After Sasuke left, Hinata followed the principle of handling business formally and pushed open the door to the hall. She even shut it tightly behind her. With secrets in her heart, leaving the door open made her uneasy.
Hinata's little action naturally did not escape Hiruzen Sarutobi's notice, but he said nothing. It was simply someone else's habit; there was no need to pursue it.
Hinata held out her information file to Hiruzen Sarutobi. As she handed it over, she immediately lowered her head in embarrassment. Hiruzen Sarutobi remained calm and said nothing.
As for the person beside him, he could just be treated as part of the background. There was no need to mind him.
After handing over the file, Hinata quietly sat in the chair. Her legs were pressed together, her hands clenched into fists on her lap. As for her expression—cough—it was impossible to tell what kind of look she had, but her face was full of nervousness.
Hiruzen Sarutobi made his assessment. The eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan's main family should have been the next head of the Hyuga Clan, but because of her personality, according to the intelligence, the position of heir had already been given to her younger sister, who was five years her junior.
She had decent talent and knew how to cherish her companions. Her personality was indeed a problem, but perhaps a few years of training outside would change that.
Looking at it this way, the child the Hyuga Clan had sent over really was quite suited to inheriting the Will of Fire.
To everyone else, Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared to be carefully reading Hinata's file. Yet he had long since investigated and understood everything in it, so he already knew the situation well.
Hinata, meanwhile, felt as though she was