Alright, the reason why Hinata came was almost too obvious to guess.
Naruto was following Sakura and Sasuke, and Hinata was following Naruto.
It could only be said that students still in the Ninja Academy had too much free time after school, Nojuro Ryun suggested the Ninja Academy increase the number of classes.
Hinata saw Nojuro Ryun's gaze and immediately stopped in her tracks.
The confident momentum she originally had vanished in an instant, becoming timid and hesitant again, she even lowered her head, not daring to meet Nojuro Ryun's eyes.
If Nojuro Ryun didn't do something, she would probably turn around and leave.
"What is it?"
Nojuro Ryun spoke up, catching Ino and Sakura's attention. They tilted their heads to look and immediately noticed Hinata's figure.
"Hinata, why are you here?"
Ino was the first to speak. Sakura curled her lips into a slight smile and teased, "What else could it be? It must be for Naruto."
"Maybe she thinks Naruto is being bullied and wants to demand an explanation for him?"
Sakura's analysis made sense, but Ryun felt it didn't really match Hinata's personality.
The Hinata of now didn't have the courage to actively stand up and protect Naruto. By the time she gained that kind of courage, it would be when Pain was carrying rice upstairs.
Ino went forward, pulling Hinata over.
Hinata became flustered, looking around as if wanting to escape, but ultimately didn't dare to struggle hard against Ino's hand. She resigned herself to being pulled in front of Ryun.
"Hello, you are?"
Ryun asked knowingly. Hinata buried her head even lower and said, "Hinata... Hyūga Hinata."
"The young lady of the Hyūga family?"
Hinata nodded timidly. Her appearance made Ryun, who had originally planned to say something, immediately lose interest.
Without a doubt, Hinata was a very worthwhile subject for simulation.
Her Byakugan was officially recognized as having the highest level of ocular power. If one wanted to pursue the Tenseigan path in the future, talent of Hinata's caliber was almost essential.
But aside from that, Hinata's talent was quite average, only at the level of a Chunin.
Of course, this might be related to her becoming a housewife after marriage and completely stopping fighting.
So if Ryun simulated Hinata, it would only be for her Byakugan talent.
But the problem was, Ryun currently had no way to explain how he would suddenly awaken the Byakugan. Moreover, the Byakugan didn't offer a decisive combat power increase for him.
His sensory perception talent was currently inferior to the Byakugan, but as long as it leveled up again, it would be similar to the reconnaissance ability of an ordinary Hyūga clan member's Byakugan.
Therefore, even if Ryun were to simulate Hinata, it couldn't be now; at least it would have to be after the Chunin Exams.
Thinking this, Ryun calmly said, "I am Nojuro Ryun, temporarily considered a writer, and also a friend of Sakura and Ino."
"Did you come for something? If not, we are about to start ninjutsu training."
Ino and Sakura wore polite smiles on their faces. They weren't actually familiar with Hinata; at most, they had exchanged a few words with her because they were all girls.
But Hinata's personality was too introverted and shy at this time, and she secretly stared at Naruto alone. This resulted in even a social butterfly like Ino not knowing much about Hinata.
"I..."
Hinata bit her lip, hesitated for a few seconds. Seeing Ryun frown and become impatient, she hurriedly said, "I want to train with you!"
"Huh?"
Ryun looked at Hinata in confusion, never expecting this to be the reason.
Ino and Sakura also looked suspicious. Sakura even spoke somewhat impolitely, "Miss Hinata, doesn't the Hyūga family have its own training methods? You should be able to find many people to teach you easily, right?"
"But... but!"
Hinata anxiously wanted to say something, but couldn't find a reasonable reason.
She couldn't very well say that she lost to her younger sister, had essentially been abandoned by the Hyūga family, and almost certainly wouldn't inherit the clan, could she?
Ever since that day, her father had never trained her again. Hinata had been groping her way to growth alone.
"Could it be for..."
Sakura was just about to bring up Naruto when Ryun pinched her cheek.
Sakura pretended it hurt, angrily punching Ryun's back, but secretly she was pleased. She really liked this kind of inadvertent close contact with Ryun.
This made Hinata look on enviously, but she became even more afraid to tell the truth.
Right now, she really did want to get closer to Naruto.
Besides Naruto, she couldn't find anyone else who could understand her.
"Since you want to join, then come along. After all, Hinata is your classmate too, right?"
Ryun made the decision to agree.
Even if he didn't plan to simulate Hinata now, he could take this opportunity to obtain Hinata's pheromones.
"But I need to ask first, how far have you trained? Have you practiced tree climbing and water walking?"
Hinata nodded, but then shook her head.
Seeing Ryun's puzzled look, she added, "Father did teach me tree climbing and water walking practice, but in the past, I wasn't allowed to leave the Hyūga compound to train."
"So I could only practice by climbing walls. Water walking was practiced in a bathtub. So I don't really know my level."
"I see..."
Ryun looked at Ino and Sakura again and said, "You two take her to try tree climbing."
Then, under Ryun's observation, Hinata easily climbed to the top of the tree trunk.
Next was the water walking test. But this time, not just Hinata, even Ino and Sakura showed fear on their faces. Clearly, they were worried about falling into the cold water.
Seeing this, Ryun shook his head. Then he took out a handkerchief and blindfolded himself.
Just as the three girls were wondering what Ryun was going to do, Ryun expertly formed hand seals and spat a line of water from his mouth.
Water Release: Water Trumpet!
Although it was only the most basic water release, after the water line hit the ground, it actually raised half-meter high waves that rushed towards the three girls.
The three girls were caught off guard. They screamed, wanting to dodge, but they forgot they were standing on water. The next second, all three lost their balance and fell into the river one after another.
The cold river water soaked through their clothes, making their faces pale. They struggled to get up, wanting to leave the water.
But Ryun spoke up, "Whoever can walk out from the waves today will be considered as having succeeded in the training."
"Of course, you can also choose to give up now. I won't stop you, but then don't use training as a reason to come to the training ground with me anymore."
The reason Ryun did this was also because he wanted to improve their strength.
Although Ryun could improve their talent, their actual strength still needed to be trained by themselves.
Soon they would graduate from the Ninja Academy, and this year they would also participate in the Chunin Exams.
Ryun really didn't want to see the drama of Ino and Sakura pulling each other's hair or Hinata being half-beaten to death by Neji then.
However, Ryun wouldn't force them either. If they really couldn't stand this kind of training, then Ryun would simply remove them from future combat plans.
This itself wouldn't affect Ryun's attitude towards them in daily life.
But what Ryun didn't expect was that, after a brief moment of shock, all three girls gritted their teeth and persevered.
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