XX-level Hokage

Mashiro sat down, then suddenly remembered something and turned to greet Shino, "Good morning, Shino." "Good morning, Mashiro."

Speaking of Shino, he's the easiest character to gain favor with among all the main characters. You don't need to cater to his preferences or use any tricks. Just greet him every day and give him a sense of presence, and his favorability will keep rising.

Mashiro successfully built good relationships with everyone in her class during her sixth year, including Sasuke. [Name: Kiba Inuya]

Gender: Male Age: 11 Affection Level: 60 Relationship: Unrequited love

Favorability Bonus (50): Improved Throat, Hearing, and Vision (Already Obtained)

Affection Reward (90): Summoning Beast Potential Increase [Name: Nara Shikamaru]

Gender: Male Age: 11 Affection Level: 50 Relationship: Friends

Favorability Reward (50): Intelligence Boost (Already Obtained) Favorability Reward (90): Shadow Manipulation Technique

Mashiro looked at Sasuke, and Sasuke was also looking at Mashiro. [Name: Uchiha Sasuke]

Gender: Male Age: 11 Affection Level: 70 Relationship: Siblings

Affection Reward (50): Fire Ninjutsu Mastery, Genjutsu Mastery (Already Obtained) Affection Reward (90): Yin Attribute Chakra

Mashiro was not surprised at all by Sasuke's level of affection; in fact, she thought it was a bit low. The Uchiha clan has always had incredibly strong emotions, to the point of being pathological.

Their eyes met, and Sasuke silently moved closer.

During outdoor class, watching Mashiro surrounded by everyone, Sakura went to the restroom alone. Mashiro, her greatest enemy in this life.

Sakura didn't know what was wrong. In a flash, her friends, her best friend, the person she liked, and even the person she had always liked, all left her, but she couldn't do anything about it.

Now Sakura can only sit alone in the toilet stall, silently grieving. "Knock knock knock."

There was a knock on the door of the toilet stall where Sakura was.

"Someone's there," Sakura said irritably. *Click*

The cubicle door was still pushed open. "You..."

Sakura was about to angrily rebuke the person who opened the door, but when she saw Mashiro's face, she swallowed back the words she was about to say.

"I'm in the bathroom," Sakura said.

"Sakura, you don't want to be separated from Sasuke, do you?"

Mashiro walked into the cubicle, closed the door, and said to Sakura, "What are you talking about?" Sakura asked, puzzled.

"After we graduate this year, we'll be divided into classes of three. What are your chances of being in the same class as Sasuke?" Mashiro said with a smile.

"I...I don't know," Sakura replied, indicating that she hadn't thought about these things yet.

"I can help you, I can put you in the same class as Sasuke," Mashiro said enticingly. Xiaolou didn't say anything.

“Sakura seems to really like things from the Yunzhi family, but things from the Yunzhi family are very expensive. Sakura must be short of money. I have a lot of money here, you can have it all.” Mashiro took out a lot of silver notes from her pocket and placed them in front of Sakura.

"What do you want to do?" Sakura's voice trembled slightly. She didn't understand what Mashiro wanted to do—helping her team up with Sasuke and offering her money. Mashiro patted Sakura's hair, forcing her to look up. Looking into Sakura's eyes, Mashiro said, "Listen to me, all of this can be yours."

Looking into Mashiro's pure, unblemished eyes, Sakura felt a sudden, inexplicable fear. She pushed Mashiro away and ran out of the restroom. Mashiro wasn't angry. She said to Sakura's retreating figure, "You'll come back for me."

For the next few classes, Sakura seemed distracted. She glanced at Mashiro, but Mashiro acted as if nothing was wrong, continuing to chat with the people around her.

After school, Sakura was walking home.

Suddenly a middle-aged woman blocked her way.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Sakura asked, wanting nothing more than to get home as quickly as possible.

"Miss Haruno Sakura? My name is Sato Yoshiko, and I work for the Yunzhi family. Could you please come over here for a moment? I have something to discuss with you." Sato Yoshiko pulled Haruno Sakura along and led her into a nearby alley.

"Um, what's the matter?" Sakura asked, pulling her hand away from Sato Yoshiko's as they entered the alley.

“Miss Haruno Sakura, you now owe the Yunzhi family a total of 60,000 taels, including interest. When will you repay it?” Sato Yoshiko said to Sakura. 60,000 taels?! When did I ever owe you any money?! Sakura's face was filled with disbelief.

"Two years ago, you signed up for our 'buy now, pay later' program. Over the years, you've purchased clothes, toys, small jewelry, and snacks worth 55,000 taels from our store. With the interest over these two years and the service fee, the total is 62,000 taels. As a thank you to our loyal customers, we're waiving 2,000 taels, so you now owe a total of 60,000 taels," said Yoshiko Sato.

As Sato Yoshiko spoke, Sakura's face turned pale. She remembered that Yunzhi's shop opened a couple of years ago. The clothes and jewelry inside were very beautiful, but also very expensive. Many girls in her class used owning things from Yunzhi's shop as a status symbol, and Xiaolou was no exception. She begged her parents many times, but they were unwilling to spend money on such useless things. Therefore, Sakura could only feel jealous in her heart when faced with her friend's boasting.

However, during a shopping trip to Yunzhi's store with Ino, while Ino was trying on clothes and Sakura was waiting outside, a salesperson came to tell her about a service that allowed her to buy first and pay later. Sakura, who was initially hesitant, impulsively activated the service after hearing Namino's laughter from the fitting room, thinking that she could buy first and pay later.

Time and time again, Sakura couldn't help but buy more and more things, and her debts grew larger and larger.

"Excuse me, could you postpone this for a while? I'm graduating soon, and once I become a servant, I can carry out missions, and then I can repay you," Sakura said to Sato Yoshiko.

“Ms. Haruno Sakura, no, your agreed time has passed. If you don’t repay the money, then I will have no choice but to take other measures,” said Sato Yoshiko.

"But I really don't have that much money right now?" Xiaolou pleaded with Sato Yoshiko.

"That's not within my consideration. You don't have it, but I can inform your parents, who should, and your classmates. There should be many children from wealthy families among your classmates," Yoshiko Sato said coldly.

When Sato Yoshiko said she was going to tell her parents and classmates, Sakura quickly said, "No, don't tell anyone, I'll pay you back."

Seeing this, Sato Yoshiko nodded in satisfaction and said, "You'll be welcome to visit Yunzhi's house in two days." Then Sato Yoshiko left the alley, leaving Xiaolou alone, looking utterly dejected.

During dinner, Sakura was still absent-minded.

"Sakura, Sakura, why are you so distracted?" Haruno said to the dazed Sakura. "It's nothing," Sakura replied with a forced smile.

"If anything happens, you must tell us," Haruno Mebuki said. After finishing their meal, Haruno Akira suddenly took out a box and handed it to Sakura.

Sakura took the box and asked, "What's this?" "Open it and see," Haruno Mebuki said with a laugh.

Sakura opened the box. Inside was a very beautiful cheongsam, and on it was a card with a large snowflake pattern. "You've always wanted clothes from the Yukiori family for years, but their clothes are a bit too expensive for us commoners, so your father..."

"I've been secretly saving money, thinking of buying you a dress from their brand when you graduate," Haruno Meibuki said.

Looking at the clothes in the box, Sakura's tears kept falling.

That night, Sakura lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Finally, she thought of someone—her last hope. The next day, at noon after school, Sakura went to Mashiro, who was packing her things.

"Mashiro-kun, could you please stay a little longer? I have something to tell you," Sakura said curtly to Mashiro.

Mashiro's lips curled into a faint smile. "Hinata, you should go back now."

After getting Hinata out of the way, Sakura and Mashiro were left alone in the classroom for a short while. "Come here for a second."

Sakura brought Mashiro to the restroom.

Stepping into a restroom stall, Sakura looked down at Mashiro and said, "Um, Mashiro-kun, could you lend me some money?"

"How much?" "Sixty thousand."

"sure"

"Really? Thank you so much, Mashiro. I'll definitely pay you back after I graduate." Sakura was incredibly excited to receive Mashiro's reply.

“No need to pay it back,” Mashiro said. Sakura’s expression tensed up.

"What do you mean by 'no need to pay it back,' Mashiro-kun?"

"Do you remember what I said yesterday?" Mashiro reached out and pinched Sakura's chin.

Sakura's face kept changing color, finally turning pale. She had to grasp at this only straw. "Remember..."

Sakura said in a hollow tone.

Mashiro removed her right shoe and sock, revealing her flawless, jade-white sole. "Lick."

Sakura hesitated for a moment, then finally lowered her head.

Walking home, I looked at the many shops around me. In these six years, Mashiro has done nothing, yet she has accomplished a lot.

In her previous life, Mashiro loved to take advantage of everything. Therefore, with Li Mo's memories, Kakuzu, Kadoka, and the Hyuga clan's endorsement, many novel industries emerged in Konoha, including ice cream shops selling snacks, Shinmeiya selling novel toys, and Yunzhi family selling clothes and jewelry.

Chapter Six: Hinata (Part 1)

The economic base determines the superstructure. While commerce may not hold a decisive position in the ninja world, it plays an irreplaceable role.

This effect, at a certain level, will transform into Mashiro's influence.

Mashiro currently lacks both a high social standing and significant power, so she turned to business. Fortunately, she knew a businessman who would never refuse her terms: her former finance minister, Kado.

Mashiro found him through the shadow ninja and reached a cooperation agreement with him in the name of Uchiha Zero. The cooperation involved Mashiro's ideas and Gato's capital, which were used to infiltrate Konoha through the Hyuga clan.

These novel industries have enriched the lives of Konoha's citizens and brought a lot of tax revenue to the village. Therefore, Mashiro believes that even if the Third Hokage has some doubts, he will not take any action. Of course, this is not necessarily the case if it is Danzo.

After receiving the reward of enhanced vision, hearing, and smell, Mashiro, under the observation of the Byakugan, could sense that there were eyes watching over the Hyuga clan.

But this won't last long.

Back at the Hyuga residence, Hiashi was already waiting at the door. "Father," Mashiro greeted Hiashi with a smile.

Hiashi looked at Mashiro and said after a moment, "I heard you've been teaching ninjutsu to the branch family members recently?"

"Yes, Father, since the members of the branch family can't fully utilize the Byakugan's abilities, why not have them abandon Gentlemanly Arts and learn Ninjutsu? This would increase the strength of our Hyuga clan." Mashiro explained, looking directly into Hiashi's eyes.

Hiashi slapped Shinji across the face with such force that blood trickled from the corner of Shinji's mouth.

"Do you know what you're doing? You're defaming the Hyuga clan and the Byakugan. I didn't believe it when I heard this from the clan elders. It seems you've really gone mad from studying at the Ninja Academy. Go ask your teacher for leave this afternoon. Starting tomorrow, go to the confinement room to copy the clan rules. Don't come out until you get rid of these strange thoughts." Hiashi finished speaking coldly and turned to leave.

“Yes, Father.” Mashiro said to Hiashi Han as he left.

"Young Miss, are you alright?" Hyuga Naoki, a gatekeeper of the Hyuga clan, asked with concern.

Mashiro wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and smiled at Hyuga Naoki, saying, "It's alright, Naoki. Tell the branch family members not to practice ninjutsu anymore; Koichika and the others have already noticed."

Hinata Naoki looked at Hinata Mashiro, wanting to say something, but then silently lowered his head. "Yes, Miss."

Mashiro waved his hand and walked through the Hyuga family's gate.

"Young lady, I will always support you. The Hyuga clan will become great under your leadership." Looking at Mashiro's retreating figure, Hyuga Naoki finally mustered up his courage and said.

Upon hearing Naoki's words, Mashiro turned and flashed a dazzling smile, then placed her index finger to her lips. She then turned and left, unnoticed by anyone in the strange look in her eyes.

Over the years, Shinjiro finally understood why the Hyuga clan had always upheld the Hundred Eyes. It was simple: the need for control.

The Hyuga clan's absolute rule over the branch family is based on the Byakugan. Due to the Caged Bird Seal, the branch family's Byakugan has some flaws, which allows the main family to control the life and death of the branch family through the Byakugan. Furthermore, due to the flaws in the branch family's Byakugan, the main family's strength will always be greater than that of the branch family in the taijutsu passed down in the Hyuga clan. This ensures that the main family can always maintain its dominant position when facing the branch family.

If the Hyuga clan begins to abandon taijutsu and learn ninjutsu, it's tantamount to putting the main and branch families on the same starting line, which is extremely detrimental to the main family.

It would be advantageous if several talented individuals emerged from the division of the family, potentially impacting the ruling position of the main branch.

Therefore, high-level ninjas have always been strictly forbidden in the Hyuga clan, especially in the branch family. Of course, many people in the branch family have tried to break the Caged Bird Seal by learning ninjutsu, but without exception, they have all been eliminated. So, the emergence of a main family that supports the branch family in learning ninjutsu, and that main family that is likely to become the next head of the family, is a huge hope for the entire branch family.

"Big sister, what happened? How did you get hurt?" Hinata was already waiting inside when Mashiro returned to her room. "It's nothing, I just had a little argument with our father," Mashiro said, patting Hinata's head.

Yu pushed Mashiro down onto the bed, and then, to Mashiro's astonishment, Yu stuck out her tongue and licked Mashiro's face.

After licking Mashiro's entire face, Hinata blushed and said, "Saliva, saliva can disinfect." Hinata's voice trailed off, and finally she covered her face and ran out the door.

In the afternoon, Mashiro arrived at school and first went to the office to tell Iruka that she wanted to ask for leave. Then she walked towards the classroom and bumped into Sakura, who was just coming out of the classroom. Sakura looked a little pale.