Rebuilding the Uchiha Requires Their Help

Sakura looked at Hinata with complete sincerity. "Hinata, thank you so much."

Hinata smiled. "Then I might as well see this through. I'll be the one to talk to Sasuke about it."

Ino pounced on Hinata and hugged her, laughing. "Hinata, you're such a wonderful person."

Emmmm, as Hinata enjoyed the soft, fragrant girl in her arms, she could not help but sigh. Little girls really were so easy to fool.

A little coaxing was all it took to make friends.

Of course, that was only because it was Hinata. If Naruto had come over instead, he would probably have been beaten black and blue.

But if Sasuke had shown up in person, these two girls would probably have been fooled so badly they would not know which way was north.

So although the Ninja World appeared to be a place where strength ruled supreme, in reality, good looks were justice.

Obito Uchiha could be redeemed, Madara Uchiha barely had any haters, and Akatsuki was the most popular idol group.

Even Kaguya Otsutsuki was called the Goddess because she was so beautiful.

The most harshly criticized person in all of Naruto was Shimura Danzō. Who told him to be ugly, yet constantly pick fights with handsome people? If people did not hate him, who else would they hate?

Ino was the leader of Sasuke's fan club. With Ino taking the lead in accepting Hinata, Hinata's life in class became much easier.

Hinata was also a decisive person. Now that she had become friends with Ino and Sakura, who would still bother with that trio of a fat nerd, a lazy bum, and a punk?!

She had to sever ties!

They were no longer friends!

Hinata actually wanted to quit the Four Truants and form a Konoha version of S.H.E with Ino and Sakura, singing whenever they had nothing to do: You are electricity, you are light, you are the one and only legend.

If Ino and Sakura sang that song, would they not be praising Sasuke?

But things rarely went as one wished.

The chief culprit preventing Hinata from leaving the Four Truants was their homeroom teacher.

Please forgive Hinata! The moment she saw that the teacher was some unknown extra, she lost all interest in him.

Hinata had been in school for three years, yet she still did not even know her homeroom teacher's name.

Hinata slept in class, ate snacks, spaced out, and read novels. She was often called outside by the teacher to stand as punishment.

Since even good girl Hinata had been called out to stand as punishment, the fat nerd, lazy bum, and punk, who behaved even worse, naturally could not escape it either.

But who would obediently stand there as punishment?

Since they had already been thrown out of class, of course they went out to have fun!

As a result, Hinata became someone popular with both the boys and the girls in class, and her popularity remained high year after year.

But since Hinata had promised Ino and Sakura that she would guide Sasuke back onto the right path, she could not go back on her word.

During taijutsu class, Hinata decisively called Sasuke out for a spar. At the same time, she discreetly gave Ino and Sakura a look that said, Just watch.

Naturally, Sasuke would not back down from Hinata. Right now, he wished he could be with Hinata day and night.

All right! Sasuke actually just wanted to improve himself by fighting Hinata.

Could strength alone restore the Uchiha clan to its former glory?

He really was a youth who had strayed down the wrong path.

The spar began. Sasuke charged at Hinata first, moving quickly for someone his age, but in Hinata's eyes, it was nothing special.

After easily blocking two moves, Hinata spotted an opening and struck Sasuke in the stomach with her palm.

"Agh!"

Sasuke desperately wanted to grit his teeth and keep himself from crying out in pain.

But while the pain could be endured, the feeling that he was about to vomit up last night's dinner was much harder to bear.

Hinata knew exactly how hard to hit. But her idea of restraint was merely making sure Sasuke would not be seriously injured; at most, he would only need to lie in bed for a few hours.

But being hit in the stomach by Hinata's Gentle Fist was truly painful, as well as nauseating. It would leave him feeling sick for hours.

"Hah!"

Sasuke shouted and charged at Hinata again despite the pain.

Hinata curled her lip. Her figure flashed aside, avoiding Sasuke's attack, and her small hand lightly brushed his stomach. Sasuke immediately looked as though he had been struck by lightning. After stiffening for two or three seconds, he dropped to his knees and dry-heaved in agony.

Tsk, tsk. How pitiful!

That was for snorting at me, and for being so handsome that all the girls in class collectively excluded me!

Go die!

Oh no! I forgot about my agreement with Ino and Sakura. They would not hold a grudge against me for hurting Sasuke, would they?

Hinata had clearly overestimated the force of habit.

For the past three years, whenever Hinata was in a bad mood—or an exceptionally good one—she would always call Sasuke out for a spar during taijutsu class. Ino and Sakura had long grown used to Sasuke being abused by Hinata.

"Ahem!"

Hinata cleared her throat softly, crouched down, and whispered to Sasuke, "Sasuke (foolish little brother), you've actually been working in the wrong direction."

Sasuke abruptly raised his head to glare at Hinata. "What did you say?"

Could there be something wrong with my training method? Otherwise, why could I still not beat Hinata despite working so hard?

Hinata stood with a grin and beckoned at Sasuke before turning toward the small woods beside the training ground.

Sasuke forced himself to stand despite the pain, clutching his stomach as he followed behind Hinata.

This was... the small woods?

Standing in front of the small woods, Hinata suddenly stopped.

In Hinata's previous life, small woods had always been places where young men and women went on dates. And if one looked carefully enough, one could find some rather strange things there.

Was it really all right to bring Sasuke here?

Sasuke walked up beside Hinata and asked, "Why did you bring me here?"

Forget it. They had already avoided the crowd, so it was fine to talk here. There was no need to go into the small woods.

Hinata turned to face Sasuke. After carefully choosing her words, she hesitantly said, "Sasuke, do you want to restore the Uchiha clan?"

Sasuke's gaze instantly turned sharp. Staring at Hinata, he coldly said, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Come on! You're working in the wrong direction!" Hinata said in exasperation. "Restoring the Uchiha does not require strength. It requires descendants, understand? Think about it—if you have ten sons, and each of those ten sons has ten sons, then you'll have a hundred grandsons. With the clan flourishing, wouldn't the Uchiha clan be revived?"

Sasuke: "..."

Staring at Hinata, Sasuke secretly pondered, Hinata is acting so strange today! What is her purpose in telling me this? Her expression was so strange just now, and she brought up sons and descendants... Could it be...

Sasuke had seen Hinata look so flustered too many times. She was exactly like those ignorant little girls who confessed to him.

Sasuke's eyes shifted slightly, and for a moment, he did not know how to respond.

Hinata was not like those ignorant little girls. She was very strong, and Sasuke had been paying attention to her for a long time.

If a boy kept paying attention to a girl, even if he had another purpose at first, after enough time passed, he would likely develop some ambiguous feelings.

Seeing Sasuke deep in thought, Hinata nodded in satisfaction. She patted Sasuke on the shoulder and said in a tone that suggested he was teachable, "So, if Ino and Sakura confess to you again in the future, just accept them! Restoring the Uchiha requires their help!"

"..."

"Idiot!"