Truly Minato Namikaze's Son

Hyuga Ichiro wanted to reach out and pull Little Hinata toward him.

Naruto, however, stepped forward first, blocking the path in front of Little Hinata.

His gaze was icy, his tone indifferent.

"Speak if you have something to say, but keep your hands to yourself."

The moment their eyes met.

A chill surged wildly from the soles of his feet.

Hyuga Ichiro couldn't help but shudder.

Regardless of anything else, his strength was in the category of Konoha elite jonin.

He had experienced several perilous missions.

He had licked blood off the blade time and time again!

Even when encountering ninjas far stronger than himself.

Hyuga Ichiro had never felt fear.

Yet this time, he was terrified by a single look from a Konoha genin.

If word got out.

It would be truly shameful!

However, Hyuga Ichiro believed that if any other jonin were in his place.

Their reaction likely wouldn't be any better than his.

The feeling the boy gave him was not that of a genin at all.

It was more like some prehistoric, primordial beast!

"Naruto-kun..."

Little Hinata felt a warmth in her heart.

She wanted to say something.

But she stopped herself.

This was the first time she had defied the words of Hyuga Hiashi.

Being able to do even this much was already difficult for her.

Hyuga Hiashi stood with his arms crossed over his chest, his expression calm, making it impossible to tell if he was angry or pleased.

Yet, deep inside, he had already begun to evaluate Naruto.

As expected, a tiger father has no dog for a son; he actually dares to look Hyuga Ichiro in the eye and stop him from taking Little Hinata away.

For that alone, his courage is commendable.

But... in this world, courage alone is not enough.

Without the strength to match it, one is ultimately nothing more than a third-rate ninja.

Hyuga Hiashi did not notice anything amiss with Hyuga Ichiro.

He assumed that Hyuga Ichiro had intimidated Naruto.

Little did he know, Naruto had seized the initiative.

The one who was truly shaken was actually Hyuga Hiashi's prized subordinate!

Naruto grinned; he had just released a sliver of killing intent.

He possessed numerous trump cards.

And he was no stranger to bloodshed.

It was no exaggeration to say.

Crushing the Hyuga Ichiro before him would be as simple as killing an ant.

Even without using the power of the Rinnegan.

Relying on the many methods already at his disposal.

Naruto was confident he could kill Hyuga Ichiro in a short amount of time!

Moreover, if he couldn't be bothered to do it himself.

He could call out the Nine-Tails to handle it.

He believed that, given the personality of that stinking fox, it would certainly be more than happy to take over this task.

Who could refuse an opportunity to prove their worth in front of their master?

It was a pity that this Nine-Tails was not a Nine-Tails girl.

Naruto sighed slightly and put away his stray thoughts.

Turning his back to Hyuga Ichiro, Naruto grinned at Hinata.

"Hinata, you should head back first. Don't worry about me."

"But..."

Looking into Naruto's resolute eyes.

Hinata froze for a few seconds, her conflicted heart finally reaching a decision!

She chose to trust Naruto.

"Alright, Naruto-kun."

She didn't know why.

Naruto's words made her feel inexplicably at ease and secure.

This feeling was incredibly subtle.

Hinata herself didn't know how to describe it.

It was as if no matter what Naruto said, even if his words were shocking enough to stop the world, she would choose to believe him unconditionally.

This was a sense of trust that originated from the deepest part of her soul.

Since she had chosen to trust Naruto.

Hinata did not linger and walked straight toward her home.

After a while.

Hyuga Hiashi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and said in a deep voice.

"Hyuga Ichiro, why are you still standing there like a fool? Have you forgotten the task I gave you?"

Hyuga Ichiro snapped out of his shock.

He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Yes, Patriarch!"

Having said that, he didn't want to stay for even a second longer.

He hurried away.

Before leaving, he cast a lingering, fearful glance at Naruto.

His decades of experience crawling through the battlefield and his intuition told him.

If Naruto had wanted to just now.

His life would have been easily taken by the other party in the next instant!

This was no joke.

Besides possessing the Kekkei Genkai Byakugan.

Hyuga Ichiro also had an unknown, keen sense of smell.

He could foresee a fatal crisis a step in advance.

Thereby escaping quickly or coming up with a countermeasure.

This was also the main reason he had been able to survive until now after participating in both the Second and Third Great Ninja Wars!

Today, he had actually been frightened by a mere Genin.

Hyuga Ichiro didn't know what to say...

After all the miscellaneous people had been dispersed.

On the vast street of the Hyuga clan compound.

Only two people remained.

One was Naruto, and the other was the current Patriarch of the Hyuga clan.

Naruto's future Father-in-law, Hyuga Hiashi.

However, Hyuga Hiashi could rack his brains all he wanted, but he would never know about the future.

After all, he wasn't a transmigrator.

Alright, back to the main point.

Naruto and Hyuga Hiashi stared at each other in silence.

Neither of them spoke first.

Because at the negotiating table, whichever side speaks first inevitably loses the initiative; only the weaker party chooses to speak first!

He who speaks first dies first—Naruto understood this principle well.

First, he spoke out of turn, which also betrayed a guilty conscience; why else would he be the first to offer an explanation?

What a joke!

Was Naruto feeling guilty?

Not even in the slightest, alright?

It was just a normal, daily routine for a young couple to grow closer.

It was a perfectly legal activity.

Even a Father-in-law had no right to cross the line and point fingers at them.

After a moment of silence.

In the end, Hyuga Hiashi could no longer hold back and was the first to speak.

"As expected of the son of Minato Namikaze; this composure and unflappable temperament are truly far beyond those of his peers."

He offered a fair assessment.