Provocation

"So, you want me to come up with something?" Bai Yue sighed helplessly. Everything always ended up on his plate.

"Yeah!" After finishing the milk in her cup and licking her lips, Kurenai Yuhi sighed. "I really don't know what to do. I can't just ignore it and let Anko keep coming after you every day, can I?"

"Sister Hong, are you threatening me?" Bai Yue rolled his eyes and said irritably, "You should know that it was people from our branch who found Sister Anko while patrolling ahead of time last night. If it had been people from the Great Elder's side, Sister Anko would probably have been turned into Anko porridge by now."

"The Great Elder's side isn't easy to deal with." Having been utterly absorbed in the Flying Thunder God yesterday, Bai Yue now felt a little afraid when he thought back on it.

If Hyuga Goruryu and the others had not discovered her in advance, Anko might really have been killed.

In Bai Yue's eyes, the Hyuga Clan's Great Elder was a thorough, uncompromising supporter of the Main Family above all else!

If his people had caught Anko, not only would she certainly have died, but the matter would have reached the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

A Konoha ninja trespassing into the Hyuga Clan's grounds at night, with a member of the Hyuga Main Family as her target—this could be either a minor or major matter.

If it was treated as a minor matter, Bai Yue could easily suppress it. But if it became serious, even the Hokage would be driven to his wits' end by the Great Elder.

"So hurry up and think of something! Of everyone I know, you're the smartest!"

"It's actually very simple." Bai Yue leisurely wiped the corner of his mouth. "Just go beat Sister Anko. The harder you beat her, the better."

"???"

"Only when she realizes how weak she is will she have any chance of giving up that unrealistic idea." What a joke. Mitaraishi Anko's idea was practically a death wish.

She was weak as hell, yet she still wanted to perish together with Orochimaru. In the end, she was even used by Orochimaru as Resurrection Coins to successfully revive himself.

She had not even noticed that someone had tampered with her body for more than a decade! And she still wanted to die together with Orochimaru.

"Perhaps she needs a reason to keep living too?" Bai Yue added.

He felt that Anko was already showing a bit of a self-destructive tendency.

In other words, she felt like she might as well be dead.

"What do you mean?"

"Sister Anko seems like she doesn't really want to live anymore, so she needs something to look forward to. Whether that hope is good or bad doesn't matter." Bai Yue gave a wicked grin.

"You have a point!" Kurenai Yuhi agreed with Bai Yue's assessment of Anko.

Indeed, Anko's mindset was seriously off right now.

"Then do you have any good ideas?"

"How about throwing Sister Anko into a latrine pit, then spreading the news all over the village?"

"???! Stop messing around!" Kurenai Yuhi rolled her eyes. You brat! I was just praising you for being such a gentle, kind child, and now you came up with such a rotten idea?!

"I'm just joking." Bai Yue smiled.

If Sister Anko keeps causing me trouble, then if she pushes me too far, I might actually do it.

"Does Sister Anko have someone she likes?" Bai Yue asked, even though he already knew the answer.

"No!" Thinking of Anko's tomboyish personality, Kurenai Yuhi shook her head helplessly.

She felt that with Anko's bold, tomboyish nature, not only was it unlikely that she had someone she liked—even anyone who liked her would eventually end up becoming one of the guys.

"Then that's a little troublesome." Bai Yue pinched his chin and began to ponder.

"Fine, leave it to me from here. I'll give her a memory she'll never forget for the rest of her life."

If I didn't go to hell, who would?

It was no solution to keep letting Anko pester him.

It was time to strike hard!

"What are you planning?!" Kurenai Yuhi watched Bai Yue warily.

"Let's walk off breakfast. Sister Anko should still be at Konoha Hospital, right?" Bai Yue stretched and decided to make his move.

"Sister Hong, don't interfere. Let me teach Sister Anko an unforgettable lesson." Bai Yue spoke leisurely.

"You?" Kurenai Yuhi was skeptical. This little runt might be very strong at Sealing Jutsu, but ninja battles were not simply a matter of whoever was stronger being invincible!

Combat Awareness was extremely important!

In the Ninja World's battles, there was never any shortage of weak people killing stronger ones through underhanded means—like Hidan, like Kaguya Otsutsuki...

"Sister Hong, I may not be particularly strong, but I'm not weak either." Dealing with Anko would be easy.

"Is that so? Then I'll wait and see!" Seeing Bai Yue act so "arrogantly," Kurenai Yuhi folded her arms and looked ready to watch a show.

While chatting, the two arrived at Konoha Hospital.

"She doesn't seem to be here." Bai Yue looked around the hospital. Within the Byakugan's field of vision, he did not see Anko.

"She probably went home..." Kurenai Yuhi's tone lacked confidence. Anko was a living person, after all, and she had been distracted lately. There was no way to know what she was thinking.

Therefore, Kurenai Yuhi could not be sure where Anko had gone.

"Then let's look for her. Uncle Wen, Uncle Goruryu." Bai Yue immediately called for reinforcements.

Compared to him, who did not often activate his Byakugan, Hyuga Goruryu and Hyuga Bun were clearly more skilled at locating and scouting for people.

"Young Master."

"Please help me find Sister Anko."

"..." The two men looked troubled at his request. Then the older Hyuga Goruryu said awkwardly, "Young Master, wouldn't activating the Byakugan in public be a little too conspicuous...?"

"Can't we...?" That did seem reasonable. Activating the Byakugan without restraint in the village to search around—and not even to search for enemies or spies—was a bit much.

Everyone had their own private matters. Being so brazen would provoke public outrage.

Of course, it would not matter within the Hyuga Clan's grounds! Once the gates were closed, the Hyuga Clan could activate their Byakugan however they pleased.

Otherwise, Hyuga Tokuma would not have supported Minato Namikaze becoming the Fourth Hokage with all his strength.

"Fine, then let's ask around at the hospital." Bai Yue gave up on such a conspicuous approach and chose to ask the medical staff instead.

After all, keeping a low profile came first.

"Hey, Hyuga brat. Did you just activate your Byakugan?!" An arrogant voice reached Bai Yue's ears.

Huh? Had he run into trouble already?!

What rotten luck!

"I'm terribly sorry. I didn't know you couldn't activate the Byakugan to search in Konoha..." Bai Yue said awkwardly.

He had been caught red-handed right after activating his Byakugan. This was a little embarrassing.

"Tsk, tsk. So you're a parasite from the Hyuga Main Family." The arrogant voice sounded again, the disdain in its tone nearly overflowing.

Well then! Bai Yue was helpless!

These Uchiha people were really damn arrogant!

They knew he was from the Hyuga Main Family, yet they still came right up to his face to provoke him! It was infuriating!

"Hmph!" Hyuga Goruryu and Hyuga Bun's expressions immediately darkened. They assumed the Gentle Fist stance. "Uchiha, are you provoking us?!"