The sunlight, which is a bit dazzling, eases a little. Minato walks alone on the streets of Konoha with a heavy heart.
Recently, he has been having some strange feelings and is often in a trance.
Even just now, he actually says something that is contrary to his heart and evades Jiraiya.
"Who is she?" He originally wants to get some information about Kushina from Jiraiya to determine where his recent abnormality comes from and the identity of the red-haired woman who appears in his consciousness.
Because everything starts from the first time he sees Kushina.
When Minato thinks of Kushina again and again, his heart becomes heavy, and his out-of-control emotions are all because of her.
He clearly remembers the words he blurts out after knocking Akasaka Yu away.
"No one is allowed to bully her!"
It is obviously the first time they meet and they are not familiar with each other, but he can clearly feel that he would fight for everything for this promise.
Even his own life.
"I'm sorry, Jiraiya-sensei."
Minato gradually clears his mind. Since he has already evaded Jiraiya-sensei, he doesn't intend to do any more unnecessary useless actions and explanations.
All this, when he is truly qualified to obtain information about Kushina, may be solved.
Then the only thing he can do now is to enhance his own strength.
But he has promised Jiraiya-sensei to follow the three rules he sets. According to his current physical condition, he is not suitable for regular training.
This is also what Jiraiya-sensei hopes. It is not wise to squeeze too much of his potential.
The process of training needs to be gradual, not forced.
Thinking of this, he returns to the door of his home.
"Then let's practice hand seals." Recalling what Jiraiya-sensei says about the basic qualities of a ninja, he has already practiced the training of body speed and reflexes today.
Now the only thing left is to practice to enhance the speed of hand seals.
There is no way or method for this kind of training. It is completely repetitive to improve one's proficiency.
Hand seals are a special method of releasing ninjutsu and mobilizing chakra. In battle, the speed of hand seals can sometimes determine the success or failure.
After all, your opponent will not give you enough time to prepare the hand seals.
And what he is good at is speed. Although Minato's hand seal speed is not slow, it is obviously far from it.
Therefore, for the rest of the time, Minato stays in the room to practice hand seals.
And the sky outside the house gradually becomes darker as time passes. After practicing for several hours in a row, Minato shakes his almost stiff palms and arms, and this is considered the end of today's practice.
The next day, before dawn, a thin figure is already shuttling through the streets of Konoha.
Minato gets up an hour earlier than before and runs ten laps around Konoha.
Jiraiya gives him the task of twenty laps a day, which he arranges before and after school every day.
After completing the morning's quota, it is still early, so Minato returns home and washes the sweat stains on his face with clean water.
Today, Minato completes the task faster because the number is half of the last time, and he divides it into two parts. Therefore, he needs to do his best to make his practice fruitful.
After arriving at the Ninja School, the classroom is still empty, but Minato has long been accustomed to this.
However, not long after he enters the classroom, someone else walks in.
Minato raises his eyes and sees that it is Uchiha Yoruki, who has not been to class for several days.
When Minato sees him, his expression suddenly becomes a little wary. Last time, in order to fight with him, he not only uses Kushina but also almost hurts other students.
However, this time, Uchiha Yoruki does not give Minato the feeling of being as domineering as usual. When the pair of black eyes look at him, there is a hint of trance.
This kind of expression is absolutely not seen on Uchiha Yoruki's face before. Minato stands up, and the two look at each other across several rows of seats, as if they are confronting each other.
Finally, it is Minato who relaxes his expression first, his complexion returning to normal, and he says, "How are you doing recently?"
Because of the incident when Uchiha Yoruki almost injures a student by mistake during the last fight between the two, it is said that the Third Hokage hands him over to the Uchiha clan to deal with it.
Although Minato knows that it is a kind of protection, according to Mikoto, Uchiha Yoruki does receive extremely harsh punishment.
However, the reason is not because he almost injures a classmate by mistake, but because he is defeated by someone in the same year. But Minato does not regard that as his victory, and although he is alert, he does not have any prejudice against Uchiha Yoruki.
Minato's questioning makes the expression in Uchiha Yoruki's eyes suddenly fluctuate.
He thinks the former would resent him, after all, the means used to force Minato to fight with him are too despicable.
But he does not expect that the first sentence that Namikaze Minato says after seeing him again is actually... Care about him?!
Uchiha Yoruki can hear the truth from it, but with his personality, even if Minato says so, he would not say it is okay.
Minato also understands his personality and does not care.
Judging from his appearance, he does not mean to cause trouble, so Minato does not intend to pay attention to him and lets him go.
"Last time, you won!" When Minato is about to sit back, Uchiha Yoruki stares at him and says.
Minato wants to explain the victory and defeat of the battle, but before he can open his mouth, Uchiha Yoruki's expression returns to its previous appearance.
"However, this does not mean that I, Uchiha Yoruki, lost to you. Next time, I will defeat you!"
His eyes are full of belligerence, and he has a matching smile, like a confident strong man.
Perhaps because of his fighting spirit, Minato's blue eyes are also full of unwillingness to admit defeat.
"Then I'll be waiting to fight you again. Next time, we'll have a fair fight!"
Although he is not good at fighting, having an opponent like Uchiha Yoruki to urge himself all the time is also an encouragement for his training.
Although he doesn't know when the battle will take place, Minato's heart is full of expectations.
The two look at each other, and Uchiha Yoruki turns and walks out of the classroom, but happens to run into Kushina who has just arrived.
When Kushina sees Uchiha Yoruki, her eyebrows slightly frown, and her body subconsciously takes a step back.
Uchiha Yoruki glances at her and returns to his classroom.
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