Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata saw Tenten, Rock Lee, and Neji standing nearby.
"Neji."
Naruto greeted Neji. Over the past two months, he, Sasuke, and Neji had gone on several missions together.
Besides, Neji was Hinata's brother, so they were already very familiar with each other.
Hinata also greeted Neji from behind.
"Brother Neji."
Neji usually wore a rather stern expression, but when he saw Hinata, his face softened slightly.
"Hinata, be careful today."
After receiving the Main Family's Byakugan, Neji's strength had grown rapidly.
It was not merely because the Caged Bird Seal had been removed, but because there was no longer anything weighing on his heart.
And Neji was someone who demanded a great deal from himself.
Shamu had told Neji to work hard so that he could repay him someday.
That only made Neji set even harsher standards for himself.
Hizashi often gave Neji extra training as well, causing his strength to improve by leaps and bounds.
He was already far stronger than Hinata.
Yet he had never shown it, always acting as though he was only slightly stronger than her.
Recently, Tenten and Rock Lee had often been visiting the Uchiha clan compound.
So they had gotten to know Naruto and Sasuke long ago.
The group greeted one another and exchanged words of encouragement.
Rock Lee was slightly more robust than before, his complexion rosy.
Behind him stood three Uchiha clan members led by Uchiha Rina.
The two women and one man were all medical ninja.
Quite a few Uchiha were studying medical ninjutsu under Tsunade, and these three were among the younger ones.
They also happened to have not yet become Chunin.
So the three of them had come here under the pretext of taking the Chunin Exams.
But they had arrived with a mission.
Rock