Just like Hayate Gekko during this period.
After successfully advancing to chunin, Uzuki Yugao joined the Anbu directly under the Konoha Hokage.
"Damn it... Ever since you met that brat Yakushi Hane, you've been completely lovestruck."
"What kind of love potion did that brat give you, making you disregard even me, the friend you grew up with?!"
Ignoring Yugao's helpless expression, Hayate Gekko continued indignantly, "After all this time, do you still not know how I feel about you?!"
"And don't be fooled by how glorious that brat looks on the surface now..."
"But he made so many enemies on the battlefield and offended several of Konoha's higher-ups. He definitely won't come to a good end in the future..."
"That's enough! Hayate Gekko!!"
Hearing Hayate Gekko's words grow increasingly excessive, Uzuki Yugao finally lost her temper. "No matter what, Hane is a hero and a man of merit to Konoha. Hearing you slander him so viciously behind his back is truly disappointing."
"Fine, I admit you're right."
"From the moment I met him, I was drawn to him."
"I like him. Ever since I got to know him, I've wanted to be with him every moment."
Staring at Hayate Gekko before her, anger flickered in Yugao's bright yet cool eyes, but her words could not hide a young girl's tenderness.
"It's true that we grew up together, but I have never thought of you as anything more than a friend."
"Are you satisfied now? Unless it concerns work, I think we shouldn't see each other again."
After saying that, Yugao did not spare Hayate Gekko another glance as she walked straight past him.
"Yugao, you..."
Seeing Yugao lash out at him, Hayate Gekko was completely stunned.
Every word the girl had spoken felt like a sharp blade stabbing viciously into