Unlike Neji, Hinata actually didn't like fighting. If possible, she wouldn't want to fight at all.
But she had an even stronger reason than Neji to have no choice but to fight.
She first placed Naruto's body down, then also assumed the Hyuga clan's unique opening stance, looking at Obito.
"I'm grateful you didn't harm Naruto, but the casting of Infinite Tsukuyomi is not something Naruto wants to see. The thing he couldn't accomplish, I will complete for him."
Old Obito looked at Hinata's determined appearance and, for some reason, suddenly thought of Sara.
He couldn't help but say, "Hinata, do you know, Naruto is excellent. Excellent people will always attract the attention of many girls. Maybe Naruto doesn't have girls constantly surrounding him like Sasuke does, but there are still quite a few girls who, like you, secretly like him in their hearts."
This sentence completely flustered Hinata. If not for the green light of Tenseigan Mode covering it a little, her face would surely have been redder than anyone's.
She stammered, "You… this… what do you mean?"
Old Obito said seriously, "If there was a girl, just like you, who likes Naruto very much, would you be willing to let her get close to Naruto?"
Rin, standing to the side, felt that what Obito said was far too scummy, but it wasn't Obito himself being scummy, and she also knew Obito was doing it for Sara, so she held back the urge to complain.
However, Hinata only murmured, "I don't know who you're talking about… is it Sakura? Sorry, that's not something I can decide. It depends on Naruto-kun's own feelings. If… if he likes that girl more… I…"
Hinata didn't continue. She didn't want to say she would give her blessing, but the words just couldn't come out of her mouth.
In terms of feelings, no one can be completely unselfish, and Hinata was no exception.
Seeing this, Old Obito smiled, "You don't know yet, but Naruto's best friend Sasuke already ran off with Sakura. At the same time, he also took another girl named Karin. The three of them are probably in some unknown place now, living affectionately together. I think, if you're tolerant enough, it's possible too."
When she heard that Sasuke had run off with Sakura, Hinata, for some reason, suddenly felt relieved. But upon hearing the latter half of the sentence, she nearly steamed up like a boiling engine.
For a moment, she was at a loss for what to do.
Old Obito looked at Hinata's expression and couldn't help but shake his head.
In the ninja world, it was actually very common for one man to have multiple women.
But this was only true for the lower classes, or rather, only for civilians.
Ninjas were different. Ninjas were not only a privileged class, but because of the existence of chakra, the natural physiological differences between men and women were almost erased.
So, the violence that male ninjas could wield, female ninjas could wield as well. A male ninja could become the Kage of a village; a female ninja could do the same.
In this kind of situation, the status gap between male and female ninjas wasn't large, so marriage was generally monogamous. What's more, Hinata was born into a great clan, a genuine young lady of a noble family. The idea of sharing a husband with other women was probably something she had never even considered.
However, just because she hadn't thought about it before didn't mean she couldn't think about it now.
Old Obito wanted to know what Hinata thought.
After thinking for a long while, Hinata finally sorted out her thoughts. She looked at Naruto lying on the ground, and the corners of her mouth gradually curved into a smile.
"As long as Naruto-kun is happy."
It really was an answer within expectations.
Perhaps the question had been too much, because even the usually gentle Hinata couldn't help but get angry. She glared at Old Obito and added, "The premise is that Naruto-kun must be happy, and you… are people who make Naruto unhappy. So, I'm going to stop you."
The atmosphere in the scene suddenly became tense.
Seeing that the battle was unavoidable, Obito looked at Rin beside him, then at Naruto lying on the ground, and at the sleeping people not far away, and said, "Let's change the battlefield."
Hinata and Neji also had the same thought. Especially Hinata, who was worried that the aftermath of the battle would hurt Naruto. After all, she had already deeply realized just how strong she was now.
Thus, the four exchanged glances and instantly shot toward an open area. Not long after, they stopped, facing each other.
Neji looked at the two, Young Obito and Old Obito, and said to Hinata, "The big one, his aura is very dangerous; he's on the same level as us."
"The short one seems a bit special, but after all, hasn't reached that level yet. Hinata, you handle him."
Hinata nodded. History had proven again and again that she was not as strong as Neji, and she had long accepted the truth of her own weakness. She didn't see any problem with taking on the weaker opponent.
Besides, she also had resentment toward Old Obito.
At once, Hinata assumed the stance of the Eight Trigrams Palm, an indescribable aura condensing around her, locking firmly onto Old Obito.
Old Obito felt a little hurt, how had he become the weaker one?
Honestly, if he fought Obito now, it was still uncertain who would win.
But Six Paths–level power was indeed very formidable. If possible, he also wanted to cross that threshold.
While he was thinking, Hinata moved.
She suddenly charged toward Old Obito, thrusting a palm toward the acupoint at his chest.
Old Obito sensed a faint strangeness. Even before, he had thought the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist might have taken the wrong path.
With such excellent vision, able to observe from far away, they didn't try to develop long-range attack methods, but instead closed the distance for hand-to-hand combat.
Wasn't this abandoning their own advantage?
Of course, that was just the thought. Under the speed and power of the Six Paths level, any kind of attack would become terrifying.
Hinata's palm came extremely fast, and in an instant she was right in front of Old Obito. Because of the Eight Trigrams Palm's properties, Old Obito felt his own aura locked on tightly, making it not so easy to dodge.
However, that wasn't a reason she could hit him.
Hinata's palm passed through Old Obito's body, striking the air.
With the enhancement of his Sharingan's ocular power, Old Obito had a rich variety of techniques to use now, but still, intangibility was the simplest, most straightforward, and easiest to employ.
Missing her strike, Hinata wasn't surprised at all. She immediately turned around, following without pause with the second palm.
Before being revived, Hinata and Neji had already been informed by the Sage of Six Paths about Old Obito's identity, so she knew he possessed the ability of intangibility.
And how to deal with intangibility was no longer a secret, just keep attacking without pause until the maximum duration of intangibility was reached, and this seemingly invincible technique could be broken.
Hinata believed she could do exactly that.
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