"No, Assistant Agent, you worry too much."
Composing himself, Hyuga Hiashi did not hesitate for long. He simply smiled, shook his head, and answered.
This Assistant Agent could not have come merely to ask about the situation here.
Nor did he need to ask whether they lacked manpower. He should have known that if the Hyuga Clan did not have enough people, they would have raised the issue at the time. Since the Hyuga Clan had dispatched so many people, their numbers were certainly sufficient.
That question had merely been polite small talk.
What came next should be the real point!
As he spoke, beneath his faint smile, this thought flashed through Hyuga Hiashi's mind.
At the same time, his heart grew solemn. Yukina's name had only just disappeared, and this close friend of Yukina's had immediately come to find him. Hyuga Hiashi did not believe in coincidences.
It seemed Hyuga Hiashi had reacted quite quickly. He understood that I had come here for another matter.
Only, it seemed he still did not understand.
But it did not matter.
I cannot state Yukina's matter openly, but given Hyuga Hiashi's quick reactions, I will not need to waste too many words.
At this moment, Chiba watched Hyuga Hiashi with a smile at the corner of his lips, while this thought ran through his mind.
"Then I can rest easy. Forgive my presumption."
Still smiling, Chiba dipped into a slight bow and spoke humbly.
"Assistant Agent, you are too kind. This is also our way of repaying the village for the importance it has always placed on our clan. It is something we should do, and must do. Even if it requires me and my family, we would not hesitate to do our duty."
Hyuga Hiashi responded with equal courtesy.
Yet this