Chapter 67: Found You
"Even if it costs my life, I'll defeat him!"
The red chili pill went down his throat. Among the Ino–Shika–Cho trio, Akimichi Choji—the chubby boy—was the most dazzling butterfly of them all!
In just one second, Choji completed his weight loss. From a fat shut-in, he instantly transformed into a tall, rich, and handsome guy, with a pair of gorgeous butterfly wings even appearing behind him!
If these pills didn't kill people, then back on Earth, the richest man probably wouldn't be Jack Ma or Pony Ma anymore…
After dealing with Jirobo, Choji slumped beneath a large tree, exhausted, and quietly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Li Jie Xuan—moving at the speed of opening three Gates and constantly chugging stamina potions—had already burst past Konoha's border.
"So this really can all be changed by my own power!" Li Jie Xuan sneered as he carried the sealing barrel containing Sasuke and walked into a secluded corner.
Hand Sasuke back to Konoha and complete the mission?
Don't make me laugh.
Leaving aside why Li Jie Xuan should do that—did Sasuke even want to return to Konoha? Back when watching the anime, Li Jie Xuan already found it nauseating.
Sasuke chose his own path. That was his decision…
Naruto kept shouting about bringing Sasuke back, yet he never once asked Sasuke what he wanted. It was nothing more than Naruto's own wishful thinking! What's more, handing Sasuke over to Konoha…
What would Li Jie Xuan get out of it? Konoha's gratitude? Don't joke around. Li Jie Xuan wasn't even from this timeline. Strictly speaking, he belonged to the "grandfather generation" of Konoha's rookies…
He wasn't here to be a good guy!
Whoever offered the greatest benefits—that was where Li Jie Xuan's choice lay…
But hand him over to Orochimaru just like that? Li Jie Xuan curled his lip in disdain. Anyone who trusted Orochimaru easily always met a miserable end—of that, Li Jie Xuan was painfully aware!
"So, just sleep here peacefully."
Li Jie Xuan kicked the sealing barrel into a freshly dug pit, covered it with loose soil and turf. Without careful inspection, no one would notice anything at all.
An ordinary ninja could search their entire life and never find Sasuke buried here. But there was one person Li Jie Xuan couldn't afford to ignore.
"Hyuga Neji!"
Those Byakugan eyes had the potential to turn everything he'd done into nothing…
"Even though, according to the plot, Neji shouldn't make it this far—but…" Li Jie Xuan shook his head with a feral grin. "If I don't see it with my own eyes, how could I ever feel at ease?"
There was still plenty of time. Li Jie Xuan moved his feet and charged back into the forest of Konoha once more…
Hyuga Neji, I'm coming!
The silent forest—spiders weaving their webs!
"Naruto, I'll handle this. You go after Sasuke!"
Just as fate dictated, when facing Kidomaru, Hyuga Neji once again chose to stay behind on his own.
"Spider Sticky Gold!"
Kidomaru and Neji clashed wildly within the forest, until at last… Kidomaru completely lost his patience!
"The game's over!"
The Curse Mark spread. Kidomaru completely lost his human appearance. If state one was a cringey teenager covered in tattoos, then state two was outright biological modification!
An arrow that pierced through time and space! "Game over!"
In Kidomaru's eyes, Neji had already become a corpse. Yet when the dust settled, Hyuga Neji was still standing firmly on the ground.
There was only a penetrating wound through his shoulder! "Emitting chakra throughout your body and using it to alter the arrow's trajectory?" Kidomaru grinned savagely. "You really are a formidable opponent—but how many more arrows like that do you think you can dodge?"
Kidomaru drew his bow taut, preparing to fire a second arrow…
"Found you!"
A cold voice suddenly rang out. Li Jie Xuan leapt out beside Kidomaru, grinning broadly.
"Hyuga Neji!"
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