Naruto: The Savior of the Shinobi World is a Liar?

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The atmosphere within the Hyuga clan was incredibly oppressive.

It wasn't just because of the terrible news of the impending war, but also because today was Hyuga Hizashi's funeral.

In the courtyard, the heavy, suffocating scent of sandalwood mixed with the stale odor of aged tatami mats created a thick, viscous film that seemed to cling tightly within Hyuga Hizashi's nose and throat.

"..."

Hyuga Hizashi looked at the photograph framed by layers upon layers of white chrysanthemums, at the image of himself and the people kneeling inside the house. He felt the world was so absurd.

Three-year-old Hyuga Hinata, who had just celebrated her birthday not long ago, hid behind him, cautiously holding onto the hem of her "father's" robe with her small hand, innocently watching everything unfold before her eyes.

At this age, Hyuga Hinata didn't understand what death meant.

Until she saw Hyuga Neji kneeling in front of the photograph, rigid like a forgotten terracotta figure.

"Neji, I'm sorry for your loss…"

A Hyuga branch family member patted Neji's shoulder, sighing softly. Neji, who had been maintaining a calm and subdued expression, trembled slightly. Under Hinata's gaze, he lowered his head, and a glistening tear slid down his cheek.

The pain and sorrow that seemed to overflow from the depths of his heart made Hyuga Hinata's heart tremble slightly as well.

"All things are impermanent, that is the law of arising and ceasing... When arising and ceasing cease, tranquility is joy... May you depart from suffering and find peace, and be reborn in the Pure Land…"

The monotonous and drawn-out chanting of the monks, like heavy lead weights, hammered against her eardrums, and seemed to transform into countless fine needles, piercing her nerves, making her tense up slightly.

She remembered the strange looks the branch family brothers and sisters had given her yesterday, and suddenly understood that Hyuga Hizashi's death might be related to her.

So, Hyuga Hinata lightly released her grip on her "father's" robe and walked out of the shrine in a small, hurried step, as if she were fleeing.

At the front of the crowd, Hyuga Kumo, as if sensing something, turned his head to look behind him.

Whoosh.

This was the first snow of the year in Konoha. Goose feather-like snowflakes fell silently and densely, covering the carefully manicured pine branches in the courtyard, obscuring the bluestone path, enveloping the entire world in a suffocating, cold, pure white silence.

Only the lanterns under the eaves swayed helplessly in the wind and snow, casting a dim and trembling halo.

In Hinata's eyes, the figures walking by in solemn black clothes swayed in her peripheral vision, like silent, ominous clouds. The strange looks they occasionally cast were like barbs, scraping against her exposed skin.

An uncontrollable feeling of guilt and cowardice welled up from the bottom of her heart, causing her to subconsciously choose to escape, transforming from walking to running, wanting only to get away from the room filled with an oppressive atmosphere.

Crunch! Crunch!

Her feet stepped deep then shallow in the snow, her thin clothes fluttering in the wind, a wide belt tightly wrapped around her waist, snowflakes frantically battering her face, melting into bone-chilling water flowing down into her collar.

Until she ran out of the Hyuga clan estate, and suddenly tripped over her feet, falling heavily into the thick snow, the cold instantly engulfing her.

"Waa…"

The tears that had accumulated in her eyes finally spilled out, the hot liquid sliding down her cold cheeks, dripping onto the snow, melting out small, fleeting dark marks.

She struggled to get up and continued to run, but when she turned the next corner, she ran head-on into someone.

"S-Sorry, sorry."

Hinata wiped away her tears and stood up, subconsciously raised her head and apologized.

One of the three boys was the one she had collided with. But after seeing Hyuga Hinata's white eyes, he swallowed the words "it's okay" he was about to say.

"Eh?" The two boys next to him also blurted out, "Her, her eyes…"

Everyone now knew that war was coming, and as one of the culprits behind the war, the Hyuga clan was in a very difficult position in Konoha.

Jokingly, they used to look at others with their "Byakugan," but now it was their turn to have others look at them with scorn.

As soon as they saw those signature white eyes, the villagers would show disgusted expressions and have a bad attitude.

This attitude undoubtedly influenced their children.

And the evil of children was the purest evil, evil that was not mixed with any interest.

"Look everyone, her eyes are white!"

"Really! A monster with white eyes!"

"Is she a monster like that thing?"

The three boys immediately began to shout and make a fuss, and Hyuga Hinata, who had already stood up, was pushed down again.

One of the boys even reached out to grab her eyes. Hyuga Hinata seemed to be frightened silly, her little face pale and blank as she watched.

"St-Stop…"

"Hey!"

Just as he was about to touch Hyuga Hinata, two voices came almost simultaneously.

The boy subconsciously turned his head to look behind him, and in the next moment, a slap loomed large in his eyes.

Slap!

He was slapped so hard that he spun half a circle before falling to the ground, and along with him was a tooth covered in blood.

"Ah!"

The shrill cries of the other two brats had just come out of their mouths when Hyuga Kumo slapped them each with a backhand, and two teeth flew out fairly, entering dreamland peacefully.

"Hinata-sama."

Hyuga Kumo looked at Hinata, who timidly opened her eyes, and pointed in the direction of the Hyuga clan with a normal tone, saying, "It's dangerous at night, if you're done playing, you should go home."

"Y-Yes…"

Knowing that she had caused trouble for others, Hyuga Hinata subconsciously lowered her head and responded.

As he watched Hyuga Hinata's figure gradually leave, Hyuga Kumo turned his gaze to look behind him.

Crunch…Crunch…

A small figure wrapped in an unusually thick coat, waddling like a penguin, walked out from behind a telephone pole.

When passing by the three fallen brats, he stuck his hands in his pockets and kicked each of them with his leg.

"Big brother, you're so awesome."

Walking in front of Hyuga Kumo, the "little dwarf" raised his head to look at him, pulled down his scarf to reveal a familiar face, and said in a childish voice, "Are you a ninja? Are you a genin?"

Looking at the child's azure eyes and the signature whiskers on his face, Hyuga Kumo's gaze deepened.

Uzumaki Naruto, the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, and the current Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.

He didn't expect their first meeting to be under such circumstances.

Hyuga Kumo narrowed his eyes and asked, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

Uzumaki Naruto also narrowed his eyes, shaking his head in a tiger-like manner, saying, "I'm not afraid, because big brother doesn't hate me."

Hearing this, Hyuga Kumo paused, subconsciously thinking of Uzumaki Naruto's ability to sense malice.

But soon, he realized that Naruto wouldn't have this ability at this time.

That meant…

"You sensed it through intuition and experience?" A hint of interest rose in Hyuga Kumo's heart.

The current Naruto seemed much more likable than the Naruto who would grow up to be terrible later.

However, Uzumaki Naruto's identity was too sensitive, and it was too early to meet now.

Even if they did meet, it shouldn't be under this identity.

So, Hyuga Kumo gave him one last look, and raised his hand to use the Body Flicker Technique and left.

Naruto stood there, his eyes shining slightly.

The Body Flicker Technique, so cool!

Crunch.

Not long after Kumo left Uzumaki Naruto, a figure appeared in front of Kumo.

"Jōnin Hyuga Kumo." The person wore an ANBU mask and handed two scrolls to Hyuga Kumo, saying in a cold tone, "These are given to you by the Third Hokage."

A Root ninja?

Smelling that familiar cold scent, Hyuga Kumo's heart immediately understood, taking the two scrolls from the other person.

The first one, after opening it, was a pass to the Forbidden Technique Archive, which seemed to be sent by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

As for the second one…

"They want us to investigate the state of Hanzō's body in Amegakure in the Land of Rain while we are on our way to the Land of Hot Water?" Hyuga Kumo's eyes flickered slightly, pondering in his heart.

Was this Sarutobi Hiruzen's order, or Shimura Danzo's order?

Or was it both?

However…

"Hanzō, huh?" Hyuga Kumo smiled in his heart, "Seems like a good puppet."

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