The Byakugan Princess of Konoha

How terrifying!

Will Iruka make things difficult for me in class from now on?

Hinata ran all the way home and began her evening routine: eating, training, and sleeping.

Holidays are wonderful. Although the holidays in the ninja world are only a short month long, not having to go to school means you can sleep in.

After spending seven days lounging at home, Hyuga Hiashi, along with Hinata and a group of Hyuga clan guards, set off for the capital of the Land of Fire to visit some nobles who were on good terms with the Hyuga clan.

Although this was Hinata's first time leaving Konoha, it was incredibly boring.

She was either on the road or visiting other people's homes, meeting all sorts of people, listening to their varied yet unique compliments, and still having to maintain her manners and act like a noble lady.

The outside world is vast, but it's not as fun as Konoha.

Especially when visiting these noble families, Hinata, as the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, was not allowed to leave her room except when meeting guests.

Hinata originally wanted to sneak out to play, but each time she was discovered by Tokuma Hyuga.

In the days leading up to the start of the school term, Hinata finally returned to Konoha and came back to life.

On her first day back in Konoha, Hinata gathered her friends together and organized a party at a barbecue restaurant.

Attendees included: Neji, Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Sakura, Naruto, Kiba Inuzuka, and others.

Sasuke won't be coming. As for Shino Aburame, one of the nine Konoha 1s from the same year, Hinata remembered the name but forgot about the person.

That's right!

If we don't count Sasuke, there are eight people in total, making up all nine Konoha 1s!

"Come on, come on! It's my treat today, everyone eat and drink as you please, don't be shy!"

Hinata greeted them warmly, and although they could only drink juice, Hinata acted as if she were drunk, complaining about her miserable experiences over the past few days!

"You have no idea how miserable I've been lately! You thought I left the village to have fun? Let me tell you, it wasn't... Waaaaah! I'm so miserable!"

Hinata kept groaning in pain, but wouldn't say why. The others, though unable to suppress their inner gossip, could only offer Hinata gentle words of comfort.

In particular, Ino, Sakura, Naruto, Choji, and Neji have a good relationship with Hinata, but they are not particularly smart. Neji, the only one who is relatively smart, loses his mind whenever he is around Hinata.

Ino hugged Hinata, who was playing the victim, and gently comforted her, "Hinata, don't be too sad. We'll treat you to a few good meals. Just treat the food as your tragic experience, swallow it all down, and then forget about it all!"

"Yeah yeah!"

"Hinata, don't be sad!"

Hinata looked at everyone with a tearful expression and weakly asked, "Really?"

Ino patted her chest and assured her, "Of course it's true. Consider this meal a welcome-back dinner for you. Sakura and I will invite you out shopping again tomorrow."

Hinata hugged Ino, first giving Shikamaru a 'warning' look, but then kept saying gratefully, "Thank you so much, you're all so kind to me!"

Shikamaru couldn't help but put his hand to his forehead. "You said you were treating, how did it end up being us welcoming you?"

Ino, you really need to be more careful!

Shikamaru had to admit that Hinata's cute and obedient appearance was very deceptive; no one who saw Hinata would think she was lying!

They have absolutely no sense of vigilance befitting a ninja!

Hinata was completely satisfied with the barbecue, and the pent-up frustration she had been feeling for over half a month was finally released.

People from Konoha are definitely easier to fool!

They were so enthusiastic.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Please Call Me Hinata-Sama

Time flies.

The most important thing for sixth graders is the graduation exam.

The graduation exam at the Ninja Academy is actually very simple; it only tests your ability to use ninjutsu.

In other words, it tests the Three Bodies Technique.

Ninjas are professionals who value efficiency. In subjects like academics, ninja theory, physical skills, and shuriken throwing, the school has a grasp of each student's grades through regular learning and testing.

Although the Three Body Technique is simple, it is a true ninjutsu and the only proof of whether a person is qualified to learn ninjutsu.

The graduation exam at the Ninja Academy is divided into three parts. The teacher will randomly select one technique from the Three Body Techniques. As long as the technique is successfully released, the student passes the exam.

There are three ninjutsu tests. You only need to pass one to graduate. The final test score will be based on the best one.

For students in the elite class, the graduation exam is a piece of cake.

Take Hinata for example. Hinata has already passed two tests, so she can graduate even if she doesn't take the last one.

So the atmosphere in the class was very relaxed during this period. Everywhere you could see groups of two or three students gathered together, talking excitedly about how glorious it would be to become a ninja.

But there's always an exception.

A certain student who got in through special connections failed the first two assessments.

Hinata didn't know whether Iruka did it on purpose or not. Naruto's transformation technique was excellent, and he could occasionally succeed with the substitution technique, but no matter what, Naruto could not master the clone technique.

In the midst of the joyful atmosphere, the only place with the lowest tension was Naruto's.

Hinata no longer likes sitting in the front row.

Hinata was a poor student in her previous life, so she had some misunderstandings about academic geniuses and thought that academic geniuses had to sit in the front row.

In reality, only the top students sit in the first row, while the academic geniuses sit in the last row.

In class, Hinata's best friends were Choji and Shikamaru. One was innocent and kind, the other was resourceful and clever; they had common ground and also had someone to tease.

Choji slumped listlessly on the table, refusing even his favorite potato chips.

How wonderful it would be if I could be in the same class as Shikamaru and Hinata!

Even if Choji was naive, he knew that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio could never be broken up.

After making a ruckus in the classroom for a while, Iruka walked in, holding the roster, and said to the whole class, "Listen up, the graduation exam topic is the Clone Technique. Those whose names are called, go to the classroom next door in order!"

"Oh no! What's going on?!"

When Naruto heard this news, his face looked as disgusted as if he had eaten shit.

This was Naruto's last chance, but the test turned out to be the Shadow Clone Technique, which he was least skilled at.

Hinata glanced at Naruto furtively. According to the plot, were they going to steal the Scroll of Seals tonight?

Hinata did want to go and see what was going on.

But after thinking it over carefully, Hinata gave up on this suicidal plan.

How could something as important as the Book of Sealing be stolen by a trainee ninja who isn't even a genin?

The place where the Hyuga clan stores confidential documents is heavily guarded, protected by various ninjutsu seals and sensory barriers.

Moreover, Naruto is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, such an important identity, how could he not have the protection of the Anbu?

Perhaps this was the Third Hokage testing Naruto, testing how much Naruto truly trusted the village.

Let's give Naruto a power-up too!

The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is perfect for the Uzumaki clan, whose chakra reserves are terrifyingly high.

Hinata used the Shadow Clone Technique to pass the graduation exam, guaranteeing she could outperform Sasuke and easily take first place.

Hinata could easily learn less important techniques from her family; Kakashi learned Shadow Clone Jutsu before even enrolling in school.

As for Sasuke... since no one has guided his training, Sasuke's progress over the years has actually been very slow.

As luck would have it, Naruto was in line right after Hinata.

As they left the examination room, Hinata patted Naruto on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Good luck! Believe in yourself!"

Naruto is not without talent. In fact, if it weren't for Kurama's interference, Naruto's ninjutsu talent would definitely be no less than Sasuke's.

Even someone as talented as Minato Namikaze couldn't perfect the Rasenshuriken, but Naruto developed it.

"Thank you, Hinata, you're so kind!"

Naruto was moved to tears.

Hinata was also moved to tears.

Hinata went to great lengths to build a good relationship with her future boss.

After the exam, Naruto was the only one of the twenty-seven students in the class who failed.

Even though Hinata knew the plot well, she didn't know how to comfort Naruto at this moment. She could only choose to avoid him, pretend that she didn't know about Naruto's grades, and leave school early to go home.

"Congratulations, Miss Hinata... no, I should call you Lady Hinata now! Congratulations, Lady Hinata, on successfully passing your graduation exam!"

Hinata Tokuma, that lackey, appeared out of nowhere as soon as Hinata returned home, and even prepared a graduation gift for her.

After graduating from the Ninja Academy, Hinata officially became a ninja.

From now on, please call me Hinata-sama!

Hinata accepted the gift from Hyuga Tokuma with a dark expression, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Thank you, that's kind of you!"

Hyuga Tokuma has been Hinata's bodyguard since she was very young. He has always been hardworking and loyal, and you could say he watched Hinata grow up.

But given his intelligence, he probably will never know exactly where he offended Hinata.

There's a line in "Nirvana in Fire" that goes something like this: "I may have a lot of power in my hands, but do you know whose power it is? It must be the power of the future emperor."

Hinata felt it was necessary to remind Hyuga Tokuma who he should truly be loyal to.

Unfortunately, Hinata had more important things to do today.

Back in her room, Hinata closed the doors and windows, stood in front of the full-length mirror, and stared intently at her reflection.

Yes! It's time to dress up properly.

Because she is still young, Hinata, like her anime counterpart, has short hair.

In this way, her hair won't affect her combat ability, and it will also make Hinata look even cuter.

The deceptive nature of appearance is also an essential lesson for ninjas.