"The picnic was Minato's idea. If you want to go, you should discuss it with him.
I'm only responsible for cooking, nothing else."
Chikage quickly shifted the responsibility to Minato, waved goodbye to the stunned Minato, and took off running.
"Wait for me!"
Minato just wanted to chase after her, but he found himself blocked.
"Minato, I was wondering if I could join your picnic too?
I think, in the name of being classmates, you wouldn't refuse, right?"
Kushina smiled and lifted her small hand to gesture.
Last time, I haven't settled the score with you yet, Granny. If you refuse, you know the consequences.
Dare I refuse?
Chikage, you bastard! You just know how to pass the buck.
Minato was on the verge of tears.
He quickly said, "Kushina, you're wrong. As classmates, how can I refuse your participation? Don't worry, Chikage's grilled meat is top-notch.
Tomorrow, I'll be responsible for hunting, and you can just enjoy the food."
Patting his chest, Minato assured that he would take care of everything.
You just need to enjoy the food.
"That's great."
Kushina excitedly jumped up.
"Minato, you're a good person. Rest assured, I won't hurt you. We're classmates."
Classmates?
You just threatened me!
Is there such a classmate as you?
Well, with one more person, we'll just need to prepare some food.
After all, I don't have to be in charge of grilling the meat, that's Chikage's job.
After thinking about it, Minato felt much more comfortable.
Kushina skipped home happily, feeling great.
"I'm a human vessel and can't run around everywhere. I need to find a way. It would be troublesome if the picnic location is remote."
Kushina fixed her gaze on Tsunade.
I can't run around alone, but if I bring Tsunade with me?
That would solve the problem, right?
"Tsunade, I'm going to have a picnic with my classmates tomorrow. Will you go with me?"
"No, no, you guys are just kids going out to play. Why should Granny go with you?"
"Go play by yourselves, little kids. Don't drag me into it."
Tsunade firmly refused.
What a joke, she finally had a few days of rest, and she wanted to sleep in. Besides, she was in a bad mood after losing money, so she didn't want to go.
Kushina was prepared for this, knowing that Tsunade would refuse, so she wasn't worried.
She just shouted to Fukasaku, "Fukasaku, yesterday Tsunade took your..."
Tsunade's face changed upon hearing this, and she quickly covered Kushina's mouth.
If Fukasaku knew that she took his pocket money to gamble and lost it, he would definitely come looking for her.
"Shut up, what do you want?"
Tsunade gritted her teeth and asked angrily.
Go with me to the picnic, or I'll tell Fukasaku and let him come looking for you.
Kushina started bargaining.
"I..."
"I'm really defeated by you. Fine, fine, I'll go. You're so annoying, it's hardly a rest day."
Kushina proudly made a V sign and made a ghostly face, which made Tsunade feel like slapping her little butt.
You're not sincere!
The next day, Minato rushed to Chikage's house and scolded her for leaving him behind.
"Don't be angry, you're like a little sun that shouldn't be angry. The sun is supposed to warm people's hearts."
Chikage waved her hand and said, "Besides, I'm the worst at rejecting girls, so I can only let you go."
I don't believe a word you say!
You're not good at rejecting girls?
How many female classmates in school have you rejected?
Which time wasn't it a heartless rejection, and now you're telling me you're not good at rejecting girls!
I'll believe you when pigs fly!
"I'll go."
Minato folded his arms and chose to lie down.
Since I can't resist, I'll just lie down.
"Puff~~~"
Chikage spat water far away.
"You agreed?"
My brother, that's Kushina, the Nine-Tails jinchuriki. Wherever she goes, there's a large group of Anbu and Root ninja following her. And you agreed?
e, this is a mess now.
But the responsibility can't be placed on Minato's head, after all, he doesn't know Kushina's background.
Besides, Minato offended Kushina, causing him to avoid her every time they met.
If Kushina brings this up, Minato won't be able to refuse.
"That's right."
Minato answered matter-of-factly:
"Dare I refuse? You know how terrifying Kushina is when she gets angry. She's even younger than us, but she's terrifying."
Just thinking of Kushina's red hair fluttering, her eyes like flames, Minato shivered.
""
Nowadays, Minato would indeed be beaten up if he encountered Kushina.
Pulling Chikage up in frustration and walking towards the door, Minato complained, "Alright, stop being surprised. I'm not like you two, with endless chakra. I don't know what's wrong with you."
"Let's go, we'll be late if we don't hurry. Don't you think it's rude to keep a girl waiting for us?"
After buying various ingredients, the two arrived at the school gate.
From afar, they could see Kushina with red hair and a woman with blonde hair who looked impatient.
What the hell!
Tsunade?
Why is she here too?
"Am I seeing things? Maybe you should pinch me?"
From afar, Minato rubbed his eyes.
The person standing with Kushina wasn't Tsunade-hime?
"Ow!!"
A sharp pain in his arm made Minato let out a yelp, jumping high into the air. He rubbed his arm with a red face and shouted loudly:
"What are you doing? That was too hard."
Chikage rolled her eyes.
"Didn't you ask me to pinch you? Of course, I have to do it hard, or you'll think you're dreaming."
But you were too hard.
My arm is red all over.
Minato gave Chikage a怨恨 look, and she couldn't bear the gaze, coughed, and turned her head away.
"Chikage, Minato."
Upon hearing Minato's yelp, Tsunade and Kushina looked over.
Kushina waved and ran up.
Tsunade shrugged helplessly; she had no interest in this picnic at all.
Unfortunately, Kushina wanted to complain, so she had to come.
You three can just ignore me completely.
Tsunade folded her arms, and she wasn't as large-scale as she would be in the future.
Chikage glanced at her and quickly withdrew her gaze to avoid being noticed.
Others might not dare say it, but Tsunade is second to none in fighting.
Jiraiya almost got sent away with one punch, and this is not a joke.
Falling behind a little distance.
Tsunade impatiently said to the Anbu ninja in the shadows, "I'll be following Kushina today. Go back and tell the old man not to bother me today."
"Yes, Tsunade-sama."
The Anbu ninja didn't dare to show off in front of Tsunade.
Since Tsunade had given her assurance, they had no further responsibilities and would return to report to the Third Hokage.
Arriving at the small river where they often had picnics, Minato disappeared into the forest.
"You all take a rest for a while, I'm going hunting."
Chikage didn't expect Tsunade and Kushina to do any work. He pulled out a kunai and went to cut some firewood.
"You have the bloodline of the Uchiha clan?"
Tsunade didn't hide it from Kushina and asked directly.
Chikage was building a fire when he heard this and looked up to reply:
"Yes, my mother has always hoped that I could return to the Uchiha clan and change my surname accordingly, but I have no intention of returning to the Uchiha."
"Why not?"
Kushina wasn't from Konoha and didn't have any particular opinion about the Uchiha.
"With your talent, Chikage, if you joined a big family, you would receive priority training."
Among their peers, Chikage excelled in all subjects, slightly surpassing Minato.
In the eyes of their teachers, he was a genuine talent.
It was also because of his good grades that the teachers always ignored his behavior of daydreaming in class.
One could only say that students with good grades were bound to receive some preferential treatment from their teachers.
"I don't like the atmosphere of the Uchiha clan, or maybe I'm too competitive."
Chikage chuckled sarcastically. "Moreover, others already repel me, why should I beg to join the Uchiha?"
"You have spirit, but you're giving up an opportunity for priority training."
Just for those words, Tsunade couldn't help but hold Chikage in higher esteem.
Reject me?
I don't even want to join!
If I can't get trained by a big family, I'll grow slowly by myself.
Am I, Yagami Chikage, unable to survive without joining the Uchiha?
"That must be difficult for you to learn some jutsu, right?"
At present, Chikage's status was as a civilian ninja student.
Only after graduation would the "student" part be removed, making him a civilian ninja.
For civilian ninjas to learn jutsu, they had to trade in contributions accumulated from missions.
Unless you found a reliable teacher who was willing to teach you.
"It's fine, everything will get better."
Chikage firmly believed in this.
If I can't make it with cheats, then others don't need to live.
The Uchiha?
Who do you think wants to join your Uchiha clan!
You're almost being pushed into a corner by the higher-ups, yet you're still arrogant?
Anbu and the Third Hokage are coming for you with knives!
Don't worry, it'll happen eventually.
"I'm back."
In a short while, Minato returned with two rabbits and a small boar, throwing them on the ground and sitting down to rest.
From then on, the rest of the work was no longer his concern.
Chikage picked up his kunai and started to prepare the prey. Soon, the aroma of grilled meat filled the riverbank.
Kushina's eyes sparkled as she looked at Chikage like he was a precious boy.
Even Tsunade had retracted her words from the day before.
She was now looking forward to today's picnic and had developed some interest in Chikage himself.