I'm Here to Cause Trouble, and You Think I'm Here to Help?

After the shopkeeper's shouting, the surrounding passersby all cast appraising looks at Hinata.

Feeling everyone's gaze on her, Hinata shyly hid behind Kanami.

The crowd saw Hinata poke her little head out from behind Kanami, cat ears on her head.

A man subconsciously cried out, "S-So cute!"

"What did you say?!"

The man's ear was yanked by the woman accompanying him.

His face twisted in pain as he hurriedly begged for mercy. It seemed the woman had truly used some force.

"Big brother~ I want cat ears too~."

Another woman coquettishly pleaded with the person beside her.

How could the man accompanying her withstand that? His face immediately reddened as he shouted:

"Buy them! Boss, give me ten!"

Hinata's stunningly cute appearance after putting on the cat ears drew over many women who had initially looked disdainful.

Before long, the place was packed tight.

Most of them were simply too old for this kind of headband and felt embarrassed to wear one themselves, but now that they had gathered together, they suddenly became thick-skinned.

"Boss, I'll take fifteen!"

"Big brother~ I want some too~."

"I want twenty!"

"I fucking want fifty!"

Even Fei Yangyang would have shaken his head at these people's strange competitive streak.

Seeing business arrive, the shifty-eyed shopkeeper immediately burst forth with speed comparable to a Genin's, instantly fetching more varieties of headbands from the warehouse to sell.

"There's also this teal butterfly headband! Fair prices for all, only 198 ryo!"

"I want one!"

"Me too!"

Kanami was dumbfounded.

Was this the so-called Daliyuan Effect?

Since they were blocking this area, the other streets were much more spacious instead.

Kanami took Hinata's little hand and hurried toward Kurenai Yuhi.

Before long, the two saw Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi walking arm in arm in an intimate manner.

Kanami's anger flared, and all the frustration he had bottled up that morning burst out at that moment.

He formed hand seals as he rapidly approached them.

"Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique!"

The instant the genjutsu enveloped Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi's unique perception immediately detected that someone had used genjutsu on her.

She swiftly formed the Tiger hand seal with both hands, disrupting the flow of chakra within her body.

"Release!"

Kurenai Yuhi woke up in the blink of an eye.

She quickly turned around to search for the enemy.

When she glanced back, she saw that Asuma was standing there blankly.

He was clearly under a genjutsu.

"What an idiot. A Jonin actually got caught by such a basic genjutsu."

Kurenai Yuhi helplessly placed her hand on Asuma.

"Release."

The moment she disrupted the chakra flow in his body, Asuma regained consciousness as well.

He immediately pulled Kurenai Yuhi tightly into his arms.

His action made Kurenai Yuhi's face grow slightly warm. Although Asuma had pursued her for a long time, it was the first time she had seen him act so boldly.

This blockhead had finally caught on.

Kanami, hiding in the shadows, nearly ground his back teeth to dust.

I came here to cause trouble, and you think I'm here to help you out?

Hinata watched Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma embrace. She glanced at Kanami, then shyly lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

Then Asuma said in a slightly choked voice:

"Kurenai, I just saw you suddenly die."

???

Kurenai Yuhi froze, then angrily broke free from his embrace.

"You're the one who's going to suddenly die!"

She had thought this blockhead had finally caught on, but he was fucking under a genjutsu!

Asuma hurriedly grabbed her hand, ignoring the passersby as he gazed deeply into her eyes.

"Kurenai..."

Has this blockhead really caught on this time? Kurenai Yuhi muttered inwardly.

Seeing the seriousness in Asuma's small eyes, her heart actually skipped a beat.

Then their faces slowly drew closer and closer.

Fuck, in broad daylight, under the clear skies, what were they trying to do? What were they trying to do?!

Kanami knew that if he did not jump out now, it would be too late. With them half-willingly going along with it, they might not be coming home tonight.

"Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma Sarutobi, what are you doing?!"

Kanami pulled Hinata along and leaped out in one motion, furiously interrupting the two as they were about to get intimate.

Hinata did not dare look at Kurenai Yuhi and muttered softly.

"Kanami, isn't it a little wrong for us to do this...?"

Kanami gritted his teeth. "She stood me up to go on a date, dealing me a double mental blow. My suffering is greater than hers!"

Hearing someone call his name, Asuma immediately stood ramrod straight, like he was standing at military attention.

Kurenai Yuhi frowned, turned around, and shouted angrily.

"Kanami! What do you want?"

Kanami chuckled, pulled out a kunai, and leaped toward Kurenai Yuhi.

Before Kurenai Yuhi could stop him, Asuma stepped in front of her.

He swiftly drew his distinctive chakra blades.

He leaped up fiercely and slashed Kanami in half with one stroke!

Yet instead of blood spraying out, black liquid like ink flowed forth, and he instantly became two Kanamis.

Haze Clone Technique!

Kurenai Yuhi's eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Release."

The black Kanami figures that had emerged from the ground and buildings around them gradually dissipated.

The figures of Kanami and Hinata standing not far away gradually became clear as well.

"Kanami, you really learned it?"

Kurenai Yuhi still found it hard to believe. How long had it even been?

Kanami's face darkened.

"Did you forget that today is the last day of our bet?"

Damn it.

If he had not mentioned it, Kurenai Yuhi truly would not have remembered that today was the last day.

Asuma looked at Kurenai Yuhi in confusion.

"What bet?"

Kurenai Yuhi explained.

"He's Kanami, my student."

"Last week, I made a bet with him. If he could master two genjutsu within a week, I'd agree to one condition he proposed."

So he had been the one who used Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique earlier as well.

Kurenai Yuhi pondered for a moment.

"You won. I keep my word, so go ahead and name your condition."

Kanami glanced at the tall and burly Asuma Sarutobi and felt that some things were probably inappropriate to say in front of him.

He swallowed the words he had originally wanted to say.

"Let's talk about it another day. I won't disturb you two being lovey-dovey."

Kanami took Hinata's little hand and turned to leave.

Hinata obediently nodded goodbye to Kurenai Yuhi.

Kurenai Yuhi rolled her eyes as she watched Kanami and Hinata leave.

You two are the ones who look lovey-dovey.

Asuma glanced sideways at her and asked:

"Kurenai, I remember you said it took you a month to master genjutsu back then, right? That kid mastered two in a week?"

"Yeah. He's practically a monster. Even after spending so much time with him, I've never been able to see through him. I always feel like what he has shown is only the tip of the iceberg."

Kurenai Yuhi's eyes held both gratification and a trace of loneliness.

There had once been a time when she, too, was a genius hailed as the strongest genjutsu user.

Yet now, the thing she had once been proud of had been surpassed in every aspect. It was hard not to feel somewhat wistful.

Asuma saw the trace of unwillingness in her eyes, but he did not know how to comfort her.

He subconsciously took out a cigarette and was about to put it in his mouth when he remembered that Kurenai Yuhi was beside him.

He carefully tucked the cigarette behind his ear and restrained the restlessness in his heart.