But why wasn't Hinata moving at all right now? Li frowned. Soon, the sound of a door opening reached him, followed by a face appearing at the edge of his field of vision.
It was Toneri's face. Toneri stared blankly at Hinata, his expression exceptionally complicated. "Princess of the Byakugan... You truly are beautiful. But no matter what, you belong to me now."
Toneri reached out and gently stroked Hinata's face. Suddenly, as if he had remembered something, he waved a hand, and an image appeared in the air. It was a halo containing a human figure. Though it was extremely blurred, Li could still make out Naruto's silhouette.
"Why is it still him?" Toneri took a deep breath, abruptly waved the halo away, and then strode out.
Li rubbed his nose. Did Hinata still like Naruto? Then why had she gone with Toneri? Perhaps the Genjutsu had been broken, and Hinata had realized that she could no longer be trusted. Yet Li felt there had to be another reason.
Suddenly, a scene flashed into Li's mind. That was right—when they had been in that great hall before, the statue had spat out a ball of light. Hinata had clearly gone blank for a moment then. Perhaps she had seen something she should not have seen at that time.
Li was currently observing the situation over there through Hinata's perspective, but to everyone else, Li seemed completely different. They probably thought that Hinata had dumped him, leaving him heartbroken and with no motivation to continue investigating the matter.
But even in this situation, Shikamaru could not give up their last hope. After all, they were not dealing with something like Naruto getting dumped. They were facing a disaster on the level of world destruction. If their mission failed, the Earth