C295 War! the Country of Thunder Declares War!

Neji and Ino followed the map provided by the Second Hokage, arriving at a secluded spot in the hinterlands of Konoha.

The area was stark and desolate.

"This place... I remember it."

Neji blinked, the memory vivid.

For this was the very spot where, forty years later, Neji would seek Gu Jie's expertise in swordsmanship.

"Sword techniques..