Naruto: God-Tier System Chapter 19

"Then I shall leave myself in your care from now on, Shin." Mikoto said, her voice gentle as she suppressed the shyness in her heart.

PS: Do not mind the age discrepancies; in this book's setting, they are all the same age.

Chapter 19: Choosing Romance Over Brotherhood — Hyuga Shin

Watching Mikoto's gentle, water-like demeanor, Hyuga Shin smiled. She was truly worthy of being the character most suited to be a wife in the Naruto world.

Although Mikoto Uchiha did not have much screen time, her popularity was quite high. Naturally, Hyuga Shin favored this type of Yamato Nadeshiko.

Hyuga Shin had already decided that Mikoto would be his woman from now on. As for that loser Fugaku Uchiha, he could go play with himself!

As for whether Itachi Uchiha and Second Pillar would be born in the future, did that have anything to do with Hyuga Shin?

To be honest, Hyuga Shin did not care for the so-called "God Itachi." It was simple: they were two different kinds of people.

One possessed great love, loving the village above all else (except for Sasuke), while Hyuga Shin was extremely selfish; he only cared about those he deemed worthy.

Therefore, Hyuga Shin did not care for this highly popular character. He would not deny that what Itachi did was wrong, nor would he consider him right.

This was a conflict of philosophy; two people with different personalities would have different definitions for the same event.

Regardless, Hyuga Shin would never sacrifice himself or his loved ones for the sake of unrelated strangers.

Your heart is vast enough to contain the world; my heart is too small, capable only of holding those I choose to keep.

Hyuga Shin had no fondness for Itachi Uchiha, let alone Sasuke Uchiha; he had even less interest in that guy.

"Why do you keep staring at me?" Mikoto asked with a playful pout.

"Naturally, it is because you are beautiful. I have looked at you until I am unable to pull myself away. From the moment I saw you, you had already stolen my heart," Hyuga Shin said with an exaggerated expression.

Mikoto's face turned bright red in an instant. She turned her head away, flustered and staring straight ahead, not daring to look at Hyuga Shin again.

Hyuga Shin continued to look at Mikoto unreservedly, causing her heart to race even faster.

However, Mikoto Uchiha did not feel repulsed by this; instead, she felt a secret sense of joy.

"Shin, you guy, you really choose romance over brotherhood." Seeing the increasingly ambiguous atmosphere between Hyuga Shin and Mikoto Uchiha, Senju Nawaki stood up and spoke.

"Nawaki, you cannot say that. Sitting with you is nowhere near as comfortable as sitting with a beauty. Besides, look at your seatmate—he is also a little handsome guy, definitely satisfying your tastes. You really shouldn't be staring at me."

Hyuga Shin pointed at Senju Nawaki's seatmate, who happened to be the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

"What?" Nawaki wore a look of utter confusion.

Although children in the ninja world were generally precocious, they were still just children and naturally did not understand the implications of Hyuga Shin's words.

"I mean, I don't like men. You should go find someone else!" Hyuga Shin said with a deadpan expression.

"I don't like men either!" Nawaki roared, looking indignant.

"Is that so? Then perhaps I misunderstood." Though he said it was a misunderstanding, his face clearly displayed an expression of disbelief.

Nawaki wanted to explain in his anger, but he had no way to do so.

Minato Namikaze, who had been caught in the crossfire, looked completely bewildered and subconsciously scooted a little further away from Nawaki.

If he weren't afraid of angering Nawaki, Minato would have wanted to change seats. There were only a few people in the classroom so far, so it wasn't as if there were no other spots.

"Hmph! Just you wait, I'm going to tell my sister that you're having an affair behind her back." Senju Nawaki sat down, huffing in anger.

Hyuga Shin remained unmoved, continuing to tease the blushing Mikoto Uchiha.

Mikoto's face was now so hot that one could probably boil an egg on it.

"Mikoto, you really are shy!"

"The other students are arriving. If you keep bullying me, I won't talk to you anymore," Mikoto replied, her face flushed red.

Hyuga Shin knew when to stop; it wouldn't be good to leave a bad impression on Mikoto.

Seeing that Hyuga Shin had truly stopped teasing her, Mikoto Uchiha felt a strange sense of loss.

As time passed, the students of Class A arrived one after another, including the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Hyuga brothers, Tsume Inuzuka, and others.

Hizashi Hyuga saw Hyuga Shin and revealed a flash of anger, which he quickly hid, terrified that Hyuga Shin would notice and beat him up again.

Having been beaten several times already, Hizashi Hyuga had grown afraid of Hyuga Shin.

Hiashi Hyuga glanced at Hyuga Shin before taking his seat with Hizashi.

Hyuga Shin shrugged and slumped over his desk, appearing to sleep while actually refining the chakra within his body.

"What did you say?" Nawaki stood up angrily.

"I said that everyone in this class must listen to me, Uchiha Ken." An arrogant youth with the Uchiha Clan crest on his back was confronting Nawaki.

The atmosphere in the entire classroom became incredibly heavy. Whether they were commoners or clan students, everyone looked at Uchiha Ken with hostile expressions.

Among them, Hiashi Hyuga and Senju Nawaki reacted the most intensely.

The hatred between the Senju and Uchiha clans ran deep, and it was no longer something that could be resolved with a few words.

The Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan were known as the two great ocular jutsu clans of the ninja world, and everyone was concerned with which of the two was truly stronger.

Therefore, the air between these two clans was also filled with the scent of gunpowder.

The Uchiha Clan currently served as the Konoha Military Police Force—a position that was both a privilege and a thankless task.

For someone tactful, this would be a fine errand, a chance to have the various clans owe one a favor.

However, the Uchiha Clan members all carry the expression of a protagonist, and in a position that requires tact, they are more arrogant than anyone else, constantly grabbing this person or arresting that one, offending every single clan in Konoha.

In the eyes of the Konoha commoners, the Uchiha Clan is not exactly a good bunch either, and they have no favorable impression of them.

To put it bluntly, the Uchiha Clan is like a piece of foul dog excrement right now; no matter where you put it, people will complain about the stench.

No one likes dealing with a clan that is full of arrogance and looks down on everyone; if they don't even hold you in their eyes, would you really shamelessly go up to them? No one is that masochistic.

Therefore, this bit-part player Uchiha Ken is truly despicable, offending a large crowd of people the moment he steps up.

Even Hyuga Shin, who had been hunched over his desk refining chakra, could not help but lift his head, watching this scene with great interest.

Watching the fiery-tempered crowd, Hyuga Shin did not mind adding fuel to the flames; after all, he found this guy unpleasant to look at as well!

"Do you know this guy?" Hyuga Shin tapped Mikoto on the shoulder and asked.

Mikoto's face flushed red for a moment before she whispered, "He is a genius of our Uchiha Clan, but he acts extremely arrogantly. Furthermore, he is the grandson of the Great Elder and is qualified to compete for the position of Clan Head."