"Big sis, are you going out for another walk today?" Hanabi propped up her delicate little chin and pouted at Hinata, who had gotten dressed and was about to head out for a stroll.
"It's already dark. Why not go look tomorrow? It's not like that Blondie can run away." How could Hanabi not know what Hinata was thinking? She could figure out without even trying that her sister was going out at night to see whether that Blondie had returned.
Hinata blushed, then patted Hanabi's head and chided, "That's not it. Naruto told me this trip might take quite a while. I'm just going out to have a look."
Hanabi stared at Hinata with a (个_个) expression, her easily read face practically saying, "Sure, go ahead and fool a little kid like me."
Honestly, it was one thing for that Blondie to go away, but he had taken her sister's heart with him too.
"All right, be good and do your homework at home, Hanabi. I'll be back after taking in the scenery." Hinata raised a finger to her lips in a shushing gesture, and a blue-green light flashed through her eyes.
"Honestly, come back soon, okay? If Father finds out... oh, I guess nothing would really happen." Hanabi watched her sister fly straight out of the courtyard and shrugged rather helplessly.
Her sister's strength could probably rank near the top in the village now.
At least Father no longer sparred with Hinata. During their earlier Gentle Fist practice, she had nearly inflicted internal injuries on him.
With those transformed eyes of hers as well, her sister no longer needed to be bound by anything. Like a bluebird, she could pursue whatever she wanted.
"Well, I need to work hard too."
Watching that streak of blue-green disappear into the