Xiao Anchu

"Bang!!"

With a single punch, Kanami reduced the Ten-Tails, which was dozens of meters long, to ashes.

It can never be fully recovered or cured.

"Finally, the Ten-Tails is dead! Now I can finally be with Hinata!"

He stood up, a look of delight on his face.

In an instant, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the sunlight shone on him, making him feel very warm.

"It's born!!"

A year later.

"Kanami, tell me, do I look better with long hair or Short Hair?"

Hinata held Kanami's hand and asked gently.

"Of course they all look good."

You're still as glib as ever.

"What are you saying? I'm not old, I'm not even 20 yet."

"You're already 20 (by Chinese reckoning), not quite there yet. Are you forever 18, huh?"

Hinata smiled.

Kanami smiled as well, "Of course, just tell me if I'm 18 or not."

"I'm ignoring you, I'm going to play with Little Xiao Kanami."

Hinata turned around and came to a crib where a one-year-old girl was lying.

She stared blankly at everything around her with wide eyes.

Hinata touched her nose. "Don't be like your father and Redhead when you grow up."

Sitting next to him, Kanami curled his lip. "My hair is naturally Redhead, it's not dyed."

"By the way, I'd like to go see beyond the Starry Sky sometime in the future."

Hinata frowned upon hearing this. "Why are you going to that outer Starry Sky again? Ever since I gave birth, how many times have you said that the Otsutsuki would come here to hurt us?"

But in reality, no Otsutsuki appeared, and since you're already strong enough to kill one Otsutsuki at a time, why bother going beyond the Starry Sky?

Don't you know that I need your love and care right now? Why have you changed since we got married?

As she spoke, her voice trembled.

The baby in the crib seemed to sense Hinata's emotions, reaching out to grasp Hinata's delicate hand.

Kanami wanted to say something more, but Hinata and his daughter in front of him made his heart ache.

Forget it, it's fine as it is. If I really went to the Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet, I might end up like Otsutsuki Toneri.

"Okay, I won't go."

"Um!"

Ten years later.

Time flies, and ten winters have passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, Kanami had everything prepared.

"Are you really still... going to that Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet?"

Hinata by the doorway, holding the hand of a little girl with red hair and big eyes, watching him.

Kanami didn't turn back. "I have to go. For your safety, I feel I must go. As long as the Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet exists, I'll feel like it's a sharp sword that could fall at any moment."

It hangs above my head, and it's always been a knot in my heart. I'm afraid of it, even though I'm very happy now, its presence still makes me feel uneasy...

Hinata remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

I know, I've always known, that you love me very much, even to the point of being almost obsessive. Your love is too overflowing; I can't repay you.

I've tried my best to get behind you, but you want to move forward. I've used all my strength, but you still want to go.

"I'm not leaving."

"Of course I know you're not leaving, you'll come back, but you have to leave eventually. Danger is everywhere; people fall and die for no reason every day while walking."

How can we keep looking left and right just because we're afraid of the Otsutsuki in the vast outer space?

When will our An'an of quietly watching the sea and the sunrise and sunset come true?

Kanami remained silent.

He didn't know what to say.

But he couldn't stop.

"I really can't stop; if I stop, a lot of thoughts will pop into my head."

"What are you really thinking?! You never tell me! You've always been hiding something from me! Ever since graduating from the Ninja Academy, you've been keeping a secret from me, haven't you?!"

Hinata shouted at the top of her lungs.

My whole body trembled instantly.

This was the first time she had vented her dissatisfaction without holding back or reservation.

This discontent has been building up for far too long, for decades.

If she could, she would never want to think about this again, but Kanami always had to leave.

You always have to leave!

Lately, she's increasingly felt that what she's been hiding is a very big deal.

"Mom... don't cry, you jerk Dad! Mom's crying and you're just standing there!"

The red-haired girl hugged Hinata to comfort her, her forehead barely reaching Hinata's lower abdomen.

Kanami clenched his fists slightly, raised his eyes slightly to look at the sky, "Hinata, I'm sorry, I have indeed been hiding something from you, but I won't tell you it."

I won't tell anyone that I love you, I really love you, but this is the one secret I can't tell!

I'm leaving now, Xiao Anchu. Take good care of your mother. When I return, I promise I will never, ever leave again.

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared from Hinata and Xiao Anchu's sight.

"Flying Thunder God Technique... You damned dad!!"

Xiao Anchu stomped her foot on the ground, tears welling up in her eyes.

Hinata gently ruffled Xiao Anchu's hair. "Don't hate your father. He... carries a heavy burden. I wanted him to share it with me, but he wouldn't."

It's been over ten years, and he's never shared anything with me, but I know he still cares about me.

"You've been manipulated by him!"

Xiao Anchu said fiercely.

What does "PUA" mean?

"It's hard to explain in a short time. This is a term my dad taught me, and I don't really understand it either. Anyway, I feel like you're the kind of stupid woman who's been manipulated by my dad."

"Why do you say that, Mom? I was a top student in elementary school."

"Hmph, even top students are idiots!"

Xiao Anchu went back inside, pouting.

Hinata quickly followed.

"Creak--"

The door was closed.

a long time,

"Creak."

The door was pushed open from the inside.

A red-haired girl with a whip in her hair pouted slightly, "Mom, hurry up, today is my ceremony to become Jonin!"

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Soon, a beautiful woman with Black Short Hair trotted out from inside.

"Honestly, why did it have to be so slow today?"

Before the red-haired girl could finish speaking, she noticed that Hinata was wearing a blue bow hair clip on her forehead.

"Huh? Why are you wearing that old-fashioned hair clip? Why aren't you wearing the one I bought for you?"

"Oops, I accidentally wore the wrong one. Let's go!"

Hinata, arm in arm with the red-haired girl, quickly took to the air and flew towards the Hokage Building.

Beyond the Starry Sky.

Otsutsuki Ancestral Planet.

"Send more men! I refuse to believe that with so many of us, we can't even catch a small thief!"

"Chieftain! We've suffered too many losses over the past few years; we simply don't have enough manpower left!"

A young Otsutsuki knelt before an elderly Otsutsuki and pleaded loudly.

"Where's the manpower?!"

"They were all killed by that thief. Now only the Otsutsuki of the Main Family remains on my side. The Main Family and Branch Family are all dead!"

"Then let's send out our Main Family! With Divine Technique, how could we not catch him?!"

The Otsutsuki shouted.

"Yes! I'll send someone right away..."

"What kind of people are you sending? Aren't you from the Main Family? Go catch that thief, and if you fail, I'll feed you to the Ten-Tails!"

Upon hearing this, the young Otsutsuki's expression changed drastically. "Yes, I will definitely complete the mission!"

He quickly transformed into a streak of white light and flew off in another direction.