After confirming no one was following him, Neji rode the Thunder Roc back to the base.
Upon returning, Neji immediately found Zuo Mu and Duanlong and called for a meeting, saying he had an important announcement.
By around dusk, everyone had returned to the base, and their second relatively formal meeting was held in the base's conference room.
The attendees were still the same five people: two Jonin and three Chunin. Not much had changed.
Looking at Zuo Mu, Duanlong, and the other five, Neji felt somewhat emotional. These people had been with him for three or four years now. No matter how they had come together in the beginning, after so much time, some feelings had naturally developed.
Neji composed himself and said formally, "The organization has taken shape. Today, I will officially give it a name. From now on, our organization will be called the 'Heavenly Court.'"
"And the secret technique I will teach you is 'Sage Jutsu,' an ultra-S-rank cultivation secret technique once used by Hashirama Senju, the God of the Shinobi World! You will become the Heavenly Court's first members!" Neji declared enticingly.
Everyone, who had long awaited a secret technique capable of greatly increasing their strength, became immensely excited.
When they learned that this technique had been used by Hashirama Senju, the renowned God of the Shinobi World, and that it was an ultra-S-rank cultivation secret technique—
Even the increasingly steady Zuo Mu and Duanlong were so excited that they hardly knew what to do.
Who did not dream of becoming stronger? Who would willingly remain mediocre? Especially in a society where force was truth. Watching their leader's strength soar as if on a rocket, they had no idea how envious they were.
Now that they had the chance to cultivate an ultra-S-rank secret technique,