Hyuga Hiashi stared blankly at Xia Yan and the child in his arms, then glanced at the Kumogakure Head Ninja lying motionless on the ground.
His mind felt muddled, because he had completely failed to see what had happened in that instant!
He had only seen the Kumogakure Head Ninja raise the kunai in his hand, preparing to stab the unconscious Hinata he held.
And at that very moment, a streak of azure had suddenly appeared in Xia Yan's eyes. That flowing azure light had made even Hyuga Hiashi's heart tremble.
For some reason, he suddenly felt those eyes were familiar. Eyes like those seemed to have been mentioned in the oldest records kept by the Clan Head.
He had a good memory. He remembered accidentally coming across that record as a child.
It had left such a deep impression because the record described eyes of flowing azure light that possessed the power to destroy the world!
As a child, he had merely treated it as a curious tale. So why had a pair of eyes so similar to that description actually appeared in this world?
"The child is fine, Lord Hiashi." Xia Yan had no idea what Hyuga Hiashi was thinking. He carried Hinata over to him.
"Oh... oh!" Hyuga Hiashi finally came back to his senses. He hurriedly took Hinata, repeating, "As long as she's all right. As long as she's all right."
That was what he said, but when his gaze fell on the lifeless Kumogakure Head Ninja on the ground, his expression became frighteningly dark.
He did not blame Xia Yan for killing the man. What he hated was that this man had actually plotted against their Hyuga Clan!
Worse still, even though he knew about the scheme, he could change nothing. That was what left