Standing in the middle was an adorable little girl with large, doll-like eyes. She wore a princess dress and held her hands in front of her chest. When she saw Yechen looking her way, her face instantly flushed red.
"Lord Yechen," she called softly.
This girl was none other than the Hyuga Clan's princess, Hinata Hyuga.
Yechen smiled at the little girl who blushed so easily.
Standing beside Hinata Hyuga was Neji Hyuga. He was a little older than Naruto and the others, and standing beside Hinata now, he looked rather like a bodyguard.
Perhaps because Hizashi Hyuga's tragedy had never happened, Neji Hyuga did not hate the Main Family so much. Instead, he took good care of his younger cousin.
"Lord Yechen." Neji Hyuga bowed slightly.
Yechen nodded in acknowledgment again, then put Naruto down and invited them all to sit and eat noodles together.
"Big Brother Yechen, are you treating us?"
The moment Naruto Uzumaki sat down, he began chattering nonstop.
That was simply his nature. He was a Little Guy who loved showing off. In his previous life, perhaps he had done it to catch people's eyes and deliberately draw their attention.
In this life, both his parents were alive, and he was the Hokage's son-practically Konoha's crown prince. Whenever the villagers saw him, they warmly offered a few words of praise. He was showered with affection.
But he was still a rambunctious child, which gave Minato Namikaze no end of headaches. There was nothing he could do, though. If he so much as scolded Naruto, Kushina Uzumaki would snap at him. Hoping for a peaceful night's sleep afterward? Forget it. He would be lucky to get the couch!
As a result, Naruto sometimes acted without restraint, developing a mischievous, troublemaking personality.
Hinata Hyuga, by contrast, was