Neji's words were like a blow to the head, instantly waking up Naruto, no, everyone. They really were different from Sasuke. Forcing him back would probably only make his heart more twisted and lose his mind.
Naruto took a deep breath and said, "I understand."
However, he immediately added, "But I won't give up. After Sasuke gets his revenge, I will still bring him back!"
Neji nodded in satisfaction and continued to lead them forward. Soon, they arrived in a range of mountains, and they could see the deserted village in the distance.
"Is that it?" Shikamaru stepped forward and said thoughtfully, "It is indeed strange. There isn't even one person during the day."
"Let's go take a look." Neji took the lead, and in a series of jumps, he reached the destination in a few breaths.
Looking at the three people following behind him, he inexplicably felt like a master who had cleared all the levels leading a few newbies from the starting village to grind for experience.
The group hid in the bushes. With their strength, they would not be discovered as long as they did not act rashly.
"Wow, Neji, is that the Gelel Stone you were talking about? It's huge!" Naruto looked at the tall, huge building in the distance, looking shocked.
"Idiot, that's clearly just a fortress." Sakura punched Naruto on the head, mourning in her heart that she actually had such a teammate.
"What a pain." Shikamaru looked lazy, wondering why he had taken on this mission in the first place.
"But, come to think of it, this doesn't seem to be our mission."
"A few Gelel Stones are indeed not a big deal, but if these people find a Gelel Stone mine, I don't even know what will happen. But according to the information I got, that power can destroy half of the continent." Neji chuckled, scaring Shikamaru into a cold sweat.
"No way, things are getting more and more troublesome." Shikamaru muttered to himself. Given their current location, if this really happened, the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind would be the first to be hit.
"Neji, are you serious?" Naruto was also a little scared at this moment.
"Yes."
"Then we have to go and stop them quickly." Naruto immediately stood up and rushed out rashly.
"Naruto... Damn it, this guy!" Sakura looked at Naruto rushing over, clenched her fists angrily, wishing she could beat him to death.
"Tch, what a pain, a guy who never lets you relax." Shikamaru muttered.
"It's okay, everything is within my expectations."
"What do we do now?"
"Naruto will attract them over, and the people in that fortress won't be able to sit still either. We'll find a chance to sneak in." Neji said.
"But there's one more thing." Neji turned to Shikamaru and said, "There's a merchant caravan in this area. According to the information, they know the location of the Gelel Stone mine. Shikamaru, you have to find out about this."
Then, Neji handed the ferret on his shoulder to Shikamaru and said, "It will lead you to that merchant caravan."
"Ah, what a pain." Shikamaru grumbled, but quickly took action.
At this moment, Naruto was also under siege by a large group of tin-skinned puppets and Temujin, and the situation was critical.
"Neji, aren't we going to help?" Sakura asked.
"No need, just find a chance to sneak in." Neji said calmly. If Naruto was really in mortal danger, the Nine Tails inside him wouldn't let it go.
Rumble~
Below, the battle between Naruto and Temujin had entered a white-hot stage. At the same time, the large fortress finally moved, and the rocks were directly blasted open, flowing down with a crash, causing a violent tremor.
"Now's the time."
When the fortress was not far from the two of them, Neji and Sakura attached Chakra to their feet, jumped vigorously, and landed steadily on the fortress.
"Neji, aren't we looking for the mine? What are we doing here?" Sakura asked.
"Before finding those mines, I need to get a Gelel Stone first and observe its power." Neji explained. He also wanted to know the origin of the Gelel Stone, why it would have the power to destroy half of the continent.
"Oh, right." Neji turned his head and asked, "Are Hinata and the others okay?"
The only thing Neji was worried about now was whether his departure would have any impact on them. Although he had left a letter for Tsunade and Danzo had been taken care of by him, he was still a little worried.
"Yes, they are fine. Tsunade-sama did not list you as a missing-nin and strongly defended you. Plus, with the status of the Hyuga clan, no one dares to make things difficult for them, but... they miss you very much."
Sakura said truthfully. Actually, she and Hinata were just like them, missing Neji very much, but she didn't have the courage to say it.
"I see." Neji turned his head and led Sakura into a large vent.
No matter where it is, the vent is the best choice for sneaking into the enemy camp, just because it connects almost all the rooms in the enemy camp.
Before long, they followed the ventilation duct to a dark secret room, which was filled with culture tanks of all sizes, filled with young children, and connected to them by a large number of pipes.
The children seemed to be in a deep sleep, unconscious, and unaware of everything here.
"What is this?" Sakura's pupils shrank when she saw this scene, and she subconsciously took a step back, not out of fear, but because the scene in front of her was too shocking.
Neji glanced at Sakura. In his eyes, this was nothing. Compared to Danzo's laboratory, this kind of thing was considerate. But he still explained it to Sakura.
"They're actually using children to cultivate war machines? Damn it, they're simply inhuman." Sakura said angrily, causing Neji to click his tongue, not knowing what to say.
Isn't the Will of Fire also the older generation hiding behind the younger generation to charge forward? The victory of every war is almost piled up with heads.
Clang!
At this mo
ensuring that they would not die.
ment, the door opened, and two women in armor walked in from outside, then skillfully began to operate the huge machine, using pipes to transport some nutrients to the children inside, "Seriously, why do we have to take care of these little brats?"
"Just bear with it. As long as Lord Hyde gets those Gelel Stones, we won't need these little kids anymore."
The two women chatted on and off, and soon finished their work, walking out together.
"It's time for us to go too." Neji said calmly, turning to walk outside.
"Aren't we going to save these children first?" Sakura asked anxiously.
"It's not the time yet."
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