Chapter 212: Onii-chan!
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It had been a busy morning for Tsunade Senju. Being a Hokage was tougher than it looked, truly. She shouldn't have made fun of that geezer Sarutobi about it.
First, it was Naruto yelling at her to give a "proper" Mission for his team, and then she received the news of the Kazekage getting abducted by the Akatsuki of all people. Then, after Team Seven left on their Kazekage retrieving mission, she was encountered by Jiraiya who worded out the fear she had.
"The Akatsuki are finally making their moves."
That they were, and Tsunade had to accept that truth even though she didn't want to. This meant, it was dangerous for Naruto to be out there against the Akatsuki, even though he had made some sort of deal with the Nine-Tails according to Jiraiya, allowing him to use its powers up to six-tails.
In the end, all to her heart singing in a bad omen, Jiraiya left as well, going after the leader of the Akatsuki on his own.
She knew she had to do something, but Jiraiya didn't want to accept any help, saying it's better for him to be alone. She couldn't help but agree too, as others would just hold him back. In that case, she needed to do something to make sure at least Naruto stays safe, even if he's supposed to be stronger now.
That's why, in the evening, after attending a meeting with the Hyuga Clan head, she called for Neji Hyuga and his team. That boy was strong, and on top of that, she trusted him. He was perfect for this job.
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Last night wasn't half bad. Though he did get an earful from the Clan Head in the morning for revealing the "Tenseigan", but Hinata stepped in to take the blame in his stead, her expression utterly blank.
Later in the evening, as Neji had expected, he was summoned to the Hokage's office.
"Come in."
After knocking on the door once and receiving the permission to enter, Neji stepped inside the Hokage's office, finding Tsunade sitting behind her desk with two people already entertaining her.
One, he was expecting. It was Tenten, who waved at him with a blush once he entered the room, before looking away in shame, muttering a barely audible 'sorry'. It's good she was at least aware of her mistakes, but Neji didn't mind it. It just meant he was so good that even Ninjas couldn't endure his touches without losing consciousness.
In any case, Tenten was in his him, under his supervision. He was a Jounin, but she was still a Chunin. When a Chunin who was previously in a team gets promoted to the Jounin rank, they take over the team, replacing the previous Jounin sensei. Meaning, Neji should have taken over Team Three, with Lee and Tenten under him. However, Might Guy had specially requested the Hokage to let Lee stay under him, and Tsunade didn't have a problem with that because of their great synergy in missions. So, Neji was this unnamed team's leader, with the only other member being Tenten.
However, someone else seemed to be joining them today.
"Hi, Onii-chan!" Hanabi Hyuga, his little cousin, waved her hand at him, a cheerful smile on her face. Now he knew why Tenten was so quiet, she was embarrassed.
Likewise, Hanabi was also embarrassed, if the small blush that appeared on her face once her eyes fell on his chest, was anything to indicate at.
Neji simply waved back, ignoring her thirsty gaze. Just then, Tsunade stood up from her seat and came to hug him tightly.
"Neeeji! You are late, you know?" She cancelled the hug, smiling at him. "That's not a good quality for a Ninja. Be careful next time, alright?"
Neji stared at her beautiful form for a second before he smiled, using [Observe].
[Tsunade Senju - Low Tier 10]
[CP: 25,078/25,858]
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…So she was on the same Tier as fucking Nawab.
He decided to play safe and presented his excuse respectfully. "I apologise, but I just couldn't come see my dear Hokage empty-handed." Neji clapped his hands, trying out a party trick, and a bottle of Jinro Soju appeared between his hands. "Here, something I got as a tip from the client in my last mission."
He had gotten it from his previous world, in the MHA world, and had it in his inventory until now. But she didn't need to know the truth.
Tsunade accepted it with glittering eyes, before quickly using a transformation jutsu to make it seem like a bottle of milk, clearing her throat and hoping the other two girls behind her didn't see it.
Tsunade had a casual blush on her face as she rubbed her nose, looking at him playfully. "Hey, that thing's kinda really expensive, you know. Also, you shouldn't bring something like this to the Hokage of all people. People will talk."
"Expensive? I can spend my everything if it's for my dear Hokage. Also, let them talk, who cares." Neji finished with a charming smile, watching her jiggle as she returned to her seat.
Tsunade liked him. He was pretty sure that's because he reminded her of her deceased lover, Dan Katō. He had Dan's long white hair and blue eyes to boot, though of course Neji was more breathtaking than him (and anyone in this world). In any case, this caused Tsunade to show a lot more favour to him than other people, and although younger generation Ninjas mistook it as the Hokage looking after a bright star, the old-timers could reach the same conclusion that Neji had reached.
That's why Tsunade was an easy target. Except Neji didn't want to fuck her while she imagined him as some dead idiot. So he will hold back for now.
"Ahem, anyway." Tsunade cleared her throat, going into her serious mode. "As you can see here, we have someone unexpected." She pointed to Hanabi. "This afternoon her father, the Hyuga Clan Head, came to me and asked for early graduation for her. I had to allow it because she was more than capable of keeping wasting her time in the Academy, she knows more Jutsus than your average Chunin. However, since it's an early graduation, we don't have any team that can take a single person in- except for yours and Guy's, of course. As you can guess, her father wanted her to be under your team, that's why she's here. But of course, you can reject and also test her capabilities yourself to see if she's suitable for your standards."
Neji took in her words with a slow nod as he turned to Hanabi, watching her stiffen even as she matched his gaze, at least as much as she could through his blindfold.
"Hmm, test…" he muttered, watching her get tense but sigh in relief when he chuckled and shook his head. "You know, I am the one who trains her most of the time when the clan head doesn't. She's strong, I know better than anyone. So I guess it's fine."
She really was strong, if the text over her head was anything to point at.
[Hanabi Hyuga - Peak Tier 6]
[CP: 4,486/4,557]
It was true that there was a huge gap between each tiers, which only increased the further above one rose. However, it's still frightening to think how Hanabi was Peak Tier 6 while Hinata, who has trained rigorously in this life and was 5 years older than her little sister, was just Peak Tier-7. Clearly, this little girl was more talented than her older sister.
Neji walked to her and leaned over, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Then I guess you will be in my care, Lady Ha-"
"Onii-chan! Please don't call me 'Lady' while we're outside the clan compounds, at least. E-even if you rejected my offer before to just call me Hanabi everywhere, at least listen to this." Hanabi offered. Offered. She wasn't demanding, but requesting, unlike what her father and sister did. That's cute. "...So?"
"Sure, Hanabi." Neji moved his hand from her shoulder to her head, ruffling her hair. "Guess I will be in your care instead."
She immediately nodded with a smile.
The 15-year-old Hanabi looked like a mini version of herself that appeared in the Boruto show. Wearing a yellow kimono blouse, and a traditional long red skirt held closed by a simple white obi. Her feminine proportions weren't as developed as that, but it wasn't half bad either.
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'Eh, but surely not comparable to someone like Momo, who was busty even when she was just 15-' Neji stopped thinking about that. He shouldn't compare girls since he didn't like being compared himself.
"Anyway," Tsunade, who's been watching their interaction with an amused smile until now, broke the comfortable silence. "As much as I would like you two to get closer a bit more, but the situation begs us to be quick. The Kazekage has been abducted, and I have sent Team Seven to rescue him. I wish to give Team Neji a mission too, to go and support Team Seven. You can reject, of course. But I hope you will not, Neji."
Tenten blinked from the side. "Um, is it really okay for a newbie Jounin to go after the kidnappers of Kazekage with nothing but the help of a Chunin and an early graduated Gennin?"
That sounded like the recipe for death, even Neji had to agree, if he was none other than the Gamer himself.
"It's okay. If anything, I am confident to flee even from the worst-case scenarios. The ability to fly at the speed of sound comes in handy in any situation, you see." That was just the flight speed of his eyes, other people didn't even know of his flight speed in Hybrid Dragon form. "Fine, I accept the mission, Hokage-sama."
Neji watched Tsunade smile, walking over and receiving the mission scroll from her.
He was just wondering what type of benefits outside levelling up would he get just when a quest window popped up.
[You have received a quest!]
[Quest, "Kazekage Retrieving Mission" has been initiated!]
Oh. So he could get quests from Ninja missions? Sweet.
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Hiashi Hyuga was sitting in his room, reading the Konoha newspaper while sipping green tea. However, his mind was elsewhere.
His brightest daughter, Hanabi, would be with Neji for the next two months. All for a selfish reason that he as her father had.
From his conversation with Neji yesterday, he realised something he had overlooked before. Neji, with his bloodline, could impregnate women who could give birth to Tenseigan welding children. The chances were low, but very high compared to normal Hyugas.
If the next generation of Hyuga had a few more Tenseigan users, their clan would surely reach their peak. With the Uchiha Clan gone, the Hyugas were the greatest clan with a Dojutsu in the whole world, however with more Tenseigan users in the clan, they would truly surpass even the dead Uchiha Clan. Then, calling them Konoha's greatest clan wouldn't be a bluff anymore.
But because of complications, such as the fact that too many Tenseigan users too suddenly will make the Hyugas a big target for other villages more than before, and also because it'd be hard to maintain internal balance inside the clan if many Hyugas had that heavenly eye, he had to pick a single person. With that in mind, he couldn't control his greed from wanting a grandchild who would have the Tenseigan.
His daughter, Hanabi, will be planted with the Tenseigan in two months. So if she had Neji's child growing inside her by then, that child would have an absolute chance to be born with the Tenseigan, affected by both the father and later on the mother's Chakra. Hanabi was also the best candidate for this because of her pure bloodline. No doubt, if she was impregnated by Neji before his death, her child will surely and absolutely attain the eye of reincarnation, the Tenseigan.
But… he was still a father.
Hiashi soon sighed, shaking his head. "No, that girl likes him anyway. It's not like I am forcing her or anything. She accepted the offer the moment I brought it up."
She even seemed more excited than he had ever seen her be.
Her daughter liked Neji, that boy. If not, she wouldn't have touched herself indecently late at night after accidentally seeing him mate with the commoner girl last night.
Honestly, it wasn't a taboo, or sin for her to have that kind of feelings for Neji. The branch family actually existed exactly to let the marriage happen between the Hyuga Clan members, so that their blood never gets diluted, while also maintaining enough variableness in the genes for the next generation to not be born handicapped.
In fact, he planned to let Hinata marry Neji when the boy was first born, but that plan had been put to an end many years ago. However, he just disliked the fact that his younger daughter liked the same man who's about to die, she herself knowing too well that he can't be saved. But…
"Oh well."
Hiashi sighed, sipping his tea and focusing on the newspaper
'I suppose there's no helping it.'
This was for the Clan's future, and Hanabi had sacrificed herself willingly, so there was no point in overthinking things.
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