Hinata's eyes flew open. "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack? You actually managed to comprehend that?!!"
Lint shook his head slightly. "It probably isn't the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack. That's a Kekkei Mōra technique—Six Paths level! Even Otsutsuki Kaguya in the anime could only use it a few times before draining her chakra."
He paused, then continued, "If I'm not mistaken, what I've grasped through the Hyūga bloodline is just the Divine Vacuum Attack."
"Even if it's just the Divine Vacuum Attack… that's at least an S-rank jutsu." A complicated look flickered through Hinata's pale white eyes. "To think I reincarnated as Hyūga Hinata, striving each day just to grow properly, to become the purest Byakugan bearer of this generation...
"For five whole years I've worked so hard, yet I haven't once been able to comprehend how to activate the Divine Vacuum Attack. But you, you just arrived at the Hyūga estate, and in one night and a day, you awakened it from our bloodline?"
Lint shrugged. "Well, isn't that thanks to you? If not for the soul resonance between us, letting me inherit your physique, I never would've been able to comprehend the technique so naturally."
He gave a dry cough and added, "So… want to learn it?"
"Can I really?"A gleam lit up in Hinata's pale eyes.
"Of course you can," Lint said, as if it were obvious.
A blush crept across her face. Hinata clutched Lint's hand and gave a sweet, pleading look. "Lint-oniichan, teach me, please?"
Seeing Hinata's adorable expression and feeling the warmth of her small hand, Lint puffed out his chest. "No problem. Leave it to me. Look into my eyes. Feel my body's movements."
Hinata lifted her head and locked eyes with Lint.
In that moment, their minds—souls—resonated deeply. Hinata was able to perceive how Lint mobilized his chakra: how it passed through specific acupoints in the hand—Shaoshang, Hegu, Laogong—forming a unique chakra circulation pattern.
Once the loop was complete, Hinata could tell: as long as Lint swung his palm, he could release the Divine Vacuum Attack—capable of destroying all matter and life in front of him!
Of course, she knew Lint wouldn't actually do it.
After all, they were still inside the Hyūga estate—inside her bedroom, no less.
If he really unleashed that move here, her room—possibly half the entire Hyūga compound—would be reduced to rubble. Countless Hyūga clansmen, both Main and Branch House, might die on the spot.
It would become the Hyūga Clan Extermination Night.
Once the resonance faded, Hinata gazed at Lint, a faint smile tugging at her lips. "I think I understand how the jutsu works now. When we get some time, let's go to the Forest of Death and test out the power of the Divine Vacuum Attack."
"Let's not." Lint shook his head slightly. "Right now, it's Year 54 of the Konoha calendar. Based on what I know, the war between Konoha and Kumogakure is just about to end. They're probably preparing to sign a peace treaty.
"According to the original timeline, this is when you get kidnapped by a Kumo ninja. So, for now, it's best we lay low. We're still not strong enough. Better to play it safe."
Hinata gave him a bemused look and shook her head. "Even though you've seen my memories, Lint, you still don't understand the true value of the Hyūga Clan.
"We're the second most powerful clan in Konoha after the Uchiha.
"Unlike the Uchiha, whose unstable emotions push them toward madness and awaken the Sharingan, the Hyūga are known for our calm and steady nature.
"Everyone assumes the Byakugan has reached its peak with no further room for evolution.
"But the key point is: we're also Konoha's best scouting force during wartime.
"All of this means the Hyūga are on far better terms with Konoha's other clans and even the top brass, including the Third Hokage. That's why our current position in Konoha is far more stable than the Uchiha's ever was.
"So if Kumogakure does dare to kidnap me, I'll notice immediately and kill the bastard on the spot.
"As the heir of the Hyūga clan, I'll take it to the Jōnin Council, push to void the peace talks, and reignite the war.
"At that point, Kumo will likely back down first.
"According to canon, their logistics were in shambles anyway. Their entire funding chain was about to collapse—they were a defeated nation."
Lint frowned slightly. "That may be true, but in the original Naruto timeline, Hyūga Hiashi did kill the Kumo kidnapper, but then chickened out. He forced your uncle, Hyūga Hizashi, to take the blame and die in his place."
Hinata pouted. "That's just because the old man was a coward."
Lint sighed. "Fine. Then how about this—we eat breakfast and head to the Forest of Death? Practice the Divine Vacuum Attack a bit?"
"Sure!"Hinata agreed with a smile.
Just then, a clicking noise came from the door.
The door to Hinata's room creaked open from an external force.
"?!"
Lint's eyes widened at the sound. Without hesitation, he dove under the covers, curling his body beside Hinata like some secret lover caught red-handed.
At the same time, he quickly formed a hand seal, preparing to use the Transformation Jutsu to turn into a kunai from Hinata's ninja tool pouch.
Hinata giggled softly, gently touching Lint's hand beneath the covers to reassure him. "Relax, it's just my clone coming back from your room."
"Clone?"
Lint peeked his head out from under the blanket and saw—it was another Lint standing at the door, smiling back at him.
A moment later, that clone puffed into a cloud of white smoke and vanished.
"Oh… it was just a clone."
Lint let out a breath of relief, patting his chest with lingering dread. "I thought it was your dad. If he saw me here after spending the whole night in your room, he'd go ballistic and hunt me down without mercy.
"He's such an old-school traditionalist."
"Pfft—"Hinata laughed aloud. "Relax. My father isn't—"
But she abruptly cut herself off.
Because… a new figure had appeared at the door.
And it was none other than Hyūga Hiashi.
Lint's eyes widened as their gazes met.
He was completely dumbfounded.
And so was Hiashi.
The clan head had originally come to inform Hinata that the elders had granted her permission to begin training in the Main House's secret chambers, to study advanced techniques and inherit more Hyūga knowledge.
But the moment he arrived outside her door… this was what he saw.
According to the servant's report, Lint had only entered Hinata's room less than three minutes ago.
Yet somehow, in those mere three minutes, he had managed to coax his daughter into bed?!
And she was giggling no less!
What next? What next-next? Hiashi dared not imagine what this blonde bastard was planning to do to his precious daughter on that bed!
In this moment, to Hiashi, Lint had completely transformed into a vile degenerate, a no-good yellow-haired scoundrel defiling his beloved daughter.
And worst of all—he couldn't even make a move against him. Not directly.
Because with how much Hinata doted on Lint, protected him, and clearly liked him… the moment Hiashi so much as touched him, she'd fly into a hysterical rage.
If he so much as harmed a single hair on Lint's head, he might earn not only Hinata's angry glares, but possibly her lifelong resentment.
The more he thought about it, the more Hiashi felt like his lungs would explode. He almost passed out from the sheer frustration.
In the end, all he could do was raise a trembling finger at Lint and shout furiously:
"GET OFF MY DAUGHTER'S BED!!"