Plans Couldn't Keep Up with Changes (Part 1)

Hyuga Hiashi stayed for another meal at Ming Jing's before leaving. Both sides were fairly satisfied with the results of this frank exchange.

Ming Jing personally saw Hyuga Hiashi out before returning, only to find Kurama Yakumo pulling Mirai Kurama out the door. Yakumo was adorable today too! Her fresh floral-print outfit had maxed out this child's cuteness score. Come to think of it, under Ming Jing's guidance, Koji Kurama's business sense had improved considerably as well. When he saw the clothes Ming Jing had personally designed for Yakumo, he felt as though a brand-new path had appeared beneath his feet. Thus, the Kurama Wardrobe clothing brand was born. In some places, Kurama Wardrobe's influence was no less than that of Flower Cuisine. And the person with the most complete collection of clothes "designed" by Ming Jing wasn't even Yakumo. Sometimes, being a little sister was just that miserable!

"Ah! Brother." The moment Kurama Yakumo saw Ming Jing, she let go of Mirai Kurama and ran over to him, chirping like a little sparrow. "Brother, I made plans with Hinata to go to the food street today! Hinata heard that the Anko Dango there is delicious. I don't believe there's any food in this world better than what our family makes, so I decided to try it! Oh, right, Brother, come with us too!"

Ming Jing considered it and decided to go with his little sister. First, he could see Hinata, and second, of course, he could keep his sister from running into Naruto!

"Sure." Ming Jing nodded.

"Wonderful! Sister Mirai, let's go, let's go!" Yakumo ran back, grabbed Mirai Kurama with one hand, then ran back and grabbed Ming Jing with the other, shouting cheerfully, "We're heading out!" Seeing his little sister so happy, Ming Jing was happy as well. With Yuexi and Qing Yan following behind him, the group of five happily set out.

Meanwhile, ever since Ming Jing had taken Hinata away last time, Hyuga Hiashi had replaced Hinata's guard ninja. This time, Hiashi had thought things through more carefully. The guard ninja was named Hinata Mai, one of the few female ninja from the Main Family with jonin-level strength. She appeared quiet, but her heart burned with fiery passion.

Hinata Mai liked children very much, so when she received the assignment to guard the Main Family's Miss, she did not resent it like the others did. On the contrary, she was delighted. On the very day she received the mission, she hurried to where Hinata lived. When she saw the adorable little Miss, this famous cold beauty of the Hyuga Clan nearly lost control of herself. It took tremendous effort for her to suppress the urge to pinch Hinata's soft, rosy cheeks.

Today, the adorable Miss had arranged to go shopping with the little princess of the Kurama Clan. Hinata Mai had begun preparing early in the morning, starting with what Hinata would wear today. Mai opened Hinata's wardrobe and immediately felt dizzy. There were! Way! Too! Many! Clothes!

Hinata Mai walked inside. What kind of wardrobe was this? It was practically a seven-bedroom, one-living-room suite! A life-sized crystal-clear mirror stood in the living room, while each of the seven rooms had a plaque on its door: Elegant Style, Floral Print Style, Fashion Style, Evening Wear Style, Casual Style, Sportswear Style, and Hanfu Style.

Each room was around ninety square meters and contained hundreds of outfits, along with matching shoes, jewelry, bags, and perfume. Most importantly, all these clothes fit Miss Hinata's current height. In other words, everything here would have to be replaced next year!

I couldn't tell before! Does Lord Hiashi really dote on Miss Hinata to this extent? The clothes, shoes, jewelry, bags, and perfume here must be worth over ten million altogether! This is practically burning money!

Sure enough, Lord Hiashi is a total daughter doting father!

Hinata Mai silently stuck that label on the dignified clan head in her heart...

"Good morning, Sister Mai." While Hinata Mai was spacing out, Hinata's soft, adorable voice came from behind her. Mai instantly felt her entire body go numb. Miss Hinata was simply wonderful!

"Good morning, Miss Hinata." Hinata Mai turned around, her expression utterly icy.

"Hmm? Sister Mai likes the clothes here too? Brother Ming Jing sent all these clothes over..." Hinata looked at the clothes in the room and said with a warm smile. That was right. The person with the most complete collection of clothes "designed" by Ming Jing was Hinata! All three thousand six hundred designs were in Hinata's wardrobe!

Brother Ming Jing?!

Could he be Akira Kurama of the Kurama Clan?! If it's the Kurama Clan, then spending money on this level is nothing to them!

Hinata Mai's gaze sharpened. Although my Miss Hinata is pure and adorable, she is absolutely not someone Akira Kurama can lay a finger on! No, Miss Hinata is not someone any man in this world can lay a finger on! Hmph, does he think he can get close to Miss Hinata with money? How vulgar, utterly vulgar! How could Miss Hinata be corrupted by money? Akira Kurama, I, Hinata Mai, have already seen through your wolfish ambitions. Just wait! I will never let you get close to Miss Hinata!

Flames blazed in Hinata Mai's white eyes. Protecting Hinata was the responsibility of her life!

Hinata had no idea what Sister Mai was thinking. The little girl muttered in the living room, "I'm going to eat that Anko Dango Sister Mai mentioned last time with Yakumo today. Something simple should be fine, right?" Then she looked toward the Casual Style room. She remembered there was a purple outfit with a white hood in there that she liked very much.

"Miss Hinata, I think this outfit would suit you better." At some point, Hinata Mai had pulled out a pure white princess evening gown from the Evening Wear Style room. Although she disliked Akira Kurama eyeing Miss Hinata, she had to admit that guy really had a knack for choosing clothes! Hinata Mai now wanted Miss Hinata to try every outfit in here!

"Sister Mai... that's evening wear..." Hinata said, blushing.

"My apologies, I overlooked that! Then how about this one?" Using the Body Flicker Technique, Hinata Mai produced an elegant Bohemian-style long dress. As a jonin, she had already thrown her dignity onto the moon.

"This... wouldn't soup spill on it?" Hinata looked at it and asked hesitantly.

"That makes sense. Then what about this one?" The Bohemian dress in Hinata Mai's hands became a flowing Hanfu dress.

"Then... then the one from before..." Hinata froze for a moment before speaking softly. Compared to that luxurious, immaculate flowing Hanfu dress, Hinata felt that the Bohemian long dress was more suitable for going out to eat snacks...

"Then this one!" The flowing Hanfu dress in Hinata Mai's hands became a japanese-style fresh white lace-trimmed T-shirt paired with a pink knee-length skirt.

"Th-then this one," Hinata said with a nod. She liked this outfit too. Well, she liked it more than the previous ones.

"Very well. Miss Hinata, change into it, and then we'll choose some shoes!" Hinata Mai nodded approvingly, then began looking for shoes in the Casual Style room. Starting with high heels, she cycled through ballet flats, peep-toe shoes, flat shoes, low heels, mid-heels, extra-high heels, wedges, heelless shoes, platform shoes, boat shoes...

Hinata felt as though her feet no longer belonged to her. The entire time, she repeated just three actions: put on shoes, turn around, take off shoes.

Seeing Hinata's rosy little face turn pale with exhaustion, Hinata Mai finally came to her senses. Holding four or five pairs of shoes, she calmly coughed and said, "Just try these few pairs, then we'll be done."

"But... Sister Mai... I'm so tired..." Hinata sat on a stool, laboriously rubbing her heel with one hand, her little face nearly scrunched up like a bun.

So adorable!!!

Hinata Mai felt her blood boiling. Her nose was getting a little itchy too. She hurriedly turned around, rolled up her sleeve, and wiped away her nosebleed. Then she turned back toward Hinata with an indifferent expression and forcefully handed over the shoes in her hands.

Hinata could only take the shoes and start changing again.

Miss Hinata is the best! Bullying her feels so amazing! I can't stop at all!

Hinata Mai roared inwardly.

At last, Hinata finished trying on over a hundred pairs of shoes. Hinata Mai casually picked one pair for her to wear, then took her Miss by the hand and headed out. Along the way, anyone who dared look at Hinata for even an extra second was immediately glared back at by Hinata Mai with her Byakugan. The pedestrians were so frightened that they instinctively moved aside. The somewhat crowded little street was forcibly cleared into a small path just for the two of them.