Chapter 55 - 50 (1/2)

A Caravan nobler than anything around it arrived in front of the gates of the Hyuga Clan, from that Hikaru and Azumi revealed themselves as they came out of the noble caravan right behind them. The Black Knight, who was riding the horse, stepped down and kneeled down in front of them.

Hikaru held her hand gently as they both went towards the front gate, which was guarded by two Hyuga shinobis.

When they came closer to the gate, one of the guards stopped them.

”Halt, what is the business of you two here?” The guard asked.

Hikaru took out a letter and gave them it, he then said, ”We were invited by the heiress of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hinata. You can confirm from the handwriting in the letter she sent me.”

They opened the letter, and as he said, they were indeed invited by the heir of their Hyuga Clan.

They gave him the letter back before saying, respectfully this time, ”We're sorry for our rudeness. We did not realize that you and your partner are friends with Princess Hinata. Please enter.”

They opened the gate for Hikaru and Azumi to enter along with the tall Knight wearing a black armor.

Now, as you can guess, Azumi was not invited by the people of Hyugas, and Hinata definitely did not invite her. Hikaru manipulated the letter through illusion and made it look like that Azumi was indeed invited to the party. A bit shameless of him but he wants Azumi to experience something like this. Though, he plans to throw a big party at her 13th birthday, October 10.

One of the guards escorted them towards the mansion of the Hyuga Clan, where the event will start. Azumi couldn't help but have stars on her eyes when she saw the Hyuuga Compound. It was large, a hundred times larger than the house they're currently occupying.

Seeing her childish side, Hikaru simply smiled. The Black Knight followed behind them, while it was on guard for any surprise attack. It couldn't be blamed though, because it was programmed by the system this way. Its program is just to protect Hikaru, that's it.

When they reached the compound, there were already many people there from various clans. He could even see the Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Kiba, Shino, Sasuke, and Hinata gathered together in one huge round table, It seems like the party had not yet started because they were still not eating.

”Oi, everyone!” Azumi shouted happily.

She's quite close to them, considering they all graduated from the same batch. But she doesn't like Ino that much, for reasons that you should already know.

They turned their heads towards the approaching Azumi.

”Oh, hello Azumi. Surprise to see you here.” Shikamaru said lazily.

As Azumi and Hikaru neared their table, Hinata was quite confused and she mused something on her seat, 'Azumi? Why is she here? I don't remember inviting her. Except because of assassinating the son of the Fire Daimyo, I also wanted Hikaru-kun for myself, at least just once. Not just because of my feelings for him, but for political reasons too. My father said that just a single word from him can change the mind of the Hokage. If he has that kind of power in Konoha, and considering his strength, he's the only one perfect enough to be my spouse. If only if it weren't for Azumi, he would've been mine by now.'

Truthfully, she's quite mad at Azumi for just having Hikaru all for herself. Since three years ago, she's changed. She became more confident, more talented, and she no longer stutters when she speaks, unlike the time when she would blush crazily at the sight of ”Naruto”.

She came to a conclusion that Hikaru probably invited her on his own, in short, a gate crash. But she and her clan would probably not be able to do anything if they pissed off Hikaru, it would only mean disaster for them. Sure, since the massacre of the Uchiha Clan, they've been saying that they were the strongest clan in Konoha. In truth, it was only because of their bloodline, the Byakugan, that they were still here.

As she stared at Hikaru, he suddenly winked at her charmingly, which caused her to blush slightly. Knowing that their plan is tonight, she decided to just keep Azumi here. It wouldn't hurt.

”Sasuke, how is your training with Kakashi?” Hikaru asked as sips from a cup full of water.

”It was good, he's teaching me a new jutsu soon. He said that it was an A-Rank one.” Sasuke replied.

”So, he's teaching you his Chidori, huh?” Hikaru said.

”Chidori?” Sasuke tilted his head in confusion.

”That's a jutsu he created himself along with his best friend, Uchiha Obito.” Hikaru said, deciding to reveal Obito to Sasuke.

Hearing his family name, Sasuke's interest peaked.

”Can you tell me more about this Obito?” Sasuke requested.

Hearing that name, Shikamaru perked up.

”Obito? As in Uchiha Obito? I heard that he was the one who gave Kakashi-sensei the Sharingan in his left eye. He was a war hero that even the Uchiha praised. It was sad that he died at an early age, he would've been a very powerful shinobi with his Sharingan.” Shikamaru explained, though lazily.