The sky gradually darkened, and the afterglow of the setting sun spilled, covering the entire Konoha in a soft golden light.
Ding-a-ling.
With a crisp bell sound, the Ninja Academy students packed up their belongings and walked out of the school gate in twos and threes.
"Yūhi Wuyue, I have something to say to you." Wuyue, who was packing his bag, suddenly heard an angry voice.
Wuyue looked up, and what greeted his eyes was a short-haired boy in a blue long shirt. His appearance was not outstanding, but his physique was quite robust among his peers. At this moment, the boy's gaze at Wuyue's face was full of provocation.
"Asuma Sarutobi, what do you want to say to me?" Wuyue asked, narrowing his eyes.
He also had no good expression for this short-lived fellow who was determined to be his brother-in-law, even if he was the Third Hokage's son.
"Whether the ideal you spoke of today was serious or a joke... In short, let's duel!" Asuma Sarutobi said coldly, "The loser will no longer harbor improper thoughts about Yuhi."
"You sound like you're trying to make me laugh." Wuyue scoffed, "You're the one who's always had improper thoughts about my sister. Don't think I don't know, you're trying to kick me, this troublesome younger brother, out of the game first, aren't you?"
"No!"
Asuma seemed to have been hit where it hurt, his face flushed as he yelled, "How could I have such thoughts! I just, I just want to protect your sister! To prevent her from being harassed by a pervert like you! Yes, that's right!"
"Heh heh." Wuyue let out a cold laugh of unknown meaning. This little brat, with such a low IQ, dared to play mind games in front of him? Had his hair even grown out yet?
Asuma's scalp tingled a bit from his laughter, but he still forced himself to calm down and said, "Never mind that. I'll just ask you, do you dare to accept my challenge!"
Wuyue raised an eyebrow, about to speak, when he suddenly heard a crisp reprimand, "Asuma! Are you bullying my brother?"
Because Wuyue and Asuma's voices gradually grew louder, the surrounding students who hadn't left yet all cast curious and questioning glances their way. Of course, this included Kurenai Yuhi.
"N-no, Yuhi..."
Seeing Kurenai Yuhi slowly walk over, Asuma's words suddenly became a bit jumbled, and he said with a flushed face, "It's just that this guy actually dared to say such things today, I just wanted to teach him a small lesson."
This idiot.
Wuyue almost wanted to cover his face at this moment. With this IQ, he still tried to court girls? How did Kurenai Yuhi in the original story even fall for him?!
Sure enough, just as Asuma's words fell, Kurenai Yuhi's expression suddenly changed. She first glared angrily at Wuyue, then looked at Asuma expressionlessly and said, "How dare you say such things? Even if I want to discipline my brother, I don't need you to interfere."
Uh.
Asuma finally realized that what he had just said was indeed a big problem. He had blurted out what was on his mind without thinking, which was a complete failure.
But the words were out, and trying to take them back was probably impossible. So, there was only... Thinking of this, Asuma steeled himself, suddenly turned his head, and looked at Wuyue, saying, "Are you going to keep hiding behind your sister? Like a coward!"
Wuyue was slightly startled, not understanding what had suddenly gotten into this guy. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Kurenai Yuhi angrily say, "Asuma Sarutobi! What do you mean?"
"Nothing." Asuma deliberately spoke loudly so that everyone in the class could hear. "The year-end assessment's duels are in a few days. I want Yūhi Wuyue to be my opponent!"
So that's it.
Wuyue finally understood his thoughts a little. This guy wanted to force him to comply. Firstly, as he just said, to teach him a lesson. Secondly, he was fixated on that bet from earlier.
"That's not fair!" Kurenai Yuhi immediately refused on Wuyue's behalf. "Wuyue only just started condensing Chakra not long ago; he can't possibly be your opponent!"
"But, Yūhi Wuyue has already accepted my challenge, right?" Asuma gritted his teeth, glaring at Wuyue, the threat in his eyes quite clear.
Wuyue naturally wasn't afraid of such a little brat's threats, but the voice that suddenly sounded in his mind made his mouth twitch.
Choose, my dear host.
One, accept the challenge, and use your sister's pantsu (underwear) as the stake.
Two, accept the challenge, the loser runs twenty laps around the Konoha training ground naked.
Three, take off your underwear and put it on Asuma Sarutobi's head.
Damn it!
Wuyue gritted his teeth fiercely and looked at Asuma, saying, "That's right, I did accept his challenge. Moreover, we also made an agreement that if anyone loses... they have to strip naked and run twenty laps around the Konoha training ground."
Eh? Eh? Eh?
At these words, everyone, including Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma, was in an uproar.
Is this Yūhi Wuyue guy crazy? How dare he make such an agreement? Doesn't he know that Asuma Sarutobi was first in last year's year-end assessment? Is he deliberately trying to make a fool of himself?!
Imagining a certain little boy, completely naked, running frantically around the Konoha training ground in the sunset. Everyone inexplicably started to feel a little anticipation.