Chapter 32
[Since I've been recognized, there's nothing to say.]
Naruto grabbed Hinata's hand and ran with her until they came to a small river near the Death Forest at the edge of Konoha Village.
This was a secret base that belonged to him in the original body's memory.
Because of the remote location, no one else would come here on weekdays.
Just as Naruto let go of Hinata's hand and prepared himself to remove the ever-changing changes, restore his original appearance and confess to Hinata;
Hinata, who came back to her senses, also mustered up the courage and shyly raised her lowered head.
The two spoke almost at the same time.
"Ha~ Long time no see, Hinata."
"I'm sorry, please forgive me for mistaking you for...
Ah~
Naruto-kun... How could it be you?!"
Naruto: (๑°⌓°๑)? ! !
[You didn't recognize me just now? ! 】
At this moment, Naruto felt like he was trapped in a telecom fraud in his previous life.
…
Hinata's face was stained with a faint red cloud, like the color gently brushed by the rising sun;
Her eyes flashed with shy light, secretly glanced at Naruto, and quickly lowered her long eyelashes to hide the joy in her heart.
Her lips were tightly closed, as if she was trying to suppress her inner excitement;
At the same time, her tightly clasped hands and slightly trembling body also revealed to Naruto that she still had a trace of tension and uneasiness in her heart.
Naruto, seeing Hinata posing so cutely, suddenly had a bad taste in his heart.
He deliberately raised his hand and placed it on Hinata's forehead, asking knowingly in a caring tone.
"Hinata, your face is so red... Do you have a fever?
Let me help you check."
Hinata: ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄...
Hinata fainted, tilted backwards, and fell straight to the ground.
"(=°ω°)!!! Hinata!"
The frightened Naruto rushed forward and took Hinata into his arms before she fell to the ground.
Looking at the steam rising from Hinata's head, Naruto sighed in his heart.
[Konoha Steam Princess is really worthy of its reputation~]
...
"Awake?"
Hinata, who had just woken up, opened her eyes and found herself lying on Naruto's thighs.
Her face became like a red apple again at that time.
Hinata shyly covered her face and let out a soft hum with an incomprehensible meaning.
"Hmm~"
Fearing that Hinata would faint again, Naruto immediately helped her up, and then he quickly stepped back half a step,
leaving a certain buffer space between them.
[Oops, Hinata started to smoke again (ー_ー)!!]
"Hinata, are you okay?"
"Hmm~ Yeah... I'm fine, Naruto-kun."
After a period of buffering, Hinata finally calmed down.
Although her cheeks were still frighteningly red, she didn't dare to look at Naruto, and her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible...
But she was finally able to communicate normally with Naruto.
Congratulations, congratulations~
"Ah~
Naruto-kun, why did you return to the village?
This place is too dangerous for you...
Before anyone else finds out... leave quickly!"
Suddenly, Hinata seemed to remember Naruto's current identity,
After unconsciously making a "ah", she immediately urged Naruto to leave Konoha quickly.
The little girl who was worried about Naruto didn't even notice that her voice was much louder than usual.
At the end, Hinata added a sentence.
"Don't worry, Naruto-kun, I will never tell anyone that I have seen you..."
Naruto's mouth curled up slightly, and he just stood there quietly looking at Hinata.
From her expression, Naruto could see a deep worry and anxiety.
Her cheeks were redder because of nervousness, and her lips were tightly pursed, as if she was suppressing the panic in her heart.
"Hahaha~"
Looking at this silly girl who forgot Konoha and her family at this moment, and only wanted to think about herself...
Naruto laughed out loud.
"Thank you, Hinata, thank you for still worrying about me."
"But don't worry, as long as I want... no one can find out my true identity."
Naruto launched a thousand changes, and under Hinata's incredible gaze, he changed into several different appearances in succession.
"I do have something to do when I come back to Konoha this time. I will leave naturally after I finish my work...
Before that, Hinata, are you willing to sit down and talk with me?
Let's talk about it.During the time you were away, what happened in Konoha? "
"Ah? Ah... Of course."
Hinata agreed in a low voice.
The more happy she felt in her heart, the more she dared not look at Naruto. She just carefully moved closer to Naruto and sat down silently.
...
It was noon at this time. The sun was strong and bright, shining on the calm river, and the river surface was shining with a silvery white luster.
On both sides of the river bank, the lush trees cast mottled shadows, which complemented the clear river water.
The Death Forest in the distance was clearly outlined in the sun, and the trees and flowers nearby swayed in the breeze.
Naruto and Hinata sat side by side on the stone on the river bank, and their figures were reflected in the sun. It was particularly warm.
Naruto returned to his original appearance, his golden hair shining with a healthy luster in the sun.
He was in a relaxed posture, with his hands on the stone beside him, his eyes focused and gentle, listening to Hinata's words, and occasionally nodding in agreement.
Hinata had a pretty face, bright eyes, and a short black hair that radiated a golden glow in the sun;
At this moment, she seemed to have forgotten to be shy, and kept telling Naruto about the changes in the village after he left, no matter how big or small.
Naruto was fascinated by Hinata who was concentrating on introducing him, and suddenly asked a question.
"What about you? Hinata...
After I left Konoha, have you been doing well? ”
(=°ω°)ﾉ!!!
After asking this question, Naruto wanted to slap himself twice on the spot.
After all, no matter what...
It was too abrupt to ask such a question in front of a girl!
[Will Hinata be unhappy about this?]
Naruto carefully glanced at Hinata with the corner of his eye, and then...
Σ(っ °Д °;)っ!!!
[Huh~
That was close... Hinata almost fell to the ground.]
Yes, Hinata fell again.
Although she didn't faint, she almost hit the ground with her head when she leaned back involuntarily.
Naruto was so scared that he was sweating profusely. While helping Hinata, who was smoking again, up, he said softly half-jokingly.
"Hinata, you don't have to be so nervous when you are with me.
Otherwise...
Otherwise, I don't dare to sit and chat with you. ”
“Well~Okay, okay Naruto-kun, I got it…”
The little girl turned her head stiffly and looked at Naruto, then quickly turned her head back, and finally covered her face shyly.
…
Hinata told Naruto about her life in Konoha in recent days in an extremely weak voice.
She said that her father had arranged more training for her, and the training became more strict;
He said that he was training hard every day because she didn’t want to disappoint his father’s expectations… He knew that his father loved her very much;
She said that although her classmates didn’t Although they said it clearly, they all missed Naruto in their hearts to some extent... including herself;
She said that she had secretly seen several classmates crying in private because of Naruto's departure, because they believed that a large part of the reason why Naruto defected from Konoha was because of their bad attitude towards Naruto in the past...
Hinata said that she was living a fulfilling and happy life every day now... without any worries.
But Naruto still noticed something was wrong, so he tried to ask softly in a soft voice.
"Can you tell me why Hinata ran away from home this time?"
"Ah? What... what? "
Hinata obviously didn't expect Naruto to ask such a question.
Her mind suddenly went blank, and her two fingers twisted together in bewilderment.
"If I remember correctly, not counting this time...
Hinata, you have already run away from home twice and I met you,
and each time you ran away because you encountered something you couldn't accept...
So why did Hinata run away from home this time?"
"Ah? Ah... Naruto-kun, you... remember everything~"
Hinata lowered her head and felt both surprised and embarrassed. She thought Naruto had long forgotten their childhood encounter~
Naruto smiled mischievously, and he suddenly wanted to tease the little girl again.
"What do you mean by remember everything?
When I was training hard here, did you often hide behind the tree and peek?"
Hinata: Õ_Õ...
It turns out that Naruto had discovered it a long time ago. She thought she had hidden it well~
"Scare! Hinata? ! "
Naruto: Σ(っ °Д °;)っ!!!
[I'm such a bad mouth, I knowHinata couldn't help but tease... Now it's okay, I fainted again...]
...
"You mean you can feel it every time during training,
your sparring partner...your cousin Hyuga Neji has a grudge against you, and even this grudge has gradually evolved into a blatant malice during this period...
Hinata, is it because of this that you feel pain, so you gave up training and ran away from home?"
"Hmm..."
Hinata nodded embarrassedly.
[Hyuga Neji...]
Naruto touched his chin and fell into thought.
Speaking of which, Hyuga Neji is also one of the most popular characters in the anime "Naruto", and is also a representative of the tragic characters in it.
He is the son of Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga branch family. He has the Hyuga family's bloodline limit "Baiyan" and is the first genius ninja among the original twelve little strong men to be promoted to Jonin.
After the Third Ninja World War, the Hidden Cloud Village sent an envoy to visit the Hidden Leaf Village in the name of negotiation;
During the negotiation, the ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village kidnapped Hinata, but failed.
The angry old father caught up with the Hidden Thunder Village ninja who kidnapped Hinata and blew his head off with one palm.
Originally, the matter should have ended here,
Unexpectedly, the Hidden Cloud Village turned the tables and claimed that the Hidden Leaf ninjas attacked and killed the envoys they sent without reason, and used this as an excuse to demand that Konoha hand over the murderer, Hinata Hiashi.
Faced with such an excessive request, the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who claimed to maintain peace in the ninja world but was actually a coward, agreed as expected.
Later, in order to let Hinata Hiashi survive, Hinata Hiashi was willing to die for his brother.
But Neji always thought that it was the main family who forced his father to death, and he always hated the people of the Hyuga main family...
Especially her cousin, Hinata Hinata, the eldest daughter of the main family, who was a few months younger than her and had mediocre qualifications.
This caused Hyuga Neji to be unbalanced and full of malice every time he faced Hinata.
It was not until during the Chunin Exam in the original work, when Hyuga Neji was defeated by Naruto and got a handwritten letter from Hyuga Hizashi to learn the truth, that he finally untied his knot.
In the end, he didn't live a few years easily, but died in the Fourth Ninja World War because he blocked the knife for his future brother-in-law Naruto,
Becoming the first and only loser among the Twelve Little Strongmen to die in battle...
[Alas~ It turned out to be because of this loser~
Why don't I kidnap Hyuga Neji as well, even if there is no system reward... Just for Hinata. 】
"I see."
Naruto, who had made up his mind, gently touched Hinata's head and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Hinata, leave this matter to me.
Now... I'll take you home first."
Naruto stood up and randomly changed into another look.
"Hmm..."
Hinata, who was sitting on the stone, nodded and agreed in a low voice.
"...Hinata, why don't you get up?"
"I...I...my legs are weak..."
"Then...I'll carry you?"
"...Hmm."
...
"Oh, is that so?
Hinata, who ran away from home, was bullied by a kid again, and then was saved by Uzumaki Naruto, who changed his appearance.
...
You said that Uzumaki Naruto's transformation technique is very advanced. If he didn't take the initiative to remove it, even you wouldn't be able to see the flaw...
...
That little bastard took my daughter to sit by the river and chat for an afternoon, and finally carried her to the gate of the Hyuga family, right?"
"Yes."
The Hyuga family ninja who was hiding in the dark to protect Hinata nodded respectfully to Hyuga Hiashi.
Naruto would never have thought that this person could see everything he and Hinata did, and reported everything to Hyuga Hiashi.
But it makes sense. As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga family, how could Hinata really have no one to protect her?
After all, Naruto was too young and careless...
"Little bastard!"
Crack~
Hyuga Hiashi's forehead was bulging with veins, and he crushed his favorite teacup into pieces in excitement.
"Besides you, does anyone know that the man's true identity is Uzumaki Naruto?"
"No, the ninjas from the Anbu and the Root who were secretly following the eldest daughter were dealt with by my subordinates in time."
"Very good, you did a good job."
Hyuga Hiashi nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to ask.
"Where's that brat Uzumaki Naruto? Where did he go?"
"After sending the young lady back, Uzumaki Naruto turned around and walked two blocks before entering an empty alley. He transformed into Master Neji and headed back to the main family.
...According to the time, he should be here soon."
DayXiangrizu: Õ_Õ? ! !
