Poor Tokuma Hyuga

"I'm heading home!"

After finishing the feast with Naruto, Hinata stood up, dusted off her butt, and pointed at the huge pile of trash on the ground. "I'll leave this to you!"

Hinata was an environmentally conscious young lady. How could she possibly leave trash lying around here?

"Mm-hmm!" Naruto nodded repeatedly and patted his chest. "Leave it to me!"

Seeing the foolish look on Naruto's face, Hinata could not help but feel deeply worried about Konoha's future.

Seriously, the fact that Konoha had developed this far was truly thanks to Heaven's protection.

The First Hokage was an idiot; the Second Hokage liked conducting all kinds of research and neglected his proper duties; the Third Hokage used the Crystal Ball every day to peep into women's bathhouses; the Fourth Hokage died young; the Fifth Hokage was a gambling addict; the Sixth Hokage liked reading dirty books; the Seventh Hokage... was hard to describe in a few words!

Not a single one of the previous Hokages was normal!

Just think about the Fourth Shinobi World War!

Konoha Chunin Obito Uchiha joined forces with Konoha Genin Kabuto Yakushi to declare war on the entire Ninja World at the Kage Summit.

The ones who saved the world were also two Konoha Genin.

The entire Fourth Shinobi World War was a showdown between Konoha's Chunin and Genin.

The Hokages could only play supporting roles, okay?

Sigh! Without those Genin, Konoha would probably have been beaten right to its doorstep long ago.

After looking down from Hokage Rock a few times, Hinata, who had already learned tree climbing, could easily jump down from here.

But wasn't this way too high?

"Gulp!"

Giving up on the idea of looking cool, Hinata put on a serious little face and tried her best to maintain a young lady's proud bearing. With her chin raised, she walked past Naruto.

The Third Hokage and Tokuma Hyuga: "..."

How could Hinata's little actions escape these two men's eyes?

The young lady was afraid of heights?

This had to be reported to Lord Hiashi!

The moment Hinata entered the house, Hyuga Hiashi stopped her at the door.

"Father!" Hinata bowed in greeting.

"Mm!"

Hyuga Hiashi lowered his head and examined Hinata. Everything about this daughter was good. Her manners and temperament were impeccable; Hinata did not look like a ninja at all, but more like an aristocratic girl.

Although that was merely Hinata's disguise.

But wasn't being skilled at disguise part of a ninja's profession in the first place?

As for talent and strength, there was even less to criticize.

Though Hinata was somewhat lazy and always found excuses to slack off during training, it was perfectly normal for children to be playful, wasn't it?

Hyuga Hiashi could find excuses to cover up Hinata's many flaws, but a fear of heights was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

Hinata blinked and asked curiously, "Does Father have something to discuss?"

Hyuga Hiashi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "We're going to the Back Mountain to train today."

Hinata said pitifully, "But Father, I haven't had dinner yet!"

Hyuga Hiashi: -.-#

Still eating? Were you a pig? Hadn't you just finished eating on Hokage Rock?

Hyuga Hiashi snorted coldly. "Don't learn from the Akimichi Clan. Our Hyuga Clan doesn't have any secret technique for storing chakra in fat!"

Say that again and the Akimichi Clan might beat you up!

Hinata naturally knew that Tokuma Hyuga would report her behind her back. With no other choice, she could only submit to Hyuga Hiashi's tyranny.

Hinata was not one to hold grudges, but once she held the Hyuga Clan's power in the future, it would be time to let Tokuma Hyuga understand the consequences of offending the young lady heir.

Following Hyuga Hiashi to Konoha's Back Mountain, Hyuga Hiashi brought Hinata before a cliff wall and said, "Chakra control is of utmost importance to the Gentle Fist. Although you've already mastered tree climbing and water walking, and your chakra control far surpasses that of children your age, you still cannot slack off!"

"This cliff wall is uneven, and some areas have already weathered and become extremely fragile. It is perfect for your practice."

Of course, the main point of this cliff wall was that it was high!

Hinata looked up. It was probably over a hundred meters tall!

Hinata nodded her little head. "Father, then I'll begin!"

"Mm!"

As Hyuga Hiashi finished speaking, Hinata sprinted forward and leaped onto the cliff wall. She attached chakra to the soles of her feet and raced toward the summit. In just a few seconds, she reached the top, then turned and ran back down!

Hyuga Hiashi: "..."

Wasn't Hinata supposed to be afraid of heights?

You called this a fear of heights?

Tokuma Hyuga, were you tired of living?

"Very good!"

Hyuga Hiashi was about to turn and leave, allowing Hinata to train here on her own, when he suddenly thought of something else—Hinata often slacked off during training.

Of course, Hinata had never slacked off in front of Hyuga Hiashi. Tokuma Hyuga had reported all of that to him.

Thinking of this, Hyuga Hiashi said calmly, "Train here by yourself. I have some matters to handle."

After walking some distance away, Hyuga Hiashi activated his Byakugan and prepared to observe Hinata in secret, to see whether she truly slacked off.

As for Hinata being afraid of heights, that really was a misunderstanding.

The reason Hinata had not jumped down from Hokage Rock was simply because she was worried Naruto would copy her.

The Child of Destiny might not fall to his death, but if he fell and was half-killed, Hinata would bear some responsibility too.

After all, Naruto was the kind of person who hated to lose.

But as for whether Hinata would slack off, that was absolutely true.

"Byakugan!"

That old man really is peeping from the shadows. Who knows how many times he's done this already!

Perverted old bastard! He even peeped on his own daughter!

"Sigh!"

With a sigh, Hinata deactivated her Byakugan and began training seriously and diligently.

After running back and forth across the cliff wall dozens of times, Hinata was so tired that her tongue hung out. After resting for five minutes, she took bandages from her ninja tool pouch and wrapped them around her hands, then began practicing the Gentle Fist against a large tree.

In the Ninja World, trees were always the most pitiful.

In the distance, the veins on Hyuga Hiashi's forehead throbbed.

That Tokuma Hyuga actually dared to slander Hinata. Who gave him the nerve?

Hyuga Hiashi had originally only been making excuses for his daughter's flaws, but now that he had seen things for himself, he realized that his daughter was full of virtues from head to toe.

She was well-mannered, highly talented, and willing to work hard. This was the Hyuga Clan's future!

Although he had not yet seen Hinata's unrestrained side outside, Hyuga Hiashi now completely refused to believe Tokuma Hyuga's words.

Tokuma Hyuga... that damned—mm! It was time to test the strength of the Hyuga Clan's elite ninja.

Every so often during her training, Hinata would activate her Byakugan to take a look.

Seeing that Hyuga Hiashi had already gone far away, Hinata immediately let out a sigh of relief and plopped down onto the ground. Her forehead was covered in sweat, and her hair stuck uncomfortably to her face.

After training for only this short while, Hinata felt that her chakra control had improved a little more, and her Gentle Fist seemed to have advanced as well.

How was anyone supposed to reason with talent like this?

By now, Hinata had realized that the greatest cheat she possessed was neither the Byakugan nor the Tenseigan, which had yet to awaken, but her Talent Cheat.

She just did not know where the limits of this talent truly lay.

When Hinata had made her wish, she had said that she could casually train and still crush Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha's greatest achievement was Six Paths Madara, whose strength was close to Kaguya Otsutsuki's and required Sasuke and Naruto to join forces against him.

And Hinata could crush Madara Uchiha!