More than half a month passed. During this time, Neji carried on as usual. Along with Rock Lee and Tenten, he registered as a member of the Ninja Association. Since all three were registered Konoha chunin, they were exempted from the so-called assessment process.
Led by Might Guy, the three of them took on a B-rank escort mission to accompany a Land of Grass noble back to his village. Although they encountered a band of bandits and several rogue ninja along the way, they dealt with them efficiently.
Life remained uneventful, but Neji's urgent desire to free the branch family made time feel increasingly unbearable. At last, an experimental mission from Konoha's Scientific Ninja Arts Research Institute received Tsunade's approval and was officially issued.
That morning, after Hiashi received the mission commission from the Hokage Building, he returned to the clan and gathered all the main family elders for an impromptu Clan Meeting in the Hyuga shrine.
The spacious shrine was filled above with memorial tablets for generations of Hyuga clan heads and elders. Rows upon rows of white candles burned steadily, sending wisps of smoke drifting through the air.
Hyuga Hiashi sat in the center, while the other eight elders sat on either side. After everyone paid their respects to the shrine, the impromptu Clan Meeting began.
"Elders, just an hour ago, Lord Hokage issued an extremely important mission and specifically designated our Hyuga clan to carry it out. The mission was initiated by Lord Tobirama, the Second Hokage, and Orochimaru, the director of the institute."
As soon as Hiashi finished speaking, the Great Elder was the first to respond.
"Since the mission came from those two, our Hyuga clan should simply accept it. What is there to hesitate over?"
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