Uchiha Clan Extermination

Hinata, this heretic of the Hyuga Clan, was far more interested in ninjutsu than in the Gentle Fist.

The Gentle Fist looked graceful and elegant when performed, but ninjutsu was cool and flashy!

Now that she had come to the Ninja World, how could she justify herself if she did not learn a few ninjutsu?

Unfortunately, no one in the Hyuga Clan would ever teach Hinata ninjutsu, because they considered it a waste of time.

In the Ninja World, there were only four ways to learn ninjutsu.

First, instruction from one's clan.

Second, instruction from one's team leader after graduation.

Third, working hard on missions and then applying to the village to study.

Fourth, taking someone as a master and learning ninjutsu as their disciple.

That was precisely why, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, so many Chunin could only fight with Shuriken and taijutsu.

Of course, the chakra expenditure of using ninjutsu was also an important factor.

Time flew by, and Hinata continued muddling through her days at the Ninja Academy.

Things like graduating early, training hard to improve herself, or carrying out missions and making breakthroughs between life and death simply did not suit Hinata, okay?

Naruto and Sasuke would save the shinobi world anyway.

Besides, Hinata was already very strong.

By her second year, Hinata had begun learning the various secret techniques of the Gentle Fist. As the Hyuga Clan's heir, she could study any of the Gentle Fist's secret techniques she wanted.

Hinata had already mastered many Eight Trigrams Palms techniques, including the Thirty-Two Palms, Air Palm, and One Blow Body. She had even nearly mastered Heavenly Spin, though she still lacked sufficient proficiency and could not yet achieve a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree defense without blind spots.

She had really learned them just by practicing casually.

At the start of the first semester of her second year, the Uchiha Clan Extermination took place without anyone noticing.

Hinata remembered that the school had organized an outdoor exercise that day, and classes did not end until after nine that night.

The entire village felt strange throughout the next day, filled with an indescribable oppression.

Every ninja Hinata encountered on the streets wore a solemn expression, as though something major had happened in the village and they desperately wanted to talk about it, but could not due to regulations.

When Hinata returned home after school, Hyuga Hiashi informed her that the Uchiha clan had been exterminated.

Hyuga Hiashi's expression was exceedingly grave. The extermination of the Uchiha clan had undoubtedly sounded an alarm for every ninja clan in Konoha.

The times had changed.

The current Ninja World was no longer the era of ninja clans vying for supremacy during the Warring States period. It was now the era of ninja villages.

Those who could not adapt to the new era would inevitably be cast aside by it.

Everyone had to learn how to survive in the new era.

In truth, after several Ninja World Wars, the ninjas of most clans had already integrated into the village. Even the Hyuga Clan was now Konoha's Hyuga Clan.

It was simply that the Hyuga Clan was, after all, a Kekkei Genkai clan. To ensure the purity of their bloodline, they could not intermarry with outsiders.

Unless one was as strong as Naruto, capable of saving the Ninja World.

Yet in the era of ninja villages, the Uchiha clan still spoke constantly of "the clan" and remained immersed in their past glory. Their destruction could be considered self-inflicted.

As for whether Konoha had wronged the Uchiha clan—

It had, but in Hinata's view, the Uchiha's problems were even greater.

Leaving aside the First Hokage's era, from the time the Second Hokage took office, the Uchiha had been pushed to the outskirts of the village through their position in the Konoha Military Police Force.

Many duties of the Military Police Force overlapped with those of the Anbu. The position appeared prestigious, but it did not actually hold much power.

But during the Third Hokage's era, this Hokage who had inherited the First Hokage's will had actually wanted to repair the relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan.

However, the Uchiha had long since lost faith in the village. The two sides could not communicate, and the older generation of Uchiha held no attachment to Konoha. Their conflicts gradually intensified, making the clan's extermination understandable.

From the village's perspective, they had not even done anything wrong.

Of course, the Uchiha had not truly been wrong either. They had simply misjudged the gap in strength between the two sides.

A few days later, Konoha issued an official statement saying that Itachi Uchiha had slaughtered every member of his clan in a single night before defecting.

Honestly, that was hard to believe.

But the Uchiha clan had become taboo, and almost no one dared discuss them publicly in the village.

Furthermore, the Uchiha had never been well-liked, so naturally no one would speak up to clear their name.

Sasuke naturally believed the village's explanation.

Leaving aside the fact that Sasuke was still young and immature, the unforgettable memory Itachi Uchiha had left him before departing was enough to make Sasuke believe it.

But on careful thought, how could the Ninja Academy have held an outdoor exercise on the very day of the Uchiha Clan Extermination without the village's cooperation?

Perhaps even the Third Hokage had been cooperating with Danzo.

Sasuke, who had witnessed his parents die beneath his brother's blade, remained in the hospital for seven whole days.

After waking up, Sasuke became completely silent. The awkward, tsundere Sasuke from before had disappeared. All that remained was bone-deep hatred. There was not the slightest hint of life in his eyes, and whenever he occasionally thought of Itachi, his expression would suddenly twist into something ferocious.

Yet to those fangirls, the cold Sasuke seemed even more charming.

Hinata's peaceful little life was not affected by the Uchiha Clan Extermination, though it still had some intangible effects.

With the Uchiha clan gone, the Hyuga Clan naturally became Konoha's number one noble family, even the Ninja World's Number One Noble Family.

And Hinata was the eldest daughter and heir of the Ninja World's Number One Noble Family.

Unlike the Uchiha clan, whose ambitions had swelled out of control, the Hyuga Clan strictly observed noble etiquette and was impeccable in its dealings with others in the village. The existence of the Byakugan had also allowed the Hyuga Clan to gain many allies during the past several wars.

Although the Uchiha Clan Extermination had greatly intimidated the major ninja clans, the Third Hokage soon reassured the various families.

The Hyuga Clan gained greater influence within the village, but Hyuga Hiashi remained as he had always been, firmly standing with the Hokage's faction.

Only now did true peace exist beneath Konoha's calm surface.

Once the effects of the Uchiha Clan Extermination faded, the entire village flourished.

Many people discovered that, without members of the Uchiha clan obstructing their view, even going out shopping felt much more relaxing.

The only remaining destabilizing factors in the village were probably Danzo and Sasuke.

But one of them had just had his authority reclaimed by the Hokage and was currently plotting to rebuild Root, while the other was still too young to cause any trouble.

After returning to school, Sasuke had changed completely. He challenged Hinata almost whenever he had the chance.

Sasuke possessed a strong sense of honor toward his clan. He urgently needed to prove the Uchiha clan's talent and strength, hoping to bear the Uchiha's glory alone.

After every failed challenge against Hinata, Sasuke would deeply hate his own weakness.

If he could not even defeat Hinata, how could he speak of taking revenge on Itachi Uchiha?

Though Hinata felt that Sasuke was pitiful, she would not go easy on him in their duels. That would not only disrespect herself, but would also make Sasuke arrogant.

As long as she kept suppressing Sasuke, he would not become as conceited as he was in the Original Story.