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Without even seeing his face directly, Naruto knew that the other party's cheeks must be twitching again at this moment.
Swoosh.
The paper sliding door opened.
Hyuga Natsu's figure appeared.
She was holding dried clothes in her hands, rising from the wooden floor of the corridor.
The moment her white eyes swept across the room, the sound of fibers falling to the ground was heard.
At this moment... the morning sun rose, and all things flourished.
Hyuga Natsu was stunned in place.
Only when Naruto walked up to her did she awaken as if from a dream.
Looking at the flustered pretty maid running away, Naruto's gaze lingered on the back of her maid uniform.
What followed was the awakened monster becoming even more vigorous... Shortly after.
Naruto, having changed his clothes, arrived at the guest living room from last night.
The first figure to appear was Hinata; she seemed very happy.
Immediately after, a beautiful pregnant woman, resembling an enlarged combination of Hinata and Hanabi, walked in gracefully with dignified steps.
"It's... Hinata's mother..."
Naruto murmured, his eyes sparkling with light.
Chapter Twenty-Four: Hinata's Mom~
The weather was nice today, with birds singing and flowers fragrant outside.
In the traditional Japanese garden of the Hyuga Clan, bamboo tubes tilted, allowing water to flow through.
However, Hyuga Natsu, who came with Hyuga Hazuki, was thinking about other things.
Everyone saw the Clan Leader's polite attitude towards the Demon Fox... Uzumaki Naruto.
She wasn't without asking other clan members what exactly had happened.
But apart from the uninformed clan members, those who clearly knew about it were all tight-lipped, saying... 'You'll know naturally when the time comes.'
This made Hyuga Natsu even more convinced that something indeed... connected the Demon Fox boy with their Hyuga.
From last night to this morning.
The Hyuga had treated Uzumaki Naruto to good food and drink, clearly entertaining him as an honored guest.
Now, even the Lady herself was personally meeting the latter... This made the suspicion in Hyuga Natsu's heart grow even larger.
What also came with it was a difficult-to-shake worry and fear.
Because if the Demon Fox boy truly became a distinguished guest of the Hyuga Clan, then her past actions and various attitudes... would become negative evidence for others to criticize.
"This is..."
Naruto, pretending to know nothing, looked up to examine the beautiful woman who had walked to the doorway.
Hyuga Hazuki, who had already given birth to a daughter, showed no signs of aging.
After all, people in this world marry early, and they have Chakra, a wonderful energy, and bloodlines to enhance their bodies.
Hinata's mother had a pair of charming almond eyes, revealing the same gentleness and innocence as Hinata.
Her tall nose bridge and rosy, soft lips made her look full of the gentle charm of a YamatoNadeshiko.
Because of her pregnancy, Hyuga Hazuki was wearing a relatively loose robe.
This did not conceal her voluptuous figure.
Unlike Sako's mother, Uchiha Mikoto, Hinata's mother clearly lacked a bit of exercise.
It might sound incredible, but considering her not-so-good physical health in the original story... it becomes understandable.
In the past, Hyuga Hiashi would certainly not have allowed his beloved wife to exert herself greatly, practicing Gentle Fist every day or something similar.
Therefore.
Hyuga Hazuki, with a little accumulated fat, had a more voluptuous figure than Uchiha Mikoto.
Coupled with servants attending to her and rarely going out, her fair and tender skin was clearly very well-maintained.
Of course, it might also be natural beauty.
After all, looking at the genetics of her two daughters, Hinata and Hanabi, one can understand this.
"Naruto-kun~, this is my mother..." Hinata stood respectfully to the side, introducing her mother to Naruto.
It was clear that, unlike her reserved attitude when facing her father.
Hinata was not very afraid of her mother.
This also proved that her gentleness was indeed inherited from the latter.
"Naruto-kun, hello, I am Hyuga Hazuki, you can just call me Aunt Hazuki..."
Hyuga Hazuki slowly entered the room and, with Hyuga Natsu's support, slowly sat down.
During this process, she gazed at Naruto intently, seemingly observing him.
"Hello, Aunt Hazuki."
Naruto walked over and sat down after Hinata.
Across the low table, the three looked at each other.
Hyuga Natsu, meanwhile, performed her duties as a maid, beginning to brew tea for the three.
As Naruto's gaze swept across Hyuga Hazuki's fair neck, the Nine-Tailed seemed to sense something.
But it still overestimated the limits of humans.
Looking down along the slightly open neckline, Naruto immediately understood the origin of Hinata's 'capacity' and Hanabi's 'capacity' in the original story...
Hyuga Hazuki, with her extremely gentle expression, did not notice.
The glint in Naruto's narrowed eyes.
In her first impression, as someone with a similarly innocent personality, this young man who had saved her daughter looked very honest and was very likely someone worthy of trust.
The similarities between mother and daughter resulted in Hyuga Hazuki's thought process having commonalities with her daughter's.
Being overly protected, coupled with innate kindness, made the mother and daughter unaware of the true evils of the human world.
It wasn't at her husband's behest, but rather Hyuga Hazuki's own desire to see Naruto, and at this moment, her assessment of her future son-in-law was extremely satisfied.
Keeping promises, enduring a full day without food, and being a hero who saved a beauty... all these elements met Hyuga Hazuki's requirements for her daughter's future husband.
"This chest-O-brainless female human..."
The Nine-Tailed, lying behind the sealing iron gate, gave a precise evaluation.
The daughter is a love-struck fool, and the mother's head is also empty.
"Nine-Tailed, don't talk nonsense... Aunt Hazuki is kind-hearted, completely unlike you, always judging others with a villainous heart, adorning yourself with evil deeds. You sneer at kindness..."
Naruto patiently gave the Nine-Tailed a gentle critique.
Nine-Tailed: "..."
Unlike Hyuga Natsu, who did not know Naruto's true identity.
Hyuga Hazuki was very well aware that Narutowas the son of the Fourth Hokage.
With this noble identity as a blessing, Hyuga Hazuki only felt that... Hinata was the one reaching above her station for Naruto.
Of course, if one considered the Hyuga Clan's 1000-year long heritage, it wouldn't be an insult to Naruto's family background either.
So... "The two children sitting together are truly a golden couple..."
Hyuga Hazuki, who found her daughter extremely pleasing, naturally found Naruto equally pleasing at this moment.
A moment later.
Hyuga Natsu, who had gone out, returned.
She brought in a delicious breakfast for Naruto to eat.
Looking at the abundant and rich breakfast, Narutoscratched his head: "Aunt Hazuki, aren't you eating?"
'When eating, always defer to elders first...'
Hyuga Hazuki secretly nodded in her heart.
'Indeed, this child Naruto is as gentle as his father, the 'Yellow Flash.'
Everyone's evaluation of Minato Namikaze was that he was incredibly talented and brilliant.
Especially Minato Namikaze's gentleness was also something everyone praised.
'Moreover, to be able to defeat so many enemy Ninja at such a young age. This child's future prospects are surely limitless...'
Thinking of this, Hyuga Hazuki, who was now completely a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, couldn't help but smile.
This smile brought infinite charm.
Pure beauty, yet with a different kind of sensual allure... Looking at the beautiful woman blooming like a flower, Naruto couldn't help but secretly nod: "Hinata's mother... is so beau~tiful~."
Nine-Tailed: "..."
Afterwards, Naruto again deferred to Hinata, and after she indicated she wasn't hungry, Narutobegan to eat.
This time, it was naturally not the "hand-grab" method.
Instead, he switched to a normal way of eating.
The mother and daughter both gazed at Naruto, their thoughts divergent yet very similar... In contrast.
Hyuga Natsu was on pins and needles.
"Even the Lady..."
Seeing Hyuga Hazuki treat Naruto so gently, with goodwill almost overflowing... Hyuga Natsucouldn't help but feel even more uneasy.
Because if Uzumaki Naruto truly became an honored guest of the Hyuga Clan.
Then her fate would be... Time flew by.
Two days passed quickly.
Due to the sudden incident of the Cloud Ninja Mission's annihilation, Konoha and Kumogakurewere about to engage in a major conflict at the border.
Hyuga Hiashi naturally lost the mood to teach his daughter Gentle Fist.
Just as all the adults were busy with war disputes... Naruto was enjoying good food and drink at the Hyuga Clan for two days.
During these two days, besides eating, drinking, and having fun, he naturally wandered around, visiting the Hyuga Clan's territory, which had stood for half a century since the village's founding.
As one of the least damaged clan compounds during the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxs Attack, this place held considerable historical value.