"Here you go, Sir."
"Hmm..."
There was no thanks as if it was something natural, but Suzuki didn't mind, as the one who came to visit him was Hinata's father, Hyuga Hiyashi, the father of Hinata, and the clan leader of the Hyuga Clan, one of the strongest clans in the Konoha.
Suzuki sat down in front of him, after he made the tea, and didn't say anything, waiting for him to say something, as he knew well that the one who made the first move would be at a disadvantage.
The two maintained their silence for a while until Hiyashi said, "You are brave, Tanaka-kun."
"I don't understand what you mean, Sir."
"You know what I mean clearly, right?"
"No, I don't."
"How long do you want to pretend?"
"There is nothing that I am hiding or pretending."
Suzuki was all calm despite facing Hiyashi, since that was the truth; he hid nothing.
Hiyashi tried to scare Suzuki, but frankly, Suzuki didn't fear Hiyashi at all since, compared to Danzo, what was Hiyashi?
Compared to the poverty, the inevitable death, and the domination of the Hokage's clique, Hiyashi's threat was cute, especially when the Hyuga Clan wasn't so strong despite having a powerful bloodline technique.
Yes, Suzuki could think of many ways to take down Hiyashi, such as poisoning the tea that he served, yet he did nothing, as he knew well that this old guy wouldn't do anything to him at all.
Probably.
BAAAAM!
Hiyashi slammed his hand on the table as he looked at Suzuki, enraged. "How could you say that after you played with my daughter's heart?!"
"..."
"...are you serious to say that to me?" Suzuki was speechless.
"What did you mean by that reply?!"
"I mean, look at me." Suzuku pointed helplessly. "I am just an orphan boy, and a civilian one. I don't have any special bloodline within me, and as I have said before, I will always maintain my distance and lead her like an older one, and this is what I have always done.
"Do you think that's wrong?"
"OF COURSE, IT IS WRONG!" Hiyashi's emotions were at their limit, and he seemed to be on the verge of an explosion. "IF YOU ARE A MAN, YOU SHOULD ASK FOR MY PERMISSION TO DATE MY DAUGHTER, AND IF YOU DON'T GET PERMISSION, THEN YOU SHOULD STRIVE TO BE STRONGER TO MATCH MY DAUGHTER'S STATUS, YOU SCUMBAG, BASTARD!"
"..." Suzuki.
"But, I don't have such a feeling toward her."
Suzuki told the truth, as he really didn't have such a feeling toward a little girl.
Yes, Hinata was beautiful, but how old was she?
How could he even think that he had feelings for her?
If there was a feeling, it would be like how an older brother looked at his little sister—
"YOU LIAR!"
"..." Suzuki.
Hiyashi couldn't hold it in anymore, since how could he trust the words of this weasel?!
If Suzuki had no feelings for Hinata, would he still have been taking care of her from childhood to now?!
Yes, the fact that Hinata had become better, and was no longer as cowardly as before, and even trained in her family's technique, making her into a suitable heiress, Hiyashi was happy for it, or rather, he was the happiest, yet he knew well the relationship between Hinata and Suzuki would end in a tragedy as they had no future.
Hinata was the heiress of the Hyuga family, and Suzuki was just an orphan from the civilian ninja.
If Suzuki's father were the Fourth Hokage, it would be different, but his parents, both of them, were just chunin!
They were the second lowest in the hierarchy of ninja!
How could someone like that match Hinata, right?
Yet, somehow, as Hiyashi thought to break his heart, he realized that Suzuki's heart was colder, and Suzuki never thought of Hinata as a partner for love at all!
In his heart, Suzuki had realized that they were impossible, and he had never forced it, which... which made Hiyashi feel angry!
"DON'T YOU THINK MY DAUGHTER IS CHARMING?!"
"..."
"...she is cute, but—"
"RIGHT?! THEN, DON'T GIVE UP!"
"....."
What did this guy want him to do?
"Tomorrow..." Hiyashi took a deep breath as he let his emotions wash over him. "No, tonight, I will visit Hokage-sama to tell him that you have to be on the same team as my daughter, Hinata! Don't run away, boy! Face your feelings! Fight! Show me that you can stand next to my daughter, like how you can escape from the poverty and become the best, like now!"
Suzuki hadn't even had a chance to reply, Hiyashi just chugged the drink before he left with a huff.
"...."
There were many things that Suzuki wanted to say, yet inwardly, was there even the possibility of a normal ninja, without any unique bloodline, or special abilities to grow as strong as those who were born from the god of the ninja?
Suzuki sat down quietly, as he took a deep breath while asking a question, "Do you think it is possible, Manager?
"No, don't answer me. You are my tool. I am the one who leads you."
Yes, whether it was possible or not, everything was determined by him.
Frankly, even if he had no special bloodline and even a limited jutsu, which was weak, as they were the basic ones that were given in the school and also C-Rank jutsu, which was practically just a common jutsu that was even disdained by the clan members of ninja, he would show them that he could rise from his ground and stood among those who were chosen by the destiny.
Now, he is small, but in the future, he will change.
Still, he should probably let himself continue in this role, as this arc in the world of Naruto was interesting, but somehow he couldn't help but try to download the information of the other him, who was reincarnating in another world.
Yes, it was the turn of another him, the one who lived in the modern world, but it wasn't a normal world, as there were many supernatural phenomena that emerged in this world.
Yet, even so, unlike other characters, who trained with their spirit and guts during the training arc, this Tanaka was studying in the library, and to be exact, in the Kyoto University, Department of Physics (Faculty of Science), and his focus was on Classical Mechanics and Kinematics.
As for why he learned this knowledge, it was because—
"Suzuki-niisan."
"Mai?"
Suzuki looked up from his study time, especially after he got his Manager and looked at the young, beautiful woman with dark green short hair.
"Are you done?"
"Wait a moment. I should be done."
Yup, as everyone had guessed, he was reincarnated in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen, and his identity was the son of the Clan Head of the Zenin Clan, Naobito Zenin, and the little brother of the cruel sadist guy, Naoya Zenin.
Suzuki Zenin.
This was his name in this world, where the lives of those with supernatural powers were as cheap as dirt.