Ten kilometers away.

The space bubble suddenly appeared, and the three people got out of the bubble. Xiao Li and Tiantian were a little shocked, wondering why Neji had to withdraw suddenly.

"Ningji..."

"Let's get out of here quickly." Neji looked serious and asked the two of them to quickly stay away from this place with him.Seeing his appearance, the two knew that the situation was serious and followed him without saying a word.

It wasn't until 5 minutes later that Neji stopped far enough away and landed on a tree.The two landed next to him, looking at him questioningly.

"That guy is a very powerful enemy." Neji naturally had to explain.

"Very powerful? Are you more powerful than Ningci?" Xiao Li didn't dare to believe it.To be honest, after seeing Neji's big hand seal move, in his mind Neji was almost invincible.

"You have also seen that he can distort space, which is more restraint for us."

Whether it is powerful or not does not necessarily depend on its destructive power, but also depends on its ability and characteristics.

The masked man, also known as Obito Uchiha, still puts pressure on Neji now.Especially since Neji is not alone, there are Tiantian and Xiao Li by his side.

If Obito's divine power takes one of the two people away from time and space, then no matter how powerful he is, he will not be able to save the person.

This is the restraint in ability, and this is what makes the space system tricky.Ningji has no effective way to crack it yet, so he can only avoid the edge temporarily.

"Then, what should I do about Gaara Kazekage?" Tenten looked into the distance, "Aren't we going to save him?"

Neji shook his head: "I will not risk my own life to save outsiders."

He and Gaara have an average relationship, so if he can be saved, he will be saved easily.If he can't, he won't rescue him by force.

Not to mention, Uchiha Obito is also here. If he insists on rescuing him, he will only put Xiao Li and Tiantian in great danger.

He can be immune to Obito's illusion, which is difficult for Xiao Li and Tiantian.Moreover, judging from the tone and content of what Obito said just now, it was obvious that he was here for him.

Neji thought to himself that now was not the time.

Xiao Li and Tiantian were also moved when they heard Ningji's words.

However, this is also a task assigned by Lord Hokage.

The two of them were a little entangled, and Neji saw it and said decisively: "Don't think too much, we will go to the other side to find Kakashi and the others immediately."

"Ok."

The three of them quickly returned the same way.

During the ceremony to extract the tailed beast, Obito suddenly appeared and pronounced the outcome of the two of them.

"Kakuzu and Hidan are dead."

"what?!"

Now everyone in the Akatsuki organization was shocked, even Pain was stunned for a moment.

"Those two guys are dead?" Kisame Kisaki asked in shock, "The immortal duo... they are the hardest guys to kill."

Obito added the technique and said, "Hyuuga Neji did it."

"..."

This name made everyone silent for a while.

Although they had heard about it many times before, it was not until now that they discovered that this boy who had always been well-known was really not worthy of his name.

There is no such thing as a virtual warrior under the famous name, Scorpion and Deidara proved it once.This time, the immortal duo used their own deaths to prove it.

"Haha, Itachi, you Konoha are really full of talents..." Kisame laughed dryly.

Itachi was silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xiaonan, who was standing next to Payne, glanced at Payne.

She knew very well that Nagato must have murderous intentions at this time.

Although the two sides had fought side by side, both sides already knew at that time that they would definitely stand on opposite sides in the future.It's just that this day came so quickly, neither party expected it.

Neji is now killing two Akatsuki members. As the leader, Nagato cannot ignore them.That would only lead to the death of more members, and ultimately make the plan that had been prepared for many years come to nothing.

Even now, there are huge problems with the plan.

There were nine tailed beasts in total, but only one was captured, and four members were lost.There are eight left. Do you still have enough manpower?Even though I added an Orochimaru, it was still not enough.

If this continues, sooner or later we will reach a situation where no one is available.After all, Nagato's physical condition cannot support him to catch all the tailed beasts alone... He also needs to save some strength for the final showdown and break with the masked man.

In particular, the battle with Jiraiya yesterday had consumed a lot of body energy, and the beast path was sealed by a toad, so he had to find a new body to make it, which was also a big drain.

"Where is Hinata Neji now?" Pain asked.

The masked man said: "I have already driven him away. Unfortunately, I originally wanted to catch him, but he ran very fast."

"..."

Hyuga Neji faced him and ran away?

Does this mean that he knows the identity of the masked man, or knows some of his abilities?

Nagato remembered this in his heart.

The ceremony continues.

On the other side, Kakashi and others followed the Sunagakure mark left on the road, and soon caught up with Kankuro and others.However, when he arrived, he saw a dejected look on his face and no sign of Gaara.

"Kankuro, where is he!" Temari rushed over and asked, "Have you lost me?!"

"No..." Kankuro gritted his teeth, "We were fooled! The one we followed was fake. Orochimaru didn't know how to get Gaara's scent onto one of his followers. We followed the wrong one completely!"

"What!!" Temari was so angry that she almost vomited blood.Kakashi was calmer and asked: "Where is that follower? Where is he now?"

"We tied him up, but we didn't say anything!"

Kankuro led everyone behind a big rock, where Orochimaru's Shinzo was tied up and two Suna ninjas were being tortured and interrogated.

"You guys should give up, I won't betray Lord Orochimaru!"

Shinsan held his neck, looking like he was refusing to obey.There was nothing the Suna Ninja could do. Beating him would be of no use, and since he was not in a village, there weren't that many tools available.

"Let me do it." Aburame Shino stood up at this time. He raised his hand and put it on Shinzo's head. Visible to the naked eye, the bad bugs crawled along his arms and crawled onto Shinzo's body, exiting from his nostrils, ear holes, and mouth. Drill in.

This scene was so uncomfortable that several people looked away.Aburame Shino said: "These bugs will penetrate into your body through your five orifices and penetrate into your internal organs. They will bite your body inside. You will feel unbearable itching and soreness."

Although Shinzo had undergone certain interrogation resistance training, after all, he had not been with Orochimaru for long. He was loyal, but after being tortured like this, he couldn't help but give up after a few minutes.

"I say, I say! Get these damn bugs out!"

Aburame Shino looked at Kakashi, saw him nodding slightly, and then gave an order to let the parasites come out of the Shinsan's body.

Just as Aburame Shino said, Shinzo was tortured so hard these few minutes, it seemed like several years had passed.He would rather be killed with a knife than suffer this crime again, so he immediately poured the beans out of the bamboo tube and said so.

After hearing Orochimaru ask him to divert the tracking team, Kakashi and others understood that Neji's judgment was correct and they should take the right path.

"There is nothing we can do." Kakashi said, "Let's turn back immediately."

"Wait! Captain Kakashi, look!"

Inuzuka Kiba suddenly raised his finger and pointed into the distance. Everyone looked and immediately saw Neji and the other three coming over.

"Why are you here?!" Temari was the first to rush up and ask, "Isn't Gaara with you?"

As soon as the two teams met, they exchanged information with each other.

Neji explained the situation on his side. After hearing that the enemy was very strong and had to evacuate, the Sand Ninja were very angry.

They were right to be angry, but it was none of Neji's business.

For Gaara, fighting with Uchiha Obito... He Gaara is not worth Neji taking such a risk.

After hearing this, Kakashi frowned and said, "This enemy you are talking about has the ability to control space?"

Neji glanced at him and nodded lightly.

Kakashi's Sharingan belongs to Obito Uchiha.And they were all kaleidoscopes that were opened when Lin died.

However, Kakashi is not an Uchiha and does not know how to use the kaleidoscope, so he always uses three magatama.Only later did he realize that there were higher forms beyond the three magatama.

Neji saw Kakashi's expression and felt that he had mastered Mangekyo's Kamui Eye Technique.

That’s why I am so sensitive to “space”.

"let's go!"

Temari and Kankuro will not be afraid of any strong enemy. Even if there is one, they still have the responsibility and obligation to rescue Gaara.

Kakashi said: "Let's go together too."

"You can go if you want, we won't go." Neji said without hesitation.

Kakashi paused: "Are you going to give up the mission?"

"Yes. Although you are the captain, I don't want to listen to you on this matter."

"Ningji..."

Neither Tiantian nor Xiao Li expected Neji to be so tough.Kakashi is no exception.He knew that Neji had been the intelligence captain for a long time and he really didn't take too many people seriously.

Moreover, his character is such that it is difficult for him to be restrained by tasks, orders, and other things.

"That's up to you."

Kakashi knew that even if he forced his request, Neji would not obey.What else can be done?Is there a fight?

Shino and Kankuro, who were following Kakashi, were both surprised by Neji's performance.In the education they received, all actions outside the village must be under the command of the captain. Even some choices that may lead to death, once the captain makes the decision, the team members can only execute it unconditionally.

Because this is discipline, or rules, which ensures the absoluteness of command.

However, it obviously has no effect on Ningji.

Seeing that everyone else was about to leave, Xiao Li hesitated for a moment and said to Ningci, "Ningci, I'm going too."

"……up to you."

Xiao Li nodded to him and followed.

Naturally, Tiantian stood firmly on Ningci's side and was a little worried: "Will Xiao Li be okay?"

"Even if there is, it is his personal choice." Neji said, paused and asked, "Tiantian, do you think I am afraid?"

"No. I know Neji, you are thinking about us. Others don't understand, but I do." Tiantian smiled and took Neji's hand, as if to comfort him.

Someone could understand, and Neji felt much better.

He stopped delaying and took Tiantian with him on his way back.

The two returned to Konoha half a day later, and Tsunade called him over for questioning as soon as she found out.After learning that he had given up the mission, I was speechless for a long time.

"Hokage-sama, if you want to blame me, just save it. You know I won't change it."

"You still have the nerve to say that?!" Tsunade's eyes widened in disbelief, "The reason why I made Kakashi the captain was because I was afraid that you would suddenly do this! You turned out to be so good, you really did it to me..."

Before she finished speaking, a toad suddenly jumped in from the window.

"It's not good! Jiraiya, he..."

……

Jiraiya also died.

This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, and it shocked Konoha even more than Gaara being captured.Much more shocking.

Many people were alarmed, and Naruto even made a scene in the Hokage's office. Neji didn't know the specific scene because he had been staying at home since he came back.

Compared with Jiraiya's death, the fact that he gave up his mission became insignificant.

"Jilai also..."

Neji sat on the recliner in his small courtyard, feeling somewhat sorry for Jiraiya.

But can he prevent this from happening?Maybe.If he had informed Pain of the six paths in advance and Jiraiya had been prepared, he would not have died.

However, what was his motive for doing this?

Neji's eyes flashed, how could he not know that Jiraiya had been investigating him?

From the beginning to the end, Jiraiya was on guard against him and secretly searched for information about him.From Jiraiya's point of view, this is understandable.But from Neji's perspective, he didn't like this.

He could fully foresee that if Jiraiya was alive, he would oppose the policies he wanted to formulate in the future.At that time, the two sides will inevitably have conflicts.

Now that Jiraiya is dead, that future no longer exists.

Neji chose to do nothing in this matter, and the result was Jiraiya's death.However, what reason did he have to change this ending?

"Once Jiraiya is dead, I have much less resistance."

Although it's far from gloating, Neji will indeed benefit from this incident.

No longer thinking about it, his main focus was on Obito.

Obito's appearance this time completely told Neji that he was being targeted.In fact, Neji could think that even if Obito didn't care about him, Zetsu would definitely remind him.

Now, after witnessing him kill Hidan and Kakuzu, Obito will definitely see him as the number one obstacle that he wants to eliminate.

This is not a good thing for Neji. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of being missed by thieves. Especially being missed by a strong man is really not good news.

This also made Neji strengthen his mind on training.

He decided not to leave the village for missions until his eye power was upgraded to an advanced level and his spiritual transformation skills were upgraded to an expert level.

Moreover, he had no intention of relying on the power of the tailed beasts before.Now, he has changed his mind.

Tailed beasts are a quick source of energy. If you can use them, it's better to use them.Especially since he now has a Jinchuuriki on hand, the Two-Tails.

"Can we extract the tailed beast and still keep the jinchūriki alive?"

This is what Neji is thinking about now.

The reason why the Akatsuki organization died after they were beaten was because they didn't care about the life or death of the Jinchuuriki.Neji is different. He now needs the tailed beast chakra to replenish his energy bar and speed up his upgrade speed, but at the same time he doesn't want to kill the jinchuriki.

This requires careful research.

In the past few years, apart from practicing, Neci has also read many books.Including the experimental records and classic documents of the second generation, he gained a lot of knowledge after reading them.

Among them is the jinchūriki.

The Jinchuriki, as the container of the tailed beast, the reason why the tailed beast will die if the tailed beast is taken away is because not only the chakra of the tailed beast is taken away, but also the chakra of the jinchuriki itself.

Except for the Uzumaki clan who have strong vitality and will not die immediately if their chakra is drained away, other Jinchūriki will die because their chakra is drained.

This means that when a person becomes a Jinchūriki, their own chakra will be integrated with the tailed beast's chakra to a certain extent.The more perfect a Jinchuuriki is, the more indistinguishable his own chakra and the tailed beast's chakra are.

"In other words, to ensure that the Jinchuriki will not die after the tailed beast is removed, we must ensure that chakra remains in the Jinchuriki's body after the tailed beast is removed. I wonder whether the chakra injected from the outside can maintain the vitality of the Jinchuriki?"

Neji thought about it and decided to find Xiang Rin to study it.

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