Steam swirled in the air, and a warm light shone down from above, illuminating the misty room.
Hinata soaked her entire body in the massive bath, her muscles instantly relaxing.
She gently sloshed her hands through the water, making soft splashing sounds.
Looking at her hands, which had turned a slight shade of pink from the hot water, Hinata couldn’t help but think about what was going to happen next.
The Uchiha massacre.
But that had nothing to do with her.
It was purely their own doing.
After the Uchiha clan was wiped out, she would have a full six years to train and grow in peace.
Hinata had already more or less mastered the Hyuga clan’s Gentle Fist and Eight Trigrams Palms; all she needed now was to keep refining them as she grew older.
As for the Hyuga clan’s secret techniques—the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and Rotation—it wouldn’t take her long to learn them either.
Naturally, Hinata had no intention of wasting these six years in a place like the Academy.
Just as she had thought before, she wanted to get her hands on the Flying Raijin Jutsu from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Of course, it would be even better if she could get the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
After all, the Hyuga clan was wealthy and powerful, with mountains of explosive tags sitting in their storehouses.
And the Hyuga clan had plenty of such warehouses.
Hinata blinked.
She suddenly realized she hadn’t quite recognized her own position.
She was the heiress of the Hyuga clan, the future leader of this family, and one of the pillars of Konoha.
Even if she were a total failure, no one in the ninja world would dare look down on the head of the Hyuga clan.
Couldn’t she just get her dad, Hiashi Hyuga, to ask Hiruzen Sarutobi for the Flying Raijin Jutsu?
Splash!
Hinata suddenly stood up from the water, revealing her young, flat chest, flushed a delicate pink from the hot bath.
She couldn’t wait any longer!
She wanted it right now!
Pitter-patter!
Moving her short little legs, Hinata quickly dried herself off, threw on her clothes, and dashed toward Hiashi Hyuga’s room.
“Ah, Hinata-sama!”
Natsu Hyuga, who was guarding the door, felt nothing but a gust of wind blow past her.
By the time she reacted, her young mistress was already long gone.
Bam, bam, bam!
The door to Hiashi Hyuga’s study was pounded so hard it rattled.
This caused Hiashi, who was practicing his calligraphy, to frown as his brush slipped.
The originally grand and imposing character was instantly ruined by an eyesore of a crooked stroke.
“What is it now?”
Hiashi opened the door with a sigh.
In the entire clan, no one else but Hinata would dare be so presumptuous.
“My dear Daddy, I want to discuss something with you~~”
Hinata blinked, looking up at Hiashi with an expression of pure, innocent bliss.
Looking at Hinata, whose hair wasn’t even dry yet, Hiashi’s immediate instinct was to refuse.
Since she was a baby, Hinata had never spoken to him in such a cloying, sweet tone.
“Come inside first…”
Hiashi let Hinata into the room, then pulled a hair dryer out of a drawer and began drying her damp hair.
Normally, a study shouldn’t have something like a hair dryer, but because of Hinata’s habitually independent and stubborn behavior, his study had gradually accumulated all sorts of random items.
“All right, tell me.
What do you want?”
Amidst the whirring of the hair dryer, Hiashi asked as he dried his daughter’s hair.
“My dear old father, you know, I’ve always deeply admired the Second Hokage of our village!”
Hinata sat quietly on the stool, feeling the vibration against her head as she spoke.
???
When have you ever admired the Second Hokage?
Hiashi’s movements paused slightly, three mental question marks popping up over his head.
“And?”
“I want the Flying Raijin Jutsu and the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags!”
Late at night.
Hiashi sat alone in his study, a trace of worry etched between his brows.
He recalled Hinata’s request from not long ago.
This was the first time Hinata had ever begged him for something as her father.
He didn’t want to disappoint his daughter.
The Flying Raijin Jutsu and Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags were both secret techniques created by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and both were classified as S-rank Forbidden Jutsu.
At the same time, Hiashi also realized that the Hyuga clan’s Gentle Fist could no longer challenge Hinata.
I really do have a genius of a daughter…
The tall man leaned back against his chair, his eyes casually scanning the desktop before settling on a picture frame resting on the desk.
It was a family portrait taken two years ago.
Aside from Hiashi himself, a four-year-old Hinata had her arms wrapped around the neck of a gentle, beautiful woman, snuggling into her embrace.
This was his late wife, Hinata’s deceased mother.
“Nao…”
Hiashi softly murmured his wife’s name.
After a long time, Hiashi stood up, a helpless yet fond smile appearing on his face.
If his child wanted it…
As her father, how could he possibly refuse?
Though, it was a stroke of luck that Hinata hadn’t brought up the Second Hokage’s Reanimation Jutsu.
The next day.
The Hokage Residence.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in his Hokage robes, had just stepped into the building when he was stopped by a staff member.
“Hokage-sama, Lord Hiashi has been waiting for you in the conference room for a long time.”
Hiruzen was a bit surprised to hear this.
Hiashi Hyuga?
What was he doing here so early?
After a brief thought, Hiruzen walked toward the conference room without hesitation.
After all, this was the head of the Hyuga; as the Hokage, he couldn’t ignore him.
“Hokage-sama.”
As soon as Hiruzen walked in, Hiashi stepped forward to greet him.
“Hiashi, what brings you to see this old man so early today?”
Hiruzen spoke warmly as he faced Hiashi.
“Hokage-sama.”
Hiashi let out a helpless, bitter smile, which piqued Hiruzen’s curiosity.
“Hokage-sama, you know that I have a daughter, Hinata Hyuga.”
Hiashi spoke slowly.
“I do.
A very bright little girl.
Hiashi, surely you didn’t come because she beat up Naruto again yesterday?”
Hiruzen laughed heartily.
???
Hinata beat up that Nine-Tails brat again yesterday?
Hearing this, Hiashi almost failed to maintain his composure.
“Uh, no, that’s not it.”
Hiashi suppressed his swirling emotions and explained, “It is because my daughter, Hinata, deeply admires the Second Hokage, Lord Tobirama Senju.”
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen’s eyes lit up, a look of reminiscence coming over his face as he said, “I see.
Tobirama-sensei was indeed a rare and outstanding leader in the shinobi world.
It’s only natural for Hinata to admire him.”
“So, does Hinata want this old man to tell her stories about Tobirama-sensei?”
Hiashi remained silent for a moment before speaking up.
“Hokage-sama…
my daughter wishes to learn the Second Hokage’s Flying Raijin Jutsu and the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.”
As those words left his mouth, Hiruzen’s expression stiffened completely.
What did you just say?
Your six-year-old child wants the Flying Raijin Jutsu and the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags?
And for a request that sounds like an absolute joke, you, the head of the Hyuga clan, actually came to my door in person?!