The empty palace was pitch black and silent. After Neji and the others stepped inside, a row of candles suddenly lit up side by side, extending inwards.
"It seems he already knew," Kazayahana Koyuki said.
"I didn't plan to hide it from him anyway." Neji didn't stop and continued walking inside.
Soon, they arrived at the depths of the palace, where Kazahana Doto was already waiting. However, even seeing so many people arrive together, he didn't panic at all.
"Humph! I didn't expect you to have the guts to betray me." Kazahana Doto ignored the others and instead angrily scolded Rouga, Blood Thirst, and Nadare.
If it were before, Rouga, Blood Thirst, and Nadare would definitely be very afraid of his scolding, because with the latest Chakra armor, Kazahana Doto's strength, using the ice of the Land of Snow, had almost surpassed that of an elite Jonin.
However, Rouga, Blood Thirst, and Nadare looked at Neji and unhesitatingly chose to ignore Kazahana Doto.
Elite Jonin? Is that very strong?
"Hmm?" Kazahana Doto's anger soared when he saw this scene. How dare they ignore him? It seemed that he didn't act much usually, and they had already doubted his abilities.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll kill all of you, and then go seize the treasure." Kazahana Doto formed hand seals. Immediately, a whirlwind on his arm turned into a black dragon writhing towards Neji and the others.
"Ice Style: Black Dragon Storm Kill!"
The black dragon swept out, turning into a tornado that swept everyone into the sky, and then slammed them down.
Just then, Kazahana Doto formed hand seals again, but this time, it wasn't one black dragon, but two black dragons swirling around each other, blasting Neji and the others, who hadn't landed yet, back into the air.
Boom!
They were heavily slammed to the ground, their clothes torn, covered in wounds, and no longer had the strength to resist.
"Hahahaha, I am the king of this country! Treasure, power, wealth... all of it is mine!" Kazahana Doto laughed loudly.
"No, I will stop you." Neji struggled to stand up, laboriously took out a kunai from his sleeve, and fiercely stabbed it towards Kazahana Doto.
"Humph!" Kazahana Doto pinched Neji's kunai between two fingers, and said with a cold snort, "A weakling like you should just obediently listen to me."
As he spoke, a kunai suddenly appeared in his hand, and he cut Neji's neck. Neji gurgled and fell into a pool of blood.
"No! Neji!!" Kazayahana Koyuki cried out in anguish, tears streaming down her face.
"Hahaha, see, this is what happens when you resist me... uh..." Kazahana Doto shouted madly, but his laughter stopped abruptly. He covered his neck with both hands, a painful expression appearing on his face.
In his eyes, the scene suddenly changed. Neji and the others were standing there unharmed, while he was holding a blood-stained kunai, and his own neck had been cut open with a deep gash, blood flowing non-stop.
Everything just now was just an illusion.
"Why... why?" Kazahana Doto asked, confused.
"Hehe, hasn't anyone told you that Konoha Genin are the most terrifying beings in this ninja world?" Neji grinned, and then ended his life with a palm strike.
To think he could stop Byakugan's illusion with just a second-rate armor, he was really overestimating himself.
Kazahana Doto was dead. The decade-long power grab in the Land of Snow had also ended. Kazayahana Koyuki soon successfully ascended the throne with the support of the people, becoming the true Daimyo of the Land of Snow.
However...
"Eh? You're leaving? Neji, are you leaving?"
In the garden, Kazayahana Koyuki looked at Neji, who was preparing to leave, with a shocked expression. Her deep pupils were filled with a heart-wrenching sadness, as if Neji leaving was something had never expected.
"The mission is complete, of course I have to leave." Neji said, he had no idea why Kazayahana Koyuki would have the illusion that he would stay here forever.
"How sad. Neji, have you forgotten the feelings we shared not long ago?" Kazayahana Koyuki said, on the verge of tears, heartbroken.
"What?! Feelings?" Neji widened his Byakugan, looking at Kazayahana Koyuki in shock.
Looking at Kazayahana Koyuki, who was about to cry, he suddenly felt like he had been turned into a negative example, like a scumbag who abandons his wife and children because he's moved on to someone new.
Kazayahana Koyuki covered her pretty face with her wide sleeves, secretly applying a few drops of eye drops inside, and then looked at Neji through teary eyes.
"You're really heartless. You touched the hair of a princess, no, a Daimyo of a country, in public, and comforted my wounded, innocent heart. Isn't that love?"
"I... come on." Neji was stunned, and quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, you're exaggerating the situation, you're definitely exaggerating it!"
"Neji, stay in the Land of Snow, and you'll be the new Daimyo of the Land of Snow, enjoying inexhaustible wealth and technology decades ahead of the continent. Isn't that better than being a ninja, where you're always facing death?"
Kazayahana Koyuki looked at Neji affectionately, gently holding his hand with her delicate hand, and said softly, "Won't you stay?"
"Host has held hands with Kazayahana Koyuki, rewarded with [Chakra Armor]."
Chakra Armor: Armor developed by the Land of Snow for ninjas, which can greatly increase the power of Chakra and Ninjutsu, and can defend against all Ninjutsu and Genjutsu within its tolerance range.
"Put it in the system space first." Neji said in his heart.
Honestly, if Neji didn't know what would happen in the future, he might have really brought Hinata and the others over, and they could all live happily here. But that was impossible. The Ninja War, the Infinite Tsukuyomi, no one could escape.
After some nonsensical coaxing and promising that he would definitely come back in the future, Neji was finally able to get rid of Kazayahana Koyuki and leave the Land of Snow successfully.
"Went out for a trip and gained another wife." Neji muttered.
The Land of Snow was very far from the mainland. To hurry, Neji had to use his ability to become intangible, so he could return to the Land of Fire as soon as possible.
However, things often didn't go as smoothly as imagined. When Neji used his intangibility to cross space and reached a waterfall, something unusual suddenly happened after he used his intangibility.
"What is that?" In an unknown space, Neji frowned, looking at the dark shape floating in front of him, and said to himself.
The dark shape was a true dark shape, with a distorted form and no fixed appearance. It was as strange and elusive as smoke. If he had to say, it seemed to be something like a soul.
This dark shape undoubtedly gave Neji a very evil feeling, full of violence, bloodthirst, and despair. It seemed that its appearance itself represented some kind of disaster.
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