Chapter 24: Asuma Sarutobi's Head Is Green
This was already who knew how many times Qianye had flirted with her.
Initially, Kurenai Yuhi didn't pay much attention, only thinking it was a prank between kids, but as Qianye matured.
During mission after mission, he would stand in front of her.
Unbeknownst to her, the heart of this inexperienced young woman, sealed for many years due to her father's passing, began to show signs of melting.
Just as Kurenai Yuhi was at a loss, a rich voice approached from a distance, "Hey Yuhi."
Kurenai Yuhi suddenly froze, like a cat caught stealing fish, her pretty face instantly flushed red, she averted Qianye's gaze, and looked towards the sound, only to see three young men wearing Konoha Jonin vests walking over.
The leader's appearance bore some resemblance to the Third Hokage, and he had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, puffing out smoke.
Two young men followed behind him.
One of them wore a green, tight-fitting jumpsuit inside, his forehead protector tied around his waist, a watermelon haircut, incredibly thick eyebrows, and occasionally shouted slogans of youth; at first glance, he was the muscular, simple-minded type.
The other person, compared to the previous two, seemed a bit more normal, and in terms of looks alone, he was a rare handsome man.
But he just looked a bit like a slacker, his Ninja forehead protector was embedded in his headscarf, wrapped backward around his head, and he constantly held a senbon in his mouth, looking incredibly cool.
They were Konoha Ninja of the same generation as Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi: Asuma Sarutobi, Might Guy, and Shiranui Genma.
"It looks like your friends are here, so we'll see each other tonight." Qianye glanced at the three, instantly guessing their identities, made a waving gesture to Kurenai Yuhi, and without further delay, used the Body Flicker Technique, disappearing from Kurenai Yuhi's sight.
At this moment, Asuma Sarutobi and the other two arrived.
"Yuhi, was that person just now also a Konoha Jonin? How come I haven't seen him before?" Asuma Sarutobi looked unhappily at the spot where Qianye disappeared, his brows slightly furrowed, and asked as if nothing was wrong.
Kurenai Yuhi let out an 'oh', and replied somewhat distractedly: "He is the student I told you about, Fujiwara Chiye. He just completed his assessment and has now been exceptionally promoted to Jonin by Hokage-sama."
Upon learning that the other party was Kurenai Yuhi's student, Asuma Sarutobi's brows relaxed slightly, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that he had overthought it.
How could Yuhi have a boyfriend so quickly? And such a young one!
"Jonin…" Shiranui Genma was stunned, his eyes instantly widened, revealing disbelief: "Whoa, whoa, is that real or fake? He's not even twelve yet, is he? Speaking of which, are kids nowadays all that terrifying? Kakashi also only became a Jonin at twelve, right?"
One must know that even he himself was only a Special Jonin.
And Kurenai Yuhi had also been promoted to Special Jonin a year ago.
Yet, she had managed to train a Jonin in less than a year, which was truly unbelievable.
Might Guy, who suffered from face blindness, looked confused and asked blankly, "Fujiwara… Chi… Ye… who is that?"
"That's just how it is, whether you believe it or not." Kurenai Yuhi ignored the single-minded Might Guy and sighed, "In short, Qianye's strength has indeed surpassed mine."
"Doesn't that mean he was promoted to Jonin earlier than you, his teacher?" Shiranui Genma showed a playful smile.
"Sorry, Genma, not long ago, Hokage-sama also promoted me to Jonin, so among our generation, only you, Ebisu, Shiranui Genma, and Iruka are still at the Special Jonin level," Kurenai Yuhi said with some pride.
"Nani!" Upon hearing this, Shiranui Genma instantly petrified on the spot.
"Yuhi, is your disciple really that amazing?" Asuma Sarutobi tried to find a topic to talk about with Yuhi.
"His opponent for this assessment was Kakashi. As for how amazing he is, you can ask Kakashi later and you'll know," Kurenai Yuhi said. "Speaking of which, why are you three so free today? Is there something you need to see me about?"
"The three of us just got back from a mission, Asuma wants to invite you to a party tonight," Might Guy said bluntly, revealing their purpose.
"Hey, Might Guy!" Asuma Sarutobi's old face flushed, and he glared fiercely at Might Guy, then cast an expectant look at Kurenai Yuhi.
"Oh, I see…" Kurenai Yuhi understood, she didn't think much of it, her mind was currently filled with the scene of Qianye flirting with her not long ago, she took a deep breath and replied: "I'm sorry, I already have plans. I've arranged with some of my students to celebrate Qianye's promotion to Jonin tonight. Next time."
With that, Kurenai Yuhi turned her back to the three of them, made a waving gesture, and slowly disappeared down the street.
Only a bewildered Might Guy was left, along with a dejected Asuma Sarutobi after being rejected by Kurenai Yuhi, and a petrified Shiranui Genma, struck by Kurenai Yuhi's single sentence.
The speed of information transmission is often very fast.
Under Konoha's promotion, the news of Qianye's exceptional promotion to Jonin quickly spread throughout Konoha's streets and alleys, becoming well-known to the villagers.
Furthermore, in order to praise Qianye and help him gain the attention of the Uchiha Clan's higher-ups more quickly, the Konoha higher-ups even created the title "Illusion God Qianye" based on his proficiency in genjutsu, calling him a genjutsu Ninja who had the potential to rival Uchiha Shisui.
It could be said that they were already sparing no effort to build momentum for Qianye.
Of course, Qianye was unaware of all this.
Even if he knew, Qianye wouldn't care.
From his understanding of Hiruzen Sarutobi, it was nothing more than using his relationship with Uchiha Izumi to monitor the Uchiha Clan and act as an undercover agent.
And as for that old man Danzo, the reason he supported his promotion to Jonin so strongly this time was, without a doubt, to set him up for a fall.
This is a person who never knows what trust is, willing to sacrifice everything to protect Konoha according to his own principles.
He constantly talks about how 'Ninja need to sacrifice themselves', but when it comes to himself, he can't do it.
He constantly thinks about how he can become Hokage.
To put it bluntly, he is afraid of death and overly concerned with fame and fortune.
From the moment Qianye formed a bond with Uchiha Izumi, he had already been branded as untrustworthy in Danzo's mind.
When the Uchiha Clan massacre night arrived, and Qianye lost his usefulness, that would be the time for reckoning.
He would eliminate everyone connected to the Uchiha Clan.
The original Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke were like this, and Qianye was no exception.
If Uchiha Itachi hadn't counter-killed the two Root Ninja responsible for attacking him, and threatened to leak Konoha's intelligence to enemy nations, Sasuke would have died long ago, or been trained as a Root killing tool.
Where would all those famous scenes of him showing off come from, like competing in genjutsu with Itachi, playing with a sword against the Eight-Tails, comparing Lightning Release with the Raikage, and competing with Uchiha Madara in eye techniques?
Although he got beaten every time.
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