Making a Move

After following Hyuga Keisuke on a winding trek through the Land of Water, Neji entered one of its cities with him. They quietly took over a small family's compound.

Neji surveyed the compound and decided the time had come to act. Kirigakure's ninja would not track them here anytime soon, leaving him more than enough time to deal with Hyuga Keisuke.

Just then, Hyuga Keisuke's personal maid from the Branch Family came out of the kitchen and said, "Elder Keisuke, this household has very few supplies left. We need to go out and buy more."

Hyuga Keisuke turned to Neji and ordered, "Neji, go buy some food. Keep an eye on the surroundings."

Neji nodded in acknowledgment, then turned and left.

That certainly makes things easier for me. Neji sneered inwardly as he left.

Neji walked through the city streets for a while. Once he was certain he had gone beyond the Byakugan's range, he immediately created two Shadow Clones and sent them running out of the city.

He had spotted quite a few useful things in the forest outside this city. Combined with his Medical Ninjutsu, they would surely let him make something worthwhile.

After casually buying some ingredients along the city streets, Neji grabbed a little food to eat there, then began wandering around.

After he had wandered for a while, his Shadow Clones returned with what they had made using Medical Ninjutsu. Neji injected all of the clear liquid into the food he had purchased.

Making poison was a basic skill for a medical ninja. Generally speaking, the more skilled the medical ninja, the more potent the poisons they could create.

Of course, given the crude conditions this time, Neji had not been able to make anything particularly potent. He had simply used Medical Ninjutsu to extract