Grew Again? Lightning Release Chakra Stimulation Cells

A few minutes later, Hinata and Hanabi emerged from the room.

Izayoi-kun had already loaded the Camera with a Film Roll. His eyes immediately lit up, and he praised them repeatedly. "Beautiful—so beautiful."

If Hinata and Hanabi in their kimonos had carried the refined elegance of noble ladies from ancient times, then the two of them now radiated modern purity and cuteness, making Izayoi-kun feel as though he had returned to the urban campus life of his previous world.

A white sailor-collar blouse, a dark blue bow and pleated skirt, along with black stockings—this was the outfit from Hinata's gift box.

At five foot one, with a figure that surpassed those of her peers and could even make many grown women burn with envy, Hinata looked nothing like a twelve-year-old in this outfit. She looked more like a high school girl with a youthful face and a full figure, making Izayoi-kun's heart race unusually fast.

This was the image of a campus belle he had always fantasized about!

The Little Sister-in-Law beside her was equally astonishingly charming.

She wore a matching miniature version of the white sailor-collar blouse, dark blue bow, and pleated skirt, along with white stockings that contrasted with Hinata's black ones. Her waist-length hair was tied into twin ponytails, making her adorable beyond words.

"Nii-chan, do I look good?"

Hanabi walked up to Izayoi-kun, bent forward with her hands behind her back, blinked her beautiful eyes at him, and asked with a smile.

"Super cute!" Izayoi-kun said, giving her a thumbs-up.

"Hehe... I also think the clothes Nii-chan made himself are really pretty." Hanabi spun around in front of Izayoi-kun again, then said somewhat regretfully, "It's a shame the fabric is too thin, and the skirt is so short. It's completely unsuitable for wearing outside or fighting in."

"It's fine. We can improve it later. After all, this is my first time making clothes," Izayoi-kun said with a smile.

"I-Izayoi-kun, doesn't this outfit have a jacket?"

At that moment, Hinata's voice reached his ears, as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Standing beside Hanabi, Hinata had both hands held protectively in front of herself. Her cheeks were flushed, her gaze darted away, and her voice trembled.

This was how Hinata looked whenever she was embarrassed.

Seeing this, Izayoi-kun could not help asking in confusion, "Hinata, doesn't it fit?"

That made no sense. The measurements should have been just right.

Could it be that Hinata had grown again?

"N-No, it fits perfectly. It's just... too obvious," Hinata said weakly before lowering her hands.

In an instant, the white sailor-collar blouse revealed a tightness no less pronounced than that black fishnet blouse, fully emphasizing Hinata's ample curves.

"Ahem... There is a jacket, but I didn't make it yet because there wasn't enough material or time," Izayoi-kun said with a light cough.

"Mm."

Hinata lowered her head, red to the ears.

"Enough about that. Let's take a group photo first."

Izayoi-kun swiftly changed the subject, picked up the Camera, and said excitedly.

Very soon, a picture was captured: the three of them stood in a row, with Hinata and Hanabi on either side of Izayoi-kun. Each girl looped one arm around his while holding up a peace sign with the other, their smiles radiant.

Then Izayoi-kun snatched the Camera back from his Shadow Clone, punched the Shadow Clone away, and began directing Hinata and Hanabi into poses as he took photo after photo.

There were pictures of Hinata and Hanabi pressed together, their little hands forming a heart.

There were pictures of Hinata and Hanabi standing back-to-back, posing like they were firing finger guns at Izayoi-kun.

After several shots, at Hinata and Hanabi's request, Izayoi-kun went to change into the Snowman Suit and a new white robe, then began taking pictures with the Hyuga Sister Duo.

This time, however, the photographers were not Izayoi-kun's Shadow Clones, but Hinata and a Shadow Clone who had secretly been learning photography during this time.

A long while later, the three moved to the dining room and cut the cake at the table.

All sorts of scenes were captured by the Camera once more.

There were shots of the three clinking glasses of juice together, their eyes curved into crescents as they smiled.

There were shots of the Hyuga Sister Duo feeding Izayoi-kun with forks, while he fed both of them in return.

There were shots of Hanabi smearing Izayoi-kun's face with her little hands covered in cream, grinning triumphantly at her successful prank, while he closed one eye and smiled indulgently.

There were shots of Hinata using a handkerchief to wipe cream from Izayoi-kun's face.

At first, the atmosphere was extremely warm, leaving behind many beautiful memories.

But gradually...

There were shots of Hanabi getting smeared with cream until she looked like a little tabby cat, then pretending to ferociously bite Izayoi-kun's palm while Hinata lightly flicked her forehead with a fist from the side.

There were shots of a piece of cake accidentally hitting Hinata's little face, her smile turning forced as her gaze abruptly shifted from gentle to sharp.

Then came a whole series of cake-fight photos.

Finally, Izayoi-kun emerged victorious. He sat in a chair with his head thrown back in laughter, while Hinata and Hanabi looked troubledly at their sailor suits, which had only just been changed into and were now covered in cake. Behind them was a dining room in complete disarray.

That day, Hinata and Hanabi played until after nine at night. They bathed at Izayoi-kun's house, changed back into their original clothes, and only then went home.

"My reputation still isn't enough."

Standing on the balcony, Izayoi-kun waved goodbye to the Hyuga sisters. Watching their retreating figures, as well as the Guardian waiting outside—silently protecting the two girls while also keeping watch over them to ensure the Young Lady did not stay out overnight—he said softly, "Don't worry. Before long, no one will be able to stop us."

June 23, Konoha Year 60.

Two sharp cries rang out over the Naka River in the outskirts.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

Two enormous fire dragons collided from opposite sides, exploding into a dazzling firework above the river.

Beneath the fireworks, two boys with a clear height difference were engaged in an intense taijutsu sparring match atop the water.

On the riverbank, a pale-eyed girl dressed in white robes patterned with flower petals held a camera, searching for the right angle as she secretly captured the taller boy's handsome moments.

Bang!

When he normally activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and used its powerful perception, Sasuke Uchiha could usually hold on for dozens of exchanges before his stamina dropped and put him at a disadvantage.

But today, after only a few exchanges, Sasuke Uchiha's spinning tomoe Sharingan widened as Izayoi's fist smashed into his handsome face, distorting it and sending him flying backward.

The punch had not been especially powerful, and Sasuke Uchiha, whose ability to take hits had also improved, was not instantly knocked out by it.

Normally, he would have already gotten back up and continued attacking.

But this time, Sasuke Uchiha sat on the water's surface, staring wide-eyed at Izayoi as he asked, "That just now... was Lightning Release?"

Just moments ago, Izayoi's speed had suddenly surged to a level that Sasuke's Sharingan could see, but his body could not react to. Faced with that straight punch, Sasuke Uchiha had been utterly unable to resist.

"More precisely, it was Lightning Release Nature Transformation." Izayoi lied without batting an eye. "I'm refining a ninjutsu I developed myself, so I had Hinata help me find a scroll on how to train Lightning Release Nature Transformation. By accident, I discovered that chakra with Lightning Release Nature Transformation could stimulate cells and massively increase the body's speed."

In truth, this was a technique Izayoi had easily worked out after having his Shadow Clone turn Kurosuki Raiga into a human puppet, observing Kurosuki Raiga use the Lightning Blades with the Tenseigan, and consulting anatomical diagrams.

Since awakening the Tenseigan, Izayoi had already mastered at least six nature transformations.

His Ultimate Technique was still being refined.

Compared to that Ultimate Technique, Lightning Release Chakra Stimulation Cells was nothing more than an extremely simple technique.

Sasuke Uchiha naturally knew none of this. His attention was not on Lightning Release Nature Transformation either. Instead, he stared in shock and said, "You developed your own ninjutsu?"

"Want to learn it?"

"The ninjutsu you developed?"

"In your dreams. I mean the Lightning Release Chakra Stimulation Cells technique." Izayoi rolled his eyes. "If I hadn't seen that you'd already learned Tree Climbing and Water Surface Walking, and that you have a Lightning affinity, I wouldn't teach you such a dangerous technique."

"I want to learn. Teach me."

Sasuke Uchiha got up and nodded. He was practically one step away from reaching out like a gorilla, completely unaware of the concept of politeness.

With no fated entanglement between them, Sasuke had long since been won over by Izayoi's strength over the past few years.

Whether Sasuke had one tomoe or two, he could never defeat him.

Even though Naruto Uzumaki also possessed remarkable chakra, that dead last was nowhere near Izayoi's level.

In Sasuke Uchiha's heart, Izayoi was also the first friend he had ever acknowledged.