I Brought Glory to Konoha

Last time, Hinata used her Byakugan to discover that Konoha had already taken over the Land of Waves. More importantly, among those who had taken over the place were spies sent by Hyuga Hiashi.

Hinata felt that she had embarrassed herself a little too badly when fighting the Ghost Brothers.

Would Hyuga Hiashi think that her temperament made her unfit to be a ninja?

Hinata had no desire to suffer the same fate as she did in the Original Story.

To avoid disgracing herself before Hyuga Hiashi, for the honor of the Hyuga Clan, and to preserve her position as the Hyuga Clan's young lady.

Hinata decisively unleashed her ultimate move, using the Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack against Momochi Zabuza.

Everything for the Hyuga Clan!

No fear.

I, Otsutsuki Hinata, am no coward.

The dust kicked up by the explosion was nonexistent to the Byakugan. Hinata's little face was stern and focused. After seeing Zabuza's movements through the smoke, she said to Kakashi, "Teacher Kakashi, Zabuza is trying to run! Stop him!"

At the same time, Hinata could not help feeling sorry for Haku.

Seeing that Zabuza was trapped in a hopeless situation, Haku had unhesitatingly used the Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals to shield Zabuza, only for his chest to be pierced through by the Chakra Ray of the Mountain Breaker.

Zabuza was in a miserable state as well. His left arm had been grazed by the Chakra Ray of the Mountain Breaker, and the immensely compressed beam of chakra instantly severed it.

Zabuza did not even have time to care about the Kubikiribōchō. Clutching his left arm, he fled in panic.

Hearing Hinata's shout, Kakashi immediately moved. Hinata did not hesitate either, darting through the trees several times to catch up with Zabuza. Chakra Fists gathered around both her hands as she prepared to give Zabuza another brutal blow.

Hinata was a little excited. This was the first time the Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack had actually hit an enemy.

Hinata lacked combat experience. During the Genin Exam, she had unleashed two ultimate moves in a row, yet neither had struck Kakashi.

Even when she had used the Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack to drive the Air Palm and widen its area of impact, she had only barely grazed him.

Hinata did not want to become a ninja like Kaguya Otsutsuki, possessing a body full of Kekkei Mōra yet unable to hit an enemy even with a basic attack.

Now that she had hit Zabuza, she could boast properly when she returned to Konoha.

In truth, Zabuza had been hit because he had completely underestimated Hinata. Her cute, sweet appearance was simply far too deceptive.

Although ninja could not judge people by appearances, Hinata, Sasuke, and Naruto all clearly looked like rookie Genin who had only recently graduated. It was only natural that Zabuza did not take the three of them seriously.

Zabuza had lost an arm and abandoned the Kubikiribōchō. With Hinata and Kakashi now closing in on him from both sides, all paths to survival had long been cut off.

Hinata had no intention of giving Kakashi a chance to act. The moment she caught up to Zabuza, she swung her Chakra Fists and attacked.

Zabuza looked ready to risk his life. The killing intent of a Jonin, the fury of a wounded beast, combined with the savagery of a man fighting to the death, made Hinata feel genuinely intimidated for a moment.

Hinata knew her own weakness as well. What she lacked now was the fierce aura Zabuza had when he fought.

Just facing it head-on was already making her confidence falter.

Kakashi stood to the side, keeping watch over Hinata, and clearly had no intention of intervening.

This was also a rare opportunity for Hinata to train. Only by fighting powerful opponents like Zabuza in life-and-death battles could she truly improve her combat experience.

Zabuza had only his right hand left. Blood continued dripping from his left arm, and without the Kubikiribōchō, he could not even use ninjutsu.

At first, Zabuza could still rely on his imposing presence, coupled with his abundant combat experience, to circle around Hinata.

But as the fight dragged on, Zabuza lost too much blood. His face gradually turned pale, and his stamina soon failed him.

As Zabuza's condition steadily weakened, Hinata could not bear to keep tormenting him.

Fighting me while enduring that pain must be agony, right?

Twenty Gods Vacuum Attack + Eight Trigrams Mountain Breaker!

Hinata unleashed her ultimate move once again. A smile of release appeared on Zabuza's face.

To die in battle—that was a ninja's final destination.

Zabuza did not think dying at the hands of a little girl would tarnish the reputation of the "Demon," because this little girl who was about to kill him would surely become renowned throughout the ninja world someday.

I, Zabuza, died at the hands of a strong opponent.

Though... this death was a little miserable...

Kakashi leaped down from the tree and landed behind Hinata. He placed a hand on her shoulder and comforted her. "Your first time killing someone must feel terrible. Every ninja has to go through this."

Hinata turned back to glance at Kakashi, shook her shoulder to knock his hand away, and said unhappily, "Perverted old man, if you dare touch me again, I'll accuse you of molesting me."

Kakashi: "..."

What an annoying little girl.

After burying Zabuza and Haku, Hinata gripped the Kubikiribōchō and swung it around a few times before asking Kakashi, "Teacher Kakashi, can we bring this sword back to Konoha?"

Hinata remembered that in the Original Story, this sword seemed to have been left before Zabuza's grave.

Was it because they were wary of Kirigakure, or because they admired Zabuza and Haku?

Kakashi considered it for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, but it has to be handed over to the village."

Hinata did not object. She did not use swords anyway. Bringing it back so she could show it off would be enough.

After all, it was a ninja sword from Kirigakure. Keeping it for herself would only bring trouble.

Hinata could not help thinking, I'm so outstanding. Once that cheap dad hears about this, he'll definitely be proud, right? Hehe, will there be some kind of reward?

Hinata truly had no spending money left.

The money she had earned from missions some time ago had nearly run out. Coming to the Land of Waves this time, Hinata had even used her own savings.

And the Land of Waves mission was only C-rank, so Hinata would not receive much money from it.

Standing before the graves, the group of five each had their own thoughts.

Tazuna kept glancing at Sasuke and Kakashi.

The power of ninja was truly terrifying. Naruto, that little runt, could unleash such tremendous strength, while Hinata, that cute and soft-looking little girl, could shatter the ground with a single punch.

And among Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke, Sasuke, the cool little guy, looked the most like a ninja.

Tazuna could not help wondering what kind of scene it would be if Sasuke ever made a move.

And as the teacher of these three children, just how powerful was Kakashi? Perhaps the moment he acted, heaven and earth would collapse.

The Land of Fire... the Hidden Leaf Village... was truly unfathomable.

The number one ninja village in the ninja world truly deserved its reputation.

Hinata, meanwhile, was feeling sorry for Haku.

To be honest, when Hinata watched Naruto in her previous life, she had not thought Haku was particularly special. Still, influenced by some online comments, she had felt a certain fondness toward him.

But now, Haku had died without even speaking a single line.

"Let's go!"

Kakashi rubbed his hair and inwardly sighed, Now that even Zabuza is dead, if Gato sends more people, who knows what level of opponents they'll be.

What a pain!

If only he had listened to Hinata back then and given up on the mission to return to the village.