"Hinata, can I ask you something?"
"Your Highness, please speak, I will tell you the truth."
"Okay, okay, just call me Asuka, or do you want me to call you Hada-san?"
The two people talking were the Princess of the Land of Fire, Asuka, and the eldest daughter of Konoha's Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hinata.
Both of them represented their respective positions and were honored, but what made the two of them close to each other wasn't their identity.
During the time she came to Konoha, Asuka, as the representative of the Land of Fire, had to deal with the major clans of Konoha every day. At the same time, in order to show their strength to the Land of Fire, under the orders of the higher-ups of Konoha, the major clans of Konoha were keen to show their powerful force to the Princess.
However, Asuka, who was not interested in ninjas and even somewhat disgusted with them, was naturally bored of these things.
However, when she came to the Hyuga Clan, as the number one clan of Konoha, the Hyuga Clan naturally had to temporarily show their strength.
Just as Asuka was helpless and resisting, she met Hinata who came to receive her.
First of all, from the first impression, she felt that this person was of noble birth, and her status in Konoha was similar to her status in Daimyo Prefecture.
Originally, it was just a simple exchange of a few words to complete the political task, but in this simple exchange, Asuka was somewhat interested in Hinata.
Because from Hinata's words, she probably understood the latter's cowardly personality, and there was nothing wrong with being cowardly, and she would be gentle to people of humble status. As she guessed at the beginning, Hinata was a very gentle and kind girl.
Although Asuka didn't like ninjas, Hinata's personality made Asuka feel that the latter didn't look like a ninja at all.
Putting aside this psychological barrier, in terms of personal character, Asuka really liked Hinata, and the latter was like her, because of her noble status, there were very few friends among her peers.
Similar experiences made the two quickly resonate.
There was also a breakthrough point, which came from Kirito Hyuga.
Asuka intended to ask Hinata about Kirito, because she liked Swordsmanship very much, and at the same time, she looked forward to Kirito's non-ninja posture, but with power over the former.
Hinata and Kirito have a very good relationship since childhood, and Kirito was also the first peer of Hinata's friends, coupled with the latter's identity of the Guardian of the Main Clan, the relationship between the two was extremely close, both on the surface and behind the scenes.
Hinata also looked forward to this childhood friend of hers very much. Although many things happened later, Kirito's identity as the Guardian was stripped, and the elders of the Main Clan also prevented them from contacting each other. Although they rarely contact each other, in ordinary times, when they meet, a short exchange of eyes is enough to understand the solid existence of this emotional bond.
"Kirito … Ah … He's a very gentle, sunny, and cheerful person …" Hinata seemed to recall some beautiful memories, and when she spoke, she didn't have the previous tone of a yes-man, and there was a shallow smile from the heart on her face, "He can be free, and does everything according to his heart … Although he was rejected by the elders, and ridiculed by the clan, none of this affected him.
Others only thought that he was weak and didn't dare to resist, but they didn't know what the real Kirito was thinking.
As for the Hyuga Clan, he didn't care at all, or rather, because he wasn't interested, he didn't even resist leaving the Hyuga Clan … "
"…" After learning these things about Kirito from Hinata's mouth, Asuka's eyes flashed with a strange color, and he thought to himself, 'Unrestrained, free?
He can completely choose to ignore things that he's not interested in … Can this kind of thing really be done?
Then, can I … allow it …? '
"Asuka?"
"Um … It's nothing, I just remembered something."
Hinata's voice brought Asuka back from his complicated thoughts.
"Hinata, take me out for a stroll around Konoha."
Feeling a little depressed, Asuka wanted to go out for a breath of fresh air. Although the Hyuga Clan's mansion was large, the clean and white walls on all sides had a sense of oppression for no reason.
"Hmm ~" Hearing that Asuka wanted to go out for a walk, Hinata was secretly happy, because on weekdays, except for performing tasks as a ninja of Konoha, every time they go out, they need to get approval from the elders of the clan.
However, today, because of the excuse of accompanying the Princess, the elders in the clan had no choice but to nod and agree.
In this way, the two came to the streets of Konoha and strolled around.
Asuka refused to send a guard team by the Hyuga Clan on the grounds that "this is the commercial and political center of Konoha, and there is absolute trust and security here".
When she was in the Main House, wherever she went, there were annoying guards following her, and there were always a pair of eyes watching her. Now, it's not easy to go out, so how could she allow such a disappointing thing to happen?
Since Asuka refused, the Hyuga Clan couldn't disobey. Moreover, this place is located in the political and economic center of Konoha, and the security factor is higher than any place in the Ninja World, so there is really no need for guards.
On this trip, both Hinata and Asuka wore ordinary clothes, so on the surface, there was nothing particularly eye-catching. Hinata's silver-white eyes are the symbol of the Hyuga Clan, and ordinary people can recognize her. However, Asuka was different. When she came to Konoha, although there was a group of onlookers, Asuka was sitting in a gorgeous carriage, and most people couldn't see the face of the Princess.
However, in the following period of time, the noble families that Asuka received were a small number of people in the upper class of Konoha, so now that she changed into ordinary clothes and strolled on the street, no one knew her true identity.
However, the passers-by around now only turned their heads purely because of the latter's cute girl image.