All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Before anyone could even react, Neji had already knocked several Root ninja to the ground.
It was at this moment that they truly saw Neji's strength.
Before, it was just rumors, and not many people had seen it for themselves. So, their praise and surprise towards Neji were mostly superficial, and they didn't really know how deep his abilities went.
But now, even though it was a surprise attack, he had knocked down these Root ninja in the blink of an eye, which was quite frightening.
Especially for those who knew something about Root, they were shocked. The average fighting ability of Root members was above the Chunin level.
This meant that Neji's strength had truly reached the level of a Jonin.
Jonin were rare. Even Konoha didn't have many. But how old was Neji? 13 years old, a Jonin, only a little weaker than Kakashi.
"Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists!" Hyuga Hiashi was greatly shaken.
Wasn't this a high-level Taijutsu that only the Main Family could teach?!
How did Neji learn it?!
Now, Neji didn't want to hide anymore. His strength would be discovered sooner or later, so it was better to show it himself.
He really wanted to say one thing: I'm not that strong, but even Uchiha Madara would be defeated if he met me.
"Hyuga Neji, do you want to betray the village?!"
Utatane Koharu shouted, pulling everyone back to reality.
"Hyuga Neji, in front of everyone, you actually dare to injure Root members! If you don't surrender, we will treat you as a rogue ninja!"
Neji kicked the Root ninja lying on the ground away and looked coldly at Utatane Koharu.
"Are you saying that we should just let these Root people arrest us for no reason and not resist?!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed, and they all looked at Utatane Koharu.
Utatane Koharu trembled and retreated to the side, her cloudy old eyes full of anger.
Today, she had really lost face. She was a member of the Konoha Council of Elders, and she had been lectured by a young kid.
"You brat, don't let me catch you!"
"Hehe." Danzo then spoke, "Hyuga Neji, the strength you have shown really surprises me."
Danzo was praising Neji, but he was very gloomy. The unspoken meaning was, you have this kind of strength, but you still couldn't stop the injured Orochimaru?
Everyone present was not stupid. After thinking about it, they understood Danzo's hidden meaning and looked at Neji again.
Sorry, I take back what I just said. There was still one idiot among the people present. Naruto still didn't know what was going on.
However, watching everyone constantly look back and forth between him and Danzo, shaking their heads, it really gave him a strange twitching feeling.
"Danzo, although I am suspected, at least I fought hard against the enemy. If it weren't for me, Konoha would have been destroyed long ago." Neji had been prepared for this and finally led the topic to this point.
Everyone nodded when they heard this. Neji had indeed made a great contribution in this Konoha defense battle. Without a doubt, his contribution was the greatest.
Even if it was unlikely, if Neji hadn't defeated Gaara and let him transform in the village, Konoha would have already become a desert.
"If Neji hadn't stopped Shukaku, Konoha would have suffered serious damage," Kurenai said.
"Neji had already used a lot of Chakra when he stopped Shukaku from entering the village. It's understandable that he couldn't stop Orochimaru," Kakashi analyzed.
"That's right, even if Neji has the strength of a Jonin, he is still far behind Orochimaru," Might Guy echoed.
"I am also very sad about my father's death, but this is not a reason for you to blame Neji," Asuma Sarutobi, the person with the most say, spoke. Almost instantly, everyone stood on Neji's side.
Seeing this scene, Neji smiled, then looked at Danzo and said with a hint of sarcasm, "On the other hand, when Orochimaru invaded Konoha, you, and Root, don't seem to have shown up, did you?"
These words were like a blessing, and many people frowned.
That's right!
When Konoha was destroyed, Danzo and Root didn't seem to show up.
They clearly had the strength of a Kage level, but they didn't take action and watched the Third Hokage die?
Feeling the unkind gazes coming from everyone, Danzo gritted his teeth and forcibly argued, "I wasn't in the village at the time..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Neji.
"Then how did you know that Orochimaru was injured?"
"I heard it from Root members."
"Since Root was at the scene, why didn't they stop Orochimaru from leaving, and why didn't they support the others in Konoha?"
Seeing the increasingly dissatisfied gazes from everyone, Danzo could only force himself to say, "I had important things to do at the time!"
"Oh, I see. I didn't expect you to be so selfless, Danzo." Neji smiled sarcastically.
Danzo clenched his fists: "In any case, the selection of the Hokage is urgent."
"I, the disciple of the Second Hokage, have the strength of a Kage level..."
"Shut up."
I didn't expect Danzo to be someone who relies on his father, no, his teacher.
But then again, which Hokage in the past isn't someone with connections?
Seeing Neji reject him again, Danzo couldn't hold back anymore on his old face: "Then tell me, besides me, who is qualified to be the Hokage?!"
Danzo almost roared it out, but he wasn't nervous at all in his heart.
Becoming the Hokage requires experience, and he had never been afraid of anyone when it comes to experience!
"Hehe." Neji walked forward slowly.
"Wouldn't Tsunade be much more rightfully the Hokage than you?!"
Danzo's expression changed.
In terms of strength, she was one of the Sannin and a Kage-level expert.
In terms of experience, hehe, Neji smiled. Her two grandfathers were both Hokage, her teacher was also Hokage, and her teammate's student was also Hokage. Konoha was built by her ancestors.
Hehe, Danzo, you're not good enough.
Hearing Neji's words, even Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's eyes lit up. Perhaps they could try for that.
Seeing that both of his teammates had turned against him, Danzo was almost spitting blood in anger. How could he have any face to stay here?
"Go!" He didn't waste any words and left with his subordinates.
At this time, Mitokado Homura stepped forward and said to Neji, "Neji, I won't ask how you know Tsunade, but I believe you know her whereabouts, right?"
"Yes."
Mitokado Homura's attitude was not bad, and Neji couldn't bring himself to refuse him.
"Hehe, since that's the case, then the matter of finding Tsunade and bringing her back to the village is left to you," Mitokado Homura said with a smile.
He had no choice. Jiraiya wasn't here, so only Neji might be able to get Tsunade to come back.
He always remembered a sentence that Sarutobi had said to him accidentally a month ago.
"Hyuga Neji, knows super strength."
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