"What?"
Hao Shuai raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Hiashi Hyuga to make up his mind so quickly, even though he'd been waiting for him to do just that.
"What? Are you unwilling, sir?" Hiashi's expression darkened.
"No, no~ Chief Hiashi, you've misunderstood. Hinata is sweet and adorable, and I like her very much. But shouldn't we ask what she thinks?" Hao Shuai explained.
"I see~~" Hiashi thought for a moment, then called toward the door, "Tokuma, bring the young lady here."
"Yes!" a man replied from outside the courtyard.
While they waited for Hinata, Hao Shuai suddenly asked, "Chief Hiashi, there's something I've been wondering about. I hope you can clear it up for me~~"
"Go ahead~~"
"When I was teaching, I noticed Hinata seemed a little strange. Whenever she came into contact with Naruto Uzumaki, she'd blush bright red and faint at the slightest thing. Is it because you—"
Hao Shuai didn't finish his question, but his meaning was clear.
"You noticed?"
"Come on~~ It was way too obvious! Hinata didn't act that way around anyone else, but she fainted whenever she talked to Naruto. How could there not be a problem?"
"All right~ Since you've figured it out, I'll tell you the truth! Back then~~"
After hearing Hiashi's explanation, Hao Shuai understood the reason.
As it turned out, just as Hao Shuai had suspected, this whole business with Hinata was a plan Hiashi had come up with to spare her the suffering of the Caged Bird Seal in the future.
Starting with their childhood meeting, every chance encounter between them had been arranged by Hiashi. Add in subtle, gradual genjutsu suggestions, and that was how Hinata had ended up the way she was.
Honestly, when Hao Shuai heard the truth from Hiashi himself, he couldn't help but