Minato Namikaze leaned against the wall. Then he entered the classroom.
He used a great deal of willpower to get out of bed, but the physical after - effects hadn't completely worn off.
His legs were still weak, and his face was pale.
"What did you do?"
Kushina Uzumaki noticed his abnormal appearance and asked suspiciously, "Didn't you sleep last night?"
Hearing this, Minato Namikaze looked up at Kushina Uzumaki in surprise.
Is she concerned about me?
Has my performance finally impressed her?
"I over - trained."
He waved his hand nonchalantly, but his eyes kept darting towards Kushina Uzumaki.
Heh, after seeing how hard I'm working, has she finally noticed my good points?
"I knew it."
Kushina Uzumaki showed a dissatisfied look on her little face. "Teacher Haruki didn't come yesterday. Did he give you extra lessons? Seriously, I was the first one to know the teacher. Why doesn't he teach me?"
"..."
Damn! Teacher Haruki is really my archenemy for life!
Minato Namikaze was speechless for a moment.
He thought Kushina Uzumaki had finally understood his feelings.
Turned out he was just being wishful.
It's so hard to love someone!
But Minato Namikaze thought he could still give it a try. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Kushina Uzumaki walking straight to her seat without even looking back.
She didn't even say goodbye.
He had no choice but to withdraw his sad and angry gaze, rubbing his aching waist and waiting for class to start.
Minato Namikaze was approaching graduation and was very diligent. He had already mastered all the courses.
The reason he was in the classroom was that the first class today was History taught by Teacher Haruki.
He didn't dare to skip class.
Haruki walked onto the podium, holding a textbook in his hand.
He was a bit surprised to see Minato Namikaze.
With his insight, he could tell Minato's state.
He didn't expect this guy to be so enthusiastic about learning.
"Today, we'll continue to talk about the deeds of Hashirama Senju. Last time, we mentioned that he decided to join hands with Madara Uchiha of the Uchiha clan to establish an unprecedented ninja world..."
Haruki knocked on the blackboard and started this week's class.
He had an easier time than Tsunade.
The [Medical Team] needed to be built from the ground up, with many areas to improve and too few [Jonin] - level [Medical Ninjas].
Consequently, Tsunade had to do everything on her own.
Haruki planned to find some time to teach at the [Medical Team] after the ninjas from the [Oshima Chamber of Commerce] arrived in Konoha to relieve her burden.
After the class, Haruki called Minato Namikaze aside and planned to start the next stage of training for the Rasengan.
But unexpectedly, Kushina Uzumaki followed.
"Do you want to learn it too?"
Haruki was a bit surprised when he heard her request.
Although he didn't mind teaching Kushina Uzumaki, she actually didn't need to learn the Rasengan.
As a member of the Uzumaki clan, she had powerful Sealing Technique.
Even the Nine - Tailed Fox was helpless against her.
To be honest, Haruki was quite envious of that.
Among them, he only knew the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
So, the real suitable teacher for Kushina Uzumaki should be Mito Uzumaki, not him.
Moreover, Haruki knew that she didn't have the talent for Medical Ninjutsu and Yang - attribute [Chakra].
"Yeah, teacher, you can't be partial!" Kushina Uzumaki pouted, looking quite aggrieved.
Haruki thought for a bit and realized, yeah, she was totally fit for learning the Rasengan.
Members of the Uzumaki Clan are born with a large amount of Chakra. It would be a pity not to use it to create the Rasengan.
Imagining the future scene where Minato Namikaze and his family of three each hold a Rasengan, he clicked his tongue.
"Sure." Haruki nodded.
"Yeah!" Kushina Uzumaki jumped up excitedly.
They came to the same place.
Haruki took out the unused balloons and threw them to Minato Namikaze.
"Your task."
"Okay."
Minato Namikaze started the job of blowing balloons and filling them with water.
Haruki explained to Kushina Uzumaki what he had said the previous day.
"Here you go."
Minato Namikaze promptly handed over a water balloon.
"Thanks."
Kushina Uzumaki glanced at the boy who seemed inexplicably happy and thanked him.
"Minato, come here. You're standing too close. It will affect each other's training."
Haruki waved to him from a distance of seven or eight meters.
"The second - stage training is similar to the first, but with a ball filled with air. It's not easy to use Chakra to rotate and burst it."
"I'll work hard!"
Minato Namikaze was full of beans and showed no sign of the listlessness from the morning.
"Kushina can see what's going on here. This is a great opportunity to change your image." Haruki smiled and threw the balloon to him.
Ignoring Minato Namikaze who was like a bull in a china shop, he turned his gaze to Kushina Uzumaki.
In terms of talent, she was not as good as Minato Namikaze, but she was not bad either.
Time passed.
Haruki tried his best to give guidance while giving Minato Namikaze an extra boost.
The look on Minato Namikaze's face, scared but still gritting his teeth to endure, brought Haruki some fun.
Come on, he's just a ten - year - old kid.
He doesn't want to lose face in front of the girl he likes.
Truly worthy of the Uzumaki Clan.
After Haruki used Medical Ninjutsu on Minato Namikaze three more times, Kushina Uzumaki finally ran out of Chakra.
"Kushina, take a break."
Seeing the sweat on her little face, Haruki couldn't help but say.
"Minato isn't taking a break, so I won't either."
Kushina Uzumaki looked at him. "Teacher, I want it too."
She noticed what Haruki had been doing during her practice.
"You have to think it through. You'll be in a lot of pain tomorrow."
"It's okay. I can take it."
Haruki smiled.
These two guys are so alike in some ways.
But he didn't refuse. With a wave of his hand, a light - green Chakra enveloped Kushina Uzumaki, dispelling her fatigue.
After giving her the Military Rations Pill, he heard Minato Namikaze's call.
"Teacher, o - over here... Come quickly."
Haruki used the Shifting Body Technique and appeared in front of Minato Namikaze, who was lying on the ground paralyzed.
Pointing at Kushina Uzumaki, he smiled. "Do you know what the Uzumaki Clan is known for?"
The sudden question made Minato Namikaze slightly stunned.
"A large amount of Chakra?"
"Good physical strength."
"Huh?"
"Work out hard. Don't be so weak."
Haruki winked at him and dispelled his fatigue with a wave of his hand.
"…?"
Minato Namikaze instinctively looked at Haruki.
But he looked serious.
The teasing that had just appeared seemed like an illusion.
Was I overthinking?
Minato Namikaze began to doubt his perception of the situation.
He looked at Haruki again.
"Minato, don't slack off."
"Okay."
Minato Namikaze hesitated for a moment and then resumed his attack on the ball in his hand.
The sun was gradually setting.
Haruki clapped his hands and said, "That's it for today's training."
Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze immediately stopped what they were doing.
"Let me treat you to ramen."
Haruki stroked his chin and added, "It's to celebrate the formation of our squad."
Kushina Uzumaki immediately broke into a smile.
She loved ramen.
"Teacher, isn't there one person missing?"
Minato Namikaze suddenly remembered this when he was waiting for the ramen to be served.
Normally, students who graduated from the Ninja Academy would form a team of three, led by a Jonin.
"Yes, you'll see the third member soon, but he's not from your class."
"Is he a senior student?"
Minato Namikaze hadn't expected this, but he also knew there were some exceptions.
Apart from students from the same class, there were also seniors (both male and female) who graduated in recent years and filled the positions in the three - person teams.
The reason was simple.
Ninjas were a high - risk profession.
It was common to lose teammates.
To complete the formation, they had to be redistributed.
But a ninja whom Haruki had taken a fancy to must be a good team member.
"He's the young master of the Hyuga clan," Haruki said with a smile.