Difficult Labor

The holidays always end before people realize it. This year, Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Kamizuki both turned five, and Shen Yue is about to start his second year at the Konoha Ninja School.

Last year, his grades at the Konoha Ninja School were excellent; his final exam scores were only a tiny bit lower than those of Hatake Kakashi, who holds the best historical record.

The Hyuga Main House is also about to welcome a major event. Nearly four years after Hyuga Huayan gave birth to Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Kamizuki, thanks to Hiashi's nightly efforts, Huayan finally conceived again. Her due date is within these few days.

On March 27th, Shen Yue felt restless all day. He had a nagging feeling that something was going to happen, and his right eyelid kept twitching uncontrollably.

Therefore, as soon as school ended in the afternoon, Shen Yue hurried home. He thought that if something were to happen, the person most likely to be in danger would be his mother.

Upon returning home, he rushed toward his mother's courtyard. He was deeply worried about this mother who loved him so dearly. Thinking of her daily care and the little moments they shared, Shen Yue's anxiety grew, and he quickened his pace toward the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Shen Yue saw that it was in total chaos. The maids were rushing in and out of his mother's room, busy carrying basins of hot water.

Shen Yue stopped a young maid who was rushing out with a basin of hot water and asked anxiously, "What happened to Mother? What are you all doing?"

The maid replied with a look of anxiety, "Replying to the Young Master, the Madam is about to give birth, and we are fetching hot water for the midwife."

After answering Shen Yue's question, the maid ignored him and went back to her duties.

After hearing the maid's words, Shen Yue was first and foremost worried about his mother's safety, but he also worried about what would happen if his mother gave birth to a younger brother.

Why would Shen Yue worry about his mother giving birth to a brother?

That is because Shen Yue is a transmigrator who knows the plot. He worried that if his mother gave birth to a brother, it would deviate from the plot he knew, which would prove something.

He, this little butterfly who transmigrated into the Naruto world for some reason, had inadvertently flapped his wings, causing a butterfly effect that changed the course of history.

If things followed the script of AB (Kishimoto), the next part of the plot should be a younger sister named Hyuga Hanabi.

If a sister wasn't born this time, or if she wasn't named Hyuga Hanabi, it would mean that history had veered off its original track, and Shen Yue would no longer possess the advantage of foresight.

However, what Shen Yue did not realize was that from the moment he transmigrated and was reborn into the world of Naruto, the wheels of history had already shifted; it was just a matter of the degree of that shift.

Just as Shen Yue was lost in these chaotic thoughts, a loud cry from a newborn echoed from his mother Huayan's room, pulling him back to reality.

Just as Shen Yue was about to go forward to check if his mother was safe, he noticed that someone had appeared in front of his mother's door.

Shen Yue walked forward a few steps and saw that the person standing before the door was none other than his "cheap father," Hyuga Hiashi.

He saw that Hiashi also wore a look of worry and anxiety, pacing back and forth restlessly.

Shen Yue had just walked up to Hiashi, intending to offer a few words of comfort, when the door to his mother's room was suddenly opened from the inside.

The person who emerged was a woman in her fifties or sixties, holding the newborn baby in her arms. The infant seemed to have cried itself to exhaustion and was now asleep in the woman's arms.

Seeing the midwife come out with the child, Hiashi hurried forward to receive the baby. Once he held the child, he could no longer wait.

He asked impatiently, "How is the Madam now?"

Hearing Hiashi's question, the midwife replied with a bitter expression, "Because the Madam was too exhausted during the birth of the young miss, she suffered a difficult labor... and has passed away."

Seeing Hiashi's face turn deathly pale, the midwife paused, then gathered the courage to say, "Please accept my condolences, Clan Head," before leaving without daring to linger.

After a brief silence, everyone present began to grieve; some of the maids could not help but shed tears.

Hiashi did not cry, and neither did Shen Yue. It was not that they were not sad, but they knew it was useless, for they were men.

Not long after, Hiashi put aside his grief and looked at the newborn infant in his arms, lost in thought for a moment.

Only then did he speak, "Huayan always loved the blooming fireworks (hanabi). Today, I shall name this child 'Hanabi'—Hyuga Hanabi."

After saying this, Hiashi handed the baby to his personal maid and ordered her to take Hanabi away and care for her well.

After the maid took Hanabi away, Hiashi dismissed all the servants in the courtyard. He glanced at Shen Yue briefly without saying a word, then walked into Huayan's room alone.

Shen Yue was in a complicated state of mind. He felt terrible; his mother, who loved him most, had passed away, and he was deeply saddened. He wanted to follow Hiashi inside to see his mother one last time.

Yet, he had heard that his mother had given birth to a sister, and his "cheap father" had named her "Hyuga Hanabi." He felt a sense of relief that the plot had not deviated; the story was still unfolding as it should.

In the end, he decided to give up the urge to follow Hiashi inside to see his mother one last time, choosing instead to let his father and mother have their final moments together.

Hinata only heard later that her mother had passed away giving birth to her sister Hanabi, and she cried at home for an entire day.

Today is the second day after Hyuga Huayan's funeral. Shen Yue, dressed in black mourning clothes, walks alone on the streets of the Hyuga clan's residential area.

He is in a very bad mood today, and he just wants to find a deserted place to sit quietly by himself.

He does not know how long he walked, nor does he remember how he arrived here; he only feels that he must not have left the Hyuga residential area yet.

He arrived at a place that perfectly suited his needs. There was a beautiful lake here, and strangely, the water was entirely pink.

It was an intoxicating shade of pink, a romantic feeling that made one lose themselves within it. The lake covered an area of about three to five square kilometers, and a thin strip of golden sand separated the lush green grass from the pink water.