Konoha Year 57, July 23rd.
Konoha, Hyuga Clan grounds.
Bang, bang, bang...
Inside the dojo of the clan head's residence, a series of crisp yet heavy impacts echoed.
The scene cuts inside, revealing a boy and a girl engaged in Taijutsu Sparring.
That series of sounds emanated from their hands.
Hinata and Neji Hyuga both had veins bulging at their temples, their hands moving like afterimages, fingertips wreathed in blue flames, attacking each other's pressure points.
Every strike failed, either blocked before touching the body, or interrupted by the opponent finding a weakness, forcing them to switch from offense to defense.
The constant collision of Chakra created roaring gusts of wind.
However, this rhythm tested one's will.
A moment's carelessness could allow the opponent to seize an opening, resulting in complete defeat.
Sure enough, after dozens of rounds, a crisp poke ended the battle.
Pa—
Under Neji Hyuga's wide-eyed, shocked gaze, a serious-looking Hinata poked him, mercilessly driving Chakra into his body.
Instantly, the Chakra on Neji Hyuga's hands vanished.
Immediately after, a storm of attacks rained down on him, each strike injecting Chakra into his body, sealing his Chakra flow while inflicting intense pain.
However, Neji Hyuga gritted his teeth, refusing to cry out.
After the combo ended, Hinata retracted her hands, the veins at her temples subsided, and she looked at Neji Hyuga, who was sitting on the ground, and said softly, "Neji-nii-san, thank you for the guidance."
Seeing this, Hiashi Hyuga, who was not far away, couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Then, before Hinata could look over, he tightened his face again, looking at Neji Hyuga expressionlessly and said, "Neji, go and get healed."
"Yes, Clan Head-sama."
Neji Hyuga lowered his head, concealing the unwillingness and hatred in his heart, and bowed slightly to Hinata, "Thank you for the guidance, Young Lady."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Hinata didn't notice the change in Neji Hyuga's emotions.
After completing the 'Clan Monthly Exam', she immediately came to Hiashi Hyuga, her face full of anticipation, "Father, I want to take Hanabi out to play, can I?"
"Yes, go," Hiashi Hyuga nodded.
"Thank you, Father."
Hinata smiled faintly, then trotted out of the dojo, took Hanabi, who was three years old this year, out of the clan grounds to play with Izayoi.
It had been exactly three years since she went out to train with Izayoi.
In these three years, Hinata's changes were evident from her defeat of Neji Hyuga and Hiashi Hyuga's attitude.
This wasn't the first time she had defeated Neji Hyuga.
From the beginning of the year, she had been victorious in every encounter with Neji Hyuga.
Starting from the second half of the year, she gradually began to overwhelm him.
The Pressure Point Strike tests not only the Byakugan but also Chakra control.
And in terms of Chakra control, among her peers, only Izayoi was more outstanding than Hinata.
Even Sakura Haruno, whose Perk level was purple, couldn't match Hinata's Chakra control, as she practiced the Pressure Point Strike every day.
Defeating her cousin, whom she had always feared, caused Hinata to completely transform, becoming so confident.
Both Hiashi Hyuga and the clan elders of the main house unanimously decided that Hinata would be the future heir to the main house.
Because of this, many main house elders were urging Hiashi Hyuga to apply the Caged Bird Seal to Hanabi.
However, Hiashi Hyuga refused, using the excuse that his wife had passed away, and he wanted to give Hanabi a wonderful childhood, deciding to wait until Hanabi was twelve years old to make a decision.
At the same time, Hiashi Hyuga no longer prevented Hinata from being with Izayoi, even though he could see that the feelings between the two were gradually undergoing a qualitative change.
He even allowed Hinata to take Hanabi out to play with Izayoi.
No one knew Hiashi Hyuga's little thoughts.
He seemed to be playing a very big game, wanting neither of his daughters to be branded with the Caged Bird Seal.
Naturally, Izayoi was unaware of this.
He still thought that Hinata and Hanabi could go out because Hinata had performed excellently, establishing her as the Hyuga Clan's heir.
As for Hinata stabilizing her position, which might lead to Hanabi being branded with the Caged Bird Seal ahead of time, Izayoi hadn't thought of that.
Even if he knew, Izayoi wouldn't care.
The Caged Bird Seal was just a curse mark.
In terms of level, it wasn't even as good as Orochimaru's Earth Curse Mark and Heaven Curse Mark.
Even if the Hyuga Clan had no way to remove the Caged Bird Seal, Izayoi could still remove this curse mark once he mastered Yin-Yang Release.
Even if Hanabi was branded with the Caged Bird Seal, it would only be a temporary pain.
After all, she hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy by the end of Shippuden.
Whether the Byakugan had defects or not had no impact at all.
...
Knock, knock, knock...
"Onii-chan, I'm here to play with you, open the door quickly."
The sound of knocking and childish shouts kept entering Izayoi's ears.
Opening the door, one tall and one short figure appeared in front of him.
The shorter figure directly pounced over, hugged Izayoi's waist, and shouted, "Onii-chan, let's go out and play."
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Three-year-old Hanabi, dressed in a custom-made pink kimono, had already developed the habit of wearing kimonos at a young age.
Her short black hair just covered her ears, with her bangs parted in the middle.
Her chubby little face was round and adorable, making people want to pinch it.
And Izayoi did exactly that.
Pinching Hanabi's small face, Izayoi smiled and said, "Alright, what does Hanabi want to play today?"
In Izayoi's eyes, several bubbles of different colors floated around Hanabi.
[Princess of the Byakugan (Gold)]
[Bloodline Limit · Byakugan (Purple)]
[Otsutsuki Bloodline (Blue)]
[Jonin Potential (Blue)]
[Chakra Control (Blue)]
Compared to those civilians and ordinary ninja clan children, Hanabi's stats were very impressive.
The only thing she lacked compared to Hinata was the gold-level Princess of the Byakugan.
The Byakugan that was stolen by Toneri Otsutsuki in the movie and evolved into the Tenseigan in just a few days, Hanabi's Byakugan purity was also extremely high.
She was only one level away from having the same perks as Hinata.
The other perks were exactly the same as Hinata's, making her a weakened version of Hinata.
Like Hinata, she also had the qualifications to defy fate.
Izayoi naturally loved this cute and incredibly promising little sister-in-law very much.
"I want to eat mochi dumplings and ride high up."
Hanabi stood on tiptoes, wanting to climb onto Izayoi's body.
"Okay, today Hanabi gets to decide."
Izayoi ruffled Hanabi's little head, then squatted down, letting Hanabi straddle his shoulders.
Holding Hanabi's small hands, Izayoi stood up and instructed Hinata, who was watching them with a smile, "Hinata, close the door."
"Yes."
After closing the door, Izayoi took the Hyuga sisters to the bustling shopping street.
Since Hinata's mother passed away, unknowingly, Izayoi and Hinata's outings had gradually turned into outings for three.
He vaguely remembered how heartbreakingly Hinata had cried that day.
After all, before Hanabi grew up, only Izayoi and her mother gave her the tenderness and love she wanted.
After her mother's passing, Hinata's dependence on Izayoi reached an even higher level.
It was from that day on that her feelings gradually began to change qualitatively.
To prevent Hanabi from becoming a second version of herself, Hinata cultivated even harder, wanting her younger sister to grow up happily.
Whenever she had time, she would bring her younger sister out to find Izayoi.
Because in Hinata's eyes, Izayoi was better at taking care of children than her father.
Her father's aura was too intimidating, with that serious expression and high-pressure education. If it weren't for the love her mother gave her, Hinata would have collapsed long ago.
Now that her mother was gone, Hinata couldn't let Hanabi follow in her footsteps.
Looking at Hanabi sitting on Izayoi's shoulders with a face full of smiles, Hinata felt that her decision was very correct.
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