It was just that Strength of a Hundred and Eight Trigrams Palms looked strange together, no matter how he saw it.
So Ye Ning had no choice but to abandon the idea.
"Uncle Ye Ning."
"Hmm?"
"Your status must be very distinguished, right?"
The clever Neji tilted his head up and asked curiously.
Ye Ning cocked his head, amused.
"Oh? How did you figure that out?"
He had thought Neji was just making a random guess, but the boy actually had a reason.
"Other than Uncle Hiashi and Hinata... the young lady, Father never brings anyone else home. And just now, I saw inside that Father seemed to treat you with a lot of respect. So I figured you must either have a very distinguished status or be really powerful."
Neji's reasoning was sound and convincing.
Ye Ning couldn't help nodding with a smile.
"I'm someone who can help your father, so he respects me."
Only three years old, Neji nodded as if he understood.
Just then, a figure vaulted over the wall surrounding Hizashi's home and landed in the courtyard.
The figure was unmistakably dressed in Anbu uniform!
Seeing the familiar tiger mask on the newcomer's face, Ye Ning knew the situation outside must have been dealt with.
Ye Ning didn't rush to hear his report. Instead, he gestured for Neji to go back inside.
Noticing the Anbu uniform, Neji understood that what they were about to discuss wasn't for him to hear. He obediently returned to the room. Of course, as he went, his curious eyes never left Ye Ning.
He knew it! Uncle Ye Ning had to be a distinguished big shot!
Otherwise, why would even the Anbu treat him with such respect?
In recent years, Konoha's Anbu had expanded and grown much more active within the