Cognitive Modification

The Hyuga ancestral residence:

The now very elderly brothers Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga drank together at the ancestral residence, discussing the younger generation of their family.

Naruto and Hinata's son Boruto, Neji Hyuga and Tenten's daughter Hyuga Ling, Uchiha Sarada, Chocho Akimichi of the Akimichi Clan, and the others had reached the point where they could lead teams independently.

In other words, they had become jonin.

Under Konoha's current system, becoming a jonin was not actually an easy matter.

But none of these youngsters were ordinary.

Chocho Akimichi in particular—though her build was somewhat plump, if she truly went all out, then together with Shikadai Nara and Inojin Yamanaka, Ino's son, the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho formed an exceptionally formidable trio.

Even Boruto would not be their match if he did not use the power of the Six Paths (mass-produced).

Even Kawaki, who had yet to become a CS, was no match for the three of them working together.

Under such circumstances, many people even believed that the strongest of the new generation was Ino-Shika-Cho.

It was honestly a little hard to take.

Of course, that was also because Boruto's Jōgan had yet to awaken.

While an era of peace was certainly a happy one, it had to be admitted that peace was not necessarily a good thing for ninja.

At least for ninja with ideals, ambition, and a desire to grow stronger, fewer battles and fewer life-and-death struggles meant that training alone was simply not enough for them to grow.

After Yuya's death, Konoha's development had shifted more toward technology.

It was not that Hinata did not want to develop the strength of ninja as well; reality simply left her with no choice.

The foundation Yuya had laid was far too solid.

Even if Hinata wanted to focus