"What brings you here, Lord Hokage?" In Neji Hyuga's courtyard, Neji casually poured Hiruzen Sarutobi a cup of tea.
After leaving the Hyuga Clan compound, Hiruzen Sarutobi had come straight to the forest to see Neji Hyuga. He knew something had happened between the Hyuga Main Family and Branch Family, and Neji Hyuga was very likely the cause.
Hiruzen Sarutobi believed he had to assess the Hyuga Clan's situation. With the Uchiha Clan drawing increasingly controversial attention, he did not want anything to happen to the Hyuga Clan as well.
If Neji Hyuga truly had caused serious chaos within the Hyuga Clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi believed it was necessary to warn Hiashi Hyuga and have him directly use the Caged Bird Seal to kill Neji Hyuga.
Everything was for the sake of stability.
Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi also wanted the formula for the Lesser Flesh-Repair Pill in Neji Hyuga's possession.
"Have you been eating well here, Neji? Hehe, weren't you happy living in the Hyuga compound?" Positioning himself as a kind old man concerned for the younger generation, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled as he coaxed Neji Hyuga.
Neji Hyuga gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a sidelong glance, took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "Lord Hokage, just say what you came to say. I'm not three or four years old."
Neji Hyuga had no desire to trade veiled barbs with him.
Someone of Hiruzen Sarutobi's standing did not deserve Neji Hyuga's hypocrisy.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression stiffened. His smiling face instantly dimmed, and his gaze carried a hint of regret. "Neji, do you still dislike the Hyuga Clan because they made your father die?"
"Lord Hokage, can't you understand human speech?" Neji Hyuga remained calm, but his words were anything but polite.
He was not Hiashi Hyuga. He did not need to keep playing