"That Chakra, there's no mistaking it." Neji said softly, "Hinata is here, too."
But, why?
Neji didn't know. After Sakura and the others went back, they told Hinata about running into him during their mission. Hinata was very excited to hear this news. To see Neji, Hinata worked hard to get the chance to carry out this mission.
"Oh well, let's hide for now."
...
Night, in the royal palace.
Getsuman stood on a wooden plank, a thick rope around his neck. Shabada Baba, a minister of the Land of Moon who wanted to seize power, had a smile on his face, full of mocking.
"Prince, enjoy your remaining time."
Getsuman looked worried, his fat body trembling a little. Standing here, he could see the night view of the entire royal city, brightly lit. It looked especially beautiful in the dark night. He couldn't help but feel mixed emotions when he thought of his father's words.
Neji and the others were lying idly on top of the city tower, watching the scene in front of them with great interest.
"Neji, what are we waiting for?" Tayuya said bored. She felt they should just rush over, kill Ishidate, and drag him back.
"No, I want to see how much she has grown," Neji firmly refused.
"Who?" Tayuya asked curiously. Her intuition told her there was gossip involved.
Neji didn't hesitate to flick her forehead. "Be quiet, watch more, talk less."
At this moment, a sound of gongs and drums came from outside the palace gate. Kakashi was mixed in with the crowd. One Sharingan put the guards into an illusion, and then he swaggered into the palace.
Neji looked in the direction of the sound. In the front was Kakashi, but no one, including Ishidate, recognized him.
Even though he already knew how the story went, Neji couldn't help but want to complain. Just changing clothes and covering up the Konoha forehead protector was enough for no one to recognize Kakashi. These people must all be face-blind.
But he didn't see Hinata. He couldn't help but look surprised.
"Went inside?" Neji murmured, immediately using Kagura Mind's Eye to sense. Sure enough, he found her in the palace.
"Now, please enjoy our most wonderful program."
At this time, Kakashi stepped forward and said with a smile, but quickly made hand signs. He didn't hold back, and a Water Dragon Bullet shot into the sky, instantly flooding the palace soldiers.
In an instant, the animals all started attacking, and the scene became chaotic. The sudden attack turned the entire palace upside down.
Lee and Kakashi worked together, blocking all the palace soldiers outside. Naruto and Hikari followed each other, running toward Getsuman's location.
But at this moment, Ishidate suddenly burst out of the ground, blocking their way, and kicked Naruto into the wall.
"The loser is still so weak," Sasuke chuckled as he watched the battle below from the rooftop. In his opinion, Ishidate was a waste except for the ability of his right hand, which was a bit tricky.
Sasuke felt very disdainful that Kakashi and the others had allowed this kind of guy to take away the person they were supposed to protect.
"Too boring." Sasuke sneered, "Neji, how about we join in?"
Without realizing it, he had gradually come to see Neji as the leader, but he didn't get a response from Neji.
Sasuke turned his head to look. Neji's shadow was no longer beside him. No, even Tayuya was gone. Only he was on this rooftop now.
The cold wind blew around him, and a few black lines appeared on Sasuke's forehead. He couldn't help but mutter, constantly cursing.
What does this mean?
They left without him?
Great, he felt that accepting this mission was a complete mistake. A third wheel is unwelcome wherever he goes, but he didn't realize this until now.
Therefore, the more he looked at Ishidate below acting all high and mighty, the more annoyed he became. He immediately jumped down, letting all that calm go to hell. He needed to vent his anger now.
Unfortunately, Ishidate was his target.
At this moment, in the palace, Sakura and Hinata stood together, facing Kongo and Karenbana, caught in a tough fight.
Karenbana and Kongo used poison gas to paralyze Sakura and Hinata's nerves, preventing them from using their true strength. They had been passively beaten all along, and were now covered in wounds.
However, they didn't know that their battle had been seen clearly by two people hiding in the dark.
"Neji, they seem to be about to lose," Tayuya said with a smile, reminding Neji.
Hearing this, Neji immediately flicked three fingers down and said softly, "Be quiet."
"Ouch! That hurts!" Tayuya clutched her slightly red forehead, stomping her feet in anger. She would definitely get her revenge for this, with interest later.
"Seriously, they don't seem to have improved much," Neji said speechlessly. He remembered that in Shippuden, their strength wasn't that amazing, but they weren't afraid of Jonin, unlike now.
What did they go through later to have that kind of leap in progress?
Back on the battlefield, Kongo and Karenbana pressed closer. One relied on genjutsu to suppress them, and the other relied on brute force. Normally, Sakura and Hinata could beat these opponents easily, but because of the poison in their bodies, they were retreating step by step, getting hurt again.
"Damn it, this dwarf is really despicable," Sakura said angrily, wiping the blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
"Dw... dwarf?" Karenbana's expression was extremely interesting. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm 22 years old."
"22 years old?" Hinata couldn't help but glance at her, muttering in a low voice, her tone doubtful.
"I'm just a late bloomer, I'm not a dwarf!" Karenbana shouted, finally picking up a kunai and stabbing it at Sakura.
At the same time, Kongo also raised his huge fist, slamming it towards Hinata.
"Crap!"
Sakura pushed Hinata away, while using palm Senjutsu to make Karenbana freeze for a moment, allowing her to dodge the vital point. However, Kongo's fist couldn't be avoided.
"Sakura!" Hinata shouted anxiously, immediately about to rush over.
Whoosh!
But at this
Karenbana and Kongo unable to break free, and they instantly broke out in cold sweats.
time, a shadow suddenly fell from above, blocking in front of Sakura. He held the kunai in one hand, and grabbed the fist with the other. The strength in his hands was great, making "Y-you, who are you?" the two asked in fear.
"I really can't stand it anymore," Neji murmured. He was speechless that Hinata and Sakura were being beaten down by these two weaklings, and he decided to get rid of them sooner rather than later.
"Y... let go!" Karenbana shouted.
"Huh?"
Neji suddenly exerted force with both hands. With a cracking sound, he crushed the kunai to pieces, and even broke Kongo's fist, causing Kongo to roar in agony.
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