That Makes a Lot of Sense!

Seeing that she had awakened and was in fairly good spirits, Neji let the green light in his hand fade and gently picked Izumi up.

Mm, the familiar feel. He could also clearly sense that the Healing Tattoo on her body was treating her injuries.

"Sorry, Izumi! Let me check your recovery data first, then I'll treat you properly."

Izumi gave a soft snort and slowly closed her eyes, letting Neji do as he pleased. She had no strength left anyway.

Her whole body was numb, and her senses were somewhat sensitive. Every touch felt intensely strange, making Izumi lightly bite her lower lip.

Suppressing the strange sensations, she finally relaxed after they reached the medical room and she was laid on the bed. She watched Neji begin checking the data.

He held a notebook, recording the data, occasionally pausing to ponder.

Serious men had a different kind of charm!

Lying beside him, Izumi quietly watched his figure. As she watched, her heart became exceptionally calm.

Before long, Neji had recorded all the data and set down what he was holding.

"I'll treat you now!"

Mystical Palm Technique

He directly used an advanced healing ninjutsu to rapidly treat Izumi while observing her condition.

Stimulating cell division to heal her—this was practically lifespan -1 -1 -1!

It would be great if he had First Generation Cells. White Zetsu's would work too.

Come to think of it, they felt rather like Hela Cells, endlessly dividing and replicating while maintaining their vitality.

They would not age to death either, instead dividing infinitely, with extremely strong invasiveness.

Unfortunately, they were uncontrollable. He wondered whether Lineage Factor technology could modify them.

While pondering slightly, he casually healed Izumi's entire body, making her sit up with a flushed face.

"I'm going to change clothes!"

With that, she ran straight out, leaving Neji momentarily stunned.

Her clothes did seem to have been completely ruined. His mind simply had not been on that.

He walked over to the data and pondered for a moment.

"In half a year, I'll find Rock Lee to test it. At least give the Third Hokage some hope, then squeeze something useful out of him."

He could digest the finished product himself. Once he developed something better, he could toss out the current version. Perfect.

It was getting late today. Time to head back.

Arriving at the cultivation area, he infused it with Chakra. One Byakugan after another continued to multiply. These were all hopes for the future!

Leaving behind enough Chakra for them to function meant cultivation would probably become much slower in the future.

Still, he was in no hurry. His current strength was enough.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Neji looked at Izumi as she returned. The fragrant scent around her meant she had likely bathed again.

"Izumi, I'm going back. I'll leave this place to you."

"Mm!"

Izumi handed Neji his forehead protector and watched as he covered his eyes before putting it on.

A trace of disappointment flashed through her eyes. Her lips parted slightly, but in the end, she did not ask him to stay.

She merely watched Neji leave, accompanied only by the cold underground lights.

Half a month later.

At Konoha Hospital, Rock Lee had recovered early thanks to Neji occasionally coming by to help him heal.

Team 3 gathered once more, preparing to celebrate Rock Lee's discharge from the hospital.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Might Guy held party poppers in his hands and pulled them open together with Tenten, causing them to burst and scatter ribbons everywhere.

"Congratulations on your discharge, Rock Lee!"

"Your fiery youth has blossomed once again!"

Rock Lee immediately burst into tears. Half a month—did they know how he had spent these past two weeks?

He had not been able to train for half a month!

It had nearly driven him mad!

"Teacher Might Guy, I request that you increase my training from now on! Train me hard and make up for all the training I missed over these two weeks!"

As if he had suffered some terrible stimulation, Rock Lee made his indignant request, startling Might Guy.

He hurriedly consoled him. "Ahem! Rock Lee, you've only just been discharged, so you mustn't engage in intense exercise. But I promise that once you've fully recovered, I'll train you properly!"

Might Guy pounded his chest loudly, making Rock Lee tear up again.

"Teacher Might Guy!"

"Lee!"

Waaah~

Tenten stared at the two oddballs with a face full of black lines, then rolled her eyes. She had worried for nothing.

Seeing Neji cleaning up the ribbons, she turned around and joined him. They had done plenty of this over the past two weeks.

They were newly graduated genin, after all. If they were not cleaning streets, they were catching cats and dogs.

So they had to be hygienic and not throw trash around carelessly. After celebrating, they had to clean up after themselves.

But now that Rock Lee had recovered, they had another laborer. What a steal!

After the two oddballs finished crying, Might Guy wiped away his tears and spoke to the three of them.

"Very good. Now that Team 3 is finally complete, we can take on some different missions."

As soon as he said that, Tenten's eyes lit up. Were they finally going to get different missions?

Neji merely stood there quietly, utterly uninterested. They were all trivial experience points anyway.

Unless it was a mission involving bloodshed, like dealing with wild boars that had ruined farmland.

Might Guy gave a light cough and slowly announced under everyone's expectant gaze, "We'll be helping farmers... plant rice seedlings!"

Tenten staggered. Sure enough, she had expected too much. She had thought there might be some difference, but it was still the same.

"Wuwuwu, Neji, I want a hug!"

Tenten's sudden coquettishness made Neji's eye twitch. Ino was up to no good.

He had investigated it last time. Ino had taught her all of this; Tenten's recent string of antics had all been Ino's doing.

"Alright, Tenten. Don't listen to other people's advice. You should know that they haven't even succeeded themselves."

Tenten, who had been about to hug Neji, froze. She secretly glanced at him. He had found out.

Neji flicked Tenten's forehead and said irritably, "You're already great the way you normally are—confident, resilient, and straightforward. I really like your dashing personality."

Tenten covered her forehead, her face immediately turning red. Her heart felt a little sweet, and she relaxed as well.

"So don't listen to them. You've been acting so strangely all day that I'm not used to it."

"Hehe, I'm not used to it either."

Tenten herself had found it awkward. Now that Neji had said so, she had no intention of continuing.

"But Teacher Might Guy took on another mission like this. I really do want some comfort."

She had just said she would stop acting cute, yet she was doing it again. Left with no choice, Neji could only use the Power of Gentleness.

"These missions are also for our own good. They remove impatience from our hearts and broaden our experience."

"They help us adapt to different environments and terrain. Think about it—have any of the missions Teacher Might Guy chose been repeated?"

Tenten thought about it and immediately shook her head. Beside her, Rock Lee's eyes lit up as well. So that was how it was!

"So even though they look like small missions, all of them are enriching our foundation."

"You have to know that in battle, some unexpected attack or arrangement may very well be inspired by these experiences. Never underestimate them."

His explanation was orderly and well-supported, making even Might Guy feel that it made sense. Excellent!

He silently flashed his gleaming white teeth and gave an unreserved thumbs-up!

That was exactly what I was thinking.

"So, everyone, let's go!"

"Oh!"

Rock Lee responded enthusiastically, Tenten followed weakly, and Neji gave a calm reply.

The daily mission series now began.

Transition chapters really were hard to write!