Chapter 12: Code Byakugan; Hotaru of the Revolution
Part 2: Cute Tea Time
If anyone asked me what's the only good thing about Boruto anime is, it would be adult Hyuuga Hanabi. I stand with my flag that Hanabi is hotter than Hinata and I will wage war for her.
I'm rather confused with my mental age to be honest. Rather than an Earthling getting isekaid into Naruto, it's more accurate to say I am a Narutonese getting Earthly memories of some sort of Earthling getting uploaded to my brain. I inherit a lot of things from my predecessor, except his memories that form his identity. His families, his life experiences, none of that. What I got is mostly just memories of things he watched and learned.
My life would be easier if I got the knowledge of a scientist or engineer instead of a fucking weeb.
So, the idea of interacting with Kid Hanabi, before actualy meetin her, was long story short, kinda awkward. My predecessor absolutely loved adult Hanabi, so I ended up inheriting his love too. Not that way mind you. I was pretty sure my predecessor is not that kind of weeb. Just healthy waifu infatuation.
I thought, eh, Hanabi was like 5 years younger than Hinata right? She would be too kiddy for me to take seriously. I don't see myself as an adult. While I am mature for my age, that's common for ninja kids. The brutal childhood make us grow up fast. Hell, I don't even feel any sexual desire, since my body is still not in the puberty phase. It was weird that I draw that Icha Icha doujins with clinical professionalism.
Basically, I have no worries to be attracted to Hanabi since she would be too kiddy for me to consider until so much, much more later.
I knew that my Writer will screw me over somehow.
Hyuuga Hanabi is 10 years old in this universe. A year younger than me. That changed everything.
I knew from my experience from Sasuke that I can't act as detached like to others because my predecessors like him. It's a hole to my shield against the world many hadn't figure out yet. When received the knowledge of Plot, I didn't think of averting anything.
Anything except Uchiha Massacre.
My predecessor loved the Uchiha. He loved the copycat magic eyeballs, although he also thinks the Mangekyo was kinda too wanked. He loved the edgy emo clan bastards, and he read copious amounts of Naruto x Fem Sasuke fanfics.
This would be a different story if Sasuke was a girl here.
I was relieved when I first see that he's a dude, alright. That means he wouldn't get in my way from leaving this godforsaken village. I may be a bit attached for Sasuke because of my predecessor, but not enough to make me abandon the idea to leave him and the village.
Writer-sama proceed to throw me a curve ball in the form of an aged up Hanabi trope.
And she is one haughty arrogant ojou-sama.
Which makes me double-fucked.
Coz my predecessor is into that.
Okay, maybe my predecessor is quite a pathetic weeb afterall.
"Nee-sama, spending time with Hotaru for training is one thing but inviting him for tea is beneath you. He may be your tutor, but remember that he is a servant!"
"But Hanabi, Hotaru is my friend!"
"Then you should seek better friends."
My 11 years old heart can only coo over how cute Hanabi's ojou-sama act is. If this is written in Japanese, you will read her ending her sentences with '-kashira'.
I am totally fucked. Ojou sama is one thing, but japanese ojou sama? I am triple-fucked.
"Stop looking at me like that, servant. It's disgusting."
Urk. Ah shit, my Kokoro.
"Don't treat him like that, Hanabi. Hotaru had done nothing but be nice to you. I never even seen him smile to anyone but you make him do!"
"Urghhh, I don't want a street rat father picked up to fawn over me."
It's been a month and a half since I start tutoring Hinata. In the Final Year, most of physical education happens within clan compounds, with only clanless orphans going to the Academy for standardized phys training.
It's why Naruto and Sasuke didn't figure out I am confined in the Hyuuga Estate. They would have recognized the influence of my style in Hinata's combat prowess.
Rats. I thought I really had it when I I made Jeff let me teach Hinata. Plan A is a bust
Also, where the fuck is Kakashi?! Didn't he swear to protect me or something?!
I knew I couldn't count on that deadbeat!
"Gotta say, I don't see why you guys likes green tea so much. Plain cool water is better.", I try to contribute to the conversation.
"Hmph, what do you uncultured barbarian know about high class culture? You poor child could only afford tap water, so of course that is your standards for delicacy.", Hanabi condescends me.
I just chuckles over Hanabi, as I reach for milk and sugar and stir it into my cup of green tea.
"So that's why you asked for milk and sugar.", Hinata finally resolved my reasoning.
What did she expect me to do with milk and sugar? And Ice? Somehow bullshit ice cream into existence ? My superpower isn't Hyoton, girl.
I then poor the milk green tea into a glass of ice. And probably created the Narutoverse first iced milk green tea. Man, if only I have boba pearls too.
"You speak of delicacy, Hanabi? Oh you foolish child. You know nothing about real delicacy."
Hanabi probably expect me to offer it to her, but before she can imperiously decline, I give the glass of milk green tea to Hinata.
She hmph in frustration, trying hard to not make herself look silly for getting baited by me.
Hah, this is what my predecessor, therefore me likes about haughty arrogant spoiled ojou-sama. It's not about getting abused by them.
It's about toying with them.
Patience, Hotaru. Do not get too deep. You must focus on your mission to leave this village. Do not get seduced by this mini ojou-sama!
"Waaaa waaaaaaahhhhhh!!!", Hinata mo….. voiced her delightment. Gotta keep this PG 13.
I swear I saw Hinata discovering the cosmos the moment she took a sip.
"I didn't know green tea can taste this good!", Hinata has never been so happy before, which is sad, because if this is her best moment in life then… yea it's sad.
"tch, what's so good about adding milk, sugar and ice anyway? Let me have it.", Hanabi took the glass away and I can see Hinata almost went into murder mode before quickly cancelled because Hinata can never harm even a single hair of her precious Hanabi.
"Kyaah aaaahhhh." Hanabi let out her own voice of delight.
I smirk. You had fallen into my trap. Never can you enjoy sugarless bitter green tea anymore.
I have ruined you
Hanabi can only grudgingly glare at me as she keep sipping on the beverage.
)))))))))))
You know, a lot of fanfics ragged on Hyuuga slavery a lot, but honestly, it ain't that bad.
We worked in properly balanced schedule, with annual leaves quota, get quite actually decent pay, and you're not getting abused actually. Jeff actually really frown on abusing the Branch Family.
Honestly, it's not so bad.
who woulda thunk? Hyuuga clan is the forefront for basic worker rights.
If only they didn't put this silly Kill switch on our forehead tho.
I wouldn't even mind actually working as a Hyuuga servant. We even have insurance!
Seriously, this damn Killswitch thing is totally unnecessary. At least wait until they grow up to give consent, man. I know it's to protect the Byakugan and all, but branding the Branch at 3 years old is just bullshit.
"Thank you for helping me carrying these boxes, Hotaru."
"Heh, no problem Natsu. I may look small and girly but I'm actually pretty strong, ya know."
"hehe, that you do."
Hyuuga Natsu is a treasure and she deserves to be protected.
"By the way, Hotaru, how's far along Hinata-sama training goes?"
"Still a long way, Natsu. If you want a regular taser but with hands, I will just teach her regular D rank lightning jutsu and say that's a job well done. But if she really want to do the Raijin Fist as intended, she needs a higher level of control over electricity."
"I see. I didn't think the art is that complicated."
"Wanna me to demonstrate?"
"huh?"
I know the Elders and Jeff doesn't trust me. Natsu maybe a nice, kind and in general a wonderful person, but her loyalty is to the Hyuuga clan first and foremost. I don't need to be a genius to see a needling for information attempt.
"You can even turn Byakugan on to see what's going on."
"Really?"
"Yea. To be specific, I will paralyze your left arm. Don't worry, it's not permanent. Give or take 15 minutes or so."
"okay…."
Natsu activates her Byakugan. Man, the veins that pops out when they activate their eyes always weird me out.
"Here we go."
I poked Natsu's left arm over 30 times and immediately her left arm went limp.
"WHA?!! HOW?!!"
"Yep. That's the Raijin Fist. I have shutdown your left arm's nerve signals."
"This is terrifying! Cancel it out!", Natsu panicked.
"Yea, no. I don't know how to do that. But don't worry, I had just injected enough currents to jammed your left arm's signals. I did not burnt out your nerves."
"How did you do this?! I didn't see any lightning?!"
"Electricity is normally invisible. You may see nerves. You may see wires. But you don't actually see them flowing, do you?"
Well Lightning Chakra is a bit different and behave a bit differently than actual electricity, but I'm not going to tell them that.
"Sorry if I scare you Natsu. I promise I really didn't ruin your arm. Just wait, it'll move back to full capacity soon."
"yes, err… I was the one who agreed, Hotaru. It's not your fault."
"I'm really sorry, okay."
"yes… yes… anyway I have to go somewhere."
"Aight, see you later, Natsu."
Natsu leaves in hurry. Yea, she's still spooked. I hope she doesn't get traumatized of me. I actually really like her.
Crap. I'm seeing a pattern here and I don't like it.
Anyway. Thanks Natsu.
I didn't even know Byakugan can't see normal electricity.
(((((((((Hiashi POV)))))))))
"And that concludes my report, Hiashi-sama"
Hiashi nods.
"Natsu, how's your arm?", he asked, concerned.
"As Hotaru said, my arm's mobility is returning. My inspection of my nerve shows some inflammation, but nothing permanent in damage."
Hiashi nods as he confirmed with his own Byakugan himself. As Hotaru said, electricity is normally invisible. He can't even see how the current that Hotaru injects interferes with the nerves.
"You are dismissed. Take a day of rest, Natsu. You deserve it.
"Thank you, Hiashi-sama"
Natsu leaves his office, and he contemplates.
Raijin Fist, what a terrifying Taijutsu.
When he first heard of a Taijutsu that surpassed Gentle Fist, Hyuuga Hiashi had chuckled at the joke. Maybe even a big laugh in private even. What Taijutsu can surpass Gentle First which shuts down chakra pathways and cause internal injuries with but the slightest tap? He laughed at the ludicrous idea.
Then, the rumor got spread wider, more ridiculous even, as Makoto Hotaru, a clanless brat with nothing to his name beat clan heirs one by one, as if collecting trophies.
He started to take concern when he received news that Inuzuka Kiba, who is quite a prodigy with his clan's Beastman Fist was defeated in a Duel too.
He wouldn't pay much mind if it wasn't that dog brat was beaten so badly.
Over 30 bones broken. Some of them had to be set back with metal pins. Inuzuka Kiba may be still able to service as a ninja, but he will never made pass chuunin.
You may as well say that Makoto Hotaru had effectively killed the Inuzuka Clan Heir.
At that point, Hiashi had to know what is up with that street rat. So he send Neji to gauge Raijin Fist. To study it with the Byakugan.
Hiashi can only ask forgiveness at his brother's grave.
Not only Makoto Hotaru humiliated Neji by winning unscathed, he had completely shutdown Gentle Fist by parrying all it's lightning fast strikes, while damaging Neji's arms in return.
He even casually parries Eight Trigrams: 32 Palms, which even an Uchiha will struggle to do, and proceed to humiliate a Byakugan user by proceeding to dodge all Neji's final attempts to attack with his eyes closed, and give him a complete beatdown with no mercy for a full minute.
A mere street rat has defeated the strongest would be Genin of this generation. Without much effort. As a 10 years old.
It was as if he's seeing Namikaze Minato incarnate. The no name son of a fisherman who become the Yondaime Hokage at the age of 20.
Hiashi read Makoto Hotaru assessment file again. Mizuki, the homeroom teacher of Class F has assessed that Makoto is a strong but unmotivated cadet, who is not ambitious and simply aim for a basic wage job as career Genin.
Umino Iruka, homeroom teacher of Class A has assessed that Makoto is a latent psychopath with unpredictable bouts of violence.
Which assessment is the correct one?
"By Kaguya… it's invisible."
It never crossed his mind that electricity is usually invisible. He had assumed the Raijin Fist would leave visible chakra trace they can study. They had assumed that the chakra trace would had been dissipated by the time they received Neji's broken and burnt body from the hospital.
"Its invisible…"
He hate to admit it, but Raijin Fist had truly surpassed Gentle Fist, and he doesn't think Makoto had perfected it yet. He is just an 11 years old.
Perhaps that is why Goddess Kaguya had him born stupid and retarded. And so unmotivated. He seen for himself that Makoto was satisfied working as a servant and actually enjoying livng the benefits of a Hyuuga servant.
If the boy ever figured out he can do so much more than just shutting down nerves.
"Hmph…"
Hiashi chuckled to himself.
Good thing Hotaru is stupid.