Early in the morning, Hinata got up early, washed up, and started practicing.
Today is the fifth day that her father has ordered her not to go out, and it is also the fifth day that she has been practicing seriously.
But today Hinata couldn't concentrate on her training as she did in the past few days.
It wasn't because Hinata was tired of training, that was not the case, she was still full of motivation.
However, Hinata was a little worried that since she hadn't shown up for so many days, Naruto might be worried about her and think that something had happened to her.
Hinata was even more afraid that Naruto would think that she didn't want to play with them anymore, so she didn't go. She hoped that after a month, Naruto and the others would almost forget about her.
If that was the case, Hinata would be in tears.
Hinata was unable to concentrate on her training because she was worried about these issues.
She is an emotional person who easily overthinks and scares herself.
Hinata thought about it and felt that it was not a good idea to disappear for a month. She had to let Naruto and the others know that she would not be able to go out for a month and had to practice seriously.
Hinata turned her attention to Neji who was training.
Although she was grounded, Neji was not.
Neji can come and go freely in the Hyuga clan territory, so he has no problem going out.
Although I can't tell Naruto in person that I feel a little regretful, it's better to let Neji tell him than disappearing for a month without saying a word.
Feeling Hinata's gaze, Neji glanced at Hinata and then continued practicing.
Hinata's diligence in the past few days made him look up to her and think that his cousin was quite hardworking.
After the training was over, Hinata found Neji. Among the Hyuga clan, she could only talk to Neji, and there was no one else she could trust.
Looking at Hinata in front of him, Neji asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
"Um, Brother Neji, can you do me a favor?" Hinata put her hands together and pinched them, feeling a little shy. She was still not used to actively bothering others, although as the head of the family, she had the right to ask the branch family to do things.
"What's the matter?" Neji did not answer directly, but asked Hinata what was the matter.
"I have a few friends outside, and I'm afraid they will worry if they haven't seen me for a long time. I want you to explain to them that I won't have time to play with them until a month later." Hinata said honestly.
Neji was a little surprised to hear Hinata's words. He didn't expect that Hinata actually had several friends outside.
It’s not that he looks down on Hinata, but Hinata has always been very introverted and shy. It’s difficult for her to even say hello to people of the same race. It’s hard to imagine that such a person would have friends outside, and several of them.
"No problem, I'll help you convey it at noon." Ningji agreed. It was just a one-line message and it wouldn't waste much of his time, so Ningji thought it was no problem.
"Thank you." Hinata felt relieved instantly and thanked Neci sincerely.
In this way, there is no need to worry about Naruto and the others misunderstanding anything. All I have to do next is practice hard for a month to meet my father's requirements, and I can go back to the way I was before.
"It's okay, just a message." Neji said calmly.
After communicating with Hinata again, he was able to look more directly into his own heart. He no longer wanted to be jealous of Hinata's status as the head of the family, but wanted to make changes with his own status as a branch family.
"Naruto's home is..." Hinata happily told Neci the location of Naruto's home. Fearing that Neci couldn't find Naruto, Hinata also told him the park that Naruto and his friends often went to.
Neji was a man who did what he said. After promising Hinata, he went to the address Hinata gave him after having lunch at home.
Hinata explained in great detail, fearing that Neci would not know the way, so she told Neci about all the iconic buildings along the way in case he couldn't find it.
Hinata knows the pain of being lost. She looks around in confusion on the street, surrounded by strangers. If she is unlucky and it rains, it will be even more tormenting.
However, it happened to be that time when she got lost that led her to meet Naruto. It can only be said that misfortune may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
But if Ningji gets lost, it is unknown whether Ningji will meet good things like Hinata.
Although Ningji is only a four-year-old child, he has already shown the differences from ordinary children. Unlike other children, he does not like to play around. He will work hard for his dreams and he will think calmly when encountering problems.
Relying on Hinata's detailed introduction and his own observation skills that far surpassed his peers, Neji quickly found Naruto's home.
Neji knocked on the door politely.
Hearing the knock on the door, Kushina quickly opened it.
After opening the door, Kushina didn't see anyone she was familiar with, only a small black-haired child.
"Little friend, do you have something to say? Are you looking for Naruto?" Kushina asked with a smile. She was very friendly to children.
As for why he came to find Naruto, it couldn't be that he came to find Minato or her.
Neji nodded, but Kushina shook her head.
"What a coincidence. Naruto just went out a few minutes ago. He must be with his friends." Kushina said.
Neji fell into deep thought. It took him several minutes. That was really a bit unlucky.
"Where did he go to play?" Neji asked.
If it was the park that Hinata mentioned, he could go find Naruto and then tell Naruto what Hinata wanted to say.
If not, then Neji would have to tell Naruto's family and let them relay the message.
"It looks like a park, probably in that direction." Kushina pointed in a direction.
"Thank you." After learning where Naruto was going, Neji and Kushina thanked him and prepared to leave to find Naruto.
Although it would be easier to tell Kushina the news and have her pass it on to Naruto, it is still possible that Kushina forgot.
Neji still promised Hinata that he would try his best to do it well and not make any mistakes.
So Neji set out again, and this time he found the park that Hinata mentioned very smoothly.
Neji looked around and finally locked onto a group of people who were building sand castles on the sand.
At first glance, Neji saw the Naruto that Hinata was talking about. With short golden hair and three pairs of long whiskers on his face, his features were very obvious.
"Gaara, your ability to build sand castles is truly amazing. You completed such a complex building in a short time. Even Yurihana was outdone by you." Naruto said excitedly as he watched Gaara wave his hand and a palace-like building appear.
Yurihua also took a look at the sand castle that Gaara made with his ability, and had to admit that there was someone who surpassed her in building sand castles.
Gaara's sand castle is not just for show, it even has details on the inside.
This level of detail would be difficult to achieve using just my hands.
"This is simply cheating." Ino complained. They were just a pile of sand, but Gaara had created a palace. What the hell.
Gaara thought about it, stretched out his hand again, and used chakra. In an instant, the palace turned into a pile of sand, and then under Gaara's control, it turned into a string of small balls.
"You can actually make food." Choji watched Gaara's performance with interest.
"Gaara, can you conjure up a fish?" Naruto asked curiously.
Gaara shook his head and said, "Sorry, I have never seen a fish, so I can't make it."
"It's okay, then can you make a takoyaki?" Naruto was curious whether Gaara could make anything.
Gaara thought about it, controlled the sand again, and then a takoyaki made of sand appeared.
"It seems, it's amazing." Naruto praised.
Then everyone else talked about what they wanted to see. Although Gaara, who had been performing the delicate operations, was a little tired, looking at his friends' happy faces, he felt that it was all worth it.
"Hello, are you Naruto Namikaze?"
At this time, Neji stepped forward and spoke.
So Naruto and his group stopped and looked at Neji.
Facing so many gazes, Neji remained calm and maintained an expressionless look.
"It's me. What can I do for you?" Naruto patted his butt, stood up and asked in confusion.
He confirmed that he didn't know the boy in front of him who was a little taller than him.
However, after seeing Neji's Byakugan, which was as pure as Hinata's, Naruto guessed that it might be someone related to Hinata.
Come to think of it, he seemed like he hadn't seen Hinata for several days.
"Hinata asked me to tell you something. She has to complete her training mission at home this month and cannot come out, so she will not come out for a month." Neji said calmly.
"So that's how it is. No wonder I haven't seen her for several days." Naruto hit his left hand with his right hand as if he had suddenly realized something.
"Thank you." Naruto thanked him.
Neji nodded slightly and turned away. He had to go back to practice.
Watching Neji leave like that, Naruto scratched his head and continued to discuss his abilities with Gaara.
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At night, in a forest in the Land of Fire, Itachi sat alone on the thick branch of a big tree, looking at the bright moon in the distance.
This was the sixth month of his journey to the Land of Fire. During this period, Itachi celebrated his birthday. This was the first time he celebrated his birthday alone.
In six months, Itachi had already traveled around half of the Fire Country. However, he did not move very fast because he would stop and observe every time he arrived at a town.
Logically speaking, after such a long time, Itachi should have gained a lot.
But at this moment Itachi was surprisingly confused, because he saw too many things that were difficult for him to understand.
For example, at the beginning, it was obviously a false rumor, but in the end it became the fact that almost everyone believed it, and even Itachi almost believed it.
Why didn't the first person question it and then confirm it? It's not a big deal.
Itachi still remembers the scene vividly, when a large crowd surrounded him and begged him to eliminate the evil for the people.
In addition to this incident, Itachi encountered many other things afterwards.
For example, when he was in the capital of the Fire Nation, he met a twisted and perverted noble who relied on his noble status to do some things in secret that made Itachi want to stab him.
In the end, Itachi really stabbed him. This time, Itachi did not care about the consequences and directly killed the perverted noble.
After all, Itachi is not a wandering ninja. He is a Konoha ninja and a famous genius boy in Konoha. He is a disciple of Nagase and once won first place in the Chunin Exam jointly organized by the four major ninja villages.
As long as he had sufficient evidence, it would be very easy for him to capture a noble, even though he would have to execute him first and report to the emperor later.
Itachi was puzzled by the deep malice of that perverted noble.
As a noble, he had good educational resources since childhood and lived a life of luxury that others envied.
Why would such a person develop into such a cruel pervert, using gentle attacks to deceive those country folk who came to the capital to work hard, and finally torturing those country folk to death
As for those country people, they had no one to rely on and no identity in the capital, so no one would notice if they disappeared.
When Itachi saw the corpses tortured to death in the basement, he was greatly stimulated, and the double-magatama Sharingan, which had not been opened for long, evolved directly into three-magatama.
At that time, Itachi only felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his body felt cold.
The nobleman was very kind in his daily life. He would give alms to beggars and smile kindly when he saw the poor.
Itachi had never thought at first that the noble would actually do such a thing.
Itachi really didn't understand why the noble would do such a perverted thing when torturing those poor country people wouldn't bring any benefit to him at all.
Torturing people would not increase his wealth nor raise his nobility rank, so why would he do it
Even when he was killed by Itachi, the noble did not repent, and said something like those country people's lives were not worth anything.
Because of this noble, Itachi once had a very bad impression of the nobles in the capital, until he met a few truly kind-hearted nobles and his opinion changed.
However, he still discovered that those nobles were somewhat arrogant, and only a small number of them were kind-hearted. Some nobles even regarded themselves and civilians as two different species, and even Itachi, a Konoha ninja, did not seem to think highly of them.
There were too many things to encounter, and even though Itachi's intelligence was far superior to that of his peers, it was still not enough.
Every time he stayed in a new area for a period of time, Itachi would always encounter things that he would never encounter in Konoha.
Itachi even felt that completely eliminating those things would probably not be much easier than maintaining world peace.
"I wonder how Kabuto's training progress is, whether Sasuke is growing up well, how are my father and mother, and whether Teacher Nagase is still as busy as before..." Itachi looked at Mingyue and thought of Konoha and the people who were close to him.
Although traveling around the Land of Fire was his own decision, Itachi was still a child under ten years old after all. He would miss home and occasionally lament that the food outside was not as delicious as at home.