Don't Come Over Here

"Don't come any closer!"

The two voices were shrill, their cries of terror piercing the night sky.

But the next moment, thunder raged, and their voices were cut short, vanishing into the darkness.

"I still underestimated my own strength."

Hyuga Kagami looked at the five- or six-meter-deep crater he had smashed into the ground with a casual blow. "This was even while holding back, using only thirty percent of my power, yet it is still comparable to Lady Tsunade's monstrous strength."

"Through the system's check-ins, I haven't just gained powerful abilities like the Sage Body and the Azure Dragon Fruit."

"I have also accumulated strength, speed, and physical attributes over time!"

He clenched his powerful fist and muttered to himself, "As I am now, my strength is likely enough to stand at the peak of the Kage level!"

"As for whether I can surpass the Super Kage level, that remains to be seen."

Just then.

A soft, timid voice suddenly reached his ears. Hyuga Hinata looked shyly at the tall Hyuga Kagami, noticing the Hyuga clan crest on his person. "An older brother from the clan? Was Onii-chan trying to hurt Hinata just now?"

Instantly.

Looking at Hyuga Hinata's watery white eyes, Hyuga Kagami's expression stiffened.

Hyuga Hinata had woken up at some point.

And she had heard what he just said!

"Of course not!"

Hyuga Kagami replied with a firm face, smiling as he crouched down. "It was just a strategy."

"Only by saying that would those two Cloud Village ninjas think Hinata wasn't important and refrain from hurting you. Do you understand?"

For children in the ninja world.

They are not only smart but also have incredibly strong memories!

So, there was no need to worry about her not understanding.

Hyuga Hinata nodded her little head, seemingly understanding, when suddenly her face turned panicked and she stubbornly tried to get up.

"Oh no, Hinata was kidnapped, Father must be very worried. Hinata needs to go home quickly!"

She struggled to stand up.

But unfortunately, to prevent her from escaping, she had been drugged with a sedative at the very beginning.

She could barely control her body now!

"Good grief!"

Watching the wobbly, adorable Hyuga Hinata, Hyuga Kagami clicked his tongue in wonder.

"How could that old schemer Hyuga Hiashi have such a well-behaved, cute daughter?"

He leaned down and picked Hyuga Hinata up, feeling her softness like a ball of cotton in his arms.

Hyuga Hinata's little face flushed red instantly.

"I'll take you back!"

"Thank you, Onii-chan, for saving Hinata. How does Onii-chan want Hinata to thank you?"

Hyuga Hinata's little face was serious.

She looked so well-behaved and obedient.

Hyuga Kagami was amused.

No wonder so many men like having daughters; who wouldn't love such a well-behaved little girl?

Pretty, soft, and obedient!

Soon, he brought Hinata to a spot not far from the entrance of the Hyuga clan compound. At the same time, Hyuga Kagami continuously used the power of Wood Release to help nourish Hinata's body.

"Since Hinata wants to thank me, then promise me one thing!"

Hyuga Kagami paused, stroking Hinata's little head, and said while looking at her dazed, flushed face, "You cannot reveal that it was your brother who saved you; otherwise, it might bring a fatal disaster upon me."

There was no need to hide things from a child in the ninja world.

On the contrary, a promise would make them keep the secret even better.

Hinata nodded heavily, her face bright red, and she said softly, "I understand, Onii-chan!"

Her white eyes sparkled with light. "Will Hinata be able to see you again, brother?"

"Of course. After all, I am also a member of the Hyuga clan, so we will meet again."

Looking at Hinata's flushed face, Hyuga Kagami's expression turned strange.

His figure vanished in an instant.

He watched as Hyuga Hinata skipped and hopped, happily returning to her family.

"Hinata couldn't have fallen for me, could she?"

He stroked his chin, sitting cross-legged atop a massive tree trunk with an unrestrained, arrogant posture.

"According to the plot, because of her talent, Hinata was never favored by that old geezer Hiashi since she was young. That's why she lacked fatherly love in her childhood and developed a timid, introverted personality."

"Consequently, she harbors special feelings for Uzumaki Naruto, who saved her."

"Especially that blushing habit of hers."

He clutched his forehead, his expression helpless: "I never intended to romance Hinata!"

"She's only a three-year-old child; that's illegal!"

Just then.

A hoarse roar erupted from not far away, the sound vibrating with surging chakra as it spread outward!

Hyuga Hiashi's eyes were wide enough to split, burning with rage!

"Who kidnapped my daughter? I will kill him! Every member of the Hyuga clan is to search the entire village immediately! No matter who it is, they must not harm my daughter!"

"I will make him pay a miserable price!"

His figure shot out like a cannonball.

This matter couldn't be handled by the Hyuga clan alone; he had to report it to the Third Hokage.

He would mobilize the entire strength of Konoha!

He rushed out the door, but his body suddenly stiffened. Looking at the adorable girl skipping toward him at the entrance, he felt as if he were dreaming.

The atmosphere had been built up to this point.

And it just came to an abrupt halt?

Furthermore, his usual dignified image as a father.

It had completely collapsed, damn it!

"Hinata? Why are you here?"

Hyuga Hiashi's mouth twitched.

Hyuga Hinata's soft, delicate face looked up as she said, "Father, I was kidnapped by a ninja from the Cloud Village, but a ninja I didn't recognize saved me."

"Cloud Village?!"

Hyuga Hiashi's face turned as dark as ink!

"So the Cloud Village truly has wolfish ambitions. They claimed to come to sign a peace treaty, but in reality, they came to snatch the Byakugan of our Hyuga clan!"

Only the Byakugan of the Hyuga main branch had any real utility.

If a branch family member's Byakugan were stolen, a member of the main branch could trigger that pair of eyes to self-destruct from thousands of miles away!

Coming to Konoha to steal the Byakugan.

That was the Cloud Village's true objective!

Hyuga Hiashi's white eyes were cold, "Brutes of the Cloud Village! I will make you pay the price!"

"We are going to the Hokage's office immediately!"

At this moment.

Hyuga Hizashi, who looked eighty percent like Hyuga Hiashi, hurriedly followed, and the two of them headed toward the Hokage's office together.

In the distance.

High in the treetops, Hyuga Kagami shook his head, not bothering to get involved in this affair.

"What a pity, Hiashi. In the end, not only did you fail to make the Cloud Village pay or protect anyone, but you eventually caved in and pushed your own brother out as a scapegoat."

Was Hyuga Hiashi wrong?

In Hyuga Kagami's view, he wasn't.

The problem now wasn't Hyuga Hiashi, but that the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, no longer possessed his former vigor.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to back the Hyuga clan. All Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted... was a facade of stability!

"That is why being weak is the original sin. If one were as powerful as Uchiha Madara, who could ever restrain them?"

Hyuga Kagami turned and left.

He vanished into the dark of the night!