Hinata, Stop Pretending

What if she got carried away playing around on the outskirts of the forest, and Anbu or Root members just happened to pass by nearby? After noticing the disturbance, what if they happened to be reconnaissance-type ninja?

Unable to suppress their curiosity, they might investigate with a secret technique. Heh heh, then would she be going to the Hokage Grandpa's office for tea and a chat, or meeting Danzo in some secret base, where Danzo would extend her an enthusiastic invitation?

She didn't dare think about it. And more importantly, at the most critical moment, if the system decided she hadn't become a mature person and abandoned her at such a juncture, she truly wouldn't even have the chance to cry.

Chapter 25: Hinata Plays a Character Creation Game

After tumbling about in the forest for a while, she executed a seven-hundred-and-twenty-degree backflip in midair and landed steadily in a clearing with sparse trees.

She began stretching her limbs, her face brimming with excitement as though she would never rest until she turned this place upside down today.

Where was the soft, timid, innocent-looking Hinata who seemed so easy to bully in front of others? If Kishimoto saw that smile now, he would be letting down his title as a soul painter if he didn't drag Hinata in to be a boss.

Well! Since she was venting, she naturally couldn't use the acupoint-striking attacks from the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist Style. Those attacks were highly effective against living creatures.

But picking a fight with trees was honestly rather boring. Hinata then assumed the opening stance of the Gentle Fist Style.

As she stepped forward, clenched her left hand into a fist, and suddenly thrust out her right palm, an invisible, intangible attack instantly slammed toward a large tree ahead. She softly spoke a name: "Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

As her words fell, a mark appeared on the tree trunk, as if it had been struck by something heavy. But it was not over yet. Several cracks immediately spread across the tree, and it shot dozens of meters away like a cannonball leaving its barrel. After spinning through the air, it crashed into the dense woods.

Dust rose into the air, startling away a flock of birds. Hinata withdrew her right palm. Why did she somehow feel even more upset?

What she wanted right now was to vent, but she also wanted to satisfy the emptiness in her heart caused by four years of keeping a low profile after coming to the Naruto world.

She did not need to destroy heaven and earth, but she did want something overwhelming and unstoppable. Yet after striking with that palm, she remembered that the techniques she had learned and exchanged for were mostly practical moves from the Gentle Fist Style.

Her heart remained unsatisfied, making her feel even more stifled than before.

Forget it, just endure it! She comforted herself inwardly. If she wanted something grand and spectacular, wasn't that easy? In Tenseigan Chakra Mode, everything would be reduced to ashes, everything would be trash.

She was very powerful. She just did not show it, that was all. Mm, thinking that way really did make her feel much better, though she still felt a little wronged.

But she seemed quite experienced at comforting herself, and she continued telling herself: It was fine. She had both Fire and Lightning Chakra natures.

If she really could not hold it in, she could exchange for a few Fire Style or Lightning Style ninjutsu. Kakashi's Lightning Style Chidori seemed pretty good. And if that was not enough, the Lightning Style Kirin Sasuke had used could definitely fill the emptiness in her heart.

Madara's Great Fire Annihilation was also pretty good. The System Store had them all available for exchange. As she thought, her gaze drifted toward those few ninjutsu in the System Store.

But when she saw the exchange cost, Hinata's head began to ache. Lightning Style: Kirin required 10,000 Reward Points. Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation required 10,000 Reward Points.

She glanced at her account balance. She only had a little over sixty thousand. She wondered whether she should exchange for one, since Reward Points were meant to be spent.

As she hesitated, she suddenly remembered. Right, that character creation interface had tempted her for a long time. She had wanted to use it ages ago. Judging from the description, the system had made it sound rather mystical.

But previously, considering that she needed to strengthen herself first, she had resolutely spent most of the Reward Points she earned over the past four years exchanging for all the ultimate moves of the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist Style.

The sixty thousand-plus points she had left now were something she had painstakingly saved for over a year. When she had finally accumulated enough and happily wanted to use them, the system had informed her that special circumstances might occur.

She had immediately fallen silent. If she really created a character through the system interface, and the system placed him right in front of her, completely naked—

If someone discovered them, would Hinata Hyuga's reputation survive? Even if no one discovered them and he was wearing clothes, what was she supposed to do next?

Now, looking at this desolate wilderness with no one around, it seemed that time waited for no one. She revealed an evil smile.

With a thought, fifty thousand Reward Points vanished, and she suddenly realized that this system item seemed rather customizable.

An interface appeared deep in her mind. It contained numerous large and small forms, making it feel like the forms she had to fill out when searching for a job in her previous life. She gradually began to understand the purpose of this interface.