"Kakashi should know Genya quite well!"
Because, when she proposed to be Genya's teacher, Kakashi came to her and warned her to be careful with Genya. He even suggested it might be best not to take Genya as a student.
But she had already promised that person and accepted Genya as her disciple, not paying much attention to Kakashi's warning.
At first, Kurenai thought, no matter how strong Genya was, could he really be stronger than her?
She could still guide him. But this time, things turned out different—Genya was indeed special.
And Kakashi had long been aware of this and had warned her.
"Me? I don't really understand him," Kakashi shook his head. Then he changed his tone, "But I know Genya is not that simple. He has a dense chakra within him, and his Sharingan might not even be completely useless."
Kakashi, Kurenai and Guy were almost standing on opposite sides of Hiruzen Sarutobi, so their bond grew even stronger.
Now that Kurenai was also Genya's teacher, Kakashi wanted to subtly tell her some things.
Of course, some secrets Kakashi kept from Kurenai—for her own good.
Although Genya appeared calm and harmless, and even his group, Atsukara, had become well-known in the ninja world in recent years, they had not done any evil deeds.
On the contrary, they had eliminated several forces that threatened the ninja world.
This made Kakashi even more unable to see through Genya.
"Genya has chakra? That can't be right. When I fought him, I didn't feel any chakra at all!" Kurenai said, not fully believing Kakashi's last words.
If someone has chakra, it's impossible not to sense it during battle. But Kurenai never felt any chakra fluctuations from Genya.
It seemed there was a secret hidden here.
"He might be using some kind of secret technique to hide his chakra," Kakashi said seriously.
Remember, when Genya disguised himself as the man in the black robe and fought Kakashi, he used all kinds of ninjutsu—even copying Kakashi's own techniques—and defeated him.
That fight made Kakashi doubt even his own copied ninjutsu, and feel desperate.
Because he couldn't find a single weakness in the man in the black robe.
At first, Kakashi comforted himself by thinking the black-robed man was some ancient monster.
But once he learned the black-robed man was Genya, his heart was completely shattered.
The ninja world was simply too crazy.
Back then, Genya's copied ninjutsu could easily crush him, proving how abundant the chakra in Genya's body was.
Now, after so many years, Kakashi didn't even dare to imagine how strong Genya had become.
Thankfully, Konoha wasn't acting against the Uchiha clan now. If they were, the ones who would be wiped out would definitely be Danzo and the Sarutobi clan.
"Is that so?" Kurenai's red eyes sparkled with more interest. If there was a chance, she really wanted to watch Genya carefully. "I only know that his taijutsu is really strong."
"Of course Genya's taijutsu is strong. I might not even be a match for him!"
While they were talking, a head suddenly popped out between their legs, looking up at them and speaking.
What the—
Both Kurenai and Kakashi were stunned and instinctively moved away.
Taking a few steps back, he looked at Might Guy with a hint of disdain. Might Guy was really unpredictable!
"Were you just talking about Genya?" Might Guy looked at the three of them, his eyes filled with curious innocence.
"Yes, we were just talking about Genya!" His eyes were serious, glowing like the sunset. "Do you know how strong Genya is?"
"Genya's strength?"
At the mention of Genya, Might Guy's eyes turned serious. "Genya has the best Taijutsu talent I've ever seen. Right now, none of you stand a chance against him!"
"Is that so?" Kurenai frowned. Might Guy was still overestimating Genya, admiring him greatly! Strong in taijutsu, and also chakra!
Kurenai became even more curious about Genya. It seemed like there would be time to observe Genya closely.
At a fork in the road.
"Genya, I'm leaving now!" Hinata said reluctantly, not wanting to part from Genya.
"See you tomorrow," Genya said, bidding her farewell.
"Yeah, see you tomorrow!"
After saying goodbye to Hinata, Genya continued toward the Uchiha clan.
Shino Aburame was still following closely behind, showing no sign of leaving.
"You're still here?" Genya stopped and looked at the silent Shino, then slowly asked, "Are you wanting to ask about the evolution of the insects?"
"You guessed it?" Shino nodded. Under his sunglasses, his eyes looked serious as he stared at Genya.
"I want to know how to evolve my insects. Since you brought it up, you must have some idea of how to make them evolve!"
"Okay," Genya nodded, but then he spoke seriously halfway through, "But why should I help your insects evolve?"
Shino Aburame looked at Genya, momentarily at a loss for words. Indeed, Genya had no reason to help evolve his insects.
Taking a deep breath, Shino became serious.
"If you help my insects evolve, I will stand firmly on your side in the future without holding back!"
In Shino's heart, there was a special conviction. He truly felt Genya could help his insects evolve!
If the insects evolved, it meant the Aburame clan would rise again.
Genya would have done him a huge favor, so naturally, Shino would unconditionally stand with him!
"Good. I hope you remember your promise today!" Genya said with a smile. His eyes grew serious.
"If you go back on your word, I will take back everything I gave you!"
Shino Aburame was also a promising ally.
"How should my insects evolve?" Shino nodded and looked at Genya, asking humbly with a serious expression.
"You know there are many medical ninja in the Uchiha hospital now, and a lot of special researchers too. Give me some of your insects. I will have them select excellent cells from other insects to fuse with yours!" Genya said directly this time. Of course, he didn't mention the underground lab.
Shino Aburame still hadn't fully trusted him.
"Give the insects to you?" Shino hesitated as he looked at Genya.
He was an Aburame clan member — the insects were his lifeline!
Handing over the insects to Genya for research was almost like handing over his lifeline.
If Genya wanted to use this against him in the future, knowing the strengths and weaknesses of his insects, it would be easy to fight back.
But Shino was also bold. After hesitating for less than a cup of tea, he nodded.
He took a porcelain bottle from his chest.
The lid of the bottle was open, and one by one, the small insects crawled inside in order, moving faster and faster.
Finally, they filled the entire bottle.
He handed the porcelain bottle to Genya. "My insects are called 'Kikaichū.'"
****
Support me on my patreon and read upto 15 early chapters.
https://www.patreon.com/AniScout