Hokage: I Neji will never go offline

Neji opened the scroll. There were dense symbols written in the scroll. Neji couldn't understand it at all, but Neji still put the scroll away.

"Okay, see you then."

"Hehe~~ Let's go, Kimimaro."

Orochimaru and Kimimaro dodged and disappeared in front of Neji. Neji shrugged, stood up, and looked at Shiro and Ranmaru.

At this moment, Ranmaru was still hiding behind Shiro, and it wasn't until Neji glanced over that his head popped up.

"What's wrong? Ranmaru, are you afraid of him?"

Ranmaru showed hesitation on his face and shook his head slightly.

"It's not that he's afraid, it's just that the man was too cold. Ranmaru felt chilled all over just by looking at him. He also had a strong murderous aura and seemed to have killed many people."

"Haha, he is Orochimaru. He may encounter an enemy colder than him in the future. If this happens every time, he will not be able to fight against the enemy. You have to adapt slowly."

Ranmaru bit his lip and nodded. Bai took Ranmaru's hand again and smiled at Ranmaru.

A few months later, Neji was lying on the grassland where he and Itachi had been separated before, with his legs crossed and looking at the sky boredly, while Shiro and Ranmaru were practicing taijutsu next to them.

"Ranmaru, your steps are a bit messy. You need to control your breathing rhythm, otherwise you will get tired easily. You must save your energy to the greatest extent so that you can not be suppressed when fighting against the enemy in Taijutsu."

"Ha! I understand, Brother Bai!"

Ranmaru kept attacking, while Shiro was dodging.

In the past few months, Ranmaru has been eating well and sleeping well every day. Even Neji felt that Shiro was a little biased. In addition, Shiro used medical ninjutsu to help Ranmaru recuperate every day. Now Ranmaru is completely normal.

In order to improve Ranwan's physique, Shiro has been sparring with Ranwan every day for the past half month. At first, Ranwan could only last for more than ten minutes, but now Ranwan has been sparring with Shiro for half an hour.

After more than ten minutes, Ranwan's legs weakened and he fell to his knees panting. Sweat kept falling from his cheeks. Shiro also stopped moving and helped Ranwan up from the ground.

"I lasted five minutes longer than yesterday. That's great, Ranmaru."

Ranmaru raised his head, a smile on his tired face.

"Really? That's great!"

"Haha~~Yes, come on, take a rest, and I will accompany you to climb a tree after you have rested."

"Um!"

Shiro and Ranmaru came and sat down next to Neji. Neji glanced sideways at Shiro and smacked his lips a little impatiently.

"Shiro, are you sure the meeting time Itachi mentioned is today? I've been waiting here for an hour, why haven't you come yet?"

"Master Neji, Master Itachi sent me the news yesterday that we will meet here today. Please be a little more patient."

Neji pouted, sat up from the ground, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and threw it to Ranmaru.

"I said, why can you keep in touch with Itachi? I don't even have a way to contact Itachi. Isn't this too strange?"

"Ah...well, because I was more worried about Itachi-sama's physical condition when I was making money with Itachi-sama before, so I established a relationship with Itachi-sama."

Ranmaru wiped his sweat with the handkerchief Neji threw over and looked at Neji curiously.

"Lord Neji, what kind of person are you and Brother Shiro talking about Lord Itachi?"

Without waiting for Neji to answer, Shiro put his hand on Ranmaru's head and smiled slightly at Ranmaru.

"Itachi-sama is Neji-sama's partner and friend. He is a very gentle person."

"Really? As gentle as Neji-sama?"

Ranmaru looked at Neji innocently, and Neji turned his head to the side in embarrassment, covering his mouth and laughing softly.

After more than ten minutes, a black spot appeared in the distance. As the black spot grew larger, the figure of Weasel gradually emerged.

Neji immediately stood up and waved to Itachi in the distance. When Itachi saw Ningji, a smile appeared on his face and he also waved to Neji.

"It's so slow, Itachi, what the hell have you been doing these past few months?"

"I'm sorry, I dealt with some personal matters and it's finished now. Speaking of which, who is this?"

Itachi turned his attention to Ranmaru, and Neji also turned his attention to Ranmaru. Just as he was about to introduce Ranmaru to Itachi, he saw Ranmaru looking at Itachi with extremely frightened eyes. Neji was stunned for a moment, and then the first thought came to his mind.

The only thought I had was whether Ranmaru had fallen under Itachi's illusion.

"ah!"

At this moment, Ranmaru suddenly fell to the ground holding his head in pain, and tears kept flowing from Ranmaru's eyes.

"Hey! Ranmaru! Ranmaru, what's wrong with you?"

Neji quickly helped Ranmaru up, and Byakuya quickly used medical ninjutsu to help Ranmaru stabilize his mood.

The pain on Ranmaru's face gradually disappeared, and he turned to look at Itachi stiffly, his lips trembling slightly.

"It's so dark and painful, why? It's so painful, why can you still laugh? It's strange, isn't it?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Itachi's eyes, and he turned to look at Neji. Neji gently touched Ranmaru's forehead and gave Ranmaru a warm smile.

"Ranmaru, what did you just see?"

Ranmaru shook his head stiffly, blinked his eyes, lowered his head, and stopped looking at Itachi.

"I just... saw hell. That hell is in Master Itachi's heart. It is a hell composed of darkness, despair, and pain..."

"Ranmaru..."

Neji took a deep breath, and when he noticed Itachi was looking at Ranmaru with worried eyes, Neji's eyes became complicated.

Ranmaru can see other people's inner emotions, and the reason why Ranmaru acted like this just now was entirely because he saw Itachi's hidden inner emotions.

Ranmaru felt as painful as if he was under an illusion just by seeing it. Neji really couldn't imagine how painful Itachi was in his heart. However, even though it was so painful, Itachi was still able to act as if nothing had happened.

"Shiro, take Ranmaru away first and let him have a good rest. Itachi and I have something to talk about alone."

"yes!"

Shiro responded, hugged Ranmaru in his arms, turned and left.

After Shiro was completely gone, Neji sat down and winked at Itachi, patting the ground next to him. Itachi shrugged and sat down next to Neji.

Looking at the sun that was gradually turning towards the west, Neji took a deep breath, with a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

"Itachi, after all, we haven't sat down and chatted like this for a long time, probably five or six years."

Itachi nodded, his eyes also showing nostalgia.

"Yes, it has been a long time. Unknowingly, we have left Konoha for four years. Neji, you will be twelve years old next month, right? You have grown so tall. When you left with me,

You are still a little kid that I can hold with one hand."