Hanabi was sitting alone at the doorway, looking at the moon while waiting for her sister to come home.
At that moment, Hinata and Natsu happened to return one after the other. After dinner, Aoba had walked them home.
If there was no rush, taking a walk together was much more enjoyable than using Flying Thunder God to come straight back.
As for Aoba, he had naturally gone to walk Tenten, Ino, and the others home as well.
When Hinata came back and saw Hanabi sitting alone at the entrance, she was a little surprised and called out in confusion.
"Hanabi, what are you doing sitting at the door?"
"Onee-san!"
The moment little Hanabi saw Hinata return, she immediately looked over in delight.
Then she ran over on her short little legs, hugged Hinata's leg, and buried her face against her stomach.
"Hanabi..."
Hinata paused for a moment and rubbed the little head that was rubbing against her. She seemed to understand what was going on right away.
"Hanabi has been waiting for you to come back."
Hiashi, who had been sitting in the living room, also got up and walked out.
Now that Hinata was about to get married, his expression was no longer as stern as before, when he maintained the dignity of the clan head. There was a bit more kindness to it now.
With only this much time left, he wanted to relax a little as well.
Otherwise, if Hinata thought this old man only knew how to keep a straight face and stopped coming back to visit after getting married, what then?
"I see..."
A gentle smile appeared on Hinata's face.
Then she picked Hanabi up and carried her inside.
In the living room, Ayako poured a cup of water for Hinata and Natsu, who had just returned, and said with a smile, "You've been busy all day. Have some water first."
"Okay~"
After Hinata finished the water in her cup, Hanabi, who was sitting on her lap, could no longer hold back her curiosity. Tugging at her clothes, she asked, "Onee-san, what were you busy with today? Why did you come back so late?"
"Nothing much. I just went to Aoba-kun's house to discuss the plans for the new home and how to arrange everything. It got late, so we had dinner before coming back."
Hinata roughly explained what had happened that afternoon at the Senju clan grounds.
However, she was being a little mischievous and deliberately did not immediately mention that a room had also been prepared for Hanabi.
After all, Hanabi often annoyed her with all kinds of naughty behavior and off-the-wall remarks. She wanted a little payback.
"The new home..."
Hanabi blinked, naturally understanding what that meant.
"Then after the wedding, will Onee-san and Natsu-nee move there and stop coming home?"
"Mm."
Hinata rubbed her little head.
Hanabi's expression immediately drooped.
"Onee-san and Natsu-nee are both moving out. It'll just be me at home. No one will play with me anymore."
Hiashi: "..."
"That's right. Once Onee-san isn't home anymore, Hanabi, you need to behave yourself. Don't make Father and Mother angry, and study hard."
Looking at Hanabi's expression, Hinata comforted her while keeping a faint smile on her face.
"I know already. Seriously, you've said that several times..."
Seeing her sister still smiling at a time like this, Hanabi puffed her lips unhappily.
Hinata's smile grew wider. She pinched those pouting lips and said,
"As a reward for being obedient and studying hard, if you're bored at home, you can come stay with us. Aoba-kun even prepared a room just for you."
"?"
Hanabi blinked.
Her eyes seemed to be loading for a moment before gradually lighting up.
"Really?"
"Mm. But Hanabi has to behave."
Hinata did not let the little girl get too carried away and still added a condition.
Otherwise, if she stayed over every so often, who knew what she might end up doing.
Before, she had always talked about sneaking over at night to mess with her. If she actually moved into the house, Hinata did not even want to imagine what she would do.
"I know. I've always been good, okay?"
Hanabi's mood immediately improved.
Her earlier disappointment disappeared completely, and even her eyes began darting around.
It was obvious she was already thinking up some new idea.
"..."
Hinata did not even know what to say about her.
She was exactly the type who would start climbing onto the roof if left alone for three days.
Forget it.
If she really did something excessive later, Hinata would deal with her then.
Thinking that, Hinata poked Hanabi's forehead again and gestured toward Hiashi, whose face had already darkened a little.
Hanabi blinked.
The joy on her face quickly faded, and she obediently asked, "Father, Mother, if I miss Onee-san in the future, can I go stay with her for a few days?"
Hiashi really wanted to refuse.
After all, the older one was about to get married and move over there. Surely they could not send the younger one along as well.
But Ayako, standing beside him, signaled to him.
They had both seen how lonely and upset Hanabi had been earlier.
If they did not allow it, she would probably feel even worse.
Hiashi could only keep a straight face and say, "At most two days a week."
"Yay! I knew Father and Mother were the best!"
Hanabi cheered again and jumped straight from Hinata's arms into Ayako's.
Two days a week was already enough.
She had never planned to move out right now anyway.
Just as she would miss her sister after being apart from her, she would also miss her father and mother if she left them.
Seeing how happy Hanabi was, Hiashi could only shake his head helplessly.
He simply stopped thinking about it and instead asked about the wedding preparations.
If there were any problems, they could certainly help as the bride's family.
Though there were quite a lot of people on the bride's side...
The family chatted and laughed together for quite a while.
Mostly because Hanabi was feeling better again and had clearly livened up the atmosphere.
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As the days passed, another two days went by.
The wedding invitations had been completed and sent out to the relatives and friends invited to the ceremony.
Many people already knew that this wedding was something rarely seen even in the history of the ninja world.
But when they looked at that long list of names, they still fell into a lengthy silence.
If the invitations had not been specially designed, a single card probably would not have been enough to fit all those names.
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