

It's an important plot point that Asuma finally understands what the "King" of
the Hidden Leaf is. At this point, he also stops smoking.

At first I thought it had something to do with his fight over Sora, and being
forced to reckon with the relationship he had with his own father.

But, later on, we find out Kurenai is pregnant.

Is this the reason Asuma comes to understand what the king represents, and why
he decides to quit smoking? Did he know she was pregnant before or after this
moment of understanding?


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At What Point Does Asuma Sarutobi Find Out About Kurenai?


As he asks Shikamaru who the "King" is we can conclude that he already knew
that Kurenai was pregnant. He wanted Shikamaru to know that so if anything
happened to Asuma, Shikamaru would protect the "King" aka Mirai Sarutobi. The
"King" as Shikamaru came to realize were the people that he held dear.


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