Shikamaru Nara nodded. "Uzumaki Naruto, Sakura, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji."
"Neji is a jonin now. If we can get his help, our chances of leaving Konoha will increase greatly."
"However, there's also a serious problem. Because of Hinata's incident, the village and the Hyuga Clan are already somewhat at odds."
"If possible, I think it would be best to leave Neji out of this. It's not that we don't trust him, but we can't let this cause the relationship between the Hyuga Clan and the village to worsen further."
Ino Yamanaka said, "That's a pity. If we had the Byakugan's help, it might be more useful to us."
"But since that's the case, Neji naturally can't take part. Still, I think we should let him know about this."
Shikamaru Nara nodded. "Then we'll split up later. On the way, Ino, have Tenten go tell Neji."
Ino Yamanaka nodded to show that she understood.
Shikamaru Nara nodded and said, "All right, before that, let's go see Teacher Kurenai Yuhi first!"
"I have some things I want to say to her as well." Choji Akimichi and Ino Yamanaka both nodded.
With their objective decided, the three of them headed straight for Kurenai Yuhi's current residence.
After receiving official confirmation of the news, Kurenai Yuhi had fallen into a haze of pain and confusion.
At such a critical time, the departure of the man in her life was a devastating blow when her heart was at its most vulnerable.
The fact that she had not broken down on the spot was already proof of how strong Kurenai Yuhi's ninja resolve was.
Just as she sat there in a daze, thinking about all sorts of meaningless things,
a servant assigned specifically to care for her entered the room and