Konoha: Tenseigan at the Start, Taking Over Team 7

"..."

Everyone in Team 7 was speechless. They had just watched the wealthy lady cry her eyes out and assumed her child had been kidnapped, which was why she had hired ninjas to deal with the kidnappers.

But they never expected her to be looking for a cat!

After standing there dumbfounded for a moment, Naruto Uzumaki pointed at the wealthy lady and shouted, "Hey, you..."

Before Naruto Uzumaki could finish, Sakura Haruno covered his mouth and then ruthlessly punched him several times in the abdomen.

With fire in her eyes, Sakura Haruno scolded him, "Naruto, she's our client! Watch your words!"

It was her first mission, and she was terrified of messing things up.

"I'm very sorry, I'm very sorry." Sakura Haruno dragged Naruto over and apologized to the wealthy lady.

Naruto Uzumaki gazed at Sakura Haruno with an aggrieved expression and said, on the verge of tears, "Sakura-chan, I haven't even said anything yet..."

"Naruto, shut up!" Sakura Haruno glared at him.

Aogetsu Hyuga held the photograph and calmly studied the little white cat in it. In an annoyed tone, he said, "Don't cry so sadly. Your cat looks pretty slutty to me. It probably ran off to mate with some stray cats. It'll come home once it's had enough fun."

"Next mission." Aogetsu Hyuga casually tossed the photograph aside.

"Teacher Aogetsu!" Sakura Haruno glared at him irritably. Lord Hokage was still here, yet Teacher Aogetsu was being far too casual.

"What nonsense are you talking about? My child is very obedient. H-How could it possibly do something like that?" The wealthy lady angrily slapped the table and stood up, glaring furiously at Aogetsu Hyuga.

Aogetsu Hyuga took out a lollipop, unwrapped it, and tossed it into his mouth. In a casual tone, he said, "Who can say anything for sure about sexual desire? Maybe your child is a total deviant. By the time you find out, it'll already have taken the form of a stray cat."

He had no interest in searching for some damn cat. He would much rather spend that time cuddling with beautiful women.

"You... you..." The wealthy lady pointed at Aogetsu Hyuga, her rolls of flesh trembling with anger. Then she turned toward Hiruzen Sarutobi and said indignantly, "Lord Hokage, what kind of attitude is this?"

"Aogetsu, stop fooling around!" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and looked at Aogetsu Hyuga reproachfully. He was having a terrible headache too. If he had known, he would have assigned another team to this cat-finding mission.

With Aogetsu's personality, how could he possibly accept a mission to find a cat?

Aogetsu Hyuga turned his head aside and looked indifferently at Hiruzen Sarutobi. In a cold voice, he said, "Third Hokage, who exactly is fooling around here? What do you take ninjas for?"

He was a mighty expert who possessed Six Paths Power, yet they wanted him to lead a team in searching for a stupid cat?

"I'm going to report you to the Daimyo! And to think I even prepared the payment for this mission!" The wealthy lady grabbed the Money Bag beside her and angrily rose to leave the office.

"Wait." Aogetsu Hyuga stopped her.

"What?" The wealthy lady warily stared at Aogetsu.

"Is that entire bag the payment?" Aogetsu Hyuga glanced at the wealthy lady and the large bag of Gold Coins in her hand.

The Money Bag contained no coins or banknotes. It was packed completely full of Gold Coins!

Converted into cash, it was worth at least a hundred thousand!

The wealthy lady said irritably, "So what if it is?"

She was the Land of Fire Daimyo's cousin. Her family was extraordinarily wealthy.

"What? Now that I look closely, this cat is actually pretty cute." Aogetsu Hyuga's attitude changed. He picked up the photograph from the coffee table, stroked his chin, and pretended to study the milky-white kitten seriously.

Aogetsu Hyuga snatched the Money Bag, weighed it in his hand, then placed an arm around the wealthy lady's shoulder and comforted her. "I like small animals too. I completely understand how you feel after losing your cat. As ninjas, it's our duty to help people in need. Rest assured, leave this little cutie to us."

Since she had money, of course it would work!

He hated searching for cats and dogs, but there was nothing he could do. She was offering far too much!

Aogetsu's daily expenses were high, so the more money, the better.

"..."

Everyone in Team 7 was speechless.

The wealthy lady was dumbfounded. Her lips moved slightly, but in the end, she could not say a word. She simply stared blankly as Aogetsu led Team 7 out of the office.

Rival in Love? As Expected of Aogetsu Hyuga!

Hokage Building, corridor.

Asuma Sarutobi led the three members of Team 10 toward the Hokage's office with one hand in his pocket and a cigarette dangling from his mouth. When he saw Aogetsu Hyuga walking out of the office, he smiled and greeted him.

"Aogetsu?"

"Asuma?" Aogetsu Hyuga looked at Asuma Sarutobi and the members of Team 10 without much interest.

All he wanted now was to find the stupid cat, take the money, and drink with a sexy woman in his arms.

"I'm still pretty surprised that you became a team leader." Asuma Sarutobi took a puff of his cigarette and exhaled a pale cloud of smoke. After glancing at everyone in Team 7, he asked curiously, "I heard that Team 7 still hasn't accepted any missions. What have you been doing these past few days?"

He had been extremely surprised when he first heard that Aogetsu had taken over Team 7.

With Aogetsu's willful personality, he had actually agreed to take charge of Team 7?

Then he heard that Team 7 had yet to accept even a single mission, which made Asuma worry about them.

Mission completion rates were related to future promotion to Chunin. Team 10 had already completed five D-Rank missions.

Team 7 had not done a single mission. They would probably be left far behind by the other Genin.

But then again, given Aogetsu's willful attitude, how could he possibly accept a D-Rank mission to find cats and dogs?

It was just a pity that the Genin of Team 7 had ended up with such a willful teacher.

Sigh.

"We haven't really done anything." Aogetsu Hyuga deliberately brought up Kurenai Yuhi. He smiled and raised one finger, a hint of teasing hidden in his smile, and said, "Teasing Little Kurenai, hugging Little Kurenai while drinking... That's about it."

He was doing it on purpose.

Although Kurenai Yuhi had been forced to drink with Aogetsu's arm around her, that was indeed what had happened. He was deliberately bringing it up too.

Because he knew that Asuma Sarutobi had liked Kurenai Yuhi since childhood. Even after being rejected by her time and time again, Asuma still had not given up.

Put nicely, he was devoted. Put bluntly, he was a simp.

"Uh..." Asuma Sarutobi's smile stiffened. He scratched his head and awkwardly chuckled. "Hahaha, is that so? That's pretty good."

What the hell am I saying?

What exactly is so good about it?!

He had always regarded Aogetsu Hyuga as a powerful rival in love, though this was entirely one-sided on his part. Aogetsu had never considered him a rival at all. Regardless of Kurenai Yuhi's attitude or resistance, he would simply hug her and drink first, leaving everything else for later.

Kurenai Yuhi's resistance was useless because she could do nothing against Aogetsu.

The gap in their strength was simply too great!

Asuma was honestly pursuing her, giving Kurenai flowers almost every day and bringing her lunch and other things.

But Aogetsu Hyuga did not care about any of that. He simply went straight for the hug!

Sigh.

Did honest men really have no market?

Aogetsu Hyuga patted Asuma on the shoulder and deliberately adopted a meaningful, heartfelt tone. "The meal you brought Little Kurenai last time was pretty tasty. Remember to add more Sichuan pepper next time. I like it."

Because he spent money recklessly, he was often short on cash. Whenever that happened, he would occasionally go to Kurenai Yuhi's home to freeload a meal.

"..." Asuma Sarutobi's lips twitched slightly. A few words from Aogetsu had completely shattered his composure.

The meals he bought for Kurenai Yuhi had all been eaten by Aogetsu!

Damn it!

He really wanted to pull out his Ninja Tools and have a man-to-man showdown with Aogetsu Hyuga!

But he would definitely get beaten black and blue.

Shikamaru Nara looked at Asuma's condition while holding the back of his head. He lazily yawned and said, "What a drag."

"Forehead Girl Sakura, have you been working hard? Team 10 has already completed five D-Rank missions." Ino Yamanaka rested one hand on her hip, her slender waist quite eye-catching. She looked at Sakura with a smug smile, then secretly glanced at Sasuke.

Sasuke is so handsome!

Ino Yamanaka secretly glanced at Aogetsu again. Is this white-haired man Teacher Asuma's rival in love?

He really is handsome—more handsome than Sasuke. No wonder Teacher Asuma keeps losing.

A [#] appeared on Sakura Haruno's forehead. She pressed her forehead against Ino Yamanaka's and said with an angry smile, "Ino Pig, Team 7 is just about to go on a mission! Besides, we haven't been slacking off lately. We completed the Tree-Climbing Training Teacher Aogetsu assigned us!"

Just an Ino Pig!

The corner of Ino Yamanaka's mouth twitched, and a [#] appeared on her forehead. With a sweet smile and an angry voice, she said, "Oh? Is that so? Even you, Forehead Girl, have started working hard!"

Just a Forehead Girl!

Although she did not understand what Tree-Climbing Training was, she at least knew that Sakura had been working hard.

"Ino Pig!"

"Forehead Girl!"

Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka clasped hands tightly, seemingly competing to see who was stronger.

Choji Akimichi munched on potato chips, his chubby face looking rather cute. As he watched Sakura and Ino tear into each other, he chewed and said indistinctly, "You two get along really well."

Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka turned toward Choji Akimichi in unison and shouted angrily, "Who wants to get along with her?!"

Shikamaru Nara picked at his left ear. With a lazy and speechless expression, he said, "Women are such a drag."

Choji Akimichi asked curiously, "Teacher Asuma, what's tree-climbing?"

"It's training in Chakra control. It's a compulsory lesson for Genin." Asuma Sarutobi took a deep drag on his cigarette and exhaled a pale cloud of smoke. He gave Aogetsu a deep look and said, "I didn't expect Team 7 to learn tree-climbing so quickly. It seems you really have been teaching them seriously."

He had thought Aogetsu found it troublesome and had refused all the D-Rank missions because he simply wanted to play around.

But he never expected that Aogetsu had actually been teaching Team 7 tree-climbing, intending to improve their overall strength and prevent accidents during missions.

Rather than rushing to accept D-Rank missions, he had first guided Team 7's training. This would not only cultivate their teamwork but also help them complete each mission properly.

That really did suit Aogetsu's teaching style. Although Aogetsu was extremely willful, whenever he decided to do something, he had to do it perfectly.

Asuma Sarutobi's feelings were complicated. He secretly let out a bitter sigh. "Sigh."

How had I never realized that this was such a good teaching method?

Sigh.

He really was something, Aogetsu.

No.

It should be said that he really was the man Kurenai Yuhi had chosen.

Asuma Sarutobi exhaled a cloud of smoke. A bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said, "As expected of you."

"Is that so? That's only natural. After all, I'm a genius." Aogetsu Hyuga felt rather speechless. He sensed that Asuma had misunderstood something, but he had no interest in explaining.

Whether it was Uzuki Yugao before or Asuma Sarutobi now,

both of them had adopted the same thoughtful, suddenly enlightened expression before finally telling him that he was worthy of his reputation.

They were both so strange.

"Anyway, see you another day. We still have to go find that stupid cat." Aogetsu Hyuga said this dismissively, then grabbed Sakura Haruno, who was beside him and currently competing with Ino in strength.

"I can understand that you two get along well, but if you're going to be lovey-dovey, pay attention to where you are."

Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka shouted at the same time, both annoyed.

"Who wants to get along with Ino Pig?!"

"Who wants to get along with Forehead Girl?!"

"What troublesome brats." Aogetsu Hyuga carried Sakura Haruno away.

Sakura Haruno looked back at Ino Yamanaka and stuck out her tongue. "Nyeh—!"

"Forehead Girl!" Ino Yamanaka made a face too, then raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

Forehead Girl, you really have been working hard.

"Wait for me, Sakura-chan!" Naruto Uzumaki hurried after them.

"Hmph." Sasuke Uchiha kept both hands in his pockets. He glanced indifferently at everyone in Team 10, then quickly followed after Aogetsu Hyuga.