For a moment, I wanted to go back and grab my coat and go out with her and take her home. But I can't leave Tiantian behind, this is supposed to be a "family reunion" to welcome her back, and she should be the central protagonist.

I had no choice but to raise my hand and gently stroke her long silky hair, "What are you talking about?" ”

I looked at Ning Ning, hoping that she could understand that my heart was full of tenderness for her: "I hope this place can also be your home." ”

Ning Ning looked at me and said, "I just want a home that belongs to me." ”

She accentuated her tone and said, "It's just mine." ”

With that, she bowed to me again and turned to leave.

I watched her back a little bewildered, and it wasn't until she walked around the corner, down the stairs, and disappeared from my sight that I hesitated for a moment and closed the door.

-Hinata's Perspective: Things I Don't Know—

Hinata Ningning ran downstairs almost in one breath.

It wasn't until she walked out of the stairs on the first floor that she raised her hand and pressed it on her chest, which was slightly heaving because of tension, to relax her tense body.

She didn't dare to stop, and she didn't dare to turn back. For she could feel that the open door had stayed for her, and the man's gaze had been watching her, until she stepped out of his sight, and she heard the soft closing of the door. It's like...... He had been waiting, waiting for her to turn back.

If she really turned her head to meet his gaze, she might not be able to leave......

Thinking like this, Hinata Ningning subconsciously took a few steps forward, as if he wanted to get rid of the inexplicable attraction behind him when he could still control his emotions.

She was only a little way away from being able to walk into the street and merge into the crowd.

There were street lamps on both sides of the street, and there were still a lot of pedestrians walking around the street, and some of the ninjas who had gone out on a mission had only rushed back at the moment, but their goals were so accurate that almost none of them stopped in confusion halfway - they all had to go home.

Only a few of the shops have lanterns lit up at the entrance, giving off a warm glow late at night, attracting confused diners.

In some ways, the streets of Konoha at night are probably more lively than during the day.

But for her, it's just walking through a lonely place and returning to an even more lonely place – her home.

Hinata Ningning couldn't help but stop.

She looked up at the third floor where the man's house was located, and the window was filled with warm light, and there was him, and Tian, and Naruko......

They may have started a new round of games, creating new laughs and good memories.

Why did she leave? Walking into the darkness alone?

But...... But she felt like she couldn't stay.

Whether Naruko is as frank as she says, "I like Brother Masumi!" Or she casually revealed unhappily that he was overly concerned about Zana Uchiha.

She was angry. I couldn't help but be angry with him, and I was even more angry with myself who was angry with him.

Because she didn't have the courage to tell him her heart as directly as Naruko did, and suddenly felt that maybe what she felt, that he was as gentle with herself as he was with Uchiha Sana, was just ...... Concern and care for the elderly.

Sometimes, Ning Ning has been thinking, is it possible that their minds are the same?

Sometimes, she really feels that his attitude towards her is different from others.

But sometimes...... But she felt that maybe it was just her delusion...... Because he's just as good to Naruko.

That person was so gentle......

It was almost the only light she had shone in her cold life since her father's death.

is obviously cowardly and avoids herself, but she always loses her temper with him inexplicably.

Obviously he didn't do anything wrong......

Obviously, he has always been very good to himself......

So every time Ning Ning couldn't help but lose her temper with him, she would feel extremely disgusted with such an ungrateful self, and she was full of regret for him.

But he never cared.

Never cared about ...... Always forgave her very easily.

It's terrible.

Such a self.

Ning Ning thought about what he said to him before leaving, and couldn't help but squat down in some pain.

What......

Where did I get the courage and stance to dare to speak out to him, saying that I want a home that only belongs to me. It was as if he was threatening him to say that if I wanted to stay, I wouldn't be allowed to go near Naruko and Saina......

Will he notice it?

Will he ...... Got what she meant? Got it, she likes him?

That's an adult.

Ning Ning thought a little godlessly, and it was still a teacher in the ninja school......

No matter how you look at it, you won't be interested in your students! Although he didn't really teach himself either...... Just a name......

But it will also affect his reputation...... What's more, she is still a member of the Hyuga family......

If it was the Zong family, it might be enough, but she was a person who split up the family.

The imprint of the caged bird makes her unable to fully belong to herself, so how can she have the confidence to like others?

The fate of this caged bird will only drag innocent people into the vortex of devouring people.

There is no such thing as happiness.

There can be no happiness.

The only little happiness she can have, only when she sees him, does she feel that her heart will beat warmly and softly.

What should I do......

Ning Ning thought blankly, what if Teacher Zhencheng noticed her mind and began to distance herself from her, feeling embarrassed and troubled?

To him, she was probably just a good friend every day......

If he said to Tian Tian, the next time he came, it would be better not to call her again......

Is there no longer a reason for her to stay with him?

Ning Ning buried her face in the crook of her arm, thinking in self-loathing, why did I do such a bad thing.

Why am I ......? You're going to like him......

Obviously someone who shouldn't like it, someone who shouldn't have an intersection, obviously a ...... Can't like people.

But he put himself in such a dilemma.

She couldn't help but think of the first time she saw him. At that time, Tian Tian's father had just died, and Ning Ning was not good at comforting others, because she never sought comfort from others.

All the pain, anger, and hatred, she silently, desperately, and stubbornly endured it in her heart, and only waited for a suitable opportunity to explode violently.

So she can only stay by her side every day, silently giving her support and dependence.

Therefore, when Tiantian asked her if she wanted to go to the family welcome party with her after the mission, she couldn't worry about the status of her friend, and she also wanted to see if her father's disciple in Konoha was reliable, so she agreed.

First impressions, in fact, are nothing special.

It's just that from the surface, I have the impression of "fair and delicate".

Moreover, he doesn't look like a ninja at all.

It stands to reason that the middle ninja should have had a lot of B-level or even B-level or above missions, but he stood there, and the murderous aura on his body, or rather, the kind of evil aura that needed to be polished in battle, was the same as the lower ninja who had just graduated from the ninja school - almost all over his body was full of the word "harmless".

Even Iruka-sensei, who is recognized as the best-tempered teacher in the ninja school, seems to be much tougher than him.

It's weak.

At that time, Ning Ning judged in her heart, can such a weak person give Tiantian a home?