213: Girls, girls… and girls?

Chapter 213: Girls, girls… and girls?

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Neji and his team soon passed the gates of Konoha after showing the gatekeepers their A-Rank Mission scroll. They didn't have to show the contents, just the scroll itself and received permission to leave.

Once that was done, Neji stopped outside the gate, under the moonlit sky and gestured to Tenten and Hanabi to stop too.

"Lemme create some Shadow Clones real quick."

Watching them nod, Neji immediately started to weave hand signs. He followed the phantom of Neji Hyuga’s memories and carefully weaved the particular signs required to cast the ‹Shadowclone› jutsu. Once finished, he felt a tiny portion of his Mana leave his body and materialise into two exact copies of himself.

His sight distorted all of a sudden, the vision from three different pairs of eyes suddenly displaying in his head. In front of all three of them, two System messages flashed.

[Ding! Due to the proficiency that this body holds over the "Shadow Clone Technique" it's been registered as a Skill without Master training on it!]

[A separate "Skill Page" just for Jutsus has been made! All Jutsus, once registered in the system, will be present there!]

A Gamer had to do one certain action continuously to get a Skill related to it, and although the number within the word "continuously" has been lessened once Neji's system regained its full stature, it was still good that he gained the previous Neji's Jutsus by using them a single time. Because once registered as a Skill, he didn't need to weave hand signs, just a mental command is enough.

‘But first, Sisty, just send the messages in front of one of me, any of me works. Also, details for the Shadow clone Jutsu.’

He heard Sisty mumble out an ‘Okay’ before a bigger message materialised in front of him, his eyes quickly going over it.

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Shadow Clone Jutsu [Level 19/25]

Details: The user cuts a portion of their Chakra to create an exact copy of himself. The clone would have the exact physical powers as the caster, even their Bloodline Abilities, however the amount of Chakra the clone would have would be the exact same that was used to create the clone. Once that said amount of Chakra runs out, the Clone will disperse and the User will receive its memories.

-The Clones aren't sentient, and are rather just a ‘projection’ of the user’s own mind. That’s why they are absolutely loyal to the Caster, unlike how many might think.

-Cost: At least 100-chakra points.

(Mana to Chakra conversion rate is 1:2)

*Special Gamer Perk: Due to [Gamer's Body], all the clones would be connected with the Gamer's mana, meaning so long as the Gamer's mana keeps regenerating, none of the clones will dissipate with the lack of 'Chakra'.  

*Special Gamer Perk: Due to [Gamer's Mind], the clones wouldn’t be a ‘projection’ of the User’s mind, and would rather be mindless puppets. All of them will be controlled by the User's alone mind directly, like extra limbs, secondary bodies and such.

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The last perk was good, but it had its drawbacks. For example, this meant he couldn't cast thousands of Shadow clones, since his single mind wouldn't be able to control them all. At most, he could just cast a few dozens and control them all at once with the help of his «Multitasking» quirk.

[Master, if you wish I can make the clones not be under the effect of Gamer's Mind. Though of course, it would also mean it wouldn't have the Gamer Body, so you would need to provide it with enough chakra to not dissipate too soon. I didn't offer this for the Queen Bee quirk because the Bees created by that quirk had their own mind and were sentient, even when brainwashed.]

‘You didn’t have to explain yourself, but thank you regardless.’ Neji smiled at her mentally. Her offer, using it he could have a better and easier time training and also… Most importantly, he could make a thousand copy of himself, aka a thousand of titanic dragons in an instant, and though they would just be glass cannons they would be able to destroy a planet with ease.

"Uhh, guys wait another second," Neji said to the patiently waiting girls.

He snapped his finger to activate his summoning jutsu just as a wild Kurai puffed out of thin air and dropped on his hands. 

"Hi Kurai!" Tenten waved her hand at the cat, already 'familiar' with her from past missions.

"Hi woman!" Kurai waved back.

“Uh, hi onii-chan’s cat!”

Neji laughed at their interaction and brought the cat in front of his face, offering her a smile. "Kurai darling, we are going to another country. Wanna tag along?"

Kurai slowly wiped the fresh blood from her fur, while the two girls in the back gawked at her. "Mhm… I don't know, Papa. Tell me, will it be boring out there?"

"We are gonna fight some big bad guys. They're strong… not 'that strong', but they are decent. So I suppose it wouldn't be boring." He said, watching her smile widely, revealing her small sharp teeth. "I will take that as a yes. But first use a [Cleanse] to clean yourself quickly."

She humped and nodded, using her Mana to cast the spell, causing the other two girls to blink in surprise as Kurai's dirty fur was suddenly glistening.

"It's a racial power of hers." Neji lied. "Now let's get moving."

"Alright."

"Let's go!"

With Kurai on Neji-1's shoulder, the other two Nejis picked up the other two girls, embracing them gently yet carefully before all three of them took off in the air without a sound.

"A-ah…" Hanabi and Tenten gasped, stiffening. They had never flown in the air before. The previous Neji had never carried Tenten, it seemed.

"I am speeding up." said Neji before the speed increased, all three of them flying faster than the fastest bird around them, travelling towards the Land of Earth.

"A-at this rate it will take us less than a few hours! Woohoo!" A few minutes later, Hanabi was excited once the initial fear subsided. She didn’t hide her feelings around him, unlike how she was forced to be ‘dignified’ around her clan members, especially her father.

Meanwhile, Tenten was still busy pressing her chest against Neji, hugging him tightly.

"Fear of height?" Neji asked, remembering why the previous Neji never took her to the sky. “Sorry, I overlooked it for a second. Unfortunately, we are in a hurry.”

"Mmmh. It’s fine…" Tenten nodded, her eyes closed and she just hugged him tightly.

…One good thing about all this was he could feel these touching sensations from all three of his bodies. Certainly, it was a soft and squishy feeling.

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After a long twenty minutes of travelling through the air, Neji’s eyes noticed someone interesting on the ground below, while he was searching for any clue about his missing girl.

Instead of creating another clone to just go pick that person up, Neji decided to give the other girls a breather so all three of himself slowly lowered to the ground.

When they landed and got a hold of themselves, they suddenly found themselves facing the Kazekage's older sister, Temari, eating buns while sitting on the edge of a wooden house as she stared at Neji’s group, surprised.

“Oh, it’s Temari-san.” Tenten recognised her, and from the looks of it even Hanabi did.

“Yeah, from the Chunin exams. Hello, miss.” Hanabi introduced herself.

"You guys…" Temari stopped munching her rice cake, staring at them, questioning her sanity and asking if they really dropped from the sky or not.

As it turned out, Neji Hyuga gained the ability to fly only recently, so he clearly hadn’t shown it in the Chunin Exams, the only time Temari had seen him in action.

Neji looked into his memory as he went to introduce himself. “Jounin, Neji Hyuga. Nice to meet you after such a long time.”

She quickly regained her senses and shook his hand. “Jounin, Temari. Nice to meet you as well. I don't suppose you guys came here just to say hi…?"

[Temari - High Tier 7]

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"No." Neji smiled at the woman wearing a black kimono. "There is something of more importance here, something I think you'd want to hear."

In the canon timeline, Temari was picked by Kakashi's team before she travelled to the Sand Village with them. But it seems Team Seven missed her this time around. So, being the gentleman he was, Neji decided to pick her up.

Rather than explaining the situation in words, he handed her the Mission Scroll and let her understand the situation by herself, and if her rising pale expression was anything to go by, she really did. 

“What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Temari yelled, handing him over the scroll before she was about to run on foot, making Neji sigh as he stopped her by the arm.

She turned to glare at him.

"Calm down, squirrel." He flickered a finger in her forehead. “Grab on, we’re gonna fly.”

"What-" she stopped, remembering how they dropped from the sky. “Ah… sorry. I was just…”

Neji waved it off. Of course, she was worried for her brother who had just recently started to regain his humanity. Rather, he mentally activated the Shadowclone Jutsu, creating another clone. However, the fact that he cast the Jutsu without a single hand sign seemed to break even Temari (along with others) out of her daze.

“Don’t mind it, just grab me.” Neji picked her up by the waist in a princess carry, as did two other versions of his, while the last picked up Kurai on his shoulder. 

Tenten, just like the other two human girls, stiffened at first, blushing softly at his casual touches, but didn’t protest and rather grabbed onto him tightly.

Then, he leapt in the air again, feeling the three female bodies pressing onto his own(s), each feelings separate yet on the same part of his body, with the exception of a comfy woolly feeling on one of his shoulders.

In a few more hours, he reached the Village Hidden in the Sands.

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