"Good morning, everyone!"
Hinata Hyuga greeted Luo Mang first, then turned to say hello to the others.
Luo Mang moved closer to Hinata.
He had only seen her from a distance yesterday and hadn't gotten a clear look. Today, he was close enough to smell her natural fragrance.
Of course, her fragrance wasn't all he noticed.
Up close, he could see her fair, delicate skin and her youthful face even better.
As expected of the ninja world, she had changed so much in less than a month.
Had she even grown noticeably taller?
She had changed out of yesterday's training clothes into her usual outfit: long pants, a long-sleeved top, and a jacket.
It wasn't as flattering as her training clothes, which cinched at the waist and showed off her figure.
Still, she looked beautiful now, too.
"Mm."
Hinata brought her straight legs together and bowed respectfully. She looked just like a wife who had come to see her husband, showing him plenty of respect in front of others.
"Mang, I missed you a little, so I came out to see you. I asked around and heard you were here."
Hinata didn't beat around the bush. She told him straight out why she had come.
The two who had been arguing nearby had already been persuaded by Karin. The two who had been arguing nearby had just returned after Karin persuaded them, and Naruto Uzumaki grew excited when he heard that.
"Wow, that's great! Then-"
Before he could finish, Sasuke Uchiha grabbed him and forcibly dragged him behind himself, clamping a hand over his mouth when he tried to speak.
Sasuke put a smile back on his face and nodded at Hinata.
"We'll head off, then. You can talk to my brother."
With that, he took Naruto away.
Scrape, scrape.