The Byakugan Princess of Konoha

Gato must have been unable to make it in other countries, which is why he came to the Land of Waves to become king and dominate.

In fact, Kakashi knew that Gato was in the Land of Waves. The Land of Waves is very close to the Land of Fire, so Konoha naturally had information about the Land of Waves.

However, a minor character like Gato only has a few samurai by his side. He could easily handle not only Kakashi and Hinata, but even Naruto and Sasuke.

If it were just Kado, this mission to the Land of Waves would really be considered a C-rank mission.

Konoha wasn't paying attention to the Land of Waves, so naturally they wouldn't know that Gato had hired a ninja of Zabuza's caliber.

Konoha probably never expected Gato to be so audacious. Wasn't he afraid that Zabuza would kill him and then seize his family fortune?

In fact, Zabuza did have such thoughts, but he had not yet completely taken control of all of Gato's businesses, so he did not take action.

For a ninja, traveling from Konoha to the Land of Waves at full speed would only take two or three days, but Tazuna was just an ordinary person, so the entire journey took more than three weeks.

Hinata disliked this mission more and more; it was time-consuming, paid little, and most importantly, dangerous.

While Tazuna's actions were for the sake of his country, and his concealment of the mission could be considered understandable, his behavior was still irresponsible towards the lives of ninjas.

Hinata really didn't have a good impression of him.

Hinata, however, dared not show it at all.

The future Seventh Hokage was watching from the sidelines. This idiot wouldn't think that far ahead. He would only think that Gato was hateful and Tazuna was pitiful, and he would definitely help them.

If your boss is an idiot, that's a great thing, but if your teammates are also idiots, that's really tough.

The group of five hiked along the main road, traveling during the day and camping at night, or resting in towns they passed through.

Naruto and Sasuke were initially quite excited, as this was the first time they had ever been so far from Konoha.

But after only a few days, their enthusiasm was worn down by the endless journey.

Hinata, on the other hand, was in high spirits. Since it was a trip and no elders from the Hyuga clan were with her, Hinata completely let loose, enjoying herself and eating and drinking along the way. She didn't seem like she was on a mission at all.

They were almost at the border of Konoha, and once they crossed the sea, they would enter the Land of Waves, but the Demon Brothers still hadn't appeared.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Hinata was thinking about the Demon Brothers when they arrived.

There was a very obvious puddle of water. When the five of them passed by, Hinata noticed that Kakashi glanced at the puddle.

Then Kakashi ended up at the very back of the group.

Hinata slowed her pace and followed Kakashi.

Kakashi: "..."

Kakashi glanced sideways at Hinata and asked, "What are you doing following me?"

"Huh? Huh?" Hinata looked confused and asked, "What do you mean I'm going with you? Aren't we going to the Land of Waves with Uncle Tazuna?"

Haha! Actually, I also want to be killed by the Ghost Brothers.

But let me make this clear first, I'm not doing this to be lazy, I'm doing it to train Naruto and Sasuke, I'm doing this for their own good!

Chapter Forty-Eight: Little Axe Comes Out to Cause Trouble

The group of five moved away from the water. Two punks slowly emerged from the water, their eyes cold and their bodies radiating a faint but palpable killing intent.

The key point is that the two of them were still tightly embracing each other.

If we say that Kakashi and Guy, Naruto and Sasuke, and Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were the three couples who ultimately did not end up together for various reasons...

Then the Ghost Brothers can be said to have truly achieved their goal.

Hinata had been pondering a question.

Kakashi and Guy never married; Naruto and Sasuke got married, but Sasuke was unwilling to return to Konoha; Hashirama Senju got married, but Madara Uchiha remained single.

Moreover, Madara Uchiha was not only single, but he also left Konoha and eventually fought a life-or-death battle with Hashirama Senju.

Could there be some unspeakable secret behind this?

The two demon brothers had their arms linked together by iron chains. One of them leaped up and instantly used the chains to tightly bind Hinata and Kakashi.

The iron chain had extremely sharp blades. With a forceful tug, the demon brothers tore Kakashi and Hinata apart instantly, their flesh and blood splattering everywhere and their limbs flying wildly.

The Ghost Brothers are confident of a double kill!

"Kakashi-sensei!"

"Hinata—"

Naruto, Sasuke, and Tazuna were all stunned by what they saw, and they even forgot to think.

The demon brothers appeared silently behind Naruto and cruelly said, "The third one to take the bait!"

Just as the demon brothers were about to finish off Naruto, Naruto, though so frightened he forgot to fight back, suddenly experienced a violent fluctuation in his chakra. Before the demon brothers' attack even arrived, a red, almost tangible chakra surged from Naruto's body.

Hinata was hiding in the woods, watching with great interest, but she never expected Naruto to suddenly unleash the Nine-Tails.

Red chakra, like nine tails, surged out of Naruto's body, and the Demon Brothers were directly blasted away by this massive and violent chakra, falling to the ground on the spot.

"You actually killed Hinata—"

For Naruto, Hinata was not only his... uh... well, she was also the first person to acknowledge him, and the first person to give him a glimmer of warmth during Naruto's loneliest and darkest time.

Therefore, Naruto has always regarded Hinata as a very important person.

Witnessing Hinata being brutally murdered by the demon brothers, Naruto couldn't suppress his killing intent for a moment, and Kurama took advantage of the situation, leaking a trace of his chakra.

"not good!"

Hinata was somewhat annoyed, and felt that her joke might have gone a bit too far.

Although Hinata used to enjoy teasing people, those were all harmless jokes, and she always kept things within limits and never went too far.

Hinata is a kind person at heart.

Hinata was only thinking about slacking off and pretending to be killed by the Oni Brothers, but she ignored Naruto's feelings.

It would be strange if Naruto didn't go berserk after witnessing the most important person in his life being brutally murdered by the enemy.

It has been twelve years, and the Bagua seal left by Minato Namikaze has long since loosened.

Hinata and Kakashi quickly appeared. Hinata looked at Naruto with concern and asked, "Naruto, are you alright?"

Hinata?

Seeing that Hinata was still alive, Naruto's expression improved considerably, and the violent emotions within him gradually subsided. The Nine-Tails' chakra also returned to Naruto's body.

Hinata patted Naruto on the shoulder and said with concern, "You scared me to death just now."

Naruto grinned sheepishly, scratched his head, and said, "I'm fine! Thank you, Hinata!"

Hinata sighed inwardly: What an idiot, he got into trouble himself and still wants to thank me.

Thinking about it this way, Hinata couldn't help but feel a little sad.

For Naruto, even if he is seriously injured, as long as someone expresses concern, he will not feel the pain.

Forget it, I'd better not bully him anymore!

No, that won't do either. We haven't avenged our life-or-death feud with Konohamaru yet.

Hinata stroked her chin, "Hmm! It seems there's still a lot to learn about this!"

Hinata knew that Naruto needed recognition and encouragement, not pity. So she punched Naruto's shoulder with her fist and said sweetly, "You were pretty good just now! You knocked those two away in one go."

"Hehe!" Naruto chuckled foolishly.

Sasuke was feeling very uncomfortable at that moment.

Hinata goes without saying; her strength is far beyond his reach.

Sasuke originally thought that with Naruto, the underdog, around, his strength would at least rank in the top three of the team.

Naruto's Shadow Clone Technique was already very powerful, and Sasuke felt a chill run down his spine from that chakra burst just now, as if he would be killed at any moment.

"Naruto..."

Sasuke clenched his fists, his face filled with resentment. What have I been doing all these years? Why can't I even compare to Naruto?

Kakashi looked at Tazuna with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Tazuna."

"what's up?"

"I have something to tell you!"

Kakashi glanced at the already dead Demon Brothers and said calmly, "They were Chunin from Kirigakure, known for fighting to the death. Mr. Tazuna, I didn't expect you to be targeted by ninjas. C-rank missions usually involve encountering thieves and wandering samurai, but this is a B-rank or higher mission."

"You may have your own unavoidable difficulties, but this puts us in a difficult position as well."

Upon hearing this, Hinata immediately adopted a weak and pitiful demeanor, saying, "It's too early for us to undertake such a mission. I think we should forget about it. I almost got killed just now!"

Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke: "..."

Are you sure you're not just trying to be lazy?

Kakashi chimed in, "Yeah! This is going to be a tough situation!"

Regardless, Naruto has unleashed the power of the Nine-Tails, and the seal within him has loosened. At this point, he must return to the village.

Sasuke trembled with excitement. Hinata was so amazing, and Naruto had even surpassed him. Why was this happening?

Shouldn't I also become stronger?

I practice ninjutsu so hard every day at home, why did I lose to them?

After a long pause, Sasuke suddenly calmed down, looked at Kakashi coldly, and said, "Kakashi-sensei, let's continue the mission!"

Unfortunately, Kakashi wouldn't care about Sasuke's opinion at this point.

Naruto looked at Sasuke, then at Kakashi, and said earnestly, "Kakashi-sensei..."

Before Naruto could finish speaking, Tazuna suddenly said, "Teacher, I want to talk to you about something, it's related to the mission..."

Hinata saw that both Naruto and Sasuke wanted to continue the mission. Sasuke wanted to prove himself, but Naruto's desire might stem from his arrogance.

Even Naruto didn't know why he suddenly exploded with power and easily defeated two Chunin from Kirigakure... Am I that powerful now?

Hinata struggled bitterly, saying, "Kakashi-sensei, what if the enemy sends out dozens of Jonin? We'll be wiped out!"