Light broke through the distant skyline, shining from the other side of the sky. Hinata stood in the Hyuga clan's area, talking to Hanabi, but she seemed to suddenly sense something and subconsciously turned her head to look.
"What's wrong?". Hanabi asked, seemingly confused, and subconsciously followed Hinata's gaze.
The next second, the light enveloped the two of them.
Hinata's consciousness began to blur. She didn't know where the strength came from, but before her consciousness disappeared, she reached out and hugged Hanabi, holding her tightly in her arms, using her own body to resist the dazzling light.
Unfortunately, this did nothing except make Hanabi a little more awake for a second.
As the light flashed, endless vines grew out of the ground. Small, cloth-like leaves stretched out from each vine, wrapping Hinata and Hanabi, hanging them under the vines like silkworms in cocoons.
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"Hanabi!". Hinata woke up suddenly, sitting up abruptly in bed, her eyes full of worry.
Naruto was startled. He almost activated Six Paths Sage Mode, but then he realized it was Hinata beside him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
He sat up in bed, yawning as he looked at Hinata: "What's wrong, Hinata? Did you have a nightmare?".
Hinata froze, looking at the 'adult, short-haired Naruto' next to her, and she was completely dumbfounded: "Na-Naruto-kun?".
An adult Naruto-kun?
Wait, hold on! I'm sleeping with Naruto-kun?
Hinata's whole face instantly turned red, like a ripe apple, with a hint of confusion and dizziness: "Na-Naruto-kun? Yo-You're Naruto-kun...right? Yo-You're slee-slee-sleeping in the sa-same...bed?".
Her voice got softer and softer, and you could barely hear what she was saying if you didn't listen carefully.
Naruto stopped yawning, his eyes...also looking at Hinata in confusion: "If it's not me, then who else would it be?".
I'm your husband, who else would I sleep in the same bed with if not you?
Thinking of this, Naruto suddenly smiled, reached out and hugged Hinata: "Missing Hanabi? That's right, I've been very busy lately, and we haven't been to the Hyuga clan in a long time. Hanabi must miss you too."
Hinata woke up suddenly and called Hanabi's name, so she must be missing Hanabi. After all, they have been very close since they were little.
Naruto held Hinata in his arms, gently stroking her hair, his tone extremely gentle: "It just so happens that I have tomorrow and the day after tomorrow off. Let's take Boruto and Himawari to see your father. We'll stay overnight at the Hyuga clan, and you can sleep together with Hanabi at night."
"Okay?".
Naruto's smile was incredibly warm, like the warm sun in the sky, giving off a gentle feeling in the cold.
Hinata activated her Byakugan, her face full of confusion: "It's not a transformation...it's not an illusion...".
The Byakugan can see through illusions and can see the Chakra covering people's bodies, so transformations and illusions are useless against the Byakugan.
And now, Hinata's Byakugan was telling her that the Naruto in front of her was real, and the environment she was in was also real.
Hinata leaned into Naruto's arms, and turned her head to look out the window in confusion. The power of the Byakugan allowed her to see almost the entire Konoha. The different buildings from before, the different styles, even things on the street that she didn't understand, all made Hinata feel incredibly unfamiliar.
It was as if...Konoha had been rebuilt after being destroyed by Nagato.
But...the rebuilding of Konoha hasn't even started yet!
Seeing this, Naruto lightly flicked Hinata's forehead, pretending to be angry and saying: "Even though you're the Hokage's wife, you can't just use large-scale sensory ninja techniques in Konoha. It's written very clearly in the Genin (low-ranking ninja) graduation handbook. You're breaking the law."
"As the Hokage, I have to punish you.". Naruto said with a righteous tone.
Hearing this, Hinata subconsciously closed her Byakugan, her whole face red: "I...I didn't, I just...that...".
She was already at a loss for words.
Hearing Hinata's anxious voice, Naruto burst out laughing: "Hahahaha, you're just like you were when you were little, blushing every time you spoke. It's been so long since I've seen you blush like that."
Ever since Hinata watched Naruto's back and continued to grow, although she was still gentle and easily shy, she had also become stronger. Especially after marrying Naruto, probably because they spent so much time together, Hinata's habit of blushing easily disappeared.
Seeing this scene now is really a bit nostalgic.
Naruto hugged Hinata, reached out and pulled the covers up over the two of them, propping up the pillows and leaning against the headboard: "If you can't sleep, I'll keep you company to look at the moon."
Moonlight shone through the window and onto the bed, as if covering the two of them with a layer of silver gauze, so sacred and beautiful.
Hinata stared blankly at Naruto's profile. In the mistiness of the silver gauze, she saw that face that was just like before, that face that smiled foolishly and said he wanted to become the Hokage, that face that stood in front of the Konoha gates and told her to wait for him...her lover.
She suddenly felt at ease, quietly leaning into Naruto's arms, squinting slightly, her lips turning up in a smile, the redness on her face slowly fading, leaving only a trace of shy blush.
Like the sunset glow, decorating a corner of the sky.
The two snuggled together, quietly leaning against each other, listening to each other's heartbeats, their lips turning up in smiles, looking at the moonlight outside the window.
A gentle breeze blew up the light gauze, covering the two of them, just like at their wedding, not flashy, but incomparably beautiful.
Creak--
The door was pushed open from the outside, causing Naruto and Hinata, who were enjoying this moment of peace, to look up at the same time. Hinata's face turned red, and she jumped out of Naruto's arms, pulling the blanket over her face.
Naruto chuckled at Hinata's reaction: "Indeed, we should be a little more restrained in front of the children."
After saying that, Naruto pulled back the covers and got out of bed, came to the door, and crouched down to look at the small figure in front of him: "What's wrong, Himawari? Did you have a nightmare?".
Himawari was holding a funny little rabbit doll, wearing a cute little nightgown, rubbing her eyes and saying in a childlike voice: "I heard Mama's voice, Mama's voice was very scared, so Himawari wanted to be with Mama."
Naruto was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed.
He reached out and picked up Himawari, looking at the drowsy little girl: "Mama just misses Auntie. We'll go play with Auntie tomorrow. Himawari needs to sleep well tonight so she has the energy to be with Auntie tomorrow."
"Okay~". Himawari subconsciously hugged Naruto's neck, happily snuggling against him, and then, whether she was asleep or awake, leaned into Naruto's arms, her breathing gradually becoming steady.
Naruto couldn't help but chuckle again, shaking his head helplessly, and then carried Himawari to the bedside.
At this moment, Hinata had just crawled out from under the covers, glancing shyly at Naruto, and then her gaze fell on Himawari's peaceful sleeping face, and she was stunned again.
That face that was almost the same as her when she was little, the same hairstyle, plus the same four whiskers as Naruto...this is her and Naruto's child?
Hinata was stunned.
Naruto didn't seem to notice Hinata's expression, he just gently placed Himawari in the middle of the bed, then pulled up the covers and covered Himawari, and then lay down himself.
He reached out, protecting Hinata and Himawari, his smile as gentle as the moonlight; "As expected of our child, Himawari is so cute."
Hinata...
She gave up thinking.
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In reality, in Konoha Village, under that cocoon-like wrapping, Hinata, who was only sixteen years old, not yet married, and definitely not having any kids, had a creepy smile on her face.
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