Sarutobi Asuma had been secretly keeping an eye on Kurenai Yuhi. When he noticed the look of pity and concern in her eyes as she gazed at Kakashi, he couldn't help but purse his lips, feeling deeply annoyed with Kakashi.
Kakashi looked at the two women standing in front of him and said softly, "Sorry, Kurenai, Shizune. I just want to be alone."
At that, Kurenai and Kato Shizune couldn't help looking disappointed.
Seeing this, especially the sadness on Kurenai's face, Sarutobi Asuma grew furious and shouted at Kakashi, "Kakashi, you bastard! How can you let down Kurenai's concern for you?"
"Asuma!"
Kurenai put her hands on her hips and glared angrily at Sarutobi Asuma.
Just then, Uchiha Yuan came over.
He stopped in front of them, smiling as he waved to Kakashi. "We meet again, Kakashi-senpai."
When he saw Uchiha Yuan, Kakashi's gaze remained as indifferent and unmoving as ever, but the corner of his mouth still twitched slightly beneath his mask.
That shameless Uchiha junior.
Huh, an Uchiha junior.
Kurenai and the others looked at Uchiha Yuan with surprise and confusion.
Sarutobi Asuma stopped arguing, his astonished gaze shifting back and forth between Uchiha Yuan and Kakashi.
He walked up to Uchiha Yuan and asked, "Uchiha kid, how do you know Kakashi?"
Uchiha Yuan replied, "Kakashi-senpai is a famous genius. He was the object of everyone's admiration at the Ninja Academy. How could I not know him?"
Hearing that, Sarutobi Asuma looked displeased and sneakily glanced over at Kurenai.
Kurenai and Kato Shizune smiled. Kurenai said, "Kakashi really is amazing. He's become someone the younger generation admires."
Hearing Kurenai praise Kakashi made Sarutobi Asuma feel even more annoyed.
He turned to Uchiha Yuan, puffed out his chest, and asked, "Then do you know who I am?"
Uchiha Yuan shook his head, wearing a haughty expression. "No. We Uchiha don't pay any attention to nobodies."
Sarutobi Asuma's face immediately twisted with anger. He reached for Uchiha Yuan and shouted, "You insolent Uchiha kid! Remember my name! I'm Sarutobi Asuma, and I'll definitely become a powerful ninja someday!"
Uchiha Yuan shifted his feet slightly and dodged Asuma's reaching hand. Then he looked at Kakashi and said, "Kakashi-senpai, I ate your ramen last time. I hope you don't mind."
After a few seconds of silence, Kakashi said calmly, "It's fine. Don't worry about it. Just think of it as me treating you."
With that, Kakashi continued walking, but Kurenai and Shizune stopped him.
"Kakashi, you actually treated someone to ramen?"
"Kakashi, I think you have to come to the get-together today."
"That's right, and Kakashi has to pay."
Just then, a figure dressed in a green training suit came up behind Kakashi.
He patted Kakashi on the shoulder. When Kakashi turned around, he flashed a row of white teeth and grinned cheerfully. "Yo, Kakashi! It's been thirty-four days since we last saw each other. To celebrate our reunion, let's run twenty laps around Konoha!"
Seeing the green training suit, Uchiha Yuan knew the man was Might Guy, Konoha's rare beast.
At the same time, his keen senses could detect the vigorous vitality within Guy's body.
But when he heard what Guy said, Uchiha Yuan couldn't help feeling speechless. He couldn't understand how Guy's mind worked.
"Goodbye, Kakashi-senpai."
Seeing Kakashi caught up with a group of classmates, Uchiha Yuan took his leave. His words also drew Guy's attention.
Guy watched him walk away, the smile on his face slowly fading.
"Guy, what's wrong? Is there something strange about that Uchiha kid?" Sarutobi Asuma asked, noticing Guy's expression.
Guy pointed at Uchiha Yuan's retreating figure. "He's strong. Really strong. Hahaha, I'm starting to get excited!"
Asuma hurriedly asked, "How can you tell?"
Guy gave a thumbs-up. "I can feel it."
At that, Asuma's solemn expression immediately relaxed. He said dismissively, "So you can feel it, huh? Guy, you're getting more and more ridiculous."
As far as Asuma and the others were concerned, Might Guy was famous for doing ridiculous things. So they didn't take what he said seriously at all.
Uchiha Yuan returned to the Uchiha Clan's grounds and walked along a path through the woods toward home.
Suddenly, several metallic clanging sounds came from deep in the woods beside the path.
Uchiha Yuan walked toward the source of the noise. In a clearing in the woods, he saw a small figure practicing throwing shuriken.
Although the figure was still small, Uchiha Yuan recognized him at first glance: it was Uchiha Itachi, practicing his shuriken throws.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
One shuriken after another flew out in a bewildering variety of ways, each hitting the bull's-eye with precision.
The Uchiha Clan was famous in the Ninja World for its skill with Fire Style, but thanks to the Sharingan, every Uchiha also had exceptionally keen observation.
As a result, the Uchiha Clan had passed down highly advanced shuriken-throwing techniques for generations.
Watching Uchiha Itachi's technique, Uchiha Yuan felt that his throwing skills were already better than those of the Chunin teacher who taught shuriken throwing at the Ninja Academy.
Uchiha Itachi leaped and darted about, constantly changing his position as he threw shuriken from all sorts of tricky angles.
Watching from outside the clearing, Uchiha Yuan couldn't help showing his admiration.
Although Uchiha Yuan didn't approve of Uchiha Itachi's final choice, he recognized his talent and ability.
Uchiha Itachi was unquestionably a genius of monstrous caliber.
If Assistant hadn't been the reincarnation of Indra's Chakra, his strength would never have matched Uchiha Itachi's.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, something cut through the air, and a shuriken stuck into the tree beside Uchiha Yuan.
Uchiha Itachi had made a mistake.
He'd been practicing by throwing three shuriken at once, and every one had hit the bull's-eye.
Then he'd tried throwing five at once. Only two hit the target; the other three went wide.
Uchiha Itachi frowned at the shuriken that had missed, then noticed Uchiha Yuan.
Surprise first appeared on Uchiha Itachi's face. He hadn't expected anyone to show up in this remote part of the woods.
Then he hurried over and said anxiously, "Sorry, I didn't know anyone was nearby. I nearly hit you."
If the shuriken Uchiha Itachi had thrown had gone just a little farther off course, it wouldn't have stuck in the tree. It would have hit Uchiha Yuan instead.
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