Neji's mind drifted to this, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Ten years ago, Hinata was kidnapped by Ninja from the Land of Lightning, rescued, but ultimately, his father died.
If Hinata were to encounter danger again today, even if she were rescued, he, who bore the responsibility of protecting Hinata, would likely meet the same fate as his father.
Neji left the training room with a tense expression and walked towards Hinata's room, when a guard beside him suddenly spoke: "Young Master Neji, don't worry, Young Lady Hinata is very safe and is currently entertaining a distinguished guest."
Entertaining a distinguished guest?
Hearing this, Neji breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Hinata was still at the Hyuga Clan's residence, she was safe.
He thought about it again and felt something was off.
Distinguished guests who usually came to the residence were either Ninja with outstanding merits, high-ranking village officials, or powerful magnates.
They were usually received by the clan leader personally.
Since when was it Hinata's turn to entertain them?
Although Hinata was the Young Lady of the Hyuga Clan, she had not yet graduated from the Ninja Academy and wasn't even a Ninja. The clan leader had never taught Hinata the social etiquette of dealing with people, so how could she rashly entertain distinguished guests?
Neji thought for a moment and felt something was wrong: "Is the clan leader with Hinata, entertaining the distinguished guest?"
"No, it's only Young Lady Hinata alone."
"Isn't this just nonsense!"
Neji was a little confused: "Did you see wrong?"
"I didn't see wrong. Not long ago, the Young Lady even specifically arranged for someone to go out and buy food, package it, and bring it into the reception room for the distinguished guest to eat."
It sounded quite proper.
But why buy it from outside?
The residence had elegant dining rooms, and a fully stocked kitchen. They could completely have the highly paid chef prepare delicious dishes for the distinguished guest. Why would they need to buy packaged food from outside?
The guard continued: "A total of dozens of skewers were bought."
Entertaining a distinguished guest with skewers? And packaged ones bought from outside?
Neji's face darkened, feeling inexplicably absurd: "It's still nonsense after all! There's no reason to entertain a distinguished guest like this. If the clan leader knew, he would be furious. Since the distinguished guest came to the door, they naturally have important matters to discuss with the clan leader. Hinata's actions are clearly neglectful."
Neji realized the seriousness of the situation: "You immediately go report this to the clan leader. I'll go to the VIP room first to appease the distinguished guest."
After he finished speaking.
Neji walked quickly to the reception room with a grim face.
The trouble Hinata caused would indeed have to be cleaned up by him.
If he didn't handle it well, he would be the only one punished.
Neji couldn't help but lament the unfairness of fate again.
Despite this, he still tried to adjust his emotions, arrived at the VIP room door, took a deep breath, and carefully pushed the door open.
Neji had already prepared a series of apologies for the distinguished guest in his mind, but the scene before him made his eyes narrow.
Distinguished guest?
Where was the distinguished guest?
There was clearly no distinguished guest in the VIP reception room.
In addition, what also puzzled Neji was why Takasaki-kun, the dead-last in their class, was in their Hyuga Clan's VIP room?
Neji frowned tightly. Having trained diligently since childhood and being called a genius, he was very repulsed by dead-lasts like Takasaki-kun who always slacked off.
Hinata and Takasaki-kun were both engrossed in their own things and did not notice Neji's appearance.
Takasaki-kun was observing the control panel in front of him, which only he could see.
He had just finished listening to Hinata explain the Chakra flow points, speed, and direction when performing the Transformation Technique. He quickly understood it, then opened the control panel to check if the Transformation Technique's attribute entry had changed.
Indeed.
There was a change.
Originally, it was [Level 1 Transformation Technique (6 Chakra points)]
Now it was [Level 1 Transformation Technique (4 Chakra points)]
Just like the Substitution Technique and Clone Technique, the Chakra consumption was reduced by one-third, and the efficiency of grinding proficiency would naturally increase significantly in the future.
His seemingly distracted state, in Hinata's eyes, truly made her extremely angry.
"Takasaki-kun, you promised me so nicely, why are you spacing out again?"
Hinata knelt in front of Takasaki-kun, looking up with a very angry pout.
Takasaki-kun himself had come to her, asking her for lessons.
Takasaki-kun had promised her twice, but now he was spacing out again, which was truly an offense to her.
It was already the third time.
She really wanted to just perfunctorily deal with Takasaki-kun.
Anyway, she was definitely going to pass her graduation exam. As for whether Takasaki-kun could pass, she didn't care!
However, a strong sense of responsibility ultimately made Hinata endure.
Angry at Takasaki-kun, she once again extended her index finger and gently poked Takasaki-kun's cheek.
The next second.
Takasaki-kun snapped back to attention.
He looked down at Hinata in front of him, and at her finger still poking his cheek, and asked confusedly: "What are you doing?"
"I…"
Meeting Takasaki-kun's gaze, Hinata's cheeks unconsciously flushed a little.
But she still mustered her courage: "I'm hitting you! This is punishment for you spacing out a third time."
Hinata deliberately said fiercely: "We agreed before that if you spaced out again, I would poke your face with my finger, so what I'm doing is not an offense to you. I hope you can understand!"
Listen, are these the words of someone angry and scolding?
Who, when angry and scolding, would hope the other person understands?
Who, when angry and hitting someone, would only gently poke the other person's face with a finger?
Takasaki-kun truly didn't mean to be biased towards Hinata, but Hinata's actions in front of him didn't seem like anger at all. Instead, she resembled a small kitten trying to be cute.
Even her anger was so shy and adorable. Takasaki-kun was already looking forward to what it would be like when he married Hinata and they found joy together.
"Sorry, I couldn't help but space out again."
Takasaki-kun reached out and gently pinched Hinata's wrist. Her fair skin felt very smooth and tender: "As punishment, you can poke me a bit harder, so I can remember this lesson."
No sooner had he finished speaking.
Hinata felt the touch on her wrist, instinctively let out an "Eh," and then, as if realizing something, her face flushed instantly. She quickly pulled her hand back like lightning.
She lowered her head, her fierce expression gone, replaced only by an uncontrollable shyness. She softly mumbled: "Since you realize your mistake, one punishment is enough. There's no need to continue punishing."
Was the punishment already over so quickly?
Takasaki-kun really wanted to continue, not stop.
This kind of Young Lady from a prestigious family, who got shy with a little teasing and blushed with a touch, was truly adorably charming.
"Takasaki-kun, I'm going to continue teaching you now. You must listen carefully." Hinata reminded: "I will do my best to teach you the Three Body Technique. This is very important for whether you can pass your graduation exam."
At this moment.
Neji at the door had finally understood the situation.
The distinguished guest Hinata was entertaining was actually Takasaki-kun!
Not only was Hinata personally teaching Takasaki-kun the Three Body Technique, but she even arranged for someone to specially package dozens of skewers for Takasaki-kun, so he could eat his fill and comfortably listen to the lesson.
Isn't this just nonsense!
What right did Takasaki-kun, this dead-last, have to be a distinguished guest of the Hyuga Clan and be entertained by Hinata in the VIP room?
If it weren't for Hinata's status, Takasaki-kun would barely even be able to enter the Hyuga Clan's residence.
Actually, Neji originally didn't want to meddle, after all, it was Hinata's own choice.
However, when he found that Takasaki-kun was repeatedly favored by Hinata yet didn't cherish it, still unappreciatively not listening carefully to Hinata's lecture, Neji really couldn't bear it anymore.
He stepped into the reception room, his gaze sweeping over Takasaki-kun, then looked seriously and earnestly at Hinata: "Hinata, don't waste your effort."