Hinata: Father, we're going to live together. Hiashi Hyuga: My daughter was kidnapped?

"Father, what did Hinata do wrong?"

Hinata looked up, her hands clasped in front of her chest, two index fingers poking at each other. She blinked innocently, her voice soft and sweet.

"Don't play dumb." Hiashi Hyuga's face grew even darker at that moment. His fists clenched, and his voice carried a hint of anger. "I heard everything from your guard, Hyuga Fuyu… You said you liked that boy behind you, and that you wanted to take care of him, and then you brought him into the clan?"

"No, I didn't say I liked Roman." Hinata Hyuga shook her head. "Hyuga Fuyu was mistaken."

Hiashi Hyuga's expression softened slightly at her words:

It's good that she doesn't like him.

Hinata is my daughter. According to clan rules, she will be the next Main Family Head. She is essentially the Hyuga Clan's princess. She absolutely cannot fall for an ordinary person!

If she simply appreciates the boy's looks, then with the Hyuga Clan's assets, taking care of him would be more than enough.

Just as Hiashi Hyuga was contemplating this, on the verge of completely relaxing, Hinata's soft, innocent voice spoke up again: "Although Hinata didn't say those words, Roman is indeed the most important person to me, he's my other half."

"Father, from now on, you have to treat Roman just like you treat me!"

!!

Hiashi Hyuga's entire body shook violently at her words. His hands clenched again, and the veins on his forehead began to throb.

He truly wanted to ask his daughter, Hinata Hyuga, what kind of foolish things she was saying right now.

Treating Roman as Hinata's other half, doesn't that mean treating Roman as your husband? Your spouse?

However, Hiashi Hyuga still managed to suppress the urge to curse.

After all, the one at fault was his own daughter, Hinata Hyuga. And Hinata's performance over the past year had been excellent, she was very well-behaved, and she had accomplished many remarkable things:

For example, without any instruction, she naturally learned techniques like walking on water and climbing trees by attaching Chakra to her feet. She began practicing independently in her room, eventually managing to walk on walls and ceilings, even hanging upside down from the ceiling.

Also without any instruction, she researched and developed the Fourth Hokage's A-rank jutsu, the Rasengan, by herself in her room, using only some balloons.

Could such a daughter, such a Hinata, really be so infatuated?

Could there be another purpose behind her bringing Roman back?

Hiashi Hyuga began to ponder, then addressed the Hyuga Clan elders, and even Hizashi Hyuga himself, and the Branch Family members he led, saying, "You may all disperse."

"No, we can't just disperse like this." An elderly Hyuga Clan elder with cloudy eyes glared at Hiashi Hyuga and voiced his displeasure. "Hiashi, look at what you've taught your daughter. She's only five years old."

"To be only five years old and already looking for a man, that's too early! And too abnormal!"

"You must stop your daughter! Otherwise, when the future clan leader position is inherited by your daughter, she might find more men, and then the Hyuga Clan's assets might be squandered by the men she finds."

Hinata Hyuga: "Elder, I won't… Roman alone is enough for me."

After speaking, Hinata Hyuga hugged Roman's arm.

Seeing this, the Hyuga Clan elder's face darkened even further. He then gestured with his eyes for Hiashi Hyuga, the clan leader, to deal with the situation quickly.

"Phew."

Hiashi Hyuga looked at his intimate daughter and Roman, then at the elder who wanted him to get rid of Roman. He felt a headache coming on and took several deep breaths to calm himself before speaking to everyone: "As I said before, disperse first… I will handle this later! I will definitely handle it!"

Hizashi Hyuga, standing nearby, cooperated by immediately signaling the Hyuga Branch Family ninjas to leave.

And when the Hyuga Clan elders saw that Hizashi Hyuga had left with the Branch Family members, coupled with Hiashi Hyuga's repeated assurances that he would deal with it later, they had no choice but to retreat.

"Come with me."

After everyone had dispersed, Hiashi Hyuga suppressed the urge to eliminate Roman, the scoundrel who had abducted his daughter. He spoke these words and then walked towards the clan leader's bedroom.

Before long, the three of them reached the bedroom.

Hiashi Hyuga closed the door, sat down, and gazed seriously at Hinata Hyuga. "Hinata, I know you are a smart child, and an even greater genius ninja! Tell your father, what is your true purpose in bringing Roman into the clan?"

"To take care of him."

As soon as Hinata said this, her old father's face immediately darkened for the second time.

And just then, Hinata continued, "Of course, besides taking care of Roman, there's another very important purpose… but I can't tell you that purpose yet, Father."

Sure enough, Hinata has another purpose for keeping Roman by her side!

Hiashi Hyuga understood. He then activated his Byakugan and thoroughly examined Roman, finding that he had no Chakra at all. Only then did he speak:

"Hinata, you're growing up, so it's natural for you to have secrets."

"But bringing Roman back, saying you want to take care of him, and even saying he's your other half, doing this will make your reputation very bad… many people in the clan will also have an opinion of you."

Hinata Hyuga: "I don't care what others think, and Roman is very important to me, very, very important!"

"…"

Hiashi Hyuga was speechless at her words:

Hinata, you're my daughter, and Roman, who you just met, is truly important to you.

Then what about me, your old father?

Just then, Hinata noticed Hiashi Hyuga's expression and added, "And Father is also important to me."

Those words were so perfunctory, completely devoid of emotion, unlike her previous heartfelt statements.

Hiashi Hyuga thought this, then silently grieved for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "Alright… then he can stay at the Hyuga Estate. Father will arrange a guest room for him."

Hinata Hyuga: "No need… he can just stay in my room."

Hiashi Hyuga's eyes widened. He looked at Roman, then at Hinata, and then let out a truly astonished sound. "Stay… stay in your room?!"