Little Hinata Took a Leave of Absence!

Looking at the warm scene inside the classroom.

Hyuga Hiashi stood on a tree outside the window, his Byakugan nearly spewing flames.

"Uzumaki Naruto!!!"

"You really deserve to die!!!"

He was actually letting Little Hinata, so cute and tiny, like a little doll, give him a massage.

Aaaahhh!!!

Hyuga Hiashi roared inwardly.

He had never had the heart to let Little Hinata massage him from childhood to adulthood, yet his adorable little daughter was actually... eagerly running off to massage Uzumaki Naruto.

This old father's fury could no longer be contained.

He was going to rush in!!!

Rush in and beat that blond brat who had seduced his daughter half to death.

Just then.

Hyuga Hiashi saw something that nearly made him pass out from lack of breath.

"Naruto-kun is mine. I won't give him to you."

Little Hinata blushed. Though she was so shy she was about to faint, she still looked firmly at Yamanaka Ino.

Naruto-kun was hers. She had already bought Naruto-kun. Naruto-kun was her... man...

The more Little Hinata thought about it, the redder she became, nearly fainting.

Yamanaka Ino's face was also slightly red. She set her lunchbox on the table and said with a blush, "Naruto-kun is mine too."

"And I've learned massage. I can definitely make Naruto-kun feel better than you can."

Little Hinata clenched her tiny fists and loudly declared:

"Byakugan!!!"

In an instant, veins bulged at the corners of Little Hinata's eyes, and her pupils turned pure white.

"My Byakugan can see the acupoints. I can make Naruto-kun feel better."

Yamanaka Ino pursed her lips, nearly crying.

No matter how confident she was, she knew her massage skills could not possibly compare to the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan.

Seeing Yamanaka Ino on the verge of tears, Little Hinata softened a little. Blushing, she quietly said, "How about we massage Naruto-kun together?"

Yamanaka Ino agreed in delight.

"Aaaahhh!!!"

Hyuga Hiashi was nearly enraged into madness.

His family's little princess was actually using her Byakugan to massage Uzumaki Naruto!!!

Damn it!!!

And she was even massaging him together with other little girls!!!

He couldn't take it anymore!!!

Hyuga Hiashi stormed into the classroom, glaring at Uzumaki Naruto as though he wanted to devour him.

Uzumaki Naruto froze for a moment, then stood up and smiled. "Father-in-law, why are you here?"

Hyuga Hiashi felt his vision go dark.

What did you just say? Listen to yourself—does that sound like something a human would say?

Just as Hyuga Hiashi was about to roar, Uchiha Itachi burst in with an icy expression and said gravely:

"Sasuke, come back with me."

Second Pillar froze.

"Nii-san, what's going on!?"

Uchiha Itachi did not answer. He glanced at Hyuga Hiashi and said, "Hyuga Clan Head, come with me as well."

Hyuga Hiashi frowned and walked over to Uchiha Itachi.

The two spoke briefly.

Hyuga Hiashi's expression changed drastically as he pressed, "Is that true!?"

Uchiha Itachi nodded.

Hyuga Hiashi could no longer spare Uzumaki Naruto another thought. With an anxious expression, he followed Uchiha Itachi out of the academy.

"What happened?"

The students in the class all wore puzzled expressions.

"Why did Sasuke-kun leave in such a hurry?"

"Exactly. School isn't even over yet."

"The Hyuga Clan Head left too. Wasn't he here to settle accounts with Uzumaki Naruto?"

"..."

The students in the class were utterly confused.

But Uzumaki Naruto knew what had happened. He merely gave a faint smile.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was probably having a terrible headache right now, wasn't he!?

In fact, that was indeed the case.

The heads of all the major clans had gathered at the Hokage Office, listening to Uchiha Fugaku loudly question Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was overwhelmed.

"I don't know. Uchiha Shisui merely went out to carry out an ordinary mission..."

"I'll have Uchiha Shisui return as soon as possible..."

"I guarantee that Uchiha Shisui will not be in any danger..."

"..."

After finally seeing Uchiha Fugaku out, Sarutobi Hiruzen happened to spot Hyuga Hiashi. Remembering what had happened two days ago, he said:

"Hyuga Clan Head, wait a moment. I have something to discuss with you."

A moment later.

Hyuga Hiashi slammed his palm onto the table and said angrily:

"Lord Hokage, I want Hyuga Hinata to take a leave of absence for a while."

That evening.

Uzumaki Naruto leaned against the cave wall, looking coldly and indifferently at Uchiha Shisui.

"So only a handful of people knew where my mother would give birth?"

Uchiha Shisui gave a bitter smile. "It would be more accurate to say that only the Fourth Hokage, the Third Hokage, Shimura Danzō, and a few medical ninja knew."

Uzumaki Naruto did not continue questioning him.

The answer was already obvious. Minato Namikaze's death had definitely been more complicated than it seemed.

Thinking of how Shimura Danzō would stop at nothing to become Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto's expression gradually turned cold.

His father... had he blocked their path?

The next day.

Uzumaki Naruto went to school as usual.

The moment he stepped into the classroom, Uzumaki Naruto sensed that something was wrong.

The atmosphere in the classroom was particularly strange.

Many of the rookies looked at him with worry, wanting to speak but hesitating, as if they had something bottled up inside that they could not say.

Uzumaki Naruto raised a brow. "What's wrong, everyone? Did something happen?"

The rookies hurriedly shook their heads.

Nara Shikamaru said, "How could anything have happened? Naruto, you're overthinking it."

Inuzuka Kiba hurriedly nodded. "Exactly. We're the same as usual."

Akimichi Choji said, "Naruto, want some chips first?"

Aburame Shino said, "Naruto, don't worry too much. Everything is normal today."

"..."

Uzumaki Naruto smiled and returned to his seat. A moment later, he suddenly asked:

"Something happened to Little Hinata, didn't it!?"

Several of the rookies sucked in sharp breaths.

Cold sweat even ran down Nara Shikamaru's face as he hurriedly stepped forward. "No, no. Hinata is just feeling unwell and is resting at home for a while."

Inuzuka Kiba also nodded frantically. "Hinata is resting at home. Nothing happened at all."

For once, Akimichi Choji offered his chips to Uzumaki Naruto. "Naruto, have some chips. Maybe Hyuga Hinata will be back in a couple of days."

Uzumaki Naruto revealed a brilliant smile.

"Is that so!?"

"Then I'll go see her."

Cold sweat streamed down the rookies' faces.

They had spent over a year with Uzumaki Naruto, so they naturally knew his personality.

Under normal circumstances, Uzumaki Naruto was extremely gentle, but whenever Little Hinata was involved, he became incredibly stubborn.