Deceiving Both Sides

Tenten had already said this much, and Senyo felt the timing was about right.

He put on a show of sighing. "Sigh, don't blame Neji either. He chose to go because he wanted to revive Hizashi."

"What!? Revive Lord Hizashi?" Tenten was utterly shocked. No wonder Neji had sold himself as an experimental subject.

Tenten was at a loss. She knew how important Hizashi was to Neji.

"Lord Senyo, please help him."

Unable to think of a solution, Tenten could only turn to Senyo for help.

Senyo pondered for a moment before speaking. "Neji entered this deal with Orochimaru willingly."

"But if Neji gets married, the experiment can no longer be carried out, and the condition for reviving Hizashi will effectively become void."

"There is a way. When Orochimaru goes to revive Hizashi, you marry Neji."

"By then, it will be a done deal, and Neji won't be able to go through with it."

The chain of cause and effect was easy enough to follow, and Tenten was fooled in an instant.

"Then... won't Lord Orochimaru hold us accountable afterward?"

Orochimaru was actually extremely busy. Juniors like Tenten and the others rarely had a chance to meet him.

She was unfamiliar with Orochimaru's personality and did not even know the process of resurrection.

"I have other options. Your Space Talent is very good, so I'll arrange for you to study the Flying Thunder God Technique with Ajisai."

"That way, you'll have a connection to the Fourth Hokage."

"If you can learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, this matter will naturally be dropped."

Someone who could use a secret technique like the Flying Thunder God Technique was already considered strategic talent. They naturally would not be questioned over such a trivial matter.

Tenten looked troubled. She wanted to agree, but if