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That crazy bitch Mei Terumi had come knocking!

"Cangyue, do you know the Mizukage? I heard she's a beautiful female ninja." Kurenai Yuhi looked at him curiously.

She had never met Mei Terumi. She had only heard about her, since Kirigakure usually kept itself closed off.

After a moment's thought, Aogetsu Hyuga raised a finger and smiled. "You could say we're quite close."

That wasn't wrong.

More precisely, they had been intimate.

After all, he had slept with Mei Terumi just two days ago.

Honestly...

She had been tight.

Like a vise.

And hot.

Like a furnace.

His overall assessment of Mei Terumi...

She was like a scorching-hot vacuum cleaner!

Mei Terumi was incredible.

A perfect score.

But now that crazy bitch had suddenly sent people to this year's Chunin Ninja Exams. She was even coming to Konoha to watch.

Entering the exams had to be an excuse. Kirigakure had its own selection exams. She was probably using this as a reason to come after him!

What a pain.

"Quite close... are you?" Kurenai Yuhi's brows drew together. As she studied Aogetsu Hyuga's eyes, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was strange about his answer.

Asuma Sarutobi flicked ash from his cigarette. "I heard something interesting on my way back to the village after a mission yesterday."

"What did you hear?"

Everyone looked at him curiously.

Asuma Sarutobi smiled mysteriously. "The Mizukage of Kirigakure has a boyfriend."

"Who?" Kurenai Yuhi asked.

"No idea." Asuma Sarutobi shook his head.

"I've heard Mei Terumi is the hero who saved Kirigakure and the only ninja in the Shinobi World with a Dual Kekkei Genkai," Kurenai Yuhi said. "I'm curious what lucky bastard managed to win a woman like her over."

She really was curious.

According to the rumors, Mei Terumi was immensely powerful. She had brought the Bloody Mist to an end through sheer force and transformed Kirigakure single-handedly.

She was a true Kage Level powerhouse!

What lucky bastard had it taken to capture the heart of that top-tier female ninja?

She was curious.

She wanted the gossip.

"Achoo." Aogetsu Hyuga sneezed and rubbed his nose, looking uneasy.

A boyfriend?

Kirigakure really knows how to make things up!

The misunderstandings people invent are terrifying.

"It's been cold lately. Don't catch a chill." Kurenai Yuhi picked up a blanket and draped it over Cangyue.

At the sight, the corner of Asuma Sarutobi's mouth twitched. He took a hard drag on his cigarette and exhaled a cloud of pale smoke.

Was he smoking a cigarette?

Wrong!

He was smoking his loneliness!

"Cangyue, have you heard anything? I'm curious who Mei Terumi's boyfriend is. Probably some jonin from Kirigakure, right?" Kurenai Yuhi's fair face brimmed with curiosity as she looked at him.

Being in love, huh?

That sounds nice.

What does it feel like?

I've never been in love.

Cangyue probably hasn't either. With his awful, perverted, willful personality, how could he ever date anyone?

Aogetsu Hyuga saw the innocent, adorable look on Kurenai Yuhi's face, and panic flashed through his eyes. He rose with a light laugh. "Who knows? I've got something to do. I'm heading out."

I'm actually panicking?

Why does this feel like I've been caught cheating?

Even if Madara Uchiha came back to life before his eyes, he could face it without breaking a sweat.

But when Little Kurenai asked that deadly question with such an innocent, adorable expression, it felt...

Tricky.

Aogetsu Hyuga left with his hands in his pockets.

"This covers Cangyue's meal and mine." Kurenai Yuhi placed some bills on the table, then hurried after him.

They always split the bill when they ate together.

Of course, Cangyue had never paid once.

A Side Mission and a Free Lottery Pack?

Training Ground Seven.

Naruto Uzumaki sat cross-legged on the ground with his arms folded across his chest. He pouted in annoyance. "Come on! Cangyue-sensei, the king of showing up late, told us to be here on time, and then he's late again."

Cangyue-sensei had told them to gather at one in the afternoon.

And then?

Now it was already two.

Team 7 had been waiting here for a whole hour!

"Hmph. Idiot. If you can't be patient, go home." Sasuke Uchiha stood with his hands in his pockets and his back against a tree, shooting Naruto Uzumaki a cold glance.

For once, Sasuke was unusually patient. Even though waiting meant delaying his training and slowing his path to greater power, he stayed put.

Because he understood.

Cangyue must have had something important to tell them if he had summoned all of Team 7. With how much he loved having fun, why else would he bother?

Given the choice, Cangyue would rather drink and flirt than chat with Team 7.

Even so...

Sasuke respected him. He believed Aogetsu Hyuga was an excellent ninja!

Take that time at the lake in the Land of Waves. Who could have known enemies were hiding underneath?

But Cangyue-sensei had discovered them. He had deliberately sent Team 7 into the lake for their final chakra-control test, drawing out the three enemies concealed at the bottom.

That's Cangyue-sensei for you!

Sakura Haruno sat neatly on the soft grass with her legs tucked beneath her, every inch the obedient student. "Cangyue-sensei said it was important. Let's wait a little longer."

Naruto Uzumaki put his hands behind his head and scoffed. "What are you acting so smug for? You only came in third."

"You've got a death wish!" Sasuke Uchiha's expression turned cold. He needed a chance to prove to everyone that he, Sasuke, was the strongest genin on Team 7!

"Third place and still acting smug," Naruto Uzumaki taunted. He had been the first on Team 7 to complete Cangyue's training assignment, and he could brag about that for a year.

Sasuke Uchiha's face darkened, his black eyes turning into Sharingan. He was about to grab Naruto by the collar when—

Buzz. Azure electricity flashed, and Aogetsu Hyuga appeared out of thin air before Team 7.

"Looks like you get along just fine even when I'm not here." Eating dango, Aogetsu Hyuga gave the three of them a casual once-over.

These little brats...

Looks like they've gotten a little stronger.

Too bad the mission's progress is stuck.

All that's left is for Ping Xiong to learn the Strength of a Hundred Power.

What a pain.

Tsunade is even crazier than Mei Terumi. The moment she sees me, she starts swinging.

But I can't blame her.

After all, I slept with Tsunade when I was drunk. Ever since then, she's greeted me with her fists every time we've met.

If I'm being honest, that one really is my fault.

After Tsunade woke up, she wasn't even furious yet. Then I said one thing that turned her into a violent crazy bitch.

"How is this getting along?" Sakura Haruno grumbled.

If Cangyue-sensei hadn't appeared in time, Sasuke and Naruto would have gone at each other!

You call that getting along?

"First, I signed the three of you up for the Chunin Ninja Exams. Normally, only one person from each team can enter. But I'm a big deal, so even that old dog, the Third Hokage, has to do me a favor."

Aogetsu Hyuga pulled out three application forms and put on a proud expression. "Your teacher has that much pull, so all three of you get to enter."

"Cangyue-sensei, quit showing off," Naruto Uzumaki complained. "We heard a jonin say yesterday that teams entering the Chunin Ninja Exams have to consist of three genin. You can't even sign up if you're one person short."

They had thought only one person on the team could enter!

Cangyue-sensei had really fooled them!

Sakura Haruno took an application form and smiled politely. "You're amazing, Cangyue-sensei. Thank you."

Sasuke Uchiha took his form with a snort. "Hmph. That's Cangyue-sensei for you."

"Huh? Huh?" Naruto Uzumaki froze. Bewilderment spread across his foxlike face as he looked from Sasuke Uchiha to Sakura Haruno.

What's going on?

We agreed to call Cangyue-sensei out. Why are these two awkwardly flattering him?

Aogetsu Hyuga patted Sasuke and Sakura on the head and nodded in satisfaction. "Good. As long as you understand how much thought I put into this."

He had only been joking, but the two brats had actually started praising him.

They must want something from me, right?

"Cangyue-sensei, since you're a jonin... you know what's on the exam, don't you?" Sakura Haruno clutched her application form and looked up at Aogetsu Hyuga with pleading eyes. Her deliberate attempt to act cute was a little adorable.

Kurenai Yuhi had told her yesterday that if even one member of a team failed the Chunin Ninja Exams, the whole team would be eliminated immediately.

And the first exam was a written test!

She was confident when it came to answering questions, but what if...

What if she got one wrong?

Aogetsu Hyuga waved her off in disgust. "That revolting expression won't help, no matter how hard you try to butter me up."

So that's why these two brats were playing dumb and piling on the praise.

They were setting me up for this?

There's no Master-Disciple Mission tied to the Chunin Ninja Exams. Why would I care how you do?

If you do well, I get nothing. If you do badly, I lose nothing.

Just being honest!

Unless... you pay me more!