Chapter 51
Chapter 51
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: N/A
Chapter Title: Boss Lady Hinata's Morning Call
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"Menma!!!"
A crisp childish voice pierced the silence of the training room, interrupting the boy's contemplation.
Menma stepped out of the training room and approached the second-floor window, pulling it open. He spotted a petite figure waving vigorously.
Hinata stood in the morning light, her head tilted up as she called out Menma's name.
Behind her stood a Byakugan boy with a reserved expression, a headband wrapped around his forehead covering it. He appeared to be Hyuga Ko.
As a member of the branch house, his talent was second only to Neji. In the future, during Pain's assault on Konoha, he had once killed one of the Six Paths of Pain with a single Gentle Fist strike, proving his extraordinary combat prowess.
"What are you dawdling for! Hurry up and come down!" Boss Lady Hinata placed her hands on her hips, her voice carrying an authority that belied her petite frame.
Hyuga Ko quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, a bit intimidated by the young lady's second personality.
As a branch house member, eight-year-old Hyuga Ko hadn't graduated from the ninja academy yet, but he already possessed genin-level strength. Because he was slightly older than Hinata, he had been selected as her bodyguard.
Besides protecting the young lady on a daily basis, he also served as her sparring partner.
When it was the gentler Hinata, Hyuga Ko adored her and would go easy, sparring carefully.
But with this fiery version of the young lady, Hyuga Ko didn't dare hold back.
Every time, he ended up battered and bruised. During their spars, it felt like she had mastered the Gentle Fist for over a decade, while he was the one being trained.
"Coming!" The corners of Menma's mouth curved up, and he quickly dashed downstairs.
Moments later, two small figures walked side by side along the leaf-strewn park path.
Hyuga Ko maintained a perfect distance, observing from afar to avoid disturbing the young lady's personal interactions and giving them some private space.
"Let me tell you, the old geezer in my family is totally different—such an old fossil. Luckily, my mom is still as gentle and virtuous as ever. It actually makes me feel guilty sometimes when I lose my temper..." Boss Lady Hinata walked alongside Menma, chattering nonstop about her own experiences.
"Now I kind of get how you felt back then. I just still can't fully accept it." Hinata kicked a pebble, sending it arcing into the distant pond. Her brows furrowed slightly over her Byakugan eyes, clearly conflicted.
For her, the Tsukuyomi of Limited Duration World was her true reality, where she had lived for over a decade.
Suddenly arriving in this world, where everything seemed similar at first glance, but the personality changes in familiar people still made her deeply uncomfortable.
This sense of unreality left Hinata irritable every time she went out, snapping at the heavens, the earth, and even the air.
She was only docile around her mother.
"Do you miss it over there?" Menma quietly stepped half a pace closer. When their sleeves brushed, he felt a faint tremble in her fingers.
"I do miss it a little, but..." Boss Lady Hinata let out a breath and suddenly took hold of Menma's hand.
"Being with you, I've already prepared myself to leave the clan." Boss Lady Hinata voiced the secret she had kept in her heart for years.
In the shinobi world, many women retired from being ninja after marriage, focusing on raising children and managing the household.
For example, Uchiha Mikoto, once a jonin, fully retired after marrying Fugaku and even tutored Itachi and Sasuke in their training at home.
Moreover, women took their husband's surname after marriage—for instance, Haruno Sakura became Uchiha Sakura after marrying Sasuke.
Yuuhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma weren't married, but after having a child, she took the Sarutobi name and joined the Sarutobi Clan.
So when Boss Lady Hinata said she was prepared to leave the clan...
Menma was truly moved.
But that感動 didn't last long.
"So—"
Boss Lady Hinata pulled Menma's hand, squinting with a smile. "If you ever betray me, I'll slaughter you, got it~?"
The killing intent in that smile had nearly materialized, sending a shiver down even Menma's spine.