"Host taps Hinata Hyuga, Tenten, Sakura Haruno, and Ino Yamanaka on the head, gaining rewards [Levitation], [Dragon Blast], [Youth Preserving Pill], and [Mind Transfer Jutsu]."
Levitation: Allows free flight and floating in the air.
Dragon Blast: Summons dragon-shaped flames from a scroll for a large-area attack.
Youth Preserving Pill: A pill that permanently maintains youth and beauty.
Mind Transfer Jutsu: Uses the soul to focus the mind on one point, capturing and controlling the opponent's body. Both must be in a straight line.
"Well, everything else is normal, but what's the deal with this Youth Preserving Pill? Have I been drained dry?"
Neji looked at Sakura suspiciously. He'd figured out the system's quirks: once a character's abilities from the Hokage world were exhausted, it would reward him with things from other worlds.
Regardless, this was a good item. Neji's eyes sparkled with an inexplicable light.
"Deposit it into system space first," Neji thought.
"Sigh, I'm starting to like tapping girls on the head more and more. I don't know if this is right," Neji mused. Then, he suddenly realized: this was all love.
"Why are you here at Mount Sumeru?" Kakashi asked. Itachi shouldn't have gone back to Konoha directly.
Itachi gave Kakashi a strange look, as if he were an idiot, but still explained, "My objective was too obvious. Deidara and Sasori already knew. If I insisted on returning to the village, I wouldn't have been able to break through their defenses."
In fact, it was true. The Akatsuki organization had heavily monitored the road from the Village Hidden in the Rain to Konoha. If Itachi had appeared, he would have been captured by now.
He had used the Clone Jutsu to mislead them along the way, which bought him a lot of time to reach the foot of Mount Sumeru. He knew Konoha would send someone to deal with Hiruko.
As it turned out, he still almost died.
"Then I'm confused. How did they catch up to you? Didn't you get the news beforehand?" Neji asked, his face grim, desperately wanting an answer.
"News? What news?"
Itachi looked at Neji, confused. He had a lot of pent-up frustration, but he wasn't good with words and preferred to stay quiet. Otherwise, he would have let it all out.
They didn't even bother to tell him about dealing with Danzo and clearing his name. At least he would have been mentally prepared. This sudden move almost got him killed out there.
Seeing Itachi's expression, Neji understood what had happened. Mitokado Homura hadn't delivered the message to Itachi. This guy wanted Itachi to die out there.
Playing such petty games right under his nose made the meaning behind it incredibly clear.
"Head back to the village!" Neji said sternly. "It seems Konoha's reshuffle wasn't thorough enough."
Neji waved his hand, and the bodies of Sasori and Deidara vanished into thin air, shocking everyone.
Space Ninjutsu!
And they hadn't sensed anything at all. Unconsciously, everyone looked at Neji with even more respect. In reality, Neji had just stored them in his system space.
They were dead anyway.
"Hiss... something feels off. Did I forget something?" Neji muttered. "Never mind, I won't think about it."
(Inside Kaguya's space, Shukaku looked lonely at the vast territory in front of him. He wanted to move around, but he was afraid Neji wouldn't be able to find him if he left. He let out a mournful howl: "Big brother, where are you? How many days has it been?")
"Neji, are you planning to go after Mitokado Homura? Although he didn't do the right thing this time, he's still an elder of Konoha and has some prestige. If you openly oppose him, it might backfire," Kakashi said.
"Prestige? Him?" Neji scoffed.
In Konoha today, no one could match him in terms of prestige. Although Tsunade was the Hokage and Naruto was the son of a hero, they couldn't compare to him.
A mere Mitokado Homura didn't even register.
"This... that seems right." Kakashi thought, stroking his chin. His eyes lit up. It was true. Mitokado Homura had decent prestige, but compared to Neji, it was like comparing mud to the sky.
"But he's still a Kage-level figure. Even if he's old now, he's still a valuable asset to a village," Shikamaru mused. Although he also felt these elders had gone too far, from a strategic perspective, they couldn't be touched.
"Heh heh, at his best now, he's barely a quasi-Kage. He's nothing. There are many people more powerful than him."
Neji was dismissive. He hadn't been idle during his two and a half years away. Having mastered the Edo Tensei jutsu, he could summon a large number of experts as long as he found enough sacrifices.
However, his words stunned everyone. Remembering the two women Neji had summoned when rescuing Gaara in the Village Hidden in the Sand, everyone suddenly understood.
No wonder Neji didn't care about quasi-Kage level figures; he had plenty under his command.
"If all else fails, just say he was controlled by Danzo's Kotoamatsukami and is still acting on Danzo's will," Neji said casually, waving his hand.
He wanted to see if Mitokado Homura could still stay in Konoha.
The onlookers were speechless and couldn't help but mourn for Danzo. A pot falling from the sky. He hoped Danzo would enjoy it in the Pure Land.
"Alright, let's go back to the village." Neji's expression turned serious. It seemed he needed to make an example.
Before long, they arrived at the outskirts of Konoha. At this moment, Neji's expression suddenly became strange. Why was he here too?
Suddenly, he thought of something and a smile played on his lips. Without a word, his Byakugan focused on Itachi, and a vortex appeared above Itachi.
"Don't resist. You can't appear yet."
Itachi, who instinctively wanted to resist, immediately relaxed after hearing Neji's words and entered Kaguya's space through the vortex.
Afterward, Neji turned to the crowd behind him. "Don't mention Itachi to anyone. Say he died fighting Sasori and Deidara. This is for Konoha's good."
Hearing this, the others immediately nodded.
Neji was satisfied. Sasori and Deidara were dead anyway, so he could say whatever he wanted about the outcome of their fight.
Meanwhile, in a nondescript little room in Konoha, Utatane Koharu anxiously looked at Mitokado Homura and asked, "I heard Itachi has left the Akatsuki organization. Are you sure he won't come back?"
"Heh heh." Mitokado Homura leisurely sipped his tea and said relaxedly, "Don't worry. Not only will the Akatsuki organization hunt him, but I've also dispatched my confidants to guard various locations. In short, the moment he shows up, heh heh, it will be his death."
"But Itachi is very powerful."
"Hmph! Having escaped from the Akatsuki organization, do you think he's doing well? Hahaha..."
If Neji were here, he would have ripped their heads off on the spot. Not only did they not relay the message, but they also sent people to ambush him. How shameless and despicable.
"The Uchiha Clan absolutely cannot return to the village. As for that person, find an opportunity to get rid of them too."
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