Hinata quickly lowered her head, realizing her gaffe.
She didn't care about Takasaki's earlier distraction, her gaze fixed intently on her class notes as she continued her explanation.
It wasn't until she finished explaining the Chakra flow points, direction, and speed when performing the Substitution Technique that Hinata felt her cheeks weren't as hot as before.
The blush on her face must have faded, right?
Only then did Hinata raise her head to see if Takasaki was still distracted.
But then, the scene before her made Hinata's expression freeze: "Eh?"
Takasaki was once again in a dazed state, his eyes empty, just like before.
He was distracted again!
This inherently amorous man had promised her he would listen carefully, and it had only been a few minutes.
The crucial thing was that while Takasaki was distracted, he had a slight smile on his lips, thinking about who knows what.
Hinata remembered the contents of Takasaki's diary from before and couldn't help but suspect if Takasaki was fantasizing again about marrying her and other girls to be his wives in the future?
It was truly infuriating and frustrating; couldn't Takasaki be serious!
While Hinata felt helpless, an idea suddenly popped into her mind.
What if she just finished explaining quickly, and simply gave Takasaki-kun a perfunctory explanation? If she did that, not only would it be easier for her, but Takasaki would probably write about her in his diary too, right?
Anyway, given Takasaki's academic performance and his level of distraction, even if she gave a perfunctory explanation, Takasaki wouldn't notice.
Just as a teacher, truly helpless with the self-defeating underachievers in the class, can only give up, Hinata also had similar thoughts.
Simply put, she wanted to slack off now.
If it were Sakura Haruno from a commoner family, she might really just endure her anger and slack off. If she couldn't endure it, she'd beat Takasaki up first.
However, this thought had barely surfaced in Hinata's mind before she tried hard to suppress it.
Immediately after, a strong sense of responsibility arose in Hinata's heart.
This was the subtle sense of responsibility ingrained in her as the Hyuga Clan's eldest daughter, nurtured by the words and actions of her elders and clansmen over a long period.
If she was going to do something, she would do it seriously.
Since she was going to help Takasaki, she would do her best to help him all the way.
If she couldn't even do this well, how would she handle other family matters when she grew up?
Hinata sat up, shifted her kneeling knees a few times, and moved in front of Takasaki, extending a finger to gently poke Takasaki's hand: "Takasaki-kun, please pay attention."
At this moment, Takasaki was looking at the control panel in front of him, at the familiar change in the Clone Technique entry.
Originally it was [Level 1 Substitution Technique (6 Chakra points)]
Now it was [Level 1 Substitution Technique (4 Chakra points)]
Indeed, after Hinata's explanation, once Takasaki understood, the effect was immediately reflected in the Substitution Technique entry.
The Chakra consumption also decreased by one-third!
This meant that in the future, the Ninjutsu rewarded by the system could also have their Chakra consumption reduced through his own comprehension.
How could such a surprising discovery not make Takasaki's lips curve into a smile?
Because he was so engrossed in looking at the control panel, it wasn't until he reacted that Takasaki realized Hinata was already kneeling in front of him, looking at him with a flushed face, silently poking his hand with her finger, one poke after another.
In her pair of white Byakugan eyes, there was both annoyance and a hint of grievance.
"Hinata-sensei, why are you poking me with your finger?" Takasaki asked curiously.
Takasaki's hand didn't hurt at all from Hinata's finger pokes.
Hinata's touch was very light, and the soft flesh on her fingertips gave Takasaki a very comfortable feeling instead.
"I..."
It was Hinata's first time being called 'sensei', and she was subconsciously a little shy.
She couldn't bother to correct Takasaki's address for her at the moment. She reached out again to poke Takasaki's hand, trying very hard to keep a straight face, huffing angrily: "I'm hitting you! You bad student who gets distracted in class and doesn't listen! You clearly promised me you wouldn't get distracted."
Oh?
Hinata, who was always gentle and had never gotten angry, was now deliberately feigning anger, which looked quite playful in Takasaki's eyes.
Takasaki understood.
So he was being hit.
It must be because, in Hinata's eyes, he was distracted while looking at the control panel, which is why Hinata was hitting him, wanting to teach him a lesson.
Actually, this level of 'hitting' seemed like a reward to Takasaki.
It was like a naive little kitten, poking his hand with its paw pads, one poke after another. Anyone would enjoy that, wouldn't they?
If she could poke his face, it would probably feel even better.
"Takasaki-kun, I'm going to explain the Substitution Technique next. If you get distracted again, I won't be polite to you!"
Hinata still deliberately put on a fierce expression, reminding him: "Remember, the final exam is on Monday. If you get distracted again, I'll poke your face! It would be very embarrassing if someone saw it!"
Poke his face?
There's really such a service?
Good, good, good!
"I promise I won't get distracted again," Takasaki promised once more.
He'd still dare next time!
Having received Takasaki's promise, Hinata finally felt relieved. As if she suddenly remembered something, she looked back at the clock on the wall.
It was now the time she was supposed to spar with Neji today.
Neji was usually quite displeased with her, and if she didn't show up on time, Neji would definitely blame her.
The problem was, she hadn't finished explaining the Three Body Technique to Takasaki yet.
Never mind!
Hinata made up her mind. The sparring with Neji could be put off for a while.
After all, if Takasaki learned the Three Body Technique through her guidance, successfully graduated from the Ninja Academy, and then wrote about it in his diary, she would definitely receive a considerable reward and thus become stronger.
From the family's perspective, her becoming stronger would benefit the entire Hyuga Clan.
Neji would probably understand, right?
... ...
At the same time.
In the Hyuga Clan's training hall, Neji, dressed in long clothes and trousers, with a bandage on his forehead covering the Caged Bird Seal, looked up at the clock on the wall, his expression displeased: "Fifteen minutes late. What is Hinata doing?"
Thinking that his father, Hizashi Hyuga, died to save Hinata, and that his own talent was clearly superior to Hinata's, yet he could only be Hinata's sparring partner, Neji's resentment grew even stronger.
But he was helpless.
The moment he was born into the branch family and branded with the Caged Bird Seal, his fate was sealed.
His life experience had taught him that if he resisted, the Caged Bird Seal on his forehead would make him experience extreme pain.
Every time he sparred with Hinata, feeling that Hinata was clearly becoming weaker than him, yet would still become the Hyuga family's heir in the future, Neji couldn't help but inwardly rage at the unfairness of fate.
And since the Caged Bird Seal could not be removed, fate could not be resisted.
No matter how much resentment Neji harbored, he could only accept it with hatred.
However, Hinata's lateness today made Neji feel a bit surprised; Hinata was usually very punctual.
"Could it be that Hinata encountered some unforeseen event?"