While Karot and Kakashi were having breakfast in the morning, an uninvited guest barged in.
"Good morning, Karot Kakashi!"
With an aged face, a chin covered in a beard, and a cigarette dangling from his mouth, he looked every bit the street thug.
"Asuma! Why aren't you with your girlfriend this early in the morning? How come you have time to come to my house?"
Karot asked, puzzled. He knew Asuma was a simp who wanted to stick to Red 24/7.
"Didn't Kakashi tell you? I proposed to you last night and you accepted."
Asuma couldn't stop smiling after he finished speaking. He had fulfilled his long-cherished wish and had no regrets.
Congratulations, Asuma!
Karot was very happy that Asuma and Kurenai, this loving couple, were finally able to get together.
"Don't just offer verbal congratulations! Be my best man!"
Asuma extended an invitation to Karot.
"I?"
Karot pointed to himself, his face filled with disbelief.
"If anyone should invite someone, it should be Kakashi!"
This is also what puzzled Karot. Kakashi, and only had a nodding acquaintance with Asuma. Moreover, Kakashi was the grand-disciple of the Third Hokage Karot, making him a more suitable candidate.
"Kakashi is too handsome; I'm afraid he'll steal my thunder."
Asuma hesitantly explained his reasons.
Upon hearing this reason, Karot's good mood for the entire day vanished. If it weren't for the Third Hokage, Asuma would have been beaten to a pulp by now. Even if it's true, you can't say it to my face!
Asuma knew something was wrong when he saw the change in Karot's expression.
"From now on, you'll get a 50% discount at any restaurant owned by the Hiruzen family."
Asuma's massive hemorrhage demonstrated his sincerity.
Upon hearing Asuma's sincerity Karot's expression immediately changed; after all, who could pass up such a great deal!
Only Asuma himself knows how much he lost. Half price basically means no profit, especially considering Karot is such a big eater.
"Hong, because of your best friend, our quality of life for the rest of our lives might not be so good."
That's right, this was all Red's doing. Red's best friend was going to be her bridesmaid, and she was telling Asuma to ask Karot to be her best man. This was to create opportunities for the two of them to spend time together.
"Who's the best man?!"
"Karot asked."
"It includes Obito, Guy, and you."
Asuma recounted the details with great familiarity.
"Wow, you have a good eye!"
Karot silently applauded Asuma's foresight. Obito the man who could overturn the Ninja World for the sake of his beloved; Guy was invincible under the Six Paths of Gate of Death with the Gate of Death; Karot himself was even more incompetent. They were all just kids.
"These are all handpicked by me; they all look very similar to me."
Asuma said smugly.
"Alright! I overestimated you."
Karot slapped his forehead, thinking to himself, "How could a love-struck man think that far ahead?"
I promise you.
Since he had nothing better to do, Karot accepted Asuma's invitation.
"That's great. Thank you, Karot."
Asuma was very happy Asuma receive Karot's reply, after all, this was an order from Red, and he didn't want to fail to complete it and affect his image in Red's eyes.
The wedding took place as scheduled, and all the prominent figures in Konoha attended. Given the prestige of the Hiruzen family, the scale of this marriage was anything but small.
Jiraiya appeared when Karot shielded Asuma from the alcohol.
"Karot, you've made me suffer so much!"
The thought of Karot beating him up in the bathhouse made Jiraiya extremely uncomfortable. He'd spent his days hunting geese, never expecting Karot to teach him such a lesson. Now he finally had his chance for revenge; he was going to get Karot drunk.
Jiraiya came prepared today. He invited his good apprentice Minato and his friend Choza Akimichi, and he didn't believe that he could outdrink Karot in a three-on-one fight.
"Isn't this our Jiraiya- senpai? He's still as dashing as ever after all these days!"
"Of course, you don't even know who I, Jiraiya the Toad Sage, Jiraiya. But you'll soon see how powerful I am, Karot."
Jiraiya thought to himself, "I've lost face, I'm determined to get it back. I'll drink Karot under the table."
"Then I'll wait and see, Jiraiya- senpai."
"Jiraiya- senpai, you should take a look at whose people are around you now."
Jiraiya waited until Karot finished speaking and turned around to see that Minato and Choza had already left his side, and now Jiraiya was surrounded.
"What... what's going on?"
Because Jiraiya was so smugly showing off, he didn't realize that Karot and his male classmates were slowly surrounding him. Minato and Choza, seeing that things were going badly, had already quietly left, and those who surrounded them couldn't stop them.
"Jiraiya- senpai, please don't blame us for bullying you. We were all one-on-one with you."
Karot is being hypocritical, even though he got the better deal. He said one-on-one, but it actually meant each of them was one-on-one with Jiraiya.
"Ouch, my stomach hurts."
Jiraiya cried out and then clutched his stomach.
"Make way, make way."
Jiraiya tried to push the person in front of him aside, but it was no use.
"Lord Jiraiya, why did you come to my wedding and leave without even drinking a drop of wine? Is it because the wine from my Hiruzen family doesn't suit your taste?"
Asuma raised his glass and said. Asuma had been watching closely Jiraiya he saw Jiraiya leading Minato and Choza toward Karot. Karot was Asuma's best man; could he let him be bullied? So he called his classmates to help him out.
"Here, Lord Jiraiya, I'll drink this. You can do as you please."
Asuma shoved a glass of sake into Jiraiya's hand, then finished his own drink and stared intently at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya forced himself to finish the drink in his cup.
"Lord Jiraiya, you drank with Asuma, you can't not drink with me!"
Before long, Jiraiya another. Karot hadn't even made a move Jiraiya fell.
Seeing Jiraiya collapse so quickly, Minato and Choza were extremely glad they had retreated early, otherwise the number of those who fell would have increased by another.
Even the Third Hokage couldn't bear to watch such a scene. A perfectly respectable elder was going to drink with a young man, only to end up getting drunk instead of winning. It was truly shameful! The Third Hokage never imagined that Jiraiya would make him feel so embarrassed once again.
"Don't worry, Karot, on my turf, I've got your back."
Asuma looks exactly like a gangster boss. I wonder if the Third Hokage would get angry seeing Asuma letting loose like this. He was originally being groomed to be the Hokage, but he ended up going astray.