Ninja World: I Have a Life Simulator

Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Hinata, Shall We Have Dinner Together?



"I'm not going!" Uchiha Akira immediately shook his head after hearing the Uchiha clan member's message.

He had just returned to Konoha and barely started to get a grasp of the village's current situation. Akira felt that his next priority should be to meet with the Hokage. On one hand, he needed to deepen his understanding of Konoha's current state, and on the other, he wanted to find out more about the current status of the Akatsuki organization.

Seven years had passed without contact neither Uchiha Itachi nor Fugaku had reached out to him. Plus, he was also interested in researching his Dragon Transformation state or the Hashirama Cells in his body, which he could discuss with Orochimaru. These matters seemed far more pressing; only after they were all resolved would he consider having dinner at the Hyuga clan's residence.

"Go. You must go!" Just as Akira was about to refuse, the old man beside him intervened with a tone that left no room for negotiation. "Aside from the Uchiha, the Hyuga is Konoha's second most powerful clan. Now that the Hyuga clan head has personally invited you to a banquet, if you refuse, it could disrupt the internal harmony of Konoha."

The old man's reasoning was sound.

Back when the Third Hokage was in power, both the Uchiha and Hyuga clans were prestigious families in Konoha, often in competition with each other. Akira still remembered how, during his graduation exams, he had been pitted against a Hyuga clan member for exactly this

reason.

However, since Akira's successful coup and his ascent to the position of Hokage, his perspective had shifted from being Uchiha-centric to being Konoha-centric. As such, the relationship between the Hyuga clan and the rest of Konoha had become quite important. Refusing an invitation from the Hyuga clan head might indeed have negative repercussions. "Grandfather, you don't understand Hiashi's intentions. He's trying to poach me to be his son!" Akira complained. "How can you bear to let your beloved grandson go off to be someone else's son? Even for the sake of Konoha's peace, you wouldn't want to sacrifice your own grandson, right?"

"What? The Hyuga clan head wants you to be his son? That's impossible!" The old man's face changed at Akira's words, finding it hard to believe.

Even if the Hyuga clan produced an exceptional genius, he wouldn't consider bringing someone from the Hyuga clan into the Uchiha as his son. Why would Hiashi want something like that?

"Why is it impossible? Didn't you hear? Hiashi is hosting a banquet with his daughter, waiting for me!" Akira explained earnestly. "He's been trying to match me with his daughter ever since seven years ago! He's hoping we'll get along well enough to marry. You know the saying, 'A son-in-law is like half a son.' He's not trying to poach your grandson-he's trying to make me his son!"

Considering that a son-in-law is often seen as half a son, Akira's claim that Hiashi was trying to recruit him as a son wasn't entirely unreasonable.

Hearing this, the old man's eyes lit up.

When Akira fell victim to Naruto's Sexy Jutsu earlier, the old man had already started thinking about which family's daughter might be a good match for his grandson. Now, hearing that Hiashi was interested in pairing his daughter with Akira?

After all, the Hyuga clan was indeed the second most prestigious in Konoha after the Uchiha, and Hiashi was its head. It was well known that he doted on his younger daughter, Hanabi, more than anyone else. If anyone could match Akira, it would be Hiashi's daughter.

"You're going. If you don't, I'll break your legs!" The old man quickly made up his mind, his expression serious as he gave Akira no choice.

"Grandfather, you're selling me off!" Akira protested, dismayed that his argument about being poached had only made the old man more determined to send him to the Hyuga clan. He felt utterly defeated.

"Akira, why so hasty? I'm just surprised to see you. Come on in!" Hiashi quickly stepped forward, blocking Akira and warmly inviting him inside.

Hiashi and Akira had once shared life-and-death experiences, and given Akira's status in the Uchiha clan, rejecting him could have severe repercussions for the Hyuga clan. If word got out that he had insulted Akira and sent him away, the Hyuga could face a united boycott from the entire Uchiha clan. Their previous precarious situation under the Third Hokage's rule might then become the Hyuga's new reality.

Reluctantly, Akira allowed himself to be ushered inside by the enthusiastic Hiashi.

As he walked through the Hyuga's courtyard, something caught Akira's eye—a girl with long hair, about fourteen or fifteen, practicing gentle fist techniques. Her youthful beauty and, more notably, her impressive figure stood out to Akira.

If he married her, not only would there be no worry about their children going hungry, but he wouldn't go hungry either.

At that moment, the girl was practicing, her sweat-soaked face flushed with a healthy, rosy glow, likely from the exercise. This sight made Akira pause, and as he watched, he began to

suspect her identity.

"This is my eldest daughter, Hinata. Unfortunately, she's not very gifted, and she's quite shy and introverted," Hiashi explained when he noticed Akira had stopped.

"So, it is her," Akira thought, nodding slightly as Hiashi introduced her.

With the Byakugan's ability to see nearly 360 degrees, Hinata was well aware that Akira and Hiashi were watching her practice, even with her back turned.

Hinata quickly stopped her training, her face flushing even more as she shyly greeted them

with her head bowed, "Father."

"Hinata, you know, we were in the same class. How about we have dinner together?" Akira

suggested, greeting her warmly.

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