Chapter 8: A Date with Hinata
Hinata heard the question and instinctively replied, "Yes!"
But after answering, she saw Naruto, then remembered what she had said earlier, and her face flushed, almost fainting again.
Seeing this, Naruto quickly said, "Hey, hey, hey, you can't faint again! If you faint again, these fish will burn."
Hyuga Hinata heard Naruto's words and quickly shook her head, saying, "I won't faint! I won't faint!"
Naruto looked at Hinata and smiled, thinking, 'This Hinata is too cute! His daughter in his previous life wasn't this cute!'
Naruto picked up a grilled fish, handed it to Hinata, and said, "Eat! I grilled a lot today, so make sure to finish it!"
"Yes~!"
After Hyuga Hinata took the grilled fish, she stared at it, then glanced at Naruto.
Naruto smiled, picked up a grilled fish himself, and looking at Hinata, said, "I'm eating!"
Hyuga Hinata also smiled and quietly said, "I'm eating too!"
Naruto lowered his head, silently eating the grilled fish. Perhaps Naruto didn't know what to say to Hyuga Hinata, or perhaps Hyuga Hinata had strict upbringing, adhering to the rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping. The two of them silently ate the grilled fish like that.
Naruto grilled a total of eight fish; Naruto ate three, and Hyuga Hinata ate the remaining five.
"Are you full? If not, I'll go catch a few more."
"No, no need! I can eat more when I get home."
"Alright then! Next time I'll grill more."
"Mm!... No! Naruto-kun, you don't have to go to so much trouble. One or two is fine for me too."
Naruto smiled and said, "You called me Naruto-kunagain!"
"Uh... Yes...! Naruto!"
After Hinata finished speaking, her face turned red, and she almost fainted again.
"Alright, you don't have to be so nervous! You must be from the Hyuga Clan, so your family rules are probably very strict. It's rare for you to come out, so don't think about so many rules. Just have fun and then go home."
"Yes! Naruto-kun!"
After Hyuga Hinata said that, she realized she had called him Naruto-kun again and quickly corrected herself, saying, "Yes! Naruto!"
Naruto smiled and shook his head, stood up, and looked at Hyuga Hinata, saying, "Let's go, I'll walk you back."
"Okay!"
Naruto instinctively reached out to take Hyuga Hinata's hand, but then remembered that girls in Hokage mature early, so he quickly put his hands behind his head.
Hyuga Hinata was actually a little nervous when she saw Naruto about to take her hand, but when she saw him put his hands behind his head, she let out a sigh of relief, though she still felt a little disappointed.
The two youngsters walked side by side on the street and soon arrived at the Hyuga Clan's compound.
"Young Lady! You're back!"
Hyuga Hinata nodded and greeted the Hyuga clansman, but that clansman stared intently at Naruto.
Hyuga Hinata knew that the Hyuga clansman was wary of Naruto because he was protecting her, so Hyuga Hinata looked at the clansman and said, "Let's go back!"
"Yes, Young Lady!"
Hyuga Hinata turned to Naruto and said, "Goodbye! Naruto-kun... uh... Naruto!"
Naruto smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Go on back, I'm going back too!"
With that, Naruto turned and left the Hyuga Clancompound.
After Naruto left, the Hyuga clansman guarding the Hyuga compound said to Hyuga Hinata, "Young Lady, it would be best not to associate with him in the future."
"Why?"
"This... I can't really say. You should ask the Clan Head!"
Hyuga Hinata nodded, said nothing, kept her head slightly bowed, and went home.
Hinata's father, Hyuga Hiashi, saw Hinata return and sternly looked at her, saying, "You're back?"
"I'm back, Father!"
"Mm! Where did you play today?"
"Uh... I went running to exercise today, didn't really play much!"
"Mm! Very good! Wash up and then eat!"
"Yes, Father!"
Hinata originally wanted to tell Hyuga Hiashiabout becoming friends with Naruto.
But remembering the words of that clansman, Hyuga Hinata changed what she was about to say.
Actually, when Naruto and Hyuga Hinata were at Naruto's usual fish grilling spot,
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi had found Hyuga Hiashi, and after they discussed something, Hyuga Hiashi didn't send anyone to bring Hyuga Hinataback.
After Naruto returned home, he summoned a Shadow Clone, and his main body immediately entered the Spirit Spring Space.
The Shadow Clones in the Spirit Spring Spacewere very disciplined: some practiced water walking and tree climbing, some practiced the Three Basic Jutsu, and some practiced hand signs, each busy with their assigned tasks.
Naruto scooped a bowl of Spirit Spring water and then dispelled all the Shadow Clones in the Spirit Spring Space.
Indeed! A flood of memories rushed into the main body's mind, and the sheer volume of memories almost made Naruto faint.
Fortunately, he was prepared; Naruto picked up the Spirit Spring water in front of him and drank it all, and the impact on his brain eased considerably.
Naruto rubbed his temples and said, "This is only the memory of thirty clones. I really don't know how the original Naruto endured the memories of thousands of Shadow Clones learning the Rasenshuriken."
As Yang Chu's voice faded, the system popped up.
"Ding, actually, this kind of practice is still beneficial to the host."
"Oh? How so?"
"Ding, the host frequently uses Shadow Clones to learn, and while the brain is often impacted, it also increases the host's spiritual power. When spiritual power is strong, most genjutsu will have no effect on the host."
Naruto's mouth twitched slightly as he said, "So, the reason Naruto in the original work wasn't much affected by genjutsu was because he learned Multiple Shadow Clones! Was it not because of the Nine-Tailed Fox?"
"Ding, this system does not know that. This system merely performs normal detection."
"Alright!"
Naruto also knew that what the system said was probably true, but whether it was useful or not, the best way to accumulate experience now was to use Multiple Shadow Clones.
Naruto walked to a large lake, walked a circle on the water, then started jogging, and smiled, saying, "It's quite simple!"
Then Naruto walked to a large tree stump nearby and walked up the stump at a ninety-degree angle.
"Not bad!"
Then Naruto used the Substitution Jutsu, Transformation Jutsu, and Clone Jutsu one by one. He felt that the Transformation Jutsu was still somewhat lacking, so he summoned a Shadow Clone again and had some of the Shadow Clones continue to learn the Three Basic Jutsu.
Some might say that the Three Basic Jutsu are the simplest Ninjutsu, but they are the most frequently used Ninjutsu, and mastering them is very beneficial.
Then Naruto had the other Shadow Clones learn Sealing Jutsu. After all, Naruto's current Chakrareserves were limited, and learning Flying Thunder God or other Ninjutsu was still somewhat difficult. It was better to learn some theoretical knowledge first.