The instant he heard that name, Gekkō Raito's eyebrow involuntarily twitched upward.
"Konoha Genin, Hyuga Takeshi!"
No sooner had those words fallen than a small, thin figure shot up from below the platform like an arrow loosed from a bow.
He landed with barely a sound, his speed astonishing, his agility every bit as impressive as Sarada's and Shinichi's entrances earlier!
Hyuga Takeshi?
Raito narrowed his eyes and sized him up, reasoning that since this kid belonged to the Hyuga Clan and could represent Konoha in battle, he certainly was no ordinary fighter.
That meant this little fellow definitely had something substantial up his sleeve!
Raito turned his head, his gaze questioning as he asked Naruto, "Why does this kid look more and more familiar the longer I look at him?"
Naruto chuckled and lowered his voice. "Of course he looks familiar. He's Neji's own son!"
Neji?
Even that Neji had a child now?
Raito froze for a moment, clearly startled by the news, as the image of that cold, stern youth flashed through his mind.
But on second thought, that made sense. Going by his age, Neji really was old enough to be a father.
Raito shook his head somewhat helplessly. Counting it out, he himself was well into his thirties. In this world, he really was an older unmarried man and should long since have had both sons and daughters.
Below the platform, Hyuga Takeshi held his proud head high, his eyes blazing as he stared fixedly at Raito on the raised platform.
This was the man who imprisoned Father's younger sister in Kirigakure and refused to let her go!
Neji naturally understood all the complexities involved, but the hotheaded younger generation of the Hyuga Clan clung stubbornly to one belief.
That was that Kirigakure had forcibly abducted