Hinata, Stop Pretending

At this point, Shikamaru set down his cup and said, "But speaking of ideals, what are your dreams?"

Naruto had already stealthily shifted his stool a little farther away from the trouble spot. Hearing Shikamaru's question, he immediately raised his hand. "My dream is to become Hokage."

"Then I want to change the way everyone sees me, and I'll protect the village's peace too."

After Naruto finished speaking, Kiba Inuzuka, who had been secretly feeding Akamaru, could no longer hold back and immediately retorted, "Hey, Naruto, don't get so full of yourself."

Dreams Too Heavy

"With you, a loser who always ranks dead last, you still want to become Hokage? Stop dreaming."

"Besides, I've already claimed the position of Hokage. You can't beat me, so you should give up early! Find another dream you can actually achieve."

Naruto immediately became unhappy when he heard that. "What do you mean you've already claimed the Hokage position? And why can't I become Hokage?"

Kiba Inuzuka said, "Heh! I wouldn't be surprised no matter who became Hokage, but a dead last like you should stop daydreaming."

The argument between the two girls had yet to end, and now two more people had started bickering again.

Hinata quietly and quickly stuffed a piece of grilled meat into her mouth. You guys can argue all you want, as long as you don't interrupt me while I'm eating grilled meat.

But then again, Naruto, that dead last, really did become the famous Seventh Hokage! Aren't you afraid he'll make things difficult for you later?

Then Hinata's thoughts shifted. Eh, wait. I'm someone who spoiled the future of this Naruto world in advance.

If, for some special reason, Hyuga Hiashi ruthlessly kicked her out of the house someday, couldn't she learn from the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku?

She could put on an act—ah, no, predict the future. And her predictions would be far more precise than a toad's.

But as she thought even further, if the whole world decided to make things difficult for her, she would simply write down everything that would happen in the Naruto world in the future.

She would spoil it all for those big shots in advance. As for what would happen then... why was Hinata suddenly feeling an inexplicable sense of anticipation?

Thus, Hinata's motto was: Better that I betray the world than let the world betray me.

So everyone had better be careful. Never provoke Hinata, and especially don't make her unhappy. Otherwise, as for what might happen in the future, perhaps only the ghosts knew.

Would Madara directly pin Black Zetsu to the ground and rub him against the smooth floor? But that probably wouldn't happen. Madara seemed to be thoroughly dead by now, quietly waiting for the Rinnegan's Reanimation Jutsu.

Shikamaru seemed a little annoyed by the arguing. He picked up his cup and took several hard gulps, then asked Choji, "Choji, what's your dream? Don't tell me it's becoming Hokage too."

Choji looked at the grilled meat that was nearly gone and secretly calculated in his heart. Hey, that's not right. Why did the grilled meat disappear so quickly? But the others all seemed to be chewing slowly.

He came to a conclusion inwardly. Have I gotten even better at eating than before? And faster too? But... something still feels off!

Hearing Shikamaru's question, he did not think much of it. Since his mouth was stuffed full of grilled meat, his words came out somewhat muffled, but once understood, one could tell that this was probably true love.

Choji said, "My dream is to eat grilled meat and potato chips every day, and eat until I'm full."

What a simple and honest dream. Not arrogant, realistic, straight to the point—his dream was simply to have enough food and clothes.

Then Choji asked, "Shikamaru, what's your dream?"

Shikamaru rubbed his brow. What was his dream? He raised his head and gazed at the sky, but all he saw was the clean, tidy ceiling.

The aura he had suddenly and inexplicably given off was interrupted. He stopped pretending to be profound and said directly, "Me? My dream is to become an ordinary ninja and save up some money along the way."