Naruto: The Brightest Star

Chapter 163 respective preparations

"Shiro, call Neji, Hotarusa, and Suigetsu over here."

Uchiha Xing followed Bai's words.

"Yes!"

Bai immediately took action and went to find Hyuga Neji and the others.

"Bai Mu, find that guy's location for me."

As Uchiha Xing finished speaking, a butterfly flew away from the window.

Really, some villains enjoy destroying the world, some villains enjoy saving the world, so why are there no villains that are easy to deal with?

"Dululu! Dululu!"

The voice of Den Den Mushi sounded at this time.

"Hello."

Uchiha Xing answered the Den Den Mushi.

"Xiaoxing! Did you see what happened just now?"

The voice of Kushina Uzumaki came from the mouth of Den Den Mushi.

"Yeah, I saw it. Don't worry, that guy will never start the Fourth Ninja World War."

Uchiha Star assured Uzumaki Kushina here.

"Idiot! That's not what I was talking about!!!"

Uzumaki Kushina yelled at the Uchiha Star.

"Will that thing affect your plan? If so, do you need my help?"

Uzumaki Kushina asked Uchiha Hoshi in a low voice.

Uchiha Xing was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then his expression became very gentle.

"You don't even know what my plan is, yet you want to help me. Aren't you afraid of regretting it later?"

Uchiha Xing leaned back in his chair and lowered his gaze to the ceiling.

"I believe in you, Xiaoxing. I believe that you, who once fought wholeheartedly for Konoha, will never do anything that harms the ninja world."

As she said this, Uzumaki Kushina chuckled.

"Besides, Xiaoxing is so gentle and smart. What she did must be very great."

Listening to Uzumaki Naruto and Kushina's gentle words, Uchiha Xing couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Xinna~ Why are you so gentle? I'm almost falling in love with you~"

Uchiha Xing said jokingly.

"Hehe~ I'm Minato's man~"

Uzumaki Kushina said with a bit of tsundere tone.

"Yes yes yes~"

Uchiha Xing laughed a few times, then said, "Don't worry, he won't interfere with my plan."

"That's good. If you need anything, just tell me and I will definitely help you."

Uzumaki Kushina breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll remember what you said, so don't get angry later~"

Uchiha Xing smiled, but there was a strange light in his eyes.

"how come!"

Uzumaki Kushina said that she was not that untrustworthy.

After Uchiha Xing chatted with Uzumaki Kushina for a few words, he hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Uchiha Xing tapped the table with his fingers.

Little Xinnai is so cute, but since she trusts me so much, I'll give her a little surprise.

On the other side, Bai called Hyuga Neji and the other two over.

"Teacher, I have brought the person here."

Bai said as he looked at Uchiha Xing who had calmed down.

"Ah."

Uchiha Xing nodded, then his eyes fell on Hyuga Neji and the others and said: "Sasuke has left, Neji, I found a replacement teammate for you. Kizuki Hozuki, who is good at water escape technique and swordsmanship."

"You two will quickly get to know each other, and then I'll assign you a task."

"You should have seen the projection just now. Your mission is to deal with him. Baimu will guide you."

"I understand, teacher."

Hyuga Neji nodded to show that he understood.

"Oh, Neji, since the enemy's target is the Hidden Leaf Village, there is a high probability that you will encounter Konoha's ninjas. Hide yourself well, otherwise it will be very troublesome. Of course, if you prefer to be chased by two Kappas, just ignore what I said."

Uchiha Xing said with a smile.

Neji Hyuga couldn't help but imagine the scene of Might Guy and Rock Lee chasing him.

Hyuga Neji nodded reluctantly, then said, "I understand, teacher."

Hozuki Suigetsu tilted her head and looked at Hyuga Neji.

"Is he strong? Let me make it clear in advance that I only recognize Bai!"

Gui Deng Shuiyue said with some disdain.

Hyuga Neji glanced at Kizuki.

"If you're not convinced, I can make you convinced at any time."

"Oh, is it so."

Gui Deng Shui Yue was very unconvinced.

"All right."

Uchiha Xing knocked on the table to stop them.

"When you're ready, let's go."

"Yes!"

Not long after Hyuga Neji and the others left, Uchiha Xing's eyes fell on Bai.

"Shiro, I have a mission for you. I have to go out for a few days. During this time, you will help me deal with the affairs of the Hidden Rain Village. If you encounter any troubles and cannot solve them, please find Kakuzu."

Uchiha Xing said, standing up.

"I understand, teacher. I will definitely handle the matter well."

Bai nodded, indicating that he would definitely complete the task assigned by Uchiha Xing.

"That's good. I'll leave first."

Uchiha Star said as he disappeared in front of Shiro.

A few days later, Uzumaki Naruto returned with the news of victory. At the same time, Uzumaki Naruto told Tsunade the news he got from Hotaruga.

At that time, Uzumaki Naruto's right hand was seriously injured when he used the Super Wind Style Rasenshuriken.

Hotarugusa, who was originally planning to leave after killing Hiruko, stopped and looked at Uzumaki Naruto with a hesitant look.

Hyuga Neji glanced at Hotaruga and instantly knew what Hotaruga wanted to do.

"Go ahead if you want to. We'll be waiting for you out front."

Hyuga Neji said as he took Hozuki Suigetsu with him and left.

"Really? If you ask me, you just dote on her too much. If it were me, I wouldn't care about someone who starts shouting for war and killing."

Gui Deng Shui Yue turned her head and hummed softly.

On the other side, Hotaruka jumped down from a high place and then walked towards Uzumaki Naruto who was leaning against the stone.

"You can't move in your current situation."

"Stay away from Naruto!"

With a roar, countless shurikens shot towards Firefly Grass.

Almost by instinct, Firefly Grass held the big dandelion in his hand and knocked away all the flying shurikens.

"what do you want to do!"

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Hotaruga warily as she came up to him.

"Your arm is badly injured. You have to get proper treatment."

Hotaruka said as she placed her hand on Uzumaki Naruto's arm.

Green light enveloped Uzumaki Naruto's arms.

Uzumaki Naruto clearly felt that his arm was gradually recovering.

"Ah...thank you."

Uzumaki Naruto thanked Hotaruga with a very complicated tone.

"It's okay. My Lord said that we might become allies in the near future. Since we are allies, I should help heal my allies if they are injured."

Firefly Grass said with a smile.

"Ah? Allies!"

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Hotaruka in disbelief.

"Hey! You said you would be our ally. What's the reason? I remember that three years ago, your master asked you to take Sasuke away."

Nara Shikamaru and the others surrounded Hotaruga.

"That's because the time has not come yet. I have to intervene."

Firefly Grass said seriously.

"Time, time, why do you always talk about time! What on earth is the time you are talking about!"

Uzumaki Naruto shouted angrily.

"I don't know. The Lord said that Lord Sasuke must not be allowed to go to Orochimaru at that time."

Firefly shook his head, indicating that he didn't know about this matter.

"Humph! You make it sound like your adult can predict the future."

Uzumaki Naruto muttered quietly.

Yingcao tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "Perhaps you can predict the future."

"Predict future."

Nara Shikamaru frowned slightly.

"What do you mean by that? And about Neji..."

"Where's Sasuke! Since you said you will be our future ally! Then where's Sasuke! Let Sasuke come back!"

Uzumaki Naruto shouted loudly, his voice completely drowning out Nara Shikamaru's questions.

"Sasuke-sama? Sasuke-sama has already left. I heard from him that he went to seek revenge. We will not be involved in what happens next, so if you really plan to take Sasuke-sama back, it's up to you."

While Hotaruka was speaking, he had almost healed Uzumaki Naruto's injuries.

"Then I won't bother you any more."

Firefly Grass nodded to everyone, and then disappeared with a "bang".

On the other side, Hozuki Hozuki watched Hyuga Neji suddenly stop, then bit his finger and began to form hand seals quickly.

"Psychic art!"

Huh??? Why are you suddenly using psychic powers?

Just when Gui Deng Shui Yue was puzzled, the thing summoned by spiritualism came out.

"Hey? Hey hey!! Hey hey hey!!!"

Hozuki Suigetsu pointed at Firefly Grass who was summoned by the spirit world, her face full of shock.

"She, she, she, she! How could she be channeled!!!"

"What a fuss."

Hyuga Neji said as he started to move forward.

"What's the big fuss? That's a person! It's a person! Aren't there special formations that can summon people? How come you can summon it directly using the psychic technique?!"

Hozuki Kizuki seemed to be extremely shocked and her body was somewhat deformed.

"Well, I'm not actually human."

Firefly Grass said this somewhat embarrassedly.

"Why!!!!!"

This news was even more shocking than the summoning of humans through necromancy.

Hozuki Kizuki was so frightened by the news that she turned pale.

"You, you, you! You are not a human?! Could it be that you were transformed from a spiritual beast?"

Gui Deng Shui Yue pointed at Yingcao, his hands shaking constantly.

Looking at Suigetsu Kizuki like this, Firefly couldn't help but hug her dandelion tightly.

Firefly Grass shrank her neck and spoke in a low voice.

"I'm not a psychic beast, I'm a monster."

"Demon, monster!"

As Hozuki listened to Hotaru's words, the shock in her eyes gradually disappeared and was replaced by curiosity.

"Are you really a monster? This is the first time I've seen a monster. Are monsters different from humans?"

Hozuki Suigetsu looked at Firefly Grass with great curiosity.

“Not much different.”

Looking at the extremely curious eyes of Gui Deng Shui Yue, Yingcao was a little scared.

"No difference?"

Hozuki Kizuki approached Firefly Grass, wanting to observe it carefully to see how Firefly Grass was different from herself.

A hand suddenly stopped Gui Deng Shui Yue.

"It's time to go. Firefly Grass is scared."

Hyuga Neji said calmly.

"Fear?"

Hozuki Suigetsu turned her head and found Hotaruka hiding behind Hyuga Neji, her hands tightly grasping Hyuga Neji's clothes.

"Are you so timid? You are a monster."

Kizuki Hozuki said with some disbelief.

"I, I, I'm not a coward."

Firefly Grass protested quietly.

"Um....."

Hozuki Hozuki stared at Firefly Grass, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and the next second he made a super scary big ghost face.

"Ahhhh!!!!"

Hotaruga buried his entire face in Hyuga Neji's back.

"It turns out you are really timid."

Hozuki Kizuki thinks this little monster is quite interesting.

"Suigetsu!"

Hyuga Neji called out with a frown.

"I know, I know. I won't scare her anymore."

Hozuki Suigetsu waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and then started walking forward.

"Okay, he's gone."

Hyuga Neji spoke.

"Ah."

Hotaruka let go of Hyuga Neji's clothes, but still hid behind him.

Hyuga Neji sighed, turned around, looked at Hotaruga who hadn't changed at all in three years, and then said, "Don't be afraid, Shuiyue can't hurt you with me here."

"I, I'm not afraid of him..."

Firefly Grass defended herself in a low voice.

"okay, I get it."

Hyuga Neji rubbed Hotaruka's head, then said, "We should go."

"Ah."

On the other side, Konoha...

"So, Sasuke left, huh?"

Tsunade frowned and tapped the table with her fingers.

"Lady Tsunade, what happened?"

Nara Shikamaru looked at Tsunade and vaguely guessed that something must have happened.

"I just received news that Orochimaru was killed by Sasuke."

Tsunade said as she rubbed her brows.

"what!"

Uzumaki Naruto shouted in shock.

"Well, if that kid didn't lie intentionally, then Sasuke would definitely go find Itachi."

Tsunade thought for a moment, then looked at the people in front of her and said, "Now I'm assigning you a new mission. Target Uchiha Itachi and capture Uchiha Sasuke!"

"Yes!"

On the other side, Karin and Uchiha Sasuke followed Hyakome Chou and walked in the same direction.

"Sasuke, I have already told you how to use the Octoprism, take it with you."

Karin said as she hung the palm-sized octagonal prism on Uchiha Sasuke's waist.

"I don't need this, just take it with you."

Uchiha Sasuke said as he was about to take down the octagonal prism.

"Just take it with you, don't worry, I have great self-protection abilities."

Karin said as she placed her right hand on her left arm and made muscle-building movements with her left hand.

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Karin for a long time, then said: "Protect yourself. If Itachi and I fight, remember to stay away. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Karin made a yeah sign to Uchiha Sasuke.

Uchiha Sasuke nodded to Karin, then continued walking forward.

Karin quickly caught up with Uchiha Sasuke, then raised her hand and quietly held Uchiha Sasuke's hand.

Uchiha Sasuke was stunned for a moment, then clenched the hand in his palm.