Chapter 55: Hinata's Worries
"Teacher Iruka is really something. I think my drawing looks pretty good. Why does teacher Iruka insist on erasing it?" Naruto grumbled. He thought his drawing was great, especially the portrait of the Fourth Hokage. He was very satisfied with it, but now he had to erase his hard work little by little. Naruto was very reluctant to do so.
"Maybe he was forced to do it by the Third Hokage!" Sakura immediately shifted the blame to the Third Hokage. "Naruto, you have to understand that the Third Hokage has supreme authority in the village. Teacher Iruka cannot refuse his orders!"
"It's such a pity!" Naruto slowly wiped away the portrait of his father. He didn't know why, but he couldn't bring himself to mess up the portrait of the Fourth Hokage like he did with the other three.
"Why do I have to follow you guys and make a mess?" Sasuke said coldly. If his father found out that he spent all his time in school doing this, he might scold him.
"Someone was more excited than anyone else when they were messing around. Why are they regretting it now?" Sakura couldn't help but roll her eyes. Sasuke was too hypocritical. He was the most excited when he was messing around, but now he was pretending to regret it.
"Hmph..." Sasuke snorted. The Third Hokage's hair was his masterpiece. It was all because the ANBU was controlled by the Third Hokage, and he gave his older brother so many missions that he didn't have time to spend with him.
After finally cleaning all four Hokage rocks, the group was completely exhausted. They all sat on top of the Hokage rock, and the sun was about to set.
"Well, I have to go back now, or I won't make it in time!" After resting for a while, Hinata stood up, looking a little flustered.
"Then let's all go home..."
Sakura signaled to the others, and after Hinata had walked far enough away, they all gathered together again.
"Have you guys noticed that Hinata seems very unhappy lately?" Sakura rubbed her chin. Hinata seemed very depressed these past few days, especially when she had to go home. It felt like she was going to the battlefield.
"Did something happen to her?" Ino was also worried. They all liked Hinata, who was a kind girl. Her current state was really worrying.
"Instead of talking about it, why don't we just follow her and see what's going on?" Sasuke put his hands in his pockets. Although the Uchiha and Hyuga families had some animosity towards each other, he never found Hinata annoying. After all, her personality was really hard to dislike.
After making up their minds, they followed Hinata's usual route home. They were all very familiar with the Hyuga family's residence, and they didn't have to worry about getting lost.
As they walked home, Hinata felt very heavy-hearted. She had entered the Ninja Academy, and her training in the family's secret techniques had begun in earnest. However, she didn't like to attack others, even during training. For this reason, Hyuga Hiashi's mood had deteriorated a lot lately.
Hinata also understood that Hyuga Hiashi wanted to train her as the next head of the Hyuga family, but she really didn't like to hurt others. So when she trained, she always held back a bit, and the power of her gentle fist couldn't be fully utilized. Hyuga Hiashi's disappointment made Hinata feel very uncomfortable. Every night on her way home, she felt like she was going to the execution ground.
"Ouch..." Hinata was lost in thought and accidentally bumped into a chubby boy on the other side of the road. Although the boy was a year or two older than Hinata, Hinata had been training in chakra for a year and was much stronger than him. When they collided, he fell to the ground.
"Are you okay?" Hinata was a little nervous and wanted to help the boy up.
"Hey, you little brat, you knocked me down. Apologize to me now!" The chubby boy, supported by his two friends, became very arrogant when he saw that Hinata was a little girl.
"Yes, I'm sorry!" Hinata apologized, feeling embarrassed. If she hadn't been lost in thought, she wouldn't have knocked him down.
"Hey, big brother, look, it's the Byakugan!" The skinny boy behind the chubby boy suddenly pointed at Hinata's eyes and exclaimed.
"No wonder she's so arrogant. She's from the Hyuga clan!" The chubby boy and his friends were very unfriendly. The mentality of hating the rich was everywhere, and as one of the top families, the Hyuga family naturally had many enemies. This chubby boy was one of them. He hated rich people and thought it was unfair that his family wasn't as wealthy as theirs.
In the past, he could only complain silently in his heart, but today he actually encountered a lone Hyuga child. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't teach the other person a lesson.
"Hmph, you people are the worst. You rely on your wealth and power to bully others everywhere..."
"I, I didn't..." Hinata's eyes were filled with tears. She really didn't mean to do it. She had never bullied anyone or even thought about it.
"Tsk, you're just a Byakugan monster..." The chubby boy wouldn't let it go. Hinata's kind personality only further stimulated his tendency to bully the weak.
"I'm not..." Hinata was very aggrieved. She didn't do anything wrong, so why did they say that about her?!
"You have Byakugan, right? Why don't you show us your Byakugan, you Byakugan monster..."
"Yeah, we're almost scared to death by your Byakugan..."
"You, the Byakugan monster who bullies others, kneel down and apologize to us..."
The chubby boy and his two friends became more and more excited as they spoke, and even began to force Hinata to kneel down and apologize.
"No way!" Although Hinata was kind, she couldn't just kneel down to anyone. She immediately refused without hesitation.
"You, the Byakugan monster, dare to resist? Do you believe I'll beat you up?" The chubby boy didn't expect Hinata to resist him, so he raised his fist and threatened her. There was no one around, and even if he beat her up, no one would know that he did it. He didn't have to worry about the Hyuga clan's revenge.
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