Early in the morning, Neji found the house where Tsunade was staying, ready to try to persuade her again. But before he could knock, Shizune rushed out, looking frantic.
She kept calling out "Tsunade-sama... Tsunade-sama..." When she saw Neji, she ran straight to him.
"Neji, have you seen Tsunade-sama?" Shizune asked anxiously.
"Tsunade is gone?!"
"Well, I, after I came back last night, Tsunade-sama kept drinking with me. When I woke up, Tsunade-sama was already gone." Shizune said, gesturing wildly, very flustered.
Almost instantly, Neji knew where Tsunade had gone. She must have wanted to go find Orochimaru alone, so she knocked Shizune out.
It seemed she wanted to attack Orochimaru and didn't want Shizune to follow. Although Neji didn't know why Tsunade had changed her mind, it was dangerous for her to go alone.
Orochimaru and Kabuto were each not Tsunade's match right now, but together they could use the Summoning Technique to summon Manda.
Especially since Tsunade was afraid of blood. Even Kabuto could use that to defeat her. Without Jiraiya's help, Tsunade couldn't possibly kill Orochimaru; she might even get herself killed.
If Tsunade died, the whole story would change completely. Neji would lose control, and everything would go in unpredictable directions.
So, without waiting for Shizune to finish, Neji immediately ran towards the plains, thinking, "I have to catch up!"
"Does Neji know where Tsunade-sama went?" Seeing Neji rushing away, Shizune was taken aback, but quickly understood.
"That's it, Tsunade-sama must have gone to find Orochimaru! Tsunade-sama, please don't do anything foolish!" Then, she chased after him.
Neji's overall strength had reached the level of an elite Jonin, and since he specialized in taijutsu, he was very fast. He quickly arrived outside the town of Tanzaku.
"Mind's Eye of the Kagura!"
Neji closed his eyes, held two fingers up in front of his eyes, and immediately the vast plains were completely visible to Neji's senses. He quickly found Tsunade's location.
Whoosh!
Neji pushed off hard with his back foot and instantly ran off into the distance. When he arrived at the battlefield, he found Tsunade covered in Orochimaru's blood, kneeling on the ground in a panic.
At that moment, Kabuto walked up to Tsunade and raised his chakra scalpel.
"Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Palm!"
Neji didn't have time to think. He raised his hand and sent out a blast of air. Kabuto sensed something, looked over, and was shocked. He put his hands up in defense to block Neji's attack.
Even though his reaction speed was amazing, Neji's attack still forced him to stagger backward, creating a deep gouge in the ground.
At the same time, Neji launched himself forward and slammed a power-filled back kick into Kabuto's arm, making him drop to one knee with a thud.
Boom!
At the same time, the ground in that area collapsed, and several cracks appeared on the surface, kicking up a lot of dust.
Suddenly hit by this attack, Kabuto felt a surge of blood. He felt a sharp pain where he was hit. Only now did he finally understand how terrifying super strength was.
The pain felt like his bones were about to break.
"Damn, is this super strength? Such terrifying power. It's good that we agreed to meet in the plains, otherwise... Orochimaru-sama is so careful."
Before, Kabuto didn't know why Orochimaru wanted to choose such a remote place to talk. Now he finally understood.
"I have to find a way to stop him."
He struggled to raise his arm, wanting to use his chakra scalpel to damage Neji's muscles and channels.
Bang!
But just then, Neji swept Kabuto away with a leg sweep. The powerful impact made Kabuto crash into the rocks behind him, breaking them.
Then, Neji immediately flipped back, went to Tsunade's side, and carried her away, creating a standoff with Orochimaru and Kabuto.
"The host embraced Tsunade, receiving the reward [Strength of a Hundred Seal]."
Strength of a Hundred Seal: The ultimate combat-type medical ninjutsu. When activated, the curse mark spreads throughout the body. It continuously and rapidly regenerates from damage without affecting attack rhythm, but consumes far more chakra than ordinary medical ninjutsu. Even small injuries will regenerate, but it shortens the lifespan after use.
Although he got a powerful S-rank ninjutsu, Neji wasn't happy right now. He protected Tsunade behind him, looking at her with some concern.
This woman's life had been too tragic. Her lover and her brother both died from excessive injuries and blood loss. Even though she was a famous "Medical Saint" in the ninja world, she could only watch them die in front of her.
So much so that even a little blood could make Tsunade so scared.
"So you're the one Tsunade was talking about, Neji." Orochimaru felt wary at Neji's arrival. Among all the people in the ninja world, Neji was the only one who made him feel like death was near.
That thing similar to the Bone Pulse was more dangerous than Amaterasu. If he was hit, even his Snake Body Replacement Technique wouldn't save him.
However, he was one of the Sannin after all, and quickly calmed down. That technique was amazing, but it had too many limitations, so he was only a little wary.
Neji was probably here to find Tsunade and try to get her to become Hokage.
That explained everything. In Orochimaru's eyes, Tsunade and Neji had a very special relationship. It was not surprising that Tsunade would listen to Neji's advice.
"Heh, it seems you and Tsunade have quite the relationship." Orochimaru's eyes scanned back and forth between the two, saying with a chuckle.
"Orochimaru! Knowing that, you still dared to attack her? It seems you'll never know pain unless you get a lesson."
Neji said calmly, then his figure flashed, passing Kabuto and charging towards Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru-sama, watch out!"
Kabuto shouted, but with Neji's speed, he had already reached Orochimaru before Kabuto could shout. A pair of lion-head-shaped chakra blasts went straight for Orochimaru.
"Gentle Step: Twin Lion Fists!"
"Neji, even though I can't use my hands, I am still one of the Sannin. You underestimate me too much. Compared to me, Tsunade is more dangerous." Orochimaru said coldly.
Neji attacked suddenly, which really startled Orochimaru, but only for a moment. A shadow-level ninja's combat skills were not to be taken lightly.
Then, he tried to get up and dodge. At the same time, Kabuto understood Orochimaru's thoughts and went straight for Tsunade.
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