Missions from both sides arrived.
What needs to be started next is a long process of negotiation. It can be said that Dodai did not really give up his intentions after visiting the Iwagakure envoy and returned in vain. Anyway, the three-nation talks have just begun. Even if Konoha wants to completely separate the two parties for negotiations at different levels, Dodai has its own Methods can be leveraged, but the specific effect depends on what happens next. The division of labor between Kitsuchi, Shōji, and Akatsuchi on the Iwagakure Ninja side is also very clear. Kitsuchi is responsible for the main negotiation, and Akatsuchi serves as a supplementary staff.
The most important Shōji seems to be the deputy team leader on the surface, but he will basically not participate in the negotiations. In the first few days, Shōji will show off to make Konoha feel that he is also the main negotiator. In the next few days, the focus will shift to information collection and checking points.
No matter how difficult the negotiations are, no matter how tumultuous they are, they cannot really last for a month. Ten days and a half is a normal period of time, and Shōji's own actions must be finalized within this time.
Fortunately, the information that needs to be collected is not that difficult. There are also high-level spies who were lurking in Konohagakure. Although these people cannot detect deeper confidential information, the whereabouts of some people can still be grasped relatively accurately.
Including Shōji's most important concern, Hyuga Hiashi, and the traces of Hizashi Hyuga's only son - Neji Hyuga!
The former was very simple after the Kumo Ninja incident, and seemed to stay in his main house of the Main Family for a long time without leaving the house. The latter often visited the Clan's camp, and the location was very clear, in a gentle training ground close to the west side of the Hyuga Clan camp.
In addition, some of Konoha Ninja's daily patrol and garrison information was collected. Some of it was obtained by relying on senior spies lurking in Konohagakure, while the other part was collected by Shōji's personal investigation.
It must be said that in this mission negotiation, Konohagakure's security level was at least two or three levels higher than the previous one. This was still something Shōji could detect and sense, including some Anbu privately. The configuration, the establishment of barriers, etc. are not something Shōji can accurately grasp, but those are not what Shōji needs to care about now, and he has no intention of sneaking into the area where Konoha's high-level secrets are!
Only after confirming the above information.
Then it was the evening of the fourth day after arriving at Konohagakure.
It was also the moment when Three Great Shinobi Villages's negotiations reached their most intense pace. Shōji sneaked out of his hotel without arousing the vigilance and attention of any Konoha Ninja around him, including those monitoring Hyuga Clan Jōnin. After all, they were still some distance away, and it was not in full surveillance mode.
Shōji spent three days, went in and out several times during the day, and made repeated confirmations. He found an obvious gap, escaped the detection of the pair of Byakugan, left the hotel, then detoured for a distance, and then rushed towards his target area.
Konohagakure, in Training Ground Three on the west side, this is an ordinary training ground established by Konohagakure without any dangerous factors. It is characterized by flatness and width, with some forests and rivers, and most of them are plains. It is to facilitate the ninjas in Konohagakure to carry out various trainings.
Someone once said that Konohagakure is not big, and it can support more than hundreds of thousands of people. In fact, it is not the case. You must know that the number of ninjas in Konohagakure is usually maintained at more than 20,000, and most of the ninjas here have families. With the development of these years, Konohagakure, not to mention more, can even be said to have the total population of the five hidden villages. There are hundreds of thousands of people, which is approximately the size of a slightly densely populated county town in Shōji's previous life China. Even if you look at it this way, Konoha is actually not very big. But if you include the numerous training venues, the size of Konohagakure is definitely comparable to a prosperous second-tier or even first-tier metropolis in the previous life!
Of course, this is only talking about the floor space.
The Forest of Death training ground, which is familiar to many fans in Original Work, already occupies a very large area, but there are at least seven or eight similar training grounds in Konoha, plus some special venues and the like.
Konohagakure is really big!
This is also true when it spreads to other Four Great Shinobi Villages.
But in any case, in such a world, the area where hundreds of thousands of people live is already relatively large. When it is necessary to deliberately conceal its whereabouts and aura, Shōji is not traveling very fast.
Moreover, we have to take a long detour to avoid the area with the largest number of Konoha Ninja. Although there is a high probability that they will not be discovered, we are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Besides, we have enough time, so there is no need to worry about Shōji.
After spending more than half an hour, Shōji finally arrived at the destination. With almost no effort, Shōji easily locked the target person he was looking for - Neji Hyuga in the spacious Training Ground Three place of Konoha!,
This Original Work is the only genius boy among Konoha 12 who is no less tragic than the two real protagonists Naruto and Sasuke. At this moment, he is just a four-year-old child. Shōji quietly comes to the side of this child.
Neji was beating the wooden stake in front of him with a stubborn look on his face, and from that immature figure, Shōji could clearly see the endless resentment and sadness exuding from this little boy.
"Peng!"
"Peng!"
Even if the world of ninjas is a premature one.
Many children have to engage in exclusive ninja training since they are three or four years old. This is especially true for Neji, a child born in the Hyuga Clan. However, the intensity of training of the little boy in front of him is obviously far beyond the limit of his age. Scope, his little fist was full of scars, but he still seemed unaware, feeling no pain at all, and persisted in his training. This all means that Neji is practicing beyond the standard, and it is also destroying his young body.
But this is all within reason.
Neji Hyuga just lost his father a month ago.
Children in Shinobi World's world are very precocious. Unlike Shōji's previous generation, 4-year-old children may not really have any intuitive awareness, but in this world, Neji can clearly understand that his father has left him forever!
The father who had always cared for him died because of the ridiculous rules of the clan. This was a great sadness for Neji Hyuga, but he was powerless. He could not even see the last side of his father, and his father's body had to be delivered to the enemy in person!
if you can.
Neji now even wants to directly kill all the members of the Kumo Ninja mission who have come to Konohagakure again. However, this is not only impossible to do, but the most important thing is that Neji himself does not have the ability to do it!
Weakness is the greatest original sin!
This is especially true in the world of ninjas!
After his father died, the previously carefree Neji also died. In his opinion, it was because his father was not a Main Family person, or because he was weak, that he was sacrificed!
strength!
The most powerful force!
It can be said that at this moment, Neji is undoubtedly in the same state of mind as Uchiha Sasuke in Original Work. There is a saying that in Original Work, Neji is really infinitely similar to Uchiha Sasuke!
Without Naruto, Neji might have followed the same path as Uchiha Sasuke, but it's hard to say which choice is correct, because after becoming Hokage, Naruto failed to do what Neji promised!
Hyuga Clan is still the same Hyuga Clan.
This is the sadness of reality.
'Father! Father! Father! '
The endless sorrow contained therein.
Neji The sadness and resentment revealed in the depths of those pupils!
"Ah!!!!"
The fist that finally hit the wooden pile, the trace of blood that faintly seeped out, and the little boy's shrill words.
"What should I do, Father..."
Then the little figure collapsed helplessly on the ground, tears already falling from his cheeks uncontrollably.
Confusion, pain, anger, powerlessness.
At this moment, almost all the negative emotions can be seen in this four-year-old child. It is so real and so sad.
And when Shōji came into view in the shadow corner aside.
Shōji also showed a faint look of pity on his face. Even though he did have the idea of using Neji in it, it was still said that due to the influence of another memory emotion, Shōji still had a more appreciative and fond attitude towards Neji.
It is precisely because of this.
Shōji will only appear here today.
"Of course, use your own power to do what you want to do!"
The steps that came out, the slightly low words that fell.
"Who!?"
The attention attracted in that first moment, Neji suddenly rose from the surface. This is a world where four or five-year-old children can go to the battlefield to kill people. Neji Hyuga, who has been exposed to ninja elite education since childhood, naturally maintains the highest vigilance at all times!
This is not the residence of his family, but a slightly remote training ground in the western suburbs.
This immediate alert posture, and then the body turned around, Neji's small face was full of vigilance, but at the moment he saw Shōji's face.
Neji was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of disbelief.
"Uchiha Shōji!"
These words came out of my mouth.
This time, Shōji was stunned.
Although he is indeed one of the most famous people above Shinobi World, Shōji can't help but be surprised that Neji, who is only four years old, can recognize him immediately.
However, when I thought about Neji's overly mature and rational performance in Original Work, Shōji was relieved and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that a 4-year-old child in the Hyuga Clan could recognize my identity. It seems that I still underestimated my current fame."
"Hmph! How could the famous Uchiha Clan contemporary Shura not know that he is already Iwagakure Ninja? Do you have any special purpose for coming to a child like me? And what do you mean by what you just said?"
Very serious words, and an obviously serious expression.
But from the words spoken by Neji Hyuga, who is only four years old now, it feels cute with a hint of cuteness.
The tight look on her little face made the smile at the corners of Shōji's eyes become a little brighter.
"A special purpose? Of course there is. The meaning of those words is of course the literal meaning. Don't you understand Mr. Neji? Oh, by the way, do you mind if I call you by your name?"
"Literally?"
Neji's small eyes widened, seeming to be a little bit shocked.
"Yes, literally. I can feel the anger and sorrow deep in your heart. I came here today just to give you such an opportunity. Of course, I will not hide my intentions. It is because I value your identity as Hyuga Clan and your pair of Byakugan, Mr. Neji, join us Iwagakure, if you still want to avenge your father! Whether it's the senior officials of the Hyuga Clan Main Family and Konohagakure who sent your father's body, or Kumogakure who accepted your father's body, I can promise you here on behalf of Iwagakure that one day your blood revenge will be avenged!"
Shōji looked at Neji Hyuga in the opposite position with a very serious expression, and said in the most determined tone.
"Revenge?"
Very seductive words.
The incitement revealed by this bare fruit.
There is no doubt that for Neji, who is only four years old, the words of Shōji are no more than the whispers of the devil. The pure white pupils of this young heart that has been completely seduced are already filled with the fire of hatred that has been ignited by the words of Shōji.
It was also at the moment when the emotion was about to reach its peak.
It seemed like a flash of clarity.
"Why do you do this? Even if you are interested in Byakugan from our family, you should know very well that I am just a branch of the Hyuga Clan, and I was already branded with the Caged Bird Seal mark last year. The value of this pair of Byakugan is not as high as you think!"
Clear, rational and precise organization.
After Neji Hyuga took a deep breath, his little face was still tense, facing Shōji's deep eyes, he spoke word by word.
It's just that what Neji himself didn't notice was that at this moment, a deep desire appeared in the depths of his pupils.
It seems that he really hopes that Shōji can really convince him.
And this.
It was also seen very clearly by Shōji. No matter how talented a person is, he is only four years old after all. He can still express his thoughts logically and clearly when he suddenly encounters Shōji, who is almost like the big boss of Shinobi World. Neji already lives up to the title of genius in Original Work.
"So what if the family is separated? We Uchiha Clan have also heard a little about Caged Bird Seal's sealing technique. This technique cannot be controlled remotely, right? Although the specific distance is not grasped, I I still don't believe it. People from the Hyuga Clan and Main Family can use this technique thousands of meters away. What's more, this technique is by no means 100% impossible. Of course, it's still a long way for me to do this now. It's difficult, but Mr. Neji, believe me, in the future I will definitely be able to break the restrictions of this magical prison on you. I chose you not because of my separation status, but because I fancy you as Hizashi Hyuga's son. Son, of course, if you don't have the desire to avenge your father in your heart, or if you are still bound by the ridiculous restrictions and constraints of the so-called Main Family and family separation, then just pretend that I didn't say anything!"
Caged Bird Seal seal.
This is a technique created by the Hyuga Clan thousands of years ago. It is a sealing technique that directly acts on the soul of the person being performed. There is definitely no way to solve it now, but Shōji already has two ideas. One is to follow the root of this technique, the source of the Hyuga Clan's power, which is Ōtsutsuki Hamura's pair of Tenseigan!
It is foreseeable that Tenseigan can definitely break the seal of Caged Bird Seal!
There happens to be such a thing on the moon!
The second is to directly analyze the soul itself in depth. In this aspect, there is an expert, one of Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru. It happens that in all plans of Shōji, these two aspects are involved by himself!
Therefore, the Caged Bird Seal problem of Neji can be solved at the same time.
And there is one reason that Shōji has not said yet. Neji is undoubtedly the person with the highest talent among Original Work and Hyuga Clan. Although it is difficult for anyone among the descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura on the earth to activate Tenseigan, you cannot deny that there is a corresponding probability. After all, Hyuga Clan still has the blood of Ōtsutsuki Hamura flowing through him!
Even if the probability is one in ten thousand or one in a million, it is still possible!
And in Shōji's view, this possibility exists in Neji Hyuga. Shōji has always felt that, like their Uchiha Clan, the true source can be traced back to the Hyuga Clan in Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
The Dojutsu blood evolution of these people must, on the one hand, depend on the concentration of their own bloodline. The purer the person, the more likely they are to reproduce the power of their ancestors, and on the other hand, it must depend on their own ability and mind!
To put it simply, talent and hard work are both indispensable!
Of course, the former is definitely more important. This is common in Shōji's previous lives. People who are more talented than you don't need to say that they work harder than you. As long as they work as hard as you, you can only follow behind the talented person and never surpass him!
In this world, talent is even more important.
Neji Hyuga, in the opinion of Shōji, is a person with both talent and hard work. Moreover, unlike Uchiha Clan, the evolution of Byakugan and the group of lunatics on the moon have already provided a very The conventional path is to fuse a large number of Byakugan to condense a Tenseigan. Even if this is different from the Tenseigan that you evolved, it is still Tenseigan!
In other words, Shōji can also reproduce this choice!
Collect a large amount of Byakugan and condense the purer power for Neji to absorb, and then strengthen your own bloodline to evolve your own Tenseigan!
However, these are all things for later. At present, it still depends on Neji's own choice.
"Revenge! Of course I think about avenging my father all the time! Main Family? Separating the family? That's bullshit. If you can really give me the power of revenge, I will never have any hesitation, but can you do this!? Uchiha Shōji!"
Neji's wide eyes, clenched fists, and the crazy look in his white pupils, you must know that in the days after his father died, Neji was living in dire straits every day.
His mother died in a battle not long after he was born. Neji has been dependent on his father Hizashi Hyuga since he was a child. Hizashi's position in Neji's heart is the most important one that no one can replace!
Just like Uchiha Sasuke in Original Work.
Neji at this moment has similar thoughts.
That is, 'As long as they have the power to take revenge, they will not hesitate to make a deal with the devil! '
"Very good, what I need is your determination. As for strength, I think Uchiha Clan and Iwagakure are enough, right? Konoha or Kumogakure, they all belong to our common goal, especially Konoha, that is our Uchiha Clan's blood feud. Under these eyes, our family has never forgotten what our mission is. You don't need to worry about this at all. Now is the time to express your choice. Neji Hyuga, are you willing to give up your current life and choose to join us?"
Just because Neji is a child does not mean that he is negligent.
Shōji has always treated Neji Hyuga with an equal eye. The last words of invitation, and the right hand that was extended, and the scarlet color reflected in Shōji's deep pupils.
Not only did Neji not feel any fear, but a faint blood-red color seemed to emerge from the depths of the white pupils at this moment. There was no need to hesitate at all, but to choose to take a firm step.
He also extended his right hand.
"I do!"
Childish yet firm words.
'I'm sorry, Father, I should have failed to live up to your expectations, but I will never regret it. Just look at it, Father, no matter Konoha or Kumogakure, I will not let go of any sinner who kills you! '
Deep in the heart of this little boy, endless ambitions of his own grew!
"Very good! Then, Neji! Welcome to join Iwagakure! I promise, this is definitely the most correct choice you have made!"
Shōji smiled slightly, gently held Neji's right hand with his right hand, and said with a hint of appreciation.
"Then let's go!"
Immediately afterwards, Shōji held Neji's little hand, and the two left the place together. Following the sunset that completely set in the west, they disappeared into the gradually falling night and headed back in the direction they came from.