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Seeing his clansmen trying to send Shin away, little Hinata became anxious. “Big Brother is Father’s classmate!” she protested, her face flushed.
“Young Miss, don’t tell me you were deceived?” One of the Hyūga clansmen interrupted, his gaze turning hostile towards Shin.
Claiming to be the Clan Head’s classmate?
What a joke. They refused to believe it. How dare he try to scam them?
“Get lost.”
Shin had no patience for these clowns.
The two Hyūga blocking his path were sent flying, smashing two large holes into the Hyūga compound wall.
“B-big brother…” Hinata looked nervously at Shin.
“Let’s go inside.”
Shin smiled down at Hinata, then took her hand and entered the Hyūga compound.
It wasn’t his first time here, though the Clan Head back then had been Hiashi’s father.
The commotion attracted more Hyūga clansmen.
Shin, uninterested in arguing, simply used Genjutsu to control them and continued towards the core of the compound—where Hiashi Hyūga resided.
Hinata grew even more nervous as they approached her father’s house. Shin sighed inwardly.
Hiashi really was a terrible father.
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“Shin Uzumaki?”
Hiashi emerged from his house, initially surprised to see Shin, then furious when he noticed Hinata beside him.
“Shin Uzumaki! Release my daughter!”
“Huh? Is there something wrong with your head?” Shin gave Hiashi a look like he was dealing with an idiot.
Hiashi’s face turned livid.
He desperately tried to figure out how to rescue his daughter.
“<Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!>”
A massive Ba Gua pattern enveloped Shin as Hiashi launched his attack.
Shin simply threw a punch.
BOOOOM!
Hiashi was sent flying backward, crashing through the house wall and rolling several times before stopping.
“Idiot. That should wake you up.” Shin felt he’d held back considerably. Hiashi was likely just injured; a serious blow would have turned him to dust.
Hinata’s jaw dropped. Was that really her father who just got sent flying?
“Cough, cough.”
Hiashi struggled to his feet, spitting out blood. He felt slightly better after that.
“Hiashi Hyūga, are you seriously thinking I kidnapped your daughter?”
Hiashi finally came to his senses, realizing his impulsiveness. He had subconsciously assumed Shin was hostile.
Though not officially a missing-nin, Shin was treated as such by Konoha—a perception Hiashi shared.
“And your Hyūga Clan has some nerve. I bring your daughter back, and I don’t even get a thank-you,” Shin said coolly.
Hiashi’s expression shifted, then he bowed deeply. “My apologies. We were rude.” Having been easily overpowered, he had no choice but to submit.
He desperately wanted to ask how Hinata had ended up with Shin, but he held his tongue.
After massaging his bruised torso, he invited Shin inside.
“Father, are you alright?” Hinata asked softly.
Hiashi stiffened. He was barely holding himself together, putting on a brave face for his daughter.
Hiashi couldn’t lose face, especially not in front of her. Pride wouldn’t allow it, even if the pain was excruciating.
“Hinata, leave us. We have matters to discuss,” Hiashi said sternly.
“Oh.” Hinata left obediently.
As soon as Hinata left, Hiashi coughed up more blood, barely managing to swallow it back down.
“You’re a tough one. I’ll give you that.” Shin gave Hiashi a thumbs-up. The man was tougher than he looked—and stubborn.
Hiashi’s face flushed red from the effort of suppressing the pain. He was relieved Hinata hadn’t seen him like this; it would have been utterly humiliating.
“Shin Uzumaki, your visit to the Hyūga Clan… it can’t just be to return my daughter, can it?” Hiashi asked, regaining his composure.
“Go rinse your mouth first. I don’t want to talk to someone with a mouthful of blood,” Shin said disdainfully, waving him away.
Hiashi’s jaw twitched.
He suppressed his anger. He couldn’t win against Shin; his earlier attack had been impulsive.
From a different perspective, perhaps Hiashi truly cared about Hinata. After all, Hanabi hadn’t been born yet; Hinata was his only daughter, the Future head of the Hyūga Clan.
After rinsing his mouth, Hiashi asked again, “I doubt you came just to return my daughter. State your purpose.”
“You’re right about that.” Shin smiled. “But what I have to say… you might not like it.”
Hiashi’s gaze hardened. He wished Shin wouldn’t say anything. But he couldn’t stop him.
“It’s about Hinata. I believe she has great potential. I plan to take her with me. What do you think?”
Hiashi’s face changed instantly. Let Shin take his daughter?
“No. Absolutely not! I refuse!” Hiashi rejected the offer without hesitation.
“Don’t be so quick to refuse. I believe Hinata will reach her full potential under my guidance. Honestly, if she stays here under your tutelage, you might ruin her talent.”
Shin wasn’t lying.
In the original story, Hinata was sweet but weak.
Hiashi’s face darkened. Shin’s words were a direct insult to his teaching abilities.
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