Chapter 6 Freedom of Speech!

The park in the center of Konoha can be said to be a paradise for those children who have not yet attended the ninja school.

At this age, they have a lot of free time, and coming to the park to play with people of the same age can be said to be the thing they look forward to most every day.

Here, not only children from ordinary families, but also children from some families in the village, such as children from large families such as Akimichi, Yamanaka, and Nara, will come here to play.

Maybe only the Uchiha clan in the village are proud of themselves, and no children from the clan will come here to join them.

At this time, there are many small groups in the park.

However, the most noteworthy one is a small group of four people in the most central area.

The reason is that two girls in the group sat on the sculpture dummy of the Third Hokage, which is very unscrupulous.

"Shikamaru! Find something to do, it's so boring..."

Sitting on the left shoulder of the statue of the Third Hokage, Yamanaka Ino was very annoyed, "I finally don't have to help my mother in the flower shop, I don't want to sit like this for an afternoon."

Next to him, lying on the grass, Nara Shikamaru yawned, "You let Sakura accompany you, I really don't know what you girls like to play."

"Lazy guy, it's obviously you who want to lie down." Ino rolled her eyes and looked at the pink-haired girl sitting on the other shoulder of the sculpture next to her, "Sakura, let's find something to do."

"But... I don't know what to play."

Haruno Sakura lowered her head a little uneasily. For sitting on the statue of the Third Hokage, which is something that only bad kids would do, she felt... very exciting.

But she couldn't show her inner thoughts. Her mother said that she had to be a well-behaved girl so that people would like her.

At this moment, Choji, who was sitting next to Shikamaru and silently eating potato chips, suddenly said, "That guy, is here again."

"Which guy?"

Shikamaru sat up and looked in the direction he was looking.

Suddenly, his expression became strange.

The eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, the girl who was often bullied in this park, was slowly approaching the group of people who bullied her.

Sitting on the sculpture, Ino half-closed her eyes and asked Shikamaru, "Should I go over and help her?"

Next to her, Haruno Sakura's eyes were also filled with questions and a hint of sympathy.

Once upon a time, she was often bullied by that group of people, and it was also because of her appearance and her wide forehead.

If Ino hadn't saved her later and absorbed her into this small team, she might have been bullied all the time, and she might not even come to this park to play again.

"No need."

Shikamaru shook his head, "I've already said that she is the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan. Too much contact with her will have an impact on us."

This is not the first time Hinata has come to this park, and it is not the first time they have seen her being bullied.

But unlike Haruno Sakura, the three of them represent the future Ino-Shika-Chou.

And Hyuga Hinata is the future heir of the Hyuga clan.

As one of the few large families in Konoha, their contact is likely to have an impact on certain things.

After all, Shikamaru is not very old. Although he has been smart since he was a child, based on his knowledge, he can only think that there will be trouble, but he can't guess what the specific consequences will be.

"It seems that she is much smarter this time and knows to bring two guards."

He saw two people from the Hyuga clan walk in at the entrance. They should be Hinata's guards.

But...

Shikamaru looked in the direction where the two people walked in, and he saw another person from the Hyuga clan.

This person from the Hyuga clan should not be a guard. Judging from his height, his age is similar to Hinata's.

Because the distance was a bit far, Shikamaru didn't see the man's face clearly, but the other party seemed to be observing them and nodded to him in a friendly manner.

After a pause, Shikamaru also nodded to him politely.

Ino-Shika-Chou...

Seeing Shikamaru nod to him, Hyuga Ryosuke's smile became even brighter.

Although he didn't open his Byakugan, his eyesight easily allowed him to see the four people in the center area and recognize their appearances.

The Nara clan, the Akimichi clan, the Yamanaka clan, and... Haruno Sakura.

Unfortunately, he didn't see the blond boy.

Ryosuke felt a little regretful, but only a little.

Hinata's performance next, with Ino-Shika-Chou and the other three present to witness it, the effect was enough.

Thinking of this, Ryosuke turned his gaze to the small figure in the distance.

"Hello."

A steady, emotionless voice came out of his lips.

Bathed in the sun, Hinata looked at the three people in front of her calmly and spoke politely.

I don't know when she started to be unable to face other people so calmly.

Perhaps it was when she first faced her father's disappointed eyes, or perhaps it was from her repeated tolerance and retreat.

Ryosuke's voice echoed in her mind. His palm seemed to be close to her back from the beginning, giving her warmth and courage, and making her feel again what kind of attitude a normal person should maintain when communicating with others.

Normal people? At least they shouldn't be with their heads down and timid.

There seemed to be a voice in her heart reminding her to raise her head and look directly at the three people in front of her.

The three children who were playing football were interrupted and turned their heads angrily to stare at Hinata.

Among them was the child she met in the restaurant at noon.

"Hey, White Eyes Monster..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was a familiar name.

But before the child finished the insulting words in his mouth, he noticed that Hinata was no longer empty behind him as before, but with two guards.

All of a sudden, he swallowed back the words he hadn't finished saying, took a step back unconsciously, and nervously looked at the two people behind her, "You...what do you want to do, do you two adults want to bully the weak?"

In the park, most of the children turned their eyes to this side to watch the excitement.

They are very familiar with these three children who often bully others, and many of them have been bullied before.

As for Hyuga Hinata, they are even more familiar, because they used to be one of them, but now they are in a group and live a better life.

"Apologize."

Standing in front of the two guards, Hinata said seriously, "They won't do it casually, they just want to ensure my safety."

"What I need...is for you to apologize to me, because what you said to me before has a great impact on me."

"Apologize...?"

The three children looked at each other, but after hearing that the two adults would not take action, the tension in their hearts suddenly relaxed.

Then, the child who met at the restaurant couldn't help laughing, "We are just telling the truth, you are just ugly."

"Yes, yes, ugly, you don't think you can force us to change our words by bringing two people to scare us?" A child next to him also spoke.

"You are free to express your own opinions. You are not a Hokage. What qualifications do you have to ask us to apologize?"

Relying on their height and age, they looked down at Hinata.

Standing behind Hinata, Hyuga Souji and Hyuga Hoshia's faces darkened when they heard these words.

However, they did not take action. As the saying goes, as long as they don't take the initiative to bully Hinata, they can't do it casually.

Bullying children is a very shameful thing, and their Hyuga clan can't afford to lose face.

"Interesting... The children in this world seem to be more mature and tough than I thought."

Outside the park, Ryosuke watched with interest as the three children began to speak unscrupulously again after learning that Souji and Hoshia would not take action.

The two guards seemed unable to put much psychological pressure on them.

The world is different, and the rules are also different.

However, things are still as expected. He wants Hinata to change the views of other people in the village from today, and it must start from today, not every other day.