Konoha: Archers of the Hyuga family

"Yunchuan, hi~"

"Morning, Red."

"Illya, the three-color meatballs in the newly opened dessert shop are great, you must try them!"

"Roger that!"

"..."

Hinata Kumokawa was speechless and choked for a moment.

No wonder Yuhi Hong, who usually doesn't say hello when meeting, would say hello to him. It turns out it's because of the friendship between the little girls...

"Senior True Red."

Yuhi Zhenhong was also there. As a junior, Hinata Kumikawa naturally changed his greetings to salutes.

The resolute man nodded and said nothing.

Hinata Kumikawa did not intend to interact with him and continued to go his own way. Only the two little girls beside them gestured and winked at each other.

Hinata Kumokawa felt the existence of a generation gap for the first time...

……

"A bunch of seventy yen, a total of 210 yen, young master."

"Give."

"Welcome next time!"

"Yeah, yeah, Illya will definitely come again..."

"..."

Hinata Kumokawa took three skewers of meatballs, handed two skewers to Illya, and kept one skewer for herself. After all, the girl hadn't finished her breakfast, so he asked her to cushion her, so that she wouldn't have to yell at him again when she was busy in the master's shop. Take her to dinner.

"Illya, good morning!"

"Morning, Kai, are you exercising again?"

"Of course, life is in constant motion. I don't want to be left too far behind by the guys around you. I must pass the graduation exam today...next year!"

"Come on!"

"This is youth!!!"

……

"Xuanjian, good morning!"

"Morning~ Ilia...ha~I'm so sleepy..."

……

"Mizuki, good morning!"

"Good morning, Miss Illya."

……

In just 700 meters, more than a dozen people greeted me, half of them were Hinata Kumikawa's former classmates, although there were some from the next class... the remaining half were aunties who opened a shop on the roadside.

However, Hinata Kumokawa, who was right next to her, was like a follower.

Only Kai spoke up, and everyone else ignored Hinata Kumokawa's existence.

There’s nothing wrong with that though~

However, Hinata Kumikawa felt that Konoha's style of painting had changed...

In the past, when he walked on the street, although he would say hello symbolically when he met acquaintances, most of the time he only had the destination in mind, and the goal was so clear that he would not waste time and energy paying attention to the shops on both sides of the road and the things he passed by. Pedestrians passing by.

So far, the only restaurants Hinata Kumikawa can remember are "Todo" croquettes, BBQ Q, and... forget it, just these two, even Ichiraku Ramen only has a slight impression. .

Especially after graduation, I am studying all the time.

After Orochimaru appeared, he put on a new debuff and dived directly into the power whirlpool of Konoha. Every day, new conspiracies can be seen in Root's ant nest...

In Hinata Kumokawa's eyes, the Konoha Village on the ground was like an illusion.

Just to cover up the darkness underground...

……

In short.

Something doesn't feel right in Konoha today...

"Hey~ Illya, I found your brother Yunchuan~"

Zao Tianye sat upright from his stool and looked at the two little ones who came in with a smile.

Hinata Kumokawa rolled his eyes.

Yes, not only Konoha, but also the master has something wrong, although the style of painting has not collapsed.

"Master, before I..."

"It's all done. You really have to go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything. When will your first words be about caring about me, an old woman~"

"..."

"Grandma Ye, your body is much stronger than Brother Yunchuan's!"

"Hahahaha~"

"..."

I don't know why, Hinata Kumikawa didn't want to talk in the past, but today he was choked to the point of speechlessness many times in a row.

Fortunately, the master didn't forget about business while entertaining the little girl. He got new scrolls, new arrows, and a new quick-fire bow... He put the psychic scroll of the arrows on the bow, which can be used with additional ninjutsu. Replacement of scrolls.

In short, there are pros and cons~

It's a pity that even now, I still can't exert the power of Huo Yuanri's fate, and the bow is still a bit big for Hinata Kumikawa's body, so it is not the best choice now.

Hinata Kumokawa gently touched the bow, put it back on the shelf again, and let out a long sigh.

"Master, I actually... have something to ask you."

"Ask me, since when did Yunchuan become so polite~"

Zaotian Ye was in a good mood. Even though there were only two masters and apprentices in the basement, he did not forget to joke a few words.

"I want to know...do you know anything about the Caged Bird Spell Seal?"

After more than a year of contact, Hinata Kumokawa decided to take the risk and trust this master, and made his first request to others for the first time.

Zao Tianye was stunned for a moment, and his smile gradually faded.

"The Caged Bird Curse Seal is a sealing technique that has been passed down by the Hyuga family for thousands of years. It is rumored that only the clan has passed it down orally, and outsiders cannot know about it."

"Is that so~"

Hinata Kumokawa nodded, not too disappointed.

The expected result was that he had watched Rizu's stinky face for half an hour yesterday, but today he suddenly mentioned it on a whim. It was all because of the person named Illya that non-existent hope would sprout up when he was around her. .

"But... as long as it's a sealing technique, there will always be a way to break it, as long as you calm down and study it."

Zaotian Ye walked up behind Hinata Yunchuan and put one hand on his head.

"Do you believe me, Yun Chuan?"

"Of course, apart from my parents... the master is the person I trust the most."

In fact, Hinata Kumikawa had already clenched his fists.

If the master makes any abnormal movements, Hinata Kumikawa may really fight to the death...

"Relax~"

Zaoda Ye's chakra poked out from his fingers, and the moment it touched Hinata Kumikawa's skin, it turned into a fine flow of chakra, converging on the curse mark on Hinata Kumikawa's forehead, and someone immediately felt a sense of nausea welling up in his heart.

Gritting his teeth, Hinata Yunchuan chose to trust his master.

She probably wouldn't kill herself anyway. For her, it would definitely be a thankless effort and she would also lose an heir...

……

"Brother Yunchuan, Granny Ye, you have been here for a long time. Several people came to the store just now. Unfortunately, Illya doesn't know the price or what kind of ninja tool they are talking about... I feel like I lost a lot of money."

Seeing the two people coming in from the back door, Illya immediately approached them.

Zaotianye rubbed the little girl's hair.

"Don't feel bad, mother-in-law is not short of money."

Hinata Kumikawa passed her by, walked to the door, thought for a moment, took out a book with a badly damaged cover from his arms, and turned to hand it to his master.

"The Story of Strong Perseverance is not finished yet. This is only the first volume. It is a very rare book... mainly because it cannot be sold. The printers have stopped printing. The author is Jiraiya-senpai~"

"Yumokawa is interested. I have been looking for this book for a long time. Unfortunately, Jiraiya never returns to the village. The bookstore owner in the village can't find a way to get a copy... If every author is like him, Wouldn’t it mean that everyone would starve to death?”

"Oh……"

Illya looked left and right, then leaned over to take a closer look at the tattered book, but in the end she said nothing.

I was bored outside for four hours and 32 minutes. What were Brother Yunchuan and Granny Ye doing inside? They felt so tired no matter what...

"Wait a minute, Illya~ Goodbye, mother-in-law..."