Trade

Ta-da!

Hyuga Hiashi, and surprisingly, the door opened; clearly, it wasn't locked.

Hyuga Hiashi peeked into the living room through the crack in the door. The first thing he saw was Naruto's lazy appearance, looking like he hadn't woken up yet. This displeased Hyuga Hiashi Naruto indulgent.

With a stern face, Hyuga Hiashi looked to the other side and saw Hinata stop practicing the Eight Trigrams Palm. Opposite Hinata was a strange "sandbag" that was swaying.

"Father, you've arrived! Please come in."

Hinata saw Hyuga Hiashi arrive and quickly came over to invite him.

"Um."

Hyuga Hiashi nodded, his face grim as he strode into the living room.

As the Patriarch, Hyuga Hiashi wanted to give Naruto a talking-to so he wouldn't be so lazy. So even after sitting on the sofa, Hyuga Hiashi still kept a straight face.

Hinata noticed that her father was more serious than usual, so she quickly poured him some tea and then secretly winked at Naruto, as if trying to tell Naruto that her father was in a bad mood.

Naruto perked up a bit more at this point; his future father-in-law was coming, and he had to give him some face.

So he pushed the fruit plate on the coffee table toward Hyuga Hiashi, gesturing for him to eat some fruit, while exchanging Hyuga Hiashi.

"Cough!"

Hyuga Hiashi coughed, his face tense as he looked at Naruto, ready to give Naruto a good talking-to, but then...

The image of that strange sandbag flashed through Hyuga Hiashi's mind, and he vaguely felt that the sandbag seemed somewhat familiar.

With a hint of doubt, Hyuga Hiashi looked at the location of the "sandbag" again and examined it carefully.

Just the next second.

Hyuga Hiashi's pupils constricted sharply, and he instantly stood up, staring at the "sandbag" with an incredulous expression.

"This is!!!"

Hyuga Hiashi was shocked, staring in horror at the "sandbag," his eyes filled with astonishment.

He finally recognized what the sandbag was; it was clearly Kisame Hoshigaki's weapon, Samehada, the Tailless Tailed Beast.

As a member of Akatsuki Organization, Kisame Hoshigaki's strength is beyond question. Combined with Uchiha Itachi, the sheer terror of these two needs no explanation. But now...

Kisame Hoshigaki's most important weapon is actually in Naruto's living room, and it was even used as a punching bag by his own stupid daughter just now. How unbelievable is that? It's simply mind-blowing!

Therefore, Hyuga Hiashi was completely shocked. At the same time, he thought of the deep pit outside the village and the flying ninjas who attacked Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki. Hyuga Hiashi vaguely understood something.

With shock and disbelief, Hyuga Hiashi turned to look at Naruto.

The other person still looked lazy, as if he hadn't woken up yet, but Hyuga Hiashi Naruto had changed, completely different from when he entered the room.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Hinata was initially a little uneasy, after all, she had been afraid of her father since she was a child, and she thought he would scold them, but why did her father suddenly look like he had seen a ghost?

A sense of bewilderment filled Hinata's little mind as she looked at her father with confusion.

"You... you didn't know?" Hyuga Hiashi asked in surprise.

"What do you know?" Hinata still looked dazed, her little head even seemed a bit confused.

Hyuga Hiashi frowned slightly upon hearing this, unsure of Naruto's thoughts. However, since Naruto wouldn't say, there must be some unspeakable meaning behind it, so he quickly changed his words.

"Hmm, these oranges taste good."

"Father, this is an apple."

Gaa!

Hyuga Hiashi's face flushed slightly, feeling somewhat frustrated, but more so, he was speculating about Naruto's strength. If Naruto was a flying ninja, just how terrifying would his power be?

Remembering that he had just wanted to give Naruto a little nudge, Hyuga Hiashi's face turned even redder, and he said awkwardly, "I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

"Eh? Father, are you leaving already?"

Hinata is still in a daze, feeling that her father seems a bit different than before.

"Okay, let's go."

Hyuga Hiashi left quickly, giving Hinata and Naruto no time to see him off, and was gone in the blink of an eye.

Hinata was once again stunned by Hinata's flustered state.

"Naruto, what's wrong with Father? He's acting strangely." Hinata couldn't figure it out, feeling a bit lost.

"You probably want some oranges, right? You can take some back with you later." Naruto smiled and continued to lean lazily back on the sofa.

"Huh?"

Hinata scratched her head, feeling even more empty inside.

[Experience Points +3]

Leaving aside Hinata's bewildered state, our attention shifts to Hyuga Hiashi.

He should have quickly gathered his subordinates to cooperate with other families in the village on a security mission, but after arriving home, he sat in the living room, frowning and deep in thought.

Hanabi, noticing her father's unusual state, tentatively asked, "Father, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I just went to Naruto and need to think about some things," Hyuga Hiashi said without looking up.

"You went to Naruto?"

Hanabi thought about what her father had been nagging about these past few days, and how Naruto had been doing research Tenten, which her father was somewhat dissatisfied with. She was also a little worried that her father might have said something harsh.

So Hanabi offered some advice.

"Father, Naruto is already very strong. Even if he's lazy for a while, it's not a big deal. No one his age can compare to him. When you're giving him a talking-to, please try not to be too harsh."

"Ahem, don't worry, I didn't scold him."

Hyuga Hiashi coughed awkwardly twice, thinking to himself, "How dare I reprimand him? He's a terrifying being who used Samehada as a punching bag, and he's also a flying ninja. How could I possibly have the right to reprimand someone like that?"

Hyuga Hiashi a little annoyed, but then he thought, Naruto is his daughter's boyfriend, and will be his son-in-law in the future. With such a powerful son-in-law, who does the Hyuga Clan have to fear?

Once he realized what was happening, Hyuga Hiashi's frustration instantly turned into joy, and he became beaming with delight.

Such rapid changes left Hanabi scratching her head, feeling as if her father had taken the wrong medicine today.

On the other side.

A riverbank somewhere outside the village.

Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki silently gazed in the direction of Konoha, letting out a deep breath.

"I never imagined that Konoha harbored such a terrifying existence. My poor weapon, my Samehada, will never return."

Kisame Hoshigaki spoke in a trembling voice, sighing with a bruised and swollen face, looking listless and dejected, clearly having been badly beaten.

"Um."

Uchiha Itachi nodded slightly, his handsome face showing indifference, exuding a particularly aloof temperament, showing none of the dejected state of Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Mr. Itachi, what was the deal that powerful man made with you?" Kisame Hoshigaki asked, puzzled.

"It's better if you don't know," Uchiha Itachi said calmly, his blood-red Sharingan swirling in his eyes, looking incredibly cool and making Uchiha Itachi appear even more extraordinary.

"Alright, I won't ask anymore. Let's go then," Kisame Hoshigaki said helplessly.

"Um."

Uchiha Itachi nodded again, a gentle breeze ruffling his clean black robes, making him exude an even more arrogant aura at this moment.

Then.

Uchiha Itachi covered his buttocks with his right hand and limped forward, wincing in pain with every step. No one could withstand being kicked by a super strong person.

So even though Uchiha Itachi was usually aloof, he showed a frustrated expression at this moment.

Kisame Hoshigaki, standing nearby, wanted to laugh but couldn't, because he was in a much worse situation, being dragged to the ground and slammed to the ground. That was far worse than Uchiha Itachi, so even if he wanted to laugh, he couldn't.