Becomes a Rebel Ninja After Annihilating the Hyuga Clan

"Bang, bang, bang!" The black sword cleaved through countless incoming kunai.

As flames surged forward, Neiki lifted his sword, and his Water Sword Technique easily split them in two.

The water blades surrounding the black sword evaporated in the flames, and amidst the rising mist, there was a sudden "swish" as a kunai shot from behind Neiki. By the time he noticed, the explosive tag attached to it was about to detonate.

Just as Neiki was about to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to evade, he glanced around and saw that every location marked with the Flying Thunder God seal within his sight was guarded by Konoha shinobi ready to strike. There might be more out of sight.

Using the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape was not safe.

After fighting for so long, it was clear that Konoha had fully grasped how to counter the Flying Thunder God Technique, making the most of their numerical advantage to block all of Neiki's escape routes.

Neiki shook his head, not surprised by this. The Flying Thunder God Technique was convenient but far from invincible, especially with so many opponents finding its weaknesses.

But fortunately, the Flying Thunder God Technique wasn't Neiki's only skill.

With a sharp thrust, his black sword pierced through the rain and mist. A Konoha ninja, who was charging from the front, couldn't react in time and was about to be impaled. Tsunade suddenly appeared, striking the black sword away.

After losing his weapon, Neiki turned around, his expression unchanged. With both hands spread open, he faced the incoming explosive tag. Suddenly, chakra surged around his body.

On the ship, noticing this, Neji clenched his fists.

Neiki softly recited the name of his technique:

"Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"

The flames from the explosive tag were instantly engulfed in a bluish light. The kunai that struck it were also deflected, making clanging sounds as they were repelled.

The Revolving Heaven created a shield of chakra around Neiki, significantly reducing all surrounding damage. Thus, the mist was blown away, and all of Konoha's planned attacks were thwarted once again.

"What happened?" On the ship, the severely injured Miyamoto Yoru asked.

Neji found it somewhat ironic that even in such a dire situation, the Hyuga clan's techniques were still protecting Neiki.

Forcing a smile, he replied:

"Nothing. Finish your medicine and go back to sleep."

Miyamoto nodded, pulling up his blanket. But before he fell asleep, he couldn't help but ask:

"Will Konoha… win?"

Neji turned to him, knowing he wasn't just referring to the battle between Konoha and Neiki. He nodded firmly:

"We will win!"

"That's good." Miyamoto slept peacefully.

Neji looked at him, shaking his head.

In the forests of the Land of Waves, he couldn't tell if he was under some devilish influence when he once thought of killing Miyamoto and becoming a rogue ninja to find his brother, Neiki. ȐãNôΒΕṡ

Though Konoha had many who bore him ill will, Neji had been desperate to cling to Tsunade's favor.

He thought he had succeeded when Tsunade had openly expressed her goodwill towards him. But when Neiki appeared, Miyamoto, under Tsunade's orders, sealed him immediately.

Tsunade's so-called goodwill still came with a layer of distrust and vigilance.

These realizations had once shaken Neji to the point of considering defecting to Neiki.

But reflecting now, he saw the absurdity in his reasons for defection.

His current outcast status wasn't caused by Konoha or Tsunade but by his brother, Neiki. He couldn't understand why he had been so deluded, planning to kill Miyamoto and defect from Konoha.

Had it not been for an unexpected interruption by a Mist ninja, he might have made a grave mistake.

Miyamoto had sacrificed his legs and ninja career to protect Neji, demonstrating the true meaning of comradeship.

Miyamoto might have protected Neji out of duty, but he bore no personal malice towards him. Unlike others, he didn't extend his hatred for Neiki to Neji. He saw Neji as an individual, a comrade worthy of trust.

In the difficult battle where Neji killed the Mist ninja and hesitated over killing the injured Miyamoto, Miyamoto, without any guard, gave him a thumbs up:

"Great job, Neji!"

This encouragement felt magical, instantly dispelling Neji's dangerous thoughts.

Though Konoha's ostracism still pained him, Miyamoto's support was like a lifeline. Through Miyamoto's sacrifice, Neji could see his path more clearly and found ways to endure suspicion and exclusion.

"Brother, I will capture you myself and get all the answers!" Neji whispered, watching Neiki's flashing figure on the battlefield.

Back on the battlefield, it was clear that they couldn't capture Neiki within ten minutes.

But until time was up, every Konoha ninja fought with determination. The intensity of the battle escalated. After Neiki's Revolving Heaven ended, countless jutsu and tools were thrown at him. Neiki, however, used the Flying Thunder God Technique to avoid appearing at any of the marked locations and instead reappeared at the black sword he had thrown earlier, breaking through the encirclement.

A nearby medical ninja, not expecting the sword to be marked, looked up to find Neiki standing on the black sword embedded in a boulder.

Neiki looked down at her, casting a shadow over her face. Panicked, she clumsily thrust a kunai at him. Neiki easily caught her wrist and, with a slight twist, made her scream and drop the kunai.

Gazing at the frightened girl, Neiki asked, puzzled:

"How did you get into the medical team?"

"Let her go!" Tsunade roared with fury, but Neiki ignored her.

The girl, unable to speak, saw Neiki shake his head before feeling a sharp pain in her stomach as he lifted her and threw her into the approaching Konoha shinobi.

Tsunade checked her over and found she was just unconscious. Relieved, she led the charge against Neiki once more.

The fighting continued until the ship's horn blared from the coast.

Ten minutes were up.

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