By observing the probability shifts across countless possible futures in Hinata's fate, Wang Yan noticed a few clues.
The peaceful days of Konoha, Sunagakure, and even the entire ninja world were numbered.
According to the original line of fate, it would be three years before the Konoha 12 had all grown up, and major events would begin unfolding one after another.
But because of his interference, many things would change, including when they happened.
That was the most fascinating part of the Butterfly Effect.
Wang Yan spacing out right in front of Hinata left the little girl feeling somewhat aggrieved. "Ancestor."
"Huh?"
"My second volume got rejected!"
Hinata grabbed Wang Yan's arm and gently shook it, acting cute in a timid manner. Her eyes were misty with tears, adorable enough to make one cough up blood.
"This little monster is much craftier than before."
Although he knew Hinata was deliberately acting cute, her sweet and innocent appearance was truly hard to resist.
"How could it get rejected? I remember you said the first volume of Konoha Rises sold very well and had a great reputation... What kind of terrible plot point did you write into the second volume?"
When her work was mentioned, Hinata's expression became serious. Like a little adult, she said, "The readers wanted to pair Naruto... cough... Naruko with someone, so I picked someone I thought was suitable... Well, Naruko is like a child and needs someone older to take care of him, right?"
Wang Yan pursed his lips. Authors like this were so pretentious. She had clearly drawn Naruto, yet insisted on calling him Naruko. Did she think people would fail to recognize him just because she changed his name?
His divine sense hurriedly swept through her surface memories. Wang Yan said in a complicated tone, "I understand. The readers wanted to see Sasuke, but you wrote Itachi instead. Going against the market like this is courting death."
Having her little scheme seen through, Hinata's face reddened slightly. Looking adorably dazed, she muttered softly, "Not Itachi, but... Teuchi."
Pfft!
A mouthful of old blood lodged in Wang Yan's throat. He could neither spit it out nor swallow it down.
He had never imagined that he would suffer internal injuries in the Naruto World—and at Hinata's hands, no less.
Poison! This was practically feeding the readers shit!
After recovering, Wang Yan looked at Hinata with a strange expression.
Just how good had the earlier plot of her manga been for the readers not to have hacked her to death already?
"Change it! Delete it and rewrite it! Listen, your plot is absolutely asking for trouble... First of all, important characters can be bad, ruthless, or vicious, but they absolutely cannot be ugly! even if a supporting character is a monster or nonhuman, you have to draw them as a handsome man or beautiful woman! That is the first rule of bestselling manga, understand?"
"Then... who should I write as Naruto's CP?" Hinata exposed what she had truly been thinking.
The two stared wide-eyed at each other. Reading the flashes of "inspiration" and "immature ideas" that flickered through each other's minds in that instant, Wang Yan immediately felt chills crawl down his spine.
Little Hinata kept testing the edge of disaster.
"You little brat! Put away that bold idea of yours! You are not allowed to draw me into it!" Wang Yan raised his hand and gave Hinata a knock on the head.
That slap from your Ancestor might really kill you!
To prevent himself from being poisoned again, Wang Yan peered into the plot outline for the third volume deep in the other person's mind.
Good heavens!
The Summoning Beasts were anthropomorphized, becoming cat-girls who fell in love with humans...
Human-beast relationships... that was way too heavy!
Even Wang Yan, a mild ACG addict, could not accept it!
He immediately gave Hinata a Heavenly Dragon Chant... no, a Mental Suggestion.
"Since anything can be feminized, you might as well change the genders of every male character in your work. Naruko doesn't even sound like a man's name. If the readers won't accept your original setting, then change the setting and turn them into yuri! The readers are the Sage of Six Paths, understand?"
Hinata obediently nodded.
She believed that her Ancestor's words had to be the truth.
The framework for the first volume had been based on her Ancestor's suggestions, which was why everyone had accepted it.
After giving his advice, Wang Yan said heavily, "The Spiritual Imprint I passed down through your bloodline is about to dissipate. This time may be our last conversation."
"Farewell forever."
Wang Yan rubbed Hinata's little head. "Take care of yourself."
With that, his Thought Clone turned into light and gradually dissipated.
Inside the Hyuga Clan estate.
"Wuwu..."
Hinata let out a mournful cry like an abandoned kitten and slowly opened her eyes.
Wiping away the tears at the corners of her eyes, her gaze gradually became firm.
She would uphold her Ancestor's will and resolutely continue down this path!
Hinata picked up a drawing pen and painstakingly wrote six large characters on the manuscript paper.
"Everything Can Be Feminized!"
As his consciousness returned to his main body, Wang Yan suddenly felt as if he had forgotten someone...
"Rock Lee!"
During Konoha's previous power struggle and transition between old and new, Lee had followed Might Guy onto the wrong side and suffered defeat.
Defeat itself was no big deal, but Lee was a stubbornly straightforward guy. Even after all his teammates from the Third Hokage's camp had surrendered, he still insisted on going up to give away his life.
As a result, he was brutally beaten by Kimimaro, Kabuto Yakushi, Hozuki Suigetsu, Shizune, and Jugo.
Shizune and Jugo were softhearted and did not strike too hard, but the other three were cold-blooded men who killed without batting an eye. Lee was no match for them. He was defeated and severely injured, his life hanging by a thread.
If Tsunade had not valued his talent, taken pity on him, arranged for the medical team to keep him alive, and personally treated him, he would likely have died miserably in prison long ago.
Even though he had barely escaped the Grim Reaper's grasp, Lee had completely lost his qualifications to become a ninja.
He could not even engage in strenuous activity in the future, let alone train or carry out missions.
As a Reincarnator, Tsunade could naturally use Reward Points to give someone Full Body Repair, but she would not do so.
Valuing talent was one thing, but she would not go that far for Lee.
Once a saintly heart ran rampant, it became a bottomless pit. No amount of Reward Points would ever be enough.
This was truly sad news.
Wang Yan shook his head, sending his will into Intensive Care Unit No. 3 on the second floor of Konoha Hospital.
Lee was covered from head to toe in bandages, wrapped tightly like a mummy. One of his eyes was nearly purple and had clearly lost its sight. He relied entirely on intravenous drips to sustain his life.
Wang Yan liked Rock Lee very much.
It was said that the character had been modeled after "Bruce Lee," otherwise known as Little Dragon.
Even aside from that, Lee's personality and experiences alone were enough to make one sigh with emotion.
Lacking talent for ninjutsu and almost unable to cast any techniques, Lee had never blamed fate despite being a good-for-nothing. Through mad, desperate effort, he had become a Taijutsu ninja with formidable combat power.
"When Heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to a man, it must first torment his will, exhaust his muscles and bones, and subject his body to hardship, thereby strengthening what he cannot do."
"If Lee could inherit ONE-FOR-ALL, combined with his powerful physique and the Eight Inner Gates, he should become a perfect reincarnation warrior..."
With that thought in mind, Wang Yan sent Rock Lee an invitation.
In his semiconscious state, Lee suddenly heard someone speaking to him.
Do you wish to regain your health, reignite your passion, and strive for youth? Yes/No Do you wish to always possess a pair of Rinnegan or Tenseigan? Voting may earn you rewards...
Before you continue