Talking Little Hinata into It, Every Relationship Starts as Friends!

Talking Little Hinata into It, Every Relationship Starts as Friends!

Hinata Hyuga?

Xuanyu had never expected to encounter a young Hinata here—and one who was helplessly sobbing.

Good grief.

He had actually run into her.

A flicker of delight rose in him. This must have been the part where Hinata Hyuga ran away from home.

"The Hyuga Clan's eldest daughter, a future beauty... I can't believe I ran into her. What luck!" Xuanyu's lips curled up, a smile spreading across his face as his heart burst with joy.

Hehe, Naruto, sorry about this. Little Hinata is so adorable—and pure and kindhearted. From now on, I'll be the one to protect her.

You weren't interested in Lady Hinata anyway. In the future, just go chase your so-called bond and that two-faced Sakura Haruno. Youthful and kindhearted Hinata isn't right for you.

"Y-you... who are you? Sob..." Seeing Xuanyu's increasingly uninhibited smile, Hinata Hyuga's previously relaxed heart instantly tightened again, as though she were looking at a bad person.

"Ahem. I'm a good person." Xuanyu was somewhat speechless. Looking at the pitiful little girl, he smiled. "Why are you crying? You're hungry, right? Big brother will take you to eat ramen!"

With that in mind, Xuanyu didn't wait for Hinata to refuse. He grabbed her little hand and headed toward the Ramen Restaurant.

Among children, there was no problem a meal couldn't solve.

Hinata still didn't want to go with Xuanyu. "I'm not hungry!"

Grrr...

But the moment she said it, her stomach growled loudly. She had clearly been hungry for quite some time.

"Still not hungry? Come with me." Xuanyu smiled and quickened his pace.

"Um... I don't have any money." Hinata let Xuanyu pull her along, timid and hesitant, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

Perhaps it was the Hyuga Clan's upbringing. Despite being only a few years old, Hinata spoke and acted quietly and gently. Even as Xuanyu pulled her along, she didn't dare resist.

It was obvious her father had oppressed her pretty harshly.

"When Xuanyu treats someone, I never make them pay!" Xuanyu grandly waved a hand and continued pulling Hinata forward.

He wondered whether Ichiraku Ramen was still open at this hour.

Xuanyu knew that because of her family, Hinata had always spoken softly within the clan. Even during meals, she had been afraid of angering her father and had never eaten her fill.

It was also due to hunger that Hinata's incredibly pure Byakugan, lacking energy, had become an ordinary Byakugan.

If she had received sufficient nutrition, Hinata's Byakugan might have advanced even further.

At Ichiraku Ramen, it was already rather late, and there was no one left in the restaurant.

The plump Ichiraku Uncle was about to close up when Xuanyu walked in, pulling along the half-willing, half-reluctant Hinata.

Xuanyu casually sat down at a seat and called out, "Ichiraku Uncle, give me ten deluxe ramen combos!"

"Coming right up!" Xuanyu was a regular at the ramen shop, and Ichiraku Uncle knew how much he could eat. He usually started with at least five bowls, and even ten bowls of ramen were no big deal for him.

After agreeing, he went into the kitchen to get busy.

Little Hinata sat in her chair, still timid and reserved. Her hands kept rubbing the corner of her clothes, and she didn't dare look Xuanyu in the eye. "Ten bowls of deluxe ramen? We can't eat that much!"

Hinata looked like someone who had made a mistake. After saying that, she seemed ready to endure Xuanyu's scolding!

So as soon as she finished speaking, Hinata hurriedly lowered her head.

Xuanyu rubbed Hinata's little head. "Don't be polite with me. If you can't finish it, there's still me. You'll eat your fill today!" As he spoke, Xuanyu patted his belly and said proudly, "Ten bowls might not even be enough for me alone!"

It had to be said that Xuanyu's appetite was growing larger and larger.

"By the way, what's your name?" Although he knew Hinata's name, he still asked, afraid that the little girl might grow suspicious.

Little Hinata blinked and answered softly, "Hyuga... Hinata Hyuga!"

Xuanyu slapped his thigh. "Hinata Hyuga, what a great name! A great name!"

Xuanyu asked, "How did you get out today? Couldn't find your way home?"

Hinata lowered her head without speaking, as though she had suffered some grievance.

Just as Xuanyu was about to ask more, Ichiraku Uncle brought over the ramen. "Please enjoy!"

"Eat up, or the noodles will get cold!" Xuanyu picked up his chopsticks and began wolfing it down. After a full day of intense training, he hadn't eaten since noon, and his stomach had long been empty.

Watching Xuanyu eat so deliciously, Hinata had initially been too timid to pick up her chopsticks. She kept swallowing, but in the end, she couldn't resist the temptation of the food and began eating too.

When Hinata finished her first bowl and was about to put down her chopsticks, Xuanyu placed another bowl in front of her and gave her an encouraging look.

Hinata's little face reddened. "I'm full!"

"You're not full." To make her keep eating, Xuanyu said solemnly, "Food must not be wasted!"

Half-pushed and half-persuaded by Xuanyu, Hinata picked up her chopsticks again!

By the end of the meal, three-year-old Hinata had eaten four bowls, while Xuanyu had eaten a full eleven.

Today, she had finally found someone like herself. So she wasn't special after all—there were people in this world with appetites as big as hers. From that moment on... a light appeared in little Hinata's eyes when she looked at Xuanyu.

"Thank you!"

After eating her fill and letting out a satisfied burp, Hinata finally remembered to ask Xuanyu's name. She timidly asked, "Can you tell me your name?"

"Uchiha Xuan Yu!"

Xuanyu patted his slightly bloated belly and gave his name.

After the two introduced themselves, Xuanyu stood up and took Hinata's little hand. "Come on, I'll take you home!"

When they reached the door, Xuanyu seemed to remember something. He turned back and reminded Ichiraku Uncle, who was clearing the bowls, "Ichiraku Uncle, put today's meal on my dad's tab. Also... if little Hinata comes for ramen in the future, put it on my dad's tab too!"

Inside an office building, Uchiha Hanjō, who was hard at work, suddenly sneezed.

"Thank you... thank you!" Hinata Hyuga had nothing left to say but thanks. Her little eyes were red.

"What are you thanking me for?" Xuanyu casually waved a hand and led little Hinata through the snow. "We're friends from now on. Don't be polite with me anymore, or I'll get angry!"

As he spoke, he quickened his pace again.

The reason he said friends was because, according to scientific statistics, ninety-nine percent of improper relationships began as friendships!

He had been to the Hyuga Clan Grounds before. The village wasn't big, so he knew the place well!

"Friends?" Little Hinata, whose hand Xuanyu was holding behind him, seemed stunned by the word. She murmured it softly, then a smile bloomed across her face as she quickened her pace. "Mm, we're friends!"

Hyuga Clan Mansion!

"This is your home, right? Pretty luxurious!"

Xuanyu looked at the lavish estate. He had only passed by it in a hurry before, but today, he observed it carefully and couldn't help sighing inwardly.

The Hyūga were indeed one of Konoha's prominent clans, highly valued by the Hokage. This residence was even more luxurious than the estate of Fugaku, head of the Uchiha clan.

Of course, it was still just a tiny bit inferior to the estate Xuanyu lived in now!

His dad was Uchiha Hanjō!

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