Ninja Academy

Over the next few days, Hyuga Hiashi went to the Hokage Building for meetings almost every day.

The meetings lasted nearly half a month.

Although the meetings had ended, that did not mean things would become idle. The truly busy phase was only beginning now.

Konoha's ninjas stationed outside were urgently recalled, and ninjas from the major clans were mobilized frequently. Even the atmosphere in the village grew tense; anyone unaware of the situation might have thought war was about to break out.

The neighboring major Shinobi Villages had nearly misunderstood what was happening.

Whether the other Shinobi Villages misunderstood Hidden Leaf Village or not did not matter. Even if Hidden Leaf Village knew, it would not care.

They were currently busy training Konoha's ninjas.

Yes, you heard that right.

Hidden Leaf Village was busy training ninjas who had graduated from the Ninja Academy who knew how many years ago.

It was called training, but there was not much being taught.

Other than making Sealing Jutsu a ninjutsu every ninja had to learn, there was little else.

It was not that they did not want to reveal the Bizarre Creatures that had suddenly appeared. Rather, Hidden Leaf Village had discovered that although the other Shinobi Villages might have encountered Bizarre Creatures, they did not seem to take them too seriously.

Hidden Leaf Village cared so much about the Bizarre Creatures because they had captured them and understood their strategic value.

But the other Shinobi Villages did not seem to know that. In that case, there was no need for Hidden Leaf Village to rush to reveal it. They could first wait for those Bizarre Creatures to wear down the strength of the other Shinobi Villages...

And so, two years passed.

Two years later, Hinata and the younger generations of Konoha's major clans had all turned five.

It was time to enroll.

That day, after the maid dressed Hinata up beautifully, Hyuga Hiashi took her to the Ninja Academy.

Along the way, adorable Hinata attracted plenty of attention. The rate at which people turned to look at her was practically one hundred percent.

Some of those gazes landed on the pair of horns on Hinata's forehead.

Over the past two years, the horns on Hinata's forehead had slowly grown along with her.

Whenever the horns grew, Hinata could not help touching them. It was not because she was narcissistic; they itched when they grew.

Fortunately, Hinata's willpower was quite good, and she could endure this little bit of itchiness.

Still, the habit of touching her horns remained.

She could not help giving them a touch whenever they itched, and before long, it had become a habit.

Sure enough, when Hinata noticed passersby's gazes falling on her forehead, she subconsciously touched her horns again.

Mm, they felt so nice. As expected of my horns.

With that, Hinata arrived at the Ninja Academy beneath the gazes of passersby.

Along the way, they encountered quite a few parents bringing their children to school, and Hyuga Hiashi greeted each of them.

After sending Hinata through the school gates, Hyuga Hiashi remained standing at the entrance to the Ninja Academy instead of following her further.

"Isn't this the Hyuga Patriarch? What, are you here to send your child to school too?"

Hinata had only taken a few steps when she heard someone greet her father. Looking back, she saw that it was Uchiha Fugaku.

At his side was a child with a smug look and a slightly cool demeanor.

It was Uchiha Sasuke.

It had to be said that the Uchiha Clan's genes were quite good. There was not a single one among them who looked bad.

Sasuke and his brother in particular had attracted countless young fangirls.

When Sasuke arrived at the Ninja Academy, several passing little girls secretly glanced at him. With their parents nearby, however, they did not dare step forward to ask his name.

Incidentally, all the boys had been drawn to Hinata.

After seeing Uchiha Fugaku, Hinata continued toward the classroom building. She had no interest in listening to what her father and Uchiha Fugaku were discussing.

At that moment, Hinata felt another gaze settle on her.

Through the Byakugan's all-encompassing field of vision, she knew that gaze belonged to Sasuke.

Let him look. It was not as if she would lose a piece of flesh.

Still, was Sasuke's gaze not a little too intense?

What Hinata did not know was that although the Uchiha and Hyuga were Konoha's Two Great Dōjutsu Kekkei Genkai Clans—

Although the Byakugan's strategic value during wartime was unimaginable, it was still somewhat inferior to the Sharingan in its own right.

This had caused the Hyuga Clan to always come up slightly short in past confrontations with the Uchiha.

But ever since Hinata had begun displaying her talent, and the Hyuga Clan had gained a genius like her, the Hyuga clansmen had become more confident whenever friction arose between them and the Uchiha.

Therefore, before enrollment, Uchiha Fugaku had specifically reminded his son to pay attention to Hyuga Hinata.

But judging by the situation, Sasuke seemed to have gotten the wrong idea...

After entering her classroom, Hinata looked around and discovered that the Akimichi little chubby boy had already arrived. She sat behind him.

After all, this spot had unique advantages.

This made things difficult for Akimichi Choji. Hinata was so adorable that the moment she entered the classroom, it fell silent, and everyone stared blankly as she sat behind Choji.

The little boys who could no longer see Hinata hated Choji for it.

They wanted to change seats, but they were too embarrassed to do so. Their hostility toward Choji only grew stronger.

Choji: "..."

Although Choji did not know what exactly had happened, he could tell from the boys' unfriendly gazes. It made him wonder whether everyone disliked him.

Not long after Hinata sat down, Sasuke entered the classroom.

After sweeping his gaze around the room, Sasuke stared at the little chubby boy... and Hinata behind him with open hostility.

Hinata: "..."

Fortunately, Sasuke had not lost his mind and did not come over to pick a fight with Hinata right then.

"So handsome!"

Sasuke's entrance instantly captivated quite a few little girls.

Sakura and Ino, the pair of best friends, fell out on the spot.

"I'm late, I'm late!"

Just as the class bell was about to ring, Uzumaki Naruto rushed in like a whirlwind.

Naruto let out a breath of relief. "I almost made it late."

"This student, could you return to your seat instead of standing in the doorway?"

"Yes."

Naruto found an empty seat and sat down. By coincidence, the seat he chose was right beside Hinata.

This immediately drew furious glares from the boys in the class who had been paying attention to Hinata, intentionally or otherwise.

"He actually sat over there."

"I was too embarrassed to sit there myself..."

"Let's kill him..."

The thick-skinned Naruto did not notice the hostile gazes and whispered discussions from the boys in the classroom. He was currently staring blankly at Hinata.

No matter who saw Hinata, they would think she was incredibly cute.

Naruto was no exception, but at that moment, most of his attention was focused on the horns before Hinata's forehead.

After the class bell rang, the teacher counted the students once more.

"Alright, since everyone is here."

"Then let's all introduce ourselves."

"I'll go first. My name is Umino Iruka, a Chunin. I'll be your teacher from now on."

"So, who would like to introduce themselves next?"