Konoha: Starting with the Tenseigan, Taking Over Team 7 - Chapter 75

After taking down a Sound Ninja, Asuma Sarutobi gripped his unusual Chakra Blades in both hands and glanced into the barrier, a cigarette between his lips. Shock flashed through his eyes when he saw Hidan lying on the ground, bleeding all over.

He had once run into an S-Rank rogue ninja and been defeated in an instant. Aogetsu Hyuga, meanwhile, could take down an S-Rank rogue ninja just as quickly.

The gap was enormous.

Comparing yourself to someone like that was enough to drive you mad.

Ugh.

No wonder Kurenai Yuhi likes Aogetsu. If I were a woman, I'd probably fall for a man that outstanding too.

"Forget it. No point dwelling on it." Asuma Sarutobi took a hard drag on his cigarette, exhaled a cloud of pale smoke, and gave Kurenai Yuhi beside him a long look.

That's right. There's no point dwelling on it.

I've given up completely. All I want now is for Aogetsu to treat Kurenai well.

As long as the woman I love is happy, that's enough.

"The problem now is... Dad, you've got to hold on." Asuma Sarutobi looked toward the distant Hokage Building.

The Four Violet Flames Formation surrounded the Hokage Building. Inside it, Hiruzen Sarutobi fought desperately against Orochimaru and the reanimated First and Second Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's situation was nothing like Aogetsu's. Aogetsu had the Akatsuki on the defensive, while Hiruzen was in dire straits, taking a beating from start to finish.

"Lord Hokage..." Nearly a hundred Anbu Ninja stood solemnly around the barrier. The moment it broke, they would rush in and attack Orochimaru with everything they had.

The Third Hokage had been formidable in his youth, but he was old now. Just a few techniques left him gasping for breath, and he could no longer summon the strength he