Found something?!
They really had found something!
Hearing that shout, Hōmon Hyuga instantly perked up and rushed toward its source without another word.
The others moved in unison, all doing the same as him.
"Who shouted just now?"
"What did you find?"
"Where did you find it?"
Hōmon Hyuga reached the spot as fast as he could, his gaze shifting toward the clansmen gathered nearby.
They were all ninja from the Hyuga Clan's Branch Family.
It seemed the Byakugan had picked something up.
"This!" A ninja from the Hyuga Branch Family handed him something, then pointed to the large tree beside him.
"A hair ribbon?!"
Somewhat bewildered as he took the pink hair ribbon, Hōmon Hyuga still found it hard to believe.
He lowered his head to examine the object in his hand. It was a pale purple hair ribbon, soft in texture and embroidered with intricate patterns.
One glance was enough to tell it was not cheap.
The Branch Family ninja briefly explained, "This hair ribbon was lying beneath the tree, hidden by the grass. If I hadn't taken a few extra looks, I might have overlooked something this important."
Despite the Branch Family ninja's conviction, Hōmon Hyuga remained somewhat doubtful.
This hair ribbon did not look like something an ordinary person could afford, but who could guarantee that it belonged to Hanabi Hyuga?
As though noticing the doubt in Hōmon's eyes, the ninja looked at another clansman beside him. "Yun said he's seen Lady Hanabi with a similar hair ribbon!"
"That's right."
Yun Hyuga nodded. "I have indeed seen Lady Hanabi with a similar hair ribbon myself, but I can't be entirely sure whether it was this one."
"All I can say is that there's a very good chance it is."
In fact, he was certain, but it