Genye Becomes a "Wastrel"

Later that day.

Asuma, from the ward upstairs, came over to visit. Although the injuries on the lad's back weren't fatal, it would still take quite some time for him to fully recover.

The two chatted for a while, and Genye learned from Asuma that Team 8 was about to be disbanded.

"...You were severely injured, and I nearly lost my life, which scared the old man at home. And so, it ended up like this."

Asuma pointed to the thick bandages on his back, explaining with a helpless shrug.

"I see," Genye nodded slightly, then asked, "So, what are your and Kurenai's plans for the future?"

Asuma spread his hands. "Once I'm healed, I'll probably be arranged to work within the clan. I imagine it's likely the same for Kurenai."

"I really envy you kids from major clans," Genye sighed. "You can just go home and be young masters and misses, waiting to inherit the family business at the drop of a hat."

"You come from a major clan too," Asuma reminded him with "good intentions." "It's just that you were born with the fate of a servant, hahahaha."

"Get lost. I don't want to deal with you today," Genye rolled his eyes and issued an eviction order.

Asuma nodded, patted Genye on the shoulder, and said with a serious expression, "Alright, you focus on recovering. Don't overthink things. If nothing else, I'll support you for the rest of your life."

"Get lost, get lost," Genye retorted irritably. "There are plenty of beautiful women who want to support me; it's not your turn, you rough brute."

"You're just bragging..." Asuma was about to retort, but after glancing at Genye's face, he fell speechless and left silently.

Over half a month later, Genye ignored the doctor's objections and resolutely checked himself out of the hospital.

He had to!

He was afraid that if he recovered too quickly, certain lawless elements in Konoha would notice and drag him straight to a laboratory to be sliced up!

Tsk, just thinking about it is terrifying.

Genye shook his head and strolled slowly into the accounting office of the Hyuga Clan to collect his monthly allowance.

"...What the hell? Uncle Urokodaki, my allowance for this month is only one thousand ryo?!"

At the counter, Genye stared at the pitifully small amount of money in his hand, completely stunned.

In Konoha, a bowl of ramen cost sixty ryo. An allowance of one thousand ryo wasn't even enough to buy him one bowl a day!

Looking at the bewildered Genye, the accountant named Urokodaki gave a bitter smile.

"Little Genye, you don't know yet, do you? Your 'Ninja Status' has been revoked by the main branch."

"...I really didn't know." Genye frowned and asked, "Mr. Urokodaki, when did this happen?"

"Sigh, it was just these past few days."

Urokodaki activated his Byakugan to confirm no one was around before sighing heavily.

"This order came directly from the Clan Head himself. Hizashi tried to speak up for you a few times, but he was scolded back by the Clan Head."

"...Tsk." Genye looked at the banknotes in his hand and clicked his tongue with an unreadable expression.

Previously, he had been useful to the Hyuga Clan, so Hyuga Yuansheng could grit his teeth and tolerate him. Now that he heard he had become a "cripple," he turned his back on him immediately?

It's not like I did anything more than break a few of his bones; is he really that petty?

Genye muttered to himself, which made Urokodaki jump in fright, gesturing frantically for Genye to stop talking.

"Thank you for telling me this, Mr. Urokodaki. I'll be going now."

Genye smiled, bowed slightly to Urokodaki, and turned to walk out of the accounting office.

Having his "Ninja Status" revoked was not a bad thing for him; on the contrary, it was a blessing.

It meant he no longer had to serve the Hyuga Clan as a ninja.

In other words, he didn't have to serve the village or the clan anymore. Damn, wouldn't that be absolute bliss?!

No more life-or-death crises, no more missions to execute. He could just be a peaceful cripple and rely on the system to lie his way to invincibility.

<Secretly Signing In for Two Years, I've Become Invincible While Being Treated as a Cripple>

<From Chunin to Six Paths, I've Remained Invincible Without Ever Leaving the Village>

(„ಡωಡ„), Heh, that's just great~

"Hyuga Yuansheng, I'll let you be smug for a while. In another two and a half years, just watch how I slap your old face until it swells up."

The Yuhi Clan was once a major illusion-wielding clan in Konoha, and it was said that at its peak, it could rival the Uchiha Clan.

(Uchiha: Yeah, sure, whatever.)

However, due to their dwindling numbers, the clan had long since declined and could only occupy a small corner of Konoha.

In a quiet bamboo forest, there sat a somewhat aged mansion with the characters "Yuhi" written on a high plaque.

"Father, why do you keep stopping me from seeing Genye-kun over and over again?"

Inside the mansion, Yuhi Kurenai shouted indignantly at her father, Yuhi Shinku, the current head of the Yuhi Clan.

"Why?" Yuhi Shinku's face was full of indignation, clearly displeased by his daughter's defiance.

"Setting aside the fact that he is from the Hyuga branch family, there is simply no possibility for the two of you. Now that Hyuga Genya can no longer be a ninja, how could he possibly be worthy of you?"

"If you were to be with him, how could you ever uphold the glory of our Yuhi Clan in the future?"

"But Father...!!" Yuhi Kurenai tried to argue.

"Fine, let's take a step back then." Yuhi Shinku did not give his daughter a chance to speak, continuing on.

"Having inherited the mantle of the Yuhi Clan, you are destined to become a Jonin, perhaps even an elite Jonin. Hyuga Genya, however, can only live as an ordinary person from now on. Do you really think you would be happy together?"

"Wake up, Kurenai! You are no longer people of the same dimension! Cut off those improper thoughts of yours while you still can!" Yuhi Shinku urged, his tone earnest and persuasive.

"But..."

Seeing that his daughter still seemed unwilling to let go, Yuhi Shinku's expression turned completely grim as he issued an ultimatum.

"Enough! I have said all I have to say!"

"If you still insist on going your own way and sneaking off to see that boy, you will no longer be my daughter, nor will you be a member of the Yuhi Clan!"

With that, Yuhi Shinku flicked his sleeves and stormed off, leaving a heartbroken Yuhi Kurenai to sob alone.

"Xuanye-kun, what should I do..."

At Hyuga Genya's home.

Xuanye had just brewed a pot of hot tea and poured a cup for Asuma before returning to his seat to ask, "I haven't seen Kurenai for a while. Has she been busy lately?"

"She's probably been held up by some things." Asuma took a sip of the hot tea and said pointedly, "Every time I come to see you once a week, I have to endure my old man nagging me for half the day."

"Haha, why is that?" Xuanye asked with a smile.

"What else could it be?" Asuma curled his lip and set down his teacup.

"The old man thinks I shouldn't waste my time on you. He wants me to spend more time associating with people from the Nara and Yamanaka clans, saying it will be good for my future."

"Haha, and do you think the Hokage is right?" Xuanye asked, still smiling.

It wasn't that he had a particularly good mindset; it was simply that he had nothing to worry about, so he could naturally afford to smile.

"I think he's talking nonsense. After being an official for so long, he thinks about profit in everything he does. What I value most is friendship—friendship!"

As he spoke, Asuma downed the tea in his cup in one gulp, managing to drink it with the boldness of someone downing liquor.

"You guy!" Xuanye patted Asuma on the shoulder, feeling a touch of emotion in his heart.

Asuma and Guy would come to visit him whenever they had free time, concerned about his injuries, which made Xuanye cherish these two friendships all the more.