Hyuga Estate.
After raising a hand to rub her stiff cheeks, Hinata said to Roman,
"Ice Release: Eight Trigrams Palms Rotation—I've already grasped it... Thank you for this."
"It's nothing. It's not like I lost out."
Roman touched the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly.
Just then, Roman's Tenseigan, which had already completed its first Awakening transformation, noticed Chakra outside the door. He immediately raised his hand, clasped Hinata's hand in a fist bump, and poured all his Chakra into her body.
The instant Hinata sensed this, she realized what was happening. She quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped the traces from her face and lips. Then, standing on tiptoe, she helped Roman wipe away the traces as well and had him deactivate his newly awakened Tenseigan.
Roman understood at once and nodded. His eyes instantly changed from the azure Tenseigan back to their normal dark brown.
Hinata then took out a fresh handkerchief and tied it over Roman's eyes.
After all, to outsiders, Roman was still blind.
—His harmless blind man persona couldn't be lost!
A few seconds later, the door opened.
The visitor was none other than the Hyuga Main Family Head, Hyuga Hiashi.
The first thing he noticed upon entering was that something was off about Hinata's complexion. He looked at her in confusion. "Hinata, why is your face so red?"
Hinata tucked the handkerchief close against her body and said,
"Cold."
"Cold? The weather clearly isn't even—"
Hiashi stopped midway through his sentence. He instantly realized something, focused his gaze on Roman, and demanded, "You've been getting handsy with my daughter again."
Roman did not answer. Instead, he strode behind Hinata, grabbed her arm, and put on a pitiful look that seemed to say, I'm blind, and you still want to bully me!
Whoosh.