To be honest, Yuhi Kurenai felt she had made pretty good progress in "winning over Mikami Yu" over the past few months.
There was no progress bar, but she could feel his affection for her shooting up. Given enough time, overtaking Nohara Rin should not have been a problem.
But lately—
Things had begun to change ever since Yuhi Shinku arrived at the southeastern border.
Every so often, he would cast a "father's watchful gaze" at her from some unknown corner. Whenever Kurenai wanted to do something intimate with Mikami Yu, she had to keep an eye on her surroundings. It left her feeling constrained, and the progress bar that had been advancing so smoothly began to stall.
Nohara Rin, on the other hand, seemed to have completed some pivotal event after the rescue two days earlier. Her progress shot up all at once, leaving Kurenai far behind—
Well, strictly speaking, Asuma was also interfering with her progress from time to time.
But Kurenai only saw him as a teammate, so she did not really care if he saw anything. In front of her father, however, she still instinctively wanted to maintain some restraint.
At that thought, Yuhi Kurenai puffed out her cheeks slightly, a faintly aggrieved look appearing on her fair little face.
Yuhi Shinku had no idea what his daughter was thinking. He was looking in the direction Mikami Yu, Kakashi, and the others had left, sighing. "Konoha's future probably rests in the hands of these young prodigies. With them around, perhaps we can end this chaotic war a little sooner..."
``` [—Through your conversation, you learn that the girl before you is the daughter your teacher, Namikaze Minato, acquired not long ago. She is still young and has never seen the wider world. As you speak, she