Chapter 258

In the real world, at Konoha izakaya late at night.

Asuma drank himself into a stupor alone.

"I'm not drunk... I can still drink!"

Gekko Hayate staggered to his feet, supported by his childhood sweetheart Uzuki Yugao.

"Asuma, let's go back now."

Uzuki Yugao nodded, indicating that she would send Gekko Hayate back first.

Amakawa Akito is dead.

Having avenged his father, Gekko Hayate, along with other friends who also had grudges, naturally came over for a hearty drink.

"Okay, drive carefully."

Asuma finished greeting everyone and took a deep breath.

Then, she looked at Kurenai Yuhi, who was still silently drinking to the side.

"Red..."

"I'm going back too."

Kurenai Yuhi, with her astonishing alcohol tolerance, stood up, preparing to leave.

Long, wavy hair, and eyes like rubies.

Her body, wrapped in bandages, was curvaceous with prominent breasts and buttocks.

The red accents on her clothing give her an alluring charm that blends sexiness and aloofness.

Asuma was pleased to find that her judgment as a child had indeed been correct.

Hong also had an ambiguous relationship with him.

But all of this...

"Hong, I'll take you home."

"No need." Kurenai Yuhi said coldly without turning her head, leaving Asuma stunned on the spot.

But since this wasn't the first time he'd been rejected, Asuma quickly realized his mistake and decided to go forward and say a few more words.

"Don't follow me!"

Kurenai Yuhi suddenly shouted in a low voice.

"Feel sorry..."

She touched her forehead and sighed repeatedly.

"Asuma, we're not a good match. Don't waste your time on me..."

After saying that, Kurenai Yuhi strode away without looking back.

Its captivating presence along the way attracted the attention of many.

As she blossomed into an increasingly sexy woman, she even earned the right to grace the covers of various magazines...

"Asuma, what's going on between you and Kurenai?"

Kakashi sat opposite him, arms crossed, watching this scene unfold.

Weren't we always on good terms since childhood?

Everyone believed that it would be a natural progression for the two to officially announce their relationship, and even get married and have children.

How come things have changed so suddenly?

"I don't know either..."

Asuma shook his head and sat back down.

"After returning from that mission to the Land of Demons, Kurenai was a completely different person."

It wasn't just that she started to become cold and indifferent.

And her figure has undergone a rapid transformation, like a green fruit that has ripened.

"That time, you two were defeated by Amakawa Akito, weren't you..." Kakashi finally brought up that name.

"Yes..."

Asuma poured himself another glass of wine.

"And it wasn't just a failure, it was a crushing defeat! An unprecedented crushing defeat!"

This was the first time Asuma had ever encountered such a terrifying situation in his life.

"We were completely powerless to resist! I even think that they deliberately let us go, and knocking us unconscious twice is a blatant humiliation!"

"Then, Hong must be unable to accept it ideologically."

Kakashi swirled his wine glass, lost in thought.

"After all, Hong has always been very proud."

Maybe.

Asuma drank it all in one gulp.

"My father doesn't approve of me, and Kurenai has broken ties with me... I'm preparing to leave Konoha."

Asuma stood up and said something that shocked Kakashi.

"Huh?" He looked at Asuma incredulously.

"I'm going out into the world to make my way, to hone myself, and to achieve something great for everyone! I want everyone to know that I rely on myself, not my Hokage father!"

Asuma made up his mind.

I need to leave Konoha temporarily.

After paying, Asuma put away his wallet and prepared to leave.

Before he left, Asuma glanced at Kakashi: "Kakashi... do you really think that guy can be killed so easily?"

"..."

Kakashi remained silent.

As the Konoha Ninja has witnessed the most of Amakawa Akito's attacks and is still alive.

He knew better than anyone just how terrifying Amakawa Akito was.

"I... I can't say for sure..."

In the end, Kakashi shook his head and replied in this way.

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Asuma nodded.

"I can't be of much help in Konoha, and my strength has reached a bottleneck. So..."

With that, Asuma left.

If Amakawa Akito were still alive...

Since he couldn't do anything himself, Asuma decided to immediately find a way to improve his strength.

As for Hong's safety...

Entrusting it to Kakashi is also unreliable, after all, Obito, Rin... and even the Fourth Hokage and his wife are dead.

In this world, who can truly rely on whom?

Ultimately, you still have to rely on yourself.

"Then I should probably start working harder too."

Kakashi scratched his silver hair.

I could hear the snoring beside me.

Guy, who couldn't hold his liquor, got drunk right away.

"Let's go, I'll take you home."

Kakashi said, helping the still-sleeping Guy to his feet, and slowly left the izakaya...

Late at night.

Beside the road, the Kurenai Yuhi gazes up at the sky.

The moon was bright and clear, and the night breeze brought a slight chill.

"Hmm..."

Kurenai Yuhi suddenly hugged herself tightly, trembling uncontrollably.

The body... why...

Wisps of dark smoke rose from her body and then drifted in a certain direction...

This phenomenon.

It appears simultaneously in the Land of Snow, the Land of Demons, and... the Land of Rain.

186. New Power, thanks to my Fugaku for the experience boost!

Mangekyō Otherworld.

"Why did you stop?" Ringo Ameyuri Akito suddenly halting in his tracks.

"..."

The Akito stared at his palm.

How is it possible that the process of drawing Dark Chakra from the outside world can proceed normally?

Sure enough, when in doubt, quantum mechanics comes to the rescue.

The "wireless transmission Wi-Fi system" of Dark Chakra is indeed somewhat similar to the "Ninshu" of the Sage of Six Paths...

Or perhaps it should be said that...

Master Shinnō, myself, and the predecessors of Soragakure —the accumulated human experience, countless experiments, and improvements—truly demonstrate that humanity possesses infinite possibilities.

"I have a question."

Akito looked at Ringo Ameyuri.

"You've been here for 15 years. Assuming you can get out of here, your time will 'very likely' catch up by 15 years in an instant... Let's not even talk about what you'll look like. After 15 years without food, will you just turn into a skeleton when you get out?"

"..."

Ringo Ameyuri fell silent.

"I... I've considered that possibility, but there's nothing we can do about it, since there's nothing actually to eat here, is there...?"

"There are still ways."

Akito's gaze was fixed intently on Ringo Ameyuri.

"Interested in joining our Amegakure? Oh, Juzo Biwa has already switched sides to mine."

"Amegakure? You're a ninja from Amegakure...? What happened to Hanzo of the Salamander?"

Ringo Ameyuri immediately felt a surge of joy.

Even in another dimension, she learned a lot about the outside world through the continuous entry of outsiders.

"Amegakure... has long been under my control."

The Akito clenched his fist.

Footsteps sounded from all around, and soon a group of ninjas appeared.

Besides many unfamiliar faces, Toroi, the Kumogakure Magnet Release ninja who was previously killed, was also among them.

He... came back to life.