"Auntie?"
As the voice fell, even in the night, Aoba could clearly see the veins bulging on Yuhi Kurenai's forehead.
"Don't call me Auntie!", Yuhi Kurenai was a little annoyed, 'I just turned twenty, how did I already become an auntie?'
"From now on, just call me Sister Kurenai."
This title was a bit more pleasant, not as distant as "Red Onee-Chan" before, nor as infuriating as "Aunt Kurenai."
"Okay," Aoba decisively agreed, then asked, "Then Sister Kurenai, what do you want with me? Is it mission-related?"
Yuhi Kurenai secretly glanced in the direction of Uzuki Yugao, then leaned close to Aoba's ear and whispered, "No, I just wanted to ask you, what is your relationship with Yugao?"
"A normal close brother-sister relationship," Aoba blinked and answered truthfully.
"How is that possible?" Yuhi Kurenai widened her eyes, "Ordinary close siblings, how can... how can they be so intimate?"
"Didn't Sister Kurenai also kiss me the first time we met?"
"That's different!", Yuhi Kurenai immediately retorted.
That was from the standpoint of an elder teasing a cute little child, with well-controlled boundaries.
Just like boys would tease cute little girls, sometimes girls also wanted to tease little boys pretending to be mature.
It was a way of expressing love and closeness towards children, with no other intentions.
Unlike Uzuki Yugao, who completely didn't seem to maintain proper distance.
"Even for close siblings, there should be some avoidance, and... Yugao seems a bit..."
"Maybe Sister Yugao really likes me, that's normal. Even though there's no blood relationship, I was raised by Sister Yugao."
Aoba said calmly, "I also really like Sister Yugao, very much!"
"You... and you still say it's just an ordinary brother-sister relationship?"
"If not brother-sister, then what? I and Sister Yugao have no other relationship."
"Besides, there are lots of people I like, like teacher, Tenten, Ino, Sakura, Hinata..."
"Stop! Stop!", Yuhi Kurenai quickly interrupted the other's self-exposure, her mouth already gaping from Aoba's words.
'This little brat, how can he be so thick-skinned, not only liking so many people but speaking about it so righteously.'
'Isn't this exactly the so-called scumbag?'
Moreover, she seemed to hear a particularly alarming name among them.
"Then what about Yakumo? Do you also like Yakumo?"
"Of course I like her. Yakumo is cute and well-behaved, of course I like her," Aoba said frankly, then stared at Yuhi Kurenai for a while.
"And Sister Kurenai, I also really like you."
"You... you...", Yuhi Kurenai was dumbfounded, 'What is this situation?'
'This guy is really a little scumbag, liking whoever he sees!'
'I am more than ten years older than him!'
'Although being liked by a boy younger than me is a happy thing, but...'
'Hmm?'
'Wait!'
Yuhi Kurenai stared at Aoba's clear eyes, and seemed to realize something.
"You... you don't even know what it means to like between a man and a woman, do you?"
"I know," Aoba answered seriously.
Yuhi Kurenai didn't believe it, "Then tell me, what does it mean?"
"Uh... isn't it wanting to always be together?"
"That's not just the liking between men and women; friends, family members can also have that kind of liking. Like you and Lady Tsunade, Yugao, those are family-like liking. And with other girls, it might just be friends' liking."
"Don't mix them up!", Yuhi Kurenai patted Aoba's head, showing the scene of a mature elder sister giving a puberty education lesson to a little boy.
Aoba felt speechless; honestly speaking, even if he told the truth they wouldn't believe it, so he was too lazy to explain.
Being misunderstood didn't seem to have any downsides.
And Yuhi Kurenai had already convinced herself that she had figured everything out.
Right, how could a six or seven-year-old brat understand what love was?
It was just that during the time when they were drifting together, the other side had behaved too maturely, causing her to subconsciously ignore his actual age.
After figuring it out, her mood relaxed a lot.
And at the same time, she developed a strange sense of mission.
Maybe because Lady Tsunade and the others were too busy back then, they didn't notice Aoba's abnormalities.
If this went on, this kid would definitely grow up to become a scumbag.
Since she had discovered it, she had the obligation to correct him.
'Such a good child, it will be too pitiful if he becomes a scumbag.'
But she would need to inform Lady Tsunade first, otherwise it would be too rude.
The two returned to the tent's location.
Although Uzuki Yugao really wanted to know what they had talked about, considering Yuhi Kurenai's presence, she didn't dare ask too much.
After greeting each other, Aoba entered the tent to sleep.
As for the night watch schedule, it would be arranged between Yuhi Kurenai and Uzuki Yugao.
He slept until he naturally woke up.
After a simple wash and breakfast.
The three set off again.
Because they had already planned a reasonable route, it took less than half a day.
By noon, the three had arrived at the outskirts of Grass Ninja Village.
There was no cover; one glance could see the scenes inside.
Compared to the prosperity of Konoha, looking from afar, Grass Ninja Village was like a refugee camp.
Who knew where they got the courage to provoke Konoha.
The three crouched together in the grass.
"Our mission is to investigate the internal situation of Grass Ninja Village, not to attack, and to avoid combat as much as possible," Uzuki Yugao said seriously.
"In a moment, I will disguise myself as a refugee and enter Grass Ninja Village to gather intelligence. Senior Kurenai will find lone grass ninjas around the outskirts and use genjutsu for interrogation. Aoba, you and Kurenai..."
"Sister Yugao, I have a very suitable ability for infiltration," Aoba suddenly said.
"What ability?", Uzuki Yugao asked curiously.
"Look!"
Aoba formed hand seals.
In just an instant, Aoba turned completely transparent.
Even the chakra aura completely disappeared.
"This is... Transparent Escape?", Uzuki Yugao widened her eyes; she recognized this jutsu, because her colleague Gekko Hayate had this ability.
'But how does Aoba know it?'
Just as Uzuki Yugao was amazed, she suddenly felt someone groping her.
Her pretty face flushed slightly as she grabbed Aoba's two misbehaving hands.
Because of that, Aoba revealed his original form.
"Sister Yugao, what do you think of my ability?"
"Be serious!", Uzuki Yugao gave Aoba a slightly annoyed glance.
"How do you know Transparent Escape?"
Aoba shook his head, "I suddenly just knew."
This was drawn last time from the SSR; as long as it was a bloodline limit, it would appear in SSRs, regardless of quality.
"Sister Yugao, why not let me go inside and scout first?"
Transparent Escape could be said to be the perfect stealth ninjutsu, and also one of the dream jutsus for many boys.
Even time-stopping could be used for lewd purposes, of course Transparent Escape could too.
However, Transparent Escape was not perfect.
Once an attack was launched, its effects would be greatly reduced.
It wasn't as useful as depicted in some anime.
And it was easy to be discovered by wind-style ninjas who could sense airflow.
Just like in the original work, Gekko Hayate.
But there weren't such strong characters in Grass Ninja Village, so there was no need to worry about that.
Even if accidentally discovered, it didn't matter.
As long as everyone who discovered him was taken out, it would still be considered a successful infiltration.
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