Hinata: I'm in charge of Konoha.

Really?!

"Then I declare, Hinata, from today onwards, you are my best friend, Ino's best friend!"

Upon hearing Hinata's words, Ino patted her meager chest vigorously and assured her.

Young Ino didn't have a long, beige ponytail like in the future; instead, she had short hair, which made her look somewhat boyish and even a bit like a big sister.

But one thing is undeniable: Ino has been beautiful since she was a child.

"Huh?"

"So Ino didn't consider me her best friend before?"

"I thought Ino was cute from the first moment I saw her."

Hinata feigned sadness on her face.

"Ah, no... that's not how it is..."

"I...I...I didn't..."

Seeing this, Ino hurriedly tried to explain, but the young Ino had no idea how to express her thoughts. She looked completely helpless and almost cried in the end.

"Ino is really cute, but it's okay."

"I wouldn't mind. After all, who would entrust all their trust to someone the moment they meet them?"

Hinata stopped teasing Ino and offered words of comfort.

"Really? Really?"

When Ino heard Hinata speak like that, the expression on her face that looked like she was about to cry eased slightly, but she still looked aggrieved.

"Yes, that's right."

Hinata smiled and nodded, reaching out to tuck a strand of Ino's hair behind her ear.

Hehe~~

Feeling Hinata's fingers gently slide from her forehead to behind her ear, Ino felt a strange sensation arise inexplicably.

Sasuke, whom I was just admiring, suddenly doesn't seem so cool anymore...

Furthermore, Hinata looks incredibly cute, but she's always acting fierce towards the boys in her class...

Hinata looks even cuter like this!

-

Hinata bid farewell to Ino and began her journey home.

She wasn't lying to Ino; she really did need to go back to train.

Furthermore, Hinata truly wouldn't compete with Ino for Sasuke.

Let Naruto chase after Sasuke and all that.

Furthermore, Hinata viewed Ino's claim that Sasuke liked her as nothing more than a young boy's vague, innocent affection.

I'll give him a couple of hard punches and leave him with black eyes; I guarantee the punches will cure him instantly.

"You're back?"

"How so?"

Hinata, who had just returned to the Hyuga clan's territory, saw Hyuga Hiashi standing at the clan's main gate.

Judging from his appearance, he must have been waiting here ever since Hinata left.

"no problem!"

"My dear father, you should have faith in your daughter!"

Hinata pouted at her father's distrust.

"..."

Hiashi Hyuga looked at Hinata, a subtle expression appearing on his face.

Doesn't he know what kind of person Hinata is?

Tell me about it in detail.

As the father and daughter walked along the clan's paths, Hiashi Hyuga remained somewhat uneasy.

"It's nothing serious, I just mentioned a few times that the First Generation Lord had power but no brains."

Hinata waved her hand dismissively.

???

Hiashi Hyuga froze upon hearing this, stopping in his tracks. Hinata turned around and looked at her elderly father with some confusion.

"You said that... in front of the Third Hokage?"

Hiashi Hyuga was on the verge of collapse.

No, my daughter!

Why do you blurt out everything?

He wondered if he should remarry and have a son for the family.

"yes."

Hinata didn't take it to heart.

Speak human language to humans, and ghost language to ghosts; tell the truth to your own father.

Aside from her elderly father, she has a very good grasp of the appropriate balance when it comes to others!

"...It's alright now."

Hiashi Hyuga looked up at the sky and sighed deeply, feeling that the future was bleak and hopeless.

Father, I have failed you...

I failed to teach Hinata properly...

It's all my fault...

Hinata looked at her father in confusion, not understanding why his whole body was covered in a grayish-white, petrified appearance.

But who cares? Anyway, with me around, my dear dad will definitely live to be a hundred!

"Perfect timing, my dear father, I've already made Neji cry several times already."

"You'll be my opponent this time."

Hinata, thinking about training, grabbed Hiashi Hyuga's arm and dragged him toward the training ground.

Ok?

Hinata wants me to be her opponent?

Hiashi Hyuga's spirits lifted, and his eyes immediately flashed with a fierce light.

He has always adhered to the Hyuga clan's rule that children should not be laid hands on, and has never laid a hand on Hinata.

Therefore, he allowed Hinata to almost ride roughshod over him and do whatever she wanted, simply because he patiently and earnestly taught Hinata to correct her bad habits and become a well-mannered and polite Hyuga.

just now……

at last!

I've got my chance!

"Forget it, I'll go find that 'Master She' and see how strong he is."

As if sensing a great crisis, Hinata instantly became extremely vigilant, letting go of her father's arm and running towards the training ground.

Watching his daughter's figure disappear quickly, Hiashi Hyuga felt the breath he had just managed to catch in his throat.

Where is the doctor?

I need heart treatment!

-

Neji isn't in a good mood right now.

He had thought he would be happy that his cousin didn't ask him to be her cultivation partner.

but……

Where did this guy come from, the one opposite his adorable yet cruel sister?!

In the training ground, Hinata and Toneri, one in black and one in white, stood facing each other.

Neji stared intently at Toneri, who was dressed in a white training uniform.

He didn't know when this guy had joined his family.

But that doesn't matter!

He was the one who was standing opposite Hinata before!

It's him!

It's him! !

"Hinata, please forgive me."

"I won't hold back."

Sheren adopted a stance that resembled a gentle fist, yet was not quite a gentle fist, his expression both gentle and firm.

As far as he was concerned, since his father had left him with this distant relative on Earth, he had to do his duty.

Aside from not causing trouble for distant relatives, he would try his best to grant the requests of his Japanese uncle and Hinata's sister, as long as they weren't excessive.

Hinata's request to become her training partner is perfectly reasonable.

And in order to give Hinata ample training experience

He, Otsutsuki Toneri, will show no mercy!

"That's perfect."

Hinata's eyes flashed with a fierce light as she adopted the starting stance of Gentle Fist Bagua Palm.

Hinata didn't have any good feelings towards this sycophant.

Of course, it would be best if we could nip the opponent's little schemes in the bud in one battle!

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

Sensing Hinata's fighting spirit, Toneri, who had been strictly trained by his father since childhood, became slightly serious.

He could clearly sense from the chakra emanating from Hinata that this girl, who was about his age, was...

Not inferior to him!