Rustle, rustle...
Watching the frenzied branches and vines surge in like an overwhelming tide, and hearing Kakashi's desperate shouts beside them, Neji, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Sakura all looked at one another.
It had to be said that in a relatively enclosed environment, Wood Release's battlefield control was truly terrifying.
Although this underground palace was extremely spacious, under a powerful Wood Release ninjutsu on the scale of Flower Tree World Emergence, the open palace became cramped and confined in the blink of an eye. There was hardly any room to maneuver, nor could they briefly retreat to avoid its edge as they could in a battle on the surface.
Thus, although Nagato had not specifically targeted them, Neji, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Sakura were all somewhat thrown into disarray.
Compared to the other three, however, Neji was undoubtedly much calmer.
Yet he had far more on his mind than the others. His companions had merely been unsettled by the battle before them, while he had fallen into deep panic because of Nagato's sudden appearance and the Byakugan in Nagato's eye sockets.
Of everyone present, only he knew that Hyuga Kagami, the sole person in the current Ninja World capable of counterbalancing Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki, was still in a state of "death."
His other companions might have secretly hoped for the arrival of Yama, the leader of the God Organization, but only he knew that even if his teacher came, given his teacher's current condition, he might not be able to suppress Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki.
Moreover, the Byakugan in Nagato's eye sockets made him especially uneasy.
He could not help wondering whether Nagato had already learned the secret of the Tenseigan, and was therefore trying to peer into the Hyuga Clan's supreme treasure by transplanting Byakugan.
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