Seeing Kiyoshi suddenly stop talking, Kurenai hurriedly turned her head back and continued eating her noodles.
She didn't dare to look at Kiyoshi anymore. Her heart was pounding.
"Phew, thankfully it's not cold and hasn't become a sticky mess."
Asuma, who had returned from the bathroom, picked up his ramen and started eating.
"Kurenai, why are you eating so fast?" Asuma asked in surprise.
Isn't Kurenai usually very ladylike?
Why does she look absent-minded and perfunctory now?
"I think it's delicious."
Kurenai glanced at Kiyoshi secretly and answered Asuma like this.
"Oh."
Asuma nodded.
He also thought it was pretty delicious.
"Hehe..."
Kiyoshi's smile remained unchanged.
The leisurely noon time passed like this.
...
In the afternoon.
Kiyoshi brought Guren to his house and assigned her a room.
"This contains the method of extracting chakra." Kiyoshi handed a scroll to Guren.
No matter what kekkei genkai it is, the driving force behind it is chakra.
Only by first extracting chakra and gradually increasing the amount of chakra can one better use the kekkei genkai.
"Yes."
Guren took the ninjutsu scroll somewhat uneasily.
After coming to Konoha, she felt like she had been subjected to a reality check.
Konoha and the broken little village she used to be in were not comparable at all.
After seeing Konoha's prosperity, Guren felt a sense of gain and loss.
She was afraid that Kiyoshi's rescue of her was fake, and she was also afraid that Kiyoshi would abandon her after getting tired of her.
"Don't worry, this will be your home from now on." Kiyoshi rubbed Guren's head.
He remembered that when he had first come to Konoha, he also had a feeling of unease and confusion.
"Alright, let's try meditation first."
Kiyoshi came out of the room assigned to Guren.
He had only adopted Guren to get a subordinate. He could spend time, but not too much.
After Kiyoshi came out and took a few steps, he saw a familiar figure wandering at the door.
It was Natsu.
Kiyoshi's eyes had a meaningful look.
It seemed that the Hyuga clan had sent Natsu to win him over in order to make the relationship between the two clans closer.
But Kiyoshi was thinking about another thing.
That was Ginka.
"Natsu-san, please come in."
Kiyoshi spoke, and Natsu outside the door came in.
Natsu softly hummed in agreement and entered from outside.
Kiyoshi walked in front. She walked behind.
Looking at Kiyoshi's tall figure, Natsu inexplicably felt a sense of security.
Upon reaching the living room, Natsu eagerly took the teapot from the low table and poured tea for Kiyoshi.
As a member of the branch house, she had received specialized training in serving others. The tea ceremony was an important part of that training.
"Not bad."
Kiyoshi nodded in satisfaction.
A maid is indeed a maid.
Even among the branch hiuse, there are distinctions of status. The fact that Natsu was able to serve Hanabi exclusively in the original story shows that she would work hard in the future.
You should know that Hanabi was the second child Hiashi had after realizing that Hinata's talent was too lacking, and she was entrusted with his hopes. Her position was self-evident.
Seeing that Kiyoshi's expression was normal and he drank the scalding tea in one gulp, Natsu was first startled by Kiyoshi's heat resistance, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
This proved that she was doing well. However, before she could completely relax, her heart was on edge again.
"Guren." Kiyoshi called out.
Natsu was puzzled. Soon, a blue-haired girl walked out from the room inside.
"Kiyoshi... is this the girl you adopted?" Natsu vaguely thought of something and asked.
"Yes, doesn't she look very well-behaved?" Kiyoshi beckoned Guren to come over.
Guren was a little restrained when she saw a strange woman present.
Moreover, the other person's white eyes made Guren a little scared. Unconsciously, she clung to Kiyoshi's side.
Kiyoshi stroked Guren's head like petting a puppy and said, "Guren, you can help me with some housework at home from now on."
"Okay." Guren agreed without hesitation to Kiyoshi's suggestion.
She would feel uneasy if she just stayed in Kiyoshi's house without doing anything. Now, being able to do something made her feel a lot more at ease.
Guren was at ease, but a certain someone was not so at ease. A sense of urgency suddenly surged in Natsu's heart.
What if... Kiyoshi lost interest in her?
After all, judging from the results, she could only occasionally come to Kiyoshi's place to help with cleaning and cooking.
The little girl Kiyoshi had adopted could also do these things.
Then what else would he need her for?
Natsu clenched her hands, and suddenly showed a somewhat flattering smile, saying that she had recently learned a new "Gentle Fist Technique".
Immediately, she explained it to Kiyoshi. Natsu described the "Eight Trigrams Palm" and "Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher".
Kiyoshi memorized it after listening to it once, and also unlocked a trait about Gentle Fist.
"You have triggered the trait: [Hyuga's Foundation (Purple)]."
[Hyuga's Foundation (Blue)]
[Achievement requirements: Learn and use two "Gentle Fist Techniques" that are rumored to only be used by the Hyuga clan.]
[Progress: 25%]
[Effect: Your powerful chakra control skills allow you to spew chakra from the chakra points all over your body without relying on the Byakugan.]
[Your body begins to adapt to this change, gaining the ability of "Farsight", able to observe scenery up to three kilometers away.]
[Insight is increased by 40% on the original basis.]
[Note: Can be upgraded.]
"Interesting."
Kiyoshi stopped stroking Guren's head, staring at the trait panel that only he could see.
The new trait was recorded on it.
He could actually obtain the ability that only the Byakugan could possess.
This showed that the Trait could not only increase his basic stats, but also grant him abilities similar to Kekkei Genkais.
This was a whole new possibility!
Kiyoshi looked at the words above with burning eyes.
In the eyes of others, Kiyoshi was looking at Natsu.
Natsu felt a little hot under Kiyoshi's gaze. She twisted her legs unnaturally, lowered her eyes, and did not look at Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi ignored these small matters and continued to ponder.