Having reached this point in the conversation, Hiruzen Sarutobi understood in his heart exactly why Hinata wanted the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.
It was because Senju Tobirama was truly a role model for the vast majority of people.
What if one didn’t have the strength of Senju Hashirama?
What if one didn’t possess enough prideful talent?
The path of life is always filled with thorns; should one just stop moving forward?
If there is no path, then one must carve one out.
To counter the Sharingan’s supreme dynamic vision, Senju Tobirama independently developed the Flying Thunder God Technique, earning the reputation of being the fastest in the Ninja World.
Following that, techniques like the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags and Edo Tensei emerged one after another.
To counter the Uchiha’s world-renowned Fire Release, he constantly refined Water Release, simultaneously simplifying the forty-four hand signs of the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique down to just four.
Even now, decades after Senju Tobirama’s death, those people from the Hidden Mist are still using the forty-four hand signs for the Water Dragon Bullet.
To deal with the Uchiha’s dazzling sword techniques, the Sword of the Thunder God was born.
Beyond that, Konoha’s entire current administrative system still follows the framework from the era of Senju Tobirama.
But unfortunately, even though Senju Tobirama achieved so much, in a certain sense, he still couldn’t compare to his elder brother, Senju Hashirama.
The reason was simple, consisting of only two words.
Invincible.
Truly invincible.
Only those who have seen with their own eyes and personally experienced Senju Hashirama’s strength would understand exactly how powerful that man was.
And Hiruzen Sarutobi had seen it with his own eyes.
Even from thousands of meters away, that giant Buddha that seemed to reach the heavens was full of overwhelming pressure, as if as long as Senju Hashirama willed it, he could crush everyone with a single palm strike.
The so-called Flying Thunder God Technique, Edo Tensei, Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags…
Faced with a power even more terrifying than a natural disaster, they were simply of no use.
But such power only appeared in Senju Hashirama alone.
For anyone else, even touching a sliver of it was a pipe dream.
But for a six-year-old child who admired Senju Tobirama, this was clearly a bit too cruel.
After all, ninety-nine percent of people in the Ninja World could never reach the heights of Senju Hashirama, even in their entire lives.
So Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to avoid the topic, instead speaking with a joking tone:
“So, does little Hinata like men like Nidaime-sama?”
“Is little Hinata’s future husband going to be found based on Nidaime-sama?”
Hinata was stunned upon hearing this, her brow furrowing as she looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a serious face and said:
“Who likes him?”
“It’s just that in my view, Nidaime-sama is a bit more inspirational than Shodai-sama.”
“Nidaime-sama didn’t have a wife his whole life; I think there was definitely something wrong with his body.”
“Even someone as brainless as Shodai-sama married a wife. If Nidaime-sama could have married an Uchiha wife, maybe that Uchiha Madara wouldn’t have defected from Konoha.”
???
Hiruzen Sarutobi had a look of utter bewilderment.
You little brat, do you even know what you’re saying?!
You’re slandering Nidaime-sama’s physical health!
Believe it or not, he’ll use Edo Tensei to crawl out of his grave and stuff Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags under your covers!
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marry an Uchiha wife?
Emmm…
The next Hokage could perhaps give it a try.
“And as for a husband or whatever, I don’t want one. If there’s a marriage, it should be me marrying someone else!”
Hinata curled her lip, her face full of defiance.
Damn it, this old man is crazy!
Husband?!
Even a dog wouldn’t want one!
“Yes, yes, yes, little Hinata should be the one to take a husband.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi then remembered that the one before him was the legitimate daughter of the Hyuga Main House.
If she were to marry, she wouldn’t be married off to someone else; instead, she would directly bring a man into the Hyuga Main House.
“No, I don’t want to get married at all.”
“The boys in the Village all seem like idiots.”
Hinata had a look of pure disdain.
“Oh?”
“Then what kind do you like, little Hinata?”
Recalling Hinata’s performance at the Ninja Academy and her perceptions of the Shodai and Nidaime, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a bit curious in his heart.
For someone like Hinata, anyone who could catch her eye must not be an ordinary person.
“Like Ino and Sakura!”
Hinata blurted it out without hesitation, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi dumbfounded.
Wait, what?
You don’t care for the boys in the academy, so you’ve taken a liking to the girls, right?
“Uh, well, little Hinata, do you like the kind like Ino, or the kind like Sakura?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi asked tentatively and cautiously.
If it was just that Ino or Sakura’s personalities could win Hinata’s favor, then if a boy had the same personality, he should also be able to win Hinata’s affection.
But if it was the other way…
“Can’t I like both?”
“Doesn’t Grandpa Hokage think Ino and Sakura are very cute?”
Hinata asked back in a crisp voice.
Hiruzen Sarutobi:…
He couldn’t answer that.
He couldn’t exactly say the children of the Village weren’t cute, could he?
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a bit melancholic.
Uchiha Itachi from the Uchiha family spent all day hanging around with Uchiha Shisui.
And the Hinata from the Hyuga family before him was even more extreme, directly greeting boys with fists and kicks without any mercy.
Yet she was all smiles and warmth toward girls, even directly saying the boys in the Village were like idiots.
Is this a common ailment among geniuses?
Hiruzen Sarutobi was very melancholic.
He suddenly felt that the future of the Village seemed a bit grim.
“Alright, alright, does Grandpa Hokage have anything else?”
“I’m going home.”
Hinata stood up, thinking about heading back.
“There’s one more thing.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hinata, his heart somewhat heavy, as he asked another question.
“Back then, when you beat up Naruto along with A-dai, A-er, and A-san, were you thinking of stopping A-dai and the others from bullying Naruto?”
Hinata was stunned upon hearing this.
The reason she had beaten those three idiots along with Naruto was simply because she didn’t want to marry Naruto in the future.
Those three idiots were just incidental.
“Yes, that’s exactly what I was thinking.”
“After all, Naruto is always being bullied by the people in the Village.”
“How can they be like that?”
Hinata spoke with a serious expression.
Ah, so that’s it.
Hinata really is a good child…
Hiruzen Sarutobi’s worry about the Village’s grim future instantly vanished into thin air.
“Is it their turn to bully Naruto?”
“They don’t even know how to bully someone properly; I had to step in and demonstrate it myself.”
Hinata’s words caused Hiruzen Sarutobi’s newly relaxed expression to freeze on his face.
When you said ‘How can they be like that,’ you actually meant that the villagers’ method of bullying Naruto was wrong?!
My Konoha seems like it’s going to be doomed in the future!
“And that idiot Naruto!”
“When people bully him to his face, he doesn’t even fight back?”
“If it were me, I’d beat them until they’re looking for their teeth on the ground!”
“Oh, right!”
Speaking of which, Hinata looked up into Hiruzen Sarutobi’s eyes and said with a face full of disdain:
“Grandpa Hokage, you’d better fix the atmosphere in the Village.”
“These days, there are actually idiots who don’t recognize the Byakugan and dared to bully me.”
“Bullying me is whatever, I’ll just beat them up anyway.”
“But if they bully others, what are those people supposed to do?”
“Sakura was bullied because of her forehead, and I heard from Brother Neji that there’s a student in their class named Rock Lee who is bullied because he can’t use Ninjutsu.”
“I think Grandpa Hokage should do something about it.”