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Chapter 50: Dedicated Hinata
The family had a happy dinner together.
Hiashi was quite happy to know that they were not going out to eat today.
Although he still maintained that stern and serious look on the surface, Ryosuke could feel from his emotional fluctuations and body language that he cared very much about the feeling of family reunion.
However, warm scenes like the one where a family drinks tea and chats together after dinner never happen in the Hyuga family.
As usual, after dinner, Hiashi got up and went back to the study to busy himself with work.
Ryosuke and Hinata also began their evening training and studies.
But there is one change now, that is, Hanabi has grown up, and can walk, jump, and hop, and she is at the age where she can no longer stay still.
Before, the quiet training grounds had only had Ryosuke and Hinata, but now there was Hanabi watching from the sidelines.
"Come on, sister!"
Under the distant lights, the little firework sat on a bench, eating snacks and shouting as if watching a play.
The training ground was no longer as dark as before, so in order for Hanabi to see their movements clearly and so that she wouldn't be scared, the lights around the training ground were turned on.
"I want Hanabi-chan to cheer me up, too."
Ryosuke pretended to be distressed and looked at Hinata in front of him.
"Hehehe!"
Hinata hummed proudly at her sister's encouragement.
In front of outsiders, she would appear rather indifferent, but in front of Ryosuke and Hanabi, she took off her disguise and protection.
And because of several proactive practical exercises, she ranked first among the girls of the same grade. After regaining her self-confidence, she became much more cheerful.
Satisfied with Hinata's eager attitude, Ryosuke stretched his body, chuckled, and waved at her, "Then start now, attack me with all your strength."
Having not met his future wife for a month, Ryosuke had only one thought: to test whether Hinata's strength had really improved.
He was not surprised that she could overwhelm girls of the same grade. As the future head of the Hyuga family, this was what she should do.
In fact, she should set her sights on the entire grade, not just the girls.
"Can I really attack at will? Ryosuke-kun." Hinata replied quickly, also stretching her body to prepare for the upcoming battle.
"Of course..."
Looking at her strangely, Ryosuke had just begun to say the words of his reply when the girl in front of him rushed towards him.
This familiar scene made the smile on his face even wider.
Easily avoiding Hinata's sneak attack, Ryosuke casually pushed out a palm behind him to block the real attack.
This scene seemed familiar. Wasn't it the little trick he used when his father was testing him more than a year ago?
But unfortunately...
"Your intentions are too obvious. Moreover, this inferior method will have a big loophole in a real battle."
Easily blocking Hinata's attack, Ryosuke gathered his chakra under his feet, moving away from her attack range, and gently instructed, "You just need to understand that real fighting means using any means necessary."
"I thought... you wouldn't avoid my first strike."
Although the attack was easily avoided, Hinata did not stop and launched a fierce attack on Ryosuke immediately afterward.
But unfortunately, Ryosuke didn't even try to block the following palm strike.
He put his hands behind his back and shook his body wantonly. No matter how hard Hinata tried to stare at Ryosuke, she had no chance to hit his acupoints.
"So, those were all low-level methods, just like when I faced my father's test, I took advantage of his tendency to show mercy and underestimate me."
While dodging her attacks leisurely, Ryosuke continued, "In a real battle, the enemy will not show mercy, and in most cases will not underestimate you."
"Although I have guessed your battle thinking, I don't know how far you have advanced in this month, and I don't know what new techniques and moves you have mastered."
"But now it seems that you have mastered the Shadow Clone Technique."
As he spoke, his body jumped high up with a very strange amplitude, once again putting distance between him and Hinata.
And where he was originally standing, another Hinata swung her palm in vain.
Two Hinatas appeared on the field.
One of them is a shadow clone with a physical body, which is different from the illusion created by ordinary clone techniques.
If he had been careless in the first palm strike and had confidently thought that it was just a clone, he should have been hit by Hinata and some of his acupoints would have been blocked.
After all, Ryosuke did not open his Byakugan during the battle, he was only relying on his eyes and senses to dodge.
"You...you are really amazing, Ryosuke."
Under the high-intensity attack, none of the palms worked, causing Hinata to gasp for air a little, but she kept a resolute expression on her face, "No matter how hard I try, I can only see your back."
"During this month, I thought I could finally stand by your side, but now it seems that I was too optimistic."
She used to practice sparring with Ryosuke often, and although she lost every time, she had no idea of Ryosuke's strength at that time.
And now, she was already ranked first in the girls' group of the same grade in the actual combat, but she couldn't leave any trace on Ryosuke, which made her clearly feel the gap between her and Ryosuke.
Or rather, the gap between Ryosuke and his peers.
Perhaps even the conceited Uchiha Sasuke would be like her and would never be able to touch Ryosuke at all.
After all, Hinata had observed Uchiha Sasuke's battles. Although she was not sure she could defeat the opponent, she could still fight back and forth.
"Remember what I told you? Don't set your goals too high." Ryosuke replied gently, "You are already very good. Compared to your original self, you have improved a lot. It has exceeded my expectations."
"But... I still can't touch you, right?"
Hinata bit her lower lip tightly, feeling very unwilling.
Shaking his head helplessly, Ryosuke continued to comfort her, "When I picked you up from school this afternoon, I heard you say you are planning to fight with Inuzuka Kiba tomorrow?"
"Although the Inuzuka clan is not weak in physical skills, most of their secret skills require the cooperation of ninja dogs."
"Kiba's Akamaru has not yet grown up. With your current speed and strength, as long as you remain mentally stable, it will be no problem to defeat him. You can start to try to challenge the boys' group. Your progress is really beyond my imagination."
"But I still can't keep up with you!"
Hinata didn't let the soothing voice distract her from her thoughts. She still looked at Ryosuke very persistentlyand activated her byakugan, "At least... I have to touch you at least once! "
Along with this stubbornness, the chakra in her body surged and gathered beside her eye sockets.
Ryosuke, who had always been very casual about this battle, looked at her with some surprise.
So...did she opened her eyes in this month?
(End of this chapter)
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