Hearing the conversation between Hinata and Hanabi, Hyuga Hiashi looked up at the sky.
After ordering the Branch Family not to spread word of Hinata awakening the Shikotsumyaku, Hyuga Hiashi looked at his eldest daughter and slowly said, "Hinata, come with me."
Hinata stared at Hyuga Hiashi's back and followed him without changing her expression, arriving at the main family's old residence.
Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Hyuga Hiashi stared intently at Hinata and asked unhurriedly, "Hinata, when did you awaken the Shikotsumyaku? Do you remember?"
Hinata shook her head. "Father, I don't know."
Hinata did not want to tell her father about the pendant and intended to brush the matter aside.
Hyuga Hiashi scrutinized Hinata for a while and understood that she was definitely hiding something from him. After letting out a soft sigh, he said, "Your awakening of the Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit must have something to do with Naruto, right?"
Hinata's gaze flickered. "No... I haven't seen Naruto-kun in a long time."
Seeing this, Hyuga Hiashi immediately understood everything. Hinata's Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit definitely had something to do with Naruto. That young boy who had dared to leave Konoha at such an early age always reminded him of the Fourth Hokage.
"Since you don't want to say it, I won't force you..."
After a soft sigh, Hyuga Hiashi's expression turned serious. "However, Hinata, are you prepared to become the heir of the main family?"
Hinata clenched her fists and raised her head. "Father, can't the inheritance be given to Hanabi? Hinata has no interest in becoming clan head."
Hyuga Hiashi shook his head. "From the moment you revealed the Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit, even if you wanted to give up your position as heir, you couldn't. The future of the Hyuga Clan rests on you."
Hinata's expression darkened. "Father,