Hokage: I Neji will never go offline

"me……"

Tenten was at a loss for words and didn't know how to answer. The evil smile on Neji's face slowly faded and he hugged Tenten's head.

"When I have time, I will pick you up in Konoha."

Tenten immediately widened his eyes in surprise, looking at Neji in confusion and disbelief.

"What does it mean to pick me up?"

Neji let go of Tenten and stood up with a confident smile on his face.

"That's the literal meaning. I will take you away just like Itachi took me away back then."

"Oh! You want to take me away from Konoha? Wait, wait! I haven't agreed yet! You should at least ask me for my opinion!"

Tenten shouted exaggeratedly, but the smile on Neji's face became more confident, and he leaned closer to Tenten and looked into Tenten's eyes.

"No, I won't ask your opinion on this matter. If I came to ask your opinion, wouldn't it be equivalent to forcing you to choose between me and the village? This kind of thing is too cruel to you.

, so I will help you make a choice, wait for me, you can’t run away.”

Neji pinched Tenten's chin with his hand again. Tenten pouted a little dissatisfied, but he didn't resist or say anything, as if he acquiesced.

Neji released Tenten's chin and stretched out his hand in front of Tenten.

"Then, it's settled, let's go and take me to meet your companions."

Tenten looked at Neji's hand and then at Neji's face, hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out to hold Neji's hand.

Leaving behind the big rock, Neji saw that Kai and his team had set up a bonfire. Kai, Hinata, Xiao Li, and Bai were all sitting around the bonfire. Kai had been talking to Bai enthusiastically, but Bai

But he seemed very impatient.

"Ah! Neji-sama!"

When Bai saw Ningci, he felt as if he had seen a savior. He waved to Ningci very happily. Ningci kept a smile on his face, nodded to Bai, and came to the fire with Tiantian.

"Bai, thank you for your hard work."

"Lord Neji, have you finished talking?"

"Ah, almost."

Neji sat down next to Shiro very calmly. Shiro subconsciously moved his body to make room for Neji. Tenten also sat down next to Ningci very obediently, but at this time, Tenten looked very worried.

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The originally cheerful atmosphere around the fire became quiet due to the arrival of Neji and Tenten.

At this time, both Kai and Hinata were staring at Ningji, as if they wanted to say something to Neji, but they didn't say it. Neji shrugged, glanced at the two of them, and finally stopped at Kai.

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"So, does this guy have anything to teach you?"

Kai's expression became serious, he took a deep breath and put his hands on his thighs, looking very formal.

"Hyuga Neji, can you tell me the purpose of your visit? With such a powerful subordinate, you must be no longer an idle person now, right? What is the purpose of coming here?"

"Well, I was just passing by. Bai Bai and I were camping and resting next to the creek over there, but we happened to sense Tiantian's chakra, so we ran over here. There is really no purpose."

Kai frowned slightly, obviously not believing what Neji said. Neji didn't bother to explain and stood up directly.

"Since you don't believe it, then I will take you to see it. There is still our tent over there."

"Well then, good work!"

Kai immediately stood up and looked at Ningci seriously. Tiantian looked at Kai and then at Ningci, with a look of confusion and surprise on his face.

"Hey? Teacher Kai, isn't this bad? Neji..."

"Tiantian, there are some things that must be confirmed!"

Kai looked at Tiantian very seriously, letting Tiantian swallow what he wanted to say next.

Neji didn't care about this, shrugged, and led the group of people to run towards the river where they camped before.

At first, Kai looked at Ningci's back in front and was still analyzing Ningci's purpose. As the distance got farther and farther, Kai became more vigilant and began to wonder if Ningci was lying to him. But then

When he arrived at the river and saw the tents, bonfires, and grilled fish by the river, Kai was shocked. However, the one who was most shocked was not Kai, but Hinata Lin, who was of the same clan as Neji.

"How is this possible? It's so far away! Even the Byakugan can't sense this distance!"

Hinata Lin immediately expressed his doubts and surprise, but what he got in exchange was just a contemptuous sneer from Neji.

"That's just because your white eyes can't sense it. It doesn't mean that I can't sense it."

"What on earth are you..."

Hinata Lin took a step forward and wanted to ask questions, but Neji completely ignored this and immediately ran to the campfire, picked up the grilled fish, and blew it gently.

"Oops! It's all a little burnt, but fortunately it's still edible."

With that said, Neji took a big bite on the grilled fish, then picked up another grilled fish and handed it to Tenten.

"Come on, this is Bai's craftsmanship, it's very good! Try it!"

Tiantian looked at the grilled fish that was already a little burnt on the outside. He hesitated for a moment, took the grilled fish and gently took the next bite. In an instant, Tiantian's eyes lit up.

"Hmm! This is so delicious, Neji!"

"Haha! Really? I didn't lie to you, did I? There are a lot of them here, if not enough! Don't just stand there. Go get it yourself when you are hungry."

When Neci said this, Kai and Xiao Li couldn't help but run to eat grilled fish, but Hinata Lin was the only one who was still there.

Neji picked up another grilled fish and handed it to Hinata Lin.

"What? Aren't you hungry? Eat. After all, we have the same surname, so it's impossible for you to be hungry."

Hinata Lin looked at the grilled fish and reached out to take it, but he didn't eat it, but still looked at Neji.

"Neji, when do you plan to return to the family?"

"Huh? Go back to the family? Why should I go back? Is there anything else I care about in that family? I finally got out of the prison, why should I go back again?"

Hinata Lin took off the forehead protector to reveal the mark of the caged bird on his forehead, and became excited.

"Because you, like me, are members of the branch family. As Hinata's branch family, it is our mission to protect the clan! Get out of the prison? Ridiculous! What really gets out of the prison is just your wishful thinking!"

Neji looked at the mark on Hinata Lin's forehead and couldn't help but recall his past self. A smile appeared on his face and he patted Hinata Lin's shoulder gently with his hand.

"Thank you for your kind reminder, but unfortunately, this is not my wishful thinking, it is your wishful thinking."

"What do you mean!"

Hinata Lin continued to ask, but did not get an answer from Neji.