The Ultimate Dream of Shuriken

"Ah!"

After dinner, Hinata took some time to visit her little sister, Hanabi.

Leaning over the crib, Hinata had wanted to poke Hanabi's chubby little cheek, but Hanabi unexpectedly took Hinata's finger into her mouth.

Her little tongue was so soft. So cute!

She had heard that Hanabi would grow up to be a great beauty.

Hinata looked at herself and sighed. Even if I went to a German orthopedic clinic, I wouldn't stand a chance.

But she couldn't be with Neji either!

Hinata pulled back her finger, trailing a string of glistening saliva.

"Hehehe!"

Hanabi laughed for no apparent reason. Hinata wiped her hand with a towel in disgust, then wiped the corner of Hanabi's mouth as well.

After teasing little Hanabi for a while, Hinata saw that it was nearly time for her evening training. She hurried to the Training Room to receive Hyuga Hiashi's instruction.

The next day, the Ninja Academy officially began classes. Early in the morning, Hinata arrived at school with her little backpack.

The moment she entered the classroom, she immediately drew the attention of the entire class. Sasuke's gaze was the most intense of all.

"Hmph!"

Hinata couldn't care less about the stares of a bunch of little brats. I'm the cool and aloof type.

Sasuke had probably gotten scolded when he went home yesterday. But more likely, he had faced Fugaku Uchiha's disappointed gaze. That would have been an enormous blow to Sasuke.

She walked to a seat in the first row. A little girl beside her glanced at Hinata, then gave a light snort and haughtily packed her books into her bag before moving to the second row.

Hinata: "..."

Have I become every girl's public enemy?

Hinata glanced at Sasuke. By coincidence, Sasuke had been secretly looking at her too. Their eyes met in midair, and the two of them turned away with perfect mutual understanding.

If Sasuke were described by the female supporting characters in an idol drama, he would be handsome, rich, and from a powerful ninja family.

As for a young lady like Hinata, who bore the title of "genius" and was "well-matched" with him, she would probably become cannon fodder in an idol drama. Perhaps even a malicious female villain the audience would constantly complain about.

The Ninja Academy's lessons were quite useful. The teachers taught according to each student's aptitude. Besides continuing their academic studies, Hinata's class had already begun learning ninja knowledge.

The afternoon consisted of outdoor lessons, where the teachers taught shuriken throwing, taijutsu sparring, physical training, and more.

Today's lesson was shuriken. Several classes were training together. Hinata swept her gaze over the crowd and, sure enough, spotted the Blond Fox she had been searching for for over a year.

Naruto and Sakura were in the same class. Naruto's feelings for Sakura had probably begun at this time!

At this point, Sakura was still a girl without much confidence. Her long bangs hung down, hiding her broad forehead.

Naruto was disliked in Konoha. Sakura disliked Naruto too, but her reason was different from everyone else's, and very simple: she rejected him for being ugly!

Sensitive at heart, Naruto had been drawn to the different Sakura.

Having seen Team 7 from the Original Story, Hinata curiously looked over her own teammates as well.

Kiba Inuzuka, holding a puppy, and...

Who was the other one again?

As for Ino-Shika-Cho, although the three had grown up together as childhood friends, Ino clearly disliked the combination of a lazy bum and a fatso at this point. After coming to school, she barely played with them.

The teachers from each class explained shuriken-throwing techniques, then handed out wooden shuriken for the students to practice on their own.

Hinata was not particularly interested in shuriken and usually only practiced casually.

Speaking of which, Hinata actually had an ultimate dream involving shuriken.

When the Konoha Crush Plan began, Orochimaru would summon the First Hokage. Hinata planned to stand eight hundred miles away, with a Four Violet Flames Formation between them, and throw a shuriken at the First Hokage.

After that, Hinata could brag everywhere that she was a ninja who had exchanged blows with the First Hokage.

Just as Hinata was letting her imagination run wild, she suddenly noticed a group of people approaching her.

"What's going on?"

Hinata turned to look.

Sasuke walked up beside Hinata with an awkward expression. Without even looking at her, he picked up some shuriken and threw them at the targets. All three hit the bullseyes.

After all, Itachi had personally trained him. Sasuke's shuriken skills were quite impressive.

After throwing the shuriken, Sasuke looked proud. His eyes kept darting toward Hinata, and his showy attitude could not have been more obvious.

A group of lovestruck girls shrieked wildly, making Hinata's teeth itch with hatred.

If I'd wished for the Rinnegan back then, maybe I would've transmigrated into Sasuke. Wouldn't all those fangirls' admiring gazes be mine then?

Before Hinata could make a move, a Yellow Flash appeared. Naruto shoved through the crowd and stood beside Sasuke. He also took out a shuriken, struck what he thought was a very handsome pose, and threw it at the target!

Seeing Naruto's shuriken flying toward a teacher off to the side, Hinata lightly flicked the fingers holding her shuriken. Her shuriken flew out and collided with Naruto's in midair. Both shuriken changed direction at the same time and struck the bullseyes of two targets.

"I hit it!"

Naruto shouted. Even he was surprised by the result, but that did not stop him from showing off his strength to Sasuke.

Not many people could see how exquisite Hinata's move had been. Many did not even realize that she had acted.

Aside from the Ninja Academy teachers, only Sasuke knew just how astonishing Hinata's move was.

If he were coordinating with himself, then with enough training, he could perform all sorts of tricks with shuriken as well.

But Hinata had coordinated with Naruto.

She had not only needed to instantly calculate the angle and force of Naruto's throw, but also immediately determine how to coordinate with him so that both shuriken would hit their bullseyes at the same time.

That was not something an ordinary person could accomplish.

Well... Hinata might have only practiced shuriken casually, but one should not forget her talent.

It was talent that could casually crush Madara Uchiha with a bit of cultivation.

In other words, Hinata's shuriken-throwing skill was at least stronger than Madara Uchiha's had been at the same age.

Sasuke felt somewhat dejected. Even his best shuriken skills could not compare to Hinata's. How was he supposed to compete with her?

Unless he awakened the Sharingan.

But she had the Byakugan too!

At this time, Sasuke still did not know that above the Three Tomoe Sharingan lay the even stronger Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Hyuga Clan's Byakugan was actually no weaker than the Three Tomoe Sharingan.

The Sharingan was an ocular technique only a small number of Uchiha clan members could possess, while the Byakugan was an ability commonly held by members of the Hyuga Clan.

The strongest clan in Konoha was not merely an empty boast.

Ignoring Sasuke, that chuunibyou boy, Hinata looked at Naruto with a smile and said warmly, "You're amazing! What's your name?"

Hearing her voice, Naruto turned around. A cute little girl was smiling at him, and she had even said he was amazing...