On the way back to Konoha, Tenten and Sakura stayed close to Neji, telling him about their experiences over the past two and a half years. Even Lee and Naruto would often chime in with a few words.
The main reason was that they were all happy Neji agreed to return to Konoha, and they shouted about going to the barbecue restaurant tonight for a welcome party for Neji.
"Hey, he's mine, you guys! Get out of the way!" Shion completely leaned onto Neji, looking at the group who were spoiling her time together. She warned them with a small fist.
She still couldn't forget how reluctant Temari was when Neji left, as if she wanted to tie Neji back to Sunagakure. To be honest, Shion thought that if she could beat Neji, she might have actually done it.
It was then that she realized how naive her previous thinking was, that she had actually felt safe letting Neji go out with them. She should have known better.
There were too many rivals!
"Um... we're just a small problem. How should I say it? You'll understand when we get to the village," Tenten said with a smile, the corners of her mouth turning up like a flower.
Sakura nodded in agreement beside her.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Shion looked at the two with suspicion, and a bad feeling came over her.
"Neji, is Sasuke doing well?" Naruto asked, scratching the back of his head.
"Ah, he should be. After all, I left Orochimaru a long time ago, so I don't know what he's doing now," Neji said.
"I see... By the way, let's spar sometime," Naruto said, rubbing his hands together with a beaming smile. Of those who graduated at the same time as him, only Sasuke and Neji were still Genin.
He felt like they were both in the same boat.
"Ah, okay," Neji's mouth twitched slightly, but he was thinking, did this guy forget what happened in the hospital?
"Alright! Let's stride forward towards Konoha! My passion is burning! Today, I will run 500 laps around Konoha!" Lee said excitedly.
"Wonderful, Lee, run towards youth!"
"Yes, Guy-sensei!"
With that, the two actually ran off.
"Seriously, they haven't changed at all," Neji couldn't help but feel happy. Everything was still the way it was before he left, and there was no sense of things being different.
Suddenly, Neji stopped and turned his head towards the forest. His Byakugan opened, and then, under the confused gazes of the others, he dashed out. He returned in a moment.
"Neji, what's wrong?" Sakura asked.
"Nothing, just helped a lost girl," Neji said nonchalantly, but you could see the happiness on his face.
"Lost girl?" The others were suspicious. Adding to Neji's joy, they felt something was off.
Neji never imagined that after helping the woman just now, the system would double his Taijutsu ability, allowing him to successfully open the Gate of Healing.
"When luck comes, you can't stop it."
Soon after, the group returned to Konoha. Looking at the streets that were no different from before, Neji felt the same way Tsunade did when she returned to the village.
"Everyone, Neji is back!!!"
As soon as he stepped into the village entrance, Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs. He didn't know how he did it, but his voice was deafening and almost spread throughout Konoha.
"Is this the result of your training?" Neji looked at Naruto, who was still shouting, and wanted to punch him twice. This was just public humiliation.
"Shion, you'll soon know what we're talking about," Sakura whispered.
Shion was even more suspicious.
After Naruto shouted, Konoha seemed to quiet down for a moment, but then, a cloud of dust suddenly appeared in front of them. A group of people were running towards them crazily.
"What, what's going on?" Shion admitted she was shocked.
"Neji, you're finally back! Do you know, I learned a very powerful Ninjutsu that can shoot out chains!"
"Brother Neji, I, I..."
"Okay, let me say it. Ahem, Neji, I've already become a Genin!"
"Oh, my, it's really lively."
"Long time no see, Neji."
A group of people were chattering, all of whom were people Neji used to know: Karin, Hinata, Hanabi, Kurenai, Anko, and Ino. Huh? What was Ino doing here?
In short, this group of people shouted for a long time, and Neji didn't hear a single word. Finally, Shizune came over and said that Tsunade wanted to see him, which saved him from the crowd.
"Whew~ Saved."
Arriving at the Hokage's office, Neji thought about it and knocked on the door. Soon, Tsunade's voice came from inside, and Neji entered.
When he went in, he found that it wasn't just Tsunade, but also Koharu and Homura.
He didn't have a good feeling about these two. He remembered that two and a half years ago, when he fought Danzo, these two wanted to capture him.
"Neji, can you tell us what you know? About Danzo," Tsunade knew that these people didn't get along well, so she spoke first.
"Didn't you already go into the lab? What else do you want me to say? Whether it's dissecting the First Hokage, or slaughtering the Senju and Uchiha clans, or conducting secret human experiments with Orochimaru, or even assassinating the Third and Fifth Hokage, any one of these is enough for him to die a hundred times."
Neji said flatly. Danzo deserved to die. He said he did it "for Konoha," but how many people did he harm? Although the Third Hokage also had a responsibility, but... anyway, Danzo was known as the "Root Shadow," so even if he died, he would still live on in our hearts.
"The Uchiha clan intended to rebel, they brought it upon themselves," Koharu said coldly.
"Heh, if it wasn't for Danzo and you old geezers constantly pushing them, would the entire Uchiha clan have the idea of rebelling against the village? Let's say they did, Shisui's Kotoamatsukami could have stopped the rebellion. Don't tell me you don't know what Danzo did?!" Neji said coldly.
The group was silent. Danzo's lab indeed had a lot of... evidence of crimes. Even Uchiha Kagami was...
"We asked you to come here today to ask you to hide this secret, conceal Danzo's crimes. At the same time, you will become a rogue ninja to monitor Uchiha Itachi, who is hiding within," Koharu ordered. "With your strength, they will accept you."
"Wait, this is not what we agreed on!" Tsunade suddenly shouted. "The purpose of calling Neji here this time was not to ask for his opinion and see how to deal with Danzo?"
"This is a safe way to deal with it."
"I don't agree!!"
"Tsunade-sama, what Danzo did must be hidden, otherwise it will cause panic among the major families of Konoha. You cannot bear this responsibility," Koharu said coldly.
"Impossible, he should pay the price for what he did. I will never let Neji bear the blame."
"Tsunade..."
"You old hag, don't think I won't dare to kill you just because you don't have many years left to live. Danzo is your example."
Before Koharu could finish speaking, Neji interrupted her. At the same time, dangerous energy began to emanate from Neji's body.
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