The Byakugan Princess of Konoha

Hinata looked down at her hands, somewhat puzzled. The chakra within her body had indeed transformed into Sage Chakra!

Why does Jiraiya have that expression?

Hinata aimed at a huge rock on the shore and unleashed a palm strike.

The power of the empty palm technique was exactly the same as when they first met Jiraiya on the banks of the Konoha River; it was indeed the Sage Art: Empty Palm.

Jiraiya scratched his head and explained, "When I enter Sage Mode, toad-like features appear on my face..."

At this point, Jiraiya had figured out why Hinata didn't have the features of Sage Mode on her face.

Jiraiya mastered Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku. He was able to sense natural energy through toad oil, and when he entered Sage Mode, toad-like features naturally appeared on his face.

Hinata's Sage Mode was learned outside the city, so it naturally doesn't have the characteristics of Mount Myōboku.

Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, Hinata walked to the riverbank and looked at her reflection in the water.

"Hmm...you really are a cutie!"

"And there were no changes on his face either!"

Sage Mode doesn't appear often in the original Naruto manga, but each one has its own unique characteristics.

For example, Jiraiya and Naruto have the characteristics of Mount Myōboku, Kabuto has the characteristics of a snake, and Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode also has obvious patterned markings.

However, that mark should not belong to the Immortal Mode, but rather to the symbol of the Three Sacred Lands.

Chapter 115 This little notebook is evidence given to Tsunade

Jiraiya looked at Hinata with a slightly serious expression and said, "Little Hinata, although you have mastered Sage Mode, try not to use it lightly in the future. Instead, use this power as a trump card. Unless it is a matter of life and death, you must never use Sage Mode."

"Huh? Why is that?"

Hinata was somewhat puzzled.

With such power, you can just kill any enemy you encounter in one move. Why make things so complicated?

Moreover, if we're talking about trump cards, the Tenseigan is probably the biggest trump card!

Jiraiya explained, "You described your battle with Itachi to me before, and I discovered a major flaw. And this flaw is fatal to you!"

"fatal?"

Hinata asked with some doubt, "Isn't that a bit too much?"

Jiraiya shook his head slightly and said calmly, "The stronger you are, the stronger the enemies you will face in the future. And those enemies you will face have all fought their way up from their weakest moments to become strong."

"They have extremely rich combat experience."

"But you are different. You have possessed great power from the beginning, and you can often easily deal with enemies."

"If one day you encounter a strong opponent of equal strength, you will be at a disadvantage in an instant."

Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, Hinata suddenly thought of Kaguya Otsutsuki and Toneri Otsutsuki.

Both of them possessed immense power, yet they were defeated by Naruto and Sasuke, who appeared to be less powerful than them.

Especially Kaguya Otsutsuki, who possesses a full set of bloodline limits, could clearly kill her enemies with a single move, yet she couldn't land a single hit.

Hinata also realized where her shortcomings lay.

Actually, Hinata's flaws were already revealed during her previous battle with Itachi.

Hinata was only focused on improving her strength, forgetting the most basic combat experience.

If Itachi Uchiha hadn't shown mercy, Hinata might be lying in the hospital today.

Hinata actually knew what combat experience was. Apart from combat talent, so-called combat experience was actually the body's subconscious counterattack when facing an enemy's attack.

This reaction is due to muscle memory, rather than being controlled by one's own thoughts.

Especially when facing a life-or-death situation, untrained people may even forget to react for a moment.

Hinata used to care about combat experience, but after mastering her ultimate move, she gradually stopped caring about it.

People who are used to cheating in games will find it difficult to play games seriously.

Hinata nodded seriously and said gratefully, "I understand! Thank you for reminding me, you perverted sage!"

Jiraiya scratched his head and laughed, "It's nothing. If you really want to thank me, how about..."

In the end, Jiraiya reverted to his previous lewd demeanor.

Hinata took out a small notebook and a pen and earnestly wrote down: On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, the perverted sage Jiraiya attempted to deceive a certain innocent girl by teaching her ninjutsu...

Jiraiya, covered in sweat, asked awkwardly, "Hinata, what are you writing?"

Hinata carefully put away her notebook, looked at Jiraiya and sneered, "This is evidence to be given to Lady Tsunade!"

"No--"

Jiraiya's wailing echoed through the mountains and forests...

During the rest of the journey, Hinata enjoyed extremely luxurious treatment, with Jiraiya paying for all her food, clothing, and lodging.

Jiraiya was practically ready to hire someone to carry a pedestal to fawn over Hinata.

Hinata was also seeing Jiraiya's bankbook for the first time; it really had so many zeros.

Jiraiya's years as a ninja and writer allowed him to amass an astonishing fortune.

In Jiraiya's budget, this money was meant to be used by Tsunade for gambling after he and Tsunade got married.

As a man, Jiraiya would never let Tsunade borrow money to gamble.

Of course, all of this is predicated on... Tsunade agreeing to marry him!

Or... Jiraiya was caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Among the trio on this trip, Hinata holds the highest position, followed by Jiraiya.

As for Naruto's status... it's as insignificant as a speck of dust.

After a long day of arduous training, at night when they arrived at their lodgings, they were either summoned by Jiraiya to massage their backs and shoulders, or ordered around by Hinata to do hard labor.

Fortunately, Naruto uses his shadow clones very well, and he can complete any task perfectly.

The rest of the journey was uneventful, and Jiraiya's destination was clear: Tanabata Town.

After several days of travel and training, Hinata has mastered Sage Mode.

With the 'stillness' of her chakra fist, Hinata can continuously absorb natural energy to replenish her own energy consumption.

Naruto's training has also made great progress, and he has reached the third stage of the Rasengan - maintenance!

As long as Naruto can maintain the spinning chakra, he will have mastered the Rasengan.

……

"Ughhhhhh—"

In an underground base, Orochimaru leaned against the bed, his killing intent chillingly cold.

"my hand……"

Kabuto Yakushi opened the door and gently comforted him, "Lord Orochimaru, please take the medicine. It will at least temporarily relieve your pain... And I have found news of that person. I heard she is in a place called 'Tabinaki-cho'."

"Short Book Street?"

Kabuto Yakushi said with some concern, "But that person probably won't agree so easily..."

Orochimaru said in a sinister voice, "Hmph! As they say, good medicine tastes bitter..."

Orochimaru's gaze was extremely cold.

Although he accomplished all his plans during his trip to Konoha, he also lost his most precious possession.

All ninjutsu.

You can't form hand seals without your hands.

"Old man Sarutobi..."

Orochimaru then thought of Sasuke. His biggest target in this trip to Konoha was Sasuke, who had already obtained his power and could no longer break free.

Thinking of Sasuke, Orochimaru couldn't help but lick his lips...

But as soon as he stuck out his tongue, Orochimaru couldn't help but think of a certain byakugan girl sticking out her tongue at him with a "lil ll ll".

Orochimaru no longer performs this move, which used to be his favorite, with the same fluidity.

Turning to look at Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru asked coldly, "Any news from Konoha?"

Kabuto pushed up his glasses and said in a rather surprised tone, "There's some news that I'm sure you'll find very interesting... Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki went to Konoha to investigate, but were repelled by Hinata Hyuga and Kakashi and the others."

"Sasuke and Hinata then caught up with Itachi Uchiha, and the two sides had a brief exchange of blows."

"Kisame Hoshigaki lost Samehada and had his arm broken by Hinata."

Orochimaru sneered, "Is that so... This is indeed an interesting matter."

After taking the painkillers prepared by Kabuto, Orochimaru got out of bed and said calmly, "Let's... set off!"

Yakushi Kabuto respectfully replied, "Yes!"

……

In the arcade of Short Street, the legendary fat sheep Tsunade also completed her life's reversal.

While playing the coin-operated slot machine, Tsunade unexpectedly rolled the jackpot of '777'.

In her past experience, whenever Tsunade had good luck gambling, it meant it was time to gamble with her life.

A crisis is brewing...

Chapter 116 My Big Sister is Tsunade

"This is Tanabata Street, the famous gambling city!"

Walking down the street, Hinata looked around with curiosity.