Naruto walked through the portal and arrived at the Hyuga Clan's compound. He looked up and immediately saw Hinata standing there with her hands clasped in front of her chest. She even had a new hairpin on her head.
It seems that she is very much looking forward to today's date.
"Hinata-chan!"
Naruto smiled and waved at the girl by the gate.
However, his actions instantly made everyone in the Hyuga Clan on high alert.
Anyone who is a member of the Hyuga Clan has no good feelings towards this yellow-haired brat who started corrupting their eldest princess when she was only six years old.
Hinata is considered by everyone in the Hyuga Clan to be the hope of the clan.
But this yellow-haired brat had been showing up at their doorstep since he was a child.
At first, he'd been sneaky about it, but in the past two years, he'd started appearing right at their front gate without shame!
The reason why they haven't taken action against this kid yet is because they still have some rationality in their hearts.
Otherwise, they would've taught Uzumaki Naruto a lesson long ago.
"N-Naruto-kun!"
When she heard the familiar voice, Hinata's face lit up. She waved in response to Naruto, with an excited blush on her face.
The Hyuga Clan's members had never seen their eldest princess smile so brightly before...
While they were happy for her, they simultaneously shot death glares at a certain yellow-haired brat.
'No matter what...'
'This yellow-haired brat is unforgivable!'
Naruto ignored the furious stares from the Hyuga Clan's members. After all, he had become accustomed to being looked down upon by his 'girlfriend''s family over the years.
If they didn't glare at him one day, that would be weird.
Hinata took small steps and moved quickly to Naruto's shoulder, but felt it was embarrassing to get too close, so she took a small step back to the side.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at him, and her white pupils shone brightly like gemstones under the sun. The Hyuga Clan's members felt that the light in the eldest princess's eyes was blindingly bright...
Naruto glanced around at the elderly and middle-aged men surrounding them, then looked down at the cute girl beside him.
For some reason, his brain suddenly short-circuited and he let out a loud, cheeky whistle.
Realizing how provocative that was, and worried they might actually throw down and wreck the Hyuga Clan's compound, Naruto quickly tossed a portal, grabbed Hinata's hand, and left the scene.
"Did that brat just taunt us??"
"I don't care anymore! I'm going after that yellow-haired brat today! No one is stopping me!"
"I don't care if Hiashi-sama himself shows up… I will still deal with him!"
"Damn it!"
…
The Hyuga Clan's members already had a massive grudge against Naruto. They'd been holding back their fury this whole time, but now the kid had the audacity to whistle at them like he was mocking everyone!?
Clearly, he didn't take them seriously at all!
But after everyone calmed down, they felt that beating up a kid would somewhat damage the Hyuga Clan's reputation, so they decided to secretly inform the genius of the branch family, Hyuga Neji.
They couldn't lay a hand on Naruto directly, but there was nothing wrong with Neji, who was also Genin, having a sparring match with him, right?
This way, Hiashi and even Hiruzen couldn't object… and they'd still get to give Naruto a well-deserved beating.
It's like killing two birds with one stone!
As for whether Neji would lose...
Sorry, but that thought never even crossed their minds.
How could a yellow-haired brat who only possesses Space-Time Ninjutsu be stronger than the genius of their Hyuga Clan?
While the Hyuga Clan's members secretly went to inform Neji, the yellow-haired brat had already taken Hinata out of the photo studio o.
Not only did the two of them take ID photos for their Shinobi certificates, but they also took a lot of selfies. They took about a hundred photos before they stopped with satisfaction.
In every photo, Naruto was pulling a different silly face or pose.
On the other hand, Hinata was much more reserved. Unlike Naruto, she didn't go wild.
In every photo, she was mostly just tilting her head and smiling shyly while watching Naruto act silly.
She truly admired Naruto's courage and carefree personality.
After so many years of contact, Hinata kept finding more reasons to admire Naruto.
She didn't know when it started, but she told herself in her heart that she must become a courageous person like Naruto.
Maybe it was when she got lost at age three, or when Naruto helped chase away some bullies when she was five...
Thinking back on those moments, Hinata subconsciously clutched the thick stack of photos tightly to her chest.
'How strange....'
'Why is my heart beating so fast?'
Feeling her racing heartbeat, Hinata found her emotions hard to put into words.
She didn't know how to describe what she was feeling.
"Hinata, let's go eat!"
"How about Ichiraku Ramen?"
When Hinata heard the word 'eat', a hint of panic appeared on her face.
She didn't want Naruto to know how much she could eat...
She felt that if a girl eats that much, Naruto will definitely going to tease her.
And more than anything, she didn't want Naruto to spend too much money on her.
"I...I'm not hungry."
Seeing the uneasy expression on the girl's face, Naruto instantly understood what she was thinking.
"But I'm a little hungry."
"Let's go!"
"Hinata-chan, just consider it as accompanying me, okay?"
Hearing Naruto say this, Hinata first showed a bit of hesitation, but she had no choice but to agree to him in the end, and kept reminding herself in her heart...
'I'm just going to keep Naruto company while he eats ramen...'
'I won't eat a single bite!'
The two of them walked side by side down the streets of Konoha. They weren't in any hurry, and both of them felt extremely calm in their hearts at this moment.
Hinata thought how nice it would be if they could just keep walking like this forever.
The Ichiraku Ramen wasn't very big… And honestly, it was even smaller than some of the food stalls Naruto remembered from his previous life.
He really couldn't understand Teuchi. Since his business was so good, why didn't he open a store in Konoha?
Then, Naruto suddenly remembered how the village was destroyed later on...
'Hiss…'
'Could it be that Uncle Teuchi knew in advance that Konoha would be destroyed in the future, so he didn't spend a lot of money to open a store in the village?'
Lost in thought, Naruto started feeling like he'd stumbled upon some kind of hidden truth.
When the curtain was lifted, there were only four seats inside.
"Hey there! What can I get you two?"
When Teuchi saw the two guests, he wiped his hands with a rag and greeted them warmly with squinting eyes.
Naruto had a serious look on his face, and stared intently into Teuchi's eyes.
"Naruto-kun?"
Hinata didn't quite understand the look on Naruto face, and she felt it was a little rude not to reply to the owner.
"Ah?"
"Uncle, we'll have two bowls of seafood ramen."
Hinata next to him was a little confused.
'Didn't Naruto-kun say he was the only one eating?'
'But why did you order two bowls?'
'Does Naruto want to eat two bowls?'
Hinata was very confused, but she was too embarrassed to ask.
Naruto didn't notice Hinata's little expression, as his attention was all on Teuchi, who was busy making the ramen.
After a few minutes, Naruto realized that unless he figured out Teuchi's real identity, he probably wasn't getting any sleep tonight.
After all, in his previous life, he saw people in those forums always joked that Teuchi was actually a hidden member of the Otsutsuki Clan.
Some even came up with wild theories about 'Otsutsuki Teuchi' that made absolutely no sense.
"Hey, Uncle… why do you always keep your eyes closed...?"
Naruto finally couldn't help but ask Teuchi directly.
Ichiraku, who was busy preparing the ramen, paused for a second and turned to look at Naruto.
At this time, he had already started to have doubts in his mind, 'Whose child is this?'
'How can he be so rude??'
"Child…"
"My eyes are wide open."
Naruto: "…"