neji held Tenten tightly, "Tenten, I'll make up the wedding."
"Will you marry me?"
Tenten hit Neji's chest hard, but then she buried her face against him and started crying.
Doing all this had taken a great deal of courage for her. If Neji had turned his back on her, she wouldn't have been able to bear it.
Fortunately, Neji didn't let her down.
Seeing Tenten cry, Neji became flustered.
"Tenten…", Neji closed his eyes and gently stroked her smooth back.
"I'm sorry, Tenten. If you don't want to…"
Neji's voice was bitter, because Tenten hadn't answered right away, as if she had some concerns.
Tenten wiped her tears. Seeing Neji like this, she suddenly smiled through them, "What are you saying? Of course I'm willing."
Neji's whole body relaxed.
The two of them held each other like that, and the atmosphere quickly grew soft and intimate. After all, they were still both naked, and Neji soon reacted again.
Sensing the change in Neji's body, Tenten flushed deeply and buried her face in his chest.
"Neji, not again. I'm sore."
Neji felt extremely awkward and stammered, "S-sorry."
Tenten steadied herself, "Let's get dressed and go out quickly. We don't even know what's happening outside."
Neji suppressed his embarrassment, "I'll get the clothes."
He looked around and saw that both his and Tenten's clothes had been thrown onto the floor.
After Tenten let go of him, he picked up both sets of clothes.
"Tenten, can you get up?"
Their relationship had already undergone a fundamental change. From something not quite a relationship before, to now having crossed that line, Neji's voice was especially gentle.
Tenten responded softly, then searched through the pile of clothes for her own, saying shyly, "Neji, turn around…"
"Okay," Neji turned his head awkwardly and began putting on his own clothes.
After a moment, Tenten's aggrieved voice came from behind him, "Neji… what do we do…"
He turned back, only to realize that Tenten's clothes had been torn to pieces and couldn't be worn at all.
There was no need to say it. It was definitely his doing.
Neji felt a bit embarrassed. Seeing that his outer robe was still intact, he took it off and draped it over Tenten.
"Wear mine for now."
"Okay…", Tenten took his outer robe and put it on, a little embarrassed.
"Let's leave this place first."
After getting dressed, the two got off the bed. As soon as Tenten stood, the pain in her lower body made her frown.
Noticing that Tenten hadn't moved, Neji turned and saw the difficulty on her face.
After a brief thought, he asked, "Do you want me to carry you?"
This time, Tenten didn't refuse. Neji had really worn her out, and now she couldn't walk because of the pain.
Neji carried Tenten on his back, opened the door, and walked out of the laboratory.
But to their surprise, there were neither guards nor anyone else outside.
When they reached the outside of the laboratory, they realized that it was already night.
They had come in the morning. After everything, they had fallen asleep, and now it was already evening.
Although they didn't know whether the people outside had been deliberately moved away, it at least spared Neji and Tenten a lot of embarrassment.
"You're out."
Rengoku's voice came from the side.
"Lord Rengoku," With Tenten on his back, it wasn't convenient for Neji to bow.
Rengoku waved his hand. Seeing their disheveled state, he said, "You can't go back like this. Come with me."
Neji didn't mind, but Tenten obviously couldn't go out like this.
"Yes, Lord Rengoku."
Under Rengoku's lead, Neji quickly arrived at a guest room in the Uchiha clan.
When Neji set Tenten down on the bed, Rengoku casually pointed inside the room.
"There's a shower there. There are clothes in the wardrobe. Change yourselves."
"You're not in good condition. Stay here and rest for the night. We'll talk about anything else tomorrow."
"Thank you, Lord Rengoku."
Even though he still had many questions, Neji knew this wasn't the time to ask them.
Rengoku pressed a hand on Neji's shoulder and said quietly in his ear, "If you dare treat Tenten badly, I'll kill you."
Then he released him as if nothing had happened.
Neji opened his mouth but didn't get a chance to speak before Rengoku had already left the room.
He walked to the wardrobe and opened it. Inside were clean sleepwear, bathrobes, and kimono.
"Tenten… let's stay here for the night and leave tomorrow."
Tenten leaned against the bed, looking tired, "Mm… Neji, I want to take a bath first."
"I'll get you some clothes."
Neji quickly took out sleepwear and a bathrobe for Tenten.
Then he bent down, picked her up, and carried her into the bathroom.
Tenten felt a bit shy and spoke softly, "Neji, I want to wash by myself."
Neji set her down and stepped back out, "I'll be right outside. If you need anything, call me."
Tenten let out a breath, endured the soreness, and set her clothes aside, taking off what she was wearing.
When she saw the marks on her body, her face flushed red with embarrassment, but she didn't dislike it.
"Tenten… tell me what happened."
Neji's voice came from outside.
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