My Heart Aches A Little!

Namikaze Minato's laughter made the rap artist Killer B, whose threshold for humor was already low, unable to help but laugh.

However, he still decided to sing his lyrics.

"Mutual destruction..."

Just as Killer B was gaining momentum, Hyuga Bin interrupted him again: "You want to say you're prepared for mutual destruction, why not give it a try?"

Killer B couldn't help but lash out at Hyuga Bin: "You brat from the Hyuga Clan, only hiding in the distance and being protected, do you dare come over and battle me?"

Hyuga Bin: "I don't dare."

Killer B: "..."

"Alright." Namikaze Minato first signaled to Hyuga Bin, then spoke to Killer B, who was "pinned beneath him":

"Although you are the enemy, I admire you. Your reactions and movements are just like a ninja assassin."

After speaking, Namikaze Minato used the Body Flicker Technique to return to the front of Hyuga Bin and the other five, and said to A: "A, you have a rare partner."

Facing Namikaze Minato's praise for Killer B, A did not make a move this time. Instead, he returned to Killer B's side, maintaining his vigilance.

"A, Konoha has no intention of continuing to fight Kumogakure. I hope Konoha and Kumogakure can maintain peace." Facing A, who was still on guard, Namikaze Minato continued.

"I will relay your words to Father. Let's go." After saying this, A, along with Killer B and two other Cloud Ninja, retreated until they disappeared from Namikaze Minato's sight.

"Encountering the A and B combination this time was unexpected. However, because of their identities, it's a good opportunity to pass on our message to the Third Raikage." Namikaze Minato instructed Hyuga Bin and the other five: "Alright, we'll return to the village as well, report the matter to Lord Third, and then see Kumogakure's reaction."

"Yes."

"..."

"Senior Minato, did you miss a line just now?" On the way back to the village, Hyuga Bin, feeling bored, asked Namikaze Minato.

This battle, apart from his own interjections, was no different from the original story. However, at the end of the conversation, Namikaze Minato omitted a line that was present in the original.

"What line?"

"The next time we meet, you and I will duel as Kage." Hyuga Bin directly quoted Namikaze Minato's line from the original.

The six people present were all considered insiders, so there was no problem with him saying this.

Facing Hyuga Bin's rather blunt words, Namikaze Minato smiled humbly: "Bin-kun, I'm not yet certain I'll be elected as the Fourth Hokage. Besides, we have no intelligence suggesting the Third Raikage is planning to abdicate."

"Is that so." Hyuga Bin nodded, but his mind was already calculating the differences between the original plot and the current situation.

He had already known that the Third Raikage did not die in battle. However, Namikaze Minato's story and deeds were no different from the original.

In the original story, this sentence from Namikaze Minato clearly indicated that at this point in time, he had already been confirmed as Konoha's Fourth Hokage. Then, after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, he would officially take office as Konoha's Fourth Hokage.

Now, Namikaze Minato was saying that the Fourth Hokage position was still undecided. Was he being humble? Or was he genuinely uncertain?

Three days later, Hyuga Bin and the other five returned to Konohagakure after completing their mission.

After reporting the mission to the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and recording an S-rank mission in the six ninja's records, Hyuga Bin began his continued leave.

This mission had only taken six days, meaning Hyuga Bin still had four more days of rest before he would head to the front lines against Iwagakure with the main force.

During these four days, Hyuga Bin intended to thoroughly enjoy all the delicacies Konohagakure had to offer.

Once he was on the battlefield, he would likely be unable to eat or sleep well for months.

Therefore, Hyuga Bin started his culinary exploration that very day, sweeping through the food street until he was full, had digested, and was full again, before finally returning home.

Then, on the second day, early in the morning, Hyuga Bin continued his morning sweet treat tour.

As expected, he "coincidentally" ran into Kurenai Yuhi.

After exchanging greetings, they sat opposite each other, each enjoying their sweets, occasionally chatting.

Regarding Kurenai Yuhi's confession half a month ago, he had already clearly communicated his feelings to her last time. Now, they were still just classmates.

He couldn't possibly refuse Kurenai Yuhi's confession, not have any intention of dating her, and then rudely ignore her or block her, could he?

After finishing their desserts, Hyuga Bin bid farewell to Kurenai Yuhi and went to the training grounds to train and aid digestion.

Simply eating without exercising was obviously not conducive to food digestion.

"Clap clap clap!"

As Hyuga Bin was engaged in his Taijutsu training, a figure walked into this training ground. It was Sarutobi Asuma, who was only thirteen years old but already sported a full beard.

Sarutobi Asuma walked up to Hyuga Bin and immediately asked: "Bin-kun, are you interested in sparring with me?"

The story began more than two hours earlier.

Sarutobi Asuma woke up early, had breakfast, and then went straight to find Kurenai Yuhi.

Although he had been rejected by Kurenai Yuhi again two weeks ago, it did not affect his continued pursuit of her.

Giving up his pursuit after being rejected was not the Nindo of Sarutobi Asuma, the son of the Hokage.

Furthermore, based on his observations over the past two weeks, Kurenai Yuhi hadn't been close to any men. This meant that her statement that night about having someone she liked was likely just an excuse to reject him.

Sarutobi Asuma followed the familiar path to Kurenai Yuhi's home, but halfway there, he unexpectedly saw Kurenai Yuhi happily walking towards the town.

Kurenai Yuhi was wearing a beautiful long dress today and had put on light makeup, which made Sarutobi Asuma's heart flutter.

"What is Kurenai doing?"

Sarutobi Asuma was too curious. While Kurenai Yuhi didn't see him, he followed her from a short distance behind, trailing her all the way to a dessert shop.

Watching Kurenai Yuhi walk into the dessert shop, order a sweet treat, and sit by the window, Sarutobi Asuma was a bit surprised:

"Didn't she used to say she never ate sweets in the morning?"

Not long after, Sarutobi Asuma saw Hyuga Bin walk into the dessert shop and sit opposite Kurenai Yuhi.

The two were chatting and laughing, seeming to be flirting.

Sarutobi Asuma touched the area of his heart, which inexplicably ached a little.