Hao Shuai and Hinata kept their relationship a secret from everyone.
The Hyuga Clan didn't want to draw outsiders' attention. After all, giving away their daughter wasn't exactly something to be proud of. Hao Shuai, meanwhile, kept quiet simply because Hinata was still young, and it wouldn't look good if word got out.
After his deal with Hinata's father, someone else started coming to Hao Shuai's house after school and on weekends for extra lessons: Hinata.
That was something both Hao Shuai and Hinata's father had asked for.
Perhaps Hinata's father wanted her to spend more time with him and grow closer to him. Hao Shuai, on the other hand, genuinely just wanted to improve Hinata's strength and, while he was at it, help her overcome her shyness.
After all, no matter how broad-minded Hinata might become in the future, right now she was still just an eleven- or twelve-year-old girl.
Hao Shuai might have a wandering eye, but he wasn't crazy enough to risk provoking the River Crab God by making a move on her.
However, compared with Naruto and the other two boys, Hao Shuai's training for Hinata was much less strict. He simply had her exercise and improve her physical fitness.
Hao Shuai already had a plan for how to make Hinata stronger. He just had to wait until the right moment to put it into action.
Actually, more important than making Hinata stronger, Hao Shuai thought, was changing her timid, cowardly nature first. At this rate, he wasn't even sure she'd be able to fit into his big family.
Fortunately, Hinata's father seemed to have abandoned his original plan. Now, when Hinata saw Naruto, she could talk to him like a normal person instead of passing out at the drop of a hat as she used