Watching Tenten, Might Guy, and Rock Lee leave the forest, Neji Hyuga glanced at the sun. It was around four in the afternoon. With a calm expression, he turned and returned to his courtyard, sat down in the main hall, and brewed a pot of tea.
"I didn't expect it. Looks like they moved pretty fast." Neji Hyuga slowly sipped his tea.
Just moments ago, when he had asked Might Guy to use the Summoning Technique, two concealed presences had happened to emerge from the forest on the other side and hide in the woods two kilometers away from his courtyard.
Not knowing what they intended, Neji Hyuga watched Might Guy perform the Summoning Technique, memorized its essentials and details, then had Tenten follow Might Guy back to the village first.
Tenten did not understand why, but she assumed Neji had something to do. Otherwise, he would not have told her to leave. During this time, she had come to understand Neji Hyuga quite well, having often spent time with him.
Although Tenten was confused, she did not ask any questions and simply followed Might Guy back to the village.
Neji Hyuga returned to his courtyard and drank tea. He had initially thought that, seeing him alone, the two figures two kilometers away would appear before him. He had not expected them to be so patient.
After Neji Hyuga had tea for a while, they still had not come knocking. He directly lit a fire and cooked. By the time he finished eating, the sun had set. The forest had become dark and chilly, while the moon hung high in the sky, casting a silvery, cool glow. They still showed no reaction.
Even when Takashi Hyuga arrived at Neji Hyuga's courtyard gate with seventeen members of the Hyuga Branch Family,