Poof!
Menma used chakra to guide the natural energy throughout Neji's body, and then replaced the chakra in his meridians.
"It seems to be going well." Menma looked at the monitoring equipment on the side and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the life form was stable.
The natural energy extracted and purified from "Grael's Stone" is very gentle.
Although Neji is still unable to move, he can maintain physical activity.
"In this case, you can proceed to the next step..."
Menma formed a seal with his hands, and relied on the "Spiritual Transformation Technique" to separate his spirit body from his body, directly linking to Neji's spiritual world without his consciousness.
"Spiritual Transformation Technique" is indeed a very convenient S-level forbidden technique, and it is much easier to use than the "Heart Turn" secret technique of the Yamanaka clan.
Not only does it involve the soul and spiritual realm, its functions are also very special and comprehensive.
Compared to the secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan, although the danger has become higher, its uses have also become wider.
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"This is indeed the case."
Seeing Neji wake up from the extreme pain and then pass out from the pain, a smile appeared on Menma's face.
It's a little more dangerous, but the results are still good.
After all, not even the developers of the Caged Bird Seal would have imagined that anyone could survive being drained of chakra.
In this way, it will be easier to handle.
Now that the bomb's "fuse" was cut off, he could safely dismantle the bomb.
Menma placed his palms on the stone pillars and sensed the structure of the caged bird in detail.
After a while.
"This kind of layout..."
Menma frowned slightly and said in a strange tone: "Five Elements and Bagua Formation?"
No wonder the formation of the stone pillars seemed familiar to him before.
The Five Elements and Bagua Formation is derived from the Tai Chi Diagram. It is laid out according to the directions of the Nine Palaces and Bagua and the principle of generation and restraint of the Five Elements. It is a more sophisticated formation.
Nine is the extreme of numbers, taking the number derived from six lines of three and three, Yi said: One life is two, two begets three, three begets all things, and there is also the so-called Taiji begets two rituals, two rituals beget four phases, four phases beget the eight trigrams, and the eight trigrams will change. The sixty-four lines have been changing endlessly since then.
If you want to solve this formation, you must comply with the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint.
"Isn't this a coincidence?"
Menma laughed softly and said, "In terms of the Five Elements and Bagua, I am your ancestor."
For others, this stuff is hard.
But for Menma, who can understand the Book of Changes, this is just the most basic thing.
"Well, let me take a look... Qian San Lian, Kun Liu Dui, Dui Shang Ke, Xun Xia Dui... Qian generates Kan, Kan generates Xun, Dui Kezhen, Zhenke Kun..."
Time passes slowly.
The illusory blue spirit body returns to the body.
Menma looked to the side and saw that it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
"Did it take so long?"
Menma rubbed his chin and turned to look at Neji on the operating table.
Um.
His pure white eyes were bloodshot, and drool was dripping from the corners of his mouth.
Although he has been given a special anesthetic, he will still be able to refine chakra to a certain extent.
And every time he extracts a trace of chakra, it will be taken by the caged bird in an attempt to self-destruct.
He won't die, but he will definitely have a lot of headaches.
Fortunately, the experiment was successful.
………………
"Well……"
Neji gradually woke up from his coma and opened his white eyes full of confusion.
Gu Gu Gu Gu...
His stomach growled with hunger, and Neji sat up with some difficulty, looking around at a loss.
Cold experimental equipment and the smell of disinfectant.
Where is this?
Am I in Konoha Hospital?
Neji's mind went blank.
But then, there was severe pain in his head, causing him to scream.
It felt... like someone had dug out the brain and put it back again.
There is a strange sense of dissonance.
There is even a sense of absurd strangeness to the whole world.
"how do you feel?"
A voice suddenly came from behind, making Neji shiver.
He turned around subconsciously.
I saw a man in a white coat and a fox mask next to an experimental table, lowering his head and mixing potions.
"You..." Seeing that familiar yet unfamiliar mask, Neji froze with his mouth wide open.
Heaven, Heaven’s Royal Center?
Menma raised her head slightly to glance at him, took out a mirror from beside her and looked at his face.
"Let's take a look."
"Wha, what?" Neji stepped back a little, but still looked at the mirror subconsciously.
The handsome but pale face, the bloodshot white eyes, the corners of the mouth
traces of saliva and a smooth forehead.
Smooth...forehead?
Neji was stunned.
Then, he slowly stretched out his trembling arm and touched his forehead.
Gone?
Really, gone.
That ugly mark.
Tick tock…tick tock…
Neji's expression was stunned, and the crystal slowly slipped from the corners of his eyes.
Immediately, under Menma's interested gaze, her whimpering gradually turned into howling.
- Just like a child.
free!
He has never felt anything since he was planted as a caged bird when he was six years old.
"Have there been any changes in your eyes?"
Menma walked over, looked at him, smiled slightly and said, "Do you feel any discomfort?"
Eye?
Hearing this, veins appeared around Neji's eyes.
"...It feels very good, it couldn't be better." Neji murmured in a low voice, "I can see farther, my child's power has also increased, and there is no such damn blind spot."
"It's like the shackles on my body have been lifted, it's like the dust covering my eyes has been swept away, and the whole world has become much clearer."
So, is this what freedom feels like?
But what followed was a lot of unanswered questions.
Neji looked up at the man in front of him and asked blankly, "Why..."
"Why do I help you release the caged bird?"
Seeing the doubts in his heart, Menma chuckled and said, "We have met a long time ago, haven't we? In your eyes, I see the unwillingness to accept fate and the courage to resist fate."
"Of course, I'm not the kind of kind person who doesn't ask for anything in return."
Hearing this, Neji's chaotic thoughts gradually became clear.
Yes.
He had seen this mask a long time ago.
However, he was knocked unconscious after just one encounter. Before he passed out, he only saw the back of his father chasing after him.
But when he woke up, his father was unusually silent about it.
At that time, the reputation of "Tianzhi Yuzhong" had not yet emerged.
Come to think of it...
"Are you doing it for Miss... for Hinata?"
Menma, who walked to the window, didn't answer, just looked into the distance.
Neji hesitated for a moment, then walked off the operating table and came behind Menma.
But when I saw the scene outside the window, I couldn't help but be stunned.
From this angle, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Snow City.
The moon and stars are sparse, the lights are bright, and there are a lot of people.
Although the moon is already high in the sky, there are still many vendors and people in different costumes, and patrol teams can be seen neatly lined up.
This is especially evident here in Snow City, the capital of the Land of Snow.
It is unimaginable that the prosperity here exceeds that of the capital of the Kingdom of Fire.
The Snow City, which has been shrouded in ice and snow all year round, is now actually more spring-like and more prosperous than the capital of the Kingdom of Fire.
Whether it is residential areas or commercial areas, they are all neatly classified, and the entire country runs in an orderly manner like a machine with a stable structure.
"How do you feel here?" Menma asked coldly.
"... Lively and prosperous." Neji came back to his senses and said frankly, facing his back, "Besides, the smoke of fireworks is very strong, and it feels a little different from Konoha."
There was only dead silence at night in Konoha, and black shadows walking on the tiled houses.
Even during the day, it cannot be described as "busy", only "peaceful".
Just standing here and looking around, the City of Snow alone has surpassed the Kingdom of Fire in many aspects.
"This is the land of snow."
Menma looked at the night market in the distance and said calmly: "A country that sprouts and grows little by little in the ice and snow."
"Compared with the Fire Nation, one is in a harsh environment but still...
A young man full of hope, and an old man sitting on countless resources but gradually decaying. "
"..."
Neji remained silent.
He didn't know what to say.
He himself is still limited to "one clan" and cannot see "one country" or even "one village" from afar.
But he was convinced that before the Third Ninja War, the Kingdom of Snow would never have had such a prosperous scene.
In this way, the changes in the entire Snow Kingdom should be under the control of the man in front of him.
Outside, nothing is known about this.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
Menma smiled nonchalantly, turned to look at the silent Neji and asked, "Now that you have broken free from the prison and have freedom, what are you going to do now?"
At this time, Neji also gradually regained his composure from the initial excitement.
"...How long have I been missing?"
"One week." Menma spread his hands and said, "Konoha should know about your disappearance."
Hearing this, Neji showed a wry smile.
"Then I have no choice."
The members of the branch family who had been missing for a week returned safely and cracked the caged bird curse seal of the branch family.
There is no doubt that once the Hyuga clan finds out, the clan's long-standing rule will be shaken, because among the Hyuga clan divisions, there are many people who don't want to have ugly marks on their foreheads.
But he wasn't the one to crack the caged bird.
If he goes back now, he will only be tortured by the Zong family to extract a confession, and then secretly executed.
To the Zong family, without the caged bird, he is an extremely unstable bomb.
When the time comes, Konoha's top brass will intervene.
Menma didn't need to remind him of this kind of thing, Neji himself knew it very well.
However, he could not abandon his family and relatives.
"Don't worry."
As if sensing what he was thinking, Menma smiled and said, "The Uchiha clan and the Uzumaki clan are also here. I don't mind taking in another Hyuga branch."
"What?!" Neji raised his head in disbelief.
The Uzumaki clan? The Uchiha clan? ?
Isn't the Uzumaki clan extinct?
Besides Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi, there are actually other Uchiha clan members alive? ?
"There are many things you can't think of."
Menma smiled and shook his head, "I will arrange a position as a guard for you. When the time is right, I will let you personally take over the clan members. Before that, use your eyes to see this thing that I have done." A country forged with one hand."
Menma decided Neji's whereabouts in a few words.
"...I understand, Lord."
Neji let out a deep breath, then lowered his head and knelt on one knee behind Menma.
No need to ask, you already know what this man plans to do.
He wanted to bring the branch of the Hyuga clan to the Land of Snow.
At the same time, "freedom" will also be given.
This process is bound to bleed.
But that's enough.
Loyalty is valuable, and life is more valuable. If it is for freedom, both can be thrown away.
"Before that, I have another question to ask you."
Menma turned around, looked down at Neji, and chuckled: "In addition to the freedom to break free from the cage, do you want to have the power to fly?"
Neji frowned, but still said solemnly: "Of course I..."
"No, no, no, don't be so hasty. Think carefully. You must understand that gaining power naturally comes with a price."
Menma shook his head and said in a calm tone: "Have you ever thought about why the Uchiha clan's Sharingan can evolve, but why can't your Hyuga clan's Byakugan evolve?"
"Now I can tell you clearly, Byakugan, you can also become promoted to a higher level."
Having said this, Menma looked at Neji who looked stunned,
The smile became meaningful: "Just need a small... organ transplant operation."
