Spectacular View!

In Konoha's forest.

Naruto, Shikamaru, Choji, Hinata, and Ino were searching for Uzumaki Menma's Nine Masked Beasts.

Meanwhile, Uzumaki Menma spotted Neji hiding behind a tree with his Byakugan activated, peeping at them.

Uzumaki Menma said sinisterly, "Enjoying the view?"

The sudden voice made Neji jump in fright, and he hurriedly stood up.

Seeing that it was Uzumaki Menma, Neji's little face scrunched up. "Why are you here? Weren't you supposed to..."

Uzumaki Menma picked up where he left off, speaking righteously, "I was supposed to be in the forest too, right? I never expected someone from the Hyuga Clan to use his Kekkei Genkai for something as shameless as peeping!"

Neji's little face flushed bright red as he argued, "That's not it! I was doing it to..."

Uzumaki Menma did not give Neji the chance to finish a complete sentence and cut him off again. "You want to say you were only protecting Hinata, right? Bullshit! This is blatant peeping! Surveillance!"

Neji was so enraged by Uzumaki Menma's words that he was practically having a heart attack. "Don't slander me! I only wanted to protect Lady Hinata!"

"Hmph. Hinata's dad was comfortable letting her come out and play with us, so why does she need your protection? I'm going to tell Hinata right now and see whether she believes you or me!"

Uzumaki Menma made as if to head in Hinata's direction.

"Wait!"

Neji anxiously grabbed Uzumaki Menma's hand.

Uzumaki Menma turned his head and shot Neji a sidelong glance. "What, you want to fight? Let me tell you, today you either beat me to death, or everyone finds out about this!"

Neji had never encountered someone as difficult as Uzumaki Menma and was already panicking. "What will it take for you not to tell anyone?"

Uzumaki Menma revealed a sly, wicked smile. "You'll agree to anything?"

Seeing Uzumaki Menma's smile, Neji had a bad feeling.

But if he did not agree, he would die of embarrassment.

Neji gritted his teeth and agreed. "Anything!"

"Come with me!"

Uzumaki Menma grabbed Neji's hand and ran toward the streets of Konoha.

Uzumaki Menma pointed at a wall. "Use your Byakugan to look inside and describe what you see."

A bead of cold sweat ran down Neji's forehead. "Isn't this the women's bathhouse?"

The place Uzumaki Menma had brought Neji to was outside the wall of the women's bathhouse at one of Konoha's bathhouses.

Uzumaki Menma nodded his little head. "Yeah, yeah. I've always been curious about what it looks like inside. Hurry and take a look with your Byakugan, then describe it to me."

Neji hesitated. "Is that really okay? Isn't this peeping?"

"What you did in the forest just now was peeping too. It's no different. Hurry, hurry." Uzumaki Menma urged excitedly.

With Uzumaki Menma holding his weakness over him, Neji could only comply.

"Byakugan!"

Veins bulged around Neji's eyes as he looked into the women's bathhouse.

The moment he saw the scene inside, Neji froze in place.

A stream of warm liquid slowly flowed from Neji's nostrils.

Uzumaki Menma shook Neji. "Don't just stand there watching by yourself! Hurry and describe it to me!"

Neji said blankly, "So white... so big... a spectacular view!"

Uzumaki Menma complained, "What kind of description is that? It's not vivid at all."

Neji wiped the nosebleed from his nose and was about to speak when he saw a middle-aged woman holding a broom and glaring at Uzumaki Menma and Neji.

"You two little brats! What are you doing here?!"

Uzumaki Menma immediately took off running.

Seeing this, Neji hurried after Uzumaki Menma.

The middle-aged woman chased after them relentlessly with her broom still in hand.

As she ran, she shouted, "You two little brats aren't even fully grown, and you've already learned to peep at the women's bathhouse! Just wait until I catch you—I'll teach you both a good lesson!"

Neji's face was burning red with shame. If there had been a hole in the ground, he would have crawled straight into it.

Uzumaki Menma looked completely unconcerned. He was not the one peeping, and he had not seen anything.

After an intense chase, Uzumaki Menma and Neji hid in a narrow alley and finally escaped the middle-aged woman's pursuit.

Uzumaki Menma and Neji slumped to the ground, gasping for breath.

Neji complained, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't insisted on peeping at the women's bathhouse, we wouldn't have been chased!"

Uzumaki Menma pressed, "Forget that for now. Hurry and tell me what the women's bathhouse actually looked like inside."

Neji's little face reddened as the spectacular sight from the women's bathhouse surfaced in his mind again.

Coming back to his senses, Neji answered, "I didn't see it clearly."

"What? How is that possible?"

"I really didn't see it clearly. I'm not lying."

Neji had been too focused on the white and the big to remember what the women's bathhouse itself looked like.

Uzumaki Menma dejectedly lowered his head. "Damn it, I really wanted to know what it looked like inside."

But Uzumaki Menma quickly regained his spirits. "Neji, let's go look again next time! You have to take a careful look then!"

Neji looked completely unwilling. "There won't be a next time!"

Uzumaki Menma tugged at Neji's clothes and pleaded, "Just once! Please!"

Neji's head started to ache.

The two of them had clearly been at odds before, and had even fought outside the Hyuga Clan estate. How had things ended up like this?

Neji also vaguely wanted to see that spectacular sight again.

Still, he definitely would not be willing to go alone.

But with Uzumaki Menma, it might be possible.

Neji pretended to agree reluctantly. "Fine, you win. I'll agree, okay? But it really will be the last time!"

Uzumaki Menma promised, "Absolutely the last time!"

Neji stood up from the ground. "Then I'm leaving."

"Wait!"

Neji frowned and looked at Uzumaki Menma. "What now?"

Uzumaki Menma said awkwardly, "My body was already exhausted from training this morning, and after running like that, I can't walk anymore. Carry me back to the forest."

Neji sighed. "You're really troublesome!"

Still, Neji crouched down in front of Uzumaki Menma.

Uzumaki Menma climbed onto Neji's back.

Neji carried Uzumaki Menma step by step toward the forest.

Meanwhile.

Naruto, Shikamaru, Choji, Hinata, and Ino had practically turned the entire forest upside down, yet they had found only three Nine Masked Beasts: Byakko, Genbu, and Golden Snake.

No matter how hard they searched, they could not find the other six Nine Masked Beasts.

In the end, the five of them decided to give up.

But when they returned to their original meeting spot, Uzumaki Menma was nowhere to be seen.

Just as the five of them were preparing to search for him.

Naruto trembled as he pointed ahead and said in disbelief, "Men... Menma! And that guy too!"

Hinata's eyes were also filled with disbelief.

Neji, who had fought with them just two days ago, was actually carrying Uzumaki Menma on his back!

Could this be a dream?!