Chapter 91: The Ambitious Hyuga Neji
Hizashi Hyuga wasn't reclusive like his older brother. His temperament was very good, at least much better than those arrogant Uchiha. Despite being from the Hyuga branch family, he didn't have that distorted mentality; on the contrary, he could treat people peacefully.
His son was the future number one brother-in-law of the ninja world, Hyuga Neji. The little child wasn't so sad anymore, occasionally looking up at Itachi and the crow on his shoulder as they walked.
"Caw?"
Kitahara looked fiercely at Hyuga Neji. What's your problem, little brat?
Unexpectedly, although the little brat Neji couldn't understand it, he wasn't the least bit afraid of the crow. He took a firm horse stance, raised his hand in a Gentle Fist opening stance, "Hah! I'm not afraid of you!"
"Caw..."
Kitahara nodded. Alright, alright, you just wait, little brat. Sooner or later, I'll make you afraid!
Uchiha Itachi glanced apologetically at the smiling Hizashi Hyuga, his face covered in black lines as he straightened the crow's head.
Hizashi Hyuga still maintained a polite smile. What he was thinking in his heart was not something a brat of Uchiha Itachi's age could guess.
The eldest son of the Uchiha clan head's family was being praised to the heavens by Konoha's parents. He entered the Ninja Academy at six and graduated on the same day, was promoted to Chunin in the same year, and entered ANBU in the same year.
When other people's children were so outstanding, they were bound to be held up as a typical example. This record was enough to leave ninety-nine percent of Konoha's ninjas in the dust.
Whenever Konoha parents educated their children, they couldn't get around the high peak that was Uchiha Itachi. His former un-sociability had transformed into diligence, hard work, and innate intelligence, unmoved by external things... including the crow that often followed him, which was also written about extensively.
Hizashi Hyuga couldn't avoid it either. He had some limits when educating his own son, only hoping Neji had a goal to strive for, not wanting to dampen his son's enterprising spirit.
But the two cubs from Uchiha Fugaku's family... had become a thorn in the Hyuga clan head's heart.
That slightly older brat had already been taken to the battlefields of the Shinobi World War by Fugaku at the age of four... His own son, Hyuga Neji, would be exactly four next year. Hizashi felt the pressure on his son's shoulders was a bit heavy.
And the younger cub from Fugaku's family, he heard, shared the same name as the Third Hokage's father, called Uchiha Sasuke. That little cub happened to be in the same year as Hinata. This matter was even bigger. If the older brother was so outstanding, the younger brother certainly wouldn't be far behind...
His older brother had become obsessed. The Hyuga clan head sighed day in and day out, holding his two-year-old daughter... Hizashi Hyuga really didn't dare to imagine what Hiashi Hyuga would become if his niece couldn't stand out in the future.
Getting beaten with a bamboo stick might just be used on a girl for the first time... Fortunately, Hinata, as the eldest daughter of the main family, had a Byakugan purity that was extraordinary since birth.
Even so, Hiashi Hyuga had already discussed with his younger brother that after the New Year, his daughter Hinata would be three, and at that time, she would train together with Hyuga Neji. The two little ones would be personally taught by Lord Clan Head.
After Hyuga Neji came out of his uncle's house, he foolishly thought he would have more time to spend with his little cousin and was still searching for toys all over Konoha!
"Is it this shop?"
Uchiha Itachi and the Hyuga Hizashi father-son pair stopped at the entrance of the toy store. He stepped forward, found the toy Neji had just broken, and handed it to him, "Do you need anything else?"
Hyuga Neji took the toy and shook his head, feeling that this big brother wasn't so bad after all, it was just that the crow on his shoulder still looked annoying.
Uchiha Itachi stroked the little fellow's head, surprisingly finding his palm feeling soft and smooth, not prickly like Sasuke's hair... Tsk, this child isn't as lively and cute as Sasuke!
"Please pack up one of all the remaining styles for me!"
"Uchiha Itachi, are you buying them for your younger brother?" Hyuga Neji frowned. He knew from his father and uncle that the person before him had a younger brother who was Hinata's future great rival!
He just didn't expect that fellow's older brother to dote on him so much! He could only buy one toy for his little cousin, yet Uchiha Itachi was buying all the styles in the store... It felt like he had lost a round...
Itachi turned his head in surprise, "Hmm? Do you know Sasuke?"
"I don't, but I will definitely defeat you in the future! And Hinata will definitely defeat that fellow named Sasuke!" Hyuga Neji waved his little fist without discouragement. Hizashi quickly pressed his head down.
Kitahara looked at Neji in amazement. I didn't expect a child to be so ambitious!
Unfortunately, it was completely unrealistic... Unless his eyes had a chance to evolve into the Tenseigan, he would forever be rubbed on the ground by Itachi.
As for Hyuga Hinata and Uchiha Sasuke having a grudge so early on, it was truly... a delight to see! Kitahara had thought it would have to wait a long, long time, for Hyuga Hinata to discover her husband's sordid affairs...
The crow's heart blossomed with joy. It hovered in the air next to Neji and, under Hizashi's panicked gaze, patted the child's shoulder, "Caw!"
Unfortunately, Hyuga Neji couldn't understand its caws...
"What's wrong!" Uchiha Itachi grabbed Kitahara's wing and pressed the struggling crow onto his shoulder, "Sasuke isn't as bad as you say!"
"Caw..."
Kitahara retorted, The little brat follows you around like a little tail...
Uchiha Itachi was long used to the crow's slander against Sasuke and ignored it. He squatted down in front of Hyuga Neji, thought for a moment, then took out his ANBU mask and handed it to the little fellow, "Here, I hope the three of you can all become strong ninjas in the future!"
Hyuga Neji was懵懂 (měngdǒng - ignorant/muddled) for a moment before reaching out to take the mask and nodding seriously at Uchiha Itachi, "I will definitely do it!"
"Caw!"
Kitahara cawed disdainfully. Don't even think about it in this lifetime. You'd be better off counting on your little cousin to beat that little brat at home until he cries!
Hizashi Hyuga smiled lightly and thanked Itachi, while secretly thinking to himself, The Uchiha clan's little brat is clearly only six, how does he seem to live like the sixty-year-old Third Hokage...
After they said their goodbyes, Uchiha Itachi watched the departing Neji and suddenly spoke, "Does Kitahara know who his little cousin is? She sounds very impressive!"
"Caw~"
The crow nodded. That little girl's resilience is beyond anyone's imagination!
There's no need to mention things like taking advantage of Sasuke's absence from the village... A terrifying love rival!
"It seems Sasuke will have many rivals in the future!"
Uchiha Itachi smiled and picked up a bag of toys. He was quite confident in Sasuke, completely unaware that 'it is precisely because he is his older brother that Sasuke is targeted by so many peers'.
"Caw..."
Isn't that great? It's best if the little brat gets beaten until he's looking for his teeth on the ground, and runs home to cry in Mikoto's arms all day!
Kitahara replied absentmindedly, occasionally glancing in Hyuga Neji's direction. For a moment just now, it had felt as if it was being watched by someone. Was it the Hyuga clan's Byakugan? Or was someone targeting Itachi...
(End of this chapter)
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