Hinata, Stop Pretending

When everything finally came to an end that day, she returned to this room alone. After another unknown stretch of groggy confusion, she finally understood.

She had transmigrated—into the Naruto world she loved most, becoming her favorite character, Hinata Hyuga.

When she fully regained consciousness, it felt as though an additional set of memories had appeared deep within her mind—memories belonging to the former Hinata.

Only after she completely merged with those memories did she understand everything.

Hinata was an obedient girl with a somewhat inferiority-ridden heart. Her weak personality had deeply disappointed Hyuga Hiashi, who had once held great expectations for her.

Although Hyuga Hiashi had never shown it, the sensitive Hinata had still noticed.

In order not to disappoint her father, she had secretly trained hard, hoping to meet his expectations, even though she was only eight years old.

Unfortunately, her young age and frail body had caused her to faint during high-intensity training. That fainting spell had left her unconscious, giving the current her an opportunity to take her place.

After accepting all of this, she did not feel happy about becoming her favorite character. Instead, fear appeared on her face.

No matter how much she loved Naruto or Hinata, being thrown into this world without any preparation and having to survive here—

For someone who had lived in a peaceful age, it was truly a test of life and death. Although the anime had seemed cruel at times, it had not appeared completely unacceptable.

But any normal person could imagine the turbulent undercurrents hidden beneath that calm surface.

But things had already come to this. There was no medicine for regret in the world, so she could only tentatively—no, she had to accept everything.

She silently made up her mind. Since she had already sorted everything out, she could not simply drift along and muddle through what might be a wonderful life.

To be honest, even though she had once been a shut-in, she had still been a hot-blooded young man. Coupled with a heart that perhaps refused to settle for loneliness, if she did not strive for something in this world whose future had already been spoiled for her—

Then life would likely become dull and flavorless. Having made her decision, a trace of determination appeared in her confused eyes, and resolve surfaced on her delicate little face.

An inexplicable aura radiated from her weak body, but it did not last long. Like a deflated ball, she instantly wilted.

In a soft voice, she muttered, "I have goals now, and I've found my confidence too, but why did I have to become a girl?"

She raised a hand and touched her cheek. "Sigh... Hinata may be my goddess, but what am I supposed to do now that I've become Hinata? Waiting online. Pretty urgent."

"Sigh!" With a long exhale, she stopped hesitating. She simply removed her clothes, slipped beneath the soft blankets, closed her eyes, and slowly drifted off. At the very moment she truly fell asleep—

It seemed that, unconsciously, she had made a decision. Since she had become like this, she would just take things one step at a time!

Perhaps everything that had happened today had left her mentally exhausted, so she slept deeply. Yet this sleep also seemed exceptionally sweet.

The little mouth on her only exposed head curved into a faint smile, sweet and utterly carefree.

In her dream, Hinata punched Six Paths Madara and said coolly, "Do you still want to dance?"

She then kicked Kaguya Otsutsuki and used the words of a transmigrator senior from an online novel she had once read to tell the entire world, "I want to fly into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with Kaguya Otsutsuki."

Then, she was suddenly awakened by a rapid knocking at the door. Hinata, greatly displeased, buried her head beneath the blankets. Unfortunately, the knocking sounded like a demon's whisper to her.

Only when she abruptly sat up did a calm, steady voice come from outside the room. "Young Miss Hinata, the Clan Head requests that you immediately go to the family ancestral hall to attend the clan assembly."

Uchiha Clan Downfall Night

The sky was only beginning to brighten. To be honest, Hinata was somewhat dissatisfied. For a child who was still growing, insufficient sleep could affect their development.

Judging by her understanding of this point in time, it was probably not even five in the morning.