Back home.
They saw Hyuga Hanabi practicing against a wooden post in the courtyard.
Hinata smiled gently. "Hanabi is working so hard."
"You'll definitely become amazing someday."
Hinata also loved her younger sister dearly.
Hanabi, who was training in a sweat, heard Hinata's voice and turned around.
She saw Hinata standing at the doorway, smiling gently at her.
Hinata was already sixteen now, considered an adult.
She was quite pretty too, and paired with her gentle nature, she had a very motherly air about her.
When Hanabi saw Hinata, she happily ran over, hugged her, and laughed. "Big Sister!"
Standing beside Hinata, Neji saw Hyuga Hiashi seated on the veranda and gave him a slight nod.
Neji had actually held some resentment toward Hyuga Hiashi before.
But after gaining enough strength to remove the Caged Bird Seal he hated most, and abolishing the Main Branch and Branch Family system altogether,
he had come to view it calmly.
Seeing Neji return together with Hinata, Hyuga Hiashi felt a little pleased for some reason.
The relationship between uncle and nephew had only remained peaceful until now because of Hinata.
Hyuga Hiashi had always known that Neji held a grudge against him.
Because of Neji's father.
If he wanted to repair his relationship with Neji now, he could only rely on Hinata.
Although Neji had grievances toward him as his uncle, he had always been gentle and caring toward Hinata.
Hyuga Hiashi even felt that after Neji removed the Caged Bird Seal and abolished the Main Branch and Branch Family system, he had still allowed him to remain clan head and had not stripped his family of their status or treatment
because of Hinata.
Without Hinata, Neji would probably have taken terrifying revenge on them.
In truth, Hyuga Hiashi now hoped Neji and