It was night. The round moon hung high, with many stars scattered around like pearls, shining with a faint light.
It was a peaceful night, but not a calm one. In a dark and gloomy stone house, the candlelight flickered, stretching the shadows of three people long.
"Ugh~ Ugh~ Ugh~"
A white-haired… woman wearing glasses was tied up and thrown on the bed. She was curled up, leaning backwards, looking at the two people in front of her with frightened, confused, and angry eyes. The expression on her face was indescribable.
"Lord Kabuto, don't resist."
At this moment, a woman spoke. She had long, fiery red hair and held a green flute in her hand. Her face was full of smiles, but it gave off a dangerous feeling.
Yes, the person tied up was indeed Kabuto. She never expected that she would be ambushed at her doorstep. What she couldn't understand even more was why these two people would attack her.
She wanted to say something, but her mouth was covered, and she couldn't speak at all.
"Oh, it seems Lord Kabuto has something to say?" Tayuya said mockingly.
As soon as she finished speaking, a large number of diamond-shaped crystals suddenly fell from the air and stuck in front of Kabuto, surrounding her. Many of the crystal points were aimed at Kabuto's vital points. If Kabuto dared to move, these crystals would pierce her without hesitation.
This scene happened so suddenly that Kabuto was immediately startled. Her pupils shrank to the extreme, and beads of cold sweat ran down her forehead. She couldn't help but look at the other woman who had kidnapped her.
"So this is Guren's ability. She can crystallize surrounding materials anytime, anywhere. Amazing," Kabuto thought to herself, trying to calm her mind.
"Alright, Lord Kabuto, what do you want to say?" Tayuya stepped forward and ripped off the towel stuffed in Kabuto's mouth.
Kabuto took a few deep breaths and said coldly, "What do you want?! This joke has gone too far!"
Clang!
"Who told you this was a joke?"
At this moment, the door was opened, and a Byakugan young man with flowing black hair strode in, looking at Kabuto with a playful expression.
"Neji!" Kabuto's heart jumped, and she immediately felt a bad premonition.
"You're really slow. You made me wait so long," Tayuya complained, but the expression on her face was like a blossoming flower, smiling especially brightly. She walked to Neji's side very naturally.
Looking at Tayuya, who was so docile towards him, even Neji was a little dazed. He had only just learned that he had stolen Tayuya's heart, to the point that she would betray Orochimaru for him.
He needed to thank the mental orb ability for this. It could see not only memories, but also emotions.
"In front of teenage girls, love is the most important thing," Neji thought to himself.
However, Kabuto's expression stiffened when she saw this scene. Then, she saw Guren respectfully following behind Neji. With her intelligence, she immediately understood everything. It was all directed by Neji.
"You two, have you betrayed Orochimaru-sama?!" Kabuto shouted shrilly.
"It's useless. Your voice won't be heard," Neji said calmly. He had already prepared everything.
"What?!"
"Although your voice won't be heard, if you keep yelling, I'll get a headache."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tips of some of the crystals in front of Kabuto tilted forward, creating a small spot of blood on her neck. A trickle of blood flowed from it, immediately causing Kabuto to break out in a cold sweat and dare not say another word.
Neji's mouth curved up, and he signaled Tayuya and the others to go out. He then came to Kabuto's front.
"What are you going to do?" Kabuto was now surrounded by crystals, unable to move, and was a little scared. Her body was trembling.
"If I die, Orochimaru-sama won't let you go."
But no matter how she looked, she seemed a little lacking in confidence. With Orochimaru's personality, he wouldn't try to fight Neji for her sake.
Moreover, even if he fought, Orochimaru wouldn't be Neji's opponent.
"Heh," Neji hooked Kabuto's chin and said, "You're just a pawn sent by Sasori to monitor Orochimaru, and you dare to say that?"
"I've already confessed everything to Orochimaru-sama. Only he can discover my value. Only Orochimaru-sama cares about me the most in this world. I've never done anything to betray Orochimaru-sama."
Kabuto wasn't too surprised that Neji knew her background so well. After all, she had already seen Neji's mysterious abilities.
"The host hooks Yakushi Kabuto's chin and receives the reward [Edo Tensei]."
Edo Tensei: A technique to transfer one's spirit into another person's body, thereby obtaining eternal life. However, this technique damages the soul, so after using it, one will not be able to reincarnate into another body for the next few years.
Neji's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself that he was very lucky. Of course, he wouldn't be as disgusting as Orochimaru and take someone else's body. Instead, he had other uses for it.
When Naruto in Four-Tails form fought Orochimaru, he knocked off half of Orochimaru's body with one claw, but Orochimaru was still unharmed because of Edo Tensei. With this ability, combined with his perfect Sage Body, his physique had clearly surpassed Senju Hashirama.
Neji released Kabuto, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He had already obtained what he needed, so Kabuto no longer needed to exist. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, she had contributed a lot. Killing her now would solve everything once and for all.
"Although your situation is regrettable, I don't want to create a big problem for myself in the future."
Kabuto was first confused, then her pupils shrank. She saw Neji clench his fist heavily. Immediately, the crystals surrounding Kabuto instantly combined to form a three-dimensional pentagonal prism crystal, enveloping Kabuto.
Under Neji's subtle control, this crystal was just enough to fit Kabuto in without causing much impact.
Inside the crystal, Kabuto opened her frightened eyes, but remained motionless. Neji raised his eyelids and glanced at her, then smashed the crystal to pieces with one palm. The golden particles fell like goalso for your own good," Neji sneered. Then, he opened a purplish-brown scroll and threw it on the lden sand, shining brightly and beautifully.
"Anyway, you're destined to be a woman your whole life. Sending you back to the afterlife earlier is bed before leaving.
The scroll was spread out, and it was densely filled with Orochimaru's failed Ninjutsu attempts. In the upper right corner, a sentence was written.
[Incomplete Edo Tensei, it seems that even the caster's personality will change.]
Taking advantage of the deep night, Neji left with Tayuya and Guren.
However, what Neji didn't know was that as soon as they left, a black shadow appeared in Kabuto's room, letting out a long sigh.
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