The surrounding Anbu swiftly moved in as well, apprehending the man before them.
Only then did Neji hand the terrified child over to the couple who had rushed over in agitation.
The couple thanked him profusely, practically wanting to kneel before Neji Hyuga.
Tenten hurried over as well, grabbing Neji's arms and looking him over from top to bottom. "You weren't hurt, were you? Why were you so reckless just now?"
Neji smiled gently. "I'm fine. He couldn't hurt me."
Only then did Tenten pat her chest. When she had seen Neji make his move, her heart had nearly leaped out with him. "That's good. You scared me to death just now. But what technique did you use? You rescued the hostage in just two moves."
Tenten's father watched the two of them and secretly gritted his teeth. He had never even received such concern from his own daughter, yet some outsider got to enjoy it... Damn it...
Tenten's mother looked at Neji in the distance and nodded approvingly. "That child is quite good. He's humble and strong. At the very least, he must be a jonin, right?"
"That still won't do..." Tenten's father instinctively objected.
Tenten's mother shot her husband a sidelong glance and reproached him playfully. "He's more than good enough for our daughter. Or do you want your daughter to resent you for the rest of her life? As parents, all we need to do is give our final approval."
Tenten's father seemed to already see it: after hearing that Neji had gotten married, Tenten glaring at him resentfully and no longer acknowledging him as her father.
In the end, he could only sigh mournfully. "Sigh... A grown daughter can't be kept at home..."
The next day, at Konoha's southern gate.
Tenten and Neji carried two