Chapter 21 C21
Raising a cub is really troublesome.
No wonder that in the past, apart from children like her who were born with some strange illnesses, many healthy children were also abandoned in the orphanage.
It's clear that cuteness is worthless in the face of trouble.
Kana was used to being carefree and independent. Even though she was adopted by the Hizashi family, the incident where she ran back to the old house and slept in front of the altar successfully aroused Hizashi's guilt. His reaction was as she expected, so she was not disciplined most of the time.
This has caused her to not be able to adapt to her new identity for a while.
Seeing Itachi leading his Sasuke kitten, he suddenly realized that he could no longer go back whenever he wanted.
Raising children isn't just about feeding them. Zhi Shui scolded her, tapping her on the head with a look of exasperation.
Kana paused with her right foot, which had been about to step out, and leaned her head back against the wall. She suddenly became very curious—simply curious about Neji's intelligence—how he would answer such a stupid question as, "Hyuga Kana is a jinx; she killed her own parents, and now she's killed yours."
"You're the jinx!!!"
Wrong. Kana thought, one shouldn't get angry at a time like this, because anger, hatred, and grief are the responses the other person hoped to get when they uttered that provocative statement, so why satisfy their pleasure?
Limited by his height and strength, Neji chose to concentrate his power on his strongest right leg to attack in order to strike his opponent's weak point.
Unsurprisingly, it was dodged. After all, he's been on missions for two years; it would be too embarrassing for him to be hit by a child.
Relying on his age and experience, the opponent skillfully evaded Neji's attacks, and because he was so adept, he also managed to provoke Neji verbally.
The child's bluish-purple veins were faintly visible beneath the thin, pale skin of his neck from excessive strain, like a tiny fish struggling to breathe, frequently surfacing for air. "You're a bad guy!!!"
Kana: A five-year-old's vocabulary for swearing is really limited.
Uppercut...missed...
A left sweeping kick... was dodged...
A direct palm strike... missed...
Neji's attacks were easily deflected one by one, but his tone gradually hardened, "The main family is the one who killed my father..."
In an instant, Kana suddenly appeared between the two, pulling the other person behind her with her left hand and using her right hand to parry the opponent's attack with a gentle fist.
"Hey." Chakra surged at her fingertips, and a faint blue light flickered in the subtle currents. Not to mention that he had come to provoke Neji while she was away, he was now so enraged that he even wanted to actually fight. "It's so tasteless to bully a child."
Neji wisely retreated, creating some distance to ensure he wouldn't be easily affected and thus avoid becoming a burden to her.
Kana made a mental assessment and decided it was good that she didn't overestimate her abilities and rush in to offer help but end up hindering the team.
"The concept of 'eight characters' is feudal superstition. It's your business if you're stupid, but don't corrupt other people's children."
He had lost the arrogance he displayed when he fought the five-year-old kid, and was now being forced back by her continuous palm strikes.
"It was the main family that killed Hizashi..."
…and Konoha, which uses the excuse of “sacrificing one person to save ten thousand.”
If you can't save one person, how can you save the masses?
How unlucky was the person who was sacrificed!
When a person is angry, a strength that is not usually tapped is squeezed out from the heart. Kana clearly felt that the opponent's moves were much faster than before.
Shin Hinata, despite being a member of a branch family stripped of everything, steadfastly upholds the authority of the executioner.
Well, that's true.
Orphans who have nothing are adopted, taught, and valued at a young age. Over time, it is not surprising that they come to regard their owners as family.
Otherwise, why would the Zong family members keep coming to her door these days wanting to adopt her—even though she's cold, rude, and speaks rudely.
"Are you jealous?" Kana curled her lips into a disgusting, disdainful expression.
"Is it because he wants to adopt me?"
"Or is it because I'm more talented than you?"
"Or is it because he values me more?"
Shin Hyuga's moves have become increasingly ruthless. This can no longer be categorized as ordinary sparring or simple lessons; rather, it is revenge driven by the desire to kill the opponent after their sore spot has been hit.
It's certainly fun to mock someone, to dismantle their self-esteem one sentence at a time, and to break down the defenses they've painstakingly built.
However, Shin Hinata has been tamed into a willing pet by the Third Elder, yet he harbors feelings for him that are almost like filial piety—which is a little… pitiful.
It's rare for her to show such kindness.
Then, the lightning ball in her palm burst open, and Kana chose to end the battle quickly.
After driving the people away, Kana gave Neji a recounting of the events.
Of course, it wasn't because he lost the fight. It's normal for Neji to be unable to beat him at his age. After all, he was the most talented orphan in the Hyuga clan before she came into the limelight, otherwise he wouldn't have been adopted by the main family.
“You need to learn to analyze the other person’s motives.” Kana drew on the ground with a twig. “He said I’m a jinx… Don’t be angry… I’m not angry either…”
After calming the indignant, bristling puppy down a bit, Kana continued, "What do you think his purpose is?"
"...Purpose...purpose..." Neji's baby fat hadn't faded yet, and his chubby face was scrunched up. "To make me angry?"
"Then what?"
"Make me hate you?"
"What effect do you want to achieve?" Kana asked patiently.
"Do you want to hurt your sister?"
Although she wasn't sad at all because Neji disliked her, this made sense within the other person's logic.
"From another perspective, what reasons would one person have for wanting to hurt another?"
"Before today, we had almost no interaction."
Since there's no overlap, the possibility of conflict is reduced. Kana crossed out one of the branching paths.
"...He...he's jealous of you?"
Kana nodded, encouraging him with her eyes to continue.
“You’re better than him, so he’s jealous of you!” Neji was certain of this answer.
At his age, he's already accomplished enough; as for "why he's jealous," he doesn't need to learn that yet.
"So there was absolutely no need for you to be angry just now; it would have given the other person emotional satisfaction."
"Sister, you're so amazing!" Neji tilted his head back, his eyes sparkling, looking at her with admiration.
Hey, you're focusing on the wrong thing.
“However, life becomes very boring once you break down actions into motivations,” just as the world becomes much more dull if you reduce a variety of colors to different proportions of the three primary colors. “Use less of these things for unimportant things or people you trust, if you do.”
Kana smoothed the derivation diagram on the sand with the sole of her shoe, and her feet, which were a few sizes too small, immediately followed her.
The two figures were elongated diagonally and eventually intertwined, making it appear to an uninformed person from a distance that they were leaning on each other.
Being able to multitask is a special skill.
While Kana mentally analyzed the possible side stories that might occur after Shin Hyuga returned injured, she also complained that Neji's arguing skills were really too bad. On the surface, they were siblings registered under the same household registration, but if they went out and lost an argument, people would only think that she hadn't taught him well—law students are not allowed to lose arguments, it's a matter of dignity.
However, there is still hope—he can identify the murderer, instead of shifting the blame to others because of his own incompetence, as some people do. He wasn't fooled by a few words, so he's not an idiot.
She reached out and patted his head. "Let's have herring soba noodles tonight," she said as a reward for him not being too stupid.
Neji cheered and raised his hands, but as if realizing something, he very reservedly lowered them the next second, and even secretly glanced at her.
He was consciously imitating her, Kana realized.
Each age group has its own unique characteristics, but there are some oddballs like her and Itachi. In fact, Kana doesn't dislike the emotions represented by a smile.
Dinner is my favorite food, and a five-year-old can be perfectly happy about that.
Their physical age difference was actually only four years; she was even a little shorter than him when she squatted down, and felt that some things needed to be made clear beforehand.
"Laughter is not a troublesome thing."
Although she had told Neji from the beginning that she hated trouble, a genuine smile wasn't troublesome.
Similarly,
"Crying won't help."
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