Chapter 25
Hyuga Hizashi and his son arrived at the main family's training dojo.
Hinata assumed her stance and began her Gentle Fist training under her father, Hyuga Hiashi.
Looking at the main family's eldest daughter, who possessed no talent yet obtained everything,
and then thinking of his son, Neji, who was a genius but destined to be a slave... combined with his own experiences... Hizashi's overwhelming resentment transformed into a subtle killing intent.
It was this tiny bit of killing intent that his elder brother detected.
In front of Neji, Hyuga Hiashi activated the Caged Bird Seal.
Watching his father in pain, the weeping Neji felt hatred for the main family for the first time.
The seed of hatred was planted, awaiting its future blossoming.
Outside the courtyard, it was already dusk... and within Hinata's Byakugan range, Naruto had been waiting there the entire time.
From morning, he waited until dusk... and then night.
After some celebration, the birthday party for the Hyuga main family's eldest daughter concluded.
Hinata returned to her room, feeling even more dejected.
The darkness outside the window stained the room within the paper sliding doors.
When everything had become completely dark,
Hinata could no longer hold back; she quickly got up and ran to the kitchen.
Once there, she swiftly pulled out a cloth bag and began stuffing various foods into it.
From day to afternoon, and then to evening.
Naruto-kun still hadn't left.
"Naruto-kun..."
She wiped away a falling tear.
With the food packed, Hinata dashed out of the kitchen.
In the courtyard, the sky, which had been illuminated by the silver moonlight, suddenly became overcast.
Large shadows covered the area.
Hinata, who had only taken a few steps, suddenly crashed into a tall shadow.
"Ugh~."
Hinata, wincing from hitting her head, had just regained her footing.
When she looked up, what she saw was a pair of extremely sinister eyes.
A few seconds later.
The cloth bag fell to the ground.
The packed food scattered everywhere.
As the dark clouds in the sky drifted away and the moonlight reappeared, Hinata and the shadow completely vanished... Soon after.
The Hyuga Clan Residence, which had fallen silent, lit up with numerous lights.
Loud shouts echoed.
Soon, several figures left the residence and gave chase... Chapter 20. The Free Man, Naruto, Has Arrived!
Tonight seemed exceptionally long.
Naruto squatted in the grass, idly counting the stars in the sky.
No matter how many times he looked, it was clear that the moon in this world was different from his previous one.
The phrase 'big as a silver plate' was no longer just a beautiful hope or luxury.
The bright moon hanging in the sky was indeed visibly enormous.
In the midst of this tranquil night, a figure rushed out of the Hyuga Clan Residence.
He was carrying something in his arms.
A group of pursuers followed far behind him.
Among these pursuers, one shadow quickly detached itself from the others and chased after the fleeing person.
With just one glance, Naruto understood what was happening: "Hinata... was abducted..."
"Heh... This is Konoha's internal defense..."
The Nine-Tailed disdainfully shared everything it saw outside through Naruto's vision.
Just over a week ago, there was an arson and murder case involving the Mask Shop Owner.
The Konoha higher-ups, those good-for-nothings, had supposedly strengthened the Village's defenses, yet such an incident still occurred brazenly tonight.
Of course, there were also incidents like Kushinabeing kidnapped back then, and so on and so forth... The Nine-Tailed grumbled about these things.
Naruto remained noncommittal about the Nine-Tailed's comments.
Nine-Tailed, you laugh at the higher-ups for being incompetent, and I laugh at you for not understanding politics.
After so many years of skirmishes with the Hidden Cloud Village.
Even the Second Hokage was ambushed and killed by Kumogakure's Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Would the Konoha higher-ups not know the true nature of these Kumogakure fellows???
Filtering various conspiracy theories... including the higher-ups suppressing the Hyuga... and other viewpoints through his mind.
Naruto prepared to act.
"Wait, brat, look over there..."
The Nine-Tailed warned Naruto not to be reckless.
Because this was not an internal Konoha game this time.
The Ninja they had to face were the guys from Kumogakure!
For this visit, Kumogakure sent 8 Ninja and 4 powerless dignitaries.
Excluding the one who abducted Hinata, the remaining 7 figures were swiftly moving in the moonlight.
Clearly, these 7 were the reinforcements.
"..."
Naruto looked left and right, seemingly making a judgment.
A few seconds later, Naruto swiftly ran towards the direction of the reinforcements.
Because if these 7 people couldn't be intercepted, then Hinata would most likely truly be abducted.
"Where are the Konoha Anbu? Those good-for-nothings...!"
Seeing Naruto's decisive action, the Nine-Tailedcould only curse the Konoha Anbu.
But in the end, it wasn't really an insult.
After all, in the manga, whenever Konoha Anbuappeared, it was always accompanied by them getting defeated or starting off poorly... Dark clouds continuously drifted across the sky, occasionally obscuring the moon.
Especially when the strong wind howled, it further confirmed the setting of a dark, windy night perfect for murder.
Naruto did not reveal himself immediately.
Instead, he chose to approach the 7 people in a relatively secretive manner.
He had trained.
I, Uzumaki Naruto, became this strong through my own efforts.
He had killed and seen blood.
After dealing with ordinary people, it was time to fight real Ninja.
Otherwise... spending so much time training would be pointless.
Whoosh!
Naruto, while running, slowly crouched down.
Soon, he transformed from a biped into a quadruped.
Running on all fours not only allowed him to conceal himself but, combined with the Nine-Tailed Chakra, also served as a form of mimicry.
Just like the ancient Five Animal Play, or various martial arts like Tiger Fist, Snake Fist...
The source of a Jinchuriki's power is the Tailed Beast with its bestial nature.
Running on all fours was a return to simplicity.
As a needle-like crimson light ignited in his pupils, Naruto's eyes also transformed into vertical slits at this moment.
The six whisker-like birthmarks were stained with the same red.
His teeth lengthened, his hands and feet sharpened, and even his golden spiky hair began to stand on end.
In this state, Naruto instantly felt a sense of "freedom."
And as he adapted to this state, Naruto's running speed became faster and faster.
When Naruto flew across the rooftops like lightning, brushing past a cat, the feline's expression instantly became dumbfounded.
While the latter was pondering what new species of human this was... Naruto had already approached the seven Kumogakure Ninja.
This was Naruto's first attempt at a free form.
His body's running speed became faster and faster, and Naruto could even clearly feel more Nine-Tailed Chakra leaking from the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style!
"Why?"
Since Naruto perceived it, the Nine-Tailed naturally felt it too.
It was filled with surprise and confusion at the scene before it.
Such a perfect compatibility with its Chakra.
Could it be... this Uzumaki Naruto kid is...? The Nine-Tailed, vaguely sensing something and making a guess, shook its head, exclaiming 'impossible' in its heart.
If he were the reincarnation of Ashura's Chakra, how could he possess such a demonic mind?
The peace-loving Ashura and the 'inhuman' Uzumaki Naruto... by no means seemed to be on the same path.
However, facts speak louder than words.
Naruto, utilizing the Nine-Tailed Chakra to its extreme, felt an unprecedented power!
The first unlucky person, who was jumping and running across the rooftops, didn't even have time to react.
He was pounced upon from the rooftop by Naruto, who was using all four limbs.
While still in mid-air, Naruto swung his claws, tearing his throat with a single strike.
Splat~!