"What are you thinking?"
Hinata flicked Naruto on the forehead, cutting off his train of thought.
Even without mind-reading, Hinata could tell what Naruto was thinking. After all, anyone who discovered they had grown the Uchiha Clan's unique eyes would wonder whether their father was an Uchiha.
"Hinata, why do I have these eyes?"
"That's a long story. Well... it has something to do with your ancestors."
It also had something to do with Otsutsuki Isshiki. After all, the third-generation Body Strengthening Potion contained Urashiki's genes.
However, over a hundred people had received the third-generation potion, yet Naruto was the only one who had directly awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Sasuke did not count.
"Ancestors? Was one of my ancestors an Uchiha?"
"To be precise, the Uzumaki Clan and the Uchiha Clan shared the same ancestor."
Naruto scratched his head. Ever since he could remember, he had been the only person in the entire Hidden Leaf Village with the surname Uzumaki.
He knew nothing at all about the Uzumaki Clan, nor did he know what kind of clan it had been.
But he understood what Hinata meant when she said the Uzumaki Clan and the Uchiha Clan had the same ancestor.
What he did not understand was why these eyes had awakened in him.
"Right, where's Master Jiraiya? Why haven't I seen him?"
Naruto finally asked the question that had been on his mind since earlier.
"Do you know how long you've been asleep?"
Naruto shook his head blankly.
"Two days."
Hinata held up two fingers. "You've been asleep for two days. Half a day ago, the potion Jiraiya received took effect, and he's unconscious now. He'll probably wake up in two days."
"Oh."
Only then did Naruto relax.
"I'll teach you how to put your eyes away first. It wouldn't