My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 16 A Wish Fulfilled

Late at night, in the Sarutobi tribe's territory.

Behind the banquet hall was a secret chamber protected by a sealing technique. Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in a wide chair, slamming his fist on the table in dissatisfaction.

"You two! One of you idles away your days trying to become a writer, and the other is acting all mysterious, tinkering with something like a ghost. You're almost thirty, can't you give me a break... Where's Tsunade? I haven't seen her in ages!"

"I don't know, old man." Jiraiya leaned against the wall, hands behind his head, laughing and joking without any seriousness.

"Maybe she went gambling? It's okay, she'll come hiding here after she loses everything, since she always loses when she gambles, hahaha..."

Orochimaru raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He stood with his arms crossed. Although his attitude was much more respectful than Jiraiya's, it was clear that Orochimaru did not take this rebuke as a questioning from the leader of Konoha. At most, it was just a teacher's "loving encouragement" to his student.

At least for now, the relationship between Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade is not simply that of superior and subordinate, or master and apprentice; rather, it is more like that of father and son, or father and daughter.

"You two bastards..." Hiruzen Sarutobi glared, blowing his beard.

"As one of the Legendary Sannin, you can't just think of yourself. You have to think more about the village. If you take in the children of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, they will definitely pay a higher price in future wars..."

He spoke at length with great earnestness, but in the end, neither Jiraiya nor Orochimaru had any intention of changing their minds.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, suddenly feeling a sense of "his son is useless now that he's grown up."

Forget it... let's think of another way. There's more than one option...

As Hiruzen Sarutobi was pondering, he heard a loud "boom" from the wall.

Smoke and dust billowed as a strange force exploded from the outside, easily breaking through the seal.

The blonde woman kicked aside the bricks blocking her way and blew on her fist:

"Old man, do you have any more wine?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's brow twitched wildly, a rare moment of confusion settling in his mind—how had he raised those three when he was younger? He must have taught them the importance of respecting their elders, right? Good grief, they were all acting like they were going through a rebellious phase…

"Old man, bring me some wine!" Tsunade grinned and put her arm around Hiruzen Sarutobi's neck.

"I have some good news that will make you happy."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes lit up:

"Tsunade, you..."

"Yes, that's right." Tsunade patted her chest, her chest heaving with emotion.

"I plan to take on an apprentice."

"Who?"

"Who else could it be? Of all these people tonight, only that kid from the branch family is presentable."

"Hyuga Yuto," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a sigh of relief.

"Your choice is excellent, Tsunade. Not only is he exceptionally talented, but most importantly, he can think about problems from a higher perspective... What those Byakugan can see is not limited to just the Hyuga clan."

Orochimaru was somewhat surprised, and Jiraiya, unable to contain himself any longer, asked directly:

"Hey? Didn't you say you didn't want to take on any apprentices? Before we went back to the village, the three of us secretly made a pact to stand on the same side, and no matter how much the old man tried to persuade us, we wouldn't budge... Ouch!"

Tsunade twisted Jiraiya's arm hard and snorted:

"I suddenly changed my mind. This village is a treasure built by my grandfather. Talented young people should be nurtured properly. If I leave it with Hyuga, even a gem will turn into stone."

As she spoke, she subconsciously reached into her bosom and covered the crystal necklace.

Rope Tree, Broken... Today, I saw your shadows in a Hyuga boy.

He, like you, wants to become Hokage and protect this village... I really want to see you all again, so I couldn't help but help him by temporarily returning to Konoha and becoming his teacher.

I shouldn't regret it... right?

……

It was already midnight when Hinata Yuto got home.

As soon as he entered the room, he lay down on the bed.

Exhaustion and pain overwhelmed him in an instant; he felt dizzy and on the verge of falling asleep.

The activation of the Caged Bird technique was extremely damaging to the victim. Although Tsunade had done her best to heal him, Hyuga Yuto still needed a period of rest.

"Nobuji, Miko, Naoto..." Hinata Yuuto whispered, his expression neither sad nor happy.

At this moment, his heart was no longer stirred.

—Ever since his parents died when he was three years old, he has regarded the entire Hyuga clan as his enemy. He performs and schemes, and every second that Hyuga Yuto spends in the clan's territory is spent wearing a thick mask.

Between enemies, killing and harm are always normal, so how can there be talk of betrayal?

The main family can imprint the Caged Bird Seal on him, Shinji Hyuga can activate the seal without a care, and Naoto Hyuga can restrain him from behind, letting him suffer as much as he wants.

Hyuga Yuto could certainly retaliate, or even do something more ruthless and extreme.

Harming the opponent is the enemy's "job".

The boy, feeling dizzy from the separation, took out a short, worn-down senbon (a type of Japanese stringed instrument), put it in his mouth, and drifted off to sleep.

He was awakened by a faint "tap-tap" sound after an unknown amount of time.

"……who?"

"Hyuga Yuto, the clan chief requests your presence."

"...Okay." Hyuga Yuto washed his face, spat out the short needle that prevented him from talking in his sleep, pushed open the door, and walked into the depths of the clan compound with the Hyuga clan member who was delivering the message.

The night was deep. Hyuga Yuto glanced at the moon's position and knew that it was not yet dawn. He had slept for at most three hours.

In Hiashi Hyuga's mansion, only one room was lit. Yuto Hyuga was led inside and knelt on one knee in front of Hiashi.

"Yuto, get up," said Hinata Hiashigaru.

"Tomorrow, two hours after the sun has fully risen above the horizon, a servant of the Senju clan will deliver an invitation. As a courtesy, I will prepare a reply."

Under the Byakugan's gaze, Hyuga Yuto's chakra remained completely still.

"He's really composed. No wonder Tsunade is interested in him," Hiashi Hyuga thought to himself, then continued:

"After exchanging name cards, you will become Tsunade's apprentice... You performed very well at the banquet just now."

Hyuga Yuto breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Senju Nawaki and Kato Dan held a very high position in Tsunade's heart.

Through adventure and scheming, Hyuga Yuto finally achieved his goal and changed the plot for the first time—he became Tsunade's second apprentice after Shizune.

"Yuto." Hiashi Hyuga looked at the boy's headband:

"The Hyuga family may have a main branch and a branch family, but the hearts of the family are not divided. Whether you are from the main family or the branch family, you have all inherited the Byakugan. There is no family closer to you than us. You must remember that..."

"Clan Chief, Yuto understands." The young member of the branch family bowed respectfully after listening quietly, and said in a sincere tone:

"Every little detail will never be forgotten."

(End of this chapter)