When Hinata walked into the Senju Clan Grounds, she spotted Shizune from far off, airing out blankets in the sun. At her feet was a little pink pig.
Shizune also saw Hinata walking toward her, and she smiled as she waved in greeting.
Seeing this, Hinata quickened her steps and came up to Shizune, greeting her politely.
"Good afternoon, Shizune."
"You came earlier than usual today, Hinata."
Shizune bent down and picked up Tonton, then led Hinata inside.
"Mm."
Hinata followed behind her and nodded, not saying anything more.
Seeing Hinata's reaction, Shizune understood. Most likely, she had argued with her family again.
She had actually heard people in the village say that Hinata used to be an extremely shy little girl, the kind who would blush just talking to strangers. Arguing with her family was something she would never even have dared to imagine.
She just did not know why Hinata had become the way she was now.
But the Hyuga Clan really was rather hateful, especially that thing called the "Caged Bird."
Shizune was not the gossipy type either. One look told her that bringing it up would touch on Hinata's painful matters, so she had never asked.
Shizune brought Hinata to the living room of the residence.
Tsunade was currently lying bored on her back on the tatami, dressed in a loose sleeveless kimono. Two towering peaks stood proudly, extremely eye-catching.
In the current Konoha, alcohol had already become a strictly controlled item.
The purpose was to prevent anyone from drinking too much and then doing something that might endanger the village.
So even Tsunade could usually only drink a tiny bit during meals.
The rest of the time, she could only lie around bored like this, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating.
Fortunately, she had the