After five days of "catching a cold and running a fever," Hyuga Neji finally returned to the Hyuga Clan. However, those five days had to be divided into two parts: the first three days were the "cold," and the last two were for adapting.
There were some things one had no choice but to acknowledge under the prevailing worldview. For example, the origins, development, and results of many things in this world were all based on bloodlines. That was simply reality. If a shinobi had a very "pure" bloodline, even the effects of an injection of hormones would be better than those experienced by others.
Early that morning, Hyuga Neji, who had completely recovered, was brought back to the Hyuga Clan by Yuhara and returned to his biological father, Hizashi Hyuga.
After the "handover ceremony" was completed, Hizashi instructed a servant to entertain Yuhara while he temporarily took Neji back to the inner residence. The reason was nothing more than to change Neji's clothes and tidy up his appearance. Although he had no idea what exactly had been done to his son during the days he had been away from home, Hizashi would certainly have some guesses, or even suspicions. Naturally, he had to inspect him.
Neji's eyes had not been replaced with a pair of glass beads, which allowed Hizashi to breathe a sigh of relief at once.
"Father, I've become stronger than before."
When Hyuga Neji said this, Hizashi Hyuga had already noticed the dark-red, lotus-shaped pattern on his shoulder. The heart that had just relaxed tightened again. As everyone knew, quite a large number of Hyuga shinobi suffered severe PTSD from things like Cursed Seals.
"What is this?" Hizashi immediately asked.
Hyuga Neji thought for a moment, then said, "You know, Father."
Hizashi: "..."
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