Steam filled the air, and warm lights illuminated the hazy space from above…
Hinata soaked in the large bathtub, her body involuntarily relaxing.
Her palms moved gently through the water, making a splashing sound…
Gazing at her palms, which had turned pink from the soak, Hinata couldn’t help but think about what was coming next.
The Uchiha Clan Massacre.
However, that had nothing to do with her.
It was entirely their own doing.
After the Uchiha massacre, there would be a full six years for her to cultivate and grow in peace.
Hinata had already mastered the Hyuga’s Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm more or less; it only needed constant polishing as she grew older.
As for the Hyuga Clan’s secret techniques, Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and Rotation, it wouldn’t take Hinata long to learn them.
She certainly wasn’t going to waste those six years in a place like the Ninja Academy.
Just as Hinata had thought before, she wanted to obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Of course, it would be even better if she could get the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.
After all, the Hyuga family was a massive estate with a wealth of resources, and they had a pile of explosive tags in their warehouse.
And the Hyuga family had plenty of such warehouses for storing explosive tags.
So…
Hinata blinked.
She suddenly realized that she might not have correctly understood her own position.
She was the heir to the Hyuga family, the future head of the clan, and one of the pillars of Konoha.
Even if she were a total waste in the eyes of the Ninja World, no one would dare look down on the Hyuga Clan Head.
Couldn’t she just let her old man, Hiashi Hyuga, ask Hiruzen Sarutobi for the Flying Thunder God?
Splash~~
Hinata stood up abruptly from the water, revealing a youthful, flat-chested body that was slightly pink from the bath.
She couldn’t wait any longer!
She wanted it now!
Step, step, step!
Moving her short legs, Hinata quickly dried herself, dressed, and rushed toward Hiashi’s room.
“Eh, Hinata-sama!”
Hyuga Natsu, who was guarding the door, only felt a gust of wind blow past her.
By the time she reacted, she realized the eldest miss had already vanished.
…
Bang bang bang!
The door to Hiashi’s study was pounded so loudly it sounded like thunder.
This caused Hiashi, who was practicing calligraphy, to frown.
His brush slipped, adding a jarring, crooked stroke to his originally majestic writing.
“What is it now?”
Hiashi helplessly opened the door.
From the sound of the knocking, he already knew who was looking for him.
“My dear Papa, I want to discuss something with you~~”
Hinata blinked, looking at Hiashi with an innocent and bright expression.
Looking at Hinata, whose hair wasn’t even dry yet, Hiashi instinctively wanted to refuse.
Since she was a child, Hinata had never used such a cloying tone to speak to him.
“Come in first…”
Hiashi let Hinata into the room, then took a hair dryer from a drawer and began drying her wet hair.
Normally, a study shouldn’t have something like a hair dryer, but because of Hinata’s constant willful behavior, his study had accumulated many miscellaneous items.
“Tell me, what do you want?”
Accompanied by the humming of the hair dryer, Hiashi asked while drying his daughter’s hair.
“My dear old father, you know, I’ve always greatly admired the Village’s Second Hokage-sama!”
Hinata sat quietly on the stool and spoke over the humming noise on her head.
???
Since when did you admire the Second Hokage?
Hiashi’s movements paused slightly, and three question marks seemed to pop up over his head.
“And so?”
“I want the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags!”
…
Late at night.
Hiashi sat alone in his study, a trace of worry between his brows.
He thought back to Hinata’s request from a short while ago.
This was the first time Hinata had ever asked him for a favor as her father.
He didn’t want to disappoint his daughter.
But…
The Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags were both secret techniques created by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, and both were S-rank forbidden jutsu.
At the same time, Hiashi realized that the Hyuga’s Gentle Fist was no longer a challenge for Hinata.
He really did have a genius of a daughter…
The tall man leaned back in his chair, his eyes accidentally sweeping across the desk and landing on a photo frame.
It was a family portrait taken two years ago.
Besides Hiashi himself, there was a four-year-old Hinata with her arms around the neck of a gentle and beautiful woman, snuggled in her embrace.
This was his late wife and Hinata’s deceased mother.
“Nao…”
Hiashi softly murmured his wife’s name.
After a long time, Hiashi stood up, a helpless and doting smile appearing on his face.
If the child wants it…
Then as her father, he couldn’t very well refuse to give it to her…
That should be considered a blessing in disguise, right?
The next day
Hokage Building
Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in his Hokage robes, was stopped by staff just as he stepped into the Hokage Building.
“Hokage-sama, Clan Head Hiashi has been waiting for you in the meeting room for a long time.”
Hiruzen was a bit surprised to hear this.
Hiashi Hyuga?
What is he doing here so early?
After a brief thought, Hiruzen walked toward the meeting room without hesitation.
After all, it was the Hyuga; as the Hokage, he couldn’t refuse to see him.
“Hokage-sama.”
As soon as Hiruzen entered, Hiashi stepped forward to greet him.
“Hiashi, why have you come to see this old man so early today?”
Facing Hiashi, Hiruzen spoke with great warmth.
“Hokage-sama.”
Hiashi gave a helpless, bitter smile, which made Hiruzen curious.
“Hokage-sama knows I have a daughter, Hinata.”
Hiashi spoke slowly.
“I know, a very clever little girl. Hiashi, you aren’t here because she hit Naruto again yesterday, are you?”
Hiruzen laughed as he spoke.
???
Hinata hit that Nine-Tailed brat again yesterday?
Hearing this, Hiashi almost couldn’t maintain his expression.
“Er, that’s not it.”
Hiashi suppressed his emotions and explained:
“It is because my daughter Hinata admires the Second Hokage, Lord Senju Tobirama.”
Hearing this, Hiruzen’s eyes couldn’t help but light up, and with a look of reminiscence, he said:
“I see. Tobirama-sensei was indeed a rare and outstanding figure in the Ninja World. It’s only natural for Hinata to admire him.”
“What, does Hinata want me, this old man, to tell her stories about Tobirama-sensei?”
Hiashi remained silent for a moment, then spoke:
“Hokage-sama, my daughter wishes to learn the Second Hokage’s Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.”
As the words fell, Hiruzen’s expression froze slightly.
What did you say?
A six-year-old child in your family wants the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags?
And for such a joke of a request, you, the Hyuga Clan Head, actually came to me personally?!