Facing Hyuga Kagami's question, Neji had yet to realize what he was about to receive. He merely nodded in confusion.
Hyuga Kagami smiled faintly, then pointed at the operating table. "Lie down."
Neji hurriedly lay on the cold operating table and could not help asking curiously, "Sensei, have you really broken the Caged Bird Seal?"
Hyuga Kagami shook his head. "The Caged Bird Seal is far more troublesome than you imagine. I have not completely broken it. I only found a way to temporarily suppress it."
As he spoke, Hyuga Kagami connected with the Giant Tenseigan within the Aerial Fortress and, across the distance, infused a stream of pure Tenseigan chakra into Neji's body.
"Huh...?"
Feeling a large amount of gentle Tenseigan chakra flow into his body, Neji cried out in surprise.
The sensation was extremely comfortable and warm. His physical exhaustion vanished at once, and his body seemed to be filled with inexhaustible vitality again.
Then, using his authority over the Giant Tenseigan, Hyuga Kagami temporarily suppressed the Caged Bird Seal on Neji's forehead.
In an instant, the pale green Caged Bird Curse Mark between Neji's brows, the same color as Tenseigan chakra, began to fade away. Bit by bit, it eventually vanished without a trace.
Having long been bound by the Caged Bird Seal, Neji finally felt a long-lost sense of ease and freedom. His eyes widened in utter shock. "S-Sensei, you removed my Caged Bird Seal!?"
Hyuga Kagami answered casually, "I told you, it's only suppressed."
Neji did not dwell on whether it had been "suppressed" or "removed." As he slowly raised a hand to touch his forehead, he savored the freedom of being without the Caged Bird Seal.
Once everything was ready, Hyuga Kagami explained the operation to Neji. "This surgery has two parts. The first