"In any case, no matter who the enemy is, this mission must not fail."
Might Guy emphasized again, and Lee and the others also understood the importance of this mission.
It concerned the Kazekage of Sunagakure, and the relationship between Sunagakure and Konoha.
If this mission failed, it would instead create new problems in the alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha.
Neji looked at Rock Lee, whose expression was still grave.
He spoke to comfort him, "Lee! Don't worry! The opponent is just a rogue ninja from Kirigakure. There's no need to be too concerned."
As he was speaking.
Might Guy's expression suddenly changed.
Whoosh!!
He suddenly stopped.
Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee in front also quickly stopped and turned to look at Might Guy.
"Sensei, what's wrong?"
"Did you find something?"
Lee and Tenten both asked.
Neji was stunned for a moment, then his expression became a little strange.
He turned his head to look to his right.
Neji, with his Byakugan activated, frowned tightly.
"That is...?"
Lee and Tenten didn't understand what was wrong with Neji and Might Guy.
They suddenly had such a grave look.
What did they find?
Abruptly!
A cold wind blew past them.
Neji, Tenten, and Lee couldn't help but shiver.
In the desolate Gobi, for such a cold wind to suddenly blow!
It was too strange!
"He's here!"
Neji spoke to warn them.
The next second.
On two hills not far away, a white, cold air appeared.
It was surging towards them like a tide.
The cold air surged, and the two hills instantly turned snow-white.
Crack... crack... crack...
Ice crystals continuously formed, spreading towards them.
Looking at the ice that had suddenly appeared.
The three of them were stunned. They had never seen such a scene before.
Freezing out of thin air?
The surrounding temperature shouldn't be low enough to freeze!
And the speed of this freezing was too bizarre.
Might Guy looked at the ice crystals spreading on the ground and quickly reminded the three of them, "Be careful not to get frozen."
With that, he leaped and stood on a rock behind them.
The three of them also quickly retreated.
The ice crystals spread, and in the blink of an eye, the place where they had been standing was frozen.
Whoosh~~
The cold wind blew.
The surrounding temperature instantly dropped to an abnormally cold level.
Tenten looked at the hot air she breathed out. "Sensei, what's going on?"
Neji and Lee also looked at Might Guy. They couldn't understand the situation at all.
For such a strange phenomenon to suddenly appear out of nowhere.
Might Guy's face turned grim. It was the first time he had seen such a situation with his own eyes.
Just as Might Guy was observing carefully.
Rustle~
Rustle~
The sound of light footsteps was heard.
At the same time, it was accompanied by the sound of a jingling bell.
Ding-a-ling.
"Who's there?" Neji shouted into the distance.
On the ice surface, a black shadow was slowly walking.
Wearing a straw hat, the black cloak on his body was embroidered with a scarlet blood cloud.
Suddenly, the black shadow stopped.
He raised his slender right hand, and a ball of white, cold air suddenly appeared in his palm.
"Ice Age~ Time Capsule!"
Swish!
A shockwave of cold air instantly shot towards Neji.
Neji quickly dodged.
The shockwave hit a rock not far away.
The rock was instantly frozen.
It turned into a sparkling ice rock.
Wherever the cold air shockwave passed, the ground was instantly frozen.
Neji swallowed. "Ninjutsu?"
Tenten and Lee also found it hard to believe.
There was such a ninjutsu!
When did the opponent form the hand seals?
The attack was so fast.
"Everyone be careful. It should be some kind of Kekkei Genkai. Judging by its power, it's strong. Don't get hit."
After Might Guy finished speaking.
The three of them were stunned.
Kekkei Genkai!
A ninja with a Kekkei Genkai was quite rare.
At the same time, such a person was also difficult to deal with.
When the opponent attacked just now, there was no movement of forming hand seals at all.
If this strange Kekkei Genkai could be used without hand seals!
Then he would be even more difficult to deal with.
Just as the four of them were on high alert, Yuichi raised his hand and took off his straw hat.
The bells jingled continuously.
He casually tossed the straw hat aside, where it was frozen to a rock.
Yuichi looked up at the four people a dozen meters away.
His gaze locked onto Neji.
"The power of a rogue ninja from Kirigakure. What do you think, Mr. Hyuga Neji?"
Yuichi asked.
He had a cynical smile on his face.
Hearing these words, Neji's face instantly darkened.
"Akatsuki!"
"Are you the one who broke into Sunagakure and captured the Kazekage?"
Yuichi's smile faded. "That's right, it's me. The rogue ninja from Kirigakure that you said there was no need to be too concerned about."
Neji snorted coldly and said no more.
His pair of Byakugan eyes were firmly locked on Yuichi.
"Yuichi!"
"A rogue ninja from Kirigakure!"
"Defected from Kirigakure three years ago and joined the Akatsuki about a year ago."
"When you defected from Kirigakure, you were just a genin. Indeed, there's no need to be concerned."
With that, Neji turned to look at Might Guy and the others.
"Sensei, you go on ahead! Since this guy has appeared, it means we're not far from the Kazekage."
"Leave this to me."
Neji was right. Yuichi's appearance here meant that they were indeed not far from Gaara.
At a time like this, they couldn't afford to waste any time.
But Might Guy was a little worried. "Neji..."
"Don't worry, Sensei! Although the opponent is a Kekkei Genkai ninja, I also have the Hyuga clan's Byakugan. I won't lose to him."
"It's more important to find the Kazekage, Gaara, as quickly as possible."
The Hyuga clan's Byakugan was indeed a famous Dojutsu Kekkei Genkai in the shinobi world.
Neji's strength was also strong. It should be fine!
Might Guy nodded. "Then I'll leave it to you!"
With that, he glanced at Tenten and Rock Lee, who wanted to speak, but were stopped by Might Guy's gaze.
There was no time to discuss now. Since Neji had taken the initiative, they would do as he said!
Otherwise, the time he had bought would be wasted.
The three of them turned, preparing to continue forward.
Yuichi looked at Neji, who had taken a stance, ready to fight him.
He slowly shook his head.
"I'm being underestimated, aren't I?"
"Just one Hyuga Neji can stop me? How naive."
Might Guy's steps paused.
But at that moment, Neji suddenly spoke. "Sensei, leave it to me with confidence! I'd like to see just how strong a Kirigakure genin can become in three years!"
Yuichi narrowed his eyes and looked at Neji.
Three years can change a lot!
It's enough to make a person unbelievably strong!
VMM!
The Kāma seal in Yuichi's left palm began to spread.
The red Kāma markings began to spread, and in the blink of an eye, they had climbed up Yuichi's left arm.
Neji watched as the chakra in Yuichi's body suddenly surged.
He was suddenly shocked.
'What's going on? Why did his chakra suddenly increase so much?'
'Impossible?'
As he was thinking this.
A sharp sound of wind breaking was heard.
Yuichi's figure instantly disappeared.
Even under the gaze of Neji's Byakugan, he could only see a faint afterimage.
That speed!
So fast!
WHOOSH!!!
"Sorry, I don't have time to play with you!"
Suddenly, Yuichi appeared in front of Neji, his voice echoing in his ear.
"Ice Block: Partisan!"
Yuichi aimed both hands at Neji's chest. The cold air erupted!
Swish