Testing the Tatami's Quality by Sleeping

Kanami grabbed Hinata's hand and left.

"Oh, sir! The price is negotiable. I'll give you a discount! Ten thousand taels!"

Upon hearing the boss's words, Kanami's face darkened.

Ten thousand taels? He couldn't even imagine the cost price of these dolls, given that they were halved without hesitation.

Five thousand taels!

"Make a deal!"

The boss, who had just been anxious, instantly beamed with joy.

They hurriedly stuffed the Pikachu Soldier into a vacuum bag and then evacuated and compressed it.

They moved so fast, as if afraid the other party would escape.

Seeing how happy the shopkeeper was with the sale of 5,000 taels, he couldn't imagine if the shopkeeper would have jumped up on the spot if it had been bought for 19,990 taels.

"For you! My esteemed guest!"

Kanami glared at him fiercely. "You, esteemed guest, are indeed quite valuable."

Then, he and Hinata walked deeper into the Commercial Street.

The two strolled around aimlessly for a full two hours.

Just as Hinata and Kanami were eating the Three-Color Dango in their hands, they suddenly remembered something.

She asked, "Kanami, didn't you come here because you wanted to buy something?"

"I almost forgot!"

Upon hearing Hinata's words, Kanami remembered that he had come to buy some bedding.

His own wooden bed was too hard, so he planned to replace it with a softer one and also get Hinata a tatami mat.

Kanami said sheepishly, "We'll have to go further in."

"It's okay, I can go as many times as I want..."

Before long, a pile of bedding appeared in Kanami's house.

As for the tatami mat, Kanami simply placed it in his bedroom, because his bedroom was really big.

After the two finished tidying up, they realized that the three people in the house were gone.

Leaving without saying goodbye?

But that's fine too. That way no one will bother Hinata and me, hehehe.

Hinata was sitting in the living room, noticed Kanami's expression and shuddered.

Your smile is terrifying...

Oh? Did I laugh?

Hinata nodded.

"And now?"

Kanami pressed two fingers against the corners of his mouth, pushing them down.

Hinata paused, chuckled, and muttered softly, "You look so ugly like this..."

"..."

Now even if Kanami loosened his fingers, nothing would happen. He put on a sour face, looking like a bitter gourd.

Seeing his sullen face, Hinata was a little afraid to look at him.

After a pause of one second, Hinata gently poked Kanami's lips upwards with her two index fingers.

Then she felt Kanami's lips were soft, and couldn't help poking them a few more times with her little hand.

"Is it fun?"

Hinata nodded seriously. "It's fun."

Ouch.

Kanami An bit her finger.

"Ah!"

Startled by Kanami's actions, Hinata quickly withdrew her index finger.

Her adorable, startled expression made Kanami lose all control, and he pulled her into his arms and laid her down on the tatami mat.

"Oh no! No...!"

"What's wrong with that?"

Hinata blushed and said, "We're not adults yet..."

Kanami laughed and said, "Huh? You need to be an adult to test the quality of the tatami mats?"

Hinata realized he was flirting with her.

She blushed and muttered, "My father is very strict."

"Just a stubborn doting father."

"Huh? What?"

"It's nothing. I was just saying, let's start testing the tatami."

"How... how do we test it..."

"Of course, it's sleeping. How else can you test it?"

Hinata blushed and nodded.

Then Kanami remained silent, Hinata looked up to see that Kanami was indeed asleep.

"So you're really going to sleep..."

Kanami hadn't slept well all night because Hinata blinked last night, so it was quite an achievement that he had managed to stay awake until now. As a result, he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the bed.

Hinata changed her position and lay down, leaning closer to stare at Kanami face.

She usually didn't dare to look at Kanami when he was awake, but now that Kanami was asleep, she wasn't so shy.

"Kanami, are you asleep?" Hinata whispered in his ear.

After waiting for half a minute and finding that he did not react, Hinata's lips curved into a crescent moon shape.

She moved even closer to Kanami Kanami, her small face only a few centimeters away from his.

Strands of hair fell across his forehead.

While asleep, Kanami unconsciously scratched himself.

Hinata was startled, her heart pounding, and she quickly rolled over and lay flat on her back.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Kanami was still asleep.

Then she snuggled close to Kanami, resting her head on Kanami's face, closed her eyes, and quietly fell asleep together.

Hyuga Residence.

Inside the room where the guests were being received, two elderly people and Hyuga Hiashi were having a conversation.

The two elderly men were none other than Konoha Elder, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.

"I heard that the Elder has passed away peacefully?"

Hyuga Hiashi frowned slightly. "Yes."

Fortunately, he had learned beforehand that the Second Elder claimed it was because the Elder had died of old age, that is, he had lived to a certain age and died naturally.

Utatane Koharu sighed, "Alas, the Elder's passing came without warning, and this has happened when the village is at its weakest."

Hyuga Hiashi did not answer; he knew the other party's trip couldn't have been just to offer condolences.

After a few seconds of silence, Utatane Koharu door, continued:

"Recently Ninja, Ninja from Cloud Village came to our door, saying that during the war, some Konoha Ninja took the opportunity to kill their Cloud Village Elite."

Hyuga Hiashi frowned and said bluntly, "Please speak plainly, both advisors."

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura exchanged a glance and nodded.

"They claim he was killed by members of the Hyuga Clan."

Upon hearing her words, Hyuga Hiashi furrowed brows relaxed somewhat.

At least now we know why they came.

Hyuga Hiashi asked, "Is there already evidence?"

Mitokado Homura nearby, said, "There are witnesses."

"A witness? Ha." Hyuga Hiashi couldn't help but chuckle.

Eight years ago.

After signing a peace treaty with Cloud Village, the Cloud Ninja envoy kidnapped Hinata Hyuga under the cover of Hinata Hyuga, but was killed by Hyuga Hiashi with a single blow.

Afterwards, it was Hyuga Hiashi who was held accountable.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, like the two current advisors, used the tactic of creating unrest in the village to put pressure on Hyuga Hiashi.

For the sake of the village, Hyuga Hiashi was prepared to die when Hizashi Hyuga stepped out from behind the Elder.

The Elder spoke up, "This is precisely the meaning of the existence of the Branch Family."

Even though Hiashi was unwilling, he wanted to die alone.

However, the Elder used the excuse that "this is the mission of the Main Family, and the destiny of those born into the Hyuga Clan" to justify it.

Before Hiashi think, Hizashi suddenly struck, knocking him to the ground with a powerful palm strike.

In the end, he only left behind one sentence. "Brother, you must tell Neji that I didn't die because of the Main Family, but because I, as a younger brother, died for my older brother."

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent throughout, the Hokage hat and Hokage Robe he wore conveyed the heaviest pressure.

Back to the present.

Hyuga Hiashi looked at the two advisors before him and asked in return:

"If eyewitness testimony is valuable, why was it that the victim, as the victim, ended up apologizing to the perpetrator?"

Upon hearing this, Mitokado Homura remained unmoved and said:

"Because if we don't back down, it could very well trigger a second war."

"May I ask, when you say 'no compromise,' are you referring to eight years ago, or now?"

Hyuga Hiashi's face was grim, his hands clenched tightly behind his back.

Mitokado Homura adjusted his glasses.

He looked directly at Hyuga Hiashi and said, "Both."