Ko Hyuga glanced toward Kurenai Yuhi, only to find that she was looking back at him as well.
Their gazes met, and both felt somewhat awkward.
Just as Ye Fan had said, if Ko Hyuga truly tried to seize it by force, Kurenai Yuhi would not stand idly by.
Ko Hyuga glared viciously at Ye Fan, who looked utterly unconcerned.
He found that this boy's shamelessness had once again shattered his understanding.
Yet there was nothing he could do about it now.
"If there's nothing else, please step aside. Don't interfere with our normal training."
Ye Fan said with a faintly mocking smile.
Ko Hyuga stopped looking at Ye Fan, afraid that he would lose control and attack outright. He turned to Hinata Hyuga beside him and said sternly:
"Lady Hinata, I will definitely report this matter to the clan head."
Hinata Hyuga looked troubled, standing there without knowing what to say.
Fortunately, Ko Hyuga had enough sense to retreat to his original post. Still, his eyes remained fixed on Ye Fan with hostility.
"Ye Fan," Kurenai Yuhi stepped forward and asked gently, "are you really going to accept the jade pendant?"
Kurenai Yuhi wondered whether Ye Fan might have deliberately said those things just to provoke Ko Hyuga.
From their earlier exchange, it seemed they had met before.
Ye Fan turned to Kurenai Yuhi and said seriously:
"Unless Hanabi herself comes to ask for it, I'll accept this jade pendant even if Lord Hokage intervenes."
His stance could not have been clearer!
Kurenai Yuhi sighed inwardly.
Knowing that saying anything more would be useless, she could only swallow the rest of her words.
Whether deliberately or not, Ye Fan chose a spot some distance away from the others and sat down against a tree trunk, staring blankly at the