The training ground of the Ninja School was crowded with students from two classes. T
wo students were practicing in the field, but their skills were very ordinary. Most of the eyes stayed on Minato and Uchiha Yoruki.
A year ago, the duel between these two was much more exciting than the battle between the ordinary students in the field now.
It was during that battle that these students realized how powerful Minato, who was usually gentle and humble, really was.
A year has passed.
How much have the strengths of these two talented students improved?
"I really want to see the two of them fight!" many thought in their hearts, even the head teacher of Class 3, where Uchiha Yoruki was.
Uchiha Yoruki's eyes glanced at Minato vaguely, while the latter looked calm.
"The winner is Takenouchi Rin!" At this time, the students in the field had decided the winner. The two girls were fighting, and one of them looked a little dejected, obviously the loser.
"Make the seal of reconciliation," Shirota-sensei stood between the two and shouted. The two smiled at each other and put their hands together, forming the tradition of reconciliation after sparring in the ninja school.
"Next, Uzumaki Kushina vs. Akasaka Yu!" When Shirota-sensei announced the candidates for the next sparring, most of the eyes that had been focused on Minato and Uchiha Yoruki were actually moved away.
When Kushina heard her opponent for sparring, she raised her eyebrows slightly and then strode out. Those eyes focused on her were somewhat evasive, and the eyes of the other party who was called were filled with panic and anxiety at this moment.
"Shirota-sensei, why me?" Akasaka Yu's expression at this time was one of rejection. He would rather fight Minato and Uchiha Yoruki than fight Kushina now.
Akasaka Yu's strength is definitely not weak among his peers, and he is only second to Minato, Uchiha Yoruki, Mikoto, and Kushina. But for this duel, no one thought this was a battle of equal strength.
The eyes gathered on Akasaka Yu were full of sympathy, and some people even sighed for him.
"Hey, are you still a man? It's just a sparring. I promise to show mercy to you." Although Kushina said this, she clenched her fists in the field, and the sound of bones rubbing could be heard faintly.
At this time, the faint smile on her lips was simply a devil's smile in the eyes of Akasaka Yu.
"Akasaka Yu, come to the field quickly." Shirota-sensei arranged them together out of helplessness because there was really no one who dared to spar with Kushina.
Minato's originally calm expression was now filled with an awkward smile. In the usual sparring class, Kushina's sparring partner was either him or Mikoto, but today, it was Akasaka Yu.
Resisting the uneasiness in his heart, Akasaka Yu stood in the field, opposite Kushina.
"The battle begins!" Following Shirota-sensei's announcement, Kushina rushed towards Akasaka Yu with her fist. Her long red hair fluttered slightly.
Although Akasaka Yu was afraid, his basic skills were solid, and Kushina's speed was not as exaggerated as Minato's and Uchiha Yoruki's.
He didn't dare to take Kushina's fist head-on, so he could only avoid it. However, when he avoided Kushina's first punch, her delicate little face showed a sly smile.
"You've been fooled!" While punching, Kushina squatted down and tried to trip Yu with her leg. Akasaka Yu didn't expect Kushina, who usually rushed around, to trick him, but his reaction speed was good, and he dodged Kushina's leg, but this directly made his body unstable, causing him to stagger backwards.
At this moment, Kushina punched straight at him, and Akasaka Yu couldn't avoid it at all, so he had to cross his arms to withstand Kushina's punch.
"Bang!" After taking a punch, Akasaka Yu was beaten back and fell to the ground. Then, another punch from Kushina came. Akasaka Yu had lost his mobility and could only dodge, but this punch still brushed his face and then hit the ground hard.
The ground was covered with dust. Akasaka Yu was so scared that his pupils dilated. If the punch had hit him, he might have fainted. Then, Kushina punched him several more times, all grazing Akasaka Yu's vitals.
"Oh my god, Red Hot Habanero is killing me!" Akasaka Yu shouted, tears almost bursting out. Those who were watching seemed to have foreseen this end for Akasaka Yu from the beginning, with pity in their eyes.
Red Hot Habanero, this is the title Kushina earned within this year. Because her style of fighting is a little violent, she often gets too excited and forgets to control her strength in simple sparring, and with her long bright red hair, she got the name. Except for Minato and Mikoto, no one could withstand her "hot" offensive.
"Stop!" Shirota-sensei had never thought that Akasaka Yu would be defeated so quickly by Kushina and hurriedly called for a stop before the former suffered any serious damage.
Kushina curled her lips and had to stop. She ran to Shirota-sensei and said, "Shirota-sensei, this is not a sparring at all. The opponent is too weak, and I can't make any progress at all."
"Can you give me another opponent?" Kushina said immediately. Shirota-sensei wiped the cold sweat from his face, then looked at Minato in the crowd and said, "Minato, you can spar with Kushina again."
Minato was about to respond, but Kushina said again, "It's boring to always practice with Minato. Since I'm sparring with the students of Class 3 today, I might as well let him be my opponent!" Kushina stretched out her finger and pointed at Uchiha Yoruki in front of the crowd from Class 3.
Shirota-sensei was also very helpless about Kushina's hot pepper-like personality. Although Kushina was unruly, the demands she made were not excessive.
Everyone's expressions also became somewhat expectant at this time.
Who is stronger, the Red Hot Habanero or Uchiha Yoruki, the Uchiha genius? But Minato and Mikoto's expressions became solemn.
They knew this was Kushina's deliberate provocation. It was obvious that she was still a little upset about what happened a year ago.
"I refuse," Uchiha Yoruki said lightly, his attention not on Kushina at all.
"You...!" Kushina clenched her fists and was about to rush forward but was stopped by Shirota-sensei. "Since the other party refuses, I declare this battle invalid. You can step aside.There are still students who have not fought!" At the end, Shirota-sensei's voice became a little stern.
Kushina did not dare to disobey the teacher's wishes. She glared at Uchiha Yoruki with her eyes and walked back.
"Kushina, you haven't made the seal of reconciliation with Akasaka Yu!" Shirota-sensei said again. Kushina had no choice but to turn around and return to the field, and perfunctorily made the seal of reconciliation with the tired-looking Akasaka Yu.
"Tsk, what's the big deal? Give me a chance and I'll beat that guy up!" Returning to Mikoto and Minato, Kushina puffed up her cheeks angrily, and she looked so cute. The two could only smile at each other.
"Okay, don't be so willful anymore, and don't embarrass Shirota-sensei," Mikoto gently admonished Kushina. At this time, Shirota-sensei also announced the list of people for the next group of sparring.
"The next match, Uchiha Yoruki vs. Uchiha Mikoto!"
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