The next second, Ryun and Hinata arrived within the illusionary space.
Hinata was startled, looking at everything around her in confusion, and especially upon seeing a mature, more beautiful version of herself, she jumped up excitedly.
"Ryun-kun, I, I've grown up?"
"How could you possibly grow up overnight? If something like that really happened, you should be scared, shouldn't you?"
"No, I'm not scared. As long as I can be by Ryun's side, I—"
Hinata clung to Ryun's arm. Ryun pinched Hinata's nose and said, "Growing up is good, but the joys of youth are precious too!"
"I can let you all stay young forever, but I can't make you young again. Cherish the present."
Only then did Hinata softly murmur in agreement, curiously asking where this place was.
"By the way, did you see any strange images just now?"
Ryun asked casually. Hinata frowned in thought for a moment, then said, "There were some vague fragments, like me marrying Ryun-kun, us having a child, and us..."
Hinata's mind went blank, steam rising from her head as she couldn't continue. Her answer made Ryun thoughtful.
It was clear Hinata had also been affected by the recent small incident. However, unlike Kurenai, who had even remembered the child's name, Hinata had only seen fragments of memories.
Could this be related to Kurenai's mental energy talent, and what Kurenai had been doing just before?
Hinata and Karin had both passively received Ryun's chakra; only Kurenai had actively probed the condition of the True Spirit Seal. This might be a method to enhance spiritual communication.
From this perspective, Ryun's decision to give the girls around him 10 points each in Illusionary talent seemed even more correct.
Without this talent, given Ryun's current strength level, it would probably still be very difficult for him to engage in spiritual communication with them.
"I'm sorry, Ryun-kun. I'm too prone to delusions." Hinata apologized with a red face. Ryun patted Hinata's head and said, "No, that wasn't your delusion, but rather a kind of future fact."
Subsequently, Ryun told Hinata the same explanation he had given Tenten.
Ryun had already proven the feasibility of all this with Tenten, and Hinata was second only to Tenten in her determination to follow Ryun, so Ryun felt no burden in telling her either.
The only thing to watch out for next was whether Toneri would come out to cause trouble, although, given Ryun's current strength, he wasn't afraid of a Toneri without the Tenseigan.
As expected, Hinata quickly accepted everything.
Seeing Ryun use the Flying Thunder God Technique, Hinata had already entered a state of near-blind worship towards Ryun. Whatever Ryun said, she would choose to believe.
Then, Ryun showed Hinata the edited memories from the previous simulation of her.
At the very beginning, Hinata watched with immense joy because Ryun was constantly with her, training and growing with her.
But when Toneri appeared, Hinata's heart was completely悬了起来 (悬了起来 - hung in suspense), worried that she would be separated from Ryun because of this.
When, next, Ryun forcibly took her and Hanabi away from the Hyūga house, Hinata shed tears of happiness and excitement.
Just thinking about how she could spend several years together with Ryun made her feel as if her heart was filled with happiness, to the point where even her stomach no longer felt hungry.
It was just that she found one thing puzzling: why was Hanabi's attitude towards Ryun getting better and better?
Then came the Fourth Great Ninja War, and finally, Ryun completely resolved the trouble with Toneri. Hinata's heart had remained in her throat the whole time.
Everything finally settled. Hinata watched herself holding her child with Ryun, revealing an intoxicated, auntie-like smile. But this feeling of happiness was interrupted by Hanabi's actions.
Hinata's eyes widened as she stood up, looking incredulously at the scene on the screen of Ryun and Hanabi embracing. To Ryun's surprise, she actually bit her lip in grievance.
This scene startled Ryun somewhat.
Hinata had always shown a high degree of acceptance towards the people around Ryun, so why this attitude towards Hanabi?
Ryun took Hinata's hand and held her in his arms, asking, "Do you think Hanabi's actions were inappropriate?"
"You can rest assured, this is just a simulation. If you don't agree to Hanabi joining in, I'll keep my distance from her from now on."
Ryun wasn't lying, because Hanabi was still too young now.
After the Ninja War, it would still be timely for Ryun to pursue Hanabi, and what Hanabi's mindset would be like at that time was still unknown.
But what Hinata said next left Ryun unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"No, Ryun-kun, you don't understand. Hanabi and I made a promise that no matter what happens in the future, we must tell each other. We can't have another falling out because of secrets and lies."
"But now, Hanabi has done something like this and didn't tell me. Does she still truly consider me her sister?"
"Moreover, that was your child, Ryun-kun. How could it be named Hyūga Yuki!"
Ryun couldn't help but cough twice and said, "We have to leave some hope for your father, don't we?"
"That won't do either. She can't make a decision about something like this alone!"
Hinata looked as if she was about to go and confront Hanabi. Ryun quickly pulled Hinata back, telling her that all this was just one possibility of the future, not necessarily the real future, and only then did Hinata calm down.
But immediately after, Hinata asked anxiously, "Then... could the child between Ryun-kun and me also disappear?"
Seeing Hinata on the verge of tears, Ryun quickly assured her, "This is a very strange thing, but our child will definitely be born. I've already confirmed this point with Tenten before."
"This is also the reason I have no choice but to keep you all by my side. I couldn't bear to watch them just disappear like that."
Having stated the same reason again, it proved to be just as impactful.
Hinata held Ryun in her arms and, instead, comforted him, telling him that she would definitely have their child together with him in the future.
Only then did Ryun pretend to relax, chatting and laughing with Hinata about the details in the simulation.
"Ryun-kun, will you take me and Hanabi away from Konoha later?"
Hinata looked at Ryun with a mix of anticipation and worry in her eyes. She really liked the idea of that kind of life traveling the ninja world, but she also understood that this kind of forced life wasn't something Hiashi would accept.
"We'll try our best not to wander. To achieve that, both you and I need to increase our strength. But don't worry, in our free time, I'll take you and Hanabi to travel all over the ninja world."
Hinata nodded happily.
The current Hinata had only left Konoha once, which was the time they did the C-rank mission before. She was still full of curiosity and desire for the ninja world.
Seeing her simulated self actually getting to travel the world, the current Hinata naturally couldn't contain herself.
After Hinata calmed down, Ryun began teaching her the Gentle Fist knowledge she should originally have mastered, and, most importantly, introducing the existence of the Cleavage Eye to Hinata.
Initially, Ryun was still worried that Hinata might be repulsed by methods like cloning and extracting dōjutsu power.
But soon, Ryun realized he had underestimated Hinata's desire to become stronger.
Especially when Hinata learned of Toneri and the Tenseigan's existence, and the immense potential residing within her and her sister's bodies, Hinata displayed a fighting will comparable to when she fought Neji.
That made sense too. Compared to what Toneri was trying to do, Ryun's methods truly fell under the category of medical ninjutsu.
This way, Ryun could confidently invite Hinata to participate in the development and research of the Cleavage Eye in the future, without worrying about Hinata and Hanabi being traumatized.
Of course, Ryun would definitely keep it from Hiashi. If Hiashi found out that Ryun had created tens of thousands of Main Branch Byakugan clones in one go, he would probably be so angry he'd faint.
One had to understand that to protect the Byakugan of the Hyūga Main Branch, the Caged Bird seal had already been implemented to a very strict degree. Yet here Ryun was, along with his two daughters, basically selling out the Main Branch completely. Ryun didn't think Hiashi could tolerate that.
At most, Hiashi would be willing to leave Hinata by Ryun's side as an investment. Asking him to stake Hanabi and the entire Hyūga clan as well...
Ryun felt he definitely wouldn't be able to accept that.
After explaining everything, Ryun began letting Hinata familiarize herself, within the simulation, with the Gentle Fist techniques she would master in the future.
Naturally, Ryun didn't expect Hinata to master these techniques quickly in reality, but as long as Hinata could grasp all of this within the next year or two, it would count as preparation for developing the Cleavage Eye.
What he hadn't expected was that, before the illusion ended, Hinata actually took the initiative to request experiencing the feeling of the Cleavage Eye.
Ryun had no reason to refuse and let Hinata transform into her twenty-something-year-old self, using only the Cleavage Eye to attack him.
When the chakra pressure of the Cleavage Eye and the long-range Gentle Fist came at him, even he almost fell prey to it.
Fortunately, Ryun possessed the Mind's Eye Mirror talent, making him fearless against this kind of spiritual impact. This allowed him to quickly use the Flying Thunder God Technique to approach and subdue Hinata—the reason he used the Flying Thunder God was that approaching her through conventional means would have resulted in him being directly sent flying by her Rotation.
And at this moment, Hinata's Rotation was also imbued with the effect of meridians destruction!