Chapter 41: Hinata, Wife
Sasuke chuckled. "That annoying guy finally left."
"Hinata, now it's just the two of us."
"What do you want to do?"
He looked at the gentle and incredibly cute Hinata. "What do you think?"
"Hinata, let me give you some advice."
"Actually, if you grew your hair longer, you'd look even softer and more beautiful."
Hinata hadn't expected Sasuke to suddenly make such a suggestion. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Until Sasuke picked her up in his arms.
...
Originally, Sasuke hadn't planned to take Hinata.
At least not now.
But after Hanabi Hyuga stirred things up, Sasuke's rebellious side kicked in.
He was handsome, elegant, and charismatic—why should he hold back?
Hinata seemed to have prepared herself for this day.
She thought it would be a grand wedding, and then she'd be with the one she loved...
She didn't expect that now, it would be in her bedroom, and she'd be forcefully taken by Sasuke.
Sasuke held Hinata in satisfaction, smiling. "Good wife, from now on, you're completely my wife."
If this were the old Sasuke, Hinata probably would've been subjected to countless indecent positions all night.
But now, Sasuke had many women in his harem.
He didn't want his endless demands to leave girls like Hinata unable to function the next day.
Unless it was a holiday the next day.
Otherwise, two or three hours was more than enough.
Two or three hours with Sakura, two or three hours with Ino, and then two or three hours with Hinata.
That added up to seven or eight hours. Not bad.
For the incredibly strong Sasuke, this kind of blissful life was just barely enough.
...
"Sasuke..."
Hinata could only accept her fate now.
Just like how she was born to bear the responsibilities of the Hyuga clan as their heiress.
Hinata had no strength to resist fate.
All she could do was submit to it.
"Go to sleep early. You probably have to report to Kurenai-sensei's Team 10 tomorrow, right?"
Sasuke smiled at her. "My good wife, remember—only your husband can bully you from now on. No one else."
Hinata didn't realize that Sasuke being content with just two or three hours with her was already him being considerate.
A few days ago, Sakura and Ino had been tormented so much by Sasuke they could barely even stay conscious the next day.
Let alone live normally.
"..."
Although Sasuke wasn't really Hinata's ideal man...
As the Hyuga clan heiress, she understood that the higher a girl's status, the more likely she'd become a tool for political marriage.
Many noble couples didn't even know each other before their wedding.
This was arranged marriage. Like opening a blind box.
If lucky, they might be able to get by.
If unlucky, every day would feel like torture.
...
Sasuke was domineering.
But he wasn't all bad. Sometimes, he showed respect to Hinata. And he was the last genius of the Uchiha clan—and very handsome.
Unknowingly, Hinata fell asleep.
The next day, something unbelievable happened to her.
Sasuke actually wanted to personally escort her to report to Team 8 and declare himself as Hinata's boyfriend.
"Sasuke, do you really have to do this?"
Sasuke said, "Relax, Hinata. I'm not trying to control you or suffocate you."
"You know I don't just have you as a girlfriend."
Yes, some kinds of love are so suffocatingly close that the other person is left with no privacy or personal time at all.
Sasuke wasn't like that. He just wanted to protect Hinata.
In the original story, kunoichi suffered as much as the male ninja.
Beatings, injuries—those were common.
But now, Hinata, Sakura, and Ino were all Sasuke's women. That meant he had a responsibility to protect them.
At the very least, not let them suffer like they did in the original.
Every day felt new and full of joy.
"Sasuke..."
Hinata was already a very shy girl. Now that she suddenly had this kind of relationship with Sasuke, she didn't even know what to say.
...
Sasuke was domineering, yet gentle.
...
Last night, Hanabi Hyuga barely slept. She spent the whole night cursing shameless Sasuke in her heart. Early in the morning, she ran to her sister Hinata's place.
However, after Sasuke took Hinata last night, he remained restrained. Early in the morning, they left the house together.
"Damn it, they actually left already!"
Hanabi fumed alone, thinking whether or not she should tell their father, Hiashi Hyuga, about Sasuke and Hinata's shameful relationship.
If Sasuke was punished, that would be his own fault.
But Hanabi was worried that her sister Hinata would be dragged down with him...
...
In the early morning, many ninja were already out in Konoha Village.
Konoha's tech tree was strange. They had many household appliances but no internet, and not much entertainment.
So unless ninja were on night missions, most people went to bed early and woke up early.
Still, as Sasuke's woman, Hinata wouldn't regret it.
At first, Hinata wasn't used to being cared for like this by Sasuke.
But gradually, she accepted it.
If she couldn't resist Sasuke, then she might as well try accepting him.
Hinata had a strong sense of destiny. The pressure from her clan since childhood made her believe everything was fated.
From the moment she was born into the Hyuga clan, her life's fate was nearly set in stone.
Maybe—
Maybe meeting Sasuke, and being ruined by him, was also fate.
Fortunately, Sasuke truly treated her well.
He bought her food, took meticulous care of her, and even personally escorted her to Team 8.
This kind of treatment was unique to Hinata. Even Sakura hadn't been treated so gently by Sasuke.
That's because, in Sasuke's heart, cute little Hinata held a more special place.
Even before he transmigrated, Sasuke already liked Hinata a lot.
Now that he had finally gotten her, of course he was going to cherish her properly.