Chapter 207: Hinata's Fury, Hanabi's Betrayal
The next second, Akiyama Makoto and Hinata were in the dreamscape.
Hinata froze, looking around in confusion. When she saw her mature and beautiful future self, she jumped up in excitement.
"Makoto-kun, I... I'm all grown up?"
"How can you grow up overnight? If that really happened, you should be scared, shouldn't you?"
"No, I'm not scared! As long as I can be by your side, I—"
Hinata hugged his arm. He pinched her nose. "Being grown up is nice, but the joy of youth is also very precious."
"I can give you eternal youth, but I can't make you young again. Cherish the present."
Only then did she give a soft "Mm" and curiously ask where they were.
"By the way, did you see any strange images just now?" he asked casually.
Hinata frowned and thought for a moment. "There were some blurry fragments... like you and I getting married, us having a child, and us..."
Her head started to steam, and she couldn't continue. Her answer made him thoughtful.
It was clear that she had also been affected by the "little accident" just now. But unlike Kurenai, who had even remembered their child's name, Hinata had only seen memory fragments.
Could this be related to Kurenai's spiritual talent, and what she had been doing at the time?
Hinata and Karin had both been passively receiving his chakra. Only Kurenai had actively probed the state of the True Spirit Seal. Perhaps that was the method to increase their spiritual exchange.
From this perspective, giving all the girls around him a Genjutsu 10 talent seemed like an even better choice. Without that talent, at his current strength level, it would probably be very difficult to have a spiritual exchange with them.
"I'm sorry, Makoto-kun. I'm too good at daydreaming..." she apologized, blushing.
He patted her head. "No, it's not your daydream. It's... a certain future reality."
He then told her the same story he had told Tenten. He had already proven its feasibility with Tenten, and Hinata was the one who would follow him most closely after her, so he had no burden in telling her.
The only thing to pay attention to now was whether Toneri would come and spoil things. Although, with his current strength, he wasn't afraid of a Tenseigan-less Toneri.
As expected, Hinata quickly accepted everything. After seeing him use the Flying Thunder God Technique, her feelings for him had almost reached the level of blind worship. She would believe anything he said.
He then showed her the edited memories of her simulation.
At first, she watched with great joy, because he was always by her side, training and growing with her. But when Toneri appeared, her heart was in her throat, worried that she would be separated from him.
And when he forcibly took her and Hanabi from the Hyūga compound, she shed happy and emotional tears. The thought of being able to spend several years with him filled her heart with so much happiness that she no longer even felt hungry.
The only thing that confused her was why Hanabi's attitude towards him was getting better and better.
From then until the Great Ninja War, and finally to him completely solving the Toneri problem, her heart was in suspense.
When the dust finally settled, she saw herself holding her and his child, and a blissful, motherly smile appeared on her face. But this happiness was interrupted by Hanabi's actions.
Hinata's eyes widened. She stood up, looking in disbelief at the image of him and Hanabi embracing. She began to bite her lip, aggrieved.
This scene surprised him a little. Hinata was so accepting of all the other people around him. Why did she have this attitude towards Hanabi?
He took her hand and pulled her into his embrace. "Do you think what Hanabi did was inappropriate?"
"You can rest assured, this is just a simulation. If you don't agree to let her join, I will keep my distance from her in the future."
He wasn't lying. Hanabi was too young right now. It would be fine to pursue her after the Great Ninja War. And at that time, who knew what her mindset would be?
But her next words left him speechless.
"No, Makoto-kun. You don't know. Hanabi and I made a promise that we would tell each other everything, no matter what happens in the future, so that we wouldn't have a falling out over secrets and deception."
"But now... she did this and didn't even tell me! Does she really still see me as her big sister?"
"What's more, that's your child, Makoto-kun! How can she be named 'Hyūga Yuki'?!"
He couldn't help but cough twice. "We have to leave a little something for your father, don't we?"
"That's not acceptable! She can't make this kind of decision on her own!"
She looked as if she were about to go and have it out with Hanabi. He quickly pulled her back and told her that this was just one possibility of the future, not necessarily the real future. Only then did she calm down.
But then, she asked anxiously, "Then... will my and your child... also disappear?"
Seeing that she was about to cry, he quickly reassured her. "This is a very strange thing. Our child will definitely be born. I've already confirmed this with Tenten."
"This is also why I have to keep you all by my side. I can't bear to watch them just disappear."
The same reason was spoken again, and as expected, its lethality was immense.
She pulled him into her embrace and began to comfort him, telling him that she would definitely have his child with him in the future.
Only then did he pretend to relax, chatting and laughing with her about the details of the simulation.
"Makoto-kun, in the future... will you really take me and Hanabi away from Konoha?"
She looked at him with a mix of anticipation and worry. She really liked the idea of traveling the ninja world, but she also understood that this kind of "forced" life was not something her father could accept.
"We'll try not to wander. To do that, both you and I need to improve our strength. But don't worry, when we have free time, I will take you and Hanabi to play all over the ninja world."
She nodded happily. The current her had only left Konoha once—for that C-rank mission. She was still full of curiosity and longing for the wider world. Seeing her simulated self travel the world, she naturally couldn't hold back her excitement.
After she calmed down, he began to teach her the Gentle Fist knowledge she should have mastered, and, most importantly, to introduce her to the existence of the "Analysis Eye."
He had been worried that she would be resistant to the idea of cloning and absorbing pupil power. But he soon realized that he had underestimated her desire to become stronger. Especially when she learned of Toneri and the Tenseigan's existence, and the great potential hidden within her and her sister's bodies, she displayed a fighting will comparable to when she had faced Neji.
It made sense. Compared to what Toneri wanted to do, what he was doing could indeed be considered in the realm of "medical ninjutsu."
This way, he could confidently invite her to join in the research and development of the Analysis Eye in the future, without worrying about her and Hanabi being traumatized.
Of course, he would definitely keep this from Hiashi. If he found out that he had created thousands of main family Byakugan clones, he would probably faint from anger. One had to know, to protect the main family's Byakugan, the Hyūga's Caged Bird Seal had become extremely harsh. But now, he, along with his two daughters, had turned around and sold out the main family. He didn't think Hiashi could stand it.
At most, Hiashi was willing to let Hinata stay by his side as an investment. To have him bet Hanabi and the entire Hyūga clan... he definitely couldn't accept that.
After explaining everything, he began to have her familiarize herself with the Gentle Fist techniques she would master in the future.
He naturally didn't expect her to be able to master these techniques quickly in reality. But as long as she could master them in the next one or two years, that would be enough to prepare for the development of the Analysis Eye.
To his surprise, before ending the dreamscape, she took the initiative to ask to experience the feeling of the Analysis Eye.
He had no reason to refuse. He let her transform into her 20-year-old self and attack him using only the Analysis Eye.
When the eye's chakra pressure and long-range Gentle Fist came at him, even he was almost hit. Fortunately, he had the Mind-Mirror Image talent and was not afraid of this kind of spiritual impact. He quickly used the Flying Thunder God to get close and subdue her.
The reason he used Hiraishin was that if he had tried to approach her by conventional means, he would have been sent flying by her Rotation. And at this time, her Rotation also had the effect of destroying meridians!
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