: clan :

: a group of people descending from a common ancestor

: people of similar traits


Humming as she carried a basket filled with clothes, Hyūga Natsu walked around the corner and climbed up the two sets of stairs.

"Hanabi-sama sure is buying lots of clothes lately" She thought with a fond smile "I'm glad that she has more time for herself now that Hinata-sama had chosen to step up. She can now mingle in fashion and maybe boys..."

Opening a few shōji doors, she finally reached the last one, also known as Hyūga Hanabi's bedroom.

Placing the basket down, the green haired maid fixed her apron before calling out, "Hanabi-sama..? Hanabi-sama, are you there?"

After a lack of response, she shook her head with an amused smile, "Probably asleep already"

Carefully sliding the door open, she clicked open the nearest dim lamp as to not disturb her sleeping mistress.

Tiptoeing to the closet the little girl owned, Natsu made sure to be as quiet as possible.

But as she opened the closet door-

"Hanabi-sama?!" Natsu called out in panic, turning to the bed, only to find no one.

Flicking the lights open, she gasped.

"All of the futon, pillows, blankets, and beddings are gone!" She thought with a hand over her mouth "Not even in her closet!"

And in haste, Natsu quickly turned on her heel and ran out, heading to the left wing of the second floor, where Hyūga Hinata's room was.


Kō was making his rounds to guard his mistress's side of the mansion, carefully inspecting shadows as to make sure there were no intruders.

Eversince Neji's passing, Hinata's personal butler, Hyūga Kō, took it upon himself to be the young woman's guard as well, not even minding the fact that Hiashi didn't hire him for the position and was not paying him. He was fond of the girl, he took care of her eversince he was nine.

"OUT OF THE WAY, NII-SAAAAAAN!!!"

The brunette paled as he turned around and found his usually calm younger cousin run with an open palm ready to attack him.

He screamed in fear, stuck in his place as the woman charged, falling the nearest set of stairs as he was attacked with a Jūken.

Natsu frantically knocked on Hinata's door, "Ojou-sama?? Ojou-sama!"

Not waiting more than five seconds, she slammed the door open, its echo piercing through the dead of night, only to find yet another naked bed.

Rushing to the closet, Natsu gasped to find no beddings as well.

Another dramatic gasp came to life as Kō looked into the empty room, "Why do I keep losing Hinata-sama?!"

"Kō-nii!" Natsu said in a desperate voice as she shook the man "What if they ran away?!?!"

The two Hyūga quickly rushed out of the maiden's room and jumped down sets of stairs, slamming open shoji doors as they quickly made their way to the head master's room.

They came to a skidding hault as they saw that the dojo's lights were open, assuming Hiashi were there, the cousins both called out his name, only to no response.

Natsu hissed, opening the door with haste, only to stop in place.

"What is-?!" Kō stopped mid sentence as he looked around the now-colorful room.

A skillfully made tent made out of blankets, beddings, futon, and pillows with ribbons scattered everywhere, a large television and stacked movie and videogame DVDs in front of it that definitely looked like brand new.

"Ah, Natsu-san, Kō-san"

The two quickly turned around and found a stoic faced old man, also known as the head elder and their young mistresses' grand father, "O-sama!"

"Leave my grandchildren be, they're having a well-deserved bonding" The old man said "Also, bring them breakfast first thing in the morning. After they leave, clean up the dojo and bring that television to Hanabi's room. Another one is coming tomorrow, bring it to Hinata's, then"

The old man then continued to walk away, "And be careful with those, my grandchildren seem to be very fond of it"


Hyūga Iroha would always glare down at the nosy teenagers who would always casually utter the young mistress's name with no suffixes at all.

"Good morning!" Ino cheerfully greeted "Hey, is Hinata there? We're gonna take her shopping!"

"Don't tell me Naruto or dog breath and Shino got to Hinata first" Sakura groaned with disdain.

And even more so those who would enter without even telling their business!

"Good morning, Neji-look-alike!" Lee yelled as he walked past the guard with a shit eating grin, Tenten followed close behind as she smiled apologetically "Don't mind him"

Especially those who don't even use the gates at that!!

"HINATA!!!" Kiba yelled as he jumped over the wall "Hurry!!! That idiot's not gonna steal 'ya this time!"

"Kiba, silence" Shino groaned as he followed.

"Oi!" Naruto yelled after them.

Iroha groaned, "Hinata-sama's friends surely are disrespectful... It's a shock that Hiashi-sama told us to let any of her friends in as long as she doesn't give the command not to"

"Stay calm, Iroha-san" Tokuma said with a blank face "Just goes to show that Hinata-sama had been working for our clan to open up, Hiashi-sama is being convinced, yes?"

"How can I stay calm? Tokuma, your Byakūgan is one of the best in this clan, are you not stressed that you are technically just standing in front of our clan's gate?" Iroha groaned, making Tokuma smirk and tease "You're just jealous that you don't have friends"

"I am not!"

"Oiii, Iroha! It's my turn in the shif- whoa" Iroha grumpily marched in the compound with a red face, bumping shoulders with Hoheto on his way.

"Seems though that I have struck a nerve" Tokuma chuckled, making Hoheto raise a brow and ask "What got him in a foul mood this time?"

"Meh" The Hyūga shrugged "The usual"


"Flex your orbicularis oculi and zygomatic major in an upward motion and relax orbicularis oris into a downward arc"

Hiashi nodded at the book before facing the small mirror propped from his desk.

His face started to twitch, the corners of his mouth awkwardly rising as his lips opened to show all of his teeth. A very awkward and poorly looking smile.

"OTOU-SAMA!" Hanabi yelled as she slammed open the door "Remember that magazine that I asked fo-"

There was a really awkward pause.

Hiashi froze in his place with that so-called 'smile' of his with a 'Scientifically Explained! How to: Smile!!!' book caught open in his hands, Hanabi making eye contact with him through the mirror's reflection with a blank look on her face, slowly closing the shoji.

"Forgive me for the intrusion" She whispered awkwardly before the door completely closed.

His eye twitched.

"GAHH!!! USELESS BOOK! HOW FOOLISH!!!" Hiashi screamed as his eyes flared into life and threw the book into mid air "SIXTY FOUR PALMS OF CERTAIN DOOM!!!!!"

"Otou-sama! What's wrong?! Hanabi left running and I heard you yelling!" Hinata yelled as she slammed open the door in a fighting stance, glaring into the room with shreds of paper raining down and her father standing on his desk in an awkward position one finger pointing up as if he was doing a dance pose.

Then, a convenient paper, which so happened to be the cover page, miraculously survived the Hyūga head's assault and slowly fell down in front of the unsuspecting daughter.

Hinata raised a brow as she caught the paper and read, "Scientifically explained...How to smile?"

The paper suddenly got snatched from her grasp by Hiashi, he closed his eyes and bowed lightly "You are now excused, my daughter"

"But-" Hiashi closed the door in front of her daughter in the same fashion he always did as if nothing ever happened, leaving Hinata outside his door, tilting her head in confusion.


Change is hard for most. And that doesn't excuse the great and almighty Hyūga clan. You just have to embrace it and fight through the hardships, because, sometimes? Change is good.


IT'S STILL MEEEE!!!!

Just a short little side chappy for everyone's (see: not everyone's) favorite clan!!!

Technology is coming in fast in the Shinobi World, so I decided to show some of the advanced technology they have now.

I also used all of the cannon Hyūga members that I could find to make this chapter work, and I gotta say, there should be more hahaha

And rest assured! Hyūga Hiashi will master the art of smiling!!!

Alright, I'll be honest. This is just a slice of life in the Hyūga compound chapter haha

Anyway!

Embrace change, make way for improvement!

-OrenjiRabenda