After Roman and Hinata Hyuga spent a day in the Chaos Temple, they returned and reappeared in the room of the Hyuga Clan head.
Compared to before, the Chakra within both of them had increased enormously.
For instance, the amount of Chakra in Hinata Hyuga's body had risen from that of an ordinary Genin to the level normally possessed by an ordinary Chunin.
As for Roman, perhaps because he resembled the original Roman from Earth, or perhaps because he had inherited the largest fragment of the soul core, after spending a day with Hinata Hyuga and Furina, the Chakra in his body had grown even faster than that of Hinata Hyuga, the princess of the Hyuga Clan.
He had now reached the amount of Chakra normally possessed by an ordinary Jonin. By rough estimation, it was about one Kakashi.
The amount of Chakra possessed by a Kakashi.
Besides that, Roman and Hinata's ocular power had also advanced rapidly. Their Byakugan vision had improved, allowing them to see things much farther away.
Of course, aside from their progress in Chakra and Byakugan ocular power, they had also mastered Water Nature Transformation.
This meant the power of the Water Release ninjutsu they had mastered would increase drastically!
"What a truly meaningful journey." After speaking, Roman raised his palm. In an instant, a blue Rasengan appeared and spun continuously in his hand.
Then, with a slight thought, Roman added Water Release Chakra.
In an instant, the Rasengan's color changed, becoming deeper and larger... The swirling currents within it resembled ocean waves, continuously producing a rushing roar.
Watching this from the side, Hinata Hyuga gave her assessment. "This is a Water Release: Rasengan that never appeared in the Naruto anime. More importantly, the Water Release Nature Transformation Chakra you infused into the Rasengan is highly pure, directly transforming the power of this Water Release: Rasengan from A-rank to S-rank."
Roman nodded slightly and stared at the unique Rasengan in his hand. "Indeed. I can feel that if I throw this Rasengan out, it could create a river whirlpool that would pull enemies in and shred them apart!"
Hinata Hyuga hurriedly stopped him. "Don't. If you really throw that thing out, you'll destroy the Hyuga Estate. Then neither of us will have a home, and we might even become Konoha Rogue Ninjas and end up on the wanted list!"
"Don't worry. I'm not that crazy."
As his voice fell, the Water Release: Vortex Rasengan in Roman's palm gradually shrank, until Roman crushed it with his five fingers.
Hinata Hyuga nodded slightly at the sight, then said to Roman, "We've been in the Chaos Hall for a whole day and haven't had a proper meal. All we've eaten are the Hyuga Clan secret medicines and soldier pills I carried with me, along with the sweet little cakes Furina had on her.
"I'm hungry now."
Hearing that, Roman quickly recalled the wonderful moments the three of them had spent in the Chaos Hall, eating secret medicines and sharing Furina's little cakes.
Especially when he and Hinata shared Furina's cake, Furina's puffed-up cheeks and heartbroken expression remained vivid in his mind... It had truly been amusing.
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on Roman's lips. He gently took Hinata Hyuga's hand and said, "Then let's go. I'm going to live off the generosity of Miss Hinata of the Hyuga Clan."
"Eat as much as you want, boldly... But before you start living off me, remember to deactivate your Byakugan. Otherwise, it'll be hard for me to explain where your Byakugan came from."
Hinata Hyuga smiled slightly.
Roman nodded, and his eyes returned to their normal color.
Then Hinata Hyuga stood up, pushed open the door, and called out the guard's name outside:
"I'm hungry. Hyuga Fuyu, bring the meal over. And don't just prepare mine—prepare one for Roman too. Make his portion the same size as mine... no, make it half again as large."
"..."
There was silence. No one answered.
?!
Hinata Hyuga frowned slightly, a trace of confusion appearing on her face, but she quickly understood:
She and Roman had spent an entire day in the Chaos Temple!
Hyuga Fuyu, the Branch Family guard, had likely noticed that something was wrong long ago.
He had risked opening the Clan head's room and discovered that she had vanished.
Realizing this, Hinata Hyuga immediately activated her Byakugan. With its three-hundred-sixty-degree vision without blind spots, she quickly confirmed that the Hyuga Clan's ninjas were all using the Body Flicker Technique to search for her... to see whether she had been kidnapped.
Hinata: "Let's go."
Roman: "Where?"
Hinata: "To find my old father. He discovered that we'd disappeared and suspects we were kidnapped.
"He's currently leading people to search everywhere for us. We'll go tell him that we didn't disappear and weren't kidnapped."
"Alright."
Roman nodded slightly.
Tap tap.
The two left the Clan head's room hand in hand and headed toward the place where the Hyuga Clan's Chakra was most concentrated.
Before long, some Hyuga Branch Family ninjas searching the Family noticed the two of them:
Miss Hinata?
And that Roman who was suspected of kidnapping Miss Hinata?
This had to be reported to Clan Head Hyuga Hiashi.
Clone Technique!
Body Flicker Technique!
The Hyuga Branch Family ninja first used the Clone Technique, leaving a clone behind to monitor the two of them, while his main body used the Body Flicker Technique to swiftly notify the Clan head.
Before long, the being with the most enormous Chakra within Hinata's sight rushed toward them.
In only a few dozen seconds, he arrived before Hinata and looked at her, his voice filled with delight:
"Hinata, you're alright."
Hinata Hyuga smiled. "I'm fine, Father... There's no need to keep searching for me with such fanfare. I didn't disappear, and I wasn't kidnapped.
"I merely took Roman to fulfill my purpose. As for what that purpose is, I told you before that it's a secret. I can't tell you for now."
Hyuga Hiashi's expression darkened upon hearing this. "I'm sorry, Hinata, but Father cannot agree to that. This time, the Family spent tremendous effort searching for you.
"Furthermore, unpleasant rumors have appeared in the village, saying that the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan head eloped with someone!
"And most importantly, the Family elders already know that the person you brought back and wanted to support is an ordinary person who doesn't even have the talent to cultivate Chakra.
"The elders believe that if such a person were truly together with you, he would contaminate the Hyuga Clan's bloodline!
"Therefore, you must report where exactly you went to the Family!
"Besides that, Roman must also be dealt with. At the very least, he must be expelled from the Family."
Hearing this, Hinata Hyuga raised her head and looked directly at Hyuga Hiashi with her Byakugan. "Father, that shouldn't only be the opinion of the Family elders. It should also be your opinion, shouldn't it?"
"..."
Hyuga Hiashi remained silent.
He had clearly acquiesced.
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