"Actually, I'd been following behind you ever since Hinata's first mission." Mao Yihua's words made Mirai freeze. No way, is this girl some kind of monster? If Mirai had failed to notice her back then because he was too weak, had Chomei failed to notice her as well? Or had Shinnosuke not noticed either?
Mao Yihua continued, "The mission I received at the time was to monitor the movements of Hinata Hyuga of the branch family, and observe Mirai Uchiha of the Uchiha clan. If Mirai Uchiha died during a mission, I was to kill Hinata Hyuga, so the Uchiha clan could not use it as an excuse to launch baseless accusations against the Hyuga clan. I was also to take Mirai Uchiha's corpse."
The latter part of that answer came as quite a surprise to Mirai. But it was understandable. With members of two clans competing within the same team, if one of them died, that clan would definitely make trouble over it.
For the Hyuga clan, killing Hinata outright to prevent the Uchiha clan from using it as grounds to cause trouble was perfectly normal.
"Then, after your team disbanded, I changed my mind. Because I found you interesting." Mao Yihua lowered her head in thought. "Yes, very interesting. So I began observing you."
"Interesting?" Mirai did not find Mao Yihua's tone interesting at all. She spoke more like she was reciting a script, her voice incomparably low, as though she were about to die.
"You were both geniuses. At first, I even thought Hinata Hyuga was more outstanding than you. But in the end, her situation and yours were worlds apart." Mao Yihua spoke slowly. "That is why I have been observing you. Now, I think it is about time, so I am laying my cards on