"Hinata, you should start training." After playing for a bit, Naoki found a convenient opportunity and decided to push the girl to train.
"Yes, I understand, Naoki-niisan!" Hinata nodded vigorously and said very seriously, "I will definitely try hard! I won't let Naoki-niisan down!"
"Well, just try your best, but don't overdo it," Naoki patted Hinata on the head and said, "If you train well, I'll take you out to eat something delicious!"
"Okay!" When Hinata heard that Naoki was going to take her out to eat something delicious, a dreamy expression suddenly appeared on her small face.
During this time, Naoki got along with Hinata, and she began to listen to his words. But Naoki was very worried that Hiashi would cause him trouble.
Because it seemed like Hinata listened to him more than her own father. I wonder if Hiashi would be jealous because of that?
As for Hinata's training, the Hyuga clan has their own system, and Hiashi had already informed Naoki of the basic training program, allowing him to guide her throughout the process.
When it comes to training, Hiashi was of course very happy. After all, Naoki himself is the most popular genius in Konoha. He was able to grow from an ordinary civilian to the current elite jonin. He is definitely unique, and he has his own special secrets.
Hiashi even felt that their clan benefited greatly by allowing Naoki to train Hinata.
The learning process was naturally not easy, but little Hinata was already in a completely different state compared to yesterday, she tried very hard.
Naoki also kept his promise and took Hinata shopping with him that evening and bought her some sweets with his own money.
These days are indeed quite leisurely.
…
On that very day.
After Hinata finished training, Naoki took her along and went shopping. While walking down an alley, they unexpectedly encountered several children from the Hyuga clan.
When they saw Hinata come out alone without any security, they immediately gathered around her.
Naoki, who was standing nearby, was perceived by them as a passerby.
After all, Hinata is the heiress of the Hyuga clan, and when she goes out, she is always protected by people from the branch clan. And Naoki is not from the Hyuga clan, and in their opinion, he should have nothing to do with Hinata. So these children boldly stopped the girl.
"Hey! Miss Hinata, stop!"
"My father said that you are the heiress and the future head of the clan that we must protect in the future? Why should we protect you?"
"Yes, why should we protect you?"
The group of boys were children who had just received the seal of the branch house. They all still harbored grudges in their hearts. Due to their young age, they had little understanding of what was right and what was wrong. They only felt that this happened because of Hinata. Because of a small girl, they were all given a seal that would control them until their death.
This was of course unacceptable to them, and deep down they must have hated Hinata.
It's just that Hinata is always protected by adults, so kids like them just can't approach her. Now that they saw Hinata alone, they were naturally very happy, and of course they wouldn't miss the opportunity to make fun of her.
Poor Hinata had never experienced anything like this before, she was scared and didn't understand why these guys hated her so much. She shook her head helplessly and waved her hands: "You, don't come..."
"Tch! Look at that coward, you don't look like a young lady at all. Do you still want us to protect you in the future? Stop dreaming!" The most daring boy raised his hand to grab Hinata's hair.
Hinata quickly took a step back, but this only made the boys even more angry.
"You still dare to leave?!" several children immediately approached.
This scared Hinata, she suddenly tucked her head in, and couldn't help but look at Naoki, as if asking for help: "Naoki-niisan...".
Naoki stood aside, watching this scene with a faint smile, and had no intention of taking any action. To him, this was just a fight between children, and also a necessary stage of life's growth. Blindly protecting Hinata would only make her become more and more dependent on others. He had to raise her to be firm. Only firmness and courage could allow her to grow up enough.
In the original story, Hinata also gradually changed and became stronger after becoming a shinobi. Naoki naturally hoped that he could develop these qualities in her at an early age.
However, at that moment, a loud shout suddenly came from behind Naoki: "Hey! Why are you letting them bully her!?"
Naoki turned around and saw a small blond boy looking at him with an angry expression on his face.