Little Hinata, Big Appetite

The happier Hinata was, the more guilty Hiashi felt!

He felt that he truly might not know how to raise children. He had ruined a perfectly good genius!

Tenka had personally acknowledged her as a genius. What on earth had he been doing before?

What a failure. Hiashi glanced slightly toward his younger brother.

They had the same mother, so why was the difference between them so great?

That guy had two sons, each more talented than the last, while he had ruined a genius!

Hiashi secretly decided that he should interfere less in Hinata and Hanabi's growth from now on!

He would let the two girls visit Hizashi's home more often and have him teach them. After all, they were his nieces!

Before long, the food was finished and brought out. The large table was filled with dishes Hinata usually liked.

"Go ahead and eat your fill, girl!"

"Your father wants to see how much you can eat, so I can arrange for the kitchen to prepare enough in the future!"

"Mm, thank you, Father!"

Hinata looked at the fragrant spread before her, her stomach rumbling loudly!

Next, under the stunned gazes of Hiashi and the other two, Hinata began her first late-night meal at home!

Her eating movements were clearly elegant, and every aspect of her etiquette was impeccable, yet the dishes on the table vanished at no slow pace!

The entire table of food was finished in just over ten minutes, and Hiashi had someone clear away the empty plates!

"Girl, are you full?"

Hinata shook her head somewhat embarrassedly!

"Bring more!"

With a wave of Hiashi's hand, another large table of food was served.

In the same ten-odd minutes, Hinata wiped it all out once more.

"Girl, what about now?"

Hinata touched her stomach. She was no longer as scared as before; she felt that her father had truly changed!

"I feel like I'm still a little short!"

Even if she was no longer afraid, she was still embarrassed!

She was a girl, yet she could eat so much. If this had not been her own home, Hinata would never have said such a thing!

"Bring more!"

Now, the three of them completely believed Tenka's words.

Looking at Hinata's stomach, which had not changed shape at all, the three of them had no idea where the food from the previous two tables had gone!

A third table of food was brought up. This time, Hinata was slightly slower. It took her roughly twenty minutes, but she still finished everything.

Before Hiashi could speak, Hinata spoke first.

"Father, I'm full!"

"Girl, really?"

"You mustn't lie. If you're not full, we'll keep bringing food!"

Hiashi looked at her stomach, which was still the same as at the beginning, and doubted whether she was truly full!

"I'm really full!"

Hinata was a little embarrassed. She had already eaten three tables' worth of food. If she still was not full, what would that make her?

"Oh, good!"

"Then we'll use this amount from now on. If it isn't enough, Hinata, remember to tell me. Don't hide it from your father, understand?"

"Mm-hmm, I understand!"

"Good!"

"Hurry back and rest!"

"Mm, goodbye, Father, Uncle, Brother Neji!"

Seeing Hinata's expression, which was slightly different from usual, Hiashi wanted nothing more than to slap himself a few times!

"F-Father, Uncle!"

"Where do you think Hinata put all that food she ate?"

Neji was a little frightened. That single meal was enough to feed him for several days!

No wonder his brother said Hinata was so talented!

Just her talent for eating alone was unmatched in Konoha!

"How would I know?" ×2

"Still, Father, Uncle!"

"We need to find a way to help Hinata build confidence. She looked quite good just now!"

"Uncle, if you show her more concern and encourage her in the future, it should be very effective!"

"Her issue probably lies with you, Uncle. As long as she can get along with you without problems, Hinata will definitely be fine when she goes out!"

It had to be said that Neji was quite smart. Hiashi and Hizashi had noticed Hinata's change because of their years of experience, but they had not expected Neji to notice it as well!

"Mm, I'll pay attention to it!"

"Damn it, I forgot about Tenka!"

"You two go back and rest. I'll head over now!"

Having resolved his daughter's problem, Hiashi finally remembered that he had originally intended to visit the Hokage to discuss Tenka!

He had not expected Neji's arrival and the news he brought to delay him for so long!

"Brother, forget it for tonight!"

"They should be quite busy over there tonight as well. Going tomorrow will be the same!"

Hizashi spoke up, stopping Hiashi from going over now!

Hinata's problem had been resolved, and as her uncle, he was also very happy!

"Neji, you need to work even harder in the future!"

"Otherwise, one day, your little sister might surpass you!"

"Father, if Hinata surpasses me, that will be her own ability. Besides, am I not working hard enough already?"

"Moreover, Brother personally acknowledged her talent. Wouldn't it be perfectly normal for her to surpass me?"

"As for me!"

"Before she surpasses me, I'll protect her. Once she does, she can protect me instead!"

Neji did not care at all whether Hinata would surpass him.

He would be happy before he could even finish being happy if Hinata became stronger. After all, the Hinata from before had been far too worrying!

"You sure have the nerve, making your little sister protect you when you're the older brother!"

Hizashi spoke irritably, though he was only saying it. He was still quite satisfied with Neji.

"Enough!"

"Hizashi, who doesn't know how hard Neji works?"

"Let's talk about the Byakugan!"

"According to Tenka, I suspect whether one can evolve into the Tenseigan may be related to that purity!"

Hiashi interrupted Hizashi's scolding of Neji and began discussing the Tenseigan!

"Brother, what are you trying to say?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Tenka meant that among the Hyuga Clan, only the three of them have a chance to awaken the Tenseigan!"

"What is there to discuss? Don't tell me you want to awaken it yourself too?"

Hizashi was quite open-minded. Though he envied the Tenseigan, he did not insist on obtaining it!

"What I mean is, we should study it and see whether there is any way to increase the purity of the Byakugan!"

"That way, we can test whether purity is something one is born with or something that can be changed through human effort!"

Hiashi was somewhat speechless. His younger brother was clearly smart, yet he simply refused to use his brain!

This was where Hiashi had misjudged him. Hizashi did not want to think too much because Hiashi was there.

Hiashi would think everything through. Over time, whenever Hizashi was with him, he became too lazy to think much himself!

"Why think about that?"

"We have no way of doing it anyway. I might as well go back and ask Tenka directly!"

"After spending all that time researching it, it would still be worse than asking one question. Isn't that just making trouble for ourselves and wasting effort for no benefit?"

Hizashi also felt that his older brother had seemed a little foolish lately. How could he fail to understand such a simple matter?

"Enough, enough!"

"Get the hell back and rest!"

Hiashi could not stand the look in Hizashi's eyes anymore. What was he supposed to do about his younger brother becoming increasingly cheeky?

Of course, he would find an opportunity to beat him up!

Mm, with Neji here, it was somewhat inconvenient!

Another day, when no one was around, he would make sure Hizashi knew who the older brother was!