Hinata: I'm in charge of Konoha.

night.

A dense forest somewhere.

In the silent, dark forest, the space suddenly became abnormal. Like a vortex, the space twisted and created out of thin air, and a pitch-black figure that seemed to blend into the night emerged from it.

"It seems even the Third Hokage can't stop you, Obito."

As this figure appeared, another figure emerged from the ground and appeared in front of the man whose real name was Uchiha Obito.

But to call this creature human would be a stretch. Its black and white face was topped with short, bright green hair, and there were two huge aloe vera-like leaves on either side of its head. It looked like a true vegetative state.

"Call me Uchiha Madara."

Obito Uchiha glanced at Zetsu with cold eyes, his voice tinged with icy intent.

"Yes, Lord Madara, what are your plans next?"

"Itachi Uchiha is still waiting for you."

Faced with Obito Uchiha's domineering attitude, he had no intention of resisting and answered cooperatively, even saying that someone was waiting for him.

"Just send a White Zetsu to take that guy to Amegakure."

"As for what happens next..."

Obito Uchiha didn't hesitate much and gave the order directly.

He has already won over Uchiha Itachi, but now he has more important things to do.

Obito Uchiha thought of the little girl with the Byakugan activated during the day, and a shadow crossed his eyes.

The little girl who saw his true face must be eliminated.

"How's the intelligence gathering going?"

Obito Uchiha looked at Zetsu and spoke.

"The collection is complete."

"Hinata Hyuga is six years old this year. She is the daughter of Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she should be the next head of the Hyuga clan."

"Exceptionally talented."

"Much stronger than you were back then, Obito."

In just half a day, Zetsu had already learned all the information about Hinata.

"Call me Uchiha Madara."

Obito Uchiha reminded him once again.

"Yes, Lord Madara."

"According to White Zetsu's intelligence, Hinata Hyuga is now under the heavy protection of Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"It might be difficult to penetrate deep into Konoha and take down this brat."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had just finished deploying security measures for Hinata when Zetsu had already gained complete control of the situation.

"Who is responsible for protecting this brat?"

"Is that Hiruzen Sarutobi himself?"

The "some difficulties" mentioned by Zetsu were only some difficulties, not completely impossible. In Obito Uchiha's eyes, Hinata had gone from a little brat to a dead brat the moment she saw his face.

"No……"

-

Konoha

Konoha Residential Building

"Hey, you over there..."

"I heard you're a student of the Fourth Hokage?"

Hinata sank into the sofa, holding a roll of paper and munching on potato chips, and spoke to the white-haired young man standing at the window not far away, seemingly looking at something.

"I don't call it feeding."

"My name is Kakashi Hatake."

The young man, with white hair obscuring his face and only one eye visible, turned to look at the kid waving at him in the living room, his dark eyes filled with a hint of indifference.

Kakashi Hatake.

A disciple of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, and the son of Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, he became a Jonin at the young age of twelve.

Compared to his 27-year-old appearance in the original work, he is only 21 years old now and has just left the Anbu to become a mission ninja, so he has not yet become the kind of lewd guy who would use the Thousand Years of Death on Naruto in the future.

"That's not important."

Hinata shook her head, nonchalantly waving the scroll in her hand at Kakashi:

Did the Fourth Hokage teach you this?

Kakashi's gaze fell on the scroll in Hinata's hand.

Flying Thunder God Technique.

"I was taught, but I still didn't learn it."

Kakashi's words carried a coldness that kept people at arm's length.

Even the fact that the scroll of the Flying Thunder God Technique appeared in a child's hands did not arouse his interest in the slightest.

"Then you're really bad. Even though the Fourth Hokage personally taught you, you still couldn't learn it."

Hinata pursed her lips upon seeing this, and spoke without hesitation.

Hinata knew, of course, that Kakashi couldn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique; she was just bored and wanted to find someone to banter with.

"..."

Kakashi remained silent.

Hinata Natsu stood to the side, and seeing her young mistress's illness recurring, a bead of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Kakashi-kun, Hinata didn't mean that."

Hyuga Natsumi tried to explain to Kakashi.

"It's nothing, I didn't take it to heart."

Kakashi shook his head to indicate that he didn't mind Hinata's words.

"Miss, it's time for you to go to sleep."

Seeing that Kakashi didn't take it to heart, Hyuga Natsu breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Hinata and whispered a reminder.

"Hi hi hi~~"

Hinata waved her hand, looking completely indifferent.

"etc."

Just as Hinata was about to pack up and go back to her room to sleep, Kakashi suddenly called out to her.

"What's wrong?"

Hinata turned to look at Kakashi, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Compared to the current cold and unapproachable Kakashi, Hinata still finds the lewd man from her memories more amusing.

"If you want to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, I can recommend Genma and the others to you after I'm done with these next few days."

The Genma that Kakashi mentioned refers to Genma Shiranui, Raido Namiashi, and Iwashi Tei.

These three were once part of Minato Namikaze's Hokage's bodyguards, and together they could use the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Hinata blinked, somewhat bewildered.

She forgot about these three people because they had such a low profile in the story.

"Oh, thank you..."

Hinata was surprised to find that Kakashi, who seemed unapproachable, was actually quite kind-hearted.

Go to sleep.

Kakashi glanced at the small figure that had entered the bedroom, then stood alone by the window, gazing at the dark night outside, a hint of melancholy on his face.

Having just escaped from the Anbu, I thought I would become an ordinary mission ninja, but unexpectedly, the Hokage assigned me to be the captain of the guard team protecting the eldest daughter of the Hyuga main family.

I wonder when this mission will ever end...

"Kakashi-kun, you must be tired."

"I've prepared some food; you can have some with me if you don't mind."

After settling Hinata in, Hyuga Natsuya brought some food from the kitchen and placed it on the table before speaking to Kakashi.

"...Thank you very much, Miss Xia."

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then walked over.

Protecting Hinata is likely to be a long-term task. If the Uchiha clan with the Sharingan and mastery of space-time techniques is not eliminated, Kakashi may stay by Hinata's side for a considerable period of time until she gains the ability to protect herself.

Therefore, it is also necessary to maintain good relationships with the people around Hinata Hyuga.

This is also one of the reasons why Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted Kakashi to leave the Anbu.

Kakashi cannot live in darkness forever.