The firearms tests proceeded methodically every day. By the second week, based on Senya's suggestions, Tobirama had personally crafted a rapid-fire weapon matching his description.
He directly used the name Senya had mentioned back then—Gatling.
Meanwhile, after the daily shooting data collection was complete, Neji and Tenten were both assigned to gather feedback.
Tenten, entirely unaware, conscientiously carried out the contents of her mission scroll. As for Neji, several people went in and out of his tent every night.
Likewise, as the number of times he used the Pure Eye Seal increased, his technique became more and more proficient. What had started at five people a night gradually rose to ten.
The price was that his face grew more gaunt by the day. Tenten had initially wanted to ask whether Neji was sick, but whenever she saw his increasingly cheerful smile, she quickly let it go.
He must have been working even harder than me during the mission. After all, firearms were like his children. When it came to his love for firearms, probably no one in all of Konoha could surpass Neji. He must have been neglecting food and sleep to become like this.
But if that was the case... didn't that mean she had also participated in creating the firearms? Didn't that mean the firearms were her and Neji's child!?
As a result, whenever Neji met Tenten's eyes, he noticed that she would often turn her head away. It made him wonder whether she had discovered that he wasn't doing the data collection and feedback task and thought he was slacking off, making her unhappy.
But for the sake of the Hyuga, Tenten, please endure a little longer. You've had it hard during this time...
Thus, a perfect misunderstanding formed between the two of them, and both worked