19Hinata Hiashi's shock!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flashChapter 19 Hinata Hiashi's shock!
"Delicious."
During lunch, Hinata, unable to resist Naruto, shyly and weakly ate some of the vegetables Naruto had put into her bowl.
With one bite, it was fresh, tender, juicy, and delicious, stimulating her taste buds.
Hinata's eyes lit up. She looked at Naruto in surprise, her mouth gurgling as she mumbled indistinctly, "Delicious."
"If it's delicious, eat more."
"Ah, okay!"
Hinata's face was flushed, and she lowered her head, burying herself in her meal.
Ino Yamanaka, who was sitting nearby, felt a little jealous: "I want to eat too."
"Eat yours."
Shikamaru calmly handed over a piece of his meat.
Ino chuckled and happily accepted it.
Naruto smiled faintly at this.
He looked at them as if they were his younger siblings, a mysterious smile of an old father playing on his lips.
Shikamaru: "..."
"You'd better not smile."
...
"Byakugan!"
The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was filled with evening glow.
Hinata walked in front, with Naruto following closely behind.
In his eyes, Hinata was one of his own, now a friend.
He would never allow anyone to bully someone he cared about.
Hinata was a gentle and weak girl who wouldn't know how to fight back if bullied.
The kind of bullying seen in the anime could not be allowed to happen.
So, for the past few days, he had been silently escorting her.
"I'm home, goodbye."
At the entrance of the Hyuga Clan compound, Hinata waved, a brilliant smile gracing her face.
Neji, trailing behind, frowned as he watched the scene.
How could she smile so brightly?
It was because of her that he lost his father.
Hmph!
With a cold snort, the six-year-old Neji ignored Hinata and walked away directly.
Hinata's face fell.
Naruto rubbed his nose, feeling a bit helpless.
In his opinion, Neji was an exceptionally talented individual.
Both his character and talent were top-notch.
An ordinary person might not be able to control their emotions.
After all, strictly speaking, it was the Village's fault, but a child's mind is simple, and he would definitely feel it was Hinata's fault.
And Hyuga Hiashi's fault.
Under such circumstances, Neji only thought about changing the family rules.
Many adults couldn't even do that.
It showed how stable Neji's character was.
It was a pity that such a person eventually died, which was a source of regret at the time.
He was also the only one of the Konoha Twelve to die.
...
"Byakugan!"
After dinner, Hinata and Neji trained in the yard.
Hinata opened her eyes and began training.
"Wait!"
Hyuga Hiashi was reading the newspaper, but after a short while, he suddenly felt something was amiss. He looked up and saw Hinata still using her Byakugan.
The most crucial thing was that Hinata seemed to have exceeded the Byakugan's usage time.
Hyuga Hiashi quietly activated his Byakugan, raising an eyebrow in surprise.
He saw the Chakra flowing within Hinata's body.
Even after all this time, she still had so much stamina.
This wasn't right.
Although it was only a subtle change, logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this.
Looking at her Byakugan, it had also been active for longer than usual.
"What happened?"
Hyuga Hiashi was puzzled.
A Ninja's training is the result of accumulation over time.
Except for the explosive growth seen with their Byakugan activation and the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan activation, everything else required time to accumulate.
Physical constitution, mental strength, and so on, all required effort.
No one who becomes strong is simple.
When stable, a person's strengthening is traceable.
But Hinata was not.
She seemed to have improved a little in just one day.
"What did you do today? Tell me."
Hyuga Hiashi looked at Hinata with interest, putting down the newspaper in his hand, and silently watching her.
Hinata's face was slightly pale, but she still recounted what she had done today.
"What did you say? Naruto even cooked for you?"
When she mentioned eating the vegetables, Hyuga Hiashi suddenly raised his voice.
"Ah, yes, is... is there a problem?"
Hinata and Neji shivered in fright, looking at Hyuga Hiashi strangely.
Hyuga Hiashi had a strange sense of déjà vu, that Uzumaki Naruto, that five-year-old brat, was coveting his daughter.
But then he thought it didn't quite make sense.
He's only five, does he understand these things?
It was just a suspicion, but he had no evidence.
He opened his mouth, wanting to tell Hinata to stay away from Naruto, but then he remembered that it was a sensitive period.
Moreover, Naruto hadn't done anything, so doing that would be a bit unfair.
Damn it!
Suppressing the displeasure in his heart, Hyuga Hiashi carefully recalled and found nothing amiss.
Could it be the vegetables Naruto gave her?
Hyuga Hiashi immediately dismissed this strange idea.
Vegetables are just vegetables; could they mutate? It must be some other problem.
"Nothing's wrong, so what exactly is going on?"
"Could it be her bloodline?"
Hyuga Hiashi stared at Hinata's eyes again and again, as if this was the only explanation.
"It seems I need to pay close attention in the coming days."
"Alright, nothing else, continue."
Sitting back on his stool and picking up the newspaper beside him, Hyuga Hiashi was in a good mood.
In any case, this was a good thing.
...
"The person behind this is really cautious, hiding very deeply."
Nara Shikaku walked along the road and unknowingly arrived at the Root's base.
He narrowed his eyes, recalling the intelligence the Third Hokage had given him a few days ago.
The Third Hokage wasn't foolish; after the last incident, he felt it was inappropriate and began to make timely amends.
Now, on the surface, they were still on the same side and still trusted Nara Shikaku.
To this, Nara Shikaku outwardly accepted with pleasure.
He had been investigating this matter recently.
The only breakthrough he knew of was the time he took action.
"At that time, Danzo and his people were attacked right here."
He calculated the distance, power, and direction.
Nara Shikaku's gaze moved, falling on the apartment where Naruto lived.
He leisurely walked over, a network of thoughts forming in his mind, and his steps stopped on the second floor of the apartment building.
He looked around, then compared the directions, and Nara Shikaku arrived next to where Narutolived.
"Strange, it seems only Uzumaki Naruto lives here, right?"
"That Rasengan..."
Nara Shikaku narrowed his eyes, his heart stirring slightly.
As a strategist, one must include all possibilities.
Perhaps others wouldn't connect it to Uzumaki Naruto, and he also felt it was unlikely.
But what if it was him?
Then everything seemed to make sense.
The only point was Naruto's strength.
After pondering for a moment, Nara Shikakuwalked away as if nothing had happened.
Whether it was true or not, he had to keep this speculation to himself.
If it wasn't true and he spoke of it, it would be harmful.
After all, he was the Fourth Hokage's child; he wouldn't be so cruel.
If it was true,
Then the hidden meaning behind it would be significant.
One wrong move, and he and his clan could be implicated; a wise man would not go there.
After all, being able to silently attack while AnbuNinja were watching was inherently a terrifying thing.
Was it Naruto himself, or was there someone else in Naruto's room at the time?
"Tsk, dangerous, better run!"