Chapter 493: Chapter – 487 Advice of a Single Dog?
In the evening.
As promised, Kuroto came to the Izakaya; where Asuma had booked a private room for the night.
Because it was still a little early, so only Asuma and Kakashi who were forcibly dragged here were present. When Kuroto walked into the private room… he noticed that Kakashi and Asuma were discussing something with a very serious expression.
Taking a seat next to Asuma, Kuroto asked casually, "What are you two talking about with such serious expression?"
Asuma answered with a distracted tone, "Kakashi is giving me advice on how to make Kurenai fall in love with me."
Kuroto snickered, "He, himself is a single dog… how can he give you advice?"
Asuma's face changed all of a sudden, and it was at this moment, he realized, "Yeah, no wonder the tricks he taught me didn't work at all!"
Kakashi said with a rare serious expression, "You can't say that Kuroto… my advice is sure to work… after all, they are all taken from a legendary book."
"What book?" asked Kuroto with a confused expression as picked up a bottle of sake.
Kakashi quickly fumbled through his Shinobi bag and took out a small book with an orange cover, and showed it to Kuroto and Asuma, "This book!"
The Orange cover of the book had illustrations of a woman and a man drawn on it, and its title was written in, conspicuous red characters which read as Icha Icha Paradise.
Puff…
Kuroto, who had just taken a sip of Sake suddenly sprayed it out as soon as he realized what book Kakashi was talking about.
Cough-cough…
After controlling his coughs… and wiping away the corners of his mouth, Kuroto can't help but think in amazement, 'What is this scenario? A book written by an old single dog was regarded as a treasure by a young single dog, and then passed on to another single dog?'
Kuroto doesn't know if Kakashi knows who the author of Icha Icha Paradise is, but Kuroto knows well enough… Icha Icha Paradise is authorized by a lifelong old single dog Jiraiya, a fool who has pursued Tsunade-hime for most of his life but has never succeeded in winning her heart.
Kakashi looked at Kuroto with a strange expression, and asked: "Why is your reaction too big?"
Asuma snatched Kakashi's Icha Icha Paradise, and while looking through it, he muttered, "I have heard of this book… it is said that the sales are very good."
Kakashi nodded repeatedly and said in a deep tone, "Of course, it's the legendary Icha Icha Paradise… and the sales of this book are off the charts… I was barely able to buy it after spending three whole days in line!"
Kuroto sighed shook his head in disdain and said nothing more.
Asuma saw Kuroto's disapproving expression, closed the book, and asked, "Kuroto, do you have a good way to make a girl fall in love with me?"
Kuroto said with a smirk, "Heh, I am sorry Asuma, I don't understand the troubles of you single dogs."
Seeing the smirk on Kuroto's face, Asuma's face turned dark, "Yeah, how can I ever forget…? This bastard has always made all of us single dogs burn in envy since the academy days… I don't know why but I suddenly have a very strong urge to beat you up."
"Yes, me too!" – Kakashi also nodded in agreement with Asuma.
"Cut, weakling." Snorted Kuroto in a mocking tone… then completely ignored the two and took a sip of Sake… but Asuma kept staring at him and didn't mean to turn away even if Kuroto ignored him… after a while of silence and a few sips of sake Kuroto could no longer bear the begging look of Asuma and sighed, "Alright fine… don't go gloomy… I will give you some advice."
With that Kuroto became the Date Doctor and started to give some advice to Asuma. Of course, he didn't mean to go overboard like Will Smith lest Asuma starts coming to him for all the things and problems he is facing.
While Kuroto was talking, Asuma and Kakashi were listening intently, Hayate opened the door and walked in, greeted the three people in the private room, and consciously sat on the side and listened to the conversation of the three seniors.
In actuality, Hayate is a few years younger than Asuma, Kakashi, and Kuroto, but because of the outbreak of the third great shinobi war, he had to graduate early, so he can barely be regarded as a shinobi of the same generation… moreover, Hayate is still Kuroto's subordinate.
But Hayate has always treated Kuroto and the others as Seniors and has always maintained a respectful attitude towards them.
This is also the reason why he generally uses the suffix '-senpai' or '-san' when referring to Kuroto, Kakashi, and others.
After a while of advising, Kuroto casually asked Asuma, "By the way, what did Kakashi teach you today?"
Asuma replied, "Kakashi told me that I should invite Kurenai on a hot-spring trip… I even have the coupons ready, what do you think of this idea?"
"Ahem." After a light cough to attract Kuroto and Asuma's attention to himself, Kakashi said with particular emphasis, "According to Icha Icha Paradise, this trick is referred to as 'Nirvana' and has a hundred percent success rate!"
"A Hot Spring Trip huh?" Kuroto muttered and started to think of something, 'It's been a while since I have been on a hot spring trip with Yui, maybe I should consider taking her on one.
Asuma asked eagerly, "Do you think inviting Kurenai on a hot spring trip would work?"
Listening to the discussion between Asuma, Kakashi, and Kuroto, Hayate was a bit dumbfounded, he raised his hand weakly and said, "Asuma-san… have you confessed to Kurenai-senpai? And are you two already dating?"
Asuma shook his head, and said, "I haven't confessed yet, I want to take Kurenai on a few dates, then confess to her."
Hayate suddenly became speechless, and said, "You two aren't even dating yet? Then I suggest that you don't invite Kurenai-senpai to go on a hot spring trip straight off the bat… It would be very rude and disrespectful toward her.
If it is with a lot of people of both genders then the trip could be taken as fun, enjoyment, and relaxation but with just you and Kurenai-senpai alone, she would definitely feel uncomfortable. Even if she trusts you as a friend and comrade it doesn't mean she would be willing to go so far just based on that trust."
Asuma quickly asked Hayate, "Then what should I do?"
Hayate groaned for a moment, then said, "Kurenai-senpai has a strong personality and she is an independent woman… Moreover, she is an orphan and has nobody but herself to depend upon… True we are her friends and would be willing to help her wherever we can, but there is always a wall between people that can not be broken with just pure friendship and camaraderie, and nobody but ourselves knows what kind of people we truly are at our core…
As far as I know, people with such a background are generally vulnerable in their hearts and try to cover their inner weaknesses and fears with a strong outer shell, to hide their true selves from others… Kurenai-senpai is no different…
So, if you want to make her fall in love with you then you have to at least give her a sense of security, you have to make her feel that you are someone she can truly depend on, you have to make her believe that no matter what her inner self is like you won't judge her and treat her as herself so that she can open up her true inner self to you…"
Kakashi looked at Hayate with pure admiration, his gaze clearly indicated he is in the presence of a God.
Even Kuroto can't help but nod at what Hayate said… because he was somewhat correct indeed, and can't help but think, 'No wonder Yugao is in love with him, he is more of a Date Doctor than I am. Of course, I am not much bad either… at least, I would like to believe that I am not bad when compared to Hayate.'
Asuma on the other hand looked at Hayate as if he has found his new best friend… he got up from his own seat, sat next to Hayate, tossed his arm around Hayate's shoulder, and asked, "And how do I do that?"
Hayate blushed a little at how he suddenly became the center of all attention… but seriously thought about Asuma's question, then said, "Well the fastest way to give someone a sense of security is to be very strong than them. If you become strong enough to make Kurenai-senpai admire you… she will obviously feel a sense of security in your presence… that sense of security will slowly grow into trust… and at that time if you treat Kurenai-senpai as an equal, don't judge her for her flaws, help her in the areas you feel the need to… but also give her enough space to not make her feel overwhelmed in your presence, be honest with her and don't hide your own vulnerabilities from her… then that admiration will slowly and steadily become love. At least, that's what I think."
"Strong huh?" Asuma started to think, and muttered, "But it's a bit difficult."
If it comes to overall strength, Asuma is obviously stronger than Kurenai… but Kurenai is an expert in Genjutsu, and her Genjutsu proficiency is very high… after months of discussions with Uchiha Itachi, her mastery and understanding of Genjutsu have increased sharply. Additionally, she has also started to learn Fuinjutsu… So, even a bit of negligence may as well result in Asuma's defeat.
True, Asuma may have a greater chance of winning if the two were to fight, but his strength is nowhere near enough to reach the level that Kurenai would admire him.
Hayate nodded, "It is indeed difficult."
Asuma sighed, "You mean I don't have a chance?"
Hayate shrugged, "If Asuma-san is willing to work hard in training… and not give up on Kurenai-senpai, then perhaps you may have a chance."
While Asuma was distressed, the others also started to arrive in groups of one and two… Yugao, Kurenai… then Guy… later Anko… Ebisu… Ibiki… Umemiya… along with the others…
A few minutes later, the gate was pushed open, and this time, two more Kunoichi hurriedly walked in… which quieted down the entire room.
As soon as she walked in, Shizune asked, "We aren't late, right?"
Asuma said, "Well, just in time…"
Shizune nodded, "Huh, that's good then… it's a rare holiday Tsunade-sama gave us… if we had gotten late, then I would have really regretted it."
Yui who was standing just behind Shizune said, "I told you Shizune we aren't late... and yet you made me run all the way."
Shizune immediately said, "I was just a little excited."
Yui sighed and looked around for Kuroto… of course, she didn't have to search too much as Kuroto was already waving his hands.
As soon as she saw Kuroto, Yui beamed a smile and walked towards him.
Guy who was sitting next to Kuroto consciously stood up, "Here you go."
Yui nodded with a grateful smile, "Thank you Guy-san." Then sat next to Kuroto and started talking about a lot of things.
Guy nodded with a knowing smile and walked towards the seat next to Kakashi and sat down.
Shizune also found herself a seat and sat.
As more and more people gathered, the room became lively… And because almost everyone is from the same generation; has spent their academy life together, performed a lot of missions, and fought many enemies together so everyone was quite casual with each other and chatted quite casually.
While everyone was discussing something or the other, Asuma approached Kurenai, and asked, "The old man didn't embarrass you today, right?"
Kurenai shook her head and said with a smile, "Hokage-sama just read the report, asked me a few questions casually, then instructed me to rest properly in order to recover as soon as possible."
Kakashi frowned when he heard Kurenai's words, "Hokage-sama didn't ask in detail?"
This incident concerned not only Orochimaru an S-Class missing-nin, who was able to summon Shodaime Hokage-sama and Nidaime Hokage-sama but also Amatsukami. In Kakashi's view, Hokage-sama shouldn't be negligent about such a matter.
Seeing that Kurenai was unwilling to mention this matter more, Asuma quickly changed the subject, "Oyaji has indeed been a bit strange lately, most of the time he would be absent-minded… it has also started to worry me as of late."
Woon Woon Woon Woon Woon
Suddenly, there was a sharp alarm resounding outside the window.
Everyone in the room just looked out of the window without much tension on their face, because the village has already announced that there will be an evacuation drill in the eastern part of the village this evening.
Yugao whispered lightly, "This is the third time already, right? How come the evacuation drills are being held so frequently these days?"
Umemiya said, "Maybe it is to prepare the villagers' reaction to a sudden emergency, and make them aware of what paths to take so that the casualty count decreases."
Shizune asked in a wondering tone, "But what emergency can there be at such a time? And that too in the Village!"
Kuroto said lightly, "Perhaps Akatsuki's revenge."
As soon as Kuroto's words fell, a solemn silence dawned in the room, everyone stopped whatever they were doing and everyone's breath was held for a moment Kuroto could feel Yui's hand tighten around the cuff of his sleeve indicating that she is worried about his safety.
'This girl.' Sighed Kuroto, then rubbed the backside of Yui's hand in silence to reassure her that nothing would happen to him.
The silence brought by Kuroto's words continued until the evacuation drill was completed.
In fact, Kuroto can see that everyone present here has more or less noticed some things. After all, everyone is either a Jonin, Tokubetsu Jonin, or an Anbu. The people in this room make up the elite forces of Konoha and are the future backbone of the village. So how can such people not notice these things?
However, the one who knows the most is probably Kuroto, because no one in this room other than him knows that four of the five Kage have already gathered in Konoha, and the only remaining Tsuchikage is also on his way.
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Chapter 494: Chapter – 488 A Peaceful Moonless Night
After the Evacuation Drill was finished, the celebration continued for the next two hours… time passed and everyone started to get drunk and tired and sleepy… whoever was tired and drunk and sleepy would just sleep on his chair by leaning his/her head on the table.
While everyone was either distracted or sleeping, Kurenai quietly approached Kuroto and sat on the empty seat on his left side.
After a moment, of silence, she poured Sake into two cups and passed one of the cups to Kuroto, "Captain… let's have a drink together."
'Weird.' Thought Kuroto internally and became vigilant, but externally he smiled in appreciation and took the cup Kurenai passed to him with his left hand, "Of course."
Secretly he analyzed the Sake and the Cup, and after making sure that it wasn't drugged with any kind of drug, he took a light sip in silence, while his right hand was gently rubbing the back of Yui who was sleeping on the chair on his right side.
The reason for Kuroto's vigilance is the term Kurenai used to refer to him… When not on Anbu duties or training, Kurenai would refer to Kuroto as 'Kuroto-Kun' but the fact she used 'Captain' implies that she is talking to him as a subordinate, which is kind of odd considering that they are not on Anbu duties.
Of course, it can also be assumed that Kurenai said so because she is drunk, but Kuroto would never believe it. The reason is also very simple… Among the contemporaries of his generation, Kurenai's alcohol tolerance is the highest… In fact, it wouldn't even be wrong to say that no matter how much she drinks, she never even gets tipsy much less drunk… This is one of the reasons why Kuroto generally uses Kurenai to gather information from various Izakaya when performing Anbu missions, so Kurenai also excels in intelligence gathering just like Jiraiya… and perhaps the reason she has approached Kuroto this time is also that she wants to get some kind of intelligence out of him.
After having a few bottles of Sake in silence, Kurenai lowered her voice, and asked in a casual tone, "Captain… I have always been curious about the Hyuga Clan. I have heard that the Hyuga Clan is divided into the main family and the branch family of the Hyuga Clan, and there are not many members in the main family, is that really the case?"
Kuroto looked at Kurenai with a suspicious gaze and nodded.
Kurenai then asked with a curious tone, "And do you know all of them?"
Kuroto frowned and nodded again.
The main family of the Hyuga Clan comprises the Patriarch's line and several Elders' lines. The reason for having extra Elders' lines is to prevent the collapse of the main family, in case, the Patriarch's line disappears all of a sudden due to any number of reasons. Of course, the Elders' lines are extremely low key and more than often they will not leave the grounds of the Hyuga Clan or make themselves exposed to any kind of danger, or else there is a distinct possibility that they will be specifically targeted for their Byakugan.
Therefore, very few people outside of the Hyuga Clan are aware of the existence of the Elders' lines of the main family of the Hyuga Clan.
Of course, in terms of rules, the Elders' lines are no different from the Patriarch's line, so no matter how many heirs there are in each generation, only one person is eligible to be exempted from being marked with the Caged Bird Cursed Seal to act as an alternative in case the Patriarch's line disappears for some reason.
Of course, the role of the Elders' line is not just to act as the replacement, one of the rules is that the marriage partners of the Patriarch's line always come from the elders' line.
In fact, Kuroto's mother was also a member of the Elder's line, but as mentioned earlier there can only be one exemption for each generation… so his mother was also marked with the Caged Bird Cursed Seal and was later transferred to the Branch Family after which she married Kuroto's father who was actually her servant and guardian during her days as a member of the Main Family, pretty neat master-servant love story wouldn't you agree?
But anyway, not getting side-tracked anymore, when it comes to the main family, even if all the members of the main family are counted, the number of people who are not marked with the Caged Bird Cursed Seal will never exceed more than ten, and Kuroto, because of his current high status within the Branch Family of the Hyuga Clan does indeed knows of all the members of Main Family.
Receiving an affirmative nod from Kuroto, Kurenai thought a little, then asked with a bit of hesitation, "Does anyone in the Main family of the Hyuga Clan has white hair?"
The hair color of the Hyuga Clansmen is majorly dark, most people have either brown or black hair color such as Kuroto or Neji and Yui or Hinata respectively, there are also clansmen with dark blue, dark green, and dark purple hair colors but each of these hair colors has black tinge on them, but there has never been a Hyuga Clansmen having White hair.
So, the fact that Kurenai is asking this question from Kuroto clearly indicates that she is trying to investigate 'Futen', thinking so, Kuroto thought, 'Huh, so that's her game? Does she want to privately investigate 'Futen'? Or is it that she suspects me to be 'Futen' because of our similar appearances, that is why she did not report anything about 'Futen' to the village?'
These thoughts were only internal, externally, he replied to Kurenai without much thought, "As far as I know, there is no member of the main family who has white hair."
"None?!" Kurenai was stunned, she thought that since there are not many members in the main family of the Hyuga Clan, so it should be easy to identify 'Futen' with those characteristic features, but unexpectedly Kuroto gave her the opposite answer.
Looking at Kurenai's stunned expression, Kuroto narrowed his eyes, slightly, and asked with a slightly curious tone, "Why do you ask?"
Kurenai quickly recovered, and waved her hand casually, "Nothing, I was just curious is all."
Kuroto squinted his eyes, and thought to himself in silence, 'It appears that I underestimated her, never did I expect that her thoughts would be so deep… she wants to use my 'Futen' Clone as a breakthrough point to investigate Amatsukami huh?'
Kurenai sighed, lightly took a sip of sake in silence, and thought, 'Futen is strong enough to fight Shodaime Hokage-sama, Nidaime Hokage-sama, and Orochimaru at the same time… he is the strongest Shinobi I have ever seen or known, how can Kuroto-kun not know about this kind of clansmen? Or is it possible that his existence was kept a secret from all because he possessed Shikotsumyaku of the Kaguya Clan? And he left the Hyuga Clan at a very young age… hmm, this must be the case.'
Immediately, Kurenai became a bit worried, 'But if this is indeed the case, then I won't be able to find anything about 'Futen' even if I search for any information about him in the Hyuga Clan!
What to do? What to do?
Should I... give up?
No! How can I give up so easily? I must continue to search for him. As long as we are both alive, our paths will definitely cross again…
Moreover, Kuroto-kun and Futen are quite similar in appearances… perhaps they are distant brothers… might know something about each other but are hesitant to tell others.'
Thinking so, Kurenai's gaze subconsciously turned towards Kuroto's face, and Kuroto who was also thinking a few things related to Kurenai's thought looked at her, and two pairs of thoughtful eyes intertwined.
'If I continue to work with Kuroto-kun who is also a member of the Hyuga Clan, sooner or later I am bound to land on any piece of news about Futen…' thought Kurenai.
'You want to investigate information about Amatsukami secretly, huh? Well, as long as you are my subordinate, I will make sure that you get absolutely NOTHING!!!' thought Kuroto.
The two people who were again not on the same channel looked at each other with friendly smiles and continued to ddrink Sake in peaceful silence.
Just before everyone was about to leave, Asuma who was a little drunk plucked out the courage and asked Kurenai to go on a Hot Spring Trip together, but was politely turned down by the thoughtful Kurenai.
Perhaps it was because Hayate had persuaded Asuma before, so he was psychologically prepared to be turned down, and didn't feel frustrated about it.
On the contrary, Kakashi on the side was desperate, he held the Icha Icha Paradise in his hands and kept muttering to himself, "How can this be possible?! This is Nirvana! Why did it fail?"
Looking at these two idiots, Kuroto sighed… but he didn't care too much, just carried the sleeping Yui on his back and slowly walked towards his home in the direction of the Hyuga Clan while enjoying the cold wind brushing his cheeks and rustling his clothes.
"Tonight, was a peaceful moonless night." Muttered Kuroto as he looked up at the clear night sky that had no trace of the moon.
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