Young Master Bai Yue?
This kid was from the Hyuga Main Family?!
Kurenai Yuhi's scalp immediately went numb!
What was this brat doing with a bandage tied around his forehead for no reason?!
Damn Anko, look what you'd done! And Might Guy! Why had he brought someone from the Hyuga Main Family to the gathering?!
"Anko! I'm definitely going to kill you!" If Bai Yue hadn't been drunk, none of this would have mattered, but now...
This was troublesome!
As Konoha's top-level protected group, only the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki received greater protection than the Hyuga Main Family.
Even the Hokage couldn't compare!
Don't think only the Hyuga Branch Family had to devote their lives to the Main Family. When necessary, protecting the Hyuga Main Family was practically the responsibility of every Konoha ninja.
It was an extremely high priority.
And now, a drunk and unconscious member of the Hyuga Main Family was in her hands, while a member of the Hyuga Branch Family had suddenly appeared and demanded that she hand him over.
Should she hand him over or not?!
She had heard that the Hyuga Branch Family all hated the Main Family, so she didn't feel comfortable leaving Bai Yue alone with the Hyuga Clan Member before her.
"No! I have to personally take Bai Yue back to the Hyuga Clan Compound." Kurenai Yuhi spoke with a guarded expression.
"Then... all right!" Hearing that, Hyuga Goruryu slowly nodded and took several steps back.
"Phew..." Kurenai Yuhi sighed in relief, though she remained vigilant.
A person's reputation was like a tree's shadow. Even a half-grown child like her had heard some things about the Hyuga Clan.
What terrible luck!
Why had she somehow been assigned the task of protecting a member of the Hyuga Main Family during her vacation?!
Damn Anko!
Thus, while grumbling under her breath, Kurenai Yuhi headed toward the Hyuga Clan Compound under Hyuga Goruryu's escort.
Konoha Hospital?! Not even a dog would go there!
Better to avoid trouble. The best solution was to send someone from the Main Family directly to the Hyuga Clan Compound and hand him over to his family.
They traveled in silence.
"Stop!" Hyuga Goruryu suddenly said sternly.
"What is it?" Kurenai Yuhi's heart clenched!
No way! Was someone really going to attack a member of the Hyuga Main Family inside Konoha?!
"There's an ambush!" Hyuga Goruryu went on alert and assumed the opening stance of the Gentle Fist.
A kunai, concealed by the cover of night, shot toward Kurenai Yuhi.
Hyuga Bun and another guard immediately appeared. Hyuga Bun slapped the kunai aside with one palm. "Bold of you! To actually attack the Hyuga Clan in Konoha!"
The three guards formed a swastika formation around Kurenai Yuhi and Bai Yue in her arms.
Then, an emergency distress flare from the Hyuga Clan shot into the sky.
As that flare rose, countless kunai flew at them from all around.
Though the darkness greatly enhanced the kunai's concealment, it was child's play in the eyes of the Hyuga Clan.
They did not even need Rotation. The most basic Gentle Fist was enough to knock down every incoming kunai.
After batting aside the kunai, Hyuga Goruryu frowned deeply. He did not quite understand.
Because through his Byakugan, he saw that the several attackers who had been lying in wait were rapidly retreating.
This was utterly baffling, so baffling that even battle-hardened Hyuga Goruryu was somewhat dumbfounded.
It was as though... as though this sudden attack had been nothing more than a prank!
If his foremost duty had not been protecting Bai Yue, he would have gone after them to see who the attackers were and what they wanted!
Very soon, reinforcements from the nearby Hyuga Clan arrived. More than twenty Hyuga ninja of Chunin rank or above appeared.
The leader was none other than Hyuga Hiashi, whom Bai Yue had met several times before, along with Hiashi's twin brother, Hizashi Hyuga.
"What happened here?!" Looking at the kunai scattered across the ground and Bai Yue in Kurenai Yuhi's arms, Hyuga Hiashi asked gravely.
"Lord Hiashi, we encountered an ambush. The attackers' target should have been Young Master Bai Yue." As the leader of the three guards present, Hyuga Goruryu immediately reported what had happened to Hiashi.
"Just with these kunai?!" Hiashi asked in disbelief.
"Though it sounds absurd, that is indeed what happened. The attackers even retreated immediately after using the kunai to attack us!"
"Pursue them!" Hiashi immediately gave the order, then said to Hizashi beside him, "Hizashi, go see Hokage-sama and explain the situation here."
"Yes! Young Clan Head!"
"..." Hearing Hizashi's stiff tone, Hiashi's lips moved. He wanted to say something, but ultimately chose not to.
"As for you, escort Bai Yue back first."
"Yes, Lord Hiashi."
And just like that, the anticlimactic attack came to an end.
The next morning, Bai Yue groggily opened his eyes.
?! Looking at Kurenai Yuhi sleeping beside him, Bai Yue was confused. Why was this woman here?
"Young Master, you're awake!" It was the same familiar voice.
There was no doubt that this voice had been the first one he heard the last time he blacked out as well.
"Aunt Hanako..." Bai Yue greeted her.
"Are you all right? How is your head? Does it hurt?" Hyuga Hanako asked with concern.
"Mm..." Their conversation woke Kurenai Yuhi from her sleep.
"I'm fine. Thank you, Aunt Hanako." Bai Yue waved a hand to show that he was all right.
Then he turned his gaze to the still-groggy Kurenai Yuhi.
Clearly, even though she had not drunk much, Kurenai Yuhi had still been affected by the alcohol.
Otherwise, given a ninja's alertness, why would it have taken the voices of two people talking to wake her from sleep?!
"Why are you in my room?!" Bai Yue asked curiously.
"You have the nerve to ask?!" The now-awake Kurenai Yuhi immediately flew into a rage!
She had truly been unlucky beyond belief last night!
Although the root of it all lay with those two bastards, Mitaraishi Anko and Might Guy, Bai Yue was not completely blameless either!
After all! If this kid had not kept holding on to her, she would not have had to stay the night here!
Especially when she recalled that old geezer called "Lord Jinren"! He had looked disgusted, yet pinched his nose and resignedly told her to accompany Bai Yue to sleep!
It made her furious!
It was only because circumstances were stronger than she was! She could not beat this bunch of cataract-eyed freaks! And in her eyes, Bai Yue was just a five- or six-year-old brat.
Otherwise, she would never have agreed to something so outrageous!
She really wanted to kill someone!
Anko! You're dead!
If it weren't for you! Why would I be suffering such humiliation?! I'll definitely kill you!
"So, can you tell me what exactly happened?!" Seeing Kurenai Yuhi's bitter, murderous expression, Bai Yue grew even more curious.
"You remember Anko forcing you to drink, right?!"
"Yeah, I remember! Then I don't remember anything." At the mention of that, Bai Yue was speechless.
Damn it! He'd turned into a dog!
"Then, when I was taking you home, we were attacked on the way!"
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