A few minutes later, Hinata and Hanabi emerged from the room.
Izayoi, who had already loaded the film into the camera and was brimming with anticipation, immediately lit up with excitement and praised, "Beautiful, absolutely beautiful."
If the previous Hinata and Hanabi, dressed in kimonos, exuded the grace of ancient noblewomen, the current Hinata and Hanabi radiated a modern charm of purity and cuteness, making Izayoi feel as though he had returned to his past life in a bustling urban school.
The white sailor-collar shirt, dark blue bow, pleated skirt, and black stockings were the set from Hinata's gift box.
Standing at 155 cm tall, with a figure that surpassed her peers and even made many mature women envious, Hinata, dressed in this outfit, looked nothing like a twelve-year-old. Instead, she resembled a high school girl with a youthful face and ample curves, causing Izayoi's heart to race unusually fast.
This was the image of the campus belle he had always fantasized about! And her younger sister, Hanabi, was equally stunning.
In a smaller version of the same white sailor-collar shirt, dark blue bow, and pleated skirt, paired with white stockings instead of black, and her waist-length hair tied into twin tails, Hanabi was utterly adorable.
"Oniichan, do I look good?" Hanabi approached Izayoi, hands behind her back, bending slightly, and blinked her beautiful eyes at him with a smile.
"Super good!" Izayoi gave a thumbs-up.
"Hehe… I also think the clothes Oniichan made are very nice." Hanabi twirled in front of Izayoi, then added with a hint of regret, "But the clothes are too thin, and the skirt is so short, it's not suitable for going out or fighting."
"It's okay, we can improve it later. After all, it's my first time making clothes," Izayoi said with a smile.
"I-Izayoi-kun, is there no jacket for this outfit?" Hinata's voice, soft as a mosquito's hum, reached his ears.
Standing beside Hanabi, Hinata had her arms crossed in front of her, her cheeks flushed, her gaze evasive, and her voice trembling.
This was the look Hinata had when she was shy.
Seeing this, Izayoi couldn't help but ask, "Hinata, does the outfit not fit?"
That couldn't be. The size should have been just right.
Could it be that Hinata had grown again?
"N-no, the outfit fits perfectly, it's just… too revealing," Hinata said weakly, then lowered her arms.
Instantly, the white sailor-collar shirt, as form-fitting as a black fishnet shirt, fully showcased Hinata's assets.
"Ahem… there is a jacket, but I didn't have enough materials and time to make it yet," Izayoi coughed lightly.
"Mm."
Hinata lowered her head, her face crimson.
"Let's not talk about that for now. Let's take a group photo."
Izayoi quickly changed the subject, then picked up the camera, his expression excited.
Soon, a picture of the three standing in a row, with Hinata and Hanabi on either side, each holding one of Izayoi's arms and making a peace sign with their other hand, their smiles radiant, was captured.
Immediately after, Izayoi snatched the camera back from his Shadow Clone, punched the clone to disperse it, and began directing Hinata and Hanabi to pose, taking one photo after another.
There was a picture of Hinata and Hanabi pressing close together, their small hands forming a heart.
There was also a shot of Hinata and Hanabi back-to-back, posing with their hands in a gun-shooting gesture towards Izayoi.
After a while, at the request of Hinata and Hanabi, Izayoi went to change into a Snowman Suit and a new white robe, and began taking photos with the Hyuga Sisters.
However, the person taking the photos was not Izayoi's Shadow Clone, but Hinata, who had been secretly learning photography techniques during this time, along with her Shadow Clone.
After a long while, the three moved to the dining room, where they cut the cake at the table.
Various scenes were captured by the camera once again.
There was a scene of the three holding juice glasses, clinking them together, their eyes curved into crescent moons as they smiled.
There was a scene of the Hyuga Sisters feeding Izayoi with forks, and him reciprocating by feeding them as well.
There was a scene of Izayoi having his face smeared with cream by Hanabi's small, cream-covered hand, with her wearing a mischievous smile of success, while he closed one eye, his smile full of indulgence.
There was a scene of Hinata wiping the cream off Izayoi's face with a handkerchief.
At first, the atmosphere was very warm, leaving behind many beautiful moments. But gradually...
There was a scene of Hanabi, her face smeared with cream like a little kitten, pretending to be fierce as she bit Izayoi's palm, while Hinata gently gave her a light knuckle tap on the head.
There was a scene of Hinata's face accidentally hit by a piece of cake, her smile forced, her eyes instantly shifting from gentle to sharp.
Then came a series of screenshots of a cake fight.
Finally, it was Izayoi who emerged victorious, sitting on a chair, throwing his head back in laughter, while Hinata and Hanabi looked at their sailor uniforms, which they had just changed into and were now dirty with cake, in dismay. The background was a messy dining room.
On this day, Hinata and Hanabi played until past nine in the evening, taking a bath at Izayoi's house and changing back into their original clothes before heading home.
"My reputation still isn't enough," Izayoi stood on the balcony, waving goodbye to the Hyuga Sisters, watching their retreating figures, and a guard who was silently protecting the two girls outside, also supervising them to ensure the young ladies didn't stay out overnight, he whispered, "Don't worry, it won't be long before no one can stop us."
...
June 23, Year 60 of the Leaf Village.
In the outskirts, by the Naka River, two light shouts echoed.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique."
Two massive fire dragons collided from left and right, transforming into a dazzling firework above the river.
Under the firework, two young men with a noticeable height difference were engaged in an intense Taijutsu Duel on the water's surface.
On the riverbank, a Byakugan girl wearing a white outfit with petal patterns held a camera, searching for angles to secretly capture the handsome moments of the taller young man.
Bang! Uchiha Sasuke, who usually activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and possessed strong observational abilities, could last dozens of rounds before falling into a disadvantage due to declining stamina.
But today, after just a few rounds, Uchiha Sasuke's Two-Tomoe Sharingan spun wide, his handsome face deformed by a punch from Izayoi, sending him flying backward.
The punch wasn't particularly powerful, and Sasuke, whose resistance to blows had improved, wasn't knocked out in one hit.
Normally, he would have gotten up and continued the attack.
But this time, Sasuke sat on the water's surface, staring wide-eyed at Izayoi, and asked, "Was that... Lightning Release?"
Just moments ago, Izayoi's speed suddenly surged to a level where the Sharingan could see it, but the body couldn't react in time, leaving Uchiha Sasuke utterly defenseless against that straight punch.
"To be precise, it's Lightning Release Nature Transformation," Izayoi lied without batting an eye. "I'm perfecting a Ninja Technique I developed myself. I had Hinata find me a scroll on how to train Lightning Release Nature Transformation, and I accidentally discovered that the Chakra from Lightning Release Nature Transformation can stimulate cells, causing a sudden surge in body speed."
In reality, this was Izayoi's Shadow Clone, which had turned Kurosuki Raiga into a Human Puppet. Using the Tenseigan to observe Raiga wielding the Lightning Blade, Izayoi easily figured out the technique based on a human anatomy diagram.
After awakening the Tenseigan, Izayoi had already mastered at least six Nature Transformations.
His Secret Art was still being perfected.
Compared to the Secret Art, the technique of Lightning Release Chakra stimulating cells was just a simple trick.
Of course, Uchiha Sasuke didn't know any of this. His focus wasn't on Lightning Release Nature Transformation either. Instead, he asked in astonishment, "You developed a Ninja Technique yourself?"
"Want to learn it?"
"The technique you developed?"
"Dream on. I'm talking about the technique of Lightning Release Chakra stimulating cells," Izayoi rolled his eyes. "If I hadn't seen that you've already learned Tree Climbing and Water Walking, and that you have the Lightning attribute, I wouldn't teach you such a dangerous technique."
"I want to learn it. Teach me."
Uchiha Sasuke stood up and nodded, almost reaching out like a gorilla, completely unaware of what politeness was.
Without any fateful entanglement with Izayoi, Sasuke had long been impressed by Izayoi's strength over the past few years.
Whether it was the One-Tomoe or Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he couldn't defeat Izayoi.
Even though both had astonishing Chakra, Uzumaki Naruto, the dead last,
was completely out of Izayoi's league.
In Uchiha Sasuke's heart, Izayoi was also the first friend he truly acknowledged.
(End of Chapter)