"Izayoi-kun, is something wrong?"
"Is the food not to your liking today?"
In the dining room, Hinata and the other three girls couldn't help but ask Izayoi, who sat at the head of the table, chewing on his chopsticks.
In front of Hanabi and their sisters, Hinata and the other two still felt a bit shy about changing how they addressed Izayoi.
Hearing the three girls' voices, Izayoi immediately snapped back to reality and quickly smiled. "No, the food is delicious. I was just thinking about something."
"What could be bothering Onii-chan so much?" Hanabi immediately volunteered. "Do you need Hanabi's help? My strength can definitely assist Onii-chan now!"
As if to prove herself, Hanabi deliberately put down her chopsticks and bowl, rolled up her sleeves, and flexed her arm to show off her bicep, looking utterly adorable.
Izayoi and the three girls couldn't help but smile.
"I suddenly forgot what it was. If I remember, I'll definitely ask Hanabi for help," Izayoi said, smiling as he picked up a chicken leg for Hanabi. "Here, have some chicken."
"Hmmph… Onii-chan still treats me like a child," Hanabi pouted, complaining in a low voice, but still buried her face in the chicken leg.
"Forgetting means it's not important. You can think about it slowly after dinner," Hinata said with a gentle smile as she served Izayoi a bowl of soup.
"Mhm, sorry for worrying you," Izayoi nodded with a smile, not telling the girls that it was, in fact, a very important matter.
After all, this concerned their path to transcending mortality and becoming even stronger.
Since he hadn't yet secured Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, nor found a way to make the God Tree bear fruit quickly, Izayoi hadn't told the girls the good news.
Otherwise, it would only get their hopes up for nothing.
Moreover, a strong person's intuition was incredibly accurate. Izayoi indeed had a flash of inspiration just now, but he simply couldn't recall it.
This feeling made Izayoi even more certain that there must be some ability in the original story that could help the God Tree bear fruit prematurely.
Hence, Izayoi appeared unconcerned on the surface, but during dinner, he occasionally fell into a daze.
This was the first time in all the years Hinata and the girls had known Izayoi that they had seen him so distracted.
The four girls exchanged glances, seeing worry in each other's eyes.
Even when he faced the Akatsuki leader and Madara Uchiha, Izayoi had never been like this.
Now that he was invincible in the shinobi world, yet he displayed a demeanor they had never seen before, it was clear that whatever he was thinking about was absolutely crucial.
The reason he didn't tell them was simply to spare them worry.
The precocious Izayoi had always been this gentle and considerate, meticulously arranging everything for them, ensuring they never had to suffer. With his physical healing abilities and the Stone of Gelel, they had attained the pinnacle of strength in the shinobi world without any hardship.
The more he acted this way, the more Hinata and the girls felt for him.
Hinata, Karin, and Shion exchanged glances, as if they had all reached a decision in their eyes.
After dinner, Izayoi rested for a while, then, as usual, went to the private hot spring bath.
After Hinata and the two girls finished washing the dishes, Hinata turned to Hanabi and said, "Hanabi, you're a big girl now. In a few years, you'll be inheriting the Main Branch family head position. You can't stay overnight outside as freely as before. Go home and sleep."
"I'm not going back! I'm sleeping here tonight." Hanabi, in her rebellious phase, immediately retorted. "Besides, you're not married to Onii-chan yet, and Father and the elders haven't decided on the Main Branch head either. You're the real successor right now. If we're going back, we're all going back together."
"It's not up to you to refuse." The corners of Hinata's lips subtly curved upwards, sending a ripple of unease through Hanabi.
Before the "New Generation's Top" could even react, Hinata, moving as if by instantaneous movement, without leaving a single afterimage, flashed from several meters away to appear before Hanabi.
With just a gentle touch of her finger, a flash of purple chakra disappeared. Hanabi, who had already mastered the Gentle Fist and its flexible application, as well as numerous sealing jutsu and forbidden jutsu, and even Izayoi's Super Hurricane Consecutive Sphere, and whose chakra and combat power were on par with the Five Kage, possessing so many trump cards that she had means to counter Gaara, Kurotsuchi, and Samui, instantly lost all power of resistance, freezing in place.
"Good night."
Under Hanabi's unwilling and angry gaze, Hinata gave a soft smile, then used Kamui to send Hanabi back to the Hyūga clan compound.
Then, Hinata opened the barrier that Izayoi had completely re-established two years ago. This barrier was so strong that even Super Kage-level powerhouses couldn't break it, and even the Byakugan and Rinnegan's X-ray vision were blocked.
After tossing the troublemaker out of the house, Hinata again exchanged glances with the two girls who had just finished cleaning. A blush appeared on all their cheeks.
Izayoi was completely unaware of Hinata's forceful suppression of Hanabi.
At this moment, he was soaking in the hot spring, reviewing the plot he hadn't forgotten since his transmigration. It was no longer blurry; it had become incredibly clear, as if stored on a hard drive.
Not just the Genin Arc and Shippuden plot, but also the Boruto plot.
Especially the Boruto plot, Izayoi was continuously re-reading.
While the power scaling in this era of high technology and god techniques wasn't as grand as the Fourth Great Ninja War in Shippuden, its high-dimensional aspects certainly surpassed Shippuden.
The level of god techniques might even be able to influence the God Tree.
With the talents of Amado and Orochimaru, they might even be able to use scientific methods to help the God Tree bear fruit quickly.
After all, they could even create cyborgs and artificial humans who mastered god techniques and Sage Mode.
Especially Amado; his modified Eida and Daemon had awakened the god techniques of the Ōtsutsuki God.
If they were to research the God Tree, they might truly be able to help Izayoi.
Amado's dream was to resurrect his daughter.
Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's black and white eyes couldn't do it, but for Izayoi, who possessed the Rinne-Tenseigan and Rinne Sharingan, as long as Amado still had Akebi Amado's corpse, performing the Rinne Rebirth technique would merely consume some chakra.
As long as he helped Amado resurrect his daughter, this scientist would undoubtedly be willing to serve him.
However, it was late, and Izayoi wasn't in a hurry to act immediately.
"Izayoi-kun…"
Just as Izayoi continued to flip through the plot in his mind, wondering if there were any other abilities that could help the God Tree bear fruit quickly, a girl's voice suddenly reached his ears.
Looking in the direction of the voice, Izayoi's breath hitched, and his body temperature rose.
If his immunity hadn't already become very strong, his nose might have already started to bleed.
There was no helping it; the sight before him was simply too shocking, too stimulating.
Through the steaming mist at the edge of the pool, three graceful figures slowly approached.
In the hazy fog, the three girls' attire and appearances flickered in and out of Izayoi's vision.
Hinata walked in the middle, occupying the center stage.
She wasn't wrapped in a towel but wore a white bunny girl costume. Her hair wasn't tied up or wrapped in a towel; she had even used a transformation jutsu to give herself long white hair, and a pair of white bunny ears adorned her head.
Coupled with her innate pale purple Byakugan, Hinata was entirely white from head to toe, as if a rabbit spirit had cultivated to enlightenment and finally transformed into a human.
To Hinata's right was Shion, wearing a blue and white gym uniform, her light brown hair tied into a high ponytail, exuding the aura of a high school senior.
To Hinata's left, Karin wore a black sukumizu (school swimsuit), her long red hair tied into twin tails. Her exquisite, beautiful face, having long since been cured of myopia, no longer wore those plain-rimmed glasses.
All three girls wore tight-fitting uniforms that perfectly showcased their curvaceous figures, making Izayoi feel… incredibly moved.
"Gulp…"
Izayoi couldn't help but swallow, his voice trembling slightly. "You… you guys are…"
The three girls said nothing.
Hinata, as the main wife and big sister, slowly walked into the hot spring and approached Izayoi. She wrapped her arms around his neck and said softly, "Anata, this is a belated birthday present."
"Anata, are you ready?" Karin also embraced Izayoi's neck from behind.
Shion remained silent, simply linking her arm through Izayoi's.
Izayoi, surrounded by the three girls, suddenly spoke with remarkable calmness. "Where's Hanabi?"
"I sent her home."
Hearing this, Izayoi immediately grinned. "Then you guys are in for it!"
"It's you who's in for it, Anata!"
Karin, well aware that physical healing was Izayoi's weakness, said with a defiant look, "You're not allowed to surrender!"
"Let's see about that!"
Izayoi chuckled mischievously, then simply unleashed a burst of chakra, creating a massive water pillar that expanded the steam's coverage and density.
The already extremely hot hot spring, as the atmosphere shifted, saw its temperature surge again.
However, the hot spring, which had been constantly making splashing sounds, soon returned to quiet.
Izayoi and the others also vanished.
The scene continuously shifted, chasing Izayoi as he repeatedly used space-time ninjutsu, either flashing to other parts of the estate, or leaving the real world to appear in other dimensions, or even leaving Earth…
Three days and three nights later.
On the moon, inside the artificial sun palace.
"Hmph, nothing more than this."
Izayoi looked at the three sleeping girls, scoffing.
Despite his words, Izayoi had to admit that Hinata's growth over the years had truly been astonishing.
Unlike the high-profile Hanabi, Hinata had been very low-key these past few years. If not for her status as Izayoi's girlfriend, everyone might have simply seen her as a Hokage secretary or office worker.
Everyone had also assumed that the Hyūga clan had chosen to marry off their eldest daughter and were fully dedicating themselves to training the second daughter as the successor.
But what no one in the shinobi world knew was that Hinata's strength had been improving the most terrifyingly in recent years.
She had undoubtedly replaced Tsunade and other kunoichi, becoming the undisputed number one female ninja in the shinobi world.
Even after three days and three nights of intense battle, Hinata's transformation jutsu remained active even while she was unconscious.
Not to mention her ability to imbue Kamui into her Gentle Fist and chakra scalpels, like Kakashi Hatake in the final battle of the original series, making her attacks instantly lethal.
This level of chakra control alone was something that not just Hanabi, but even Tsunade, Karin, and Sakura Haruno, couldn't hope to match.
"Hmm?"
Looking at Hinata, with her white hair and bunny ears, still in her rabbit attire, Izayoi was about to take them home when he suddenly froze.
The next second, a white beam of light flashed through Izayoi's mind.
Soon, the corners of Izayoi's mouth curved upwards. His eyes, now transformed into the Rinne-Tenseigan, stared intently at the floor, his gaze seemingly piercing through all obstacles, locking onto something as he murmured, "That's right… how could I forget this ability?"
"Kekkei Genkai: Natural Assimilation!"
"Isn't this the exact combination technique Misukaji needs? Hahaha…"
Izayoi suddenly burst into laughter.
Looking at the sleeping Hinata, his fondness for his girlfriend grew even deeper.
Compared to their combined efforts at their peak, this flash of inspiration was the best gift.
If it hadn't been for Hinata's attire, and the belated gift that led him to transfer their 'battleground' to the moon, Izayoi might have forgotten that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki possessed a colored keyword called Natural Assimilation.
This was a Kekkei Genkai that allowed the user to merge with nature and manipulate the natural environment to attack enemies.
For Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, this ability was quite redundant, far less useful than her Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack or All-Killing Ash Bones.
But if Izayoi had this ability, he could merge with the God Tree, or with the Roran ruins where the God Tree was located, then use Misukaji to transmit the Ryūmyaku's energy to the God Tree, accelerating the God Tree's fruiting process.
Even without having revealed the Natural Assimilation keyword, even without having started to implement it, Izayoi was already very certain that this method would work.
Only god techniques and Kekkei Genkai powers could truly influence the God Tree.
And Izayoi's Misukaji was the exclusive dōjutsu of the Kekkei Genkai: Rinne-Tenseigan, while Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Natural Assimilation was also a Kekkei Genkai.
The combination of these two Kekkei Genkais would definitely form a shortcut.
Thinking this, Izayoi gazed at Kaguya Ōtsutsuki on the moon, chuckling as he murmured, "It seems I'll have to unseal her after all."
Whether it was to reveal the keyword or to absorb the God Tree's chakra to refine it into pills, Izayoi needed to unseal Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
He just hadn't expected this day to come so soon.
Without hesitation, Izayoi sent Hinata and the other girls back home, then flew towards the moon in the sky, preparing to unseal the Rabbit Goddess and face her in battle once more.
Before long, Izayoi traveled from Earth to space, looking at the moon before him with eyes full of anticipation.
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