Naruto: Between Good and Evil
Chapter 17

Joy and Anger

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Naruto arrived at the Hyuga compound with Hyuga Kinta, only to spot several outsiders whose headbands identified them as shinobi from Kumogakure.

Naruto recalled that Konoha and the Land of Lightning seemed to be in conflict recently, with relations between the two villages appearing quite tense. He wondered why he would encounter Kumogakure shinobi here.

Upon entering the Hyuga estate, Naruto was led to the main hall, where he saw Hyuga Hiashi sitting on a floor cushion. Hyuga Kinta reported to Hiashi, "Clan Head, I have brought Naruto Uzumaki."

Hiashi nodded at Naruto and said, "There is nothing left for you here; you may leave." Hyuga Kinta acknowledged the order and exited.

Naruto approached Hiashi and asked, "Uncle Hiashi, did you need something from me?" Hiashi looked at Naruto and said, "Sit down first." "Alright, thank you." After thanking him, Naruto knelt on the cushion opposite Hiashi.

Hiashi poured a cup of tea for Naruto. After thanking him, Naruto drank for a while.

Only then did Hiashi ask, "I heard from Hinata that you possess the White Eye, the bloodline limit passed down through generations in my Hyuga Clan. I would like to understand the origin of your White Eye, and I hope you do not mind."

"The White Eye is extremely important to the Hyuga Clan; it is the foundation upon which our clan stands in the ninja world. However, I am aware of your uniqueness and am certain you are not of my clan, so I am very curious as to why you possess it. Please, enlighten me."

Naruto replied to Hiashi, "Please, there is no need for such formality. If it were me, I would do the same; this is what a clan head should do for the sake of the family. I understand. I wonder, how much does Uncle Hiashi know about the origins of the White Eye? Have you ever heard of the Otsutsuki Clan?"

Hiashi thought for a moment before saying, "Although this is a family secret, there is no need to hide it from you. I am indeed aware of the Otsutsuki Clan. In fact, the Hyuga are descendants of the Otsutsuki. Our clan originally lived on the moon, but after our ancestor, Tenji Hyuga, came to this world from the moon..."

"In order to distinguish ourselves from the other branch of the Otsutsuki, we changed our surname to Hyuga. The reason is that our branch inherited the ancestor's eyes—the White Eye—while the other branch inherited the ancestor's physical constitution."

Hiashi suddenly realized something as he spoke. Recalling what he had explained to Hinata and Sasuke, he exclaimed in sudden enlightenment, "Could it be that your bloodline has undergone atavism? That is impossible, yet I cannot think of any other reason why you would possess the White Eye."

Naruto was shocked by Hiashi's wild imagination. Damn, I didn't even say anything, and you've already figured it out for me. But then Hiashi continued, "But that isn't right. If your bloodline had undergone atavism, shouldn't the Sharingan have awakened first? After all, your bloodline is closer to the Uchiha Clan, isn't it?" Hiashi looked at Naruto with suspicion.

"You are correct, Uncle Hiashi. My bloodline is indeed closer to the Uchiha Clan, but I never said I hadn't awakened the Sharingan." After saying this to Hiashi, Naruto activated his two-tomoe Sharingan and looked at him.

Hiashi was so shocked by the sight of Naruto's Sharingan that he was left speechless. He thought to himself, This is a monster. Not only did he undergo bloodline atavism, but he is only five years old and has already awakened both the White Eye and the Sharingan. What kind of monstrous talent is required to achieve this? Plus, he has also awakened the Sage Body of the Uzumaki Clan. Damn, this is practically a path to surpassing our ancestors.

Hiashi coughed to mask his inner astonishment and said, "Very well, I now know the origin of your White Eye. I will explain your situation to the Third Hokage and Fugaku. After all, you have awakened both the Sharingan and the White Eye, and you possess the Sage Body; this is a major matter that must be explained to everyone."

"As for what arrangements the Third will make, I do not know. But you need not worry; after all, you are a part of Konoha, and I believe the Third and Fugaku will not make things difficult for you."

Naruto thanked him, knowing full well that Hiashi was helping him. This would allow him to use the Sharingan and White Eye openly without being questioned by the villagers.

Naruto felt very grateful to Hiashi; perhaps his relationship with Hinata played a small part in Hiashi's willingness to help.

"Now that the clan head's business is concluded, there is something I wish to ask as a father. What is going on between you and Hinata? Tell me now." Hiashi looked at Naruto with an unfriendly gaze.

Naruto felt instantly guilty under Hiashi's glare, as if he were being eaten alive. Just as he was wondering how to answer, Hinata rushed in from outside, not even taking off her shoes.

Seeing Hinata burst in so hastily, Hiashi immediately frowned. Hinata didn't care about that; she had just run into her sister Hanabi at the entrance, who told her that their father had called Naruto inside to talk.

Hinata hadn't thought twice before running in, her heart filled with worry for Naruto; she couldn't care less about anything else.

"What is the meaning of this, rushing in so unceremoniously?" Hiashi said to Hinata with dissatisfaction.

"Father, is there something wrong with why you called Naruto-kun here?" Hinata asked with concern.

At this moment, Hinata only had eyes for Naruto and couldn't care less about anything else. Naruto felt sweet inside seeing Hinata like this, but he couldn't afford to offend Hiashi, or he would be in trouble later.

So, Naruto said gently to Hinata, "Hinata, it's fine. Uncle Hiashi just called me over for a chat; he hasn't done anything to me. You don't need to worry."

Hearing Naruto's words, Hinata's worries vanished. She said to Hiashi with a hint of apology, "Father, I'm sorry. I just heard that you had suddenly called Naruto-kun here, and I was a bit worried."

Hiashi said with dissatisfaction, "What, in your eyes, am I such an unreasonable father? Hmph, since you're here, sit down." Hinata dared not act out again; she carefully took off her shoes and sat beside Naruto, keeping her head low.

"Since you are both here, let's talk about what is going on between the two of you," Hiashi said with authority.

Naruto looked at Hiashi and said, "Uncle Hiashi, please allow me to date Hinata. I promise I will make her happy and protect her well. I will never let her suffer the slightest harm. Please, I ask for your consent." Naruto said, summoning all his courage.

Hinata looked at Naruto in surprise; she hadn't expected him to dare speak to Hiashi like that. At the same time, her heart was filled with joy, thinking, So Naruto-kun likes me too.

Hiashi looked at Naruto's firm gaze and Hinata's happy face, sighing slightly in his heart. But he still had to ask what needed to be asked.

Hiashi looked at Hinata and asked, "Hinata, do you like Naruto as well?"

Hearing her father ask if she liked Naruto, Hinata's face turned bright red. She lowered her head and replied, "Mm." Naruto looked at Hinata, his heart overflowing with joy.

"Naruto, since Hinata likes you too, I will not object. However, if you make Hinata sad, I will definitely kill you," Hiashi said helplessly.

At the same time, he felt dissatisfied with the school teachers. The children were dating early, and they didn't even try to stop it; now it was too late to intervene. (Iruka thought with disdain: How am I supposed to stop it? It's not in the school rules.)

Hearing that Hiashi did not object to them dating, Naruto was overjoyed and held Hinata's hand in response. Hinata, having her hand held by Naruto in front of her father, turned even redder. She was so shy she could have buried her face in the dirt.

Hiashi couldn't stand them showing affection in front of him and said, "Alright, that's enough. Naruto, you two may go." After Naruto and Hinata came out and talked for a while, they left the Hyuga compound.

On a dark and windy night, a man in black snuck into the Hyuga compound, stealthily entering Hinata's room with the intent to kidnap her.

But just as he was about to approach Hinata, several chains suddenly erupted from the ground, binding him tightly. The sudden commotion startled the guards and woke Hinata, who had been sleeping. A dozen Hyuga clansmen rushed in.

When the guards entered, they saw only the man in black bound by chains and a startled Hinata. Hinata stared blankly at Naruto, who stood at the doorway. The chains on the man in black were emanating from Naruto's own body.

Hyuga Hizashi rushed to Hinata's side and asked urgently, "Hinata, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Uncle Hizashi. Naruto-kun saved me," Hinata replied to Hizashi.

Hearing that Hinata was safe, Hizashi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Naruto, saying, "Thank you for saving the young mistress." Naruto replied with a grin, "It's nothing, nothing at all. It's what I should do."

At this moment, Hiashi arrived. After Hizashi explained what had happened, Hiashi walked up to Naruto and said, "Thank you for this, Naruto."

Naruto replied with a grin, "It's what I should do. I promised Uncle that I would protect Hinata well. Keeping my word is my ninja way."

Hiashi looked at Naruto with satisfaction and said, "Good. I truly did not entrust Hinata to the wrong person; you have fulfilled your promise well. Now, Naruto, come with me to hand this villain over to the Third Hokage and explain the situation."

"Yes, alright," Naruto replied.

Naruto and Hiashi escorted the man in black to the Hokage's office building. After handing him over to Ibiki, they went to the Hokage's office to wait for the Third. After a long while, Naruto saw the Third Hokage arrive with his two advisors, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.

After everyone exchanged greetings, the Third Hokage spoke: "I have already had Ibiki conduct a thorough interrogation. That man was a Jonin from Kumogakure, and his infiltration of the Hyuga compound was most likely an attempt to steal the White Eye."

"Even if the mission failed, it could still have incited a war between Konoha and Kumogakure. Fortunately, Naruto stopped him. By the way, Naruto, how did you end up at the Hyuga compound?"

Naruto replied: "When I went to the Hyuga compound today, I saw a few people from Kumogakure. I sensed their malice, so I kept watch outside the compound tonight. Sure enough, something happened tonight."

Everyone knew that Naruto had fully awakened the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, so they were not surprised. "No wonder. It is fortunate that you discovered them, otherwise a war might very well have broken out," the Third Hokage said with relief.

"Kumogakure is going too far; they actually dared to harm my Hinata. We have to show them some color. Grandpa Third, tell me what we should do next," Naruto said angrily.

For Naruto, Hinata was his greatest reverse scale; whoever dared to touch her, Naruto would slaughter their entire family. Naruto's anger had reached its limit and was ready to erupt at any moment.

If he hadn't had the foresight to hide at the Hyuga compound tonight, who knew if things would have unfolded as they did in his past life? If that had happened, wouldn't his Hinata have been in danger?

Therefore, Naruto was now furious and needed to vent. (Hmm, the baby is very angry, and the consequences will be very serious.)

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