After the matter was resolved, the group of Jonins except for Kuroto returned back to the village together.
On the way back, Asuma recalled the strange scene from a while ago where Shisui waited for Kuroto’s instruction, and couldn’t help but ask him, “Shisui, the situation was so dangerous back then... why did you wait for Kuroto’s instruction? Shouldn’t you have stopped those three creatures immediately?”
Walking beside Guy, Kakashi looked at Shisui with a thoughtful expression, waiting for the young Uchiha’s response.
It wasn’t just Kakashi, the other Jonins such as Kurenai, Guy, and Anko also cast curious glances at Shisui.
Although that moment was very short, it left a deep impression on everyone.
It is well known that Shisui and Kuroto have a good friendship, however, no one imagined that Shisui would obey Kuroto’s instructions to such an extent that he would put Kuroto’s instruction on higher ground compared to the life of the son of the Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan!
This can no longer be explained with just friendship, this is how superiors and subordinates operate! It is as if Shisui is completely loyal to Kuroto, and he puts Kuroto’s instruction above everything!
True, Shisui works under Kuroto as the vice-principal of the Konoha Ninja Academy, but that doesn’t make him Kuroto’s subordinate, he doesn’t need to be so loyal to Kuroto.
What’s more, Shisui is considered to be the strongest Ace on the side of the five great nations against Akatsuki, having such strength, Shisui doesn’t have to follow Kuroto’s instructions at all, yet he does, making others wonder why.
Faced with everyone’s doubts, Shisui answered with a sheepish smile, “Since Kuroto-san was present with us, there was no danger, to begin with, and I only needed to follow his instructions.”
Asuma was confused, and asked, “What do you mean?”
Shisui shook his head, and answered, “I mean I have trust in Kuroto-san’s judgment. Since Kuroto-san wasn’t worried, it just meant that there was nothing to worry about.”
“You really trust Kuroto, don’t you?” said Asuma, and asked in a casual tone, “What if, one day Kuroto asks you to deal with the Uchiha Clan... what will you do?”
Kakashi said with a frown, “Asuma, this is no longer a joke!”
Asuma pouted and shook his head apologetically.
He too realized that he asked something that shouldn’t be asked in any situation. But he can’t help it, as the son of Hokage, he really wants to know Uchiha Shisui’s stand. Shisui is the strongest shinobi in Konoha, his stand is very important because of various reasons.
Everyone, “???”
...
In the next few days, the topic of discussion in the village was the ‘little’ duel of the academy students.
The information about Uchiha Sasuke signing a contract at Mount Myoboku spread all over the village. Not just Sasuke, but the news about Hyuga Neji acquiring a giant Summon also spread like wildfire.
Everyone was discussing the three rising stars of Konoha and their powerful Summons.
The villagers were curious to know which of the three Summons was stronger. Some believed that it would be the giant red snake, some favored the toad, while others sided with the wild boar. As for who exactly is the strongest? That’s something we might never know.
As this topic continued to ferment in the village, the atmosphere on the grounds of Hyuga started to become weirder and weirder.
...
Hyuga Clan
Several members of the branch family had gathered and they were discussing the matter of Neji’s summon.
“Did you know? That wild boar was given to Neji by Kuroto-sama!”
“I didn’t know that Kuroto-sama had such a powerful Summon. I have never seen him use it before.”
“Hmm, that is true... perhaps, he never felt the need to use it.”
“Maybe... but do you know, the main family is very upset in regards to Neji’s Summon?”
“Why are they upset? It was given to him by Kuroto-sama, and Kuroto-sama found the summon himself, they had nothing to do with it.”
At this time, a cold voice came from behind, “Humph... what are you people discussing?”