The Byakugan Princess of Konoha

If we consider a ninja's running speed to be 20 meters per second, it would take them no more than ten minutes to get from the entrance of the Death Forest to the central tower.

In an environment like the Forest of Death, even if Orochimaru were a Kage-level ninja, he wouldn't be able to catch Hinata and her two companions within ten minutes.

Once they reach the tower, it will be Konoha territory. Even if Orochimaru had a lot more courage, he probably wouldn't dare to attack Hinata and the others near the tower.

After all, there would be many more opportunities to leave a cursed seal on Sasuke, so Orochimaru didn't necessarily have to make a move in the Forest of Death.

That's a perfect plan!

Sasuke nodded slightly; this was indeed a good plan.

The first team to reach the tower must have already collected both the 'Heaven' and 'Earth' scrolls. As long as they can seize them, they can pass the test.

After submitting the consent form, Hinata and her two companions received the 'Heaven' Scroll.

Following a Chunin to Gate 12, Hinata and her two companions rushed to the central tower at full speed as soon as the match began, without stopping in between.

at the same time……

At Gate 15, Orochimaru, disguised as a Grass Ninja, entered the Forest of Death and immediately dismissed two of his subordinates, searching for Sasuke alone.

"According to Kabuto's intelligence, Sasuke's team should have a Byakugan girl... I heard she's quite powerful!"

"It seems... they already know what scrolls each team has. I'm holding the 'Earth' Scroll. I wonder if cute little Sasuke will come looking for me... Hehehe!"

That's right! Logically speaking, since Hinata was in Sasuke's team, they would definitely use the Byakugan's ability to obtain information about each group in advance, and then choose the weakest group to ambush.

Orochimaru thought he had been low-key enough, and that Sasuke might think he was a weakling and come to ambush him (or her)!

"I can't wait..."

Gate 15 was not far from Gate 12, where Hinata and her two companions were. After searching the area for a while, Orochimaru quickly found the tracks left by Hinata and her companions as they ran.

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his face. "Finally found you—Sasuke!"

"Now that they've obtained intelligence on the enemy, who are they planning to ambush in this direction?"

"Maybe I can even see Sasuke's power, that's really exciting!"

Filled with doubt and curiosity, Orochimaru followed the trail left by Hinata and the others.

The deeper Orochimaru investigated, the more uneasy he felt.

Hinata and her two companions are traveling too fast; they must have already locked onto their target.

And the direction of this goal—the central tower!

"not good!"

Orochimaru was slightly annoyed. Sasuke's team's plan was not to use the Byakugan to scout out the opponent's information in advance, then sneak in to ambush them and steal their scroll.

Instead, they went straight to the central tower from the beginning and ambushed other candidates near the tower.

"Who is it?!"

Orochimaru gritted his teeth in anger. Who on earth came up with this plan?

Orochimaru was very confident that even if he went to the tower and planted the Heavenly Curse Seal on Sasuke near the tower, the people of Konoha might not be able to do anything to him.

But what if?

What if he gets held up by the people of Konoha until the Third Hokage arrives?

Moreover, Jiraiya has been investigating him all along, and he might already be in Konoha by now.

If this gets dragged on until Jiraiya and the Third Hokage arrive at the same time, wouldn't I, Orochimaru, be doomed?

The Chunin Exams bring together elite genin from many ninja villages, and Konoha will never allow the examinees to cause problems outside the scope of the exam.

The Forest of Death now houses not only a large number of Chunin Examiners, but also a significant number of Konoha Anbu members.

There may be other masters inside the central tower.

Orochimaru tracked them all the way to the vicinity of the tower. Through the gaps in the dense forest, he could clearly see Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke squatting on the ground having a barbecue. He could even faintly smell the aroma of meat and cumin.

I really want to go out and kill them!

"This chilling feeling on my back is..."

Hinata was squatting on the ground, holding a wooden stick with pieces of meat skewered on it, and was grilling it with great enthusiasm when she suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

This feeling wasn't murderous intent, but rather the feeling of being resented.

"Could it be Orochimaru who has arrived?!"

Hinata was extremely flustered and didn't dare to activate her Byakugan to check.

If Orochimaru were to activate his Byakugan and realize that his whereabouts had been exposed, he might decide to come out and take a gamble, which would be disastrous for Orochimaru.

Chapter Sixty-Five: Be a Filial and Obedient Daughter

Hinata suddenly glanced at Sasuke, which puzzled him. Was Hinata thinking about something bad again?

Orochimaru may have already arrived. Hinata was no longer in the mood for playing around; instead, she was seriously considering something.

Currently, the only person in Konoha who poses a threat to the Hyuga clan is Danzo.

As for the Third Hokage, once Hinata truly grows up and demonstrates formidable strength, he might turn a blind eye to some of Danzo's actions.

Anyway, the Third Hokage is a nice guy, so in the end all we need to do is push all the blame onto Danzo.

Then the Third Hokage lowered his stance and protected Danzo.

It was a perfect match.

Hinata has to think about more things, and this is no exaggeration.

The Third Hokage had been in control of Konoha for too long. Even though he deeply loved Konoha, the long period of absolute power inevitably led to a desire to control everything.

Anything that is outside one's control is heresy.

Without a doubt, on this point, the Third Hokage and Danzo were actually of the same mind.

According to the rule of the big fish eats the little fish, the Third Hokage will die at the hands of Orochimaru, while Orochimaru and Danzo will both die at the hands of Sasuke.

The timeframe is within the next three years.

There's no need to worry too much about Orochimaru's resurrection later on, as Hinata believed she already had enough strength to protect herself at that point.

If you think about it that way, there's actually nothing wrong with having Sasuke follow Orochimaru.

Sasuke can gain power quickly, and leaving Konoha also prevents Danzo from targeting him.

When the Third Hokage died and Tsunade returned to the village to succeed as the Fifth Hokage, Hinata planned to immediately join Tsunade's side.

In fact, it can be seen from the original work that after Tsunade succeeded as Hokage, the Ino-Shika-Cho ninja clans immediately expressed their support, and Nara Shikaku was also given important responsibilities.

Although the Hyuga clan doesn't seem particularly prominent in the original story, they still managed to weather the Fourth Shinobi World War smoothly.

Hinata felt her little head was completely blank. Oh well, she decided to leave these troublesome matters to Hiashi Hyuga. She was still just a child.

The affairs in the village are too complicated and not suitable for me at all.

However, after Sasuke kills Orochimaru, Hinata can bring back the corpse of the White Phosphorus Serpent.

At most, it'll be a 50/50 split with Dou...

Firstly, it could help collect Orochimaru's body, since Orochimaru was someone Hinata admired in her previous life; secondly, it could be used to make sake with the white phosphorus snake to nourish Hiashi Hyuga, so that he could live a few more years and Hinata could gain a few more years of freedom.

I want to be a dutiful and obedient daughter.

Hinata instantly came up with a plan: let's leave some of the troublesome matters to Hiashi Hyuga!

Once that idiot Naruto takes over and I become the Hokage advisor, there will be no more danger in the village.

Then Hanabi can help handle clan affairs, and Hinata herself can just be a lazy clan leader and Hokage advisor.

Simply perfect.

Hinata encouraged herself in her heart: All the hard work and struggle now is for a better life in the future. Hinata, you have to do your best!

In the woods, Orochimaru suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and a sense of dread instantly washed over him.

"not good!"

Orochimaru is already a Kage-level ninja; only an even more powerful being could make a ninja like him feel fear.

"Could it be the Third Hokage and that idiot Jiraiya who have arrived?"

Thinking of this, Orochimaru immediately felt the urge to retreat.

There's plenty of time to seduce Sasuke; there's at least another month until the Chunin Exams are over.

If we were to fight the Third Hokage and Jiraiya now, it might expose part of our plan and allow Konoha to prepare in advance.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru gave Sasuke a deep look, then looked at Hinata, and finally turned and left.

The terrifying feeling vanished, and Hinata activated her Byakugan to scout around. Sure enough, there was no one around anymore.

Sasuke looked at Hinata and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hinata shook her head and said softly, "It's okay, let's eat first! Someone will probably be here soon, and we need to be full to have the strength to fight."

The first group to arrive must be Gaara's group!

Actually, when I watched Naruto in my past life, Gaara was one of Hinata's favorite characters.

You can admire it as you like, but it's Chunin Exams time right now.

Hinata had an idea: to prevent Lee from having his arms and legs broken by Gaara, should she cripple Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro here?

If they are crippled, they will be unable to pass the second exam, and Xiao Li will not have to suffer.

Thinking of this, Hinata said to Naruto and Sasuke, "If anyone comes over later, remember to hit them hard."

Naruto nodded obediently: "Okay, no problem!"

Sasuke asked curiously, "What are you planning to do now?"

"I didn't mean to..."

Hinata was only halfway through her sentence when she suddenly realized that there were things she could actually do!

Excluding Orochimaru and Kabuto, none of the examinees in the Forest of Death were Hinata's match.