[Once Again!]

"Bin, are you talking about love at first sight?"

That was what Kurenai Yuhi understood from Hyuga Bin's words.

[Option A: Say to Kurenai Yuhi, "That's right. In this life, I'll only date someone I liked at first sight." Completion reward: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence (S-rank reward).]

[Option B: Say to Kurenai Yuhi, "Yes. If I don't feel anything at first sight, then it'll be even more impossible for me to develop feelings afterward." Completion reward: Great Fire Destruction (A-rank reward).]

[Option C: Say to Kurenai Yuhi, "Not necessarily. Even if she's a friend I've known for many years, there's still the possibility of suddenly falling for her at a certain moment." Completion reward: Random Attribute Points +0.1.]

"Not necessarily. Even if she's a friend I've known for many years, there's still the possibility of suddenly falling for her at a certain moment." Hyuga Bin shook his head and answered.

[Option task completed. Energy +0.1.]

After all, Hyuga Bin had been in several relationships before transmigrating, so he knew that matters of the heart were always unpredictable.

For example, his third girlfriend before transmigrating had been a childhood friend he had known for twenty years.

During those twenty years, the two of them had always been inseparable friends.

But at a certain moment, he suddenly fell for her. After giving it serious thought, he made his move and successfully won her over.

However, they broke up after only a few months together and went back to being good friends.

Perhaps because they had been childhood friends, even after breaking up, Hyuga Bin and her were not too awkward around each other. They could even occasionally... hehe, have a lot of fun together, with no rift caused by their brief relationship.

"Alright, I understand what you mean." Kurenai Yuhi seemed to be joking as she said to Hyuga Bin, "But an ordinary girl like me definitely wouldn't catch your eye."

"Kurenai, are you kidding? If you count as ordinary, then I'm afraid there aren't any pretty girls left in the world." Hyuga Bin thought Kurenai Yuhi was joking, so he played along and flattered her.

Ever since that night, he felt as though some innate nature within him had been unleashed.

After all, in the past few years, he had always maintained a cold and aloof attitude toward people he was not familiar with.

"You're making me blush with all that praise." Kurenai Yuhi covered her little face with one hand.

"Was I praising you? I was only telling the truth just now." Hyuga Bin looked perfectly serious.

"Bin, how come I never noticed you were so good with words before?" Kurenai Yuhi poked Hyuga Bin lightly with a finger and said playfully.

"Maybe you didn't pay enough attention to me before." Hyuga Bin casually continued the banter.

"Then can I pay more attention to you from now on?"

"You'd better not. Your attention would affect the speed at which I draw my sword." Hyuga Bin immediately refused.

Although he did not know whether Kurenai Yuhi was joking or whether she genuinely intended to do so.

"You're practicing swordsmanship?"

"Yeah, a big sword!"

"..."

After eating dessert, Hyuga Bin and Kurenai Yuhi took another walk together before finally saying goodbye.

Watching Kurenai Yuhi's departing figure, Hyuga Bin realized that she had been a little strange today.

His relationship with Kurenai Yuhi as classmates had only ever been that of acquaintances who nodded in passing.

Yet Kurenai Yuhi's tone today had been excessively gentle and enthusiastic.

Of course, he himself had also been a little strange. He had actually chatted so enthusiastically with Kurenai Yuhi for so long.

On his way home, Hyuga Bin once again ran into Hatake Kakashi, who regarded him as his lifelong rival.

"Bin, I want to challenge you." Hatake Kakashi raised his head, looking seriously at Hyuga Bin, who was only half a year older than him but half a head taller.

"Kakashi, didn't we fight just two months ago?" Hyuga Bin was not particularly interested in accepting Hatake Kakashi's challenge today.

"That battle two months ago gave me new inspiration, so I want to challenge you again today." Hatake Kakashi explained why he had come to challenge him again.

"Did you master a new technique?" Hyuga Bin continued asking.

He remembered that at this point in the original story, Hatake Kakashi had already begun developing Lightning Blade. However, without the Sharingan, his eyes could not keep up with his hands. Using it could cripple one of his arms, so he did not dare use it at all.

"I've further mastered my father's Hatake-style Swordsmanship." Hatake Kakashi did not hide it and said so directly.

Even his father, Hatake Sakumo, had marveled at his improvement this time. Therefore, he was confident that he would be more at ease in a battle against Hyuga Bin than before, perhaps even defeat him.

"Alright, then I'll fight you." Hyuga Bin nodded, accepting Hatake Kakashi's intention to use him as a sparring partner.

"But let me remind you of something first. I've already mastered monstrous strength. You might not be able to take a single punch from me."

Hyuga Bin was not boasting. With monstrous strength combined with the Hyuga Clan's Eight Trigrams Palm, one strike would take down one kid after another. The force would penetrate from the inside out.

"Lord Tsunade's monstrous strength?" Hatake Kakashi was somewhat astonished upon hearing Hyuga Bin's words, but his eyes remained full of fighting spirit. "Bin, you don't need to worry about me. Getting injured in battle is perfectly normal."

Ten minutes later, the battle ended.

Hatake Kakashi was brought to his knees once again!

A fragile assassin like him fought head-on in a 1v1 battle against Hyuga Bin, a warrior whose true strength was * times his own and who possessed Absolute Defense. The result was obvious.

This time, Hyuga Bin still held back and defeated Hatake Kakashi by only two moves and three exchanges, then continued encouraging him.

"Kakashi, your swordsmanship has indeed improved greatly compared to before, but I haven't been standing still either. So you need to work even harder. I look forward to our next battle."

"Bin, why is your strength improving so quickly?" Hatake Kakashi felt unwilling to accept it.

He had worked hard for two months, grinding calluses onto his hands before taking his Hatake-style Swordsmanship another step forward, yet Hyuga Bin had widened the gap between them even further than before.

Right now, he felt that the word "genius" was simply an insult to him.

"Do you want to know my secret to becoming stronger?" Hyuga Bin looked at Hatake Kakashi and asked seriously.

"Mm." Hatake Kakashi nodded, his gaze sincere.

"Then follow me." After saying that, Hyuga Bin turned and walked ahead.

Hatake Kakashi hurried after him.

Ten minutes later, Hyuga Bin brought Hatake Kakashi to a snack shop and began ordering food.

"Bin, this is your secret to becoming stronger?"

Hatake Kakashi looked at Hyuga Bin as he ordered, and the corner of his mouth beneath his mask could not help twitching.