Special Mission!

"Red, what are you doing?" Hyuga Bin was caught off guard by Kurenai Yuhi's sudden overstep.

"Bin, I like you." Kurenai Yuhi raised her head, gathered all her courage, and said what she had been holding in her heart.

[Option A: Accept Kurenai Yuhi's confession and teach her some intimate things between couples on the spot. Completion reward: Wind Release—Great Breakthrough (C-rank reward).]

[Option B: Reject Kurenai Yuhi's confession and tell her that you liked women with big breasts and curvy butts, and had no interest whatsoever in a flat-chested little girl like her. Completion reward: Water Release—Great Water Ball Technique (B-rank reward).]

[Option C: Gently reject Kurenai Yuhi. Completion reward: random Attribute Points +0.1.]

"Red, I'm sorry, but I don't have any intention of dating right now." Hyuga Bin pulled Kurenai Yuhi away and spoke apologetically.

[Option task completed. Dojutsu +0.1.]

Hyuga Bin was quite surprised by Kurenai Yuhi's sudden confession. After all, Kurenai Yuhi had only said yesterday that she wanted him to be her "shield," so when she told him tonight that she had something to say, a confession had never even crossed his mind.

Kurenai Yuhi was thirteen this year, still only a first-year middle school student. Hyuga Bin truly couldn't bring himself to make a move.

Kurenai Yuhi had guessed that Hyuga Bin would reject her. Her purpose tonight had only been to tell Hyuga Bin that she liked him.

Then, she would learn how Hyuga Bin felt about her.

Judging from the outcome, she was satisfied.

Hyuga Bin had not immediately pushed her away when she threw herself into his arms, nor had he shown any annoyance toward her. His reason for rejecting her was merely that he had no intention of dating right now.

Of course, though she was satisfied inside, she wanted to know more, so she asked Hyuga Bin, "Bin, is there a girl you like?"

At Kurenai Yuhi's question, Konan... and Tsunade suddenly flashed through Hyuga Bin's mind.

Hmm?

Had I fallen for two impossible women at once?

Hyuga Bin couldn't help laughing.

He understood why Konan and Tsunade had suddenly come to mind. Among the women he knew, only Konan and Tsunade were the most beautiful.

As a normal man, he naturally couldn't avoid pursuing beautiful things. Konan was pretty, while Tsunade was pretty and large...

"Can you tell me who she is?" Seeing Hyuga Bin suddenly smile, Kurenai Yuhi's heart tightened.

"I don't have a girl I like right now, Red. Go to sleep early. Good night."

After saying that to Kurenai Yuhi, Hyuga Bin intended to leave, but her shocking question stopped him. "Then what about boys you like?"

"How could I possibly like boys?" Hyuga Bin couldn't quite understand Kurenai Yuhi's train of thought.

To keep Kurenai Yuhi from continuing to overthink things, Hyuga Bin decided to make a joke to lighten the mood.

"Red, I was actually lying just now. The women I like are Yugito Nii, the little cat from Iwagakure; Samui from Kumogakure; Pakura from Sunagakure; Mei Terumi from Kirigakure; Konan from Amegakure; and Tsunade from Konoha. I plan to marry them all, then bring about great peace in the ninja world."

"Pfft..."

Kurenai Yuhi, whose sense of humor was already low, was amused by Hyuga Bin's words. "Bin, even if you're making excuses, at least make them realistic. How could anyone like so many people at once?"

Not to mention those people from enemy villages, like that little cat, whom she had never even heard of—Tsunade of Konoha alone was absolutely impossible.

"Haha, I'm serious." Hyuga Bin laughed as well.

He hadn't even told Kurenai Yuhi about all the Japanese film actresses he had pursued over the years.

There had been Teacher Aoi and Teacher Muto in the early years, Teacher Hato and Teacher Ohashi in the middle years, and Teacher Mikami, Teacher Hashimoto, Teacher Aizawa, whom he had studied before transmigrating...

"I've decided. Unless you get a girlfriend, I'll keep pursuing you." Knowing Hyuga Bin was only making excuses, Kurenai Yuhi directly issued him an ultimatum. Then she opened the door and ran into her home, leaving Hyuga Bin no chance to reject her again.

A week later, with ten days left before his vacation ended, Hyuga Bin received a summons from Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Not wanting to work, Hyuga Bin hurried to the Hokage's office and found that besides himself, Namikaze Minato, Hatake Kakashi, and the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho—Nara Shikaku, Choza Akimichi, and Inoichi Yamanaka—were also there.

"I've urgently summoned the six of you so that you may assist Minato in carrying out a mission. The mission is S-rank."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, his old smoking pipe in hand, addressed the six of them. "Minato will tell you the specific details afterward. For now, make your preparations and leave as soon as possible."

Ino-Shika-Cho and Hatake Kakashi had been summoned because this mission required the strength of all four of them as support.

Hyuga Bin had been summoned because the team needed a medical ninja.

Compared with other medical ninjas who had mastered the Mystical Palm Technique, Hyuga Bin, who had been born into the branch family of the Hyuga Clan and was not under the Hokage's control, was clearly more suitable.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Hyuga Bin immediately asked Namikaze Minato, "Senior Minato, are we heading to the front lines against Iwagakure for this mission?"

According to the original story he remembered, the Battle of Kannabi Bridge would take place several months later, but he couldn't rule out the butterfly effect causing the war to begin early.

After all, because Hatake Sakumo, the White Fang, had not died, Iwagakure had not ambushed Kumogakure. The Third Raikage, A, was also active on the front lines against Konoha and had not yet achieved the feat of facing ten thousand ninja alone before dying of exhaustion.

"It's in the direction of Kumogakure. I'll explain the specific mission details on the way. Go prepare supplies now. Gather at the village gate in two hours and depart." After giving Hyuga Bin a brief answer, Namikaze Minato instructed the five of them to prepare.

Hyuga Bin rushed straight home, packed his supplies and Sealing Scroll, said goodbye to Hyuga Rei, and then went to the village gate to wait for the others.

This was Hyuga Bin's first time carrying out an S-rank mission since transmigrating into the Naruto world.

And with such a powerful lineup deployed—Minato, who already bore the title of Yellow Flash, the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho, and Hatake Kakashi, who had inherited the White Fang's name—it was clear that this mission was extremely dangerous.