Hinata stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling before her. It took her half an hour to confirm that her body had become smaller.
She had suddenly gone back several decades. She already had two children—how had she suddenly become the same size as Himawari?
And where was this...? Was this her room? She recognized the people in the photos on the wall—her mother, Aunt Ayari, and Natsu—but who were all the others?
That unfamiliar man—why was he so intimate with her mother and Aunt Ayari? And these people who looked about her age... Mm... that was Sasuke, right?
Wait, wasn't this Naruto's mother?!
Knock, knock—
A sudden knock came from outside.
"Hinata, time to get up."
That voice... was it her mother's?
Hinata took a deep breath, feeling that she needed to accept a certain reality.
It seemed she had suddenly returned to several decades ago, and this past was vastly different from the one she remembered.
She found some clothes and put them on, only to discover that her taste in clothing was a little different too... It was quite fashionable.
Hinata walked out of her room and saw that the living room was bustling with people.
"Neji, remember to eat breakfast before going to school."
"I know. I'll eat."
Neji... Brother Neji?
Hearing that familiar name, Hinata's eyes immediately widened.
The Brother Neji in her memories had already...
She hurriedly looked toward the source of the voice and saw a handsome black-haired teenager. But he was completely different from the Neji in her memories, whether in appearance or the way he dressed.
She had seen this teenager in the photos, yet she had not recognized him as Neji.
No... that wasn't right!
He wasn't Neji at all! Even after all these years, Hinata could say with certainty that