Chapter 134 Kiyosumi's Heart Transforms into Power
“The Kamimizu clan,” Shino Aburame replied sharply.
The woman in the lead was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "Oh dear, you've been recognized."
Knowing that Hinata Hyuga wasn't there, they didn't linger with the enemy and retreated immediately.
Haruko Hayama changed tactics, having Shino Aburame use the insects to locate the enemy's stronghold. However, upon entering the hive, they were surrounded by countless insects. Especially after Kiba Inuzuka noticed his stamina rapidly depleting, Shino realized that these larvae were draining their chakra through the walls.
Faced with the perilous situation of being trapped in the hive and the enemy summoning the queen bee, Haruko Hayama kept devising countermeasures in her mind.
After the queen bee appeared, the enemy left the hive and waited outside to be devoured. Haruko Hayama didn't know much about the Kamimizu clan, nor did she know what other tricks they had up their sleeves, so she gave Shino Aburame a wink.
When their eyes met, Shino Aburame understood the "remaining still" in her eyes, so she deliberately provoked the queen bee, causing her to spit out honey to bind them, creating the illusion that they were outnumbered.
As expected, after the enemy noticed the situation inside, they brought them out to question the fragrant insect.
Even though she seemed to be at a disadvantage, Haruko Hayama remained defiant and shouted at them, "We can hand over the Mikazuki, but we'll have to exchange it for Hinata."
"Are you dreaming? You actually dare to negotiate." The woman in the lead spoke in a harsh tone, clearly displeased with their ungrateful attitude despite being trapped.
"You will never find the fragrant insects. If you continue like this, you will regret it."
Upon hearing her words, the enemy exchanged bewildered glances, but ultimately agreed to her terms.
Whether they show mercy to the insects after obtaining them is up to them to decide.
The three enemies carried them to the place where Hinata Hyuga was imprisoned. Previously, the enemies had placed Hinata Hyuga in the river by a rope and sent bees next to the rope to monitor her movements. If she resisted, they would cut the rope immediately, and Hinata Hyuga would fall into the underground river of the waterfall with zero chance of survival.
When they reached the riverbank, they were shocked to find that the rope had broken. The enemy visibly panicked. They hadn't expected that Hinata Hyuga, whom they had warned not to move, would not listen.
"We certainly didn't expect that child to die, but as compensation for the Micro Fragrance Insect, I'll take your lives." The enemy, having changed his mind, improvised and decided to attack them.
Along the way, Shino Aburame had been secretly using insects to eat away at the honey glue on their bodies. When she saw that the enemy was showing murderous intent, Haruko Hayashi stopped pretending and was about to break through the honey glue to fight back when Hinata Hyuga arrived and rushed towards the enemy.
Just as they were about to fall into the waterfall, Hinata Hyuga controlled her chakra to break free of its restraints, grabbed onto a rock to survive, and came to their rescue.
"Leave it to me!"
Hinata Hyuga stood before them and shouted with a firm and powerful voice, vowing to protect them with her life.
The enemy launched a swarm of bees at Hinata Hyuga, but it was countered by her self-created technique, "Gentle Fist: Guardian Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms," forming an absolute defense.
Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the leading woman bit her finger hard and used a psychic spell to summon the queen bee.
Hinata Hyuga was caught off guard and was knocked away by it.
"Hinata!" Haruko Hayama, who was watching from the back respectfully, couldn't help but call out.
"I...I'm fine!" Hinata wiped her face and stood up resolutely.
Haruko stood there, stunned. She had completely forgotten that Hinata was actually a very resilient girl...
Over the past few days, through spending time with her, Haruko Hayama has gradually come to understand her emotional journey.
As a direct descendant of the prestigious Hyuga main family of Konoha, this solemn title placed an immense burden on Hinata Hyuga. Because of her weak heart and dislike of fighting, she was often ignored by her father, looked down upon by her clansmen, and even ridiculed by her classmates.
She became self-conscious and timid, a girl who limited her own potential, but... during the Chunin Exams, Naruto Uzumaki showed her her potential, and she transformed Kiyosumi's heart into power.
Haruko took a deep breath and called out to her, "We're counting on you, Hinata!"
The gentle yet firm words, spoken over countless days and nights of relentless effort, reached Hinata Hyuga, who now stood in their way.
Hinata Hyuga almost couldn't hold back her tears. She sniffed and replied firmly, "I will protect you!"
Make chakra... sharper, stronger, more magnificent, and more flexible!
Hinata Hyuga activated her Byakugan and unleashed the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, far surpassing her previous power, completely defeating the Queen Bee.
Just as her chakra was exhausted, Haruko rushed over and caught her as she collapsed.
"Haruko..."
Hinata Hyuga raised her tired eyes to look at her, her eyes flickering slightly, as if she wanted to gain her approval.
Haruko smiled gently at her in the morning, "Hinata is truly amazing!"
Hearing the praise, which was as gentle and supportive as ever, Hinata Hyuga smiled happily and fell asleep in Haruko Hayama's arms.
After defeating the three members of the Kamisama clan, they took Hinata Hyuga to their previous campsite to rest.
While waiting for Hinata Hyuga to wake up, they observed the hatching of the Misaki Insect eggs.
"Having a medical ninja around is really great," Kiba Inuzuka remarked, jumping up and down a few times after being healed by Haruko Hayama.
“Even so, I still hope that Ya can protect herself,” Haruko Hayama replied helplessly.
Kiba Inuzuka shrugged, putting his hands behind his head. "I know, I know, stop nagging."
"..." Haruko paused for a moment, then slowly gave him a kind smile.
So Shino Aburame, who had just recovered, saw Kiba Inuzuka lying on the ground with his limbs on the ground after emerging from the illusion, radiating an aura of being worse than dead.
"What's wrong with him?" Shino Aburame asked, puzzled.
Haruko snorted, "It's nothing, it's just that he experienced different ways of wetting his pants in the illusion."
"..." Shino Aburame silently shrank into her clothes, deeply aware that she absolutely must not anger Haruko Hayama.
Kiba Inuzuka, who had lost all human dignity, was still lamenting, "Terrible...so terrifying...how could there be such a terrifying woman?!"
"I heard everything," Haruko Hayama said with a deadpan expression.
As if he had a stress response to her, Kiba Inuzuka jumped up and stood up with a fawning smile in front of her unfriendly expression.
"No, no, I was... I was talking about my older sister!"
"Really? Looks like I can visit Ya's older sister soon!" Haruko's mood brightened.
"Are you a demon?!"
Kiba Inuzuka's desperate voice echoed through the forest.
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