Who's the Fool Now?

"Hinata?"

Kurenai noticed Hinata standing there blankly, refusing to move.

Just as she was wondering what was wrong, she noticed that Hinata seemed emotionally off.

She hurried over. "What's wrong, Hinata? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Could it be that I was too eager for quick results yesterday and made her body uncomfortable...

"What a coincidence, isn't that Feng An?"

Kiba Inuzuka spotted Feng An as well and pointed him out to everyone.

Then he noticed Feng An chatting and laughing with the two cute girls beside him.

"That kid sure is lucky with women."

The moment Kiba realized he had said the wrong thing, he hurriedly turned to look at Hinata.

Seeing the lonely expression on Hinata's face, Kiba immediately knew he was in trouble.

He ran both hands through his hair in a fluster.

Thanks to Kiba's reminder, Kurenai noticed Feng An as well.

She instantly understood what had happened.

Hinata must have seen Feng An with those two girls too.

No, if I don't tell her now, there really might be a misunderstanding.

Kurenai crouched down and looked at Hinata.

"Those two are Feng An's teammates."

Hinata nodded.

She had already guessed as much, but for some reason, she still felt a little upset inside.

"Do you want to go say hello to him?"

Just as Kurenai asked, Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru had already charged over.

"Passing Fang!"

One man and one dog transformed into two black whirlwinds and swept forward.

Hearing the commotion, Feng An glanced over.

"Kiba?"

"Fuck!"

Fortunately, Feng An reacted in time. He immediately leaped onto the rooftop and dodged Kiba's attack.

A massive crater had appeared where he had just been standing.

Kiba Inuzuka shouted at Feng An, "Get down here!"

Akamaru barked, "Woof!"

Seeing him hiding on the roof, Kiba Inuzuka could not attack recklessly. The steep housing prices forced him to remain rational.

If Kiba is here, could Hinata be here too?

The instant he saw Hinata, Feng An smacked his forehead hard.

I'm screwed now. Judging by Kiba's furious attack, he probably misunderstood.

Feng An jumped down from the roof, ignored Kiba Inuzuka, and ran toward Hinata.

Yudzuki and Fūka had just heard Kiba Inuzuka shout Feng An's name.

"Do you know Feng An?"

Kiba Inuzuka bared his fangs and glanced sideways.

The moment he saw Fūka, he instantly softened.

Although Feng An's behavior disgusted him, he acknowledged the guy's taste.

Akamaru barked, "Woof woof woof!"

Only after hearing Akamaru's barking did Kiba Inuzuka remember that he had come to avenge Hinata. He hurriedly shook his head and retreated several meters.

That was close! I almost fell for this woman's Illusion Technique.

On the other side, seeing Feng An rushing toward her, Hinata hurriedly hid her lonely expression.

"Feng An..."

Before Hinata could finish, Feng An pulled her into his arms.

"Hinata, you know me."

Blushing, Hinata buried her head against his chest.

She softly said, "Mm, I know."

The knot in her heart instantly dissolved.

Kurenai watched the two of them enviously and thought to herself.

If only that blockhead Asuma could be this clever.

The two embraced for a moment before separating at Kurenai's light cough.

"Kurenai-sensei should have told you that they're my teammates, right?"

Hinata nodded.

"I'll call them over so everyone can get acquainted."

Standing beside Hinata, Feng An took hold of her soft little hand and called out to Yudzuki and Fūka.

"Yudzuki, Fūka, come over here!"

The two heard his call.

Fūka leaned toward Yudzuki, whose expression was somewhat dazed.

"Big sis, should we go over?"

Yudzuki's gaze gradually regained its clarity. "Let's go."

From Feng An's attitude toward that girl just now, she could already see how much he cared about her.

A bitter feeling rose in her heart.

Only a few minutes ago, she and Fuka had been whispering about what kind of girl Feng An might like.

Now, she knew.

Before long, everyone gathered together and introduced themselves.

Feng An held Hinata's little hand and never let go.

Without making a big deal of it, he made it clear that he and Yudzuki and Fuka were merely teammates.

The group chatted as they walked.

Yudzuki kept glancing at Hinata from time to time.

Inwardly, she silently compared Hinata with herself.

After looking Hinata over from head to toe, she knew where she had lost.

Yudzuki lowered her head and saw her own feet, and bitterness flooded her heart.

"I imagine Hinata Hyuga can't see her feet at all when she looks down..."

As her younger sister, Fuka had long noticed her sister's awkward situation.

So she casually made up an excuse and pulled Yudzuki away.

After that, Kurenai and the three others also tacitly found a clumsy excuse to leave, giving the two of them some space.

Though Feng An and Hinata seemed to have been apart for a long time, less than twenty-four hours had actually passed.

The two affectionately strolled through the entire Commercial Street.

Just as they entered a secluded alley,

Feng An heard faint movement around them, rushing in their direction.

In an instant, more than a dozen masked men appeared and surrounded Feng An and Hinata against the wall.

The leader sneered. "Finally found you!"

Feng An could tell that they meant trouble.

Still holding Hinata's hand, he shielded her behind him and calmly asked,

"What do you want with me?"

The leader gave a sinister laugh. "Heh heh heh, naturally, we're here to take your dog life!"

As he stepped back, several masked men around them hurled Shuriken at Feng An.

"Feng An!"

Behind him, Hinata activated her Byakugan and was about to make a move when she noticed Feng An smile at her.

Then, she sensed an enormous amount of Chakra surging from Feng An's body.

Feng An did not even look at the incoming Shuriken.

He swiftly turned around and completely shielded Hinata.

While they had been talking, he had already begun using the Lightning Release Chakra within his body to activate his cells.

The leader sneered disdainfully. "Is this idiot brat going to die for that girl?"

If I'd known this brat was this stupid, I would've come alone to kill him.

The reward wasn't much to begin with, and now I have to split it with so many people.

He had learned from the employer that Feng An possessed strength comparable to a Chunin, which was why he had sent so many people. He had not expected it to be this easy.

"I need to find a way to squeeze more money out of them."

However, when the Shuriken struck Feng An, they only tore his clothes.

Countless Shuriken barely managed to leave white marks on Feng An's body.

"What's going on?"

The leader was shocked.

Then his face darkened as he roared at the others, "Didn't you fucking eat?"

The men looked at one another.

They had already used every ounce of strength they had.

Even those among them who had done this kind of work many times had never seen such a scene before.

Taking Shuriken head-on?

If they had not seen the fair skin beneath his clothes, they would have suspected that the kid was wearing steel plates underneath.

Feng An looked down at Hinata and smiled. "You're not hurt, are you?"

Hinata shook her head. "No."

"That's good."

He rubbed Hinata's hair, picked up a Shuriken from the ground, and hurled it forcefully at one of the men.

Then he swiftly formed hand seals with both hands.

Seeing the incoming Shuriken, the man disdainfully raised his kunai.

"Idiot, do you think I'm some practice target that won't move?"

From the fact that Feng An had thrown only one Shuriken, he concluded that Feng An had no actual combat experience.

However, in the instant the Shuriken flew through the air,

"Illusion Technique, Darkness Technique."

The moment Feng An completed the hand seals, everyone within five meters was instantly robbed of their vision.

The man who had been about to knock away the Shuriken with his kunai suddenly saw nothing but darkness and lost sight of his target.

Confusion filled his eyes.

Pfft—

The Shuriken pierced precisely into his head.

With a thud,

the man dropped to his knees, still wearing a confused expression even in death.

"Now, who's the fool?"