Sakura saw the blank look on Hinata's face and understood, more or less. After all, it had taken her quite a while to process this herself.
She glanced outside just then. People nearby had already slowed their steps and were craning their necks to look over.
If they kept blocking the doorway, more and more people would come to watch. Sakura quickly leaned close to Hinata's ear and reminded her with a smile.
"Um... Hinata, aren't you going to invite us in?"
Hinata finally came back to her senses. She answered several times in a row, hurriedly stepping aside from the doorway and nearly tripping over herself.
"R-Right, right, right. Please come in, everyone. The house is a mess, so please don't mind it."
But Boruto was still intent on settling things with Naruto. Taking advantage of the moment, he scrambled up, clenched his fists, and charged for the door.
"I'm going to the Hokage's Office right now and beat up that bastard old man!"
Before he could finish shouting, he had barely taken a step when a hand firmly grabbed the back of his collar.
Sasuke held him up by the back of his shirt with one hand, looking down as Boruto's legs kicked wildly in midair.
"Uncle Sasuke, let me go! I'm absolutely going to beat him up today!"
Boruto thrashed desperately in the air.
Sasuke ignored him completely. Turning around, he gave him a swing and tossed him back into the middle of the living room like a sack.
Boruto landed hard on his butt. Gritting his teeth against the pain, he sprang up and tried to rush out again.
But when he looked up, he met Sasuke's icy gaze.
Sasuke lowered his right eye and gave him a single glance.
"Have you made enough of a