i am kimimaro

At the moment the door opened, a pair of pure white eyes appeared before Kimimaro.

The owner of the eyes was a girl of about seven or eight years old, who was seriously sizing up Kimimaro.

"Are you the one who defeated my sister?"

The girl spoke, her tone filled with curiosity and a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Hanabi, who allowed you to come here!"

Hinata Hiashi's voice was stern, unlike the easygoing manner he had while talking to Kimimaro just now. At this moment, he was a strict father.

And the name he spoke revealed the girl's identity.

Hinata Hanabi, Hinata Hyuga's younger sister, and the current heir of the Hinata clan's main family.

At only seven years old, she had already defeated her sister, who was five years older, proving herself a genius.

"I'm sorry, Father. I just wanted to see what the person who defeated my sister looks like."

Hanabi's heart was filled with admiration for Hinata. Learning that her sister had been easily defeated, she couldn't help but feel a bit curious and dissatisfied with this person.

My sister is so cute, how dare you hit her?

With this mindset, after learning from the maid that Hiashi had invited Kimimaro over, Hanabi came to see this "bad guy" who had hurt her sister, despite the risk of being scolded.

"Nonsense! Is this how I usually teach you to treat guests?"

As a prominent clan in Konoha, the Hinata clan naturally wouldn't lack in hospitality.

In Hiashi's eyes, Hanabi's behavior at this moment was very rude.

Seeing Hiashi's anger, Hanabi lowered her head, not daring to speak.

Her aggrieved and silent appearance was actually quite cute.

"Hinata Clan Head, she's just curious, there's no need to scold her so harshly. She's still a child."

"I'm not a child! I'm almost eight years old!"

Hinata Hanabi suddenly became agitated.

However, her agitated appearance, instead of being intimidating, was even more adorable.

"Hanabi!"

Under Hiashi's reprimand, Hanabi lowered her head again.

"Kimimaro, I apologize for her behavior. As I just said, my two daughters are truly不成器. Please don't take Hanabi's offense to heart."

"It's okay, it's just a small matter."

"Then let me see you out."

"There's no need to trouble the Hinata Clan Head, I can go out by myself."

Seeing Kimimaro say this, Hiashi didn't insist and let him leave on his own.

He was just being polite anyway.

So, under Hanabi's gaze, Kimimaro slowly left.

"Hanabi, you're becoming more and more unruly. Natsu, keep a close eye on Hanabi. Double her training today."

"Yes, Clan Head."

The person who replied was Hinata Natsu, who had just arrived. She was the maid taking care of Hanabi.

After Hiashi finished speaking, he left, leaving only Hanabi and Hinata Natsu.

"Lady Hanabi, the master is angry. Let's hurry back and train."

"No, I still have one more thing to do."

Hanabi said and quickly chased after Kimimaro.

"Lady Hanabi!"

Hinata Natsu hurriedly followed.

Just as Kimimaro was about to leave the Hinata residence, he suddenly heard someone shout from behind, "Wait!"

Looking back, it was Hanabi.

"Please fight me. I want to see how strong the person who defeated my sister is."

Hanabi said seriously.

Kimimaro was slightly surprised, then he understood.

This Hanabi was a sister complex.

She was still brooding over the fact that he had defeated Hinata.

The Uchiha clan were all brother and sister complexes, and the Hinata clan were all sister and brother complexes. These two clans that played with eyes were truly interesting.

"Lady Hanabi, stop messing around. If the Clan Head finds out, you'll be punished again."

Hinata Natsu, who had caught up, quickly stopped Hanabi and said to Kimimaro, "Mr. Kimimaro, I'm sorry. Lady Hanabi means no harm, please don't take it to heart."

"Even if I'm punished by Father, I must have this fight."

"Lady Hanabi..."

Hinata Natsu was helpless.

This maid's job was getting harder and harder.

Seeing Hanabi's persistence, Kimimaro didn't refuse.

"Then let's fight. You attack first."

Seeing Kimimaro agree, Hanabi was overjoyed. She immediately stomped her foot and threw a Gentle Fist punch!

This punch was quite powerful.

For Hanabi's age, being able to deliver such a punch required both effort and talent.

Having such determination at such a young age, Hanabi's future achievements wouldn't be low.

Worthy of being the future head of the Hinata clan, she was indeed not simple.

But in front of Kimimaro, her every move was too immature.

All of Hanabi's punches missed, not even touching his clothes.

"How is this possible?"

The more Hanabi fought, the more alarmed she became. She clearly felt that every punch could hit the opponent, but just when it was about to land, he dodged.

Dozens of moves in a row, all heavy blows, full power output, but all missed. The whole time, she was fighting against thin air.

Gradually, Hanabi's stamina couldn't keep up.

She was panting heavily, while Kimimaro remained calm and composed.

The difference in strength was too obvious.

With Hanabi's current strength, wanting to shake Kimimaro was a fantasy.

Her strength wasn't even as good as Hinata's.

The reason Hinata lost to Hanabi was more because she didn't want to hurt her younger sister.

"It's time to end this."

Kimimaro said softly, tapping his index finger on Hanabi's forehead.

Suddenly, it felt like a tremendous force was holding her body in place, preventing her from moving even an inch further.

Then, he bent his middle finger and flicked it lightly, sending Hanabi flying backward!

"Lady Hanabi!"

Hinata Natsu quickly rushed forward and caught the flying Hanabi.

"Lady Hanabi, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Hanabi touched her forehead, feeling no pain at all.

But the tremendous force from earlier was unmistakable.

The opponent had held back.

And he did it perfectly.

How did he do it?

Hanabi's heart was filled with shock and confusion.

"The winner is decided. Goodbye."

Kimimaro waved his hand and turned to leave.

Looking at his departing figure, Hanabi didn't pursue him further.

"Kimimaro... As expected of someone who could defeat my sister, you're really strong. But one day, I will defeat you! I definitely will!"

A seed was planted in Hanabi's heart, a seed that would probably never blossom or bear fruit.

"Natsu, let's go back and train. I want to triple today's training!"

"Huh?"

Hinata Natsu was shocked.

Triple?

Was she that ruthless?

After the two left, a figure emerged from the side.

It was Hinata Hiashi.

He had seen the entire fight between the two, but he didn't stop it.

He was also very curious about Kimimaro's true strength.

But it wasn't appropriate for Hiashi to directly test him, and Hanabi's challenge was the perfect opportunity.

Of course, Hanabi couldn't possibly force the opponent to reveal his true strength, but as long as he made a move, some clues could be gleaned.

"Such strong control. Who is his teacher? To be able to control his strength so skillfully. As far as I know, there are only a handful of people in the ninja world with such ability. In Konoha, only Lady Tsunade and Might Guy can do it. Could it be..."

Seemingly thinking of a possibility, Hinata Hiashi's pupils suddenly shrank!

(End of Chapter)