Whether Hanabi can do a backflip, Aoba doesn't know.
But he knows she can do gentle fist, and it's the kind of fist that can beat a genin with one punch.
When Aoba carried Hinata into the Hyuga clan grounds, he encountered quite a few strange and sideways glances from the maids and guards.
He originally wanted Hyuga Natsu to take care of Hinata, but was refused.
As Miss Hyuga Natsu, who personally takes care of Hinata and Hanabi, she didn't want to lose this low-work, high-pay job.
So Aoba had no choice but to carry Hinata and walk all the way in himself.
As soon as he entered the interior of the clan grounds, he saw little Hanabi practicing her gentle fist.
Because the weather was rather hot.
Hanabi was wearing a sleeveless black small vest-like training outfit, swinging her little pink fists at the wooden stake in front of her.
Her cute little round face was flushed red by the sun, and her forehead was covered with many tiny beads of sweat.
The sweat trickled down the side of her face onto her collarbone, then slid along her delicate skin, or, with her movements, flung off onto the ground.
There were still many traces of dried sweat on the ground under her feet.
Her long black hair, though simply tied up, still swayed with her movements.
However, perhaps too immersed in practice, Hanabi didn't notice the two people standing at the doorway.
Aoba originally wanted to walk over and greet her.
But was pulled by the corner of his clothes by Hyuga Natsu.
Just as he was puzzled, she stuffed a bottle of energy drink into his hand.
Then silently walked to an inconspicuous corner and stood there.
"..."
'As expected of a professional.'
Aoba took the drink, then carried Hinata and walked toward Hanabi.
"Hanabi!"
Hearing someone calling her name, Hanabi immediately stopped her movements, panted a bit, and looked toward the source of the voice.
She just happened to see Aoba holding Hinata not far behind her.
Hanabi's pretty brows curved.
"Aoba-nii!"
She ran close to Aoba, originally intending to pounce over, then rub all her sweat on this cheap sensei who clearly accepted her as a disciple but never came to find her.
Only, upon seeing her unconscious older sister, she still stopped, put her hands behind her back, and behaved very obediently.
"When did you come back?"
Aoba handed her the drink and said crossly, "You should be calling me sensei now."
"Aoba-nii! Aoba-nii!"
Hanabi deliberately shouted twice again, the title 'Sensei' is special and should be used only on special occasions.
Aoba was a little helpless, but he wasn't someone who cared about these things, and answered her previous question.
"When your sister came back, that's when I came back."
"Wait… drink slower, you can't drink too fast after exercising."
Seeing Hanabi about to gulp down the drink, he couldn't help but remind her.
"Oh oh!"
Hanabi had to stop her actions, then drank the beverage in the bottle in small sips.
Like a little kitten.
At the same time, she occasionally raised her eyes to openly sneak glances at Aoba and Hinata.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Hanabi looked around, then leaned in a bit closer and quietly asked, "Aoba-nii, did you two just do something naughty? That made sis pass out?"
"Cough! Cough!"
Aoba couldn't help but dry cough, and subconsciously wanted to knock on Hanabi's head.
But since he was holding Hinata, his arm's range of motion was limited, and Hanabi dodged with a flash.
"Hee! Hee! Aoba-nii can't hit me!", A slightly proud smile appeared on Hanabi's face.
"..."
Aoba was speechless, but he and Hinata did indeed do some naughty things.
He changed the topic.
"Uncle Hiashi and Aunt Ayako aren't home?"
"Nope, the two of them went out to play together, just left me home alone, it's so outrageous," As she spoke, Hanabi glanced at Aoba with a resentful look.
This was clearly a veiled accusation.
"Then do you want to play together later?", Aoba asked Hanabi, since it wasn't too late yet.
"Hmph!", Hanabi didn't say anything, just gave a little snort, then ran back toward the house on her little short legs.
Aoba smiled, and carrying Hinata, also walked into the house.
He heard the sound of flowing water.
'Looks like she came back to take a bath.'
He sat down in the living room, then let Hinata lie on his lap, waiting for her to slowly recover.
Hinata wasn't actually unconscious, but had received too strong of a stimulus, causing her brain to enter a temporary blank state.
Before long, Hinata opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw was the side profile of Aoba, and she recalled the things that had just happened.
Two rosy clouds rose on her face.
"Feeling better?", Looking at Hinata's crystal-clear lips and her cute appearance, he couldn't help but feel tempted again.
Sure enough, after the first time, people tend to become greedy.
"Mm~", Hinata gently sat up, then softly responded.
"Have some water," Aoba poured her a glass of water.
"Mm~", Hinata still only softly responded, not moving her hands at all.
'Alright, looks like she'll need a few days to recover again.'
But whether it's the bold Hinata or the shy Hinata, both are very cute.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Not long after, a series of crisp footsteps suddenly rang out.
The two of them both looked over.
Hanabi, who had just finished bathing, came running over from the bathroom, her black sleeveless vest changed into a beige bathrobe.
Her long hair was still dripping wet.
Her un-dried fair feet stepped on the floor, leaving a trail of clear, shiny little wet footprints.
Her running with arms spread looked extremely cute.
After running over to the two of them…
A nimble leap, perfectly controlled, without touching anything, she sat steadily on Aoba's lap, leaning against his chest.
Hinata: "…"
"Hee hee! This position is still the best!"
Saying that, Hanabi even rubbed against Aoba, wiping quite a few undried water droplets onto his body.
"Hanabi, your hair isn't dry yet, you're getting Aoba-kun's clothes wet," Hinata quickly got up and went to the bathroom to fetch a towel.
Started wiping Hanabi's hair.
But Hanabi kept wriggling in Aoba's arms, acting very restless.
In the end, it took Aoba's own hands to make Hanabi quiet down.
This scene really did feel like a family of three.
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