Ah! I Must Have Been Blind Back Then

Sakura Haruno felt more regretful the more she thought about it.

If only she could start over~

She would choose Naruto.

The strength he displayed was enough to be worshipped by so many of their peers!

Was Naruto unattractive?

Not at all!

Especially Naruto without those strange whiskers.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe him as drop-dead handsome!

He had the strength, too!

Wasn't snatching the bells from an elite High Shinobi enough to prove his strength?

His looks and his power were beyond reproach.

The key was that Naruto had even pursued her once.

Looking back, what had she been doing all these years?!!

"Ah!!! I must have been blind back then."

"Naruto-kun had such great qualities!"

"Why did I ever give him up?"

"It's true that the real gems are often hidden."

Sakura Haruno's guts were practically turning green with regret.

It was true that she had wanted to pursue Sasuke in the past.

But a large part of that hadn't been out of genuine sincerity.

After all, girls their age.

Always had a bit of a competitive streak!

Back then, so many people in class liked Sasuke.

The talent Sasuke displayed could be considered genius-level.

Therefore, many girls wanted to pursue him.

Often, wanting what everyone else wants is just a form of vanity.

Because whoever got him would have the capital to show off to their peers!

But now, the ability Naruto displayed could be called super-genius level.

Sasuke was merely a small-time genius.

Moreover, affection grows with time~

In the past.

Having been pursued by Naruto day and night for so long...

Anyone would eventually develop different feelings.

It was like an extreme sense of contrast.

For instance, there's something you dislike more and more as you look at it.

Suddenly, one day, that thing becomes sparkling, unreachable, and untouchable.

Snap!

Your attitude undergoes a complete transformation.

You become exceptionally fond of it!

In short.

Sakura Haruno's state at this moment was like.

What you can't have is always stirring, while those who are favored take it for granted.

"Naruto-kun, thank you. Today was the happiest day of my life. Actually, you didn't have to walk me home..."

"Why, don't you like your parents seeing me?"

Naruto grinned.

He teased her.

He knew Little Hinata was just purely shy.

Your parents are my parents.

In the future, they would be a couple, and they would be together, right?

Naturally, that meant Father-in-law.

Naruto knew this.

However, Little Hinata before him was unaware.

Just as Naruto had anticipated.

He saw Little Hinata's chubby, kawaii little face flush red.

She gestured wildly, her tone flustered.

"I... I didn't mean it like that, Naruto-kun, please don't guess randomly..."

She seemed terrified that Naruto might truly misunderstand.

Too easily embarrassed, and too cute.

My wife is truly the most adorable in the universe.

Naruto laughed.

"Haha... I get it, I get it."

Little Hinata grew anxious, her voice tinged with a hint of a sob, thinking Naruto was just brushing her off.

So she insisted again.

"Naruto-kun, I... I really didn't mean it like that."

This time, Naruto's expression turned serious.

He placed both hands on Little Hinata's delicate shoulders.

He said solemnly.

"Alright, Hinata, I believe you don't have those kinds of thoughts."

Naruto's sudden, overly intimate gesture.

Caused the extremely shy Byakugan princess.

To turn even more flushed.

Feeling the full masculine aura radiating from Naruto.

The little princess's head felt dizzy, her mind a complete blank.

The sweet interaction between the two.

Was witnessed by the single dog Sakura Haruno not far away.

At this moment, Sakura Haruno was completely stunned.

She stared blankly at the scene.

That Naruto would go to date Ino Yamanaka.

She could understand.

After all, Ino Yamanaka was a girl in class.

Who could go Fifty-Fifty with her!

She had the looks.

She had the figure.

Though at this age, everyone was flat.

So there was no real difference in treatment.

It was one thing for Naruto not to choose her.

But he didn't choose Ino Yamanaka either.

He actually went for the class wallflower, Hinata Hyuga.

This left Sakura Haruno feeling extremely surprised and shocked.

"Why would Naruto-kun choose Hinata?"

"Hinata has always had such low presence in class."

"For a boy as outstanding as Naruto to actually take a liking to her..."

"What kind of feminine charm does Hinata have that could hold Naruto-kun's attention so firmly?"

She couldn't figure it out!

She truly couldn't understand it!

It was no wonder Sakura Haruno thought this way.

When Kishimoto the Old Thief introduced the character Hinata Hyuga early on.

He did not portray her as the heroine.

Her screen time was bound to be minimal.

Plus, this was a shonen series.

The screen time given to Hinata was few and far between.

In the end, Hinata blossomed into a graceful, stunning beauty.

She was arranged to be the wife of the Crown Prince.

But enough about that.

Let us return to the reality of this world.

Little Hinata's academic performance in class had always been strictly mediocre.

She was never at the top, but at the very least, she wasn't dragging the class down either.

Coupled with the fact that there were many other beauties during that same period.

Little Hinata received very little attention.

Not to mention that the little princess was usually reticent, preferring not to speak much with others.

This made it even harder for her to be noticed.

That was why Sakura Haruno was so puzzled.

And filled with resentment!

It was the resentment of watching something beloved being snatched away right before one's eyes!