Hinata Hyuga

Upon hearing Uchiha Itachi's words, Uchiha Izuna didn't know what to say. Shimura Danzō had stumbled into the truth by accident, but thanks to the bond between him and Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sarutobi Hiruzen had not adopted his suggestion.

Otherwise, their situation would have gone from bad to worse. He truly lived up to his reputation as the representative of "I regret, you are the Hokage"!

"Alright, Itachi, thank you for your hard work. Today, Body Flicker Shisui and I are heading to the Hyuga Clan, and we're short someone to carry the luggage. You..." Uchiha Izuna looked at him, appearing somewhat "hesitant."

Uchiha Itachi nodded. "Leave it to me." With that, he picked up the luggage and walked toward the door, glancing back at the two of them.

Uchiha Shisui felt a pang of sympathy and wanted to help, but Uchiha Izuna stopped him. "Brother Shisui, Itachi can handle it alone. Don't worry."

As he spoke, Uchiha Izuna draped an arm over Uchiha Shisui's shoulder and walked ahead with a smile, while Uchiha Itachi followed behind, expressionless, carrying the luggage.

The Hyuga Clan was different from the Uchiha Clan. The Uchiha Clan had been relocated to the outskirts in a monitored zone, but the Hyuga Clan had managed to stay in the core district by keeping their heads down.

The Uchiha trio walked down the street, eyes forward, heading toward their destination: the Hyuga compound.

Villagers along the way were sizing the three of them up; after all, anyone from the Uchiha Clan was worth watching.

On one hand, it was due to their strength; on the other, it was their looks.

The appearance of Uchiha ninjas ranked at the top of the entire ninja world. Everyone loves beauty, and when encountering handsome men or beautiful women, people couldn't help but steal a glance.

Uchiha Shisui nodded to acquaintances he met along the way. Knowing his personality, they didn't say much, simply patting his shoulder as a greeting.

Uchiha Izuna followed behind Uchiha Shisui, lowering his presence. After all, Uchiha Shisui was now a hero of the village, known as Body Flicker Shisui, and it was easy for him to attract everyone's attention.

This way, he would be mistaken for a child and ignored. When the three reached the gate of the Hyuga residence, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi looked at Uchiha Izuna, who signaled for Uchiha Shisui to knock.

Uchiha Shisui did not hesitate and knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

In less than five seconds, the door opened. The person who opened it was a young boy wearing a headscarf, his face etched with impatience.

"Who is it?" There was a hint of anger in his tone, which left the three of them puzzled. Had they offended him somehow?

"Greetings, I am Uchiha Shisui. I have come specifically to visit Clan Head Hyuga Hiashi. May I ask if you could introduce us, little brother?" Uchiha Shisui said with a smile, seemingly oblivious to the little guy's impatience.

Upon hearing that Body Flicker Shisui had arrived, the little boy's eyes lit up. His Byakugan flickered with agitation, and he suddenly became nervous. "Sh-Shisui-sama, please, come in!"

Uchiha Shisui walked inside, and Uchiha Izuna followed, finally getting a clear look at the boy's face and attire.

"Neji Hyuga!" Uchiha Izuna said calmly.

Neji Hyuga was stunned, looking toward the source of the voice. "You know me?"

"The little genius of the Hyuga Clan. At only seven years old, you've already mastered the Eight Trigrams Palms up to thirty-two palms. Observing your extraordinary temperament and vigorous blood flow, I can't think of anyone else at this age in the Hyuga Clan besides Neji Hyuga," Uchiha Izuna said with a smile.

This bit of flattery earned Uchiha Izuna a great deal of favor in Neji Hyuga's eyes.

"I don't deserve such praise. May I ask your name?" Neji Hyuga was a person who valued rules; although he was arrogant, he didn't act out against just anyone.

"Uchiha Izuna. You can call me Zhan or Big Brother Zhan," Uchiha Izuna said with a slight smile.

This made Neji Hyuga frown. He retracted his previous good impression of this person—why was this guy trying to make everyone his little brother!

Uchiha Izuna just smiled and didn't respond. As for Uchiha Itachi, he was implicated by Uchiha Izuna; Neji Hyuga didn't ask for his name anymore and went straight to the main hall to find his uncle, the current head of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hiashi.

The three Uchiha were arranged to wait at a stone table in the courtyard, where maids of the Hyuga Clan poured tea for them.

Some of the Hyuga girls even looked at Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi with shy expressions—the two of them were truly handsome!

Uchiha Shisui was like a central air conditioner, a "nice guy" who offended no one.

Uchiha Itachi was drinking his tea, lost in thought.

Uchiha Izuna noticed a gaze and looked over to see a little girl with blue hair watching them timidly.

Seeing Uchiha Izuna's gaze shift toward her, she immediately hid away like a quail.

The corners of Uchiha Izuna's mouth curled up. So this was the "Crown Princess" of the original story?

He smiled and walked toward the little girl.

Hinata Hyuga was estimating the time, thinking that Uchiha Izuna shouldn't be looking at her anymore. Surely it would be fine if she took a secret peek!

After all, this big brother looked quite good—much better than her brother Neji!

At this moment, Hinata had just been beaten up by Neji Hyuga and was planning to run away from home, but she had happened to run into the visit from the Uchiha Izuna trio.

This made the otherwise empty front courtyard lively, and she had no choice but to wait for an opportunity.

In the original story, it was during this very time that she ran away from home, got lost, was bullied by her peers, and met Naruto Uzumaki, who saved the damsel in distress, leaving a deep impression on her young heart.

Just as Hinata Hyuga poked her head out again to look at Uchiha Izuna, she found that he had vanished. She was startled, and then a voice sounded right by her ear: "What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking at a big brother, but it seems he left," Hinata Hyuga said blankly.

Suddenly, she seemed to realize something and turned around immediately, stumbling as she was about to fall.

"Careful!" Uchiha Izuna caught her, and in one fluid motion, pulled her into his arms.

Hinata Hyuga thought she was going to fall and closed her eyes, waiting for the impact, but she felt no pain—only warmth.

She opened her eyes to see herself held in the arms of that big brother from before. Her cheeks turned bright red instantly, and steam began to rise from the top of her head.

Uchiha Izuna was stunned. He hadn't expected that what was written in the book was true—Hinata Hyuga turned into a "Steam Girl" whenever she got nervous!

"Are you alright?" Uchiha Izuna said with a smile. He was currently in the middle of his voice-changing phase, so his tone was a bit immature and raspy, but not unpleasant.

Hinata Hyuga hurriedly shook her head. "I-it's nothing, Brother. Could you, please, let me go?" Her face flushed red. Her mother had told her that a girl shouldn't have physical contact with others so casually, except for her future husband.

She was only five years old, and while she was still a child, girls in the ninja world matured mentally very early.

Furthermore, Uchiha Izuna's appearance, which bore a striking resemblance to Lord Madara, only added to his appeal.

Uchiha Izuna was taken aback, then nodded and gently set the little one down on the ground.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Uchiha Izuna."

"Nice to meet you, my name is Hinata Hyuga."