Preventing Suicide

It turns out...

An envoy from Kumogakure visited Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi personally hosted them.

Some of the major clans of Konoha also attended.

The Hyuga Clan was naturally among them.

Hiashi had no sons, only Hinata and Hanabi.

Hinata was older, so Hiashi brought her along.

After all, it was a banquet.

It would also be a chance for Hinata to gain some experience...

But unexpectedly, Kumogakure made their move during the banquet.

They took advantage of Hinata leaving the banquet and kidnapped her.

Then, they ordered someone to use a Secret Technique to impersonate Hinata, intending to confuse Konoha...

The matter was that simple.

Hiashi's expression turned ashen upon hearing this. He said in a low voice, "Then... the Hinata in the room is a Cloud Ninja?"

Furious rage ignited in his eyes.

As a member of the Hyuga Clan, possessing the Byakugan.

His daughter had been kidnapped right under his nose.

This was a disgrace!

Hiashi had a short temper, and he immediately stood up.

He intended to go and kill the Cloud Ninja disguised as Hinata within the Hyuga Clan.

Naruto spoke up at the opportune moment, "If I were you, I wouldn't do that."

Hiashi stopped in his tracks and said sternly to Naruto, "Naruto Uzumaki, you saved Hinata, and our Hyuga Clan owes you a favor."

"But this is an internal clan matter, and it's not appropriate for you to interfere."

Even though Naruto was young, Hiashi still didn't treat him like a child.

After all, being able to save Hinata from the Cloud Ninja and return her safely.

This was enough to prove Naruto's strength.

He might have even used the Nine-Tails' power.

If the Hyuga Clan didn't have the rule that women were not allowed to marry outside the clan.

Seeing the dynamic between Naruto and Hinata, Hiashi would probably have gone with the flow.

Unfortunately...

That was a clan rule, and Hiashi couldn't easily break it.

After speaking, Hiashi intended to go kill the Cloud Ninja.

But unexpectedly, Naruto said, "If you don't want the people around you to die, you'd best not act rashly."

Hinata came up behind Naruto and tugged at his sleeve.

She was a little nervous.

Because in Hinata's impression, her father was a very strict and serious person.

Hinata had never seen anyone oppose Hiashi.

His decisions were almost the decisions of the Hyuga Clan.

His attitude had always been very firm.

Now, a dispute was breaking out between Naruto and Hiashi.

This was something Hinata didn't want to see.

Because one side was her clan, and the other was Naruto.

If things truly fell apart, Hinata, caught in the middle, wouldn't know what to do.

Naruto sensed Hinata's nervousness and raised his hand to ruffle her hair, "Don't worry, Hinata."

For some reason, facing such a grave situation.

Hearing Naruto's words at this moment, Hinata felt a sense of calm.

Hiashi saw Naruto interacting intimately with his daughter right in front of him.

His expression became even more serious and terrifying.

Hiashi's voice held a hint of anger as he said to Hinata, "Hinata, go find your mother first. I and Naruto Uzumaki will handle this here."

"I..." Hinata dared not look at Hiashi's stern expression, her head lowered in hesitation.

Seeing this, Hiashi narrowed his eyes slightly, already becoming wary of certain matters.

It was because Hinata had never dared to defy him.

Yet now, for Naruto, she dared to disobey him.

But there were more important things at hand.

Hiashi's gaze shifted from Hinata and fixed on Naruto.

Facing Hiashi's pressure, Naruto appeared incredibly calm.

Before Hiashi could speak, Naruto said to him, "Have you forgotten what happened a few years ago?"

This sentence was uttered.

Hiashi's Byakugan contracted violently.

Naruto Uzumaki...

How did he know about that incident?

Hiashi was utterly shocked.

But Naruto didn't stop, "Hiruzen Sarutobi is old. If you don't present concrete evidence, he'll definitely let you handle this yourself."

"Because, the current Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't want to offend the Land of Lightning's Kumogakure."

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't want to offend Kumogakure.

This statement pressed down on Hiashi's heart like a heavy mountain.

He was the head of the Hyuga Clan. His approach in Konoha was neither hawkish nor dovish.

He only considered the clan's interests.

But when it came to people close to him, Hiashi was definitely a hawk.

I don't care what the consequences are.

If you dare to touch someone close to me, I'll kill you first.

Because of this temper, Hiashi had suffered a loss once before.

At that time, Hiashi didn't believe Hiruzen Sarutobi would avoid conflict with Kumogakure and let him handle the matter within the clan.

This led to the death of Hiashi's brother, Hizashi.

That incident was a painful memory for Hiashi.

Unexpectedly, after a few years, was he about to act impulsively again?

Hiashi's expression softened. He said to Naruto, "Thank you for the reminder, Naruto."

Reminded by Naruto, Hiashi already knew what to do.

Hiashi returned indoors and sat down.

His expression had shifted from impulsive to calm.

After a while, Hiashi finally spoke, "Capture that Cloud Ninja, then use the Yamanaka Clan to investigate their memories."

"After that, make this matter public."

"With ironclad evidence, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't want to offend Kumogakure, he'll have to consider the feelings of others in the village."

Few people knew about the previous incident.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had let Hiashi handle it himself.

After suffering that loss, Hiashi had developed a subtle dissatisfaction with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Now that this incident had occurred, it was a perfect opportunity to make things difficult for him.

After speaking, Hiashi looked at Naruto.

He seemed to care about Naruto's opinion.

Naruto initially thought this plan was very feasible.

But then he shook his head and rejected it.

Naruto said to Hiashi, "As long as you have ironclad evidence, you shouldn't make it public. This approach is too aggressive and could lead to Hiruzen Sarutobi targeting the Hyuga Clan in his future policies."

"Hmph... When people get old, they should retire, not keep stirring up internal strife." Hearing this, Hiashi understood Naruto's meaning. He openly vented his dissatisfaction with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Naruto sighed, "The most important thing now is to control the Cloud Ninja disguised as Hinata."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard movement behind him.

A strange ninja was bound and escorted to the scene by three to five Hyuga Clan members.

Seeing his appearance, Hiashi's entire face instantly clouded over.

A strong killing intent emanated from him, giving off an extremely terrifying aura.

But this Cloud Ninja lay on the ground, looking at Hiashi triumphantly.

"It's no use getting angry! Your Hokage is no longer a Shinobi Hero, he's a coward!"

"He doesn't dare offend our Kumogakure at all."

"If you want to downplay this matter, quickly let me go."

"This way, Kumogakure can demand some compensation from your Hyuga Clan, and this matter will be over."

Kumogakure's deeds were exposed before the Hyuga Clan.

Now that he'd been discovered, he was still so arrogant.

Hiashi's expression instantly turned ferocious, his fists clenched, veins bulging on his arms.

An irrepressible urge to kill spurred him on.

When had their Hyuga Clan ever been so humiliated??

But Hiashi was the clan head, after all, and his self-control was quite good.

Hiashi was not controlled by anger and kill the Cloud Ninja.

And at this very moment.

A sound came from the sky.

Everyone looked at Naruto in shock.

Naruto calmly stated, "Just preventing suicide."

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