Naruto stood outside the Hyuga Clan compound, looking somewhat hesitant. Asking about Ryuichi Hyuga should not have been much trouble, but the issue involved the Main Family and the Branch Family, which made it a sensitive subject. Naruto was torn. Should I ask outright, or be a little more tactful?
"Oh, Naruto, what are you standing at the entrance for? Go on in. You're here to see Hinata, right?" Hizashi Hyuga had just returned and happened to find Naruto standing at the entrance, lost in thought.
Seeing Hizashi Hyuga, Naruto hurried to greet him. "Uncle Hizashi! It's been a long time."
Hizashi nodded. "Yes, it has. So, have you finished your training?"
Naruto shook his head. "Not yet. I still have plenty to do. Oh, Neji and the others are back, right?"
At the mention of Neji, Hizashi's spirits visibly lifted. He smiled. "They are. I never imagined Neji would become so capable. It's all thanks to you."
Neji's strength had already reached the late God Realm. His progress had been so rapid because of his White Eye, and all of it stemmed from Naruto taking everyone along when he went to the Azure Continent.
The Azure Continent's laws had made everything much simpler. With fewer restrictions imposed by those laws, everything had gone smoothly, and even awakening their eyes had become easier. But things could no longer be like they had been before, because the Azure Continent and the Shinobi World were now connected.
In truth, even without that connection, future breakthroughs would not have been as easy as before. The longer Naruto and the others stayed on the Azure Continent, the more its own laws would draw the corresponding laws from them. As those laws gradually became complete, achieving breakthroughs would become just as difficult as in the