radicalducati Chapter 66 Neji Arrives, The Door Cannot Be Opened
Chapter 66 Neji Arrives, The Door Cannot Be Opened
"You mean, Obito got choked on candy and Guy kicked him unconscious, and then you got so angry that you punched Guy-sensei?" Ishikawa's lips twitched as he listened to Nohara Rin's incessant explanation of the whole story.
Damn it, isn't this the famous scene from the Chunin Exams featuring Obito and Might Guy? Does this mean that only Kakashi advanced in this Chunin Exams, while Obito and Rin failed?
The Chunin Exams are generally held twice a year, once in the middle of the year and once at the end of the year.
It seems he remembered wrong! Lin probably won't be promoted to Chunin this time, but will be promoted at the same time as Obito next time.
However, Lin's current bravery might change the plot and lead to her promotion ahead of schedule. Hmm, it seems I need to be more careful about spoilers in the future to avoid trouble!
"Teacher Kai??" Looking at Ishikawa's thoughtful expression, Nohara Rin blinked her big eyes with curiosity.
Isn't Ishikawa Kakashi's student? Why would he call Might Guy "teacher"?
"Yes, Guy-sensei and Kakashi-sensei are close friends who entrust each other with their backs, so Kakashi's team and Guy's team often exchange ideas and improve together! After all, Guy-sensei is also a very strong taijutsu jonin, with strength no weaker than Kakashi-sensei, and is known as the proud blue beast of Konoha."
"Team Guy? Jonin? The proud blue beast of Konoha??" Nohara Rin's mouth dropped open in disbelief when she heard this cute little face.
How could Might Guy be compared to the genius Kakashi? It wasn't that she looked down on this former bottom-of-the-class classmate, but she was incredulous to hear that the worst big oaf in the class had caught up with the most powerful genius!
"That's how it is. Let's not talk about that for now. I have a few questions about the Palm Healing Technique that I need to trouble you with, Miss Lin..." Ishikawa waved his hand and returned to the main topic. Time was limited, and he couldn't waste time on these trivial matters.
"No problem. The final individual match doesn't start until three days later, so I have time to help you train now."
"Three days later?" Ishikawa nodded calmly, secretly considering whether he should possess an animal to witness it.
With the amount of chakra he can currently refine, he should be able to last for three to five hours while keeping power consumption as low as possible.
However, this involves a prerequisite: Ishikawa must cross the time portal to fight the Third Time War. Otherwise, once the spell is dispelled and his spirit cannot return to his physical body, Ishikawa will surely die from loss of his soul!
[No, it's too risky!] After a moment, Ishikawa suppressed his curiosity to witness the plot and decided that survival was the priority.
If anything goes wrong, he'll be in deep trouble...
"Bang bang bang."
Just as Ishikawa was making up his mind to stick to his principle of saving his life, a crisp knock came from outside the door.
In an instant, this sudden scene caused both Ishikawa and Nohara Rin to change color!
"What should we do? Should we open the door?" Nohara Rin asked anxiously and expectantly, feeling very uneasy about this sudden unexpected event.
There are concerns about revealing the secrets of the time-traveling room, as well as curiosity about another figure from the future.
"What's coming will come eventually. Go hide in the bathroom for a bit, I'll go check on things." Taking a deep breath, Ishikawa gave Nohara Rin a look and walked towards the door.
He had anticipated this situation, since ninjas don't care about the time when they have an emergency mission or a friend calls, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly!
So, there's no better time than today.
"The door's unlocked, come in!" Ishikawa called out from the doorway after confirming that Nohara Rin had gone into the bathroom.
As he spoke, Ishikawa stared intently at the crack in the door, his heart pounding. If the other person could open the door, he had to push them out immediately and close it quickly.
However, that's exactly what Ishikawa least wanted to see happened! The time-space room is not a safe place and must be guarded against.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
As Ishikawa's forehead slicked with sweat and each second felt like an eternity, there was no sound from outside, not even the sound of a door opening...
"Are you asleep? Well, even I reached my limit after such a high level of exercise today, let alone him." Just as Ishikawa was about to speak again, a low sigh came from outside the door.
[That voice... Hyuga Neji? How did he find us here??]
Ishikawa's pupils constricted instantly; he hadn't expected Neji to be standing outside the door. Neji had said he wanted to see him, but Neji had come so eagerly that very night!
It seems that Neji is quite interested in information about the Raikage of Kumogakure.
No, if he could hear Neji's murmur clearly, how could the other party not have heard his shout just now? Could it be...?
"Creak." Hearing footsteps outside, Ishikawa opened the door without hesitation.
"Neji, why are you looking for me so late instead of sleeping?" Ishikawa shouted at Neji, who turned around at the sound of his voice, as he quickly left the house and closed the door behind him.
As he spoke, Ishikawa yawned in a pretentious manner, looking tired and listless!
"I wanted to, I wanted to..." Neji's tense spirit relaxed upon seeing Ishikawa appear. But he had only uttered half a sentence when he felt an overwhelming weariness surge into his brain, causing him to go blank and lose consciousness.
"Is this guy trying to be funny??" Ishikawa was speechless, looking at Neji who was so exhausted he looked like he'd fainted. "I know you want to know about the Raikage, but there's no need to be in such a hurry!"
Looking at the sky, Ishikawa had no choice but to help Neji lean against the door, planning to bring the guy inside to sleep on the floor after the hyperspace connection ended.
"Wait..." Just as Ishikawa was about to open the door and enter the house, he suddenly remembered something and stopped in his tracks.
He had previously wanted to see if anyone else could open the door from the outside, but wasn't the unconscious Neji a live experimental subject delivered right to his doorstep? Under normal circumstances, Ishikawa's Spirit Transformation Technique would be completely incapable of controlling Neji.
But now he's facing Neji, who's exhausted and unconscious. If he doesn't give it a try, he's not Ishikawa.
'Spiritualization Technique…' Ishikawa immediately formed hand seals and activated the ninjutsu.
The spirit, which had already reached his knees, appeared in an instant and swiftly entered Neji's body.
The next second, Neji, who had been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes and his eyes gleamed!
"As expected, I can still control myself when faced with a target I can't resist." Trembling as he got up, Ishikawa Neiji reached for the doorknob without hesitation.
Although he could control the unconscious Neji, it would definitely not last more than ten seconds, so he had to hurry.
"Click-click..." With a rattling of the door handle, the unlocked door handle remained motionless as if it were broken and could not be opened.
[Great! This way, while there are still doubts, the transdimensional room won't be exposed.] Ishikawa thought to himself with delight, and without hesitation, he unleashed his remaining chakra.
"White Eyes - Open..."