The atmosphere seemed to freeze at this moment.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hiashi Hyuga, trying to find any hint of a joke on his face.
But…
There was none.
Hiashi Hyuga was serious.
He truly intended to obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags for his mere six-year-old daughter.
“Hiashi, both of these are S-rank techniques of the Village.”
“You should understand the danger involved. Letting a six-year-old child learn techniques of this level is like throwing Hinata into a bonfire full of explosive tags.”
“One slip-up and she could lose her life.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s voice carried a hint of warning.
“I am aware. I will personally supervise Hinata while she practices these two techniques.”
“I hope Hokage-sama will grant this request.”
“I, Hiashi Hyuga, am willing to exchange the Hyuga Clan’s military merits accumulated since the founding of Konoha for these two techniques.”
Facing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s words, Hiashi Hyuga responded with neither arrogance nor humility.
These words caused Hiruzen Sarutobi’s tone to falter.
The Hyuga Clan’s military merits since the founding of Konoha…
Because the Hyuga Clan had always sought stability and adhered to the principle of not competing for power or profit, the military merits they had accumulated in Konoha had reached a terrifying height.
If the Hyuga Clan wanted to use these merits to exchange for the position of Hokage Assistant, it would be more than enough.
And a Hokage Assistant is qualified to mobilize the Village’s resources.
It could be said they would be on equal footing with Danzo Shimura, the leader of Konoha’s Root, and the Konoha Elders Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu!
Let alone merely exchanging for the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.
Compared to the Uchiha Clan, who were marginalized by the Konoha higher-ups, and various other Ninja clans like the Inuzuka, Aburame, and Ino–Shika–Chō, the Hyuga Clan had participated in the First, Second, and Third Great Ninja Wars without fail.
Any battlefield could do without the Uchiha, the Ino–Shika–Chō, the Aburame, or the Inuzuka, but it could not do without the Hyuga.
The Byakugan.
This dōjutsu, coveted by numerous forces in the Ninja World, was the reason the Hyuga Clan appeared so frequently on the battlefield.
A 360-degree field of vision with no blind spots, beyond-visual-range perception, and X-ray vision that cannot be obscured—this was the strongest weapon on the battlefield.
At the same time, it possessed the ability to see the flow of Chakra, an ability that allowed Byakugan users to ignore the vast majority of genjutsu in the Ninja World.
Thus, even genjutsu Ninjas could not interfere with the Byakugan.
Even Ao of the Hidden Mist, who didn’t have any particularly remarkable achievements, immediately rose to fame simply by luckily obtaining a Byakugan from the Hyuga Main House.
Such was the value of the Hyuga Byakugan.
“Hiashi, you overstate things.” You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Seeing Hiashi Hyuga go to such lengths, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn’t help but speak soothingly.
“It is just the Flying Thunder God and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.”
“Even if you didn’t exchange military merits, based on the Hyuga’s contribution to the Village, I could completely do you this favor.”
The Hyuga Clan was one of the top indispensable Ninja clans in Konoha.
Furthermore, the Hyuga Clan had always been law-abiding.
Now that the current clan head wanted to obtain two of the Village’s techniques for his daughter, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no reason to refuse.
“In that case, thank you, Hokage-sama.”
Hiashi Hyuga felt a sense of relief and bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
“No need for such formalities, Hiashi. However…”
“I still want to ask, does Hinata really have the ability to complete these two techniques?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s expression turned slightly solemn.
Putting aside the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags, the Flying Thunder God Technique is a technique that extremely tests one’s talent and comprehension.
Hiruzen Sarutobi himself had never learned such a space-time ninjutsu.
After him, the Konohas White Fang Sakumo Hatake, and even the Legendary Sannin of Konoha—Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade—none had the ability to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Not until the appearance of the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze.
From this, it was evident that the Flying Thunder God Technique placed extremely high demands on the user’s talent and aptitude.
And yet Hiashi Hyuga had come to visit today specifically to request the Flying Thunder God and Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags for the six-year-old Hinata.
Does this mean…
In Hiashi Hyuga’s view, his daughter has the ability to master the Flying Thunder God?!
Back then, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to maneuver across the battlefields of the Third Great Ninja War, winning that world-spanning conflict for Konoha.
Now that the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze has passed away, if Konoha could produce another Flying Thunder God user…
Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn’t sure exactly how talented Hiashi Hyuga’s daughter was.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that Hiashi Hyuga was not the type of person to be overly indulgent simply because he doted on his daughter.
Rather than believing Hinata could learn the Flying Thunder God, Hiruzen Sarutobi trusted Hiashi Hyuga’s judgment more.
“Whether Hinata can learn these two techniques is not important.”
“What matters is that this is the first time Hinata has asked me, her father, for something.”
Hiashi Hyuga spoke slowly, causing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s eye to twitch.
So you *are* just indulging your daughter!
You daughter-con!
“Hiashi, I’d like to go and meet Hinata. What do you think?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed in his heart.
Just as Hiashi Hyuga mentioned it was the first time Hinata had asked her father, today was also the first time the Hyuga Clan had made a request of the Village.
“Of course. If Hokage-sama wishes to see Hinata, you may do so at any time.”
Hiashi Hyuga nodded slightly.
“In that case… I’ll be in your care…”
Ninja Academy
“Hiss, ouch, ouch, ouch!”
“That violent girl really doesn’t hold back at all!”
In the classroom, Kiba Inuzuka complained while rubbing his swollen face.
“Kiba, you should stop looking for trouble with Hinata. You can’t beat her.”
A chubby boy holding a bag of potato chips leaned over and advised.
“Am I the one looking for trouble with her?”
“She’s clearly looking for trouble with me—no, with everyone, okay!”
Hearing the chubby boy’s words, Kiba Inuzuka immediately snapped back in anger.
He had engaged in a one-on-one duel with that violent girl for everyone’s sake!
And Choji was actually making sarcastic remarks!
That’s so disloyal!
“And Naruto!”
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier yesterday that that violent girl was so strong!”
Seeing Choji stop talking and go back to eating his chips, Kiba Inuzuka shifted his anger to Naruto next to him.
“I tried to tell you, but I didn’t have time. Who told you to get defeated in one move?”
Naruto curled his lip.
“You!”
Stung by Naruto’s words, Kiba Inuzuka became flustered and speechless with rage.
“Choji is right. That Hinata Hyuga is too strong; we’re no match for her. If you ask me, it’s better to just sleep peacefully.”
A Pineapple-haired boy lying on the desk behind Kiba yawned and chimed in.
While the boys were chatting away, they didn’t realize a black-haired boy nearby was listening intently to their conversation.
Sasuke recalled his father’s instructions from dinner last night and sighed in his heart.
Forget it, since I’ve already considered Hinata Hyuga a rival, I’ll just treat this as getting used to it early.
When school gets out this afternoon, I’ll publicly announce that I want to duel her!