Kurenai Yuhi's Speculation

Kurenai Yuhi led them to the mission site.

In a small village, a herd of wild boars was rampaging everywhere.

"Teacher Kurenai, is our mission really just to fight wild boars?"

"That's right. During the battle, remember to minimize the damage the boars cause to the village."

Kiba Inuzuka's face was full of disbelief. "This is way too boring! I was hoping to fight ninja from other countries. I was all ready for a big battle."

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head slightly. "If you keep thinking that way, Kiba, you'll only get yourself killed on missions."

Compared to Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata and Shino were far more prepared. Although they were greatly disappointed, they quickly went up to drive away the boars. After all, this was their first mission, and they did not want it to end in failure.

"I understand, Teacher Kurenai." Kiba Inuzuka quickly regained his fighting spirit and joined Hinata and the others.

"Akamaru, let's go!"

"Woof!"

Fang Over Fang!

Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru spun at high speed, instantly transforming into two powerful miniature whirlwinds that killed several boars in an instant.

But at the same time, they enraged the remaining boars, causing them all to charge around wildly.

For a moment, having to protect the village houses while driving away the boars left them unable to focus on both.

Just as Kanami stood on high ground with Kurenai Yuhi and watched, a powerful shove suddenly came from behind him.

"Don't think about slacking off." Kurenai Yuhi pushed him down in one motion.

Carried by his forward momentum, Kanami charged down the slope and straight into the herd of boars.

After steadying himself, he was about to curse a few times when he suddenly felt several pairs of eyes from the rampaging boars lock onto him.

Snort, snort!

The boars grunted as they charged toward Kanami.

Unfortunately, they were too slow and not very strong. Compared to Hinata and the others, Kanami had a much easier time dealing with them.

With a punch and a kick, he could easily deal with the charging boars even without using ninjutsu.

The boars he sent flying all ran off to find someone else, and Kanami returned to his leisurely state.

Kurenai Yuhi crossed her arms and looked at him helplessly. "Why does this kid have no fighting spirit at all?"

At the same time, she observed the other three.

Aside from Kanami, the little slacker, Shino performed the best. His insect techniques allowed him to protect the houses from damage while easily driving away and killing the boars.

Seeing Shino's performance, Kurenai Yuhi revealed an approving expression.

"Under circumstances where he has to protect the houses and drive away the boars at the same time, he has handled both quite well."

She then noticed Kiba Inuzuka. With his coordination with Akamaru, the boars were gradually dwindling. Unfortunately, quite a few houses had also been damaged by his whirlwinds.

"Kiba is far too reckless."

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head when she saw him. She had even deliberately reminded them to protect the houses as much as possible.

On the other side, in order to better protect the houses, Hinata activated her Byakugan and chose a defensive counterattack strategy. Whenever a boar tried to damage a house, she would prioritize stopping that one. The advantage was that she could protect the houses better, but it also consumed a great deal of her stamina.

"It suits Hinata's personality very well, but it's unrealistic to hesitate like this and try to protect every house."

Kurenai Yuhi had formed preliminary judgments of each of them. This would allow her to specifically strengthen the weaknesses they had revealed in future training.

Seeing Hinata fall into difficulty, Kanami quickly came to her side.

"I'll help you, Hinata."

Seeing a boar charging at Hinata, Kanami flashed forward and punched it.

Bang!

The boar that took the punch did not even have time to make a sound before it lost its life, flying several meters away.

Kurenai Yuhi, who was observing from the side, noticed the chakra covering Kanami's hand, fluctuating in size from moment to moment. She muttered, "Using chakra to cover his fist? His chakra control isn't particularly refined, but for someone his age to think of using chakra this way... why are his personal records at the Academy so unremarkable?"

Seeing Kanami come to her side, Hinata's tense body relaxed somewhat.

"Thank you..."

"Don't keep thanking me." Kanami stepped closer and rubbed her head. "Let's take care of these boars together."

Hinata nodded. "Okay."

Kanami could tell that Hinata, who had been maintaining her Byakugan, was somewhat exhausted. But he also knew that for this shy girl, rather than telling her to rest, fighting alongside her would make her feel accepted.

Hinata had always worked hard, but unfortunately, her talent was not outstanding. Even Neji Hyuga, a member of the Branch House, had mastered the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms at thirteen, while she could barely perform it at sixteen.

He noticed Hinata's chest rising and falling, and her Byakugan showed signs of fading.

"Looks like I need to speed up and deal with the remaining boars."

Kanami moved even faster than before, darting through the boars. Chakra covered his fists, and each punch took down another one.

Seeing his fluid movements, Kurenai Yuhi's crimson eyes shifted slightly.

"What incredible speed! It already surpasses most Chunin. Looks like I've found a treasure."

The more Kanami revealed, the more Kurenai Yuhi suspected there was something wrong. She had also heard some of the rumors circulating around Konoha.

The destruction of the Senju, the destruction of the Uchiha, the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, and so on.

She looked at his vivid red hair. Could he really be a descendant of the Uzumaki? Was that why certain people had deliberately suppressed him?

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head. She could not think too deeply about what the purpose of such a thing might be, nor could she afford to. The thoughts of those higher-ups were not hers to speculate on.

Before long, the boars were all sprawled on the ground. Some were dead, while others had fled.

"Actual combat really improves one's skill far more than training at home."

Kanami looked at the chakra gathered around his hand. Its size had become much more stable.

If he used Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu again in his current state, he would definitely be able to control the size of the fireball much better.

Hinata stood behind Kanami with one small hand resting on her heaving chest. "Thank you, Kanami. It's good that you were here..."

Kanami turned around, placed a hand on her head, and said jokingly, "If you thank me again, it'll make us strangers, young lady."

Hinata suddenly raised her eyes to look at Kanami. Her lips parted, but before she could speak, her entire face had already turned red.

"Could you stop calling me young lady? I like it when Kanami... calls me by my name."

After saying that, her eyes reddened slightly, and she hurriedly lowered her gaze again.

"This is the first time you've looked me in the eyes." Kanami brushed the loose strands of hair from her cheeks and smiled. "If you promise not to keep thanking me, I won't call you young lady anymore."

"Okay." Hinata quickly raised her face to answer, but her gaze wandered, and she still did not dare meet his eyes, only looking below his neck.

Kanami gave a warm smile. "Hinata still sounds more natural."