Naruto: Becoming Stronger by Pampering Your Sister

"Naruto... Damn it, this guy!" Sakura clenched her fists angrily as she watched Naruto rush over, wishing she could beat him to death.

"Tch, what a nuisance, such a troublesome guy," Shikamaru muttered.

"It's alright, everything is as I expected."

"So what do we do now?"

“Naruto will draw them over there, and the people inside the fortress won’t be able to sit still either. We can find an opportunity to sneak in,” Neji said.

"But there's one more thing." Neji turned to Shikamaru and said, "There's a caravan in this area. According to intelligence, they know the location of the Grell Stone mine. Shikamaru, you need to find out more about this."

Neji then handed the ferret on his shoulder to Shikamaru, saying, "It will lead you to that caravan."

"Ugh, this is so troublesome," Shikamaru grumbled, but he still got to work quickly.

At this moment, Naruto was also besieged by a large group of tin golems and Timothy, and his situation was critical.

"Neji, aren't we going to help?" Sakura asked.

"No need, we can just sneak in when we get the chance," Neji said calmly. If Naruto were to face a life-or-death crisis, the Nine-Tails within him would not stand idly by.

Rumble~

Below, the battle between Naruto and Timothy had reached a fever pitch. At the same time, the large fortress finally moved, with rocks being blasted open and flowing down, causing a violent tremor.

"Right now."

When the fortress was not far from them, Neji and Sakura imbued their feet with chakra, jumped with all their might, and landed steadily on the fortress.

"Neji, aren't we looking for a mineral vein? What are we doing here?" Sakura asked.

"Before finding those veins, I need to obtain a Grell Stone and observe its power," Neji explained. He was also eager to know the origin of the Grell Stone and why it possessed the power to destroy half a continent.

"Oh, by the way," Neji turned around and asked, "How are Hinata and the others?"

Neji's only worry now is whether his departure will have any impact on them. Although he left a letter for Tsunade and dealt with Danzo, he is still somewhat uneasy.

"Yes, they are fine. Lady Tsunade did not list you as a rogue ninja and defended you in the best of her ability. In addition, given the status of the Hyuga clan, no one dares to make things difficult for them. It's just... they miss you very much."

Sakura truthfully said that she, like Hinata and the others, missed Neji very much, but she just didn't have the courage to say it.

"I see." Neji turned his head and led Sakura into a large ventilation shaft.

No matter where you are, a ventilation shaft is always the best place to infiltrate an enemy camp, simply because it connects to almost every room in the enemy camp.

Before long, they followed the ventilation ducts to a dimly lit, secret room filled with incubation tanks of all sizes, each containing a young child, connected by numerous pipes.

The children seemed to be asleep, unconscious, unaware of anything that was happening to them.

"What is this?" Sakura's pupils contracted when she saw this scene, and she subconsciously took a step back. It wasn't out of fear, but because the scene in front of her was too shocking.

Neji glanced at Sakura. In his eyes, this was nothing. Compared to Danzo's laboratory, this was quite merciful. Nevertheless, he still explained it to Sakura.

"Using children to train war machines? How despicable! It's utterly inhuman!" Sakura exclaimed indignantly, leaving Neji speechless and at a loss for words.

Isn't the Will of Fire also about the older generation watching from behind while the younger generation charges into battle? Almost every victory in war is built on the sacrifice of lives.

Clang!

At that moment, the door opened, and two women dressed in armor walked in. They then skillfully began operating the enormous machine, using pipes to deliver nutrients to the children inside, ensuring they wouldn't die.

"Honestly, why do we have to take care of these little brats?"

"Just bear with it. Once Lord Hyde gets those Grell Stones, we won't need these brats anymore."

The two women chatted casually for a while, quickly finished their work, and walked outside together.

"We should go too," Neji said calmly, turning and walking outside.

"Shouldn't we save these children first?" Sakura asked anxiously.

"Now is not the time."

Chapter 104 The Grell Stone Delivered to Our Doorstep

Inside the narrow passage, Neji, with his Byakugan activated, led Sakura along purposefully.

The Byakugan does indeed have a unique advantage in reconnaissance. Even though Neji was in the ventilation duct, he could clearly follow the two women without being detected by them.

"If I'm not mistaken, those two should be female knights under Hyde's command." Neji looked down at the two women through layers of obstacles.

“They all possess Grell Stones. Should we make our move now?” Neji narrowed his eyes. There were only five people in this fortress who possessed Grell Stones. With his strength, taking them all wouldn’t be difficult.

However, Neji ultimately abandoned the idea. It was too early to alert the enemy. Although Shikamaru was clever, it was unlikely that he could get the location of the mine from that caravan. In this situation, it was necessary to have a villain step in.

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

Soon, light appeared ahead of Neji and his companions. They arrived at a ventilation shaft once again. Through the shaft, Neji saw a middle-aged man wearing a monocle sitting in the main hall, listening to his subordinates' reports.

“Hyde…” Neji murmured. This attire made Neji recognize his identity at a glance.

Below, Hyde took a sip of tea and said calmly with a smile, "The damage is heavy, but these are all necessary sacrifices for building an ideal state."

Then, he turned to a female knight beside him and asked, "Has Timothy not returned yet?"

"Hmm, Lord Hyde, shall I go out and look for him?" Feng Wai asked respectfully.

“No, no need. That child won’t let me down,” Hyde said with a smile.

As if on cue, Timothy burst through the door, with Naruto following behind him.

"How come Naruto is with them?" Sakura asked in surprise.

"How could they have arrived so quickly?" Neji was taken aback. Naruto and the others should have arrived tomorrow.

"Could it be..." Neji activated his Byakugan, but didn't notice how many injuries Naruto and Timothy had.

"As expected, because of me, Naruto and Timothy didn't fall off the cliff, but I've already told him Hyde's purpose. Naruto shouldn't be so friendly with Timothy," Neji thought to himself.

At this moment, Timothy walked up to Hyde, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully, "Lord Hyde, I have discovered a very special power within this person."

"Special power?"

"Yes, Lord Hyde, please take a look."

As he spoke, Timothy suddenly drew his sword, a faint mark appearing on his right chest. Then, a bluish-green sword beam whistled as it slashed toward Naruto.

"What are you doing all of a sudden?" Naruto dodged with a backflip and said angrily.

"Show your power!" Timothy kicked off with his hind legs and appeared in front of Naruto in the blink of an eye, cleaving him in two with a single sword strike. But at that moment, Naruto suddenly turned into a puff of smoke and vanished. At the same time, another Naruto suddenly appeared from behind him and hugged him when he wasn't paying attention.

"Hehe, I'm going to be the Hokage, and today I'm going to stop you with my own hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of shadow clones appeared one after another, filling the hall to the brim.

"That's the end for you all." Dozens of Narutos said in unison. This shocking scene naturally stunned Hyde and the others, who had never dealt with ninjas before, and they were secretly amazed by this power.

"So it was a shadow clone. We can take advantage of the situation to enter the fortress and wipe them out in one fell swoop. I didn't expect Naruto to have become so smart in just over a month." Neji couldn't help but admire him. Training with Jiraiya had indeed yielded some results.

However, Naruto clearly underestimated Hyde and his group's strength. With his current power, he had no hope of winning against all five of them at the same time.

“Feng Wai, Camilla, Rank.” Hyde glanced at the three people beside him indifferently, his face very calm.

Upon hearing this, the three women revealed bloodthirsty smiles, and their forms instantly changed. One became a werewolf, one a bat-man, and the other a giant, all with terrifying and ferocious appearances and figures.

"What is that?" Sakura asked in surprise upon seeing this.

Neji replied calmly, "That's one of the uses of the Grell Stone: to mutate one's body into other species to enhance one's combat abilities."

"That Naruto?"

"He'll be fine," Neji said confidently. Hyde was still wearing a fake mask and wouldn't kill Naruto.

As expected, Naruto's shadow clones quickly disintegrated under the impact of the three outside the wind. At this moment, Timothy also broke free from Naruto's restraints and pointed his sword horizontally at Naruto's neck.

"How dare you disrespect Lord Hyde?"

"Stop, Timothy." At this moment, Hyde slowly walked over, moved the long sword that was held in front of Naruto's neck, and said to Timothy earnestly, "Timothy, fighting is not good. You can't be so rude."

Timothy knelt on one knee and said respectfully, "Yes, Lord Hyde."

Then, Hyde reached out and helped Naruto up, leading him to the window and beginning his hypocritical yet passionate speech. However, Neji had already told Naruto everything, so how could Naruto possibly believe Hyde?

"You bunch of bastards, what kind of ideal state is this? You think the death of your comrades can be dismissed with a so-called noble sacrifice for the ideal state? I will not agree with you. In my eyes, my comrades are the most important, and I will never let them die in vain."

Naruto yelled and smashed the glass window in front of him with a punch, then jumped down. But his voice clearly reached Timothy and the others.

"I will definitely stop you."

“Lord Hyde, he…” Timothy began, but Hyde interrupted him: “It’s alright, Timothy. The process of building an ideal country is always difficult and will not be understood by others. Time will make him understand everything.”

"Yes, Lord Hyde."

“Speaking of which, I have a task for you.” Hyde patted Timsey on the shoulder and said, “There’s a caravan nearby that knows the location of the Grell Stone mine. I need you to make a trip there.”

"Yes, Lord Hyde, I will absolutely not let you down," Timothy assured him in a deep voice, and then left.

After he left, Hyde's originally kind face instantly turned extremely gloomy, and he said to his female knights in a sinister tone, "Find that brat and kill him."

Neji, who witnessed all of this, smirked and left the fortress with Sakura.

Grell's Stone delivered itself to my doorstep.

Chapter 105 The Storm Is Brewing

In the silent mountains, three tall female knights were walking briskly. They were the three outsiders who had been ordered by Hyde to attack Naruto.

"It's just dealing with a little brat, do we really need to send all three of us out? I can handle that brat by myself," Feng Wai said dismissively.

"Well, don't say that. That kid is actually not bad." Camilla chuckled in a seductive tone.

"Shut up, all of you. Hurry up and finish this task so we can go back and report," Rank said impatiently.

The three were very fast. Although they were not ninjas, in terms of physical ability, they were no different from ninjas with the Grell Stone.

But then, their vision suddenly focused on a large tree in the distance, where two figures stood: a man in a white robe and a woman with cherry blossom-colored hair.

"That headband, like that blond brat, is it an enemy?" Camilla paused, then laughed, "Consider it an appetizer."

After learning Neji's identity, they consciously categorized him as an enemy, with Camilla even recklessly rushing over.

However, at that moment, a melodious tune entered their ears, causing them to stop in their tracks and freeze in place, their eyes revealing fear.

The Magic Flute: Dreamy Sound Lock!