Naruto hodgepodge

As night fell, the New Year's bells seemed to still ring in my ears, and the whole Konoha Village was immersed in a warm and peaceful atmosphere. The laughter and joy of the New Year's Eve dinner seemed to still fill the air, but time had quietly slipped into the night. Except for Toneri and Yakumo, who was originally staying, everyone said goodbye one after another and set off on their own journey home.

Hinata Hanabi was the youngest member who attended Naruto's New Year's Eve dinner today. Her little face was filled with a smile of satisfaction and happiness, and it was obvious that she was still not satisfied with the New Year's Eve dinner tonight. When everyone left, she quietly pulled Naruto's sleeve, looked at him with her expectant eyes, and whispered, "Brother Naruto, the food you cooked is so delicious! Can I eat it again in the future?"

Naruto bent down and patted Hanabi's head lovingly, and said with a smile: "Of course, Hanabi. As long as you like, I can do it for you anytime." Hanabi's eyes lit up and she nodded vigorously. Her full stomach seemed to be eager to taste those delicious dishes again. "It's late now. I'll take you home. After all, you are my youngest friend."

So, under the moonlight, Naruto and Hanabi walked side by side on the way home. The two chatted and laughed from time to time, and sometimes shared each other's little secrets. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious. Hanabi excitedly told about the interesting things in school, and Naruto listened patiently, occasionally interrupting. The laughter of the two echoed in the silent night, adding a bit of warmth to this winter night.

However, when the two arrived at the door of Hyuga's house, the atmosphere suddenly became subtle. Hyuga Hinata was standing quietly at the door, staring at them coldly, with a hint of complex emotions in her eyes.

"Hanabi, it's time to go home." Hinata's voice was calm and powerful, leaving no room for doubt. Upon hearing this, Hanabi reluctantly said goodbye to Naruto, with a hint of loss in her eyes. Naruto politely nodded to Hinata, and when he was about to leave, he was stopped by Hinata.

"Naruto-kun, I have something to tell you." Although Hinata's tone was still cold, there seemed to be a hint of seriousness in it.

Naruto was slightly stunned, then nodded and followed Hinata to the side. Under the moonlight, the two figures were stretched out, and the atmosphere seemed particularly serious.

"Naruto, I'm very grateful for the happiness you brought to Hanabi." Hinata finally spoke, with a barely perceptible softness in her tone, "But you actually forgot what I said before. I hope you can pay attention to your identity and stop influencing her. Hanabi is my sister, the future head of Konoha's strongest Hyuga clan. You are not a match for her."

Naruto's face changed slightly. He didn't expect Hinata to say such a thing. He was still a child, and the other Naruto had become Hokage. So he said angrily, "Ms. Hinata, put away your condescending attitude. I am still the man who will become Hokage in the future. My status is not worse than yours. Besides, Hanabi is willing to associate with me because we are friends."

Hinata's eyes softened slightly when she heard that. She looked at Naruto's eyes full of sincerity and determination, and she couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in her heart. She sighed softly, as if she felt a little sorry for her previous impulsiveness.

"Naruto, you seem very confident." Hinata said as she prepared to fight, and Naruto was also full of fighting spirit. However, when the two were about to fight, Hanabi noticed the atmosphere and looked at Naruto apologetically, clamoring to go into the house. In the end, Hinata gave up the fight and went back to the house, thus ending the fight.

After that, when they returned home, Toneri was still staying in Naruto's room, and Toneri was staying in Naruto's yard.

Naruto thought of the caged bird before, and with a curious gleam in his eyes, he turned to Toneri and asked: "Toneri, I heard that the Hyuga clan has a mysterious seal called 'caged bird'. Do you know anything about this seal?"

Hearing this, Toneri frowned slightly, as if recalling and thinking. After a moment, he slowly spoke: "'Bird in a cage'?... Although the Hyuga clan is a branch of our clan, my knowledge of the Hyuga clan is indeed limited. The bird in a cage was created by the Hyuga Tennin back then, mainly to protect the Byakugan from being stolen."

Naruto's curiosity was fully aroused, and he asked, "I know these, but how does this 'bird in a cage' curse seal work on their branch family?"

Toneri thought for a moment and said, "As time goes by, 'Bird in a Cage' has become a special curse seal set within the Hyuga Clan to maintain the authority of the main family. It is mainly imposed on the bodies of branch family members. This curse seal is like an invisible shackle that not only restricts the freedom of branch family members, but also weakens their power in some way, ensuring that they cannot easily challenge the status of the main family. Within the Hyuga Clan, the boundaries between the main family and the branch family are clearly defined, and branch family members are expected and required to obey the orders of the main family unconditionally."

Naruto clenched his fists and said firmly, "I know all this. Freedom should be everyone's birthright. How can it be arbitrarily deprived of it because of differences in bloodline or power? The Hyuga system is really unreasonable!"

Toneri nodded. Although he was not a branch of the Hyuga clan, he was actually a branch clan on the moon. He agreed with this: "Naruto, your opinion is very correct. But in the failed ninja world created by the Sage of Six Paths, although it seems harsh and even cruel to the outside world, it may be considered a necessary measure to maintain the order and power of the family. In fact, if the main family on the moon had used this method at that time, our branch clan on the moon would not dare to betray it. Maybe I would be dead now, and all the members of the main family would be alive on the moon."

Naruto fell into deep thought. After a moment, he looked up and asked, "So, how did you resist this unreasonable system?"

Toneri shook his head slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "The voices of resistance on our moon have never ceased. In the end, our branch family used everyone's Byakugan to create a huge Samsara Eye and wiped out the entire main family."

Naruto frowned upon hearing this: "I see, you really resisted thoroughly... Then you live in Hyuga now, do you understand the specific principles of the caged bird technique?"

Sheren explained: "I don't know these either. I will send a puppet to help you get the technique at night."

A look of determination flashed in Naruto's eyes: "If possible, I hope to help them change this situation, so that everyone can breathe freely in the sun and pursue their own dreams and happiness."

Sheren smiled and patted Naruto's shoulder: "Naruto, you always have countless things to do."

Naruto's eyes lit up and he suggested excitedly, "Yes! Toneri, ever since you mentioned it last time, I've always wanted to see what your hometown, the moon, looks like."

Toneri readily agreed, "Of course, Naruto, I am waiting here with the intention of taking you there."

In the deep night, Naruto left behind a shadow clone. Konoha's great barrier net would not sense the chakra that had been recorded. Toneri summoned a flying chair and took Naruto from the air to a hidden cave. Deep in the cave was an unknown secret passage that led directly to water similar to the bottom of the sea, and under the bottom of the sea, there was a door to an unknown world.

As Sheren waved his hand, the sea water seemed to be split apart by an invisible force, revealing a staircase leading to the underwater. The two slowly stepped into the water, surrounded by colorful balls of light and swaying lights, as if they had entered a dreamlike underwater palace.

Suddenly, the surrounding environment began to change, and starlight sprinkled from the top of the head, and the originally dark underwater world became bright. Sheren whispered: "Look, this is the secret path to the moon." In front of him, a huge star gate slowly appeared. It was woven by countless flowing stars, emitting a soft and mysterious light, blending with the surrounding seawater, and seemed to be independent of the world.

"Are you ready, Naruto?" Toneri looked back at Naruto, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. Naruto took a deep breath and nodded, his heart filled with curiosity and yearning for the unknown world.

The two of them walked into the star gate hand in hand. In an instant, everything around them became blurred, and the light of the stars enveloped them, as if they had traveled through time and space. When the light faded, they were already standing on the silvery white surface of the moon, with soft moon dust under their feet and a dazzling galaxy above their heads.

"Welcome to the moon, Naruto." Toneri said with a smile, "This is the home of our Otsutsuki clan, and it is also the place that protects the ninja world."

Naruto looked around, deeply attracted by this strange and beautiful scene. He noticed that the previous passage was closed, and there were balls of light floating in it, emitting a soft light.

"What is that?" Naruto asked, pointing at the ball of light.

"That is an illusion ball of light created by the Rinnegan." Toneri explained, "It is created by the huge Rinnegan. Anyone who enters it will enter a dream."

Naruto's curiosity was completely aroused, he walked forward, stretched out his hand and gently touched the light ball. Instantly, ripples appeared on the surface of the light ball, Naruto had sunk into a dream, pictures emerged in Naruto's mind, countless strange pictures appeared in the depths of his mind, Naruto relived his actions in the past few years in his memory, and was interrupted by Toneri.

"Did I just... enter a dream?" Naruto muttered to himself, asking Toneri.

Sheren nodded, his eyes deep: "Yes, Naruto, these memory light balls can extract people's memories. If you have poor talent in illusion, you will be trapped in it and unable to wake up, and you need help from others. When you came here, I opened the channel directly, so you didn't see these."

"Is that so? It feels so strange. Can I seal up a few of these light balls? I think it's super interesting," Naruto asked Toneri.

"Of course you can, but it's best to have someone by your side when you're researching on your own, otherwise you might get stuck in a dream and never get out of it." After saying this, Toneri used the power of the Samsara Eye to seal a bunch of memory light balls for Naruto and handed them to Naruto.

After that, the two of them got out of the passage and stepped onto the moon. Naruto seemed to have crossed the boundaries of time and space and came to a fantasy world that was both familiar and strange. There was no sunrise and sunset as common on Earth. The artificial sun was hanging high in the center, which was a man-made sunrise and sunset. The entire moon was gently wrapped in a layer of soft and mysterious blue light, as if it was the most exquisite crystal ball of nature, freezing all the beauty and tranquility in this moment.

Following Toneri's brisk pace, Naruto strolled across this dreamlike land, and every step brought him an unprecedented wonderful experience. The surface of the moon was not as desolate as imagined, but was covered with a layer of fine moon dust like silver sand, which shone with a charming luster under the blue light. The surroundings were silent, with only the footsteps of the two people echoing on this boundless moon surface, adding a sense of adventure.

Toneri led Naruto through a strange crystal forest. These trees were not any species on Earth. They were made of crystal clear crystals in various shapes. Some were like swords pointing to the sky, while others were winding and twisting, like works of art in nature. Each tree exuded a soft and warm light, as if it had its own soul, quietly telling an ancient and mysterious story. Naruto couldn't help but reach out and touch one of the crystal trees. In an instant, a warm and peaceful power flowed from his fingertips to his whole body, taking away the fatigue of the journey and making his mind feel unprecedentedly cleansed and calm.

"These are the moonlight trees," Sheren's voice sounded in his ears, with a bit of pride and awe, "They absorb the essence of the moon, not only providing a constant supply of energy for the moon, but also protecting the deep connection between us and this land."

As Naruto explored further, he discovered that there were many unknown wonders hidden on the moon. They came to a vast plain dotted with ancient ruins. These ruins were built with unknown materials, but they still stood tall after years of baptism, revealing a solemnity and magnificence that transcends time. Toneri told him that these ruins were witnesses to the history of their clan, recording their various legends.