Chapter 41
And the woman had a similar idea.
Well then, let's look forward to next time!
He had already become the Hyuga Clan's benefactor, and with this convenience, he could achieve even more.
She couldn't escape his grasp!
Delicious food, of course, should be savored slowly... Knock, knock, knock.
"Naruto-kun~"
Hinata knocked on the door... It was a quiet midnight.
Snowflakes began to fall outside.
The white snowy night illuminated the HyugaCompound, dyeing the world in white.
Such a bright night.
Hinata and Naruto walked side-by-side along the wooden corridor under the eaves.
As they stepped across the floor, watching the snow, Hinata felt that this moment was incredibly beautiful.
Also... "Naruto-kun... is so handsome..."
Naruto, in a light blue men's kimono, with his golden hair wild and unrestrained, was incredibly handsome.
"Hinata, you look very cute in that outfit."
Naruto turned sideways and pointed.
"Although I, Uzumaki Naruto, am very handsome, Hinata... you are the truly adorable hero."
"That's too perfunctory~!"
Even the Nine-Tailed couldn't help but complain.
"Can't you put some effort into it?!"
"Why is the situation for my son and me so different?!"
The Nine-Tailed couldn't help but think... Minato Namikaze's son could be so perfunctory in chasing girls because of his father's Merit of saving Konoha.
But the problem was!
When Minato Namikaze was chasing girls back then, he was truly risking his life~!
The Nine-Tailed couldn't help but recall the many times the Yellow Flash had walked on the edge of life and death, and once, he was even pierced through the chest by a rampaging Kushina.
If Hashirama's granddaughter, Tsunade, hadn't happened to return to the village to visit relatives that day, Minato Namikaze would have been dead!
—Although it was I who caused Kushina to rampage.
But there was no choice.
Why else would these hateful humans look at me with such hatred and disgust, and even imprison me within their bodies?
"No~, Nine-Tailed, you don't understand..."
Naruto began his sentence with the classic phrase, "Nine-Tailed, you don't understand."
And the Nine-Tailed knew that this kid was about to start spouting nonsense or twisted logic again.
At this moment.
Hyuga Natsu silently followed behind the two.
The freezing cold outside and the burning pain in her body created a sensation of ice and fire.
Hinata's attention was entirely on Naruto, so she didn't notice her abnormality.
"What's going on...?"
Hyuga Natsu, who also didn't understand the situation, only felt extremely uncomfortable when walking.
Not only was it awkward, but she also felt... as if she had sweated a lot... What was happening to her?
Chapter 33: I Want to Save the Uchiha
The New Year's bells rang.
This signified the arrival of 12 o'clock... and the New Year.
The bells on the back mountain continued to echo, and the entire Konoha was brightly lit with thousands of lights.
People were immersed in a joyful atmosphere.
The Hyuga Clan Compound was no exception.
On New Year's Eve, eating soba noodles and Osechi Ryori... In the main hall, Naruto sat at the head of the table, right next to the Main Family Elder.
Hinata was by Naruto's side, her small face slightly flushed, like a wife, serving him dishes and pouring drinks.
Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hazuki's faces were filled with relief and ease.
Hizashi, sitting at the lower seat, also had much of his gloom dissipated. The innocent Nejioccasionally looked up at the main seat, curiously observing Naruto.
The hosts and guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves... Naruto, with his cheeks full from eating heartily, his eyes narrowed into a slit.
What he was thinking about was the present and the future.
"I have already saved the Hyuga, which is truly wonderful~. This is equivalent to taking the first big step in life~."
Thinking of his vow after transmigrating to the Ninja world... his desire to change various tragedies, having now achieved initial success, he was naturally overjoyed.
The Hyuga Clan's crisis was resolved, Neji's father didn't die, and he understood the kinship between siblings. So Neji's life trajectory must have become completely different. Neji, no longer hating the Main Family, would be a good older brother to Hinata, and would live a passionate, lively, and cheerful life.
It's truly ~ wonderful ~... Naruto's gaze flickered towards Hyuga Hazuki.
Hinata's mother nodded slightly, returning his smile.
In her new clothes, she was indescribably dignified, gentle, and beautiful.
"Hinata's mother's health will rapidly deteriorate shortly after Hanabi is born, eventually leading to her death... So..."
I want to save Hinata's mother~.
"I also want to save... the Uchiha Clan."
Because next, the Uchiha Clan's situation will go from bad to worse.
In the original story, they would be annihilated.
Before that, he had already tried to contact Uchiha Shisui. This was a very good start.
In short, I must save everyone in the Uchiha, and also...—Sako's mother~... Uchiha Clan Compound.
Sako was celebrating the New Year with her family.
The dining table was fully laden, and her mother's cooking skills were, of course, excellent.
However, Sako, who should have been eating heartily, felt an indescribable loneliness in her heart, which made her seem to lose her appetite.
Her father didn't go to the battlefield like Shisui-san, and all her family members were present, so why did she still feel this way?
"Sako, what's wrong?"
Itachi, who cared about his sister the most, in some ways understood Sako more than their parents.
Every move his sister made tugged at his heart.
"No~, nothing~, big brother... eat some vegetables~."
Sako smiled and used her chopsticks to put food on her brother's plate.
And soon she figured out the reason for her unhappiness.
"Uzumaki Naruto... will he be very lonely by himself?"
...Konoha's New Year celebration continued until dawn.
Before daybreak, Hiruzen Sarutobi left his family and rushed to the Hokage Building.
The snowy landscape outside made the world a vast expanse of white.
This also made the sky look like early morning.
"Koharu, Homura, Danzo... Happy New Year..."
Gazing at his three old friends who had also arrived, Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a chuckle.
Inside the Hokage Building's conference room, the four high-ranking officials made their final decisions.
In fact, it was just a review of the policies that had already been approved yesterday.
Soon.
Konoha remotely connected with Kumogakure.
Both sides engaged in a heated discussion regarding the Hyuga incident.
And this time, Konoha did not back down, but instead, with a firm attitude, condemned Kumogakure's unreasonable and thuggish behavior.
Handing over Hyuga Hiashi's body... that was impossible.
Handing over Naruto was even more impossible!
Raikage A was furious, stating that... he would let Konoha experience Kumogakure's iron fist!
In other words, Konoha should prepare for war!
And the Konoha army, already deployed at the Land of Fire's border, was constantly ready for battle.
As negotiations between the two sides broke down, the news quickly reached the battlefield.
The border war... had erupted... In the early morning.
A large number of Konoha Ninja rushed to the front lines.
They were not necessarily combat personnel; there were also many support staff.
They were responsible for medical care, transporting supplies... and other tasks, to provide strong support for the front lines.
Early in the morning, at the arrival of this New Year.
Uchiha Fugaku changed into his clothes, preparing to head to the front lines.
"Fugaku, be careful in everything..."
Under his wife's reluctant gaze, Uchiha Fugakunodded slightly, his normally stern, square face now even more serious.
"This war might become the key to changing our clan's situation..."