Naruto: I Stole Itachi's Wife on the Night of the Nine-Tails Attack

[T/N]- Tiangang Martial Art will now be translated as Heavenly Tyrant Art

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Not far away, Kurenai Yuhi heard that Chiya didn't even address her as "teacher" anymore. The corner of her mouth twitched in anger as she impatiently said, "Have you guys finished discussing? I'm in a hurry."

"Oh, we're ready," Chiya replied with a smile.

"Then let's begin." Kurenai Yuhi stood still, and her entire aura shifted dramatically, instantly entering battle mode.

The three of them exchanged a glance, and Airi Akizuki took the lead, stepping forward to throw a few shurikens and drawing a kunai.

Kurenai Yuhi remained in place, not even bothering to use her kunai. With just a few side steps, she easily dodged the attacks.

In a flash, she appeared right in front of Airi, seized her kunai, and punched her in the stomach.

Airi let out a choking sound, her body flying backward violently, instantly losing her combat ability.

At that moment, Pangci Akimichi's massive fist, enhanced by the Multi-Size Technique, came crashing down. With a loud boom, the ground trembled, leaving a shallow crater and sending a cloud of dust into the air.

"Did I get her?" Pangci Akimichi retracted his fist, gulping nervously as he stared ahead.

"Not yet," Chiya's voice sounded next to him, followed by Kurenai Yuhi's voice, "Too naive."

As soon as she spoke, Kurenai's slender foot landed on Pangci's neck, sending his bulky frame flying.

Meanwhile, with a muffled thud, a broken wooden log appeared in the shallow crater. Clearly, Kurenai Yuhi had used the Substitution Jutsu from the Three Basic Jutsu.

"Now then, it's your turn, Chiya." Having dealt with two of them, Kurenai Yuhi finally turned her gaze to Fujiwara Chiya, who had been standing still the entire time.

"Sure. But if I somehow manage to beat you, Miss Kurenai, you have to promise to date me when I grow up," Chiya said with a playful smile.

"If you can pull that off!" Kurenai Yuhi, fired up by his challenge, dashed forward. Although, as Airi had mentioned, her specialty was genjutsu, not taijutsu, she was still a Special Jonin—far superior to freshly graduated Genin.

However, she quickly regretted it. Faced with her series of taijutsu attacks, Chiya dodged effortlessly, his strength surprisingly overwhelming—far beyond what a child under twelve should possess.

Every time their bodies clashed, a sharp pain would shoot through the point of contact, as if she were fighting not a person, but someone with a body of steel.

"Who is this kid, really? Could he be like Guy and practicing Iron Fist?" Kurenai thought to herself, shocked.

Off to the side, the defeated Airi Akizuki and Pangci Akimichi gasped, "He's so strong! He can actually fight Miss Kurenai!"

"Miss Kurenai, looks like you're destined to become my second wife in the future," Chiya teased, his grin widening. He wasn't using any special techniques—just basic taijutsu, relying solely on his powerful physique to hold his own against Kurenai Yuhi.

"Don't get cocky." Kurenai hadn't expected her first time leading a team to be met with such a rebellious student. If she didn't teach him a lesson today, how could she command respect in the future?

Without hesitation, she used the Body Flicker Jutsu to create distance, formed a series of hand seals, and suddenly dissolved into a fluid-like mist.

At the same time, a sapling sprouted beneath Chiya's feet, growing rapidly into a towering tree that wrapped around his limbs in the blink of an eye.

Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion—Naraku Clone activated.

"You're still too inexperienced, kid." The ground writhed, and Kurenai Yuhi's real body emerged slowly.

"Is that so?" Chiya's voice suddenly echoed beside Kurenai's ear. Her pupils dilated, and in the next moment, she felt a cold sensation on her neck—a kunai was already pressed against her throat.

From a distance, Airi Akizuki and Pangci Akimichi looked completely bewildered. They had no idea what had just happened.

What was going on?

Why was Miss Kurenai standing there motionless, talking to herself, only for Chiya to calmly walk up behind her and place a kunai to her neck?

"Pangci, do you know what just happened?" Airi Akizuki asked, glancing at Pangci Akimichi, whose face was still swollen but who was munching on a bag of chips.

Enduring the pain, Pangci grabbed a handful of chips, shoved them into his mouth, and shook his head as he chewed. "No idea… but it looks pretty amazing."

"How did you do that?" Kurenai Yuhi took a deep breath, a trace of disappointment in her heart.

As a Special Jonin, losing to a fresh Genin felt humiliating. What was this?

Chiya put away his kunai and pointed to the clone still bound by the tree. Smiling, he explained, "Miss Kurenai, the Academy textbooks clearly mention that genjutsu works by using chakra to disrupt the opponent's five senses, confusing their chakra flow and trapping them in illusions."

"I didn't know what jutsu you used, but you mentioned you specialize in genjutsu. So before the fight even started, I began constantly disrupting my own chakra flow, making your genjutsu ineffective. Then, during the brief moment you activated your illusion, I created a clone to mislead you."

"You let your guard down, Miss Kurenai."

As he finished speaking, Chiya's clone and the tree disappeared, and the ground slowly returned to normal.

"I see… I really lost. I didn't expect you to beat me using the most basic Clone Jutsu from the Three Basic Jutsu. Looks like the Third Hokage was right—you truly are a genius," Kurenai Yuhi said, a self-deprecating smile on her face.

"You're too kind, Miss Kurenai. You clearly went easy on me. If this were a real battle, I'd already be a corpse," Chiya replied humbly, though a cold glint flashed through his eyes.

He knew the Third Hokage had assigned people to secretly monitor him. With his keen senses, how could Chiya not notice?

For the past five or six years, no matter where he went or who he met, he would habitually use his Kyoka Suigetsu whenever the opportunity arose.

The version of himself that the Third Hokage's spies were observing was, for the most part, just an illusion.

Otherwise, how could he have safely grown stronger in secret?

Now, with Kyoka Suigetsu and the celestial chakra stored by the Heavenly Tyrant Art, he was fully capable of protecting himself.

The strength he showed when defeating Kurenai Yuhi was just the tip of the iceberg—merely a way to prepare for future opportunities to demonstrate his Kyoka Suigetsu to more people in the Hidden Leaf Village.

"A loss is a loss. A win is a win. No need to make excuses for me. But…" Kurenai's tone suddenly shifted, and a sly smile appeared on her face. "Why aren't you calling me 'Miss Kurenai' anymore?"

"Are you serious?" Chiya blinked, a playful smile creeping onto his lips as his gaze met hers.

Kurenai, clearly flustered, held her ground, the tension between them thick in the air. After a long stare-down, it was Kurenai who broke eye contact first, her cheeks blushing. "Hmph… brat. I don't know what they're teaching you at the Academy these days."

"You lot, today's events are classified. Don't tell anyone. Be here tomorrow, on time. No excuses."

That last part was directed at Airi and Pangci.

After speaking, she glanced back at Chiya one last time, then disappeared in a flash, her heart pounding like a frightened deer.

Watching Kurenai's retreating figure, Chiya's smile slowly faded, and he murmured to himself, "Still just a simple girl at heart..."

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