"Older Sister, are you secretly looking at big brother Naruto again?"
The one who spoke was Little Hanabi, who was still young and had a round and cute face.
She was holding Older Sister Little Hinata's clothes with her little hands, mouthing silently, and blinking slyly with her pure white eyes.
Following her gaze, the slightly older Little Hinata, who was a little at a loss, was hiding behind a big tree, secretly looking at the blond boy in Training Ground who was sweating profusely practicing Taijutsu.
The afternoon sun shines through the leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on his body. Every punch and kick he makes is filled with a sense of concentration and strength that is inappropriate for his age.
"Didn't Big Brother say you can train with him?"
Being "caught" on the spot by her younger sister, Little Hinata's face instantly turned red like a ripe apple, and even the roots of her ears were dyed pink.
She waved her hands in panic, trying to defend herself, but was unable to say the complete words due to shyness and nervousness, "No, no... I was just... passing by..."
"Hehe, it's wrong to lie to people, Older Sister!"
Little Hanabi was not fooled so easily. She pursed her lips and smiled, holding Older Sister's hand without any explanation, "Let's go, Older Sister! It's boring to just watch. Let's go find the big brother to train together!"
"Wait, Hanabi!"
Little Hinata exclaimed, but she couldn't help but still had this idea. She was half pulled and half dragged out from behind the tree by Little Hanabi, and walked towards Naruto who was practicing in Training Ground.
"Brother, we are here to train with you!"
Little Hanabi's voice came before anyone arrived, and the clear children's voice was particularly loud in the empty Training Ground.
She pulled Older Sister, who was blushing and wanted to find a crack in the ground, and walked briskly Earth Flow behind little Naruto who had just completed a set of kicks and was facing away from them to adjust his breathing.
"It's Little Hanabi!"
Hearing the familiar voice, little Naruto turned around happily, with beads of sweat on his face and a bright smile.
At this time, after many kicks, the big tree in front of me finally fell.
There was a crisp sound followed by a muffled sound, and the big tree as thick as a bowl next to him was broken by his kick from the waist.
The upper half of the tree trunk with its dense branches and leaves suddenly fell down, stirring up a cloud of dust.
"Wow!"
Little Hanabi exclaimed, his eyes sparkling, "Big brother is so awesome!"
Little Hinata couldn't care less about being shy and covered his mouth in surprise.
And little Naruto himself was stunned for a moment, scratching his head in embarrassment. "Ahaha... After all, I don't have any Ninjutsu talent, I can only learn some Taijutsu."
However, just when little Naruto showed a silly smile.
The dream suddenly changed!
With little Naruto as the center, the air, sunlight, Courtyard, trees, and even his own figure and smile around him were like a mirror that had been hit by a heavy hammer, instantly filled with countless dark cracks.
"Eh?"
Little Hanabi and Little Hinata were both stunned and confused.
The next moment, the dream space shattered!
The figure of little Naruto disappeared like a shattered phantom, replaced by the figure of Young Naruto.
Young Naruto's Rinnegan turned back into Blue Eyes's eyes, and he stretched out his hand towards the two sisters in front of him.
"It's time to go back."
The moment he stretched out his hand, the figures of Little Hanabi and Little Hinata, as well as the entire scene of Training Ground, were violently shaken and distorted like reflections thrown into stones, then quickly became blurred, and finally completely shattered like morning mist blown away by the wind.
Light shines in from an irregular, sloping crack on the top of Cave.
The shape of the crack is a bit strange. Looking up from the inside, combined with the shadow outline of the cave wall, it looks a bit like a long, narrow and mysterious eye, and the sun-like existence seen from the crack is exactly like the pupil of this "eye".
Hinata's long eyelashes trembled a few times and slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing that caught her eye was the strange "eye"-like crack on the top of Cave and the light that penetrated it, which made her feel a little dazed and couldn't distinguish between dreams and reality for a while.
Immediately, she felt the warmth and solidity on the back of her head, and a sun-like scent lingering on the tip of her nose that was so familiar and reassuring to her.
She tilted her head slightly, and her eyes met a pair of Blue Eyes eyes that were close at hand with a gentle smile.
"Naruto... jun?"
Hinata was still a little confused and subconsciously called softly.
The voice was a little soft because he had just woken up.
"You're awake, Hinata."
The voice of Naruto Uzumaki rang in her ears. He was half leaning on the rock wall of Cave, while Hinata... and Hanabi on the other side, who was still sleeping soundly and with a flushed face, were resting on his lap.
Obviously, when they were trapped in the dream and drifting unconsciously, it was Naruto who took them out of the Pool passage and placed them here to rest.
After calming down for a while, Hinata suddenly realized that he and his sister were lying on Naruto's lap in such an intimate position!
A wave of heat surged up to her cheeks, and her heart beat wildly uncontrollably. She almost screamed, and her body subconsciously wanted to sit up.
However, just when she was about to make a move, Naruto took a step faster.
He stretched out his right hand and gently touched Hinata's soft lips with his slender index finger.
"Sh--"
Naruto shook his head slightly, with a placating smile on his face, lowered his voice, and said in an almost breathless voice, "Don't wake Hanabi. She is sleeping soundly."
His fingertips had a slightly cool touch, but seemed to carry an electric current, making Hinata freeze up.
The gentle touch on her lips and the gentle face of Naruto so close at hand made her mind go blank for a moment. All the things she wanted to say and the actions she wanted to do were blocked, leaving only the rising heat on her face and her heartbeat like a drum.
"Ah? Um... um..."
Hinata could only produce a few meaningless single tones, his cheeks were so red that he was about to bleed, and he nodded frantically, indicating that he understood and would keep quiet.
She could even feel Naruto's warm breath brushing her forehead as he spoke.
Naruto Looking at her extremely shy look, like a frightened little rabbit, the smile in her eyes became deeper, with a hint of helplessness and pampering.
He withdrew his fingers from her lips, but did not look away. Instead, he still looked at her tenderly and said softly:
"We've known each other for so long, why are you still shy when you see me?"
This sentence gently scratched the tip of Hinata's heart like a feather, making her even more embarrassed. However, because of the unabashed closeness and tolerance in Naruto's words, she felt an indescribable sweetness and peace of mind.
She secretly raised her eyes, met Naruto's smiling eyes, and quickly lowered her head, twisting her clothes unconsciously with her fingers, feeling like she had a lively deer in her heart.
Naruto-kun... so close!
This knowledge, along with the remaining memories of the dream, and the overly intimate contact in reality at this moment, made Hinata's heart intertwined with extreme shyness, indescribable joy, and a hint of vague expectation and uneasiness.