[The second female shinobi in Konoha who qualifies to compete for title is likely Yuhi Kurenai.]
A woman with black wavy hair, red eyes, wearing a red mesh shirt and a light-colored coat, a typical mature "onee-san" image, appeared on the screen.
She was tall, with delicate features. Those red eyes seemed capable of captivating the soul, and her whole being radiated the unique charm of a mature woman, making it impossible to look away.
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[Konoha, Year 60. Location of Team 8]
Kiba was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with Akamaru curled up on top of his head dozing.
When Kurenai's image appeared on the screen, he suddenly jumped up and pointed at the screen. "Kurenai-sensei, it's you! This screen really does have good taste."
Hinata knelt sitting to the side, both hands folded on her knees, and nodded lightly, agreeing: "Mm… Kurenai-sensei has always been beautiful."
Kurenai leaned against a tree, watching her own image on the screen, and smiled slightly. "This really is a honor."
Her tone was calm, but a trace of pride flashed through her eyes. Being named by the Sky Screen meant her charm had indeed been recognized.
But she also knew the screen definitely wouldn't only praise her appearance next.
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[Location of Team 10]
Asuma was instantly delighted.
His wife!
Ino looked at Kurenai's mature, beautiful image on the screen, both hands cupping her face. "Kurenai-sensei really is so pretty… When will I have that kind of aura?"
[In terms of appearance, there is nothing to criticize about Kurenai.]
[The only slight regret is that, despite being a Jonin in the early period on roughly the same tier as Kakashi, Guy, and Asuma, her combat record is truly a bit hard to look at.]
Kurenai's smile stiffened slightly.
Here it came. As expected.
[If you carefully observe Kurenai's various stats, you'll find that two of them are abnormally low: Chakra and Strength. And these two stats have a very obvious impact on a shinobi's combat strength.]
[First, looking at chakra, Kurenai's Chakra level is only 4. How bad is that? Kakashi, who is often teased for not having enough chakra, has Chakra level of 6.]
[This abnormally scarce amount of chakra determines that Kurenai will not have particularly outstanding endurance in prolonged battles, nor will her Ninjutsu power be too strong. It even affects the types and strength of Jutsu she can use.]
[For a shinobi at the Jonin level, the amount of chakra has a very obvious impact on combat strength. Besides Jutsu configuration, the difference in chakra amount between Kurenai and the other Jonin of Konoha is clearly a decisive factor widening the gap.]
[Because of this insufficient chakra, the result is that it is very difficult for Kurenai to possess attack Jutsu with excellent destructive effect, and she doesn't even have any particularly reliable defensive ones.]
[Another fatal flaw is insufficient strength, with a value of only 4. By comparison, the underage Naruto who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy and hadn't yet mastered the Nine-Tails' power also had a strength value of 4.]
[Although Kurenai, as a Genjutsu specialist, didn't have high strength requirements, an overly low strength value still affected the performance of her overall combat strength.]
[For example, when Kurenai faced Itachi, after her Genjutsu was countered, she could only use Taijutsu against him, and ended up being kicked flying by Itachi, who doesn't even specialize in Taijutsu.]
[Kurenai's Jonin-level strength definitely cannot be considered weak. It was just her bad luck that she ended up facing Itachi.]
[After all, if her Genjutsu is rated 10 in terms of real strength. Itachi's Genjutsu is also 10 but only because the maximum value is 10.]
[Add to that the fact that she was completely countered by the Sharingan; making her performance look far too poor.]
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[Konoha, Year 60. Location of Team 8]
Kurenai heard this and shook her head with a bitter smile.
She had carried out 13 S-rank missions. Her strength was definitely not weak among Jonin, but there was truly no way around running into Itachi, who was a strong fighter even among Kage-level opponents.
She had also seen the battle footage on the screen earlier. And that was still a situation where Itachi hadn't even used the Mangekyo Sharingan.
The gap in strength really was too great.
[The third is Yamanaka Ino, the person in Konoha after Tsunade with the strongest "onee-san" aura.]
A female shinobi with long blonde hair, blue eyes, a high ponytail, a purple shinobi outfit, slanted bangs with a red hairpin, and a midriff-baring top with a short skirt then appeared on the screen.
She was likewise tall, with delicate features, and radiated a unique charm that blended youth and maturity.
In reality, Ino looked at her more mature and beautiful self on the screen and felt her heart surge with excitement.
"Hahahaha!"
"I made the list too! Sakura really doesn't compare to me in looks."
Asuma looked at Ino's smug, carried-away expression and couldn't help laughing: "Ino, keep a low profile."
"Low profile for what?! Even the screen is praising me!" Ino lifted her chin like a proud peacock.
Beside her, Choji said earnestly: "Ino really is pretty. I've always thought so."
Hearing that, Ino was stunned for a moment, then patted his shoulder: "Choji, you really have the best taste!"
[Ino can be called Konoha's zero-negative-review girl. More sincere than Sakura, livelier than Hinata, and also very strong in personality.]
[First, Ino's greatest virtue is that she is more sincere than Sakura.]
[In their childhood, when she couldn't stand others mocking Sakura's big forehead, Ino, just a little girl, stepped forward and drove away the people bullying her, gaining a best friend from then on. And when she saw Sakura at a loss during flower arrangement class, she also taught her everything she knew without reservation.]
[She also never added extra toxicity to their relation because of pursuing Sasuke. Her admiration and pursuit were all laid out openly. There was no scheming behind the scenes, and even if it ended in regret, she wasn't crushed because of it.]
[Also, compared to Sakura's attitude toward Naruto, even as a teammate, she sometimes viciously insulted Naruto in order to get closer to Sasuke.]
[Meanwhile, when pairing up for missions, when Ino ran into Naruto, she would also be impatient with him, but after spending time together along the way, her attitude was actually much better than that of Sakura on the same team.]
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[Konoha, Year 60. Training ground where Team 7 was located]
When Sakura heard the screen say that she had viciously insulted Naruto in order to get closer to Sasuke, she instantly felt somewhat embarrassed.
She carefully recalled it. It seemed… as if she really had done that kind of thing?
Probably not, right?
It was just that her voice was a little loud, that's all.
[In addition, compared to Hinata's quiet gentleness, Ino is obviously much livelier, and that is precisely where her individuality lies.]
[In Team 10, there was Shikamaru, who had high intelligence but feared trouble, and Choji, who lacked confidence in battle and loved to eat. These three people with completely different personalities nevertheless cooperated extremely well.]
[This was mainly because Ino played an important harmonizing role. She would encourage the trouble-fearing Shikamaru to bravely move forward while also caring about Choji. Although she told him to eat less every time, she would also carefully protect his self-esteem.]
[And after Asuma sacrificed himself, it was also she who encouraged the dispirited Shikamaru and Choji. Only then did Team 10 not continue to sink into despair because of it.]
[Therefore, Ino, who lives and loves positively, has countless reasons why people are fascinated by her.]
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[Location of Team 10]
Asuma looked gratified; the three disciples of Team 10 all had very promising futures.
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