Hey! The style changed back again

Under the wicked moonlight, four cards met in the night!

Neji: "You little show-off. Those shadow clones were pretty good. I underestimated you before."

Naruto: "I don't know what happened, but after I got home, I couldn't make that many anymore!"

Yu: "Unlike you, Big Brother Neji, Naruto's the type who rises to the occasion."

"Hmph, maybe." Neji looked at the little figure standing awkwardly behind Yu. "Lady Hinata, why are you here too?"

Why had Hinata, who should have been an innocent villager, joined the werewolf camp?

Hinata pressed her index fingers together and said shyly, "I-it was Yu-kun. He s-said he had something important to talk to me about..."

That was right-Yu had sweet-talked her into coming!

Earlier that day, Naruto had unleashed an astonishing burst of strength to help Sakura out. Although that was understandable, Yu still felt Naruto had gone a little overboard!

Hinata's your destined girl, Naruto! Why waste all that energy on Sakura? She doesn't even appreciate it!

Sure, what boy didn't have a crush? But as a good friend, Yu still had to give Naruto a hand.

Looks like dreams alone aren't enough. Might as well bring those hidden feelings out into the open!

Neji: "Fine, but if you stay out all night, will Lord Hiashi let it slide?"

Hinata: "I-it's all right. L-lately, I've been training in the hills behind the village until late. Father knows..."

She stole a glance at Naruto.

Naruto: "Hinata, your face is really red. Do you have a fever?"

"Huh?" Hinata started steaming.

Yu: Heh-heh, now that's more like it...

Neji: "All right, let's get down to business!"

Yu: Bro, you really can't read the room...

Yu took off the little backpack he wore and pulled out several bundles of Explosive Tags, four sets of black clothing, and a map!

Neji: "Oh, you came well prepared."

Yu: "We're doing this for fun, but we're not just messing around."

Naruto crouched down. "Aren't these Explosive Tags? I've seen the Chunin teachers at school use them!"

He reached out to touch them.

Neji said, "Don't touch those. If they explode, this whole area will be flattened!"

Naruto hurriedly pulled his hand back!

Then the four little dumplings gathered around the map on the ground.

Hinata: "Th-this is..."

Yu: "A map of Konoha's underground pipes and Cesspool. I drew it myself after surveying them with the Byakugan. It took forever."

Neji: "Cesspool? Aren't we targeting public toilets tonight?"

Yu: "Change of plans. If we're going to have fun, we might as well go bigger..."

Neji: "Oh? Fair point. Honestly, poking birds' nests just doesn't satisfy me anymore."

Naruto thought, Is this guy really the Ninja Academy's top genius I've heard about??

Yu made five red marks on the map. They marked the five major Cesspools in Konoha's east, west, south, north, and center. All the feces produced in Konoha were discharged into these five Cesspools, then disposed of together on designated days!

Yu: "A ninja's feces can reveal information about that ninja, so they're classified too. They aren't simply diverted into farmland or waterways. Specialists dispose of them in secret. The third Saturday of every month is disposal day-that's tomorrow. So if we're going to act, it has to be tonight!"

Neji: "Hmm, I see!"

Listening to Yu and Neji talk about Cesspools and classified information, Hinata grew increasingly confused.

Hinata couldn't help asking, "U-um, Big Brother Neji, Y-Yu-kun, what exactly are we going to do?"

Yu said, "Our targets are Konoha's five underground Cesspools. Our objective is demolition. Basically, we're going to 'blow up poop'!"

"Huh???" Hinata's expression instantly became a sight to behold.

Naruto: "Why would we do something that rotten???"

Neji: "No reason. It's fun. Are you in or not? If you're not, hurry up and leave. Don't get in the way..."

Naruto wrestled with himself.

I never thought Yu and the others would go this big. They're even using Explosive Tags! What should I do? But Yu's my first friend, and my most important friend. Inviting me means he trusts me! Besides... blowing up poop sounds really exciting, believe it!!

Naruto gritted his teeth and made up his mind. "I'm in! I'll do it!!"

Gulp! Hinata swallowed, her face flushed and her heart racing. "I-if Naruto-kun's doing it, I-I'll join too..."

The four hit it off immediately.

Yu, the instigator of this whole shitshow, said, "Okay, let's start planning the operation..."

The other three listened attentively.

Pointing at the central Cesspool, which was also the closest to their current location, Yu said, "First, all four of us will go here and plant the Explosive Tags together. That'll help us learn the procedure. Then we'll split up and plant tags at the other locations, keeping in touch through Ninja Earpieces..."

Naruto: "Aren't we blowing them up one at a time?"

Neji: "Are you stupid? The explosions will definitely bring the village ninja running. We might even get branded as turd-orists. Planting everything beforehand and detonating it all at once is obviously the best plan. Can't you even figure that out?"

Naruto: "Okay..."

He thought, This bastard acts like he's such a big deal. It really pisses me off!

Pointing at the northern Cesspool, Yu continued, "Once we've set up the central one together, we'll divide the work. Big Brother Neji, the northern Cesspool in the Akimichi Clan's grounds is yours..."

Neji: "Akimichi? Choji's clan? That's fine. If it were the Yamanaka Clan, we'd risk being detected."

Yu pointed at the southern Cesspool. "The Cesspool in the Aburame Clan's grounds goes to Naruto and Hinata. You two will work together!"

Hinata: "Huh??"

Naruto: "H-Hinata and me together? Aren't we working alone??"

Yu smiled. "Nope, that's the arrangement..."

Naruto scratched his head. "Can Hinata handle it?"

Hinata: "..."

Neji: "What a turnoff. Lady Hinata's much more useful than you!"

Hinata: "I-it's all right... I-I can use the Byakugan to h-help Naruto-kun."

Naruto: "The Byakugan? That ability that makes your face swell up, like Yu's? Hinata, I never knew you were so amazing!"

Hinata: "Heh, heh-heh, Naruto-kun praised me..."

Neji: I really want to punch that whiskered face of his until it swells up.

Yu pointed west. "Then I'll handle the Cesspool in the Uchiha Clan's grounds."

"Wait." Neji studied the eastern side of the map, thinking carefully. "Hold on. Doesn't our Hyuga Clan have a Cesspool too? If we leave it alone and every other clan gets hit while we're fine, won't that make people suspicious?"

"Heh-heh, of course we're not leaving it alone." Yu smiled. "I already planted the tags in our clan's grounds before I left this morning!"

Neji smiled. "That's my little brother!"

Just then, Naruto looked at the four sets of clothing and the Gas Masks. "By the way, Yu, what are these for?"

Yu said, "We'll be covering a lot of ground. If a patrolling ninja happens to spot us, it won't be a laughing matter. These will conceal our faces, and if things get desperate, we'll also have to consider escaping by an unconventional route..."

Neji: "By unconventional route, you mean Konoha's sewers, right? The pipes carrying all kinds of household waste, including feces..."

Naruto: "Hey, do we really have to go that far?!!!"

Yu looked up at the moon and said solemnly, "Yes. We absolutely cannot get caught. Otherwise, word will spread that the Hyuga Main Family's eldest daughter teamed up with the branch family's two great geniuses to blow up Cesspools in the dead of night. The Hyuga Clan will become a laughingstock. For our clan's honor, we absolutely, absolutely cannot fail...!!"

Neji: "Exactly... This is a game, but it's also a trial!!!"

Hinata: "T-teamed up..."

Naruto: "Wh-what about me??"

Neji: "Your reputation already stinks enough. One more stain won't make a difference..."

Clang! Naruto's cheeks puffed up with anger. "That's mean! You're way too mean! You make it sound like I've got nothing left to lose! Listen up! Someday, I'm going to become Hokage!!!"

Hinata: "N-Naruto-kun..."

Neji had been about to toss out another mocking remark, but remembering Naruto's performance on the training grounds that day, he held his judgment. "Hokage, huh? Then the road ahead of you definitely won't be smooth..."

Yu: "Come on! Life needs a little ceremony!"

Under the moonlight, four little hands stacked together!

"One, two...!"

"Tonight, I, Yū Hyuga!"

"I, Neji Hyuga!"

"I... Naruto Uzumaki, the future Hokage!"

"I-I, I, Hinata... Hyuga."

"The four of us form the 'Four Bros Under the Moon'!"

Hinata: "Huh? B-bros...??"

"With wholehearted teamwork!"

"We can crack even the hardest crap!!"

"Let's go!!!"

"Believe it!!!"

"Let the operation begin!!"

The four changed into protective clothing, put on their Gas Masks, shouldered their crime-making tools, and slipped into the night...