In the preparation room, Neji looked at his fully healed arms and lay on the sofa in high spirits.
"Tsunade-sama's disciple truly lives up to her reputation. She healed every wound on my arms in just a few minutes. I can't even feel any pain anymore."
Shizune stood and walked toward the door.
"Come with me. Senya-sama and Tsunade-sama want to see you."
Neji, who had just lain down to rest, sprang up and appeared behind Shizune.
"Really!? Senya-sama wants to see me!?"
Shizune quietly added one more thing.
"Senya-sama and the Hokage-sama."
Only then did Neji realize how improper his reaction had been. He tried to suppress the excitement in his heart, and his expression calmed.
"Understood!"
Seeing the admiration practically overflowing from Neji's eyes, Shizune silently rubbed her forehead.
Is this little Hyuga boy one of Senya's fans? He completely ignored Tsunade-sama...
Forget it. It's not a big problem. Senya-sama was the one who wanted to see him anyway. Tsunade-sama merely went along with it.
A few minutes later, Shizune led Neji into the private room where Senya and Tsunade were.
Looking at Neji standing beside Shizune, his face full of excitement and his heart surging with emotion, Senya felt that he had changed quite a lot from the original story.
I remember Neji being rather composed... Why had he become like this now? Could it be because he felt proud of inventing something like a "handgun"?
Forget it. As a variable in the Shinobi World, I've already changed too many things. Maybe Neji turned out this way because of me too.
"Neji, do you know why we called you here this time?"
Neji immediately nodded, then took out the scroll he had used during the match from his Ninja Tool Pouch and opened it.
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