"H-Hello!"
Hinata Hyuga bowed hurriedly and said politely.
"No need to be so nervous. I'm a year older than you, so you can call me Big Sister Rias."
Rias smiled and patted Hinata Hyuga's head.
"Yes..." Hinata Hyuga lowered her head shyly and whispered timidly, "Big Sister Rias."
"Mm-hmm, that feels nice."
Rias couldn't help but smile.
"Are you out playing by yourself?"
Rias looked at the snow on the ground and began building a snowman.
As for her purpose for coming here, although she hadn't forgotten, it was originally just for leisure and fun, so it didn't really matter what she did.
Watching Rias's actions, Hinata Hyuga also showed a soft smile and then joined Rias in building the snowman.
"Yes, being home alone always feels a bit uncomfortable."
Hinata whispered.
"Is it very lonely?"
Rias smiled and said, "If you're bored, you can chat in the Chat Group or enter the Arena. But since you just joined the group yesterday, you're probably not used to it yet."
Under their joint efforts, a snowman was quickly completed.
"White, chubby, simple and cute, just like little Hinata."
Rias couldn't help but laugh.
"Ugh..."
Hinata's face turned slightly red.
"Hey, hey, there are actually people here."
"They're building a snowman!"
"Let's go take a look."
Three children ran over from somewhere, looking very bratty and unpleasant at first glance.
"Those eyes..."
"Is she a monster!"
"A white-eyed monster!"
"Monster, monster, monster~~"
Children are the most innocent, but also the most cruel.
Perhaps the act of ostracizing those who are different is innate~
Hearing the three children's mockery, Hinata Hyuga lowered her head sadly.
Rias lightly raised her hand and said, "Hadō No. 1: Shō!"
A small shockwave was released, blowing the three children away. After struggling to stand up, the three fled in terror.
"The monster is killing people!!"
"Help!!"
"Tsk, if I really wanted to kill you, would you still be able to run away with such energy?"
Rias was speechless.
This was why she hated bratty kids; she preferred types like Sona, Nelliel, and Hinata—well-behaved or kind children were much cuter.
"The shockwave just now didn't cause any harm, it was just to scare them a bit."
Rias looked at Hinata and said, "Don't listen to their nonsense. White eyes are very beautiful. If they had patterns of other colors, they would surely be even more beautiful."
"Thank you."
Hinata Hyuga thanked her in a small voice.
"Next time you encounter something like this, teach them a lesson, otherwise the only one getting hurt will be yourself."
Rias patted Hinata Hyuga's head.
Though she said that, she knew it would likely be very difficult for Hinata Hyuga.
After all, this child was very gentle—so gentle she wasn't suited to be a ninja.
Even if the new generation of Konoha had a much thinner concept of killing and war, it couldn't be denied that being a ninja was a profession of slaughter.
Slaughter meant taking the lives of others.
That was why she said Hinata Hyuga wasn't suited to be a ninja.
But what if things were different, and Hinata Hyuga possessed powerful strength?
Rias couldn't help but think of this.
If the Tenseigan from the moon were made into a magical device, like the Sōkyoku...
Hmm, it could normally maintain the form of a ring, automatically protecting Hinata and generating Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
When needed, it could be fully released, becoming a biological weapon that surpassed the Ten-Tails.
If she possessed great power, then she would have the right to be gentle and kind.
"Um... hello."
Before long, a blond boy popped out from the side.
Uzumaki Naruto.
"Hello."
Rias smiled slightly and greeted him, "I am Rias Gremory, a Devil."
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto was stunned for a moment, then showed an excited smile.
"I'm Hinata Hyuga..."
Hinata Hyuga spoke softly, and Naruto in the distance didn't hear her.
She really is cute, this child~
It would be quite interesting to raise her.
Rias thought to herself.
"Are you alone, little Naruto?"
Rias asked.
"Yeah."
Uzumaki Naruto said dejectedly, "I don't know why, but no one wants to play with me."
"Do you want to know the reason?"
Rias smiled.
"Do you know?"
Uzumaki Naruto said in surprise, "Then do you have a way to make me popular?"
"I suppose I do."
Rias said with a laugh.
"The reason people around you don't want to play with you is because they're influenced by public opinion."
Rias said, "Three years ago, a monster known as the Demon Fox wreaked havoc in the village. Many people lost their families and fear the power of the Demon Fox."
"They hate the Demon Fox, so Konoha Village needed to put someone forward to attract that hatred, and that person is you."
"But that has nothing to do with me?"
Uzumaki Naruto's mouth hung open, looking bewildered.
"It has nothing to do with your own will; because the village needs it, you became the sacrifice."
Rias shook her head.
"That's just too unreasonable!"
Uzumaki Naruto found it hard to accept.
"So as long as you are in this village, or even in this world, you will always be ostracized."
Rias smiled and said, "I have a way if you want to become popular. Have you considered moving to a different place to live?"
"A different place?"
Uzumaki Naruto blinked.
"Yes, a harmonious and loving big family."
Rias smiled.
Maybe I also have a talent for being a human trafficker.
Rias almost made herself laugh.
"Can I!!"
Without hesitation, Uzumaki Naruto said with a look of pleasant surprise.
Although there were Anbu monitoring nearby, their senses had long since been influenced by Rias.
It was a level higher than the ordinary illusions of the Naruto world, affecting the brain without disturbing the chakra.
Though Rias felt that if Uzumaki Naruto disappeared, it would be hard for that Anbu not to commit seppuku anyway.
But at least Rias didn't have to do it herself~
In the Anbu's mind, Naruto was just playing here alone.
"Of course."
Rias smiled and said, "If this place won't keep you, there's a place that will. Leave this place with me."
"Mm-hmm!!"
Uzumaki Naruto nodded excitedly, without the slightest attachment.
At this time, Naruto was being bullied by his nannies, alienated by those around him, and hadn't even met Hiruzen Sarutobi yet.
If Naruto were taken away now, she wondered how Konoha would react.
But it didn't matter either way.
Rias was just looking forward to what would happen to Konoha if a Super Shinra Tensei came down.
As for counting on Hinata Hyuga, hoho, the Tenseigan doesn't have the ability to resurrect~
Even if it did, Rias would definitely stop it.
This world is already rotten to the core; before a true revolution, Rias wouldn't feel sorry no matter how many people died.
It's just that, always, those who deserve to die don't, and those who don't deserve to die do.
This is the same in every world, which is quite frustrating.
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