"We didn't expect Lord Hizashi to come in person. Please forgive our rudeness."
Tenten's parents also bowed slightly toward Hizashi at this time.
Hizashi didn't put on any airs. After all, back then he had been from the branch family.
"No need to be so polite. I came today to discuss Neji and Tenten's wedding."
"It's my first time visiting, this is the gift list."
Hizashi took out something similar to an invitation.
When great clans give gifts, it's never piles of physical items, but a list of gifts, including various properties and assets.
Tenten's family wasn't short on money, but when they opened it and saw the list full of assets, they still felt quite satisfied.
No matter what, the Hyuga clan's attitude was very good.
"Ah! Lord Hizashi, please have a seat…"
The parents sat down on the sofa and began discussing the wedding between the two.
Neither Neji nor Tenten had any experience in this area, so they could only sit to the side and listen.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
At this moment, there was another knock at the door.
Seeing that her parents were in the middle of talking, Tenten went to open the door herself.
"Lord Rengoku?"
When Tenten opened the door, she saw that it was Uchiha Rengoku, and quickly welcomed him inside.
Seeing that it was Rengoku who had come in, Hizashi and Tenten's parents both stood up.
"Lord Rengoku."
Rengoku smiled, "Good, you're all here. I have something to tell you."
"You're discussing Tenten's wedding, right?"
"Yes," Tenten's mother replied.
Rengoku shrugged, speaking with a hint of regret, "I'm afraid you'll have to keep things simple, because Konoha will be attacked soon."
"I suggest you close your shop and go travel for a while."
These words were directed at Tenten's parents, since they were ordinary people.
If they stayed in Konoha, there was a chance that when Obito came to attack, they might die without even knowing why.
They all looked at each other, until Tenten's father reacted first, "Alright, Lord Rengoku, we understand."
Rengoku beckoned to Neji and Tenten, "I have something to say to you."
"Yes."
Tenten quickly led Rengoku and Neji to the tea room next door.
Rengoku looked the two of them over a few times, "I've already dealt with Orochimaru's side."
"I've also made arrangements with the Fourth Hokage. Tenten, you can report there tomorrow."
"Konoha will be attacked soon. Keep your wedding as simple as possible, and it's best to do it within three days."
"Then send your parents away immediately."
"Neji, during this time don't go anywhere. Stay with Tenten every day."
"Eat, live, and sleep together. Understand?"
Tenten was a bit thin-skinned, her face flushed with embarrassment, so Neji answered instead, "Don't worry, Lord Rengoku. I'll stay with Tenten the whole time."
"I'll treat her well for the rest of my life. I'll never leave her side."
These words were also Neji's response to Rengoku's earlier warning.
Tenten hadn't expected Neji to say something like that in front of Rengoku. She felt moved for a moment.
They looked at each other, and in their eyes there was only each other.
Seeing the two like this, Rengoku suddenly understood why Natsuki liked shipping couples.
The corner of his mouth lifted slightly. He felt that he had been quite clever to come up with such an idea.
Otherwise, who knew how long Neji and Tenten would have dragged things out?
"I've delivered the message. Congratulations on your wedding."
After saying that, Rengoku used Shadow Transmission and left instantly.
By the time Tenten wanted to say something, Rengoku was already gone.
———
In the next moment, Rengoku appeared at the Uchiha training grounds.
A bunch of his shadow clones were still diligently practicing Water Release here.
It had to be said, the potential of the Shadow Clone Technique was extremely high.
Especially for someone who could create many shadow clones.
The efficiency of training ninjutsu increased exponentially.
At this rate, in about a month, Rengoku would have fully mastered the water attribute.
He didn't stay long and instead headed to Fugaku's residence.
Sasuke was currently practicing ninja tool throwing under Itachi's guidance.
While constantly running, he kept throwing shuriken from his hands.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After the shuriken flew out, they collided with each other, then curved toward Itachi.
Itachi simply held a long blade and knocked the shuriken away.
But Sasuke didn't stop. He continued throwing new shuriken, striking the ones that had been deflected.
Then they kept flying toward Itachi.
You had to know, once Itachi deflected them, both the angle and force became hard to control.
Training like this required a lot of mental effort from Sasuke.
Rengoku formed a hand seal, and a ripple spread outward.
The shuriken seemed to hit an invisible wall midair and dropped straight down.
Sasuke paused, only then noticing that Rengoku had already arrived behind him.
"Shishou."
"Senpai."
"Got the message, right?"
Rengoku sat down on a stool beside them.
Both Itachi and Sasuke nodded. Minato had personally come to inform them, and Fugaku had already gone to notify the rest of the clan.
When Rengoku met Itachi's eyes, his Sharingan instantly shifted into the Mangekyo Sharingan.
His ocular jutsu activated, and Itachi's consciousness was immediately pulled into an illusion.
Itachi looked puzzled, "Senpai, what's wrong?"
He didn't understand why Rengoku wasn't saying it face-to-face, but instead inside a genjutsu.
Rengoku said seriously, "Sasuke's strength is still far behind Naruto's."
"Now that Sasuke's mark failed, we need another way to improve him."
Itachi's expression changed slightly, "Senpai, you mean?"
Rengoku smiled faintly, "Yes, but I'll need your cooperation."
———
Rengoku and Itachi talked for quite a while in the mental space.
But in reality, it only took an instant.
Sasuke had no idea that Rengoku and Itachi had already exchanged so many words.
Rengoku then said naturally to Sasuke, "Train properly these days. Don't leave the clan, so you can respond in time when Konoha is attacked."
The last time Konoha was attacked had been many years ago.
Back then Sasuke didn't have any strength and wasn't even useful as extra help.
Now he was somewhat eager to prove himself, "Don't worry, Shishou. I'll make sure the enemy never returns."
Rengoku exchanged a glance with Itachi, then flicked Sasuke on the forehead, "Just don't cause trouble."
Sasuke protested, "How is that causing trouble? I'm pretty strong now."
Rengoku nodded, "Alright, then follow your brother's command when the time comes."
Sasuke asked curiously, "Shishou, who exactly is going to attack Konoha?"
Rengoku replied, "Obito is one of them. Not sure about the others."
"Obito, huh?"
Sasuke didn't know much about him, only that he was a traitor of the Uchiha clan and the instigator behind the Nine-Tails incident.
He didn't even know that years ago, Rengoku had already set things up and killed Obito once.
"His space-time ninjutsu is very strong. Be careful not to get caught," Rengoku warned.
Sasuke was full of confidence, "Don't worry, I'll stick with my brother the whole time."
A strange smile appeared on Rengoku's face, though Sasuke didn't notice it.
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