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"What's a Guardian Spirit? Is it... like a Summoning Animal?!" A timid, soft voice piped up. Looking at the little girl before him, Liu Chen patiently explained, "It's pretty similar, actually. Just think of it as, starting today, I'm your companion, and the kind who'll never leave you. Even when you're bathing or sleeping, we'll be together."
Liu Chen's mood was incredibly complex. He had once reached the pinnacle of the One Piece world, single-handedly overthrowing the entire World Government. Just as he was pondering whether to simply find a girl, marry her, and live out the rest of his life, he, the transmigrator, had transmigrated once again.
Looking at this little girl with purplish-black hair, eyes like cataracts, who introduced herself as "Hyuga Hinata," Liu Chen knew he had arrived in the Naruto world. Does this transmigration have to be so casual? Other people encounter such opportunities once in a blue moon, but he's encountered it twice in ten years. If he told anyone, they probably wouldn't believe him!
"Even bathing... sleeping... we have to... be together?" Hinata's fair, delicate face immediately flushed crimson. Although she was still young, just a little girl, she had received schooling on the differences between boys and girls and was not ignorant of such matters. "Th-this... how can this be? I, you... I'm a girl, and you're a boy. Even if you're some kind of Guardian Spirit, we, we..." Her voice trailed off here, suddenly falling silent.
Existing in the world in a bizarre, non-biological state, Liu Chen, floating beside her, turned his head, and his eyelids twitched slightly. He saw that the young Hyuga Hinata had actually rolled her Byakugan eyes and fainted on the spot, her small face flushed with an indescribable crimson, and wisps of steam rising from her forehead.
Is she a bit too shy? It's not like he was going to do anything to a little girl. Although the future Hyuga Hinata is quite well-endowed... ahem. But right now, she's flat-chested. She hasn't even developed yet! She doesn't even count as a loli; at best, she could be called—a young girl.
Liu Chen suddenly extended a finger. A spark of electricity flickered at its tip. He lightly touched Hinata's forehead. Under the stimulation of the faint electric arc, Hinata, who had been unconscious and red-faced from extreme shyness, was instantly awakened. This was the result of developing the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to an incredibly precise application.
The awakened Hyuga Hinata's small face was filled with a dazed expression. She wondered why she was lying on the ground. Patting the snowflakes from her body, she quickly stood up.
"I... I'm sorry, Mr. Guardian Spirit, I don't know why I fell to the ground. Oh... right, will you always stay by my side from now on?" Hyuga Hinata suddenly bowed in apology, her small face still completely flushed. Steam was still rising from her forehead, but at least she hadn't fainted again. Is this considered progress?
Liu Chen's tone was rather helpless as he replied, "For now, it seems so. At least, I can't leave your side beyond two thousand meters."
Liu Chen wasn't sure why he had become Hinata's Guardian Spirit. It was like he didn't know why he had transmigrated again. But since he was here, he would make the best of it. Judging by Hinata's current age, she was at most nine or ten years old. At this time, she hadn't even met Naruto yet. Because of Liu Chen's transmigration, the few little brats who used to bully her had all been scared away. So Naruto and Hinata's first meeting was ruined.
The current timeline was still several years before the start of the plot. With his strength in the Naruto world, he could easily reach the "Super Kage" level. In terms of taijutsu, Liu Chen didn't believe many people could be his match, except for a certain overpowered Eight Gates Guy.
This is a world even more dangerous than the One Piece world... Although the early to mid-stages aren't much, when the later settings completely collapse, various incredibly powerful individuals and cheats appear one after another. Although Liu Chen's strength was formidable, and arguably unmatched in the One Piece world, he wasn't overly arrogant. Because he knew the Naruto plot. He knew how deep the waters were in this world.
The only thing he found helpless right now was that he had inexplicably become Hyuga Hinata's Guardian Spirit. If anything went wrong with Hyuga Hinata, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't also run into trouble. This was what gave Liu Chen a headache, but he quickly pushed this thought to the back of his mind. He's already transmigrated to the Naruto world anyway. Why worry about so many things?! It's just like when he was in the One Piece world; back then, he was just an ordinary person, but didn't he eventually conquer the entire world?! Since he's here, he'll make the best of it. If it really doesn't work out, he'll conquer the Hokage world too...
Hinata, on the other hand, was a submissive little girl. Since she learned that Liu Chen had become her "Guardian Spirit," she didn't resist at all. And she couldn't resist anyway; she could only accept this reality. Liu Chen was quite satisfied with this; at least she wasn't making a fuss about anything. She could be considered a docile little girl.
Glancing at his body, which existed in a special form, Liu Chen suddenly reached out and rubbed Hinata's little head, a gentle smile on his face. "My name is Liu Chen, surname Liu, given name Chen. From now on, please take care of me for the rest of our lives." The two had now made their initial acquaintance, at least knowing each other's names... right?
Hinata looked up at Liu Chen, his ordinary attire, handsome profile, and indescribable aura all told her that her "Guardian Spirit" was definitely not a simple person. Would she spend the rest of her life with him? Was this considered a married relationship? Besides married couples, no other man and woman would live together day and night, right? Hinata's delicate little face was flushed crimson. Her young mind wandered, and she fell into a daze.