Chapter 212

As soon as the palms collided, the clap turned into a crash and the earth immediately subsided - the shock wave even threw the nearby Jonin away. Hiashi recoiled sharply, his eyes trembled and an eyebrow twitched, but he quickly came to his senses, not showing unnecessary emotions.

"Ha ... Yeah, I think that's enough for Shikamaru." Your business with my daughter is only your business. - the man only had to admit it. How could he resist now? A man capable of standing alone against their clan. Even if there was a misunderstanding between them ... In any case, Hiashi only wanted to teach the boy a lesson that a weakling has no place in their clan and he'd better not stretch out his hands to his daughter. But looking at it now. It doesn't seem like there is a need for this conversation now. Strength solves all problems. He only had something to breathe:

- But, remember, if you offend her, then even with your strength, I swear ...

Hiashi did not finish his words, as he suddenly noticed Hinata moving quickly towards them, as well as Hanabi.

Shikamaru just smiled.

- Not worth it, if I wanted to hurt her, everything would have ended much more colorful. So, nodding to Hiashi, Shikamaru turned around, `` By the way, I actually didn't say that I was only interested in Hinata ...

- Wh-what ?!

Laughing, Shikamaru waved his hand and walked towards the two rather fast girls.

Hiashi wanted to say something else, but grimaced, clutching his hand. Some noticed his actions and looked at the head of the clan in bewilderment. None of them understood why the two men suddenly stopped fighting after such an exchange of blows. They didn't even use half of their abilities. Shikamaru certainly didn't do anything, and Hiashi obviously didn't do anything. Why did they suddenly stop? People had different thoughts, but only Hiashi and Shikamaru knew the truth.

That is why, the head of the clan glanced towards his father and nodded, after quickly leaving.

As soon as he reached his house and closed the door, Hiashi immediately fell to his knees and coughed up blood, the wound he had been holding back showed itself in all its glory.

- H-hiashi-sama! - The maid quickly appeared in panic and approached the man. She first encountered such a thing and did not know what to do, the only thing that came to her mind was to use the Mystic Hand, but she did not even understand where the Clan Leader was wounded.

- Kha ... Natsu, I ...

Suddenly an old man came into the house and ordered loudly:

- Call the honey squad Natsu!

- Father ... - Smiling bitterly, Hiashi slightly got up and sat down: - A pathetic look, right?

The old man furrowed his brows as he closed the door. Natsu was in a hurry to call the clan's best doctors.

- Is he that strong? The old man asked.

- Ha, - smiling bitterly, Hiashi coughed, but supported by his father went into the kitchen:

- This guy clearly showed his intentions regarding Hinata and my opinion ... If he wanted to kill me, I would be finished. He somehow managed to send such a strong release of chakra into my body ... It's terrible, even my arm didn't break, but everything else. I have not seen such a technique yet ...

Having made his son sit down on a chair, the old man sat down opposite and said:

- He has a Byakugan or something similar ... I have never seen anything like it.

“Ha ... I don't think he was lying - he really woke him up somehow. Even its color and appearance were different.

- It's impossible, - the old man suddenly grinned: - More precisely, I think so ...

- Well, I ... - Hiashi suddenly raised his head and abruptly tried to get up, while his father got up and bowed to the suddenly arrived old man:

- Hokage-sama!

Hiruzen waved his hand and asked worriedly:

- How are you Hiashi?

- I will live.

Hiruzen paused, and then said gloomily:

- Danz was killed.

- Wh-what ?! - exclaimed in one voice the father and son.

- How is this possible? - the elder frowned.

Hiruzen sighed and sat down in an empty seat at the long table:

- An investigation is underway ... All the witnesses are unconscious, but experienced Iryonins are sure that this case will be resolved within a week. They have severe chakra depletion.

- I don't understand, but what about the Barrier Team? - voiced quite a reasonable thought of Hiashi.

Hiruzen shook his head, frowning harder.

- The killer either infiltrated from outside, or ...

“Either he is one of his own,” the elder finished, lowering his head thoughtfully.

Hiruzen nodded, got up and adjusted his hat.

- In any case, you should be careful, the Chūnin exam is coming soon and it will not be possible to postpone it. I have notified the rest of the elders and leaders of the clan, everyone must be ready, anything can happen.

Leaving the Hyuuga clan, Hiruzen stopped on a branch of one of the trees and looked thoughtfully towards Shikamaru. The guy immediately felt the attention of others, slightly distracted from the pleasant conversation with Hinata and Hanabi. As soon as the eyes of the two met, Shikamaru only smiled, but there was a lot in that smile.

"So this is it?" - Hiruzen shuddered gloomily. In fact, he already knew the answer for a long time, just now, he didn’t know what to do. He still wanted to talk about it and be fully convinced. Everything had to be thought out ... Throwing a thoughtful glance at the carefree boy, whom he considered a student, Hiruzen only sighed, as if he had aged several more years. The new student presented him with such a surprise, killed his friend ... Hiruzen did not even understand whether he was angry, disappointed or confused, not realizing the reason. After all, it doesn't seem at all that Shikamaru would have done this without a good reason ... It is not at all clear why this is. Moreover, it does not appear that he was trying to hide his actions. Is he confident in himself? Probably. But that's definitely not the point. Most likely he has some reason. So for now, it was worth the wait. Hiruzen knew, he already saw the answer in this gaze of his student - it was not yet time. He will tell everything himself. Much will depend on his answer. Even after seeing that encounter with the Hyuuga, Hiruzen could not allow the elder's killer to walk in the village. As bad as Danz was, he was still the village elder, and his death was not just a petty matter. This is a very important and dangerous business! Shikamaru should definitely have a good reason for doing this.

Sighing heavily, Hiruzen turned around and disappeared. He knew he had to grab Shikamaru or try. Genin killed the elder and did not even hide it from the Hokage, but he still wanted to understand every detail. He still believed in his student. Even after all this. Hiruzen was still himself. The same old man, sometimes too indecisive in matters of close people ...