Year 58 of Konoha.
Another few years passed.
Today was the Hyuga Clan's family sparring tournament.
Truth be told, every major clan in Naruto held internal matches from time to time to select promising clansmen and successors to the clan head.
In the original story.
Hinata Hyuga lost to her younger sister, Hanabi Hyuga, who was a few years her junior, during this very clan tournament.
As a result, she lost favor within the clan, and Hyuga Hiashi was forced to give up on training her, turning his attention to Hanabi Hyuga instead.
It was precisely because of this that Hinata carried an inferiority complex for a period of time afterward.
But now.
Under the influence of Yemu Hyuga, Hinata Hyuga's personality quietly changed.
She became brave.
She grew bold enough to express her thoughts and fight for her own feelings.
However, that was not the crucial matter.
The crucial thing was that with Yemu Hyuga around, it went without saying who the most dazzling person of this family tournament would be.
"Lord Hokage, why did you come in person?"
Hyuga Hiashi, who was busy setting up the battle arena, suddenly received word of Hiruzen Sarutobi's visit and hurried over to the entrance of the courtyard without stopping.
He was quite surprised.
If he remembered correctly, throughout the history of the Hyuga Clan, the family tournament had never attracted the attention of any successive Hokage.
After all, the Hyuga Clan had no top-tier powerhouses that required the Hokage's attention.
As for who would serve as the future head of the Hyuga Clan, it actually made no difference.
"I had some spare time today, and hearing that your Hyuga Clan was about to hold a family match, I happened to be passing by and figured I'd drop by to witness the demeanor of the younger generation of our Konoha ninja clans."
Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, coming up with the excuse off the top of his head.
"Very well, then please allow me to lead the way."
Hyuga Hiashi wore a smile on his face.
Inwardly, however, he was complaining.
If you really wanted to watch, couldn't that crystal ball in your office observe the entirety of Konoha clearly?
Hiruzen Sarutobi walked beside Hyuga Hiashi, the two of them tacitly understanding one another.
Aside from observing Yemu Hyuga, he had another purpose in coming here: to see what the Hyuga Clan's attitude truly was toward him as the Hokage.
"It's Lord Hokage, Lord Hokage!!"
"Why is Lord Hokage here? Our clan has always kept to ourselves and behaved properly; surely we haven't caused any trouble."
"Right, we aren't the Uchiha Clan. He isn't planning to wipe us out, is he?"
"Shut your mouth, you brat-you've got some nerve saying anything, have you grown tired of living?"
"Lord Hokage? This is somewhat interesting."
Seeing that the surrounding ninja seemed quite enthusiastic, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care whether it was genuine or not; at the very least, on the surface, the Hyuga Clan didn't dare to rebel.
Conversely, if it were the Uchiha Clan, they probably wouldn't even bother keeping up appearances, and most people would likely give him, the Hokage, a cold shoulder.
If that didn't scream a desire to rebel, he, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would eat a ton of dirt.
"Hinata, are you very nervous?"
Yemu Hyuga stood inside Hinata Hyuga's bedchamber.
He was somewhat surprised that the clan head, Hyuga Hiashi, could actually trust him to this extent.
Though bound by the Caged Bird Seal, it still wasn't enough to warrant such recklessness-wasn't this guy Hiashi afraid that he might act on impulse and do something wrong?
After all, Yemu Hyuga also wanted to properly train his grip strength.
Hinata, who no longer concealed her big-eater attributes, was developing faster than her peers.
This could be seen clearly from the slightly jealous look in Qingxue Uchiha's eyes.
That white-and-purple outfit was practically stretched to its limit, and a few buttons were bearing a pressure they should not have had to endure at her age.
"It's fine. You've been beaten up by Yemu for a few years now; your strength is only a little weaker than mine anyway."
Qingxue Uchiha did not mind it much.
She sat on the edge of Hinata Hyuga's bed and began rummaging around messily at the head of Hinata's bed.
"Hey now, Qingxue, what are you doing?"
Hinata Hyuga's little face flushed red. Fortunately, she didn't have any bad habits.
Otherwise, wouldn't some of her intimate undergarments be flipped out for all to see?
Qingxue Uchiha gave a soft hum at the corner of her mouth, her black hair cascading down her shoulders as she knelt on Hinata's bed, completely unbothered that her figure might be seen by Yemu.
Or rather, she was intentionally acting this way.
"You little girl, I'm going to see what on earth you do every night before going to sleep. I'm going to rip off your mask right in front of Yemu!!"
As Qingxue Uchiha spoke, she began to pull back Hinata's blanket.
"Qingxue, I... I didn't hide anything at all, please don't misunderstand. I really wasn't thinking about Lord Yemu last night."
White steam began to billow from the top of Hinata Hyuga's head out of sheer habit.
However, the stimulation this time was obviously even more intense, causing Hinata Hyuga's neck to turn crimson at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Hm?"
Qingxue Uchiha's eyes lost their highlight in an instant.
She hadn't said that the thing she was looking for had anything to do with Yemu Hyuga.
Could this little girl actually be thinking of becoming her love rival?
If she remembered correctly, her love rivals from her past life seemed to have all sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
"Ahem, Qingxue, stop teasing her. She's still a child, what does she understand?"
Seeing that Qingxue Uchiha's state was somewhat abnormal, as if she were overlapping with that crazy figure from her past life, Yemu Hyuga hurriedly spoke up to explain.
"I... I am not some child anymore!"
Hinata Hyuga puffed out her cheeks, crossing her arms to cup her chest.
She had already noticed that over the past few years, the way both of them looked at her was just like looking at a child.
This made her extremely dissatisfied. Clearly, they were all around the same age, so why the different treatment?
Yemu Hyuga was speechless. Oh well, oh well, was this what a pig teammate looked like?
He was already secretly exerting force, bracing himself against shuriken that might strike from all directions.
Naturally, these attacks weren't targeting him, but rather Hinata Hyuga standing beside him.
However, Qingxue Uchiha merely patted her little bottom with graceful elegance and slowly climbed down from the bed.
She glanced sidelong at Yemu, who was standing there in battle-ready posture.
She couldn't help covering her cherry lips with a slender hand, her eyes carrying a hint of amusement.
Realizing he had been played, Yemu...
could hardly keep a straight face.
"Alright, alright, Hinata, let's head out first. The arena should be ready by now."
Yemu nudged Hinata, leaving the room without hesitation.
However, as he walked out the door, Yemu turned his head slightly and shot Qingxue Uchiha a fierce glare.
"I'll properly deal with you after my match is over!"
Hearing Yemu Hyuga's words, which carried a hint of emotion...
Qingxue Uchiha raised an eyebrow, and heart shapes faintly began to emerge within the depths of her eyes.
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