By the time Uchiha Itachi had rested, it was already evening.
Even after a full day, the anger in his heart had not faded in the slightest. Instead, it had fermented with time and grown even stronger.
"Hyuga Neji, what kind of decent person fights someone over garbage?!"
Uchiha Itachi was so angry his stomach hurt.
He carried the Gene Fluid he had portioned out, along with Hyuga Neji's unseparated bag of garbage, into the laboratory.
He handed them to Orochimaru and said solemnly,
"Orochimaru, I went through untold hardship to obtain this Gene Fluid. You must not waste a single drop!"
His tone was filled with gravity and sincerity!
He was even more serious than before.
Today, Orochimaru was wearing a black Qipao that outlined her perfect figure, but she was somewhat dumbfounded at the moment.
"Itachi, collecting Lord Akira's Gene Fluid is one thing, but why did you bring garbage too?"
Since when could garbage be mentioned in the same breath as Lord Akira's Gene Fluid?
Wasn't that complete nonsense?
"This is the second thing I wanted to tell you, Orochimaru."
Uchiha Itachi's expression was solemn, and his voice was full of resentment as he said indignantly,
"It was because of Hyuga Neji that I couldn't separate that portion of Gene Fluid from the garbage."
"That caused the Gene Fluid and garbage to be mixed together."
"That reduced Brother Akira's Gene Fluid samples!"
His voice turned faint and chilling.
"Orochimaru, now you know who the true culprit obstructing the Land of God's legacy is, right?"
"So from now on, if Hyuga Neji asks you to help him research ways to increase his strength, reject him ruthlessly for me!"
That damned Hyuga Neji.
He was obstructing the future of the Land of God.
And he still wanted to become