An impending coup

Neji had not fallen asleep. Late that night, he got up and quietly activated his Byakugan, secretly observing the situation in Kirigakure.

In unfamiliar surroundings, Neji needed to gather as much information about his environment as possible before he could feel at ease.

This was a psychological condition he had developed after transmigrating and gaining the Byakugan, which he had named information deficiency phobia.

Once he activated his Byakugan, everything in Kirigakure lay exposed before his eyes.

The first thing Neji did was turn his attention toward the Mizukage Building, where the Mizukage worked. He did not know whether the Mizukage was still there; he was simply curious about what he might find.

Neji was disappointed. There was nothing strange at all in the Mizukage Building. Through his Byakugan, it looked like an ordinary office building. Apart from having a few more guards than the Hokage Building, there was nothing unusual about it.

Disappointed, Neji turned his attention elsewhere.

"Kirigakure is a fair bit smaller than Konoha." Neji's Byakugan saw straight through the entire village, his gaze reaching all the way beyond its borders.

Suddenly, his gaze stopped as it swept over the Kaguya Clan's compound.

He saw that the Kaguya Clan had stockpiled large quantities of ninja tools, explosive tags, and other supplies, as well as Kirigakure Anbu concealed around the compound.

"That many explosive tags can't possibly be explained as ordinary reserves." Neji quickly guessed what the Kaguya Clan intended to do.

Looks like they're planning something big, Neji thought.

But judging by the Anbu hiding nearby, Kirigakure's leadership isn't completely in the dark. They must know something about what the Kaguya Clan is up to. As he watched the compound, Neji recalled the unusually large number of guards at the Mizukage Building.

Now, those guards looked like