chsdbacks Chapter 73 Forming a Squad
Chapter 73 Forming a Squad
"I'm back!"
Welcome back!
As soon as Minato returned home, Kushina rushed out of her room with a bright and enthusiastic smile on her face.
"Watergate, we finally have a holiday, let's go—"
Before she could finish speaking, Kushina saw Nawaki standing next to Minato, and her smile vanished instantly: "Nawaki, why are you back?"
"Hey, hey, hey, this is my home too!"
A few black lines appeared on Nawaki's forehead: "I'm so sorry, I'm just too conspicuous as a third wheel."
"Nobody talks like that anymore, not about electricity or light bulbs..."
Kushina turned her head away guiltily, poking her index fingers together: "At most, it's just a little in the way."
Nawaki's lips twitched: "Did you just blurt out what was on your mind?"
"Don't worry about the details..."
Kushina chuckled, then cast a curious glance at Mikoto behind the two of them: "Speaking of which, who is this pretty lady?"
Mikoto nodded slightly and said gently, "Nice to meet you. My name is Uchiha Mikoto. I am Orochimaru-sensei's student. Please take care of me."
"Kushina Uzumaki, nice to meet you!"
Feeling the gentle, approachable aura emanating from the other person, a sense of crisis began to grow rapidly in Kushina's heart.
Even Nawaki, who is usually quite oblivious to emotions, sensed this subtle emotion.
"Um... I'm going back to my room now. Remember to call me when it's time to eat."
Rope Tree kicked off his shoes and hurried back to his room, his back view looking somewhat rushed.
"The teacher has to be on duty at the Jonin standby area this morning, Mikoto-nee, please go inside first."
The three entered the living room, where Minato brought fruit and snacks and poured drinks for them.
Kushina sat down next to Minato quite naturally, her face tense, and her gaze toward Mikoto was somewhat wary.
Seeing Kushina's possessive attitude towards her food, Mikoto couldn't help but smile.
She pointed to her hair and looked at Kushina: "Your hair is very pretty."
"Huh? Really...really?"
Kushina blushed, turned her head away shyly, and ran her fingers through her red hair: "Thank you... Minato said the same thing."
What an understanding girl!
Seeing Kushina's reaction, Mikoto chuckled, "That just shows that Minato-kun has great taste."
"Hehe, right?"
Kushina grinned: "By the way, is Mikoto looking for Tsunade?"
"I need to speak with the teacher."
Minato explained, "I'm going to give Nawaki and Mikoto special training later, and I plan to ask the teacher to help Nawaki apply for withdrawal from the team."
"Special training?"
Kushina immediately became alert: "With Mikoto-nee?"
Rope Tree, who was eavesdropping at the doorway: "..."
At this moment, he really wanted to rush into the living room and ask Kushina: Am I human? Am I even human?!
"I already told you there's also the rope tree."
Minato couldn't help but chuckle, and Mikoto also covered her mouth and giggled.
"I want to participate too!"
Kushina clenched her small fists and looked at Minato with a pleading expression: "Please?"
"Hmm...that works too."
Shuimen nodded. Whether you're herding one sheep or a flock of sheep, it's still the same thing.
Although Kushina, as a potential Jinchūriki, doesn't really need to worry about going to the battlefield, it's good to have more awareness and self-protection skills, so she won't be kidnapped by Kumogakure for no reason like in the original story.
Because of this clone of him cultivating, Nawaki and Kushina have been busy for the past two years.
Although Nawaki was constantly battling with the Rasengan, he also managed to learn quite a few escaping techniques in the process.
Kushina possessed the most outstanding training talent of this generation of the Uzumaki clan, having already mastered the Three Body Techniques before coming to Konoha.
In the past two years, he has also mastered tree climbing and water walking, as well as many basic sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan. Even the sealing techniques that Minato learned were given to him by Kushina.
Although Kushina is limited by her age and has obvious physical shortcomings, her other conditions are no worse than Nawaki's.
"In that case, why don't we graduate early?" Minato suggested.
In fact, he had already decided to graduate early.
Once war breaks out, Rope Tree will definitely go to the battlefield.
Therefore, even without the necklace incident, Minato would still apply for early graduation and form a team with Nawaki to prevent the other from unwittingly sacrificing himself.
"Graduate early? Great, great!"
Kushina's eyes lit up: "Then can I team up with Minato?"
"Of course!"
Minato nodded happily.
"That's great!"
Kushina cheered when she received Minato's reply.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Nawaki, who had been hiding behind the door, secretly anticipating a dramatic scene, rushed into the living room upon hearing Minato's words: "What about me? Minato, you applied for my withdrawal from the team, you have to take responsibility, right?"
Don't say things that could be misunderstood...
Minato smiled helplessly: "You come along too, and Mikoto-nee too, shall we?"
"Huh? Me? But I'm from the Root..."
Mikoto was taken aback and instinctively wanted to refuse.
She couldn't lose her position in the clan, after all, it was something the clan had obtained by relinquishing power to the police department.
"I'll explain the situation to Orochimaru-senpai regarding Root, and I'll give you a nominal position."
Minato explained, "Even if we graduate early, the three of us are still only genin. According to the rules, at least one chunin should lead the team."
Rope Tree asked, puzzled, "Then why didn't you ask your older sister to lead the team?"
Minato was speechless for a moment: "The teacher has to be on standby every day, help out at the hospital, and rush to the front lines immediately if war breaks out. Are you trying to work her to death?"
"Haha, you're right~" Nawaki grinned awkwardly.
"Does Mikoto have any other questions?" Minato asked Mikoto.
"there is none left."
Mikoto shook her head.
The Uchiha clan prioritizes strength above all else, and even someone with her gentle personality is inevitably influenced by this atmosphere.
Minato was four years younger than her, but his strength far surpassed hers, and she had long been impressed by the strength he displayed.
Furthermore, due to Orochimaru's arrangements, she subconsciously held Minato in high regard, even harboring a degree of admiration for him.
Minato nodded: "Then it's settled!"
The words had barely left his mouth when the sound of a door opening came from the entryway.
"I'm back!"
Welcome back!
Tsunade walked into the living room, her gaze sweeping over everyone's faces before finally settling on Mikoto's.
Looking at the other person's beautiful and refined face, and feeling the gentle temperament emanating from them, Tsunade's eyes twitched slightly.
It has nothing to do with the Watergate!
Tsunade silently prayed in her heart, then gave a kind smile.
"Who is this...?"
"Uchiha Mikoto, Orochimaru-senpai's disciple. Orochimaru-senpai has been quite busy lately, so he asked me to help him with his training," Minato introduced.
That damned Orochimaru!!!
Tsunade roared inwardly.
However, he still had to put on an elder's air: "Haha, I didn't expect Orochimaru to take on disciples too."
She didn't care about being a disciple or being a member of the Uchiha clan; all she wanted to do was settle scores with Orochimaru.
That's utter nonsense about helping and teaching; that guy definitely has ulterior motives!
With Orochimaru's abilities, why would he need help teaching a student?
We've known each other for so many years, how could we not understand each other?
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(P.S.: Just wondering, if I update with 6,000 to 8,000 words a day, will you still think I'm just padding the post?)