“An unspeakable act?!
We’re only four years old!”
Although Hinata had briefly lost control of her physical body due to severe mental exhaustion, her consciousness had quickly snapped back to clarity within seconds.
The moment she regained awareness, she heard the piercing, gossip-fueled shrieks of accusation from Sakura and Ino, followed by Naruto’s helpless, stammering defense—looking for all the world like a cat that had just had its tail stepped on.
Against Naruto’s shoulder, Hinata’s lip twitched almost invisibly.
‘What on earth do you mean, “unspeakable act”?!’
The soul of the old shut-in roared in absolute frenzy inside her mind.
‘I just risked having my brain melted by the Kurama’s bad breath, using my own spiritual energy to go head-to-head with the strongest disaster in the ninja world—all to help this little blonde kid smooth out his chakra!’
‘And these two kids are sitting here overanalyzing a nonsensical romance drama?!’
‘Kids in the ninja world mature way too early!
You’re only four years old!
You don’t even know how to extract chakra yet, but you already understand scandalous rumors?!
Was your childhood marinating in Jiraiya’s restricted books?!’
Hinata ranted frantically in her head, but on the surface, she knew she couldn’t just jump up and start shouting.
As a Hyūga main-house heiress with top-tier elegance (or rather, camouflage), she had to maintain a refined and soft demeanor at all times, no matter how wild her inner thoughts were.
“Mm…”
Hinata let out an incredibly convincing, delicate moan.
Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly as she feigned waking up from a deep sleep.
She slowly lifted her head from Naruto’s shoulder, which was as stiff as a board, and raised a tiny, fair hand to gently rub her temple.
“Sakura-chan, Ino-chan…
please don’t blame Naruto-kun.”
Innocent unshed tears glistened in Hinata’s pale blue eyes, and her voice was so sweet and soft it felt like spun sugar.
“I was teaching Naruto-kun how to feel chakra, but I got too caught up in explaining it and overexerted myself.
I felt a bit dizzy, which is why I accidentally leaned on his shoulder.”
Saying this, Hinata turned her head and offered a sweetness-overload smile to Naruto, who was bright red and breathing heavily.
“Thank you for letting me lean on your shoulder, Naruto-kun.”
BOOM!
Naruto felt as though an explosive tag had just gone off in his brain.
His already flushed face turned a deep crimson, and steam practically puffed out from the top of his head.
“N-No problem!
You can lean on me as long as you want, Hinata!
I…
I’m not tired at all!” Naruto shouted incoherently, flailing his arms around like he’d been hit by a confusion jutsu.
Seeing this, Sakura and Ino finally dropped their suspicious expressions and let out a long sigh of relief.
“So that’s what happened!
You scared me.
I thought this blonde idiot had used some cheap trick on you!” Sakura scoffed, pouting slightly.
Hinata suppressed the urge to roll her eyes, internally reciting a calming mantra before forcefully dragging the conversation back on track.
“Alright, chat time is over!”
Hinata stood up, patted the grass dust off her clothes, placed her hands on her hips, and returned to her bossy posture, looking down at Naruto sitting on the ground.
“Little blonde!
I’ve explained all the theory and sensory methods!
I even helped smooth out your chakra pathways.
Now, close your eyes and try again using the method I taught you!”
Though Naruto was still a bit dazed, hearing Hinata’s commanding tone made him immediately sit up straight like an obedient student.
He closed his azure eyes, took a deep breath, and focused his awareness into his abdomen once more.
Meanwhile, deep within the dark sealed space inside Naruto.
The Nine-Tails’ mountain-like body was crouched uncomfortably in the cold, shallow water.
Its crimson, slitted eyes glared at the blue chakra beginning to circulate outside the massive gates, puffing two annoyed streams of white air from its nostrils.
Under normal circumstances, it would have already sent out a surge of malicious red chakra through the gaps in the seal to tear Naruto’s chakra to shreds.
But thinking back to the little pink-clothed monster’s parting whisper about “cutting the power source,” the Nine-Tails hesitated, pulling its raised claw right back.
‘Hmph!
It’s not like I’m afraid of that brat!
I’m just tired today and don’t feel like dealing with this blonde kid!’ Kurama grumbled inwardly to save face, huffing stubbornly before closing its eyes to keep out of sight and out of mind. Follow the newest chapters on NovelPing.
Without the Nine-Tails interfering from the shadows, and thanks to Hinata’s forceful intervention earlier, the terrifying vitality of Asura’s reincarnation combined with the staggering physical energy of the Uzumaki clan finally exploded without hindrance!
Just a few minutes later—
WHOOSH!
A wave of pure, dense, and visibly bright blue chakra erupted from Naruto’s small body like a newly opened geyser!
It worked!
The sheer force of the chakra airflow even pushed down the surrounding blades of grass.
“W-What kind of massive chakra is this?!” Standing off to the side, Ino’s eyes widened, and she gasped, covering her mouth.
“When my dad taught me to extract chakra, mine was as thin as a strand of hair…
but his chakra is like a whole flame!”
Sakura was equally stunned.
She looked down at the tiny flick of blue light on her fingertips, then back at the solid shroud of chakra surrounding Naruto, feeling utterly outclassed.
“I…
I succeeded!”
Naruto snapped his eyes open.
Feeling the steady, overwhelming power flowing through his body—power that felt strong enough to smash a boulder—he leaped straight into the air with excitement.
He pumped his fists, tears of joy welling up in his eyes as he turned to Hinata.
“Hinata!
Did you see that?!
I actually extracted chakra!
I’m not an idiot!
I really can become Hokage someday!”
Looking at Naruto bouncing around like an excited monkey, Hinata maintained a serene, grand-master expression on the surface, giving a slight, knowing nod.
“Not bad.
At least my efforts weren’t completely wasted.”
However, deep inside her soul, Hinata was practically floating on cloud nine!
‘Hahaha!
It actually worked!’
‘Looks like my scare tactics were super effective!
Naruto’s training shouldn’t have any issues in the short term.
Mission accomplished!’
Hinata mentally snapped her fingers in victory, a cunning and triumphant glint flashing in her pale blue eyes.
‘That stubborn old fox Kurama is probably pacing back and forth in his cage right now, wondering what kind of monster I am, right?’
‘He’s probably doubting whether I’m the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths or if I possess some lost ancient sealing technique!’
‘Hahaha!
Think all you want, you’ll never guess that I’m just a transmigrator with a cheat system!’
The more Hinata thought about it, the more pleased she became.
Crossing her tiny hands behind her back, she tilted her chin up slightly, her inner chuunibyou spirit flaring up like a runaway train.
‘As expected of me!’
‘Only four years old, and already terrifyingly strong!’
‘If this absurd feat were written in a cultivation novel, it would be a legendary tale that echoes through the ages!’
‘The scribes of Konoha better write this down!
I, Empress Hinata, at the tender age of four, single-handedly suppressed the strongest disaster in the ninja world, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!’
‘I ask you, in this vast ninja world, who else?!
Who else could be as exceptional as me?!’
Just as Hinata was lost in self-admiration, already imagining herself wearing the Hokage robe while receiving the cheers of thousands, a face leaned in way too close.
“Hinata?
Hinata?
What are you giggling about?” Naruto’s face interrupted her grand fantasy.
“Ahem!”
Hinata snapped back to reality, quickly suppressing the goofy smirk on her face.
She straightened her posture and cleared her throat with an official air.
Hinata wagged a finger in front of Naruto, her tone becoming stern.
“Extracting chakra is merely the very first step on the path of a ninja!
Chakra refinement takes daily dedication; it’s not something you master overnight.”
“Your chakra pathways are still fragile, like a newly dug small canal.
If you force too much chakra through them, the pathways will tear, and you’ll end up completely crippled.
Got it?”
Hearing the word “crippled,” Naruto, Sakura, and Ino all pulled their necks back in fright, nodding in unison like clockwork.
“Then…
Hinata, now that we all have chakra, can you teach us how to cast ninjutsu?” Sakura asked, her green eyes sparkling with curiosity and anticipation.
“I want to learn the kind that shoots fire or sends people flying!”
“Shoot fire?
Do you think you’re Sasuke from the Uchiha clan?”
Hinata rolled her eyes without hesitation, popping Sakura’s bubble.
“I don’t plan on teaching you ninjutsu yet anyway.
First, you don’t have chakra induction paper, so you don’t even know your elemental affinities.
Practicing blindly will only backfire.”
“Second, with your current chakra reserves, you’d barely have enough to cast a harmless smoke bomb.
Want to learn ninjutsu?
Wait until you join the Ninja Academy in two years!”
Hearing that they couldn’t learn ninjutsu, visible disappointment washed over the three kids’ faces.
“However…”
Hinata intentionally dragged out her words.
Watching their eyes light up again, a mischievous grin played at the corners of her lips.
“While I can’t teach you ninjutsu, taijutsu—the foundation of a ninja—is something we can polish early.”
“Taijutsu?
Like martial arts with punches and kicks?” Naruto raised his fists, swinging them excitedly.
“Exactly.”
Hinata walked over to an open space and took a deep breath.
She obviously couldn’t teach the Hyūga clan’s secret Gentle Fist to outsiders, but combining her past-life combat memories with the basic force-application techniques from her Gojo template, she could easily improvise a set of modified foundational taijutsu perfectly suited for young kids.
“Watch closely, I’m only demonstrating this once!”
Before the words fully left her mouth, Hinata’s small body moved in a flash.
Her movements weren’t overly fast, but every punch and kick carried a sharp, clean, and effortless rhythm.
There were no flashy, unnecessary moves; every strike targeted the weakest joints and balance points of the human body.
“Hah!”
Hinata executed a crisp roundhouse kick, her small boot cutting through the air with a soft breeze before coming to a steady, sudden halt less than a centimeter from Naruto’s nose.
Gulp.
Naruto swallowed hard, a cold drop of sweat running down his forehead.
He could tell that if that kick had actually landed, his nose bridge would have snapped on the spot.
“S-So cool…” Sakura and Ino watched in wide-eyed awe.
“These are some basic taijutsu moves I’m teaching you today,” Hinata said, retracting her leg and casually dusting off her hands.
“Starting today, when you go home, you won’t just practice chakra extraction.
You’ll also repeat these moves five hundred times a day!
If anyone slacks off, don’t blame me for turning harsh at our next meeting!”
“Yes, Boss Hinata!” the three kids answered in loud unison, suddenly full of motivation.
The golden rays of the setting sun bathed the park lawn, casting a warm glow over the four small figures.
Watching Naruto and the others clumsily yet earnestly practicing the taijutsu movements off to the side, Hinata stood under the shade of a tree with her arms crossed.
A look of proud satisfaction flashed in her pale blue eyes.
‘The future core of Team 7, plus the heiress of the Yamanaka clan…
this early-game investment is an absolute win.’
A gentle breeze rustled through the park, carrying a few stray petals through the air.
On this quiet spring evening, the trajectory of fate was being quietly steered toward an unpredictable and wild future by a scheming, overly confident little heiress.