Hearing his explanation, curiosity appeared on Hinata Hyuga's pretty face.
"Really? Wow, that's Mang for you. Your place is so beautiful!"
Hinata Hyuga looked around. In the night's glow, the two-story cottage looked exceptionally bright, giving off a faint radiance. In this quiet atmosphere, she immediately felt how pleasant it would be to lie down here.
For Hinata Hyuga, who was reluctant to interact with others, this was practically paradise.
It was practically their own secret world.
"As long as you like it. Let's get to what we came to do today."
"Mm."
Hinata Hyuga nodded, bringing a small hand to her mouth as she curiously examined her surroundings.
Luo Mang smiled at the sight, with no intention of going outside.
He planned to wait a while before leaving, perhaps even until evening.
With Uchiha Itachi's intelligence, he would never shout recklessly and expose himself.
Especially somewhere Luo Mang might be present, shouting and acting out of character would give him away.
The fact that he had remained hidden for so long proved that he wanted to wait for a definite outcome, such as seeing what Sasuke would become in the future, or whether Sasuke would marry and have children.
He was willing to remain in the shadows and help his younger brother, but that did not mean he had no desires of his own.
That might have been why he had stayed hidden for so long.
But there was only one explanation for a reaction like that: the danger Orochimaru had created could not be escaped merely by hiding.
It might already have been too late.
The decisive battle had begun at eight or nine in the morning, and now it was already noon.
What kind of contingency could wait that long?
Luo Mang's guess was that Orochimaru had