Why Did This Date Bring Her Dad Along?

Why Did This Date Bring Her Dad Along?

"C-Can you meet Feng An another day...?"

"No."

"..."

In the end, Hinata simply could not argue with Hyuga Hiashi. Not wanting to break her promise to Feng An, she could only bring her father along.

She could already imagine how awkward the atmosphere would be when they met...

Inside her room, Hinata tied her short hair into two little buns and looked in the mirror.

Then she suddenly felt it looked strange, so she tied braids at the sides instead.

Hinata stared at herself in the mirror, her little mouth muttering.

"Why does this look even stranger...?"

She repeated this back and forth until the appointed time was nearly upon her. In the end, she helplessly walked out with her hair sticking up everywhere.

"When will my hair grow longer?"

Seeing Hinata's messy hair, how could Hiashi not understand what she was thinking?

Hyuga Hiashi clenched his molars tightly.

"That damn brat actually has my daughter this smitten... Sob, my daughter."

He mourned silently in his heart, yet no one could share his pain.

Soon afterward, Hinata and Hiashi rushed toward their meeting place.

Along the way, Hinata kept trying to smooth down her sticking-up hair with her little hands, but there were always one or two rebellious tufts that refused to stay down no matter how much she pressed them.

Before long, the two arrived at the village entrance.

Hiashi had felt that the direction Hinata was heading in was off the entire way, but he had held himself back from asking.

Now, he could no longer contain himself.

"Y-You arranged to leave the village with him?"

Hinata glanced at Hiashi's angry expression, her heart pounding faster.

She nodded slightly. "We planned to visit the Land of Hot Springs for the next few days..."

Hearing Hinata's words, Hyuga Hiashi nearly spat out blood.

"That brat sure knows how to pick a place!"

The Land of Hot Springs, a country famous for its hot springs.

He gritted his teeth, trying to calm himself down.

"Where is that Feng An brat?"

Hinata lowered her head and shook it.

"He probably hasn't arrived yet?"

Meanwhile, Feng An was only separated from them by a wall.

He stared blankly at the light-blue Butterfly Hairpin in his hand.

Before Hinata and Hiashi had even reached the village entrance, Feng An had spotted her from far away.

Just as he excitedly pulled out the gift he had prepared in advance, he suddenly discovered that someone was following behind her!

Hyuga Hiashi!

Feng An's face instantly turned pale, and he instinctively hid behind the wall.

"W-Why did she bring her dad along on a date?"

Just as Feng An scratched his head in distress, not knowing what to do—

A voice reached his ears.

"You brat, so you were here."

Feng An looked up and saw Hyuga Hiashi before him, his Byakugan activated as he forcibly suppressed his anger. Behind him stood Hinata, awkwardly twisting her fingers.

He swallowed and gave an embarrassed smile. "H-Hello, Uncle."

Hyuga Hiashi merely stared at him with his Byakugan and said nothing.

Feng An felt the pressure multiply, as though every inch of his skin had been seen through.

He had never thought the Byakugan was this intimidating before!

Why does this feel like I've been caught cheating? But Hinata and I haven't even done anything. This is so unfair.

You brat, if I hadn't come today, were you going to run away with my precious daughter?

And you even dared to leave the country! My daughter has never even left Konoha Village!

Hyuga Hiashi vented his dissatisfaction with Feng An inwardly.

Seeing that the situation was extremely bad, Hinata's little mind spun as she said, "D-Didn't you say you had something to ask Feng An?"

With Hinata saying that, the imposing aura Hiashi had built up went to waste.

Hyuga Hiashi helplessly deactivated his Byakugan, coughed lightly, and composed himself.

"How did you learn the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm?"

Feng An answered weakly, "I was born knowing it. Do you believe me?"

As soon as he said that, he saw Hyuga Hiashi's expression darken.

With memories from his past life, he basically knew everything. Who would believe something like that if he said it aloud?

He sighed. "Maybe I'm just highly gifted..."

No matter how Hyuga Hiashi questioned him, Feng An stuck to that explanation, leaving Hiashi no choice but to compromise.

In the end, the three of them headed to the Land of Hot Springs together.

Feng An had originally planned to deepen his relationship with Hinata along the way. Now, he could only build rapport with his future father-in-law instead.

Elsewhere, inside the Konoha Security Department.

Shimura Shunta said indifferently:

"Taimeng, he has left the village. You understand, right? This is your last chance for revenge."

"This subordinate understands."

Taimeng knelt on one knee before Shunta.

Compared to before, his body had become much thinner. His face was bloodless, and he looked sickly and weak.

If Feng An were present, he would likely have difficulty recognizing him.

"Good. Go. I will do everything I can to help you find medical personnel capable of treating Taiyo."

"Thank you, Captain!"

The gaunt Taimeng slammed his forehead hard against the floor, then stood, put on a mask identical to those worn by the Anbu, and left the Security Department.

After he left, Shimura Shunta looked at the bloodstain on the floor from his kowtow, disgust written across his face.

"Huizhong, have someone clean this room."

A middle-aged man immediately nodded sheepishly.

Before long, seven or eight people appeared and scrambled to clean the room.

Meanwhile, Shimura Shunta returned to his office with an impatient expression.

The moment he pushed open the door, he noticed an elderly man with a cane and bandages wrapped around him sitting in his office chair.

That person was none other than Danzō Shimura.

Upon seeing him, Shimura Shunta immediately straightened up, his expression turning serious.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Danzō Shimura said with a gloomy face, "What uncle? How many times have I told you? Address me by my title at work!"

Shimura Shunta quickly nodded. "Understood, Pot Kage."

"..."

"..."

"What did you just call me?"

"Lord Danzō."

Danzō Shimura stood up and drew the curtains.

"Shunta, is that subordinate of yours tight-lipped?"

The corners of Shimura Shunta's mouth lifted slightly.

"His son is under my control. Even if he dies, he would never dare reveal a single word."

"Mm. Find an opportunity to send his son to me as well."

With that, Danzō Shimura leaned on his cane and prepared to leave.

Staring at Danzō's back, Shimura Shunta hesitated.

Then, gritting his teeth, he still asked weakly:

"But, Uncle... Lord Danzō, I promised Taimeng that I would have his son treated."

Danzō Shimura said in a deep voice, "Hmph. Just tell him he was sent for treatment. When you tricked him into coming to me for body modification, weren't you good at finding excuses?"

"Besides, in his condition, it is impossible for him to return alive."

Shimura Shunta knew what fate awaited Taiyo if he was sent to Danzō.

If Taimeng had not kept begging him for a way to kill Feng An, he would never have sent Taimeng to his uncle, where he had been transformed into a monster.

After Danzō left.

Shimura Shunta went to Konoha Hospital, stared at Taiyo's lower body on the hospital bed, and muttered to himself.

"Anyway, you're already better off dead than alive, aren't you? Why not find release like your father?"