Neji couldn't help but laugh at himself.

He could also try not to think about it and be a fool who doesn't know anything, but now as long as he closes his eyes, he can only feel the emptiness in his heart. No matter what, Ningji doesn't like to deceive himself.

Looking out the window, I don't know when the thunderstorm has stopped.

It was already dark, and before he knew it, he had been thinking about it in bed for most of the day.

Since eating two rice balls in the morning, he hadn't eaten anything all day. Neji felt a little hungry and wanted to find something to fill his stomach.

No matter what, life must go on, at least there may be hope for living.

Although this hope is very slim.

Just when he stood up and was about to get out of bed, his body suddenly stiffened, and a gust of cold air rushed from the soles of his feet to Tianling Gai, like an ice cave.

A figure appeared in the shadow corner of the room at some point, a pair of sharp eyes staring straight at him in the darkness.

"who!?"

Neji jumped to the side, took a soft fist stance, and looked warily at the figure in the shadow in the corner.

Given his strength, he was completely unaware that there was an extra person in the room. Although it was true that he was immersed in thinking, it also showed the strength of this intruder.

Jonin.

And he is also a powerful jounin.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to sneak into his room silently.

"Don't be nervous, it's me."

The figure slowly walked out from the corner. It was a man. He had a kind smile and didn't mind Neji's vigilance at all.

He has the same white eyes as Ningci, but he is much older than Ningci, about 26 or 27 years old, with black hair shawl and handsome appearance.

It is a unique symbol of the Hyuga clan.

"Are you...Senior Yukima?"

Seeing the appearance of this man, Neji was surprised and recognized the man's identity.

Hinata Snow Room.

The most elite jounin of the Hyuga clan.

Although he is not an elder of the branch family, his status is not inferior to the elders at all.

Moreover, he won the trust of the clan and did a lot of things for the clan to oppress the branch families, and his reputation among the branch families was extremely bad.

Not only that, he was also very at odds with his father, and the two often had disputes over political opinions.

It can be said that he is a lackey who is loyal to the clan.

Having said that, Ningji only knew him through written information, but in reality, he met him only a handful of times.

He couldn't figure out why such a person came to him.

But considering that the other party is a die-hard lackey of the Zong family, could it be said that his dissatisfaction with the Zong family has been discovered?

Thinking of this, Ningci remained calm on the surface, but began to feel nervous inside.

It doesn't matter if something happens to you, it will be troublesome if your father gets hurt.

"Are you surprised? I have always wanted to meet you alone, the famous genius of the Hyuga clan."

Hinata Yukima smiled slightly.

"You flatter me."

Neji put down his soft fist stance. No matter what, the opponent was also an elite jounin in the clan, so he still had to show the due respect.

"I wonder if Senior Yukima has any business with me?"

After a moment of silence, Neji said, asking the other party's specific purpose of coming.

Hinata Yukima always has a smile on his face. That fake smile that is visible to the naked eye gives people a very cold feeling, without feeling the slightest warmth.

"Although I came to you because I was entrusted by someone else, it's not a lie to be interested in your genius."

"Entrusted by someone?"

Neji was slightly stunned.

"Yes, because you are just like me."

The smile on Hinata Yukima's face was full of mystery, making it difficult for Neji to figure it out.

"What's the meaning?"

Neji didn't want to play charades with him.

"Over the years, there are only a few members of the branch family who have the honor of being personally invited by Lord Ayane, and you are one of them."

Hearing Hinata Yukima's words, Neji's pupils suddenly widened in shock, because the news was so shocking that Neji began to tremble when he spoke.

"Who are you!?"

Traitor! This word suddenly appeared in Neji's mind.

He did not expect that this elite Jounin of the branch family who often relied on the power of the clan to bully the branch family and was even willing to become a lackey of the clan family would actually be a spy planted in the family by an enemy country!

Neji's hands and feet became cold.

Even such people are spies. How far has the Hyuga clan been infiltrated now?

Hinata Yukima seemed to be very satisfied with the shock on Neji's face, and said with a smile:

"Next, I think we should have a good topic in common."

The Hokage Building was shrouded in darkness, and the lights were brightly lit inside.

"Then, it is certain that only Sasuke Uchiha will be promoted to Chunin in this exam."

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen looked at Kakashi standing in front of the desk and said.

Kakashi accepted the appointment letter handed over by Shikaku, and the matter of Sasuke's promotion to chunin has been confirmed.

"Congratulations, Kakashi."

Shikaku congratulated.

"Ah, thank you."

Kakashi scratched his head and accepted the congratulations calmly without being too pretentious.

In fact, the result was pretty much what he expected.

In the finals, only Sasuke and Naruto had the experience of defeating their opponents, and the rest of the contestants were eliminated in the first round.

But compared to Sasuke's comprehensive conditions, Naruto's basic conditions are too low, and he is obviously not suitable for promotion to chunin.

At least Kakashi couldn't imagine what kind of ditch Naruto would lead the team into after becoming the team leader.

Just thinking about it gives me a huge headache.

"That boy of mine is not good at all. He was eliminated in the preliminaries. It seems that we need to strictly control his leisure time in the future."

Shikaku said distressedly.

Although my son seems to be a lackluster person, he also has great expectations.

But he didn't even make it to the finals, so no matter what, it would be difficult to be promoted to chuunin.

If you miss this opportunity, you will have to wait for the next Chunin Exam.

"It's just a little late, there's no need to worry at all."

Kakashi said.

"Then I accept your good advice."

Lu Jiu nodded, he still had this confidence.

"The focus of the next thing is to start the arrangements in the ANBU."

Hiruzen said at this time.

Both Kakashi and Shikaku looked serious.

Has Tsunade-sama agreed?"

"I have asked Jiraiya to go over. No matter what, she has the blood of the first generation flowing in her body. She is the fifth generation Hokage that everyone in Konoha hopes to have. There is no time for her to be willful."

Hiruzen said so firmly, as if he had made up his mind.

"The Fifth Hokage? The time has finally come."

Lu Jiu let out a breath, and it seemed that the burden on his body became heavier.

"The daimyo has agreed, and the only remaining issue is Tsunade's return. As for Danzo, what's going on these days?"

Hiruzen looked at Kakashi.

Monitoring the roots is also one of the jobs of the ANBU.
To be continued...