Hokage: I Neji will never go offline

As soon as Neji woke up, Itachi got up from the ground, and Shiro, who noticed the situation in the cave, immediately turned around and looked inside the cave.

"Lord Neji, Lord Itachi, have you finished your work?"

Itachi nodded, stood up and stretched his neck. Neji carefully supported Tenten and nodded as well.

"Shiro, get ready. Let's set off at dawn and return to Itachi's stronghold in the Kingdom of Sichuan. After staying in the Kingdom of Water for so long, we can finally leave."

"Yes, there is not much time left before dawn, I will go and prepare now."

As soon as a ray of sunshine appeared on the horizon, Neji and his party entered the body of Shiro's ice snake. The ice snake flew into the sky and flew quickly towards the direction of Kawa no Kuni.

Looking at the sea below, only Neji who has experienced seasickness can know how stable the ice snake is. Except for the slightly lower temperature, in Neji's opinion, it is simply a perfect transportation tool, capable of doing anything in the world.

Neji leaned leisurely on the ice wall, watching the sun slowly rising, feeling very comfortable.

Just after noon, Neji felt warmth on his finger again. Neji had almost guessed what it was, but Itachi looked a little surprised and looked at the ring on his finger and muttered to himself.

"Something happened so soon. What happened?"

"Don't think so much, just go and see it and you'll know?"

Neji felt confident in his heart and spoke in a very calm tone. Itachi nodded and took the lead in sinking his mind into the ring, followed closely by Neji.

The next moment, Neji and Itachi appeared on the finger. Because Itachi was a little confused just now, Neji and Itachi came last. Almost everyone else was there. Even Obito was standing on the ground under the finger. Only

Scorpion was not present, and Deidara was not in good condition. He had lost another arm, and now both arms were lost. Without the means to reconnect them, Lian would not even be able to continue fighting.

As soon as Neji and Itachi arrived, Pain was the first to speak, his tone was very calm, as if he was announcing a very ordinary thing.

"Scorpion has just been killed by the pursuers, and even the body of the one-tailed Jinchuuriki has been snatched away. The organization still needs people to capture the tailed beasts, and Deidara lacks a companion."

As soon as Payne spoke these words, Obito, who was standing on the ground, seemed to have heard the signal and immediately jumped up and down on the ground with his hands raised.

"Me, me, me! Leader, please let me take over Senior Scorpion's position! Please!"

As soon as Obito said this, everyone turned their attention to Obito, and Deidara was the first to raise objections.

"Hey! No way? Let me team up with this kind of thing? Leader, you won't really agree, right? What can this kind of thing be used for?"

No matter the words themselves or the tone of speaking, he did not hide his dislike for Obito. Obito was not angry about this. Instead, he reached into his coat and took out a pair with a ring.

arm.

"Senior Deidara, you can't talk like that. Your arm is still with me. I can get your ring at any time."

"Hey! You bastard! If you dare to move, try it! Believe it or not, I will blow you away right now!"

Deidara had veins popping out on his forehead, staring at Obito angrily, and was about to start a real fight, when Pain finally spoke again.

"That's about it, Deidara. Although he is indeed a little weak, after all, you still lack companions. Let him follow you for the time being. Even if he can't stand still, he can help you share some chores."

"Since the leader has said so... Humph! Ah Fei, don't hold back, otherwise don't blame me for beating you!"

Deidara reluctantly accepted Pain's arrangement, and Obito happily jumped up and down.

"Ah ha! This is great! I have finally become an official member of Akatsuki. Please take good care of me in the future, Deidara-senpai!"

Obito saluted Deidara in a decent manner, and at this moment, Neji's voice suddenly sounded.

"Wait a minute, leader, if you need someone, I do have a suitable candidate here. I think he is more suitable as Deidara's companion than A Fei."

Neji's sudden words immediately attracted everyone. Even Itachi was a little surprised. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Neji didn't show off.

"Chief, have you forgotten? In addition to Fei, we also have a peripheral member. From all aspects, I think Shiro is more suitable as Deidara's companion. What do you think?"

Neji grinned and looked at Pain calmly, waiting for Pain's answer.

Although Haku has far less presence in the Akatsuki organization than Obito, and some people even don't know that Haku exists, but during the time when Neji was retreating in the tower of Hidden Rain Village, Haku had been partnering with Itachi to make money.

, and Payne also invited Bai in person, so Payne is no stranger to Bai.

Pain closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded slightly towards Neji.

"If it is him, he does have this qualification, but even after so long, his strength has improved compared to before. I still need to confirm whether he has this strength."

Pain only mentioned the issue of strength to Obito, but now the dialogue has to confirm the strength. From here, Neji can basically conclude that letting Obito and Deidara team up is probably because Obito and Pain knew in advance.

We'll get over it, now Neji's intrusion is almost equivalent to arguing with Obito.

But now Neji is very confident in Haku's strength and has no worries about Pain coming to confirm his strength. But just when Neji was about to reply to Pain, Itachi suddenly spoke.

"As for Bai's strength, you don't need to worry. Bai is no longer what he used to be. If it were a life and death battle, it would be me who would fall."

Itachi's words were like thunder, making everyone present change their expressions, even Neji was no exception.

Although Neji also knows that Shiro is no longer what he used to be, in Neji's mind, there is still a gap in strength between Shiro and Itachi, but Itachi said such firm words, which is simply saying that Shiro is better than him.

He is just as strong.

Itachi's words are certainly affirming Shiro's strength, almost vouching for Shiro, but they also push Shiro to the forefront. If Itachi's words are indeed true, then it doesn't matter, but if there is any truth to these words,

It will undoubtedly put Bai into a disadvantageous situation, or at least make Payne misjudge Bai's strength and give Bai some tasks that are beyond the scope of his strength.

Even though Neji wanted to ask Itachi what the hell he was doing right now, but what Neji had just said, if he asked now, it would be almost like slapping himself in the face, so he could only force himself to do it.

The urge to question.