The scene shifted. After Naruto left the Hyuga Clan Grounds, he noticed that there seemed to be far fewer Anbu ninja watching him. Had something happened?
After carefully sensing the area again, he realized it was not an illusion. It seemed that only Teacher Kakashi was left.
Since he had chosen to lay everything on the table with Hyuga Hiashi today and work toward his goal of becoming Hokage, Teacher Kakashi was someone he needed to win over as well!
So Naruto came up with a plan. With the other Anbu ninja absent today and only Teacher Kakashi left, this was the perfect opportunity!
Naruto did not leave the Hyuga Clan Grounds and head home.
Instead, he walked toward the Small Forest far from the houses.
Kakashi could not help feeling puzzled. Had Naruto gotten lost? Why was he not going home for dinner so late at night?
Kakashi had watched Naruto enter the Hyuga Clan Grounds, but since the Hyuga Clan was one of Konoha's major clans, even Kakashi could not keep a close watch on Naruto. He could only observe Naruto's movements from several hundred meters away.
Once Naruto entered the Reception Room, however, everything became blurry. If Kakashi heard any fierce arguments or sounds of fighting, he would rush into the Hyuga Clan Grounds without hesitation and rescue Naruto.
Fortunately, after Naruto entered the Reception Room, Hyuga Hiashi's attitude seemed quite good. Kakashi did not know what they had discussed, but Hyuga Hiashi's expression appeared to shift from calmness to surprise, then delight, and finally relief.
Such a drastic change in attitude in just over ten minutes?
Then Naruto left the Reception Room and went into the training room beside it, where Neji should have been. At first, Kakashi thought nothing would happen.
But then he seemed