This Is the Future of Our Clan

Late at night.

Hyuga Clan compound, Hinata Hyuga's room.

At this moment, aside from Hinata, the owner of the room, there were many others inside.

By the tightly shut door, several Hyuga Clan elites held their breath and watched intently, their Byakugan activated as they scanned the room's surroundings and observed the nearby area.

Farther from them, in the innermost part of the room, Hyuga Ryosuke and Hyuga Hiashi sat quietly beside Hinata.

The atmosphere was silent. No one spoke, as though they were all waiting for something.

"Ryosuke-kun..."

A weak voice sounded.

Lying beneath the covers, little Hinata faced her stern father and her future husband, whose face always bore a gentle smile. With her personality, how could she possibly fall asleep?

"Shh..."

Sensing the little girl's nervous gaze, Ryosuke shook his head with an amused smile. He reached out and gently stroked her hand. "Go to sleep. When you wake up tomorrow, I'll take you out for a walk."

"But..."

She had wanted to ask something, but under her anxious gaze, Hyuga Ryosuke's eyes seemed to possess some kind of magic, drawing her into them.

"Sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow..."

His gentle voice was soft. Slowly, even in such a strange environment, Hinata unexpectedly grew drowsy. Following his words, she gradually closed her eyes.

The sound of steady breathing slowly rose as Hinata fell asleep.

"It seems Hinata is truly afraid of you. Can't you treat her a little better?"

Gently brushing the strands of hair stuck to her face aside with his fingers, Ryosuke looked helplessly at his father-in-law beside him. "She desperately wants your approval."

The way he said it made it seem as though the two of them were the real father and son, while Hinata had married into their family as a daughter-in-law.

With a cold expression, Hyuga Hiashi ignored him and instead stared into his eyes. "Is this... the Byakugan's Genjutsu ability?"

Just as history recorded, the Byakugan possessed by the Hyuga Clan's earliest ancestors had not merely granted x-ray vision and insight. It also held countless incredible powers.

"...Yes, though it still needs training."

Ryosuke felt somewhat helpless at his father-in-law's indifference toward his own daughter, but it was not appropriate to say more. He turned his attention back to the area around the room.

They were currently waiting for Kumogakure's ninja, and tonight was the third night since the Kumogakure Envoy had arrived in Konoha.

For the previous two nights, they had guarded Hinata Hyuga's room just as they were doing today. However, the so-called enemy had not appeared.

"You're certain... you saw the future?"

The wait was long. After the atmosphere had remained silent for a while longer, Hyuga Hiashi spoke again.

There was no concern that the others would overhear them. The room was quite spacious, and they had deliberately lowered their voices.

"The future is merely the future I saw."

Ryosuke glanced at the puzzled Hyuga Hiashi, a mysterious smile on his face as he answered vaguely, "When I saw this so-called future and made certain preparations, the future had already changed..."

The Byakugan might indeed allow him to gain the ability of Future Sight, but unfortunately, he had yet to awaken it.

What he relied on was nothing more than his familiarity with the plot.

A young Hinata and the arrival of the Kumogakure Envoy—upon hearing those two keywords, his first thought had been that his wife was about to be kidnapped.

How could he let something like that happen?

Considering his identity and strength, Ryosuke's first thought had been to rely on his bloodline and the flawless impression he had always maintained before Hyuga Hiashi, persuading him to believe that he could, by chance, see the future.

On the surface, the Kumogakure envoy's delegation was escorted by only one Kumogakure Jonin. Yet no one knew how many people were actually lying in ambush outside the village.

The enemy's numbers were unknown, while he himself was merely a four-year-old child. No matter how strong he was, he lacked the ability to stop this from happening on his own.

So, without much thought, his first reaction had been to borrow Momentum—to rely on the strength of others to stop it all.

Without question, the clan behind him and his father-in-law, who had placed great expectations on him, were the best choices.

He was of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family and the future clan head's husband. In Konoha, he held the highest authority. Though young, he was already among the very top echelon.

And this was also the perfect opportunity for Ryosuke to explain his future precognition to Hyuga Hiashi in advance.

But at that moment, their quiet conversation abruptly ceased.

Outside the door, faint rustling footsteps could be heard.

Yet everyone present was a Hyuga Clan elite. Every one of them could activate the Byakugan, and they possessed exceptional accomplishments in the field of perception.

Veins bulged around their eye sockets. Pair after pair of Byakugan easily saw through the tightly shut door before them, revealing several intruders sneaking about outside.

Under those Byakugan, the traces of Chakra flowing through the intruders' bodies were clearly visible.

They were ninja, and judging by the amount of Chakra and their level of control, they were at least Chunin-level!

At this, Hyuga Hiashi, as the clan head, looked toward the back of the room in surprise. The child seated cross-legged beside the sleeping Hinata Hyuga wore a calm smile on his face.

In his heart, Ryosuke's importance rose another level, already far surpassing that of his own children and reaching the same level as the clan itself.

Click—

The instant the door was pulled open from outside, the Hyuga elites within, who had long been poised to strike, shot toward them like arrows.

Bang!

The silent night was instantly shattered by a variety of sounds.

Among the intruders outside, the Chunin-level ninja were immediately subdued.

The two Kumogakure Jonin, however, reacted the instant their cover was blown. Without wasting words, they calmly retreated, doing everything they could to escape outward.

But how could the Hyuga Clan, having foreseen this and already laid an inescapable net, possibly allow the two of them to flee? Before they could even leave the Hyuga compound, the two Jonin were captured by the Hyuga Clan elites, their Tenketsu struck to seal their Chakra before they were dragged back.

With every Tenketsu across their bodies sealed and no strength left to resist, the Kumogakure ninja were tossed together like dolls, piled into a small mountain.

The entire operation flowed smoothly. The battle and capture lasted less than three minutes, and the disturbance was kept to an absolute minimum, bringing little commotion to Konoha's night.

Inside the room, the two men, who had maintained their Byakugan, saw the entire capture clearly without even rising.

"Father, I'll leave what comes next to you. It wouldn't be convenient for me to show my face." As he spoke, Hyuga Ryosuke smiled and deactivated his Byakugan.

Maintaining that state consumed a considerable amount of Chakra. Although his physique was inherited from the Otsutsuki Clan, his age still left him somewhat lacking.

"...Get some proper rest."

Seated across from him, Hyuga Hiashi nodded and rose to his feet, greatly satisfied by Ryosuke's calmness and caution.

This was the future of their Hyuga Clan.