First Meeting with Hanabi Hyuga

"Can you show a little backbone? I haven't even shown you why the flowers are so red yet."

Naruto said with a mocking smile.

In an instant, the three brats felt as if they were witnessing the descent of a demon king.

They wailed even louder.

"Waaah... help, help, he's going to kill us!"

"I don't want to die yet... please, don't kill me."

"We were wrong, we'll never dare to do it again!"

Nothing was more annoying than the sound of crying brats.

Naruto waved his hand impatiently.

"Get lost, right now! I don't want to see you appear in front of her ever again."

"Otherwise, every time I see you, I'll beat you!"

The three of them acted as if they had been granted amnesty.

Enduring the pain radiating from their bodies.

They scrambled up from the ground and scurried away as fast as their legs could carry them.

Hinata's little face was flushed red.

She had thought she was destined to be bullied today.

That no one would come to save her.

But Naruto had appeared.

Just like that time when they were little!

Perhaps he had long since forgotten.

But Hinata remembered it vividly.

As if it had happened only yesterday.

"You aren't hurt, are you, Hinata?"

Naruto grinned.

Poof—

A cloud of white steam erupted from the top of Hinata's head.

She looked just like a boiled crayfish.

No way?

Naruto actually remembers my name.

"N-no, thank you for saving me once again."

Hinata's voice was as thin as a mosquito's hum.

If not for the fact that Naruto was bolstered by half of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

He wouldn't have been able to hear what she was saying at all.

Looking at the incredibly shy little Hinata.

Naruto felt the urge to tease her.

"Hinata, your voice is so quiet, I didn't hear you clearly. Could you say it again?"

To show that he truly 'couldn't hear,'

Naruto leaned in closer toward Hinata.

Although their bodies didn't touch.

The distance between them was already very close.

He could clearly smell the unique, faint fragrance wafting from her.

Being approached by the person she liked.

Hinata didn't dislike the feeling.

On the contrary, she liked it a little bit.

But at this moment.

Her little face was flushed beyond belief.

Her beautiful eyes were swirling like burning mosquito coils.

Her little head felt dizzy.

"T-too... too close..."

"Huh?? Too what?"

Naruto feigned ignorance with a blank expression.

He leaned a little closer to Hinata.

He insisted that he was a decent, upright person.

It was just that little Hinata was too shy and adorable.

Cough, cough, cough...

"Naruto-kun, you're too close..."

Little Hinata stammered for a long while, her breath sweet like orchids.

Oh my god! So fragrant!

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I didn't notice."

Naruto scooted back.

The two of them put some distance between each other.

A flash of disappointment crossed Hinata's eyes, vanishing in an instant.

The little girl hid it well.

But this tiny detail was captured by Naruto.

"Hinata, where is your home? If you don't mind, I'll walk you back. It's mainly to prevent those three brats from coming back to bother you."

Naruto said with a serious face.

You already beat them until they were running for their lives.

Would they really dare to come back and risk their necks?

Hinata couldn't help but giggle.

Her smile was very sweet.

She would definitely be a great beauty in the future!

Naruto's words of concern.

Made her heart feel warm and touched!

"O-okay, then I'll trouble you."

After a brief moment of inner reserve, little Hinata finally agreed.

"No trouble at all, lead the way." Naruto grinned.

There were several pairs of eyes monitoring from the trees behind them.

The moment Naruto obtained half of the Nine-Tails' power.

He sensed them!

But he still pretended to be completely oblivious.

To the village, a Tailed Beast was equivalent to a weapon of mass destruction from his past life.

Naturally, it was absolutely necessary to ensure the safety of the jinchuriki.

"What was that just now? I actually felt that guy's terrifying aura. Could the seal be loosening?"

An Anbu member was drenched in cold sweat.

He recalled the fear of being dominated by the Nine-Tails back then.

His legs couldn't stop trembling.

The others were no better off.

They were thoroughly terrified.

"I thought I was the only one who sensed it. This matter must be reported to the Third Hokage immediately!"

"Two of you stay behind to continue monitoring the jinchuriki. If there is any movement, send someone back to report immediately. The rest of you, come with me to find the Third Hokage and explain this."

"Yes!!!"

A young lady from a wealthy family was just different.

The family business was vast and the assets were substantial.

Unlike in the later years when it had declined.

Come to think of it, with Hinata's current net worth, she was quite the wealthy heiress.

Living off a woman wouldn't be so bad.

But while this era appeared peaceful on the surface, there were undercurrents surging in the shadows.

There was no guarantee his own life wouldn't be snuffed out at any moment.

To forge iron, one must be strong oneself.

Might makes right, and that's the only truth that matters!!!

"Would you like to come in for a glass of water?"

Hinata invited him, her face flushed red.

This was a decision she had summoned all her courage to make!

After all, even though her status was that of the young lady of the Hyuga Clan.

The family was not hers to command alone.

She was a figurehead in name only.

The clansmen held Naruto in low regard.

They had ordered her to keep her distance from him.

Bringing him home.

She would likely face punishment!

Yet, even so.

She, Hinata, was not afraid at all!!!

Uh... this was the first time she had resolved to become strong.

Naruto understood Hinata's predicament.

Besides, he was penniless at the moment and not yet the Hokage.

What could he possibly use to face her future father-in-law?

"No, I'll just see you here..."

"Big Sister Hinata, you're back!!!"

A very adorable, cute little girl came running over in a hurry.

With a thud.

She jumped up and dove into Hinata's arms.

There was still a long time before the Ninja Exams.

The relationship between the two sisters had not yet turned cold.

"Second Young Lady, please slow down. If you fall, the Clan Head will blame us."

A servant behind her shouted anxiously.

"Huh? Big Sister Hinata, who is he?"

Little Hanabi Hyuga tilted her small head and asked cutely.

Holy crap! Damn, it's actually the sister-in-law!!!

She was a little beauty even from a young age.

"His name is Naruto Uzumaki."

Hinata didn't dare look into Naruto's eyes, introducing him shyly.

"Oh?" Hanabi Hyuga tilted her small head, curiously sizing Naruto up.

The strange whiskers on Naruto's face.

Had disappeared when he transmigrated here.

At this moment, Naruto was incredibly handsome.

Blonde hair and blue eyes.

He looked like a dashing boy-next-door!

Minato Namikaze and Kushina were both very attractive.

He had perfectly inherited the best traits of his parents.

What a handsome big brother.

Little Hanabi felt her face flush slightly as she watched him.

"Ah! Young Lady, Second Young Lady, get away from that boy quickly!"

The servant yelled.

She activated her Byakugan.

She had no intention of harming Naruto.

She only wanted to protect the safety of her young mistresses.

"See you next time, Hinata. And you too, cute little sister, see you next time."

He waved his hand.

And walked away with a carefree air.

Even though he now possessed half of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Naruto felt it still wasn't enough.

Besides, he wasn't here to stir up trouble.

After all, these people would all be his family in the future.