First Arrival in the Hokage World

"Byakugan, activate." Beside a small stream in the woods, a young boy whispered the command.

"Is this the world the Byakugan sees? It's quite marvelous." Suddenly, a wave of dizziness washed over him, his vision went black, and the boy collapsed to the ground.

"Brother Dongyi, what's wrong? Brother Dongyi?"

The moment the boy fell, a little girl ran out from nearby, calling his name until she burst into tears.

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Brother Dongyi wouldn't have gotten hurt. Wuu wuu~"

"Brother is fine, don't cry, don't cry. Look, didn't I just stand up? I'm perfectly alright."

Hearing the crying, the boy regained some clarity and hurriedly stood up.

To prove he was truly fine, he even spun around, but just as he prepared to hop a few times, his legs suddenly went weak.

"Ouch!"

Hyuga Gen stumbled and fell to one knee. Seeing this, the little girl cried even harder.

"I was careless. I didn't expect using the Byakugan to be so exhausting; my chakra was drained in an instant."

Hyuga Gen seemed to have forgotten that he had only been discharged from the hospital yesterday, and had only learned to refine chakra a few days ago.

Watching the little girl cry harder and harder, Hyuga Gen didn't know what to do, feeling quite at a loss.

Of course, the little girl didn't know that the original Brother Dongyi had actually died protecting her, and the person now occupying his body was a soul from another world named Xie Wenxing.

Recalling the vow he had made to the boy while their souls were merging, and looking at the little girl before him, he knew she was the one he would protect for the rest of his life.

"Alright, stop crying, Xia. If you keep crying, you won't be pretty anymore."

As he spoke, Hyuga Gen gently wiped the tears from Hyuga Natsu's face.

Looking at Xia, although she was still young, she was clearly a budding beauty.

"Good, that's a good girl. Our Xia will surely be a great beauty when she grows up."

Watching Hyuga Natsu's sobs subside, Hyuga Gen patted her head and looked at her tenderly.

"Come on, Brother will take you to buy something delicious."

With that, he took Hyuga Natsu's small hand and led her away from the spot.

Speaking of Hyuga Natsu, he remembered the beautiful woman in the maid outfit who stayed by Hanabi's side in Shippuden.

Back then, he had specifically searched for her, finding the name Hyuga Natsu. The reason he had looked her up was that she was so beautiful, her looks surpassing even the main heroines.

Although she seemed to have only appeared in one shot, Xie Wenxing had been deeply impressed. As a shut-in, he loved nothing more than two-dimensional beauties.

Thinking that the little girl whose hand he was holding was also named Hyuga Natsu, Xie Wenxing knew she was likely that same Hyuga Natsu from Shippuden.

According to the story's progression, she should eventually become a maid for the Hyuga main house, taking care of Hyuga Hanabi and accompanying her as she grew up.

It was no wonder; Hyuga Natsu's mother was currently the head maid of the main house. In a way, she was following in her mother's footsteps.

Looking at the familiar yet strange streets, then glancing up at the Hokage Rock, Xie Wenxing couldn't help but feel a thousand emotions.

He had fallen asleep and inexplicably arrived in this world. At first, he had been bewildered, then incredibly excited. He didn't have much attachment to his previous world; the only thing he couldn't let go of was his mother, who had suffered her whole life.

As time passed, those feelings gradually faded, and he didn't want to dwell on them, as it was meaningless.

The street wasn't very lively; there was a sense of tension and desolation, and the passersby wore faint expressions of sorrow.

But this was normal; after all, they had recently experienced the "Nine-Tails Incident." Many had sacrificed their lives, and the Fourth Hokage and his wife had perished as a result.

Of course, that included the former Hyuga Gen. Come to think of it, the first person he saw when he arrived in this world was this little girl beside him.

After walking around, he found there wasn't anything particularly good to eat. Resources in this era were quite scarce. If even Konoha Ninja Village, a major power, was like this, one could imagine how it was elsewhere.

It seemed there was a reason why wars broke out so often. Hatred was one aspect, but the scarcity of resources was surely another.

Thinking of this, Xie Wenxing seemed to have found his direction for the future.

No, it should be Hyuga Gen. Once he left that world, Xie Wenxing had died; in this world, there was only Hyuga Gen.

"Look, there are the Byakugan monsters!" Suddenly, a few children ran over from ahead, surrounding Hyuga Gen and jeering.

"Youth is truly wonderful!"

Watching the children jeering around him, Hyuga Gen sighed with a smile, completely failing to realize that he himself was currently just a five-year-old child.

Hyuga Natsu didn't quite understand Hyuga Gen's exclamation, but seeing his smiling face, she felt less nervous.

"Xia, don't be afraid. Brother is here, Brother will protect you." Noticing Hyuga Natsu shrinking behind him in fear, Hyuga Gen said gently.

Ignoring them, Hyuga Gen took Hyuga Natsu's small hand and prepared to head back.

"Byakugan monsters, Byakugan monsters!" The three children circled Hyuga Gen and Hyuga Natsu, making faces.

Come to think of it, the Byakugan was indeed a bit inconvenient; it was too conspicuous. Whether activated or not, one could tell at a glance that you had the Byakugan.

In comparison, the Sharingan was much better. Without activating it, one looked no different from an ordinary person; the unique patterns only appeared in the eyes once activated.

No matter how they jeered, they didn't expect to be completely ignored by the two "Byakugan monsters" before them, which made them unable to hold back any longer.

"You guys, stop right there!"

One of the children shouted loudly and blocked Hyuga Gen's path.

Hyuga Gen, who hadn't really cared before, felt a surge of irritation now.

"What? You want to fight?"

Hyuga Gen widened his eyes, staring coldly at the brat before him.

It had to be said, the Byakugan was truly effective for glaring at people; the effect was top-notch, and the ringleader seemed genuinely intimidated.

"Tch, how boring. Let's go."

Realizing that these two Byakugan monsters weren't to be trifled with, the lead boy spat out a harsh remark and left.

Hyuga Gen watched the backs of the three children as they retreated, lost in thought.

This was the world of the Hokage, where conflict was everywhere, so he had to improve his strength as quickly as possible; only by becoming powerful could he protect what he wanted to protect. As he thought this, he glanced at the little girl beside him.

"Xia, let's head back. If we don't return soon, Auntie will get worried."

Putting other thoughts aside, Hyuga Gen took Hyuga Natsu's small hand and spoke.

"Okay, Brother Dongyi!"

Hyuga Natsu looked at Hyuga Gen with a face full of adoration, smiling sweetly.

She had seen everything that just happened; Brother Dongyi had easily chased those three bad guys away. He was truly amazing.

I will definitely work hard in the future and become just as strong as Brother Dongyi.

Hyuga Natsu made a secret resolution in her heart.

As the sun set, two small figures cast long, stretched-out shadows.

"Brother Dongyi, where is that egg of yours? Has it hatched into a little chick yet?"

Hyuga Natsu blinked her large eyes and suddenly asked.

"Egg? Little chick?" Hyuga Gen was a bit bewildered.