The family was not particularly welcoming of the Hinata from another world; instead, they were more concerned about the well-being of their own Hinata.
Especially Ayano, who repeatedly asked Makoto if Hinata would be alright.
Makoto reassured her over and over again, saying that based on Naruto's previous case, Hinata should be fine—she would likely feel as if she had only taken a nap.
Meanwhile, Sasuke was more curious about the world that Hinata came from.
"Sasuke-kun... was very powerful there, one of the two strongest people in the ninja world," Hinata told Sasuke.
"Then who's the other one?"
"Naruto."
Their conversation piqued the interest of those around them, and everyone started asking about the differences between the two worlds.
"Kushina-san passed away very early... and so did Mikoto-san."
Kushina couldn't help but whisper to Mikoto, "It feels so strange when Hinata doesn't call me 'Mom' and instead uses honorifics."
Mikoto replied, "Same here."
"Neji-niisan…" When Hinata mentioned Neji, her expression turned sorrowful.
"He passed away on the battlefield at a very young age…"
Ayari felt a pang of sorrow upon hearing this and gently embraced Hinata.
After confirming that their own Hinata was safe and sound, the scene suddenly turned into a discussion gathering, with everyone chatting away.
It was then that they learned that the other world didn't have Makoto, which led to many people having completely different fates.
For example, the Uchiha Clan had been completely wiped out.
When Mikoto heard this, she was utterly shocked and wanted to ask for details.
However, Hinata noticed Makoto subtly signaling her with his eyes, so she refrained from mentioning the name of the person who had destroyed the Uchiha Clan.
At that moment, she realized that the father of her counterpart in this world knew many things.
Kushina, who had been listening on the side, suddenly became curious—since Makoto didn't exist in the other world, then who was Naruto's father? But she kept the question to herself.
Moreover, the Naruto from two days ago had said he had no parents...
The Kushina and Naruto's father from that world must have been truly irresponsible to leave him all alone in the world.
Hinata was careful with her words and only shared selective information when answering everyone's questions.
At the same time, she was also curious about this world.
Her father was the emperor who had unified the world—the strongest man in existence.
With such a powerful figure, it seemed understandable that he would have multiple women by his side.
After chatting for a while and satisfying the women's curiosity, Naruto and Sasuke finally had the chance to ask Hinata about themselves.
They were especially eager after hearing that they would become the two strongest people in the world in the future.
"Who is Sasuke's future wife?" Naruto asked.
"Sakura."
Sakura... wasn't that the pink-haired girl from the other day...?
Sasuke suddenly recalled the girl he had seen when he accompanied Naruto.
Am I really going to marry her in the future...?
Sasuke felt nothing about it.
He only remembered that the girl's forehead was slightly wide.
Near noon, Makoto took Hinata to see Kabuto for a routine physical examination.
Just like with Naruto's case, there were no abnormalities.
Hinata asked, "Didn't you say this situation shouldn't last long?"
Makoto pondered for a moment. "There's only been one other case, so it's hard to say for sure."
Hinata looked at him thoughtfully. "You seem to know a lot about my world."
"More or less."
"Why is that? My mother and the others don't know anything, so why do you know so much?"
"Because I am strong enough," Makoto replied calmly.
"..."
Suddenly, Makoto leaned in closer, staring directly into her eyes.
"Don't you find my eyes familiar?"
Hinata was stunned for a moment, and then a realization struck her.
"Ten... Tenseigan!" she exclaimed in shock.
"How do you… have Tenseigan?!"
"I told you, because I am strong enough," Makoto responded.
Hinata was speechless.
She still vividly remembered the encounter with Otsutsuki Toneri—how he had only obtained the Tenseigan by taking her sister Hanabi's.
Makoto spent several hours in the research lab and eventually developed a special technique—a positioning seal placed directly on the soul.
This technique would allow him to pinpoint the target's location at any time, no matter where they were.
However, considering that this involved two different worlds, a standard tracking method might be ineffective.
After all, Anko's Kite Mark had become untraceable after she entered Ryuchi Cave.
To counteract this, Makoto enhanced the technique using his Tenseigan.
For some time now, Makoto had been studying the power of the Tenseigan—not just his own but also the ones on the moon.
Tenseigan possessed the ability to manipulate space-time, with abilities similar to the Rinnegan.
Makoto engraved this technique, infused with space-time power, onto Hinata's soul.
Although he didn't yet understand why Naruto and Hinata had experienced a soul exchange, and despite there being no apparent negative consequences, it was still crucial to investigate the phenomenon.
Previously, Naruto had arrived as a child, whereas Hinata had come after getting married and having children.
If they both came from different points in the same timeline, could unraveling this mystery lead to control over time itself?
That night, Makoto decided not to sleep, choosing instead to keep watch over Hinata the entire night.
However, as the night passed, Hinata remained in bed resting, and when she woke up, she was still the same—she had not reverted to the original Hinata.
This surprised Makoto greatly.
The current situation differed from what had happened to Naruto before.
He asked Hinata, "Before you came here, did anything unusual happen? Or did you do anything strange?"
Hinata hesitated before shaking her head. "I was just… organizing a photo album. I saw a picture of Neji-nii at the time."
Makoto paused for a moment before asking, "Back then… did you really want to see Neji again?"
"…I suppose so."
Makoto brought Neji over to Hinata's side.
Since he had spent the night researching the soul-travel phenomenon, Hinata and Neji hadn't interacted much.
Looking at Neji, Hinata hesitated before saying, "He… isn't the Neji I knew."
Perhaps because Naruto and Neji were now the children of different parents in this world, their appearances were quite different from what she remembered.
Even her own reflection in the mirror showed subtle differences from the Hinata of her world.
Sasuke, however, looked nearly the same—perhaps because he resembled his mother more.
Makoto said to Hinata, "He is this world's Neji, and he is your brother. He takes good care of you."
Hinata fell silent.
She suddenly realized that since this world had already been unified, there would likely be no more wars in the future.
That meant that this world's Neji would live a peaceful and happy life, without the tragic fate he met in her world…
Thinking about this, Hinata suddenly felt that this world wasn't so bad after all.
Naruto had his parents, and Sasuke's childhood wouldn't be filled with loneliness and grief…
But just then, the Hinata standing in front of Makoto suddenly lost consciousness.
Makoto quickly reached out and caught her in his arms.
The girl in his arms blinked in confusion.
"Dad…"
"Hinata, how do you feel?"
"I… I'm so hungry."
Makoto couldn't help but chuckle when he heard that—Hinata from the other world had barely eaten anything since she arrived.
"Dad, what happened to Hinata?" Neji asked anxiously.
After a brief pause, Makoto replied, "Nothing, she just took a nap."
He could sense that the technique he had placed on the other Hinata's soul had been intercepted by something unknown.
However, he could still feel its presence—it was just temporarily out of reach.
Now, he was certain of one thing: whether it was Naruto or Hinata, their soul-crossing required a trigger.
Naruto's case had likely been driven by his strong desire to see his mother again, while Hinata's was caused by her longing for Neji.
Once that desire was fulfilled in this world, their souls would be sent back.
This also meant that such incidents could happen again in the future—the only question was, who would be next?
...........
At the same time, in Tsunade's home.
Knock, knock—
After a brief knock on the door, Shizune pushed it open and saw Tsunade sitting on the bed, lost in thought.
"Lady Tsunade, you're already awake. Come out and wash up for breakfast."
However, Tsunade just stared blankly at Shizune upon hearing her words.
"Lady Tsunade?" Shizune felt that Tsunade's reaction was a bit strange, so she called out again.
"Shizune…" Tsunade finally spoke.
"Hm?"
"Why… why do you suddenly look so young?"
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