"Teacher?"
A trace of confusion appeared in Yugito's eyes.
Asuma's teacher?
Could he be hiding in the shadows? Her gaze immediately swept the surroundings sharply, but there was no sign of any enemy nearby. Matatabi possessed not only powerful Hellfire and incredible speed, but also a keen sense of smell capable of detecting unusual presences.
With Matatabi's abilities, she had evaded one powerful enemy after another.
"Heh, Asuma must be dreaming."
Yugito sneered. "Even if he has a teacher, there's no way he can get here instantly to save you."
But in the next instant.
Her pupils contracted!
A blue-gold skeletal frame of a humanoid upper body appeared!
It radiated a mighty, terrifying aura. Even the air around them seemed to grow heavy and viscous as a tall, proud youth with a wild, unruly air appeared beside Asuma.
"Asuma, I told you long ago that you weren't strong enough."
Uchiha Akira glanced at Asuma with open disdain.
"See? Once you leave Konoha, you're still the one making me lose face."
Things were different in Konoha.
Outside Konoha, if his disciple was too weak, it was Uchiha Akira who would lose face!
"Sorry, Teacher. It was all my fault."
Asuma Sarutobi gave a helpless, bitter smile. "I want to keep getting stronger too, but my talent simply can't take me any further."
Now, he finally understood what Akira had meant before.
His talent truly was limited.
Naruto could already enter Sage Mode on his own and maintain it for fifteen minutes, while he remained stuck at two minutes without improving at all. What worried him most was that Neji's cultivation speed would catch up someday!
When that happened.
He would become the oldest disciple—and the most useless one...
"What?! Flying Thunder God Technique? And an unknown but powerful Dojutsu?"
Yugito, who