Takasaki-kun Actually Wants to Marry Me

Takasaki was a classmate from her year at the Konoha Ninja Academy, so naturally, she knew who he was.

What left a deep impression was Takasaki's outstanding appearance.

So much so that when Takasaki approached her after school today to borrow her class notes on the Three Body Technique, Hinata was too shy to even look him in the eye, keeping her head bowed.

She rarely interacted with Takasaki in her daily life and had never brought him to her home, let alone her bathroom.

Why would Takasaki's diary appear in her bathroom?

Could Takasaki have snuck in himself?

That was even more impossible.

The Hyuga estate was guarded day and night; outsiders could not enter without authorization.

Even if someone wanted to sneak in, they would need the strength of a Jonin, like Kurenai Yuhi-sensei.

No, to be precise, even Kurenai Yuhi-sensei couldn't sneak in, because Kurenai Yuhi-sensei's specialty was genjutsu, and the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan could easily counter it.

As for Takasaki, who hadn't even mastered the Three Body Technique yet, it was out of the question.

"Regardless, this diary seems to be Takasaki's. It's the weekend, so I'll just take it to school on Monday and return it to him."

Hinata stopped dwelling on how the diary appeared in her home; at this moment, she was more concerned with its contents.

Even for someone as well-behaved as Hinata, secretly reading someone else's diary felt like a thrilling experience.

What kind of things would be written in Takasaki's diary?

Takasaki always acted polite and well-mannered at school, and she had a very good impression of him.

Surely, his diary must be filled with very serious entries.

Taking a peek wouldn't hurt, as long as she didn't tell anyone, right?

Curious, Hinata opened the diary.

To her surprise, the first few lines were all about her.

Not only were they not serious, they could even be described as flirtatious.

Hinata's eyes widened in shock, a blush creeping across her face: "Takasaki-kun actually... wants to marry me?"

Takasaki was just like her, not even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet; why was he already thinking about adult matters?

To marry someone, to become a wife, one had to date first.

Could it be that Takasaki-kun had liked her all along?

The blush on Hinata's face deepened.

The mind of a young, naive girl is incredibly delicate.

How could she not feel embarrassed by such a thing?

Yet, the subsequent entries in Takasaki's diary caught her even more off guard.

"So Takasaki-kun doesn't just want to marry me, but also Hanabi, Sakura, Kurenai Yuhi-sensei, and people I don't know like Temari, Mei Terumi... these all sound like the names of female ninja. Does Takasaki-kun want to take them all home as his wives in the future?"

It turned out that Takasaki didn't just like her; he liked other girls just as equally.

He even had a master plan to marry them all.

"This is clearly human trafficking behavior."

"Takasaki's thoughts are a bit excessive. This is absolutely not allowed; after all, Konoha practices monogamy."

Kind-hearted by nature, she actually wanted to find an excuse for Takasaki, but she just couldn't get past it mentally.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became; the more she stepped back, the more she felt cheated.

Indeed, one cannot judge a boy solely by his appearance; at the very least, one must also look at his diary.

A boy's mouth can lie, and his actions can be deceptive, but a diary certainly never lies.

Hinata was just about to close the diary to return it to Takasaki next Monday and never speak to him again, when two lines of text suddenly appeared on the page.

[Takasaki has written your name in his diary for the first time. Reward: Chakra capacity increased by 10%.]

[Friendly reminder: The more times Takasaki mentions your name in his diary, the more rewards you will receive.]

The diary could give her rewards?

She could gain chakra?

The fact that text appeared out of thin air on the diary was already an unreasonable phenomenon that caught her off guard.

The content above was even more unbelievable.

Chakra was the core of performing ninjutsu.

In the very first lesson at the Konoha Ninja Academy, Kurenai Yuhi-sensei had taught them that every ninja had a base amount of chakra in their body. It wasn't impossible to increase it, but it was extremely difficult, requiring grueling training.

If she had the iron will of Lee and trained diligently for an entire year, she might barely be able to increase her chakra capacity by 10%.

And now, the diary claimed it could increase her chakra by 10% simply because Takasaki mentioned her name the most.

There was no such thing as a free lunch.

Just as Hinata reasonably suspected that someone was playing a prank on her, she suddenly felt a warm current emerge from thin air within her body, surging through every one of her organs.

Stamina replenished.

The fatigue from her earlier sparring session with Hanabi, as well as the hunger that could have seen her polish off 20 bowls of Ichiraku Ramen in one sitting, were swept away in an instant.

The key was that Hinata felt she hadn't just gained stamina; she had gained chakra as well!

Hinata mobilized the chakra within her, and the sensation of her chakra reserves being so full they were practically overflowing truly left her both excited and shocked.

It was unbelievable.

In just a few moments, the amount of chakra in her body had indeed increased by 10%!

Hinata pinched her cheek hard and found that it hurt.

She then gently twisted her body and saw her chest sway.

Only then did she believe she wasn't dreaming.

Even if she were dreaming, with her imagination, she couldn't have dreamed up such a way to increase her chakra.

So, the contents of the diary are real!

After Hinata calmed down, she didn't even care that she wasn't wearing any clothes.

She examined the contents of the diary over and over again, reaching a conclusion: "This diary can truly make me stronger. Should I tell the school teachers, my father at home, or even the Hokage about this?"

"If I handed it over for them to study, this diary might be able to make my Hyuga clan, or the Leaf Village, or even the Land of Fire stronger."

It was no wonder Hiruzen Sarutobi was so skilled at brainwashing.

Influenced by the Will of Fire, Hinata's first reaction upon obtaining a diary that could make her stronger was to hand it over.

It was a classic mindset of selfless dedication.

However, the moment this thought popped into her mind, a feeling of extreme danger enveloped her entire body the very next second.

The ominous sense of peril seemed to emanate from the diary itself.

Hinata immediately associated it with something, and as she looked down, she saw a line of text appear on the diary: [If you reveal the existence of this diary to anyone, you will die].