I Became Hinata Hyuga's Child Husband?

"..."

Hyuga Hiashi remained silent for a long while. After glancing once more at Hizashi Hyuga, whose body was held at the mercy of the Rasengan, he let out a long sigh and said:

"Fine. I agree to let Roman stay—in the Hyuga Clan."

The corners of Hinata's lips lifted slightly. "Good. That's the first condition."

?!

The first condition? Could there be a second one?

The next moment, Hyuga Hiashi saw his daughter Hinata raise a second finger. "The second condition is that after Roman stays in the Hyuga Clan, he must receive the same treatment as I do."

The same treatment as Hinata? Wouldn't that be the treatment the Hyuga Main Family gave its heir?

Sure enough, Hinata still had not given up on turning Roman into her child husband!

No... absolutely not. If he agreed to this request, and word got outside the Family, the people of Konoha would definitely think that his daughter had found herself a child husband at such a young age. Her reputation would be ruined.

As Hyuga Hiashi thought this, he looked again at his younger brother, Hizashi Hyuga, who had been subdued by Hinata, and began gritting his teeth once more:

Hizashi, you're clearly a Jonin. How did you get taken down by my underage daughter, Hinata?!

Damn it!

Hyuga Hiashi felt both proud and frustrated, his emotions deeply conflicted. At the same time, he hesitated over whether to agree to Hinata's second condition.

After all, giving Roman the treatment of a Main Family heir would, in outsiders' eyes, mean that the Hyuga Clan had chosen a child husband.

This concerned his daughter Hinata Hyuga's future reputation.

Just then, the Hyuga Clan's elders spoke up:

"Clan Head Hiashi, this old woman believes we can agree to Hinata's conditions."

"Let Roman remain in the Hyuga Clan and receive the same treatment as Hinata."

"As long as Hinata is willing to train properly!"

?!!

Hearing this, Hyuga Hiashi turned his head and stared incredulously at the elder who had spoken.

Then he quickly recalled that this elder, who was now speaking up for Hinata, was the very one who had fiercely berated him not long ago.

Hyuga Hiashi even remembered the elder's crude words:

"Hiashi, look at what you've taught your daughter to become! She's so young... and already wants to find a man. It's far too early! And far too abnormal!

"You must stop your daughter! Otherwise, when she inherits the position of clan head in the future, she may find even more men. By then, the Hyuga Clan's assets might be squandered by the men she finds."

Yet the Main Family elder who had said he had failed to teach Hinata properly and wanted to stop her from interacting with Roman was now speaking for Hinata?

Endless confusion and complaints surged from within Hyuga Hiashi.

The elders noticed this as well, but they did not explain themselves to Hyuga Hiashi. Instead, they recalled the past from decades ago.

The glory of the Hyuga Clan when Hyuga Celestial Ninja was still alive!

Without a doubt, Hinata had already proven that she possessed the qualifications to become the new Hyuga Celestial Ninja of this era by defeating a Jonin!

In that case, what did it matter if they supported one ordinary person?

They could afford to support ten, even a hundred!

As for Hinata's second request—that Roman receive the same treatment as her within the Hyuga Clan—that was nothing either!

After all, the Hyuga Clan was one of Konoha's great clans. They did not lack anything... except money! Silver!

Meanwhile, when the Hyuga Branch Family members saw that the Main Family elders had also taken Hinata's side, and that the Branch Family head, Hizashi Hyuga, was still in Lady Hinata's hands—

They immediately began urging him:

"Clan Head Hiashi, agree to Lady Hinata's conditions."

"After all... our Branch Family head, Lord Hizashi, is still in Lady Hinata's hands. And Lady Hinata is still young and does not know her own strength. If she really strikes, Lord Hizashi will be in danger."

"Clan Head, agree to Lady Hinata's proposal."

"Clan Head..."

The voices of the many Branch Family Ninja reached Hyuga Hiashi's ears, making his expression incomparably complicated as he realized a fact:

After Hinata Hyuga defeated Hizashi Hyuga and captured him, the elders' attitudes and the Main Family members' attitudes had all changed because of Hinata. People's hearts had changed!

"Phew."

Hyuga Hiashi took a deep breath. After steadying his emotions, he said to Hinata, "I agree to your conditions. From today onward, Roman will receive the same treatment as you within the Hyuga Clan. Can you release my brother Hizashi now?"

"Not yet. I have a third condition." After sweeping her gaze across the room, Hinata spoke calmly. "Father, and all the elders, none of you are allowed to ask where Roman and I went yesterday. Even if you ask, we will not answer."

Hyuga Hiashi could not help frowning. "Your father and the elders want to know where you went because they are concerned about you... How can you speak like that..."

Before Hyuga Hiashi could finish, he was interrupted by a Hyuga Clan elder. Stroking his white beard, the elder looked at Hinata Hyuga with a kindly expression. "Geniuses are allowed to have their own little secrets. Hiashi, don't make things difficult for your daughter."

The Main Family elders all nodded in agreement.

In the eyes of the Main Family elders, geniuses were always given special treatment.

Hinata Hyuga might even become the new Hyuga Celestial Ninja of this era, leading the Hyuga Clan to rise again. Keeping a few little secrets could be tolerated.

"..."

Hyuga Hiashi was left speechless by the Main Family Elders. After a moment of silence, he said, "Since the elders all say so, I won't pursue the matter of you and Roman disappearing any further.

"Now you can spare your uncle, right?"

"Alright."

Hinata Hyuga nodded slightly, and the Rasengan in her hand vanished.

Then, Hinata Hyuga bowed to Hizashi Hyuga and apologized. "I'm sorry, Uncle Hizashi."

"It's not your fault. I was simply inferior in skill. It's unbelievable that someone your age possesses such strength."

Hizashi Hyuga looked at the Rasengan that had disappeared from Hinata's palm, then at the goosebumps still lingering on his arm, and could not help but sigh.

Many people present also marveled inwardly that Hinata was a true genius.

Especially among the Hyuga Branch Family, six-year-old Neji Hyuga, Hizashi Hyuga's son, was now looking at Hinata Hyuga differently:

Lady Hinata had actually succeeded!

Under the authority of the Main Family Elders and even the Hyuga Clan head, she had protected Roman, the little man she wanted to keep, and even secured the best possible treatment for him!

It was simply an unbelievable miracle!

She had shattered the lonely fate of being imprisoned and separated from Roman!

If I could become as strong as she is...

Could I change that tragic, predetermined fate of a bird in a cage and a fish in a net?

A fundamental change had taken place in little Neji Hyuga's heart.