Brother, You Smell So Good

Outside the overgrown courtyard, Yuhi Kurenai stood in her casual attire, her eyes bright and alert, though her expression was unusually awkward.

Opposite her, Uzuki Yugao, with her purple hair cascading to her waist and a charm hidden beneath her pure appearance, looked equally puzzled.

"Senior Kurenai? Why have you come to Hanazuki's home? Could it be that you heard the news too?"

"That... you're in the same class as Anko... what news are you talking about?"

Yuhi Kurenai scrutinized the young junior before her, a sense of crisis inexplicably rising in her heart.

"Does Senior not know? Hanazuki, Uchiha Hanazuki, was taken as a disciple by Lord Orochimaru of the Sannin, and Anko was taken as a student shortly after."

"The Team Orochimaru that the three of us belonged to was disbanded because of this. I originally wanted to congratulate them both, but I heard that in the last battle, Hanazuki exhausted too much chakra and couldn't perform missions for a while, so that's why..."

Yugao's words failed to dispel Yuhi Kurenai's suspicions. She glanced skeptically at the gift Yugao was hiding behind her back, a corner of which was faintly visible, and her sense of crisis intensified.

"So that's how it is. Were you and Anko members of the same team as Hanazuki?"

"That was months ago. Ever since he saved us from the Fourth Raikage and was taken as a disciple by Master Orochimaru, Team Orochimaru has been disbanded."

A flicker of imperceptible loneliness passed by. Just as Yuhi Kurenai was about to offer words of comfort, a hearty laugh drifted from the street corner in the distance.

"Kurenai! Yugao! Why are you two at this guy's doorstep? Eh? Since when did you two like eating snacks?"

Anko moved with lightning speed, dashing from the end of the street to Hanazuki's door in the blink of an eye. She looked left and right, asking with curiosity.

"Kurenai, don't you hate eating cake? Yugao too? These three-colored dango are very popular, could it be that..."

Facing Anko's gaze, both women felt an identical sense of awkwardness, feeling as if they could dig a hole in the ground with their toes.

Their accidental eye contact made their cheeks burn, and they quickly averted their gazes. Yuhi Kurenai explained in a flustered rush.

"Actually, I..."

"As I thought, you've finally come to understand the beauty of dango and desserts, haven't you?"

Anko's smile grew increasingly radiant, which couldn't help but make Kurenai and Yugao breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Anko was rather dense, otherwise, they would have been exposed.

Hmm? Why did Anko come to join the fun too? What is this? A love triangle?

"Hey! Hanazuki, how long have you been crouching over there watching? I, the great Anko, have arrived in style—aren't you going to open the door for us!"

With her hands on her hips and looking perfectly justified, Anko shouted arrogantly.

Yugao and Kurenai looked up in a panic, only then noticing the youth in the second-floor window, his long hair draped loosely behind him, exuding an air of laziness.

"How long? The whole time, I suppose. You didn't ring the doorbell, and I'm not the type to invite women into my home just like that."

Kurenai and Yugao looked embarrassed. It seemed they really hadn't rung the doorbell; they had been too busy sizing up their competition to notice the bell at all.

"That's suspicious, your words are very suspicious. Forget it, hurry up and open the door for me! If you don't, the dango and red bean soup will get cold!"

Creak. The door slowly opened. The pitch-black hallway made the three of them feel a tremor of unease, but the mysterious fragrance that followed washed away their inner fear.

"Welcome. I really didn't expect anyone to come visit me. I haven't prepared anything at home, my apologies."

Hanazuki spoke with a hint of perfunctoriness, which only made Anko start shouting again.

"Liar! You're the same way when you study ninjutsu with Master Orochimaru—you just lazily send a shadow clone to watch once and then leave. You're just purely afraid of trouble!"

In the clean and bright living room, three cups of black tea were steaming slightly. Facing Hanazuki, who was nearly sunken into the sofa, the three women looked at each other, until Anko finally spoke first.

"Hey, in a while, Master Orochimaru is going to take me to train outside the village. Are you going?"

Her gaze drifted as Anko asked in a low voice. After waiting for a long time without receiving an answer, she gathered her courage to look up, only to hear the faint sound of snoring in her ears.

"You guy! I'm asking you a question! Master Orochimaru wants me to go train outside the village with him—are you going or not! You jerk!"

She grabbed him angrily by the collar, pulling Hanazuki straight up from the sofa. As she leaned in close, a faint, deep fragrance quietly permeated the air, causing all three women to blush.

Anko looked around in a daze, the suspicion on her face becoming even more apparent.

"When did you start growing flowers in your house? I keep feeling like there's a very pleasant scent. What exactly is going on?"

"Indeed, I felt it the moment I entered the house. It is a very pleasant, yet peculiar fragrance."

"Is it floral? The source of the scent seems very close to us. What kind of flower could it be?"

Just as the three were puzzled, Anko suddenly brought her hand to her nose and sniffed, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly.

"Could it be..."

As their faces leaned in, Kurenai and Yugao's expressions shifted, their faces turning a shy red. They subconsciously covered their eyes, though a glimmer of excitement flickered through the gaps in their fingers.

"Anko! What are you doing? Is that a kiss? Is it a kiss?"

"Wait a second, we can't make mistakes at this age! Even if you want to become an adult, don't do it in front of us, Anko!"

Anko was completely bewildered. Hanazuki, whose thoughts had been interrupted by the screaming, opened his eyes. Seeing that he had finally woken up, she subconsciously let go of her hands.

"Wait, what are you all thinking? That scent is coming from him—it's on his body! What did you think I was trying to do?"

"Could it be..."

Anko's gaze made Kurenai and Yugao feel so embarrassed they wanted to disappear. Hanazuki, waking up from the chaos, was left completely baffled by the scene.

"What on earth are you all talking about?"

Feeling that he was acting a bit strange today, Hanazuki subconsciously examined himself, and soon, he discovered the problem.

[Name: Uchiha Hanazuki]

[Kekkei Genkai: Mangekyo Sharingan]

[Identity: Nine-Tails Jinchuriki]

[Tailed Beast: Black Nine-Tails]

[Exclusive Trait: Fox Charm]

Fox Charm? When did such a strange trait appear, and where did it come from?

Subconsciously flipping through his status, Hanazuki finally found the source of the trait at the end of his Moon Sign.

Exclusive to the Moon Sign? So the Moon Sign doesn't grant ninjutsu or items, but rather traits that are imbued upon me?

Feeling three dangerous gazes fixed firmly upon him, Hanazuki looked up to see several faces—youthful yet possessing a beauty far beyond their years—pressed against him, their brows flushed with hidden desire.

"Brother, you smell so good. I just want to rub against you, lick you..."

"Hanazuki-kun, you're so cute! As I thought, you're the one I really want..."

"Actually, ever since that day you saved me, I have..."

Bang!

A sudden gust of wind dispersed the amorous atmosphere in the living room as a figure rushed in, looking frantic.

"Uchiha Hanazuki, it's a disaster!"