"But..."
Hearing Chiba's words, Yukina frowned, still seeming uneasy.
Originally, she had thought that once this Sealing Jutsu sealed away her Caged Bird Seal, the matter would be over. Chiba should have already achieved his goal of freeing her from the threat of the Main Family. But she had not expected Chiba to take such a risk, using this Sealing Jutsu to threaten the current head of the Hyuga Main Family and grant her complete freedom.
As his younger sister, although she had been closer to Hizashi Hyuga, she also knew Hyuga Hiashi, the current family head, to some extent. Hyuga Hiashi seemed rather dull-witted on the surface, but in truth, he was deeply virtuous. He could often distinguish right from wrong, merit from fault, and he knew how to endure. Even their father had failed to see that.
Her uncle had not misjudged him.
Compared to Hizashi, Hyuga Hiashi was better suited to be the family head, the clan leader. And precisely because this quiet Hyuga Hiashi was so hard to read, she had been closer to Hizashi.
Now, Chiba had used the Sealing Jutsu to threaten that brother of hers. Though he had obtained the promise he wanted, she knew just how great and terrifying a threat this Sealing Jutsu posed to the Hyuga Clan. She was worried—no, afraid—that Hyuga Hiashi would try to eliminate Chiba.
Although Chiba was no longer who he used to be, and neither his strength, status, nor importance was inferior to that of the Hyuga Clan, the Hyuga Clan was, after all, an ancient clan. There were always things they had yet to reveal. Having once been a member of the Hyuga Main Family, she understood some of that. If Chiba truly became a target that had to be eliminated...
Chiba might not