What's Wrong with Hinata?

"I said... there's no point in us continuing to discuss this here."

Naruto said somewhat impatiently, "If you want to know what Akatsuki is plotting, you might as well just take action and bring Sasuke back."

After returning from training with Jiraiya, Naruto's strength has indeed improved significantly, and he has made up for the foundation he had always lacked. However, his impulsive and reckless nature seems to have become even more serious than before.

In the Original Story, Naruto matured after witnessing Sasuke's strength. He then restrained his temper and continued training with Kakashi, eventually developing the S-rank Ninjutsu Rasenshuriken.

"Naruto is right!"

Tsunade agreed, "There's no time to lose. I'll gather the men and prepare for action immediately."

"Hinata, Naruto! You two go back and get ready. We'll meet at the Hokage Building at 8:00 AM tomorrow!"

Naruto pouted and said, "We have to wait until tomorrow?"

Tsunade sneered, "Kakashi is bedridden right now, so your team needs to be replenished!"

"In short... before we take action, you two better not cause me any trouble!"

Tsunade gave a final warning, then turned and left the ward with Shizune.

Hinata and Naruto chatted with Kakashi for a while longer before Kakashi impatiently kicked them out.

As Hinata turned to close the door, she peeked through the crack and saw Kakashi with a lewd expression pull out the latest edition of "Icha Icha Paradise" from under his pillow and start reading it as if it were a priceless treasure.

It's beyond saving.

"Um, Hinata... who are our new teammates?"

Naruto, with his hands behind his head, walked along guessing, "If it's Shikamaru, he might be able to give us some advice, but if it's Kiba, forget it..."

Naruto muttered to himself the whole way, giving his evaluation of each of the other three main characters.

Hinata said with a grin, "Naruto, want to go for a drink together?"

"Drink wine?"

Naruto paused, looking surprised, and asked, "Hinata, why did you suddenly decide to drink?"

After saying that, Naruto became excited... Could something unspeakable happen today?

Hinata (╯^╰): Of course I want to discuss ninjas with you over wine!

Hinata had this idea after hearing Naruto evaluate each of the Konoha 11.

Imagine this: many years later, when Hinata and Naruto have become the strongest Shinobi World, and historians are investigating their lives, they discover that the two once discussed the most promising ninjas in the Shinobi World at that time in a small tavern.

What a magnificent legend this is for those newbies in later generations!

This is even more exciting than the battle Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha at the Valley of the End.

Among all the heroes in the world, only...

Cough cough!

"Oh dear, let's go!"

Hinata pulled Naruto along, saying as they walked, "Although we're not old enough to drink yet, it'll be fine as long as we use the Transformation Jutsu!"

In front of the izakaya, Hinata shoved Naruto inside and said excitedly, "Naruto, let me tell you, we're making history right now!"

In the end, Hinata still couldn't have a grand discussion about ninjas over wine with Naruto.

For no other reason than that Naruto's brain is probably full of Katsuyu snot; he knows absolutely nothing about the strong ninjas in the Shinobi World, and the only strong ones he knows are the Third and the Legendary Sannin.

However, Naruto was still very excited to be able to drink with Hinata... So, Naruto was drinking for the first time, was drunk by Hinata and passed out at the table.

"That guy's name is Naruto Uzumaki, make him pay!"

Hinata's face was also flushed. After leaving a message for the izakaya owner, Hinata rushed out the door without looking back.

"Tsk tsk!"

Jiraiya appeared in the izakaya's private room at some point, glanced at Naruto was passed out on the table, and said with a look of disdain, "What a disgrace, getting drunk by a girl."

After saying that, Jiraiya picked up Naruto and escaped through the window, not caring what kind of rumors would circulate in the village the next day.

Back at the Hyuga residence, Hinata drank a bowl of hangover soup, which helped clear her dizzy mind a little.

Although the same goal could be achieved by using Chakra, or even by becoming completely sober, then the drinking would be pointless.

Recalling the information she had heard in Kakashi's hospital room, Hinata, still somewhat dazed, activated her Tenseigan while lying in bed. After connecting to the visual sharing of the Artificial Satellite, she began searching for Sasuke's whereabouts within the Land of Land of Rivers.

From the perspective of someone descending from the sky, all that comes into view is a black and white world.

It's impossible to monitor the entire Shinobi World with just Artificial Satellite telescope, but it's easy to do so using the Byakugan's abilities.

The Byakugan not only has X-ray vision, but it can also see the amount of Chakra.

Sasuke's vast Chakra reserves shone like the moon in the dark night in the Land of Rivers, a country with very few ninjas.

"This is no less than Naruto's!" Hinata thought to herself, clicking her tongue in amazement.

Hinata had scouted Naruto's Chakra levels, and even including the Chakra he used to suppress the Nine-Tails, it was far less than Hinata's.

After Sasuke absorbed Urashiki's Chakra, the biggest improvement he made was in the quality and quantity of his Chakra.

In comparison, the improvement in physical fitness is merely a byproduct of the qualitative improvement in Chakra.

"Yo~ Sasuke-kun, it's only been a few years and you've grown into a handsome young man, tsk tsk tsk..."

Sasuke: "..."

After leaving Obito, Sasuke went to the Land of Rivers to begin investigating the Akatsuki and tracking down Itachi Uchiha.

The Land of Rivers is located between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, and it is also the place where Hinata and others fought against Sasori of the Red Sands and Orochimaru.

However, Sasuke is more eager to see Hinata than to track down Itachi Uchiha.

His Sharingan still hasn't evolved into the Mangekyo.

According to Itachi Uchiha, the only way to evolve the Three Tomoe Sharingan into the Mangekyo is to kill one's best friend with one's own hands.

According to Future Sasuke, he awakened his Sharingan after witnessing Itachi's death.

Now that Sasuke has learned the truth about the massacre of his clan, he naturally wants to change Itachi's fate, and he has no intention of killing either Naruto or Hinata.

The only way to Mangekyō Sharingan is to do as Future Sasuke said... He told Sasuke to ask Hinata.

Sasuke didn't know whether Obito was secretly monitoring him, as he wasn't a sensory-type ninja.

Out of caution, Sasuke dared not go directly to Konoha to find Hinata.

Sasuke wants to revitalize the Uchiha clan, he must have his own plan; otherwise, the reborn Uchiha clan will only become a vassal of the Hyuga Clan.

Therefore, Sasuke must start with Obito and get involved in that plan.

Therefore, Sasuke chose to deliberately reveal his whereabouts...

Fortunately, this 'high-profile' style of doing things is in line with Sasuke's character, so no one will doubt Sasuke no matter how much he goes too far.

Only...

Upon hearing Hinata's voice, Sasuke was puzzled. What was wrong with Hinata?