Chapter 218 Accepting a Disciple

Hinata Hizashi took his seat and wanted to say hello to Chiyu, but unexpectedly Chiyu took the initiative to greet him.

As a member of the Hyuga clan's branch family, Hyuga Hizashi is going to the battlefield.

During the war, Hyuga Hizashi once led a team of Hyuga ninjas from the branch family to support Orochimaru. Chiba and Hyuga Hizashi actually met once.

It’s just that Chiba was focusing on the Uchiha clan at the time, so he had no communication with Hyuga Hizashi.

Hinata Hizashi nodded and greeted Chiba, "Chiba, it's been a long time."

The reason why Hinata Hizashi was so surprised was mainly because Chiba's image of being unkind and not giving face to anyone was too deeply rooted in people's minds.

So when Chiba greeted him so gently at the beginning, Hinata Hizashi felt caught off guard.

In terms of status, although Hyuga Hizashi is the head of the Hyuga clan's branch, the second largest ninja clan in Konoha, and has won military exploits on the front lines, in terms of status, he is actually similar to Chiba, or even not as high as Chiba.

It’s just because Hyuga Hizashi is a member of the branch family, even though he is the head of the family.

If it was Hyuga Hiashi, even if he had no military achievements, his identity as the head of the Hyuga clan's main family would be enough.

The glory of the military achievements gained by the branch family belongs to the entire Hyuga clan, which is equivalent to the glory going to the main family.

Therefore, Chiba and Hyuga Hiashi are of equal status, while Hyuga Hiashi, who has only fought in the Land of Fire, has a higher status than Chiba.

However, Chiba would not care about these rules. Except when disguising himself in front of people like Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo who needed to disguise themselves, Chiba was now the Hokage and even Namikaze Minato could ignore him.

Chiba looked at Hyuga Neji who was sleeping in Hyuga Hizashi's arms and asked with a smile: "Master Hizashi, what is the name of this child?"

Hyuga Hizashi looked at Hyuga Neji in his arms, and a smile appeared on his rigid face: "Call me Neji."

"Ningji? What a cute kid."

Qianyu stretched out a finger and gently poked Hyuga Neji's chubby face.

Hyuga Neji, who was originally sleeping, was poked on the face by Chiyu. He opened his eyes and looked straight at Chiyu.

Just when Qianyu was about to retract her hand, Hyuga Neji suddenly stretched out his little hand and held Qianyu's fingers, giggling.

At this time, Uzumaki Kushina came back from the backstage and saw Hyuga Neji holding Chiha's fingers and smiling cutely. It seemed as if something hit Uzumaki Kushina's soft heart, and she quickly walked to Chiha's side and teased Hyuga Neji together.

"It's chubby and really cute."

Hinata Hizashi smiled and asked Uzumaki Kushina, "Do you want a hug?"

Uzumaki Kushina asked in surprise, "Is it possible?"

Hinata almost nodded, "Of course, Neji seems to like you, Chiba, and Kushina."

"Great, I won't hesitate."

Uzumaki Kushina carefully picked up Hyuga Neji from Hyuga Hizashi's arms and rocked him gently: "Little Neji, you are so cute."

Qianyu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and an idea came to her mind.

Qianyu put this idea into action directly. After putting down the teacup, he asked Hyuga Hizashi: "Master Hizashi, I like Neji very much. When Neji grows up, I want to take him as my disciple. I wonder if Master Hizashi agrees?"

When Hinata Hizashi heard Chiha's words, the half-carried teacup froze in mid-air, and he looked at Chiha with disbelief and surprise.

Chiba is one of the most powerful people in Konoha now.

But Chiyu only accepted one disciple, and that was Kakashi.

Kakashi's current strength is obvious to all in Konoha. Although he has not yet reached the level of an elite jonin, he is definitely among the top jonin.

It is true that Kakashi is very talented, but Chiba definitely deserves credit for his rapid growth.

And everyone knows how much Chiba cares about Kakashi. During the war, Chiba always takes Kakashi with her, teaching Kakashi while fighting.

Then there is Qianyu's reputation.

Before Minato Namikaze became Hokage, the most famous person in Konoha besides Orochimaru was Chiba.

As a disciple of Chiba, Kakashi has already enjoyed the benefits of fame.

Kakashi got the Sharingan of the 'deceased' Uchiha Obito. According to the previous character of the Uchiha clan, they would definitely attack Kakashi and force him to hand over the Sharingan.

But because of Chiyu's reputation, the Uchiha clan didn't dare to say a word.

Of course, the vast majority of the reason is that Chiba is targeting the Uchiha clan, and this is no longer a secret in Konoha.

However, the fact that Chiyu was able to target the Uchiha clan without any harm was also a reflection of his reputation.

Hyuga Hizashi is well aware of his situation. It can be said that as a member of a branch family, he has no chance of making a breakthrough and must be ready to sacrifice for the main family at any time.

This is his duty as a branch family member, he can't hide from it.

He is the head of the branch family. If he hides, the main family will definitely make things difficult for the branch family, so he absolutely cannot escape.

But Hyuga Hizashi really doesn't want Hyuga Neji to be like himself, unable to control his own destiny, like a slave, and only able to devote himself to the main family all his life.

If Hyuga Neji had taken Chiba as his master, although it would not have changed the situation where he was trapped in a cage at the age of three, at least Hyuga Neji's life would have been guaranteed.

If the main family wants to sacrifice Hyuga Neji in the future, they will have to carefully consider whether they can withstand Chiba's wrath.

If Chiyu was able to target the once-powerful Uchiha clan to the point where they had to avoid the sight of Chiyu, then naturally he can target the Hyuga clan as well.

Therefore, it can be said that Hyuga Neji was extremely lucky to have Chiba as his master.

Hinata Hizashi immediately expressed his opinion: "Chiba, it is Neji's luck that you like him. If I refuse, it would be like being sorry to Neji. I have to thank you, Chiba."

Qianyu smiled and said: "I believe that Neji will be a great talent in the future, so I will teach Neji to become a great talent without reservation."

Hearing Chiba's promise, Hinata Hizashi was extremely excited.

Originally, he came to attend Minato Namikaze's wedding just for formality, but he didn't expect to be so lucky that his son would be favored by Chiyu.

Hinata Hizashi was so happy that he praised Hyuga Neji in his heart for waking up at the right time. He held Chiha's fingers so well that it was like he was holding out a new future!

Hiashi wanted to settle this matter immediately, so he said: "Chiyu, I will bring Neji to visit you in a few days. I'm sorry to bother you and Kushina then."

Qianyu nodded and said, "How can it be a disturbance if the head of the Hizashi family comes to visit in person? Kushina and I are looking forward to the visit of the head of the Hizashi family."