Nawaki had vanished after returning to the village, while Aburame Chūki kept coming to visit whether she had anything to do or not. Who knew what she wanted to see?
"I heard you became a Jonin, big bro, so I came to bring you a promotion gift." Nawaki grinned and pulled an exquisite kunai from behind his back.
Hyuga Akira's mouth twitched. "You really couldn't find anything else to give me, could you?"
Nawaki scratched his head awkwardly.
"Me too," Aburame Chūki spoke up, her eyes somehow turning into stars. "I'm giving myself to you, Big Bro Akira."
"No thanks. I don't need that," Hyuga Akira refused flatly.
Kushina and Minato Namikaze had pooled their money to buy Hyuga Akira a short sword. It might have been the only thing there that actually looked like a gift.
Hyuga Akira invited everyone inside.
Machi and Hyuga Xia Nai had already returned to their rooms after hearing the commotion.
Until the issue of Machi's identity was resolved, she could not show herself around too many people. Though Konoha seemed full of joy over its victory in the war, it was actually still under discreet lockdown. Anyone unidentified would be treated as a shinobi from an enemy village.
As for Hyuga Xia Nai, she simply did not want the Hyuga Clan to find her at all.
This had puzzled Hyuga Akira for a long time. Just how useless was the Hyuga Clan, to actually let Hyuga Xia Nai shake them off?
At the very least, he had not seen a single Hyuga Clan member around his home.
He had clearly revealed that he could undo the Caged Bird Seal, yet none of the branch family seemed inclined to seek him out.
He found it rather baffling. Hyuga Hikaru was still at the front