Not dead... not dead...
She had not died, but her name had vanished from the list.
This situation... this situation... this situation...
After Chiba stepped into his office, wrote a few things, sorted through supplies, and issued a new requisition list to the logistics department, he busied himself with this and that. The whole day passed like that. As night gradually fell, within the main residence of the Hyuga Clan's main family, Hyuga Hiashi paced back and forth, his brows tightly furrowed, the word "anxiety" practically written across his face.
In the spacious room, aside from the newly appointed Hyuga Clan head who could not stop pacing, there was another Hyuga Clan ninja who looked exactly like him, distinguished only by the Konoha Ninja Headband on his forehead.
This ninja's face was equally grave, though worry outweighed everything else.
Worry for the identical twin brother pacing before him.
Ever since Yukina's name had disappeared from the list yesterday, and he had later learned that Yukina had not died, his elder brother had remained in this anxious state. He had not rested properly for an entire day and night, and had only eaten a little just now.
Elder Brother...
However, Hizashi Hyuga did not try to persuade him. In truth, he did not know how to begin.
This situation could truly be called unprecedented.
Other than death, there had never been any way for a branch family member's name to disappear from that list. Yet now, Yukina had not died. She was even alive and well, but her name had suddenly vanished from the list.
It reminded Hizashi Hyuga of his father—the far-sighted clan head who had led the Hyuga Clan since the Second Shinobi World War, the father who had allowed the clan to swiftly recover from the tremendous losses