It Doesn't Hurt at All

Sasuke has really gotten too big for his britches.

Hinata hummed to herself, giving Sasuke a defiant look. This guy actually dared to challenge her now? He was practically asking for death.

Have you forgotten the fear of being dominated by Kidney Strike?

'Choke!'

With a soft click, Sasuke sheathed the Kusanagi Sword, gave Hinata a cold glance, and then... without looking back... turned and ran!

Hinata: "???"

Who was it that just said they had a new goal? Now that the goal has arrived, why are you running away?

Without saying a word, Hinata chased after Sasuke in the direction he had fled.

"Yamato!"

Kakashi shouted, signaling Yamato to give chase to prevent any accidents.

Yamato nodded slightly to Kakashi, then Body Flicker Technique in a tree, and with a swift movement, followed Hinata and Sasuke in their direction.

'Whoosh whoosh--'

However, Yamato leaped over a few tall trees, Kunai of kunai and Shuriken rained down on him.

With a slight narrowing of his eyes, Yamato leaped to a higher position to avoid the hidden weapon attack.

'Ding ding...'

With a few crisp sounds, several Kunai collided in the air, creating a dazzling spark, before changing direction and shooting off in another direction. The steel wires connecting the Kunai instantly bound Yamato tightly.

"Oh no!"

Yamato thought to himself, and he saw several Kunai with Explosive Tag attached shooting rapidly toward him right in front of him.

'Boom—'

The explosion's Kakkō instantly engulfed Yamato.

"Yamato!" Kakashi shouted, leaping up to catch Yamato as he fell out of the Kakkō.

This trap wasn't particularly sophisticated, but combined with the dynamic vision of the Three Tomoe Sharingan and the Uchiha clan's Kunai- throwing technique, the small trap instantly became troublesome.

Although Yamato has always worked in the Anbu, the unique nature of Wood Release keeps Yamato away from all dangerous missions.

His theories are good, but his practical skills are lacking.

On the other side, Hinata chased Sasuke for about ten miles before Sasuke stopped by a lake.

"The scenery here is beautiful!"

Hinata looked around and exclaimed, "It's quite suitable as a cemetery!"

'Crunch! Crunch!'

Hinata clenched her fist and pouted, "Sasuke! Are you ready to die?"

Sasuke slowly turned around, ignoring Hinata's clamor, and asked in a calm tone, "Although I really want to fight you, now is not the time."

"Let me see... your Dōjutsu!"

Hinata didn't refuse. The bulging blood vessels at the corners of her eyes subsided, and her originally white pupils instantly transformed into the Tenseigan.

Where did you hear about my eyes?

Sasuke scoffed, "That's what he said!"

"Perhaps he thinks I have a special relationship with you and wants to use me to gather information about you..."

"But I'm curious too!"

Hinata scoffed, "It seems Obito trusts you a lot..."

Sasuke frowned slightly upon hearing this, Hinata waved her hand dismissively and said, "Don't worry! With me here, Obito shouldn't dare to come over."

"Besides, that guy has his own plans and won't let White Zetsu monitor you!"

In the Original Story, Black Zetsu cooperated with Obito's actions because he had no other collaborators. Obito was also confident that Black Zetsu wouldn't dare to play any tricks, which is why he had White Zetsu possess Sasuke.

It wasn't until Kabuto Yakushi appeared that Black Zetsu allowed Kabuto Yakushi to use the Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara Uchiha.

Sasuke was slightly relieved upon hearing this. "After today, I will go find Orochimaru!"

Sasuke frowned, somewhat disbelievingly asking, "Can that guy really awaken the Mangekyo?"

Orochimaru has been gaining momentum these past two years. Although Sasuke is arrogant, he is not truly mindless. He is very worried that Orochimaru will take over his body.

"Okay! Don't worry about Orochimaru, he's safe!"

After thinking for a moment, Hinata said, "Since you're with Obito, let's cooperate with him for now!"

"I might need you to do something for me in the future... but that will require your eyesight to improve!"

Hyuga Hiashi often speaks ill of Black Zetsu in front of Hinata, constantly warning Hinata that Black Zetsu might not be trustworthy, which has made Hinata quite nervous.

In particular, Hinata had previously entrusted the task of collecting the source of the Tailed Beast Chakra to Black Zetsu, and she herself was completely unprepared.

If Black Zetsu were to sabotage things, Hinata would be in serious trouble.

In the simplest terms, if Black Zetsu tampered with Chakra source of one of the Tailed Beasts, turning it into ordinary Chakra, and Hinata unknowingly absorbed it, there might be no problem at first, but over time she would lose the power of all Nine Tailed Beasts.

After all, if the power of Nine Tailed Beasts is not gathered together, they will not have any special abilities.

However, if Sasuke awakens the Rinnegan, he will be able to steal the Chakra of the Tailed Beasts from Obito.

Both Sasuke and Obito inherited the Rinnegan from Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Sasuke used his own eyes, so there was no reason for Sasuke to lose to Obito.

Sasuke nodded. Hinata had already helped him a lot, so he had no reason to refuse such a small favor.

Hinata then reminded her, "By the way, once you get to Orochimaru's place, I'll also go there to try and help you awaken the Mangekyo, and then we'll go find Itachi Uchiha together."

"For more than a year, I have been in secret contact with Itachi and know his whereabouts."

"After you get the new eyes, I'll transplant Hashirama Cells into you and try to awaken the Rinnegan!"

Hinata is meticulous and has planned Sasuke's future path in great detail, even more so than his mother.

Hinata went to great lengths for Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded and said, "In that case, I'll set off now to find Orochimaru!"

"Etc!"

Hinata suddenly exclaimed, "Not now!"

"Huh?" Sasuke looked at Hinata with a puzzled expression.

Hinata chuckled and said, "Well... you know, I'm quite Daimyo in the Shinobi World now, while you... are just a Konoha Genin!"

"I, the young lady of the Hyuga Clan, would not possibly lose sight of a Genin like you, would I?"

Sasuke's face immediately darkened.

"So?"

Although he already had a premonition, upon hearing Hinata's words, Sasuke not only recalled his miserable experiences when he was in school.

That was truly heartbreaking to hear and tear-jerking to see...

Although Sasuke felt he was close to catching up with Hinata, that would only be after his Sharingan evolved... The best time to formally fight Hinata would be after he Rinnegan.

Especially after witnessing Future Sasuke power firsthand, Sasuke became full of confidence in himself.

I can do it!

"Hehehehe..."

Hinata grinned wickedly and slowly approached Sasuke with ill intent.

"Good Sasuke, it's okay, it's just a few hits, it won't hurt at all, be a good boy..."