Konoha: From the moment I was adopted by Tsunade

Chapter 78 Hyuga-sama Wants to Stay

Tsunade said she would leave tomorrow, and she actually left early in the morning without even saying goodbye.

When Natsume woke up, he found that the person next to him had disappeared.

What a heartless woman.

Not only is he hard-hearted, but he's also stubborn.

I'll have to try it sometime to see just how hard it is.

Natsume sniffed it and could still smell a faint fragrance.

He got up and changed his clothes.

Now that Tsunade has left, he has to find a way to get to Kirigakure.

As a ninja, there are only two reasons to leave Konoha.

First, the Hokage approved the mission.

Second, the rogue ninja fled.

More than three years later, Shizune had become a Special Jonin.

However, Natsume and Kabuto Yakushi remain Chunin.

Because they were lazy, they didn't meet the target number of tasks.

Normally, strength alone is not enough to be promoted to Jonin.

The hard requirement is the number of tasks.

The soft requirement is loyalty to the Hokage or Konoha.

However, it's relatively easy for Natsume to leave; he can simply have the Gunma Corporation issue him a mission.

Konoha Village will not care what you do outside once they have the money, unless you betray the village.

Ninja Academy.

Natsume ran over to say goodbye to Naruto Uzumaki.

He is about to turn seven years old, but his strength has improved far beyond what he was in the original work.

They are said to all have the skill level of a special Jonin.

The problem is that their control needs to be improved.

Otherwise, with his chakra, he would be qualified to become a Jonin.

However, his situation did not improve as a result.

The villagers' fear only intensified.

He used to be a little kid, now he's a ninja, and his threat level has increased dramatically.

Many people are also afraid that he will bring up old grievances.

But at school, it's alright.

Naruto Uzumaki made many friends.

For example, Uchiha Sasuke, Rock Lee, Hyuga Neji, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, and others.

Meanwhile, Sakura Haruno is also pursuing Sasuke Uchiha.

But Naruto Uzumaki wasn't interested in her, because Sasuke Uchiha's attention was entirely on him.

The two were fiercely competing against each other.

Women only influence their battles.

Besides Sasuke Uchiha, Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee also became close friends with Naruto Uzumaki.

Whether they are friends or not is hard to say.

When talking about Sasuke Uchiha, one cannot help but mention the Uchiha clan.

It has been quite quiet these past few years.

In the original work, the rebellion was forced to be postponed for two years due to the death of Uchiha Shisui.

Now there's a mysterious ninja, and Fugaku Uchiha knows about Kotoamatsukami.

This external threat led them to temporarily set aside their conflict with Konoha and work together to find Uchiha Shisui and the mysterious powerful figure.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did do something.

Because Shimura Danzo exposed his Wood Release technique, Orochimaru was also affected.

Orochimaru readily handed over the Hashirama cell transplantation technology, which led to Hiruzen Sarutobi forgiving him.

The process is not important; what is important is that Konoha has gained several more Wood Release ninjas.

Natsume knew about this because Tsunade told him.

Since it involved Hashirama cells, and Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to make her his successor, he didn't hide it from her.

Tsunade didn't say anything.

Because Konoha Village conducted Wood Release experiments in its early years.

This incident completely cleared Natsume of suspicion.

The Konoha leadership unanimously believes that a mysterious powerful figure stole Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura's experimental results.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain it.

In fact, this guess was correct.

After greeting Naruto Uzumaki, Natsume headed towards the Hyuga residence.

Something just feels off.

Isn't this also a kind of... cough cough?

In his previous life, many people believed that Naruto Uzumaki did not truly love Hinata Hyuga, just as Sasuke Uchiha did not truly love Sakura Haruno.

The former was because they were moved, while the latter was because of the mission of carrying on the family line.

The appearance of Natsume surprised Hinata Hyuga.

Because he rarely comes during the day, he feeds them at night.

"Natsume-nii-san."

Hinata Hyuga's personality hadn't changed much; upon seeing him, she seemed somewhat flustered and called out.

Good morning.

Natsume smiled and asked, "Are you hungry now?"

Hinata Hyuga blushed and nodded.

"I happened to be passing by and bought a lot of ramen to go."

Natsume opened ten lunchboxes and said, "Eat up. I have something to tell you after you're done."

"Um."

Hinata Hyuga picked up her chopsticks somewhat shyly.

Natsume sat opposite her, and as he watched, he noticed her rolling her eyes.

Unlike the Sharingan, it remains white even when not activated, unlike ordinary eyes.

"That...place isn't very nice."

Hinata Hinata felt Natsume's gaze and quickly said something.

There's a saying that goes something like this: being unique can be off-putting.

Especially in a distorted world like Japan.

Hinata Hyuga was bullied by bratty kids because of the unique nature of her Byakugan.

Many villagers considered it an ominous sign.

It's like the story of Naruto's fox spirit.

"Quite cute."

Natsume smiled and patted her hair, saying, "You too."

"Eek~"

Hinata Hyuga instantly transformed into a steam princess, her head spinning.

"Eat quickly."

Natsume stopped teasing her.

Because if this continues, breakfast will turn into dinner.

And soon after, Hinata Hyuga will have to go to training.

However, its intensity has been greatly reduced.

Because his sister-in-law, cough cough, I misspoke, it was Hinata Hyuga's younger sister, Hanabi Hyuga, who was born carrying the hopes of the main family.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, someone will carve a caged bird.

Unless Natsume becomes Hokage like Naruto Uzumaki.

"I've finished eating."

Hinata Hyuga maintained her composure, put down her chopsticks, and asked.

"I'm going on a mission, this one will last a few months."

Natsume got down to business, "So I probably won't be able to bring you food every day."

Hinata Hyuga's eyes widened in surprise. She wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.

I was reluctant to let it go, but I couldn't stop it.

Because it's only natural for ninjas to take on missions.

Hinata Hyuga said with some disappointment, "We must be careful."

"I will."

Natsume couldn't help but pinch her cheek and said, "Don't be discouraged, I'll come back when I have time."