"Good, Neji! You brat, you've really caused a disaster!!!
That was Lord Yuu!" After Yuu's figure had slowly disappeared, Hizashi Hyuga rushed up to Neji in a single stride and roared angrily.
"Lord Yuu spoke to me... Lord Yuu told me to work hard..." Yet Neji ignored his furious father, repeatedly muttering the same words with fanaticism written all over his face. Hizashi knew that Neji worshipped Lord Yuu to an extreme degree. Wiping cold sweat from his brow, he remembered that Lord Yuu had been their branch family's benefactor.
"Still, it seems Lord Yuu thinks rather highly of Neji." Hiashi Hyuga also sighed in relief at that moment. Walking over to Hizashi's side, he smiled with lingering fear. Hizashi nodded, still shaken.
Just now, he had truly been scared half to death.
But now, it seemed that Lord Yuu was not angry over Neji's actions. Instead, he had even made a little joke with Neji. For Neji, and for the Hyuga Clan's branch family, this was an immense honor.
Just then, Neji suddenly stood up, his face full of determination, then jogged away. "Hey! Neji, where are you going?!" Hizashi cried out in alarm.
Had this child been so excited that he had gone stupid?
"I'm going to train! I must earn Lord Yuu's recognition and become Lord Yuu's best subordinate in the future!" Neji shouted as he sprinted away, declaring his ambition.
"That child..." Hizashi smiled bitterly. This kid's ambitions were not small!
Lord Yuu's best subordinate—was that a position just anyone could aspire to? So far, who was Lord Yuu's best subordinate?
The Fifth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
Reaching that goal was practically impossible.
Even becoming one of Lord Yuu's subordinates was, for Neji, an unattainable goal.
After a long while, Hizashi and Hiashi exchanged a glance.
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