Konoha: Start by unlocking the caged bird

Chapter 70 How Far Away the Moon Is

"I wanted to sit here for a while before going back."

"I didn't expect you to be here. What? Are you in a bad mood?"

Hinata Yuzuru looked around, took two steps, and sat on the small swing in the park.

Because of this, I was unable to see Quan's increasingly red cheeks and his determined eyes that seemed to be making some important decision.

He kicked his legs and started swinging - in a few years, this small swing might not even be suitable for sitting on.

Quan patted the dust on his butt and carefully sat next to him. One hand grasped the rope of the swing and swayed lightly. The other hand instinctively lifted the long hair on the side facing him, revealing her small ears. The blush on his face has not gone away at this moment, and even his small earlobes are slightly red.

"It's not that I'm in a bad mood. I just think about how Yuzuru is already an outstanding ninja, while I'm still a student at the Ninja Academy."

Hinata Yuzuru was stunned for a moment, then remained silent for a moment, and said softly: "Yes, you should be in the second grade now, right?"

If nothing unexpected happens, I should have enrolled in September last year. At that time, I was still on a mission outside the village. After returning, I rushed to the Kingdom of Hot Springs again with almost no rest.

"I'm sorry I couldn't give you a school admission gift."

"No need!" Quan quickly shook his head and said anxiously, "How can you give gifts for admission?"

"Didn't I miss your birthday too? June, the first, right?" Hinata Yuzuru looked at her with a smile. Izumi was stunned for a moment, she never expected that he would remember her birthday.

"Anyway, the New Year's gift will definitely be delivered." He chuckled and said affirmatively.

Quan lowered his head slightly and hummed weakly.

She swayed slightly and hesitated for a while. The question she had originally dared to ask had reached her lips, but was forced back by his smile. She asked another question involuntarily, and whispered: "Now How strong is Yuzuru?"

"Me?" Hinata Yuzuru looked at her puzzledly.

"Yes, is it the level of Chunin, no, Jonin?" Izumi confirmed cautiously, not sure if this was polite or not.

I haven't seen her for a year and she has grown up a lot. I always feel like she is a little strange. Perhaps I should say that she is gradually growing from a naive child to a more like a young girl.

Hinata Yuzuru smiled noncommittally, stopped the swing, and pushed his glasses up: "Maybe?"

"But I think Yuzuru is much more powerful than the average jonin. Not only does he know the ninjutsu of the Hyuga family, but now he also knows medical ninjutsu and powerful eye techniques like the Byakugan."

Perhaps after chatting for a while, Quan relaxed, and finally murmured like a child with unbearable emotion: "How can I catch up with you?"

"Well, for the Uchiha clan, probably they only need to awaken three magatama." Hinata Yuzuru said in a low voice with a complicated expression.

With almost three magatama, plus a certain amount of taijutsu and ninjutsu abilities, you are a fairly qualified Uchiha jounin.

If he could open another Mangekyō, he would be even more powerful than he is now. After all, who knows what terrible power the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō would unleash?
With the use of Susanoo, coupled with the unique eye technique, facing such a Gundam that is beyond human reach, even the current Hyuga Yuzuru can only use the body-flickering technique to escape.

"Uchiha" Izumi suddenly fell silent again. After a while, she suddenly asked cautiously in a low voice: "Do you think the Uchiha clan is annoying?"

"Me?" Hinata Yuzuru was speechless for a moment. He smiled speechlessly and said, "How could that be? Why do you think so?"

She whispered like a thief: "My classmates all hate Uchiha people. I don't even dare to tell others that my mother used to be a Uchiha."

"How is Itachi doing in school?" Hinata Yuzuru asked suddenly. At the beginning of the year, Itachi said he wanted to become a ninja.

Even if he most likely only planned to study for two or three years and graduate early, he should still be Quan's classmate.

"Yeah, it's just like I said." Quan hesitated, then sighed, "Even I, because I occasionally talk with him, am disliked by my classmates."

She couldn't imagine what kind of ridicule her classmates would suffer if one day they found out that she was actually an Uchiha.

"Ah, no wonder he plays with Uchiha people, it turns out he is also a Uchiha hater!"

'I knew that the only people who could play with Uchiha were gloomy freaks like him!'

Quan was a little scared.

Unlike Itachi and Yuzuru, Izumi, who is a little more precocious but not as overly precocious as these two monsters, is ultimately just a child who cannot ignore the opinions of his peers.

Even Itachi could hardly be said to have been unaffected by such an environment.

"Really?" Hinata Yuzuru pushed hard on the swing, waited until he reached the highest point, took a deep leap, flew high, and landed easily without any effort.

“Don’t worry too much about what other people think, especially if you think their ideas are wrong.”

He chuckled and turned to look at Quan: "Use your eyes to distinguish what is right and what is wrong."

"Perhaps one day, I will also be condemned by thousands of people and stand on the opposite side of the so-called majority of people. At that time, which side will you choose to stand on unwaveringly?"

Hyuga Yuzuru's sudden question caught Izumi off guard for a moment, but an inexplicable force in her heart still prompted her to give the answer without hesitation: "You!"

After she finished speaking, she began to feel embarrassed, but Hinata Yuzuru just smiled and nodded her head from a distance, as if he wanted her to remember today's conversation.

It was at this moment that Quan finally couldn't bear it anymore. She stood up and suddenly took a deep breath.

"Yuzuru, I want to ask you a question!"

Hinata Yuzuru was slightly stunned.

Quan's little face was filled with seriousness and solemnity. She suppressed her shame and clenched her fists tightly: "That! I mean!"

"Can the Hyuga clan really only marry their own people?"

"I-I mean, people from the Hyuga clan can't associate with people outside the Hyuga clan!?"

Her voice became quieter and quieter.

Hinata Yuzuru just looked at her, his smile becoming increasingly difficult to suppress, and finally he simply uttered a soft "ha" and helplessly reached out to push his glasses up: "So, that's the problem..."

How could he not see that the girl was struggling and suppressing something while chatting?

I just don't know what she is struggling with.

After thinking carefully for a moment, Hinata Yuzuru became serious. He hummed softly and slowly gave the answer: "In the future, it should not be like this."

Quan's attention was all attracted by the last few words. Her cheeks turned red, but he turned around lightly and walked out slowly.

"Let's go, I have to go home too, let me take you home first."

"In future training, don't be so obsessed with physical training. That's the path I'm taking right now, but it may not be suitable for you."

"How are you with your sword skills? I think Shisui's sword skills are quite good. I happen to have some free time at this time. I'll ask Shisui if I can teach you and let's practice together."

Hinata Yuzuru's words made Izumi even happier.

"Really!?"

"Well, if you want to practice, come find me at Hinata's house tomorrow afternoon. My training ground is very big."

"Thank you!"

Quan happily trotted to catch up with him, walking side by side on the dim street.

The dark and quiet streets were filled with chuckles that sounded from time to time, just like the bright moon that was not stingy with its moonlight, blooming this long night.

However, the clear bright moon visible to the naked eye seems to be very close in front of us, but how far is it from those who are admiring the moon?

At least in this world.

Not yet known.

But, no doubt.

Tonight, he will be one step closer to that position.

Hinata Yuzuru looked at the balance of free experience points, then looked at his skill bar. He had already made a choice in his mind regarding his long-awaited breakthrough.

Roll your eyes!

Today, he would use his Byakugan to break through the limits of the Hyuga clan and reach a level that few people could reach even in the Otsutsuki clan.

(End of this chapter)