Nearly a month later, Neji finally emerged from seclusion. When he announced that the research had succeeded, Guy told him that he had already registered them for the Chunin Exams.
Inside the Hokage Building, in a quiet room.
All of Team 3 was present. The Third Hokage stood there as well, pipe in hand, watching through the window.
If this succeeded, Konoha's medical practices would truly be revolutionized, and the casualty rate among ninjas would be greatly reduced.
"Begin!"
With the steady-eyed Third Hokage's approval, Rock Lee removed his shirt, revealing the Rising Dragon whose eyes had yet to be lit.
Neji felt along his upper body, carefully investigating the flow of Chakra through his acupoints, then lowered the tattooing tool in his hand.
The faint pain made Rock Lee's thick brows twitch. Outside the window, the Third Hokage watched every step intently. The way he kept smoking showed that he was far from calm.
As for Guy, he was like a father waiting outside a delivery room, restless from head to toe as he waited for "mother and child to be safe."
Tenten, meanwhile, watched the scene inside with a faint blush on her face. It was not because Rock Lee was bare-chested, but because she thought of Neji doing that to her someday.
No matter how tomboyish or tough she was, she was still a girl. How could she endure that kind of rubbing and kneading?
Lost in wild thoughts, she turned around and covered her pounding chest, her mind in disarray.
Inside the room, Neji tattooed seals onto Rock Lee's body, perfectly linking together the Sealing Jutsu that had been left incomplete before. Finally, he added the finishing touch: the Dragon Eye.
The dragon had a pair of eyes and looked almost alive. As Chakra flowed through