Several days had passed since Orochimaru attacked Konoha. Ever since Naruto saved her that day, Hanabi had kept observing him. She heard from her father that the ninjutsu he used was the Space-Time Ninjutsu once wielded by the Fourth Hokage, the only one of its kind in the world. Even her father had begun to see Naruto in a new light, yet Hanabi could not see what was so exceptional about him.
When she was little, Naruto had seemed like an idiot to her. Every time he challenged Neji to a one-on-one fight, he would get beaten black and blue. Yet someone like that had actually defeated Neji and resolved Konoha's crisis. Could he have been pretending? Pretending to be weak when he was actually an incredibly powerful ninja?
Just like now—Naruto had come to see Hinata, and Hanabi had secretly followed him. If he were truly a well-trained ninja, he would definitely notice her, and he would block her surprise attack. With that thought, Hanabi stretched out her leg and kicked Naruto.
Thud!
Hanabi's foot struck Naruto hard in the butt, sending him flying into the courtyard face-first, with a mouthful of dirt.
"Was I wrong?"
Without the slightest awareness that she had bullied someone, Hanabi left Naruto behind and walked away.
"I feel like I made Hanabi mad again without realizing it. I won't go to your house for a while."
Every time Naruto went to see Hinata, Hanabi would leave him covered in dust and grime. It had gotten to the point where he was scared of going, so he decided to wait until Hanabi's anger subsided.
"Hanabi, come sit properly."
Hinata also felt that something had been off with Hanabi lately. Ever since that day, she had been bullying Naruto constantly. Hinata felt it was necessary