"No, Kano-chan, don't misunderstand. This is just a nosebleed from being hit earlier."
Naruto hurriedly wiped his nosebleed, while Kano frowned and pouted, her small face slightly flushed as she covered her chest with her hands.
"If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have thought there was a problem."
A shy Kano-chan is even cuter~
However, Naruto wasn't the type to be led by his hormones; he snapped out of it and immediately became serious.
"Kano-chan, you have to be careful. He's here to cause trouble for you."
"Cause trouble for me?"
Kano looked at the dark-skinned older man, Killer Bee. She was quite familiar with him; he didn't seem like the type to travel thousands of miles just to pick a fight. There must be some misunderstanding.
"Killer Bee, Asuma-sensei, stop fighting!"
Hearing Kano call his name, both men instantly stopped and looked over.
Having also heard the sounds of the fight, the eager Sasuke and Neji suppressed their combative urges. They walked a bit closer, and seeing the clothes Kano was wearing, Sasuke couldn't help but criticize.
"You sure play around with fancy outfits."
"Mind your own business!"
Blushing, Kano threw a high heel at him, but Sasuke dodged it.
"In the Land of Fire's domain, a little fan of mine I see. Don't be shy, don't retreat~ An autograph is ready for thee~ Cute little girl~ Keep this exclusive decoration, whee!"
Killer Bee, with a rose in his mouth, spun his way to Kano's side, presented the rose to her, and then handed her a signed photo.
This absolutely shocked Kano, giving her goosebumps all over; her toes were so embarrassed they nearly clawed through the red soles of her high heels.
"Stop, stop, stop! I'm not your fan, I just know who you are. Stop rapping, it's making my skin crawl."
Although the rap was rhythmic and the beat was catchy, Kano didn't like this style. It didn't match her fragrant, soft, cute, and delicate image at all.
Kano disdainfully tossed the rose and autograph to Ino, who disdainfully tossed them to Karin, who disdainfully tossed them to Naruto. Naruto wanted to toss them to the next person, but there was no one left around him.
"Kano, you know him?"
Asuma, with a cigarette in his mouth, came to Kano's side, staying wary of this Kumogakure Ninja.
"I guess you could say I know him; you know my intelligence network. Anyway, with his IQ, he won't become our enemy. He was holding back during the fight just now, otherwise, even all of us together might not be able to beat him."
Naruto quietly moved to Kano's other side.
"You seem to know a lot about me. Are you really not my fan?"
"I heard from Naruto that you came looking for me, right?"
"When did I say I was looking for... oh, so it was you, konoha songstress? Don't be so slow and messy! Adjust your flow to be the sharpest! Today we'll settle who's best, no temper, just the test!"
"Don't repeat what you've said before, it's even more embarrassing!"
Asuma felt that since they weren't enemies, everyone should just go about their business; it was only Naruto who had broken a door anyway.
"Since you know each other, everyone disperse... Naruto? Why are you giving me a rose? And what's the meaning of this signed photo?"
Asuma wanted to ask Naruto a few questions, but Naruto had already run off.
Everyone else went back too, and Naruto returned to his doorless room.
Kano let Karin and Ino go back first while she went to have a private chat with Killer Bee. Before that, however, Kano changed into normal clothes; wearing the bunny girl outfit was truly a bit embarrassing.
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