Unexpected Guest

"Genjutsu Binding." Ryoha had no intention of wasting any more time. The previous consecutive battles had made Ryoha, who had not fought a life-and-death battle for more than two years, vent all the anger in his heart. Now it was time to finish the last thing.

An invisible shackle bound Tenten and Rock Lee, making them unable to move even if they wanted to. No matter how they struggled, it was useless.

"Now, go sleep for a while." Ryoha's palm struck the back of their necks and knocked them out, leaving only Chiyo, Sakura, and Guy, who were still awake.

"Neji, run!" Guy rushed over and wanted to hug Ryoha, but he was locked down by Ryoha's Genjutsu Binding. With Ryoha's current spiritual energy, his attainments in genjutsu, as well as his Sharingan's enhancement, Guy could not use his chakra to struggle.

"I have been waiting for you." Neji was not afraid of beginning to end. It had to be said that both his wisdom and strength had improved a lot compared to before. He could still be so calm in the face of death.

"Good." Ryoha's eyes flashed. He stretched out a finger and pointed at Neji's forehead. The Hyuga prodigy had already closed his eyes and was waiting for death. The pain in his voice did not come. Instead, he felt his forehead loosen. Neji opened his eyes and found that Ryoha had only pushed away his forehead cover.

"Curse Seal Release!" Ryoha suddenly pointed at the Caged Bird seal on Neji's forehead. A cool sensation spread all over Neji's body. Suddenly, Neji felt a surge of knowledge coming out of his eyes. His sealed Byakugan's potential was suddenly released.

"You..." Neji widened his eyes and looked at Ryoha in disbelief. Ryoha not only didn't kill him but also broke the Cursed Seal on his forehead. In other words, although the seal's symbol was still there, it had lost all of its effects.

Therefore, all the abilities of his Byakugan, which were previously sealed, suddenly returned. Now he finally obtained the real Byakugan. As one of the three major Visual Prowess, Byakugan finally showed his brilliance. In the past, Neji's Byakugan was very weak, almost like a decoration.

"Do I look like an unreasonable person? I don't hate you at all. The reason I want to kill you is that you wanted to kill Hinata and hurt her. Since she forgave you and you paid the price worse than death, is there a need for me to kill you?" Ryoha asked.

"Moreover, killing you is just a cheap punishment. It won't be enough for all the sins you've made. It's like a bargain for you."

"Didn't you say that you would do anything as long as she asked you to do it? Then let me ask you, what would you do if you wanted to kill her one day?"

After Ryoha finished speaking, his pair of Sharingan quietly changed, forming the Inverted Cross Mangekyo. He stared straight into Neji's eyes. His hands were already clenched into fists. If Neji's answer couldn't satisfy him or if he dared to lie in front of him, the price would be death. Moreover, it would be worse than death itself.

"Before you step over my body, Hinata-sama will not be harmed." Neji's eyes flashed with an unwavering determination that could not be changed. His voice was sonorous and stiff as he spoke with confidence.

"I hope you will keep your word. If Hinata is injured before you die, even if it is just a little, I will not let you go."

Ryoha smiled in satisfaction. To be honest, he did not hate Neji. Since Neji had already paid such a great price, he was very clear about Neji's character. As long as he was alive, as long as he did not die, then Hinata would not be harmed. Moreover, he was in the same family as Hinata, so he would be able to arrive at any time.

He had confidence in Neji. Although the human heart might change quickly, there were some things that would never change. Rather than killing the already forgiven Neji, which would make the entire Hyuga clan furious with Hinata, it would be better to let her have extra protection from Neji.

Neji would protect Hinata with his life. Ryoha didn't hate him at all now. Instead of killing him and causing so much trouble, this was the better decision.

That was why Ryoha freed Neji from the Caged Bird seal. He didn't do it from the start because if others saw that the Hyuga clan's famous cursed seal could be undone so easily, then a lot of ninjas would come to get their Byakugan. Ryoha just had to take some cautious measures.

If the info was accidentally spread out, wouldn't it be a waste of effort? When the Hyuga clan knew that he could undo the Caged Bird seal, they would definitely use Hinata as a threat to force him to hand over the method. Things would turn for the worse.

As for Sakura, Ryoha knew that she was a tight-lipped person. After all, she had matured greatly compared to her Academy days. She was already a strong and independent girl, and Chiyo would soon die to save Gaara. No one would be able to force a dead person's mouth to speak.

Lastly, Guy. If Lee was his precious disciple, then Neji would be his treasure. A treasure that was prepared for his disciples to constantly compete with each other.

It was the same as the relationship between him and Kakashi. Neji was equal to Kakashi, and Lee was equal to Guy. Only if he continued to compete would Rock Lee be reach Guy's level. Both needed each other's existence to continue their hard work toward greatness.

How could he let anything happen to Neji? He only hoped that Neji would become stronger, which was equal to him wanting Kakashi to be stronger.

"Today's battle is really refreshing. It has been a long time since I had such a good fight." Ryoha was right. He had been cultivating for more than two years. Although there were also sparring sessions during this period of time, He couldn't go all out. Of course, he wasn't satisfied.

As soon as Ryoha left, Sakura healed all the people who needed treatment. On the other hand, Chiyo walked in front of Gaara. It was clear that she was starting to use her One's Own Life Reincarnation on Gaara. As for the lack of chakra, it didn't matter. She wasn't injured at all, unlike in the original work.

"You were watching my battle just now. I didn't expect that you would come this time. What? Do you still want to be my little servant, Yugao-san?" Ryoha suddenly turned his head and said to the empty place behind him.