After taking Mrs. Mikoto out of the training room and allowing her to comfortably satisfy her private needs, Hyuga Kaze led her on a general tour of the Snow Village, giving her a brief overview of the area.

They also encountered Izumi and her group of Uchiha clan members. They had been arranged by Hyuga Kaze to bury the bodies of Uchiha clan members who had been taken into the space, including Fugaku's body.

Although they wished they could tear the itachi to pieces, Fugaku had been the clan leader for many years, and they couldn't bring themselves to desecrate his corpse.

Of course, Fugaku's eyes were taken by Hyuga Kaze beforehand. The Kaleidoscope was a good accessory, and it would come in handy sooner or later. This could be seen as Fugaku atoning for his sins with his own body.

The group treated Hinata Kaze with impeccable manners and great respect, but they treated Mikoto with disdain, glaring at her and not even bothering to greet her.

This made Mikoto realize that perhaps not bringing Sasuke here was a better choice.

After going around in circles, Hinata Kaze brought Mikoto to the Yukigami office, introduced her to the village leaders, arranged her work, and then quickly left, becoming a hands-off manager.

After settling Mrs. Mikoto in, Hinata Kaze rushed off to his next appointment.

Kurenai Yuhi and Anko Mitarashi witnessed the events of the day before yesterday. Although neither of them had been marked with the Tongue Curse Seal, many of the ninjas they knew had died or been seriously injured, and many others had been marked or sent to guard the border.

Konoha gave a very detailed and complete explanation of what happened that night, but neither of the two women were stupid; they could easily see through the trickery involved.

Frustrated by the darkness hidden in the village and having nowhere to relieve their stress, the two invited Hinata Kaze to go shopping together to vent their emotions.

As a normal man, Hinata Kaze naturally felt apprehensive about shopping, but Kurenai's sorrowful and helpless expression was so heartbreaking that he had no choice but to accompany her at the risk of his life.

Women have incredible stamina when shopping, especially when they're feeling down and need to vent.

To help Kurenai cope with her emotions, Hyuga Kaze completely transformed himself into a credit card reader and locker, accompanying Kurenai and the other to every shop in Konoha.

After this long walk, even with Hyuga Kaze's physique honed through Baguazhang, he felt exhausted. Fortunately, his sealing techniques were quite good, and he managed to put all the items into scrolls, so he didn't have to be covered in bundles.

"I'm so hungry after walking around all day. Let's go to an izakaya for dinner," Hongdou suggested enthusiastically, patting her flat stomach.

Hinata Kaze looked at Yuhi Kurenai and saw the joy and longing in her wine-red eyes, so he could only nod in agreement.

Anyway, I made a profit a few days ago, so I'll just consider it spending money to buy some happiness.

As I was walking towards the izakaya, I heard an excited voice from afar, followed by the sound of wind created by a sudden movement.

Upon closer inspection, a disheveled man with long black hair, a full beard, wearing an katana vest, and a cigarette dangling from his mouth was right in front of him. It was none other than Sarutobi Asuma, the son of the Third Hokage.

"Hong, it's been a long time. I wonder how you've been all these years?"

Asuma became extremely excited upon seeing Kurenai, rubbing his hands together and looking at her hesitantly, completely ignoring Anko and Hinata Kaze beside him.

When Kurenai saw Sarutobi Asuma's excited expression, she couldn't help but be startled.

She subconsciously took a half step back, moving closer to Hinata Kaze, carefully observing his expression, a little worried that this young man might misunderstand.

"Asuma, it's been years. Thank you for your concern. I'm doing well."

Seeing Hinata Kaze's encouraging gaze, Red Heart calmed down, but her reply was polite yet distant, as if it were just a formality.

Hyuga Kaze looked at Asuma's frozen smile, and his own smile widened. He thought to himself, "Poor Asuma, you're too late. Kurenai is already completely mine. You should continue honing your skills."

Asuma was stung by Kurenai's indifference, his heart clenching as he felt as if he had suddenly traveled from the warmth of Konoha to a snow-covered ice field, with strange music seemingly playing in his ears!

"Asma, you bastard, is all you can see red?"

Mitarashi Anko punched Asuma on the shoulder. She had been silently watching the three of them, and her suspicions had deepened.

But that's all for later; right now, helping my best friend out of this predicament is the priority.

"Ah, haha, it's Hongdou! It's been so long! I'm so glad to see you."

Asuma's mind was in a mess from the series of blows, and he uttered a string of monotone words.

"I... I just got back to the village. I'm going to report to the Hokage's office first, and I'll come find you later."

Asma finished his farewell speech in a dry and monotonous manner, then turned and left, looking utterly dejected.

With the person who had disrupted the atmosphere gone, the three of them returned to harmony, chatting and laughing all the way to the izakaya (Japanese pub) where they began to eat and drink heartily.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Hongdou insisted on going to the hot springs, which was one of her and Hong's favorite ways to relax.

Seeing the apologetic look in Kurenai's eyes, Hinata Kaze had no choice but to suppress his surging anger and accompany the two to the hot spring.

After paying for the hot spring, before entering, Anko chuckled and looked at Hinata Kaze with a sly grin, sizing him up and down. She looked every bit the female hooligan, just short of whistling and flirting with him.

"Little brother Feng, do you want to take a bath with us? If you're the one we're sharing a bath with, I won't mind," Hongdou teased Hyuga Feng playfully.

Hinata Kaze wasn't one to be trifled with either. He grinned, leaned forward, and pressed Anko's curvaceous and smooth body against the wall. He braced himself against the wall with one hand and half-embraced Anko in his arms.

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