The Hyuga Clan compound.
Hyuga Hiashi was handling official business in his office.
Dealing with an incident like this basically meant spending some resources to persuade them to keep quiet. They could hardly silence everyone, or Konoha would immediately become a target of suspicion for all the major ninja villages.
That would do more harm than good. They had to give up some benefits, so deciding what to offer would test their judgment. It could be neither too generous nor too stingy.
He was torn.
Just as he was scratching his head over it...
Whoosh.
Thud.
A guard flashed into the room and dropped to one knee without knocking.
Hyuga Hiashi raised his gaze slightly, his Byakugan stern and cold!
"What's the meaning of this frantic behavior?"
This was the same guard who had argued with Kakashi at the Tower. His face was flushed, but his lips were pale, proof that he had pushed himself to his limit. His clothes were soaked with sweat.
"Clan head, the young lady..."
"The young lady..."
His breath cut him off again, leaving Hyuga Hiashi rather speechless.
"If you can't get the words out, catch your breath first."
Hyuga Hiashi did not actually care much about Hinata Hyuga's affairs. He already had Hanabi Hyuga, so it no longer mattered to him. Hinata was no longer a candidate anyway.
As for what could have happened during the chunin ninja exams, she had probably just been bullied.
The guard gently rubbed his chest to steady himself, but after only two breaths, he hurriedly spoke.
"Clan head, the young lady's Byakugan evolved!"
"Oh..."
Hyuga Hiashi replied indifferently and continued looking through his options for compensating the people from the other villages.
The Byakugan evolved?
Shock!
Creak!
The innocent chair suffered a violent jolt. It was