The next day.
Inside the Hyuga Clan compound.
Hyuga Hiashi had spent the entire night without rest, his head propped on his hand.
Although the clan had gained another powerful fighter, that fighter seemed to be lacking in temperament.
She was far too fixated on love.
If she ended up taking the subordinate role in her relationship, he would really find that hard to accept.
He wanted Hinata to have the upper hand.
Tap, tap, tap!
Just then, the door slid open, and footsteps sounded.
Before Hyuga Hiashi could raise his head, a young voice spoke.
"Father..."
There was no need to guess whose voice it was. It was Hanabi Hyuga. Hyuga Hiashi gently rubbed his temples, then lowered his hand and forced a smile.
"What is it, Hanabi?"
"Um, I heard my sister was hospitalized. Nothing bad happened to her, did it...?"
"No. Hinata's Byakugan evolved, but the strain it put on her means she's resting in the infirmary right now."
"Really? I've never heard of the Byakugan evolving. Can I go see her?" Hanabi Hyuga's eyes lit up when she heard that.
She was curious-so curious. Her sister, who always seemed so timid, had actually managed to evolve her Byakugan. What exactly had happened?
"Well, sigh..."
"What's wrong, Father? Isn't my sister's Byakugan evolving a good thing? Why are you still sighing?"
Hanabi Hyuga didn't understand. When her sister was timid, she could understand him sighing over it. But now her Byakugan had evolved, something utterly unprecedented that might never happen again, and he was still sighing.
Weren't his standards a little too high? Did he really have such lofty expectations for her sister, Hinata Hyuga?
"Sigh. Your sister just won't stop giving me things to worry about."
"..."
"Of all the people your sister could fall for,