Elsewhere, Neji quietly entered Konoha, having already passed through the second eye awakening phase of his Tenseigan.
This awakening had differed from the first; the second phase had lasted several days.
Although Konoha was under wartime martial law, people were still allowed to enter and leave.
The shops were still open for business. Among them was a store run by the Gato Company that specialized in electronics.
This time, Neji entered Konoha posing as a Gato Company employee.
Unlike other ninja villages, all of Konoha was covered by a massive Sensory Barrier. Anyone who forced their way in would be detected immediately.
For Neji as he was now, slightly altering his chakra was no difficult task.
Accompanying the genuine Gato Company employees, Neji entered Konoha without any trouble.
Only a few months had passed, yet Neji found himself feeling strangely disoriented.
"Byakugan!" Neji activated his Byakugan as soon as he entered Konoha. He wanted to see what the village was like now.
"Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura... hmm, so Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi have gone to the battlefield..." His Byakugan's eye power now allowed him to take in all of Konoha at once.
"That person is... Tsunade!?" Neji shifted his gaze and spotted someone he had not expected.
"Never mind. It doesn't matter." His gaze moved again, and he turned his attention to the Hyuga Clan.
"Good. Every member of the Hyuga Main Family is here!" A cold smile appeared on Neji's face as he surveyed the Hyuga Clan.
Satisfied that his suspicions had been correct, Neji said, "I knew the so-called Main Family wouldn't go to the battlefield unless they had to!"
But Neji did not move against the Hyuga Clan immediately. He had promised Sasuke that he would help him.
Sasuke, who was training near the Uchiha Clan's grounds,