Calculating Itachi Uchiha's Psychological Trauma

"You..."

Hinata and Itachi Uchiha stared at each other for a long time, Itachi Uchiha looking extremely embarrassed, while Hinata didn't know how to start the conversation.

It was already past 10 p. m., and Hinata had changed into her pink bunny-patterned pajamas... To be teleported to a man's bedroom in the middle of the night, all fresh-faced and still in pajamas, was like a lamb entering a tiger's den, walking right into a trap...

Fortunately, Itachi Uchiha was a gentleman, otherwise Hinata would have been in real danger.

"Ahem! Well..."

Hinata scratched her head and chuckled, "How about it? My new Ninjutsu is amazing, isn't it? Ahahahaha..."

"Space-time ninjutsu, huh..."

Itachi Uchiha praised, "You can teleport without spatial coordinates. It seems your mastery of Space-time ninjutsu has surpassed that of the Fourth Hokage!"

"No... your eyes..."

Hinata, beaming with pride, put her hands on her hips and laughed wildly, "Hahahaha... As expected of God Itachi, his insight is truly astonishing! That's it, this is my new Dōjutsu!"

Itachi Uchiha: Your eyes are so wide open, how blind do I have to be to not see them?

Okay! Itachi Uchiha was indeed a bit blind.

Having used the Mangekyō Sharingan in battle for many years, Itachi Uchiha's vision had deteriorated significantly. Even at such close range, Itachi Uchiha could only barely make out the blue light flashing in Hinata's eyes.

This kind of vision loss is different from nearsightedness. Itachi Uchiha's vision loss was due to the self-sealing of Mangekyo Mangekyou Sharingan, and even wearing glasses could not save his eyes.

"I never imagined the Byakugan could evolve again..."

Itachi Uchiha had to admit that he had indeed underestimated Hinata and the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan.

The Hyuga Clan may have once been on par with the Uchiha clan, but when Itachi Uchiha awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he naturally stopped taking the Hyuga Clan seriously.

Several years ago, after Itachi Uchiha infiltrated Konoha and was repelled by Hinata, the Akatsuki held a meeting.

Itachi Uchiha once said that Hinata's potential had reached its limit... Although Itachi Uchiha's goal was to protect Hinata, this was also his true feeling.

While everyone may have different methods to reach the pinnacle of the Shinobi World, no Taijutsu -type ninja has ever achieved this level.

Even the 'Eight Inner Gates' is only a fleeting moment.

However, with Hinata's current strength and the further evolution of her Byakugan, Hinata potential is now vastly different from that of other Hyuga clan members.

"Of course!"

Hinata was extremely pleased with herself, her chin slightly raised, her face full of pride.

"My eyes are incredibly powerful, even more powerful than the Rinnegan!"

Itachi Uchiha nodded slightly. He had no interest in arguing with Hinata about such a pointless topic and was about to say something...

'Clang clang clang...'

A knock came at the door.

"Brother Itachi, I need to talk to you about something!" Kisame's voice rang out from outside the door.

Itachi Uchiha's eyes widened instantly, and he gestured to Hinata with his eyes: Hurry up and leave, or we'll be finished if Kisame finds us.

Hinata nodded repeatedly, her eyes wide, preparing to activate her 'All-Knowing, All-Powerful' Dōjutsu.

"..."

Hinata gestured to Itachi Uchiha with her eyes: No, my skills are on cooldown!

Itachi Uchiha's eyes flickered: What does "skill cooldown" mean?

Hinata winked. "It means the skill is on cooldown and won't be usable for a while. This teleportation distance was too far; it was a bit overloaded."

This time, the cooldown period for 'All-Knowing, All-Powerful' is different from the long cooldown of Kotoamatsukami. Instead, it is similar to Pain's Shinra Tensei, which will be unusable for a period of time after being overused.

To completely eliminate this limitation, one must further enhance one's strength and Dojutsu power.

Itachi Uchiha's forehead was slightly sweaty. He turned his head to look under the bed, signaling Hinata to hide for the time being.

Hinata didn't hesitate and quickly crawled under the bed to hide, concealing her presence.

Itachi Uchiha looked at the doorway and said, "Come in!"

'Squeak...'

Kisame open the door and entered, looking around the room with a suspicious expression. He asked, "Is Itachi-nii chatting with someone?"

Itachi Uchiha resumed his cold expression and said calmly, "What do you want?"

Kisame didn't dwell on the matter anymore, since there was a sensory barrier around the base, Kisame would definitely notice if someone broke in.

"It's the topic we were just talking about..."

Kisame said with a goofy look, "Itachi-nii said before that 'any beautiful dream, if taken too extreme, can turn into a villain'... But after I went back, I thought about it seriously, and if it's to achieve a great dream, I should be willing to bear all the sins..."

"I wonder how Itachi-nii interprets this?"

Itachi Uchiha had to admit that the real purpose of his half-night talk with Kisame about life philosophy was not to preach to Kisame, but to avoid being harassed by Hinata.

However, Hinata's harassment not only arrived right on time, but Hinata herself was even teleported over.

Itachi Uchiha was in no mood to talk to Kisame about life and ideals right now.

"We all have our own dreams to realize, but we are free to choose the path to realize those dreams."

Itachi Uchiha casually replied, "Different people have different understandings of 'greatness'... but 'greatness' achieved through 'evil' means is usually just to satisfy ambition and desire!"

Hinata hid under the bed, feeling incredibly frustrated. Why did she have this feeling of being caught cheating?

It's like Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki were originally a very loving pair of best friends, while Hinata was the third party who interfered... At this moment, Kisame, the original wife, came to catch them in the act, and almost caught them in bed together!

But Hinata must say that she and Itachi Uchiha are innocent.

Itachi Uchiha never once felt that the passage of time could be such an unbearable torture.

In the past, when Itachi Uchiha was having long phone conversations with Hinata, he would find it hard to bear listening to Hinata rambling on and on.

However, at this moment, while chatting with Kisame Hoshigaki about his favorite philosophy of life, Itachi Uchiha felt a sense of unease... Perhaps after today, Itachi Uchiha would become even more taciturn, and might even develop a psychological aversion to sudden voices.

Kisame continued his incessant chatter, endlessly recounting his latest insights into life.

Itachi Uchiha had no choice but to listen patiently, occasionally replying to Kisame, praying in his heart that Hinata would be patient, otherwise he might have to kill Kisame to silence him tonight.

Killing Kisame might be easy, but Itachi Uchiha would have to wander the world from then on, hunted by the Five Great Shinobi Villages and the Akatsuki.

However, Kisame was completely unaware that he was flirting with death, and looked at Itachi Uchiha with glee, as if he had found a kindred spirit.

They're actually pretty happy!