Hiashi: I Regret It

"Whoa!!!"

Hyuga Hiashi crashed down from the ceiling, hitting a beam, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and falling heavily to the floor.

After painfully and weakly picking himself up, Hyuga Hiashi assessed his injuries.

Four broken ribs, a fractured leg bone, and a broken arm… Ugh…

Intense pain flooded his brain, making Hyuga Hiashi gasp.

"It hurts so much!"

"He's no match at all…"

Just then, a Jonin from the Hyuga Clan, with a broken arm and a fractured leg, was sent flying by an Adamantine Chains attack, crashing into the house with a loud bang.

Groaning as he crawled out, the Hyuga Clan Jonin happened to see Hyuga Hiashi and said in disbelief, "Clan Head, even you weren't a match?"

Hyuga Hiashi shook his head bitterly:

"He's too strong!"

"Uzumaki Naruto's power is too immense!"

"I'm not just talking about the Nine-Tails' power; Uzumaki Naruto's own power is incredibly strong."

"He went into four-tailed rampage mode, and the Chakra on his body turned blood-red. The savagery and darkness in it were already close to a complete rampage, but Uzumaki Naruto… he could still maintain his human form."

The Hyuga Clan Jonin gasped, painfully propping himself up to look out the window.

Indeed.

Uzumaki Naruto, with four blood-red tails behind him, had not lost his mind; instead, his eyes held a cold indifference.

Hyuga Hiashi said bitterly:

"Logically, with such terrifying Chakra, any other Jinchuriki would lose their mind and transform into their Tailed Beast form, wouldn't they?"

"But Uzumaki Naruto suppressed all of it with his own will. How strong are this boy's willpower and power!?"

The Hyuga Clan Jonin couldn't help but swallow hard at the words.

"Powerful physique, strong willpower, the ability to suppress Nine-Tails Chakra, plus the strongest sealing technique, Adamantine Chains… Uzumaki Naruto's power is almost on par with a normal Jonin.

How old is Uzumaki Naruto?

Six and a half!?

Seven!?

"With this kind of power… Clan Head, you made a mistake…"

The Hyuga Clan Jonin was heartbroken.

Hyuga Hiashi nodded bitterly: "I regret it too…"

The Nine-Tailed Fox had gone through three generations of Jinchuriki.

The first Jinchuriki was Uzumaki Mito.

The second Jinchuriki was Uzumaki Kushina.

Although these two could also control the Nine-Tails' Chakra, they did so by forcibly controlling it with Adamantine Chains and couldn't be considered perfect Jinchuriki.

But Uzumaki Naruto was different.

He could control his consciousness even in his four-tailed state, making it possible he could become the first perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in history.

Now, things were terrible.

Uzumaki Naruto was in his four-tailed rampage state, yet he maintained his consciousness, and their enemy was the Hyuga Clan.

"Sigh!"

Hyuga Hiashi was filled with deep regret, wishing he could slap his past self. He painfully stood up and said, "How did you make Uzumaki Naruto so angry!?"

The Hyuga Clan Jonin was stunned.

"Clan Head, what are you talking about? We just came to stop Uzumaki Naruto!"

Hyuga Hiashi: "…"

Uzumaki Naruto maintained his four-tailed state, letting the Adamantine Chains swirl around him, and walked with cold eyes deeper into the Hyuga Clan compound.

As he neared Little Hinata's room, Uzumaki Naruto paused.

He could hear it.

He could hear the sound of hitting a wooden stake.

BOOM!!!

Uzumaki Naruto kicked open the door, scanned the room, and happened to see Hyuga Setsuna hitting Little Hinata's arm with a wooden stick.

Ignoring Hyuga Setsuna's astonished gaze, Uzumaki Naruto retracted his savage Nine-Tails Chakra and walked directly towards the tottering Little Hinata.

Uzumaki Naruto clenched his fists as he looked at Little Hinata's swaying body and swollen red hands. He gently embraced her and whispered, "Hinata, I'm late."

He truly was late.

He should have known. He wasn't the powerful Sage Naruto from the original story; he was just a kid labeled a monster.

Without showing his strength, how could the Hyuga Clan allow Little Hinata to be too close to him?

"Naruto-kun..."

Little Hinata's face flushed, and she mumbled groggily, "Am I... dreaming?"

Uzumaki Naruto shook his head and gently stroked Little Hinata's face. "No, you're not dreaming. I'm here to take you away. I won't let anyone bully you ever again."

"I'm here now, Hinata. Get some good rest."

Little Hinata smiled sweetly, then drifted off to sleep in Uzumaki Naruto's arms.

Uzumaki Naruto held Little Hinata quietly, memories of their past moments flashing through his mind.

When he was called a monster, only Little Hinata came to comfort him.

When he was hungry, Little Hinata brought him bento in a huge lunchbox.

When he was feeling down, Little Hinata would wave her tiny fists to encourage him.

Hyuga Setsuna was dumbfounded.

He stared agape at Uzumaki Naruto, who acted as if no one else was there.

He recognized the Chakra tail on Uzumaki Naruto but felt a mix of surprise and uncertainty. Could the Nine-Tails' Chakra be this peaceful!?

"It shouldn't be the Nine-Tails' Chakra..."

Hyuga Setsuna muttered to himself, his expression returning to its usual coldness. He reprimanded, "Uzumaki Naruto, who allowed you in here?"

"Get out now! The Hyuga Clan's young lady is not someone you can covet. She has training and no time to spend with you here..."

Uzumaki Naruto's blood-red eyes glanced at Hyuga Setsuna, and instantly, Hyuga Setsuna stumbled back two or three steps in fright.

Standing up, Uzumaki Naruto carried Little Hinata into the room, gently placed her on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and kissed her forehead.

After doing all that, Uzumaki Naruto closed the door.

The next second.

Uzumaki Naruto's aura underwent a drastic transformation.

"ROAR!!!"

The peaceful Nine-Tails Chakra revealed its inherent ferocity and malice, gradually turning blood-red.

Blood-red Chakra boiled around Uzumaki Naruto, four tails lashed out, and four Adamantine Chains extended.

Hyuga Setsuna fell to the ground on his backside, terrified, staring at the blond-haired boy before him, who looked like a demon emerging from hell.

"Nine-Tails... it really is the Nine-Tails' Chakra..."