“Hi…
Hinata-sama.”
“You shouldn’t have laid a hand on him…”
Just as she stepped out of the cedar forest, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of Hinata.
Tokuma Hyuga, Hinata’s bodyguard.
As the heiress of the Hyuga Main House, it was impossible for her to be completely without security measures.
“That boy is…”
Tokuma opened his mouth, at a loss for words.
What on earth was this?
Their young mistress had just beaten up the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki over a minor disagreement?
If word got out, would Lord Hokage come knocking on their door to hold them accountable?
“You shouldn’t have any involvement with that child…”
After agonizing for a long while, Tokuma squeezed out those words with great difficulty.
“Mind your own business.”
Facing Tokuma’s words, Hinata raised an eyebrow nonchalantly, indifference written all over her face.
This caused Tokuma’s expression to freeze.
As everyone knew, the Hyuga clan was a traditional clan, a rule-abiding clan, an unchanging clan.
But there was an exception to every rule.
The young mistress before him was that exact exception.
She did whatever she pleased, and the Hyuga rules were nothing more than a scrap of paper to her.
At only six years old, she already ran rampant throughout the Hyuga household without any restraint.
Relying on her high natural talent, every time she sparred with her cousin, Neji Hyuga, she would beat poor Neji so badly that he would practically cry out for his father to save him.
And every single time, Lady Hinata would arrogantly declare, “To beg for mercy, you actually called out for your father?
Looks like I still need to teach you the meaning of backbone and integrity.”
As a result, apart from their mandatory sparring matches, Neji avoided this younger cousin like the plague within the clan, utterly terrified of provoking her.
Completely unbothered, Hinata left Tokuma behind and walked back toward the clan estate.
As for beating up Naruto?
She did it.
What of it?
“He was beaten up?”
At the same time, news of Naruto being beaten up by Hinata was swiftly delivered by the ANBU monitoring Naruto to the desk of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village.
Looking at the latest report on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in his hands, the old man who had ruled Konoha for decades couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
Stand up for Naruto?
Sorry, but Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t have that intention at all.
After all, the culprit who had thrashed the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was the young mistress of the Hyuga family.
Furthermore, the Hyuga clan had always kept to themselves, never participating in any disputes, and completely followed the Hokage’s orders when facing foreign enemies.
They were truly a model example among all the ninja clans in Konoha.
Unlike the Uchiha clan.
If he got beaten up, so be it.
It was no big deal—just treat it as children playing around.
This direct daughter of the Hyuga Main House certainly had a vivid personality, completely different from traditional Hyuga clan members.
Hiruzen Sarutobi merely glanced at the report before setting it aside, planning to visit Naruto and comfort him once his work for the day was finished.
After all, Naruto had kindly tried to help Hinata, only to be beaten up without any explanation.
He must be feeling incredibly aggrieved.
The Hyuga Estate
“I’m back!”
Pushing open the front gates, Hinata, who had just vented her frustrations a bit, was in a pretty decent mood.
“Hinata-sama.”
The guards stationed at the Hyuga entrance nodded slightly, their expressions carrying a hint of nervousness.
“Mm-hmm.
I’ll have Dad give you a raise later~~”
Hinata strolled leisurely into the estate grounds on her short little legs, leaving behind words that made the guards’ eyes light up.
Although their young mistress had a peculiar temper, there was one thing that couldn’t be denied.
She kept her word.
When she said she’d get them a raise, she really meant it!
A similar thing had happened before.
When Clan Leader Hiashi refused, this young mistress went so far as to deduct it directly from her own food allowance to pay them.
Because of that, Lady Hinata had spent that entire month running to the kitchen all day long, scavenging for food to fill her belly.
Upon hearing about the raise, the two Hyuga guards instantly became full of vigor.
It was as if they weren’t just guarding the Hyuga front gates anymore, but defending the young mistress’s very dignity.
Never mind an enemy—not even a single mosquito would fly into the Hyuga estate today!
Loyalty!
“So you finally decided to come back!”
“Speak!
Did you bully Neji again today?!”
Just as Hinata’s left foot stepped into the main hall, a voice filled with authority suddenly echoed out.
This made Hinata look up.
She saw a middle-aged man sitting in the main seat of the hall, exuding natural authority without even being angry, staring at her with a stern expression.
Hiashi Hyuga, Hinata’s father and the current leader of the Hyuga clan.
“Can’t even beat his younger cousin, yet he still runs to tattle.
How embarrassing.”
“I’ll have to ramp up the intensity for him tomorrow.”
Facing her father’s questioning, Hinata waved her hand dismissively.
She then walked toward the adjacent corridor, casually picking up the plate of refreshments from the tea table right next to Hiashi.
“I have told you many times, Neji is your older cousin.
If you keep acting like this, I won’t know how to face Hizashi.”
Facing his daughter’s willful behavior, Hiashi Hyuga was quite helpless.
Although his daughter’s extraordinary talent satisfied him immensely—proving she was truly the daughter of Hiashi Hyuga—he was completely at a loss when it came to her insolent personality.
“Uncle Hizashi won’t care.”
Stuffing a pastry into her mouth, Hinata spoke indistinctly.
It was worth mentioning that Hizashi Hyuga, who was supposed to have voluntarily gone to his death when Hinata was three years old, had survived.
As long as Hinata had resisted her sleepiness during the birthday banquet back then and stubbornly clung to Hiashi’s side without leaving, the so-called peace delegation from Kumogakure naturally wouldn’t have found an opportunity to kidnap her.
Consequently, the subsequent events never unfolded.
Hizashi Hyuga didn’t need to die in Hiashi Hyuga’s place.
“By the way, what were you doing just now?”
Seeing his daughter’s unbridled demeanor, Hiashi felt a mix of love and exasperation.
“I…”
“Lord Hiashi…”
Just as Hinata was about to speak, Tokuma Hyuga voluntarily showed himself, causing Hinata to roll her eyes.
“I’m leaving, bye.”
With that, Hinata directly carried the plate and left.
Hiashi Hyuga frowned slightly as he watched Hinata’s departing figure, sensing that something was amiss.
“Speak.”
Hiashi looked toward Tokuma.
“Lord Hiashi, it’s like this…”
Tokuma swiftly recounted what had just happened.
Hiashi’s heart tightened, his perennially stoic face freezing instantly, and his palm nearly crushed the armrest of the chair beneath him.
What do you mean my daughter beat up the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki without rhyme or reason?!
This is simply…
Completely out of control!
“HINATA!!”
A near-roar erupted from Hiashi Hyuga, veins bulging on his forehead.
This caused nearby Hyuga clan members to subconsciously look toward the main hall, and even the birds resting on the roof fluttered away in fright.
Oh, the Clan Leader has been angered by the young mistress again.
Get used to it, it happens all the time.
Hearing her father’s near-roaring voice, Hinata quickened her pace and ran toward her room.
Not my problem.
The blondie just lacks skill.
Eating is way more important right now.
Besides, can what I did to Naruto Uzumaki even be called a beating?
That was giving him a lesson to let him know how sinister the world can be.
He should be thanking me instead!