Uchiha Jiang Feng

"Kakashi, do you know where Jiang Feng is?"

The young Kurenai Yuhi blocked Kakashi's path, her slightly messy long hair falling naturally, her delicate cheeks flushed.

Kakashi's expression was blank: "Aren't you Jiang Feng's teammate? If you don't know where he is, how would I?"

"But everyone in Konoha knows you're Jiang Feng's best friend."

Kurenai Yuhi paused, then added: "If anyone else knows where Jiang Feng is, it must be you."

Did everyone in Konoha know he was Uchiha Jiang Feng's best friend?

This statement had a prerequisite: that everyone in Konoha knew who Uchiha Jiang Feng was.

Kakashi didn't consider himself Uchiha Jiang Feng's best friend, because no one knew how many friends Uchiha Jiang Feng had, just as no one knew how many female teachers Child Emperor Yūki Yuzuru had eaten.

But if it was said that Uchiha Jiang Feng was one of Kakashi's best friends, then there would be no mistake.

Kakashi recalled for a moment, then sighed: "I do know where he is, but I don't think he wants to see you right now, at least not before sunset."

"Why?" Kurenai Yuhi's slender eyelashes trembled, her blood-red eyes flickering.

She was both Jiang Feng's teammate and his soon-to-be girlfriend. Kurenai Yuhi believed there was no reason for Jiang Feng to not want to see her.

"He once said that if there was anything more annoying than being forbidden to drink before the age of 20, it would be encountering a talkative woman while slacking off."

"Slacking off?"

"Slacking off."

Oh~

"I think I know where he is now. Thank you, Kakashi."

Kurenai Yuhi nodded as if she had suddenly understood, said her thanks, and then turned to leave.

Kakashi sighed softly and quickly followed the departing Kurenai Yuhi.

If he told Kurenai Yuhi where Jiang Feng was, he would inevitably be in trouble with Jiang Feng afterward. Since that was the case, why not follow her first and watch Uchiha Jiang Feng get into trouble with Kurenai Yuhi?

The Naka River was a river that flowed east-west, running through the heart of Konoha. The scenery on both banks, upstream and downstream, was beautiful, with picturesque mountains and clear waters. However, few people visited the downstream area.

Because the downstream was the ancestral land of the Uchiha clan.

Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi rushed forward and soon arrived at the "secret place" located downstream of the Naka River. It was situated on the north side of the riverbank, surrounded by mountains and forests on three sides, and bordered by the quietly flowing Naka River on one side.

Uchiha Jiang Feng lay on a large and comfortable Grand Tutor's Chair, a book open on his face, basking in the warm afternoon sun.

To the left of the Grand Tutor's Chair were a long sword and several large bottles of Cola. To the right was an IV stand, with a bottle of Cola hanging upside down from the top. A drip tube was inserted into the bottle's opening, and the other end of the tube disappeared under the open book.

Kakashi was sure that Uchiha Jiang Feng had the other end of the tube in his mouth.

"Kakashi, you've brought me a huge problem!"

Uchiha Jiang Feng remained motionless. Even though Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi had lightened their footsteps as much as possible, he had still discerned their identities from the subtle shifts in the surrounding air.

"Kurenai Yuhi guessed you were here herself. It has nothing to do with me."

"You can even say that. Doesn't your conscience hurt? Besides you, only my sworn brother Shisui, who isn't my real brother, knows I'm here today.

It couldn't have been Shisui who betrayed me."

Kakashi was speechless and could only change the subject, looking at the empty Cola bottle hanging from the IV stand: "How long ago did you finish that bottle of Cola?"

"About two hours."

"Why didn't you replace it with a new one? You have several bottles of Cola next to you. You prepared them in advance, didn't you?"

"Because I'm too lazy to move right now."

Uchiha Jiang Feng remained motionless: "This chair is soft and comfortable, the sunlight is just right, and the air, with the scent of grass after the rain mixed with a hint of floral fragrance, is intoxicating.

Everything combined is simply perfect. Before the sun sets, I don't want to move an inch."

What a lazy dog!

Kakashi was almost amused to the point of anger, yet also felt a touch of envy. The Ninja World was in turmoil, and Konoha was in a state of panic, yet Uchiha Jiang Feng could still be as lazily relaxed, optimistic, and enjoy life as ever.

What made him even more helpless was that he still couldn't beat the guy, and it had always been this way.

Years ago, Uchiha Jiang Feng, hailed as the foremost of the Uchiha clan's younger generation, had burst onto the scene. From then on, Kakashi had vowed to surpass him one day.

Although the other party was a full four years older than Kakashi, Kakashi was still confident because Uchiha Jiang Feng was too lazy. He was so lazy he didn't seem like a ninja, more like a noble young master from the capital.

Yet, after several years, not only had the gap in strength between them not narrowed, but it was even showing signs of widening.

The young Kurenai Yuhi quickly ran over, removed the empty Cola bottle from the IV stand, and replaced it with a new bottle. Uchiha Jiang Feng took a few satisfying sips and said thank you.

Kakashi looked at Kurenai Yuhi and sneered: "You said you didn't want to get up from this chair before sunset?"

"Absolutely not."

"But I'm going to make you get up from this chair."

"You can't do it. Even if you attack me, you can't make me get up from this chair prematurely," Uchiha Jiang Feng said confidently.

He had 100 ways to knock Kakashi unconscious without leaving this chair, even though Kakashi already possessed Jonin-level strength.

"Whether I can do it or not is another matter, but I know someone who definitely can."

"Who?"

"Your other friend, and your teammate, Asuma."

Kakashi continued to sneer, "You once said that young men are always eager to humiliate another man in front of the girl they like.

This makes them think they're great, that the girl they like will also think they're great, and even fall for them because of it."

Uchiha Jiang Feng remained silent.

Kurenai Yuhi's expression changed, realizing something.

Kakashi continued, "Today is the day Asuma participates in the Chunin Exam. If he passes, he'll definitely come to challenge you first, preferably in front of Kurenai Yuhi.

If you calculate the time, when Kurenai Yuhi came to find me, the Chunin Exam had probably ended for half an hour. Now that we're here, Asuma will definitely follow."

"Are you so convinced Asuma can make me get up?"

"Because Asuma is your friend," Kakashi said confidently.

This was absurd; Asuma could still be his friend even though Uchiha Jiang Feng had stolen his childhood sweetheart, but it was the truth.

As mentioned before, no one knew how many friends Uchiha Jiang Feng actually had.

"Yes, Asuma is my friend."

Uchiha Jiang Feng sighed, "So, why do you think I'm hiding on the day Asuma takes the Chunin Exam? And why did you bring Kurenai here to find me?"

Kakashi's expression changed, realizing he had made a mistake. He shouldn't have come here with Kurenai Yuhi just because of his petty desire to win or to disrupt Uchiha Jiang Feng's "holiday."

But it was too late for regret.

Because Asuma had already arrived, and behind Asuma were Nohara Rin and Obito.

"Jiang Feng, I knew Kurenai would come find you. Accept my challenge! I'm a Chunin now, and I'll definitely be able to beat you this time!"

"Kakashi, I want to challenge you too.

Even though I didn't pass the Chunin Exam, beating you is no problem!"