Sasuke: Do You Know I'm Waiting for You?

"La la la, la la la..."

In the Hyuga residence, Hinata lay comfortably on a rocking chair, humming a song from her past life while pretending to doze off with her eyes closed.

Although a lot happened during this mission, Hinata forgot about it all after returning home and focused on enjoying life in her spare time.

My classmates and I have already had a get-together once, and we chatted briefly about our lives over the years.

Aside from Naruto, all of his friends have been promoted to Chunin, and Hinata and Neji have even become Jonin.

However, when it comes to the person most Tsunade, it has to be Shikamaru.

After all, having strength and having a brain are not the same thing.

"But..."

Hinata wasn't truly without worries; Hinata had already learned of Sasuke's 'return to the battlefield' through the Hyuga Clan's channels.

Sasuke's whereabouts are uncertain. Although he is ostensibly gathering information about Itachi Uchiha, he already knows the truth about Itachi Uchiha and naturally will not actually seek revenge on Itachi Uchiha.

Furthermore, Hinata was also very concerned about Sasuke's eyes.

Although Sasuke absorbed Urashiki's Chakra, Hinata still doesn't know whether Sasuke has awakened the Mangekyo.

After all, the power of the Sharingan was inherited from Kaguya Otsutsuki, and it is a different kind of power from the God Tree of Urashiki Otsutsuki.

"Logically speaking, Sasuke should be coming to find me, right?"

Hinata felt somewhat annoyed.

"Could someone be spying on him?"

During their last meeting, Hinata had already told Sasuke that even though he had transplanted Itachi Uchiha's eyes, Hinata had a way to restore Itachi Uchiha's sight.

Moreover, Sasuke and Itachi also possess a pair of Shisui Uchiha's eyes.

If Itachi receives Shisui's eyes and then receives Hashirama Cells, his illness may not be cured, but he can live for several more years.

"Never mind!"

Hinata thought leisurely, "Sasuke probably has his own ideas too. If he needs my help, he'll come to me!"

"But... Sasuke should have been training Obito all along, right?"

What was Obito's purpose in releasing Sasuke?

Hinata had a vague suspicion that since Obito had released Sasuke, he definitely wouldn't let Sasuke act on his own. Sasuke's lack of contact with her was probably because he was worried about Obito monitoring him.

Although Hinata could quickly find Sasuke's whereabouts by connecting to Artificial Satellite.

However, in recent months, Hinata has rarely used this ability unless she is "calling" Orochimaru or Itachi Uchiha.

The ability to monitor the Shinobi World was indeed quite novel at first. When Hinata first obtained it, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep for several nights.

But after a while, it gets really boring.

"Anyway, Sasuke has shaken off Obito's surveillance, or is sure he's safe, he'll definitely come looking for me!"

Hinata thought to herself.

"Hinata Hyuga! The Lord Hokage wants you to go to room 303 at Konoha Hospital immediately!"

The figure from the Anbu vanished in a flash.

The members of the Anbu are not ordinary ninjas who are completely unaware of the situation in the village. The Anbu who carry out the Hokage's secret missions know more secrets than ordinary ninjas.

Moreover, the Hyuga Clan has acquired many secrets in the past two years, and their status within the village has changed.

Even Anbu, who are directly under the Hokage, need to report before entering the Hyuga residence.

This has upset many people.

"Well!"

With a sigh, Hinata went back to her room, changed her clothes, and headed towards Konoha Hospital.

Pushing open the door, the small ward was packed with people.

Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya, Naruto, and Kakashi, who is lying in bed reading a novel.

Jiraiya squatted on the windowsill, winking and gesturing to Kakashi, hinting that Kakashi should look at the illustrations in "Icha Icha Paradise," a photo book Lord Jiraiya.

When Jiraiya was training with Naruto often used the Sexy Jutsu to act as Jiraiya's human model...

"Hey! Hinata, you've grown quite a bit in the years I haven't seen you!" Jiraiya said with great satisfaction.

'Click click click...'

Tsunade clenched her fists so tightly they cracked, her eyes coldly fixed on Jiraiya.

Jiraiya swallowed hard, stiffly raising his neck to look up at the ceiling, as if it could inspire his writing.

After greeting everyone in turn, Hinata asked curiously, "Did you summon us here because of Sasuke?"

Tsunade glanced at Naruto and said in a serious tone, "Sasuke has been declared missing-nin for assassinating a village elder..."

Hearing this, Naruto lowered his head, his eyes filled with extreme sorrow.

Jiraiya sighed softly, and Kakashi placed "Icha Icha Paradise" under his pillow.

Tsunade continued, "This morning we received news that Sasuke appeared in the Land of Land of Rivers, secretly gathering intelligence on the Akatsuki. His goal is to track down Itachi Uchiha wiped out the Uchiha clan!"

Shizune added, "Although it's a secret reconnaissance mission, Sasuke's style is extremely arrogant. Now almost the entire Shinobi World knows that he has appeared in the Land of Rivers."

Jiraiya and said, "Deliberately revealing their whereabouts? Kakashi, what do you think Sasuke is up to?"

"Feel sorry!"

Kakashi sighed and said softly, "I can't fathom Sasuke's thoughts either."

Naruto clenched his fists, remaining silent. After hearing Jiraiya's question, Naruto speculated, "Could Sasuke be being threatened?"

"Won't!"

Tsunade denied it, saying, "Sasuke's strength has grown extremely fast, and ordinary people cannot pose a threat to him at all."

"Moreover, given Sasuke's personality, he wouldn't be threatened by anyone."

Shizune said, "We previously suspected that this might be a conspiracy by the Akatsuki... After all, the person who rescued Sasuke back then was very likely the Masked Man you encountered."

Kakashi nodded and said, "That's basically certain!"

After a pause, Kakashi analyzed, "Sasuke is an excellent ninja. If he wants to investigate Itachi, he will act very secretly and will never easily expose his whereabouts, because that would put him in danger."

"Sasuke's behavior is highly illogical!"

"It doesn't quite make sense to say that this is a trap Akatsuki."

Kakashi asked doubtfully, "That guy wearing a mask, his identity is very suspicious, but he is indeed the newest member to join Akatsuki."

"But he had prior contact with Sasuke..."

"Perhaps there are other people plotting something outside of Akatsuki!"

Tsunade nodded slightly upon hearing this, as she largely agreed with Kakashi's speculation.

Intentionally revealing their whereabouts?

Hinata scratched her head, as if she had just realized something.

Hinata had previously speculated that Sasuke might be worried about Obito's surveillance. If he deliberately exposed his whereabouts, then he must be waiting for someone.

Sasuke had witnessed Hinata's ability to communicate remotely...

Sasuke-kun, were you waiting for me?