Hinata's Birthday, Enduring the Byakugan

"A three of diamonds."

"Royal flush! Straight flush."

"Eh——"

Inside the villa's chess room, Tsunade, who was taking a midday break, brought Shizune over to play cards with Izayoi.

The Charity Card King was still so addicted, no matter how many times he lost.

But this time, she was tilted.

Seeing that she had only thrown out a three of diamonds, Izayoi immediately ended the game with a royal flush and a straight flush.

After a moment of stunned silence, Tsunade said with an angry expression, "With such a good hand, why didn't you bid for landlord?"

"Blame me? You were the one who insisted on bidding." Izayoi spread out his hands and unceremoniously retorted, "Besides, Hokage-sama, your luck is too bad, I can't carry you at all. Even with my hand playing as a peasant with you, Shizune might just get a 'spring' hand."

"What did you say! You little brat want to fight?" Tsunade rolled up her sleeves, looking furious.

"Tsunade-sama, calm down." Shizune hurriedly consoled her with a wry smile.

Izayoi, however, was not afraid at all, shaking his head and sighing, "Playing cards with you, Hokage-sama, there's no sense of accomplishment at all. I'm really afraid you'll lose all the military expenses allocated by the Daimyo."

"Nani! Am I the kind of person who would embezzle public funds?"

"Who knows? After all, a gambling addict with red eyes will do anything, won't they?"

"You brat, if you have the guts, let's go to the arena and fight!"

"No fight, the damaged ground, I have to pay for the repairs myself."

"Ahhh..."

Watching Tsunade, who was so angry that she was grabbing her head with both hands, fuming, but unable to do anything to Izayoi, Karin, who came in from outside carrying a fruit plate, said softly, "Izayoi-kun, don't bully Tsunade-sensei."

"Just stating the facts."

Izayoi got up and smiled, "You come and play, Karin, I'm going to cultivate."

"Wait..."

Tsunade stopped Izayoi, her expression serious, "Change places, the four of us will play mahjong, and I'll tell you something by the way."

Izayoi tilted his head, a little puzzled.

Then the four of them changed to another table and started playing mahjong.

"You brat has been resting for so long, when are you going to do missions?" Tsunade said while shuffling the tiles, "Although you are very rich, your combat record is too small. If this goes on, it will be difficult for you to participate in the Jonin Exams next year."

"No hurry, I'll talk about it in a while." Izayoi smiled, "Besides, Shino hasn't been promoted to Chunin yet, Hinata and I can't leave him behind too much."

"Actually, the Chunin Exams are held twice every year. The reason why you only remember the Chunin Exams in July is because that Chunin Exams is more grand, the purpose is to observe the national power between the Allied Countries."

Tsunade smiled slowly while playing a tile, "Considering that some teams already have members promoted to Chunin, to avoid the situation of unbalanced strength in the Chunin Exams in July. Those teams that already have Chunin are not allowed to participate in the Chunin Exams in July. However, the remaining members who are still Genin can participate in the Chunin Exams held in the first half of the year, which are only for the Genin of this village."

"I see... Riichi." Izayoi nodded slightly, then covered the tile.

Tsunade instantly had black lines all over her face, and a little cold sweat also appeared on her face, and continued, "Shino Aburame's strength is very good, to be precise, none of the members of the Aburame Clan are weak. With his strength, the Chunin Exams in the first half of the year should not be difficult."

"So you better work harder next year, don't be so lazy like you are now." Tsunade sarcastically said, "Kakashi Hatake had already become an all-rounder Jonin at your age."

"Tsumo, Seven Pairs."

"You can even draw this kind of hand, what kind of luck do you have!" Tsunade broke down again, then pushed the tiles, "I'm not playing anymore, it's no fun at all."

"You can quit, but pay up before you leave."

"I'll... I'll owe you first."

The originally aggressive Tsunade's tone instantly weakened, then she changed the subject, her face serious, "Also... you must be careful when you leave Konoha in the future. Jiraiya sent me back a piece of information a few days ago."

"The legendary first of the Three Great Eye Techniques, the Sage of Six Paths' eyes, are real."

"And there's more than one pair of those eyes."

"The one who launched the Konoha Crush Plan in conjunction with Orochimaru was not the Akatsuki Leader, but a mysterious person of unknown gender, unknown age, and unknown identity." Tsunade said in a deep voice, "Taking advantage of Konoha's chaos, he not only infiltrated the Root's underground base, killing Danzo Shimura and all the Root members, but also took the opportunity to steal all the fallen ninja corpses, and captured an Anbu who was once a Wood Release Experiment subject."

"It is currently confirmed that the Rinnegan can use rule-based abilities such as Repulsion and Attraction, and can also turn people's corpses into Puppets, even retaining their abilities from when they were alive. In the future, Danzo Shimura and the Root members, as well as that Wood Release Experiment subject, may appear before us as enemies."

Speaking of this, Tsunade's tone was somewhat grateful, "Fortunately, you were smart and didn't expose Wood Release in advance, otherwise, during the Chunin Exams, that mysterious person's target would likely have been you."

"..."

If it weren't for his extremely strong ability to manage his expression, Izayoi's mouth would definitely twitch slightly now.

He thought it was something important, but it turned out she was reminding him to be vigilant.

However, Izayoi's expression was still serious as he nodded, "I understand, Hokage-sama."

"You have Kagura Mind's Eye, so I'm not too worried about you, but the Rinnegan is appearing for the first time, and no one knows if these eyes have any hidden abilities, so it's better to be cautious."

Tsunade got up and patted Izayoi's shoulder, smiling mischievously, "The new Sealing Scroll is ready, if you want to learn Forbidden Techniques, I can give you a quote, don't waste your Ninjutsu talent."

"Sigh..."

Izayoi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "You can even take out Forbidden Techniques to sell, Hokage-sama, there's no way you can convince anyone that you don't embezzle public funds."

"Forget it if you don't want it, brat, you'll regret it!" Tsunade immediately left angrily.

"..."

Izayoi, who almost couldn't help but continue the joke, stopped the words that had reached his throat.

At this time, Karin also waved to Izayoi and smiled, "Izayoi-kun, lunch is ready, if you're hungry, just heat it up in the kitchen, I'm going to the Hokage Building to help and train too."

"I understand, good luck."

After sending Tsunade and the three girls away, the villa instantly became deserted.

Hanabi hasn't had her vacation yet, so she should still be at the Ninja Academy at this time.

Hinata may have something to do, she hasn't come over yet.

The Little Strong Ones have also gone out to carry out missions, so the huge villa is only occupied by Izayoi alone.

Izayoi didn't feel lonely, but returned to the Traditional Building, created a few Wood Clones, and had them go to the underground base to practice a certain technique.

The Main Body came to a room full of tools, sat at a table, and continued to make a Birthday gift specially prepared for Hinata.

...

December 27th.

This day was very ordinary for Konoha, and even the entire Shinobi World.

However, for the Hyuga Clan, this day was very important.

Because this day was the birthday of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family's young lady.

As Hinata displayed her talent, her status within the clan far exceeded that of the original story by many times.

Before Izayoi revealed his Wood Release, the Clan Elders, in order to solidify Hinata's position, even reprimanded Hiashi Hyuga multiple times, blaming this Clan Head for taking the lead in violating the ancestral teachings by not engraving the Caged Bird Seal on Hanabi.

If they weren't old, they might have even resorted to violence.

After Izayoi revealed his Wood Release, Hinata's status within the clan became even higher.

The Clan Elders, who were already extremely kind to her, became even more amiable and enthusiastic.

This year's birthday banquet was more grand than ever before.

Starting from last night, the Branch Family members began to busy themselves, setting up decorations in various places within the clan grounds.

Whether they were members of the Main Family or the Branch Family, today they needed to leave work early and return to the clan in advance to prepare for celebrating the young lady's birthday.

The last time it was this grand was nine years ago.

On that day, even when the Cloud Village envoy came to Konoha, the Hyuga Clan did not go out to participate in the celebration, but instead celebrated the young lady's birthday within the clan.

However, after that year, the young lady's birthday banquet was not held on a large scale.

This year, it suddenly became so grand again, making many Hyuga Clan members feel like they smelled gossip.

And this day, for Izayoi, was also a very special and meaningful day.

Nine years ago today, Izayoi used the Newbie Gift Pack rewarded by the Talent Perks System and completed his heaven-defying change of fate.

If he hadn't copied Toneri Otsutsuki's Red Perk, Izayoi's current strength would definitely not be so astonishing.

Even if he copied Naruto Uzumaki's Sage Body (Red) and obtained Sasuke Uchiha's Sage Eye (Red), starting Yin-Yang Release, his strength would still be far inferior to what it is now.

After all, these two Red Perks had a considerable gap compared to the Otsutsuki Bloodline (Red). If he wanted to awaken the Rinnegan, it would take at least a dozen years.

On the other hand, with the Otsutsuki Bloodline (Red) + Prince of the Byakugan (Red), Izayoi had already awakened the Tenseigan.

Feeling the Eye Power within his eyes, Izayoi had a premonition.

In a while, the Tenseigan would usher in its second Fetal Movement.

...

At dusk, Izayoi finished his shower, put on the White Robe given by the Hyuga sisters, and smiled at Karin, "Karin, come with me to Hinata's birthday banquet."

"Eh? Is... is that okay?" Karin scratched her face, feeling a little embarrassed, "The Hyuga Clan only invited Izayoi-kun, if I follow you, won't it make things difficult for you?"

"Don't worry, you're my family, they'll only try to please you." Izayoi patted Karin's head and smiled, "Besides, Hinata specifically told me to make sure to bring you along."

"Hehe... then I won't be polite and will follow you to freeload." Karin smiled brightly and jumped up and down, "Izayoi-kun, wait a moment, I'll go get the gift."

However, when Karin came out, she had also changed into a set of clothes, wearing a purple kimono with petal patterns, and her temperament suddenly had a bit of the feeling of a declining noble family.

Immediately, the two walked out of the house and headed to the Hyuga Clan Grounds.

Along the way, Izayoi was the focus of everyone's attention, and many villagers greeted him enthusiastically.

Every time Izayoi went out, he received this kind of treatment on Central Street.

It's better now, at least he can still walk on the street.

In the beginning, the villagers were even more crazy, forcing Izayoi to fly every time he went out.

With a mask-like smile on his face, Izayoi nodded in response while quickening his pace.

After passing through several streets, Izayoi and Karin finally arrived at the Hyuga Clan.

The Hyuga Clan seemed to have received news of Izayoi's departure in advance, or had been waiting at the gate for a long time.

When Izayoi and Karin arrived at the entrance of the Clan Grounds, two Clan Elders with pale hair and several clansmen standing behind them, not knowing whether they were descendants or subordinates, immediately greeted them and said in a very enthusiastic tone, "Welcome Izayoi-sama to the Hyuga Clan, we are truly honored."

"Uh..."

Karin was taken aback by this formation.

Izayoi was also slightly stunned.

Looking at their foreheads without the Caged Bird Seal, obviously members of the Main Family, and seemingly Clan Elders of very high status, Izayoi came back to his senses and bowed politely, "Hello, sorry to disturb you."

Seeing that Izayoi was so easy to get along with, the smiles of the two Clan Elders deepened, and one of them quickly said, "The Clan Head and the Eldest Miss have been waiting inside for a long time, Izayoi-sama, please follow me."

With that said, the two Clan Elders stood on Izayoi's left and right, not even daring to be half a step ahead of Izayoi, only raising their fingers to lead the way, and led Izayoi into the Hyuga Clan Grounds.

Their enthusiasm and attitude were beyond Izayoi's imagination, and also shocked Karin, and even the Hyuga Clan members who accidentally saw this scene while at the buffet, their jaws dropped.

Clan Elders, each of them held great power in the family, and were also highly respected elders.

Their decisions, sometimes even the Clan Head could not disobey.

For the members of the Branch Family, these Clan Elders were like the Clan Head, all high and mighty existences.

However, such big figures were now standing on Izayoi's left and right without any image, their wrinkled faces full of bright smiles, almost unable to see their eyes.

Their kind appearance was not like elders treating a favored junior, but more like servants flattering and pleasing their master.

Very eye-watering, their image was severely damaged.

Thus, Izayoi, who was so flattered by the two Clan Elders, immediately became the focus of the Hyuga Clan.

Whether they were members of the Main Family or the Branch Family, they curiously sized up Izayoi, causing Izayoi to be subjected to the Byakugan all the way.

Some people recognized Izayoi, and after a slight realization, they seemed to realize something, and their expressions also became excited and excited.

After Izayoi and the Clan Elders left, the sound of discussion began to rise, and soon spread throughout the Clan Grounds.

It turned out that the reason why the Eldest Miss's Birthday banquet this year was held so grandly was to invite Izayoi-sama, who had awakened Wood Release.

The Eldest Miss and Izayoi-sama were indeed not just classmates and companions.

This descendant of the Senju Clan, the future of Konoha, was their future son-in-law!

The Hyuga Clan's atmosphere instantly livened up.

At this time, Izayoi, led by the Clan Elders, was also visiting Hinata's home for the first time.

"Nii-chan..."

At the entrance of the Clan Head Residence, Hiashi Hyuga and the Hyuga sisters were already waiting.

The impetuous Hanabi immediately threw herself into Izayoi's arms.

Seeing this, Hiashi Hyuga and the Clan Elders did not reprimand her; instead, the latter's smiles deepened.

The better the relationship between their future son-in-law and the future Clan Head, the greater the benefits for the Hyuga Clan.

This way, they wouldn't have to worry about their eldest daughter cutting ties with the Hyuga Clan after marrying out.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Hanabi."

Izayoi hugged the incoming Hanabi, smiling as he patted her head.

At the same time, Izayoi looked at Hiashi Hyuga next to Hinata; this was his first time meeting his future Father-in-Law.

Leading Hanabi to Hiashi Hyuga, Izayoi bowed slightly and said, "Nice to meet you, Uncle. Izayoi greets you."

"Welcome to the Hyuga Clan, Izayoi."

A smile also appeared on Hiashi Hyuga's stern face as he bowed in return, saying, "Thank you for taking care of my daughter all these years."

Seeing this, the Clan Elders all smiled with satisfaction and then instructed, "Hiashi, you will be in charge of entertaining Lord Izayoi; do not neglect him."

"Lady Hinata, happy Birthday. We will not disturb you any further."

"Elders, please take care."

Hinata, who had already toured the Clan Grounds with her Father, immediately bowed in courtesy.

After the greeting session, Izayoi also sized up Hinata today, his eyes shining slightly as he sincerely praised, "Hinata, happy Birthday. You look super beautiful today."

Hinata was still wearing a white kimono with petal patterns, tied with a purple sash. However, unlike the kimonos suitable for combat she usually wore, today she was wearing a traditional kimono worn on important festivals, with the hem almost reaching her ankles, and a pair of wooden sandals on her feet.

Her silk-like black hair was also styled into a Hime hairstyle, giving her even more of an aura of a noble Princess.

Her delicate and beautiful face was also covered with a layer of light makeup, coupled with her height and figure, which were almost the same as in Shippuden, making Hinata radiate brilliance at this moment, causing Karin, who was still in her teenage form, to feel ashamed of her inferiority.

Faced with Izayoi's praise, a blush appeared on Hinata's small face, but she did not shyly lower her head. Instead, she responded with a gentle smile, "Thank you, Izayoi-kun. You look as handsome as ever today."

After speaking, the two smiled at each other again.

"Let's go inside and talk."

Led by Hiashi Hyuga, Izayoi stepped into Hinata's home for the first time.

This was a good start, and it also meant that Izayoi would no longer need to wait outside the Hyuga Clan's Clan Grounds when he came to find Hinata in the future; he could freely enter and exit at any time.

Arriving at Hinata's family's dining room, the table was already filled with delicacies, as well as the traditional Birthday foods of Red Bean Rice, Rice Cake, and Seaweed Soup, with a five-layer cake in the middle.

"Sister, make a wish and blow out the candles." After lighting the candles, Hanabi ran to turn off the lights and urged.

Hinata also very ceremoniously put her hands together, made a praying gesture, closed her eyes, and began to make a wish.

Before long, Hinata, with her astonishing lung capacity, blew out all the candles in one breath.

"Hinata, happy birthday."

After Hanabi turned on the lights, Karin immediately smiled and presented her gift, a delicately wrapped gift box.

"Thank you, Karin," Hinata said softly, accepting it.

Hanabi came closer, looking at Izayoi's empty hands, and asked curiously, "Nii-chan, where's your birthday present?"

Hinata also looked over with anticipation in her eyes.

Izayoi patted Hanabi's head and said with a smile, "My gift is a bit special, I want to give it to Hinata separately later."

Hearing this, Hinata became even more expectant.

"Let's eat first."

Hiashi Hyuga, who seemed out of place with the younger generation, immediately invited Izayoi and the others to sit down.

In front of Hiashi Hyuga, Izayoi and the others also couldn't relax.

Even the impish Hanabi was very mindful of etiquette.

As if sensing their restraint, Hiashi Hyuga only ate for about ten minutes before getting up and saying to Hinata, "I'll go over there for a bit. Hinata, you stay here and entertain Izayoi and your friends, and by the way, ask for Izayoi's opinion."

After saying that, Hiashi Hyuga nodded to Izayoi and then walked out of the house.

"What opinion?" Izayoi looked at Hinata in confusion.

"There's actually another banquet outside, but Father and the Clan Elders are worried that Izayoi-kun wouldn't like that kind of atmosphere, and they're also afraid that the clansmen might accidentally offend Izayoi-kun, so they've arranged a separate family banquet," Hinata explained softly. "The Clan Elders all want to meet Izayoi-kun and introduce Izayoi-kun to the clansmen. They want me to ask for your opinion, Izayoi-kun, whether you want to attend the banquet over there?"

"I see," Izayoi said with a slight realization, feeling a bit amused at the same time.

Good heavens, as expected of the Hyuga Clan, who know how to adapt to the times, they've really considered everything.

No wonder they sent him an invitation but treated him with a family banquet, it turned out they had even considered his feelings.

Good, loyal enough!

It had to be said that the Hyuga Clan had successfully earned Izayoi's favor.

Izayoi was very satisfied with his first impression of them.

However, on the surface, he shook his head and smiled, "We can meet another time. I only want to celebrate your birthday with you, Hinata."

"Mmm..."

Hinata nodded repeatedly. She didn't really like those kinds of occasions either, preferring a simple family banquet.

"Nii-chan, did you bring the camera?"

After her father left, Hanabi instantly revealed her true colors, sitting on Izayoi's lap and teasing with a smile, "My sister is so beautiful today, aren't you going to take a picture?"

Izayoi's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his Little Sister-in-Law's face, laughing, "It's all Hinata's fault, she mesmerized me at the door. If Hanabi hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten."

Rolling up his sleeves, Izayoi took out the camera stored in the Sealing Scroll, loaded a new Film Roll, and pressed the shutter towards Hinata, who was currently devouring her food with gusto, her small face puffed up into two buns.

Hearing the sound, Hinata, holding a large chicken leg, cast a puzzled look.

The Princess with the Hime haircut, holding a large chicken leg without seeming crude, instead exuded a contrasting beauty. The adorable image of her cheeks puffed out and her gaze filled with bewildered innocence was instantly and eternally preserved.

"Nii-chan, make a Wood Clone, let's go take a group photo with big sister and Karin-neechan."

"Okay!"

Izayoi and Hanabi, who didn't eat much, started to liven things up.

Handing the camera to the Wood Clone, Izayoi pulled Hanabi and Karin to Hinata's side, giving the birthday star the center position, and then took a photo of them sitting at the table.

At first, it was just a normal photo, not disturbing Hinata, who was just getting into the zone.

After Hinata had cleared away the dishes with the speed of a whirlwind, leaving only the five-layer cake in the middle with just a little eaten.

Izayoi and Hanabi exchanged a smile, and very tacitly grabbed a handful of cream. The former slapped it on Hinata's face, making the girl look up at him blankly.

Hanabi, on the other hand, suddenly backstabbed her beloved Nii-chan, smashing the cream in her hand at Izayoi, hitting him right in the face.

The latter looked at the clingy little hug pillow in disbelief.

Karin covered her mouth and snickered beside them.

Click!

The sound of the shutter rang out, and the Wood Clone captured this scene.

"Izayoi-kun..."

Hinata stood up, clenching her small fists, her eyes hidden in shadow, her whole body exuding a black aura.

"Cough cough... I was wrong, I was wrong, it's all my fault."

Izayoi took out a handkerchief, wiped the cream off Hinata's face, and also wiped away the black aura on her body, changing the subject with a smile, "Hinata, I've prepared a surprise for you, I'll take you to see it now."

After saying that, Izayoi said to Karin, "Karin, you stay here and accompany Hanabi, or let Hanabi take you out for a walk."

Immediately, Izayoi and Hinata's figures disappeared into thin air.

The Wood Clone also disappeared with them.

"Disappeared!"

Hanabi, who had grabbed a handful of cake and was ready to retaliate at any moment, exclaimed in surprise, "There wasn't even a sound, how did Nii-chan and big sister disappear?"

Karin also formed hand seals and fully released her Kagura Mind's Eye, then said with a shocked expression, "There's no Izayoi-kun or Hinata's Chakra in Konoha, what was that just now... Space-Time Ninjutsu!"

"So... So amazing!"

Although Hanabi didn't know what Space-Time Ninjutsu was, after hearing that Izayoi and Hinata were no longer in Konoha, her beautiful eyes sparkled and she said, "If he can leave Konoha in an instant, then can Nii-chan take Hanabi out for a trip anytime in the future?"

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