Just then, Kurenai Yuhi suddenly froze and looked toward the woods beside them. In her senses, a powerful chakra presence had suddenly appeared there. It felt dangerous, and she could not tell whether it belonged to a friend or foe.
A moment later, however, she relaxed, a smile spreading across her face. Hinata, who had tensed up alongside her, blinked in confusion.
Kurenai Yuhi parted her red lips and said in a teasing tone:
"It seems Shin doesn't trust ordinary little ninja like us. You don't feel comfortable leaving your fiancée with me, so you had to come check on her yourself. What, are you here to stand up for Hinata?"
Shin Uchiha, who had just emerged from the woods, was dumbfounded by Kurenai Yuhi's words. He had only come here because he needed an excuse to leave the Hokage Office.
He had never expected to hear Kurenai Yuhi say something like that the moment he appeared.
Shin Uchiha pressed a hand to his forehead helplessly. Looking at Kurenai Yuhi and Hinata beside her, he said:
"I just came to see Hinata. After all, she officially graduated today. On such an important day, I felt I ought to come see her."
Kurenai Yuhi was not jealous. Hinata might have been Shin's little girlfriend, but she was still far too young. How could Kurenai be jealous of her? Even if Hinata wanted to become Shin's woman, that would still be years away.
Kurenai Yuhi knew Shin very well. Those two young maids who were always hovering around him had both been lovely and willing, yet Shin had looked after them for years, waiting until they were fully grown before finally fulfilling his little desire.
Besides, she had long since become Shin's woman and had even borne him a child. Why would