The Byakugan Princess of Konoha

Asuma said helplessly, "Choji, let's eat after we've finished toasting!"

Hinata watched the lively scene in Team 10 with a hint of envy, and said sadly, "Sigh! Ino, I really envy your Team 10. You have such a good relationship. Unlike us in Team 7, it's so hard to even get Kakashi-sensei to treat us to a meal!"

Shikamaru thought to himself, "You only think our Team 10 is good because Asuma always treats us to meals..."

Kakashi's house.

"Ah Qiu—"

Kakashi, who was sitting on the windowsill watching "Icha Icha Paradise," suddenly sneezed and unconsciously scratched his head.

"What's going on? Why do I have this ominous feeling?"

Chapter 124 The future of the Hyuga clan rests on my shoulders

Ah—what a pleasant afternoon!

After finishing their barbecue, Hinata and Ino strolled around the streets of Konoha.

Ino asked curiously, "Hinata, who exactly is this new Fifth Hokage?"

Hinata was stunned and said, "You haven't even heard of Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin?"

"No, that's not it!" Ino said, "Of course I've heard of the Legendary Sannin, but what kind of person is Lady Tsunade?"

Hinata smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lady Tsunade is a very good person, much better than the Third Hokage."

"That's right!"

Hinata asked, "What have you all been doing while I was away from the village?"

Ino explained, "Our Class 10 and Class 8 have been doing missions all the time, but they're all D-rank missions. When we're not busy, we also train together. After what happened last time, everyone has matured a lot, and we're training much harder than before."

"Even someone as lazy as Shikamaru has been secretly working hard lately."

At the end, Ino covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Although she initially disliked being teammates with a lazybones and a fat guy, after spending so much time together, Ino has become their most reliable partner.

Although Shikamaru is lazy and Choji is somewhat cowardly, they are very reliable in crucial moments.

Hinata asked, "What about Sasuke?"

When Sasuke was mentioned, Ino suddenly fell silent, and after a long while, she said, "Sasuke has probably been training with Kakashi-sensei lately!"

Hinata nodded and stopped mentioning Sasuke, continuing her shopping trip with Ino.

Sasuke's feelings must be very complicated right now!

On one hand, they were reluctant to part with the newly established bond and Team 7; on the other hand, they wanted to pursue strength and wanted to join Orochimaru.

At this time, Orochimaru was not the "crawler" Sasuke referred to, but the big boss of the ninja world who had just killed the Fourth Kazekage and the Third Hokage.

In terms of popularity, no one was more popular than Orochimaru during this period.

As a result, Jiraiya and Tsunade, two of the legendary Sannin who had already faded into obscurity, are now being mentioned again.

In fact, Kakashi really wanted to train Sasuke as his successor. Sasuke possessed the purest Uchiha bloodline and also had lightning chakra transformation, making him perfect for inheriting Kakashi's lightning ninjutsu.

Sasuke was well aware that Kakashi was far inferior to Orochimaru.

Even if Sasuke learned all of Kakashi's ninjutsu, he would still be no match for Itachi Uchiha.

Although there is another super strong member in Team 7 who can defeat Itachi Uchiha—Hinata Hyuga!

But Sasuke also knew Hinata's situation; she was someone who could become stronger without even lying down.

Despite engaging in the same training routine every day, his strength continued to improve.

Asking Hinata for training methods is not as practical as training on your own.

Hinata guessed that Sasuke would probably make up his mind to join Orochimaru soon!

After all, Jiraiya had already decided to take Naruto as his apprentice.

Jiraiya was one of the legendary Sannin, alongside Orochimaru.

Sasuke's goal is to avenge Itachi, but he also doesn't want to lose to Naruto.

Once the news of Jiraiya taking Naruto as his student reached Sasuke's ears, Sasuke's only hope would probably be to join Orochimaru!

Around 4 PM, Hinata bid farewell to Ino and returned to the Hyuga clan.

"Lady Hinata, you're back! Lord Hiashi is waiting for you."

As soon as I entered, that annoying guy, Tokuma Hyuga, appeared.

"I know!"

It was the same study, but this time, in addition to Hiashi Hyuga, even the eldest elder of the Hyuga clan was there.

Hinata bowed respectfully and said, "Father, Elder!"

"Okay! Have a seat!"

After Hinata was seated, the elder asked first, "Hinata, what did you gain from welcoming the Fifth Hokage this time?"

Hinata said with a serious expression, "My relationship with Lady Tsunade is pretty good. I also helped in welcoming Lady Tsunade back to the village this time."

Hiashi Hyuga nodded slightly to the elder. Despite Hinata's seemingly unreliable nature, her diplomatic skills are already at their peak.

Hinata's statement indicates that their relationship is already very good.

Hinata continued, "Tonight, I invited Lady Tsunade and Lady Jiraiya to dinner, and they have already agreed."

Hinata Hiashi said with satisfaction, "Hinata, you did a great job. You are truly my daughter."

The elder looked at Hiashi Hyuga and said calmly, "Hiashi, it's time for us to make a choice."

Hiashi Hyuga closed his eyes slightly, remained silent for a moment, then opened them and said calmly, "It's better to keep things the same as before."

Seeing Hinata's curiosity, the elder explained, "Our Hyuga clan is the strongest ninja clan in Konoha, so we are naturally on par with all other ninja clans..."

"No!" Hinata interrupted, "It's the strongest ninja clan in the entire ninja world!"

Upon hearing this, the elder chuckled and said, "Not bad, very ambitious. This is the kind of demeanor a successor of our main family should have! Hiashi, you are far inferior to Hinata."

Hiashi Hyuga looked embarrassed, his family status dropping another 1.

The elder continued, "Although all ninja clans share common interests, they have now all integrated into Konoha. Individual ninja clans can no longer survive in the ninja world."

"Externally, we are each other's most reliable partners. But even without external enemies, internal competition will never cease."

Hinata nodded; she agreed with this point.

For example, the Nara family has always been in the business of medicinal herbs, and they supply all the medicinal herbs in Konoha.

Even in the medicinal herb market of the Land of Fire, the Nara family holds a dominant share.

This was the benefit that Hashirama Senju promised to each ninja clan when he founded Konoha.

Hashirama Senju was an idiot, and a stubborn one at that.

In order to quell the internal strife in the Land of Fire, he rallied various ninja clans to establish villages, but in doing so, he relinquished a considerable amount of benefits.

Even with Tobirama Senju's desperate attempts to persuade him, he couldn't change Hashirama Senju's stubborn mind.

The Hyuga clan naturally has its own interests in Konoha.

However, based on this, how to allocate manpower among the various power departments in Konoha has now become the focus of contention among various forces.

However, that's not what the Grand Elder wants to talk about today.

"In Konoha, there are actually three major factions: one belongs to the Hokage's faction, another to the ninja clans, and the last one belongs to Root, led by Danzo Shimura..."

"Of course, on the surface, everyone belongs to the Hokage faction."

"Unlike the Uchiha, our Hyuga clan has always been a staunch supporter of the Hokage..."

Hinata had anticipated this, and Hiashi Hyuga had also previously revealed some information about it.

The elder continued to explain, "Even if we don't align ourselves with the Hokage's faction, Konoha cannot abandon the power of our Hyuga clan."

"But when you are very strong, yet not strong enough, then you only have two choices left."

"Either band together for warmth, or align yourself with the strongest..."

At this point, the First Elder sighed, "Although I'm very reluctant, this is the only way for the Hyuga clan to survive! Because... the other clans think the same way!"

Chapter 125 Hinata's Character Collapses

During the Warring States period, and even at the beginning of the establishment of ninja villages, the profession of ninja was controlled by ninja clans.

It wasn't until the Second Hokage established the Ninja Academy that this monopoly was broken, and a large number of excellent ninjas began to emerge from among the common people.

During the reign of the Third Hokage, the Ninja Academy reached its peak.

The rise of commoner ninjas meant that the power of ninja clans in villages was being reduced.

But from another perspective, the rise of commoner ninjas also means that Konoha has a large number of cannon fodder available.

The Hyuga family had realized this a long time ago.

Since the Hyuga clan's system involves the branch family protecting the main family, could the rise of commoner ninjas also protect the entire Hyuga clan?

Will do!

Because of the Byakugan, even members of the Hyuga branch family are valued in their teams and protected by their teammates.

If they could also learn some medical ninjutsu, the Hyuga clan's ninjas would be highly sought-after commodities.

Konoha was the first village established in the ninja world, and it has only been a little over sixty years since the ninja village era.

Out of jealousy and fear of bloodline power, countless powerful bloodline families were swallowed up by the tides of history.

There are many clans with secret techniques in the ninja world, but when it comes to bloodline clans, it seems that only the Hyuga clan stands out.

Just as the elder said, when commoner ninjas rise up, the power of the Hokage lineage becomes unprecedentedly strong, and supporting the Hokage is the only way for the Hyuga clan to survive.

The advantage of supporting the Hokage is that ordinary ninjas can be used to protect the Hyuga clan.