Chapter 30

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Chapter 30: Green Tea Sasuke and Eye Drops for Sarutobi Asuma

Senju Tobirama said, "We are discussing the issue of Konoha's Hokage successor, and we will put aside irrelevant reminiscences. Monkey, please explain about your son."

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt his head was about to explode. He regretted that everything about him seemed destined to be exposed in this damn live broadcast comparison room. Taking a deep breath, he quickly organized his thoughts.

"Sensei, about my son Asuma, he is part of the tradition of our Sarutobi clan with Ino-Shika-Chō," Hiruzen explained.

The Nara, Yamanaka, and Akamichi clans have maintained friendly relations for generations, all under the witness of the Sarutobi clan. This tradition dates back to the time of the Sengoku period.

Senju Tobirama replied, "This one barely makes sense. What about the Kurenai team?"

Hiruzen had a headache. He was so frustrated, he nearly pulled his beard off.

"Teacher, in the class with Kurenai Yuhi, the three Genin are skilled in detective work, so I arranged for them to form a class," Hiruzen said.

Orochimaru smirked. "Hehe! Sensei Sarutobi, if I remember correctly, that Kurenai Yuhi seems skilled in illusions, right?"

Ohnoki chimed in, "Sarutobi, you've surprised me. You let a phantom ninja lead a reconnaissance team!"

Fourth Raikage added, "Third Generation, what were you thinking? You need not explain; everyone understands."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was at a loss for words.

Senju Tobirama interjected, "Okay! Don't waste time. Monkey, hurry up and choose a suitable Hokage for the village. The strength must be acceptable, and don't embarrass us in front of the other villages!"

Hiruzen's body trembled, fearing that his teacher was already very dissatisfied with him.

Sasuke was thinking to himself, denying the possibility of a coincidence. This reinforced his judgment that behind the series of events in Konoha was Hiruzen trying to protect his power.

As Sasuke thought about the Uchiha clan land, now occupied by the Sarutobi clan, a surge of anger rose within him. Looking at Sarutobi Asuma, he decided to make his first move against Hiruzen.

"Isn't your son going after Teacher Kurenai? Let me stir up some trouble," Sasuke thought, formulating a plan to cause a distraction.

With this intention, Sasuke turned to Kurenai Yuhi and said, "Hinata often praised Teacher Kurenai to me for being amazing. Teacher Kurenai was promoted to Jōnin this year without much support. I heard that among Teacher Kurenai's peers, only a handful are official Jōnin, and some of the most skilled ones are just special Jōnin."

Hearing Sasuke's words, Kurenai Yuhi felt much better and reached out to caress Hinata's head. "I didn't expect little Hinata to praise me. Thank you, little Hinata," she said warmly.

Hinata looked at Sasuke and blinked, wondering if she had ever said something like that.

Ino was slightly surprised on the side. "Huh? Did Teacher Kurenai just become Jōnin this year?"

Sakura felt a tinge of envy as well.

"It's amazing. I don't know when I will be able to become the guide Jonin," Sasuke remarked, nodding and adding, "And Teacher Kurenai is leading the team with the best grades in the elite class of Ninja School. Doesn't this mean that even Mr. Hokage values Teacher Kurenai very much?"

Kurenai became a little worried again as soon as this was mentioned. "I really don't know why Master Hokage arranged it this way. I'm under a lot of pressure now."

Sarutobi Asuma on the side suddenly had an embarrassed expression. Seeing this, Kurenai frowned and asked, "Asuma, could it be you who said something to Hokage-sama?"

"How could it be! How could I do such a thing? Kurenai, you have to believe in your own abilities!" Sarutobi Asuma categorically denied.

Sasuke also nodded and said, "I also believe in Teacher Kurenai. Teacher Kurenai has become a Jonin through his own hard work!"

However, after hearing this, Kurenai Yuhi became more serious and stared at Sarutobi Asuma closely. "Asuma, I want you to be honest with me about why on earth I became the instructor Jonin of Class 8."

Seeing this, Sasuke smiled inwardly, sure enough, as he expected. According to what he learned from Hinata, Teacher Kurenai's father died in the Nine Tails Rebellion, and Kurenai was promoted to Jonin afterward. It's conceivable that even though Sarutobi Asuma may have exerted some effort on her behalf, Teacher Kurenai herself must have put in a lot of work. With few Jonins among her peers, this is something that Teacher Kurenai is proud of. As a result, Teacher Kurenai will resist the help of others at this time because it could diminish her achievements.

A group of people were dumbfounded. Kurenai Yuhi's thoughts and emotions had been completely guided by Sasuke. Orochimaru analyzed, "First talk about the things that the other party is proud of to gain favor, then use other people's words to gradually arouse Kurenai's doubts, and finally repeat the other party's proud achievements, detonating Yuhi's suspicions!"

Terumi Mei commented, "That Sarutobi Asuma can't say anything now, the woman's suspicion has already risen!"

Temari exclaimed, "Uchiha Sasuke has such a scary mouth!"

Samui observed, "And he has completely cleared himself. Even if he detonated Kurenai's suspicions, Kurenai may approve of him the most!"

Azabui reflected, "After all, Uchiha Sasuke talked about what the other party is most proud of."

Iruka admitted, "Just looking at what Sasuke said, I can't understand the thinking behind it at all!"

Might Guy confessed, "I don't understand now..."

Tsunade stated, "Ordinary people can't understand his inner thoughts at all. Whether it is Kurenai or Sarutobi Asuma, I'm afraid they are completely unaware of Uchiha Sasuke's malice."