After hearing Toneri's explanation, Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance and stopped asking questions.
After all, this was indeed not the time to pursue the matter.
"Besides, once this war is over, I'll return the eyes to your friend."
Since this was atonement, anything that did not belong to him naturally had to be returned.
Of course, if the Byakugan were returned now, the Ninja World's side would lose a major combat asset.
Therefore, Naruto and Sasuke would not force Toneri to return Neji's Byakugan immediately.
At the same time, after hearing Toneri say that he would return the Byakugan to Neji after the war, their attitude toward him softened considerably.
At the very least, they could tell from Toneri's demeanor that he was sincere when he said those words.
"Let's talk about that later. Our top priority now is helping Sensei... Mizukage-sama defeat Kaguya Otsutsuki. Otherwise, we're all finished!"
Naruto had recognized Soji as his teacher the moment he fell from the moon.
It was just that he and Sasuke had already been pinned to the ground by Madara Uchiha at the time, leaving them no way to seek confirmation from their teacher.
But Naruto was certain he could never mistake that familiar Chakra signature!
Though he had yet to verify it, he trusted his own judgment.
However, when he learned that his teacher was Kirigakure's Fifth Mizukage, Mizuki Ember—the strongest man in the Ninja World—Naruto had nearly dropped his jaw.
After all, when his teacher had taught him, it had all been in Konoha!
And Konoha and Kirigakure were separated by a vast distance.
Naruto had no idea how his teacher, as Kirigakure's Fifth Mizukage, had managed to teach him while also handling all the political affairs of Kirigakure.
In the end, Naruto could only conclude that his