Are You Underestimating the Uchiha Clan's Pride?

Tsunade could say with complete certainty:

In Konoha, few people were wealthier than the little rich girl, Kushina.

"Stop with the buts. You only get one chance. If you refuse, go find the Old Man yourself and see what he thinks once he finds out."

"After all, your identity is far too sensitive."

"But..."

Kushina had completely fallen for Tsunade's scheme. She thought it over carefully for quite a while and still could not find anything wrong with it, though it somehow felt a little strange.

"Then you have to make sure he learns. Once he does, I'll give you four hundred thousand. Otherwise, that money will never end up in your hands."

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

Tsunade patted her not-yet-impressive chest and promised she would definitely teach him.

Yagami Chiyue was such a good student, so teaching him should not be difficult, right?

As long as he was not like that foolish child Nawaki and angered her half to death.

As long as there was money involved, Tsunade Hime loved helping others.

She only hoped more good opportunities like this would come along, so she would never lack gambling funds again.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

Several Kunai flew through the air, with Minato close behind as he lunged toward Chiyue, who stood on a tree trunk.

Clang, clang, clang!!

At lightning speed, Chiyue knocked away the Kunai flying toward him, then kicked at Minato.

Poof!!

With a soft sound, Minato's body burst apart and turned into a piece of wood.

"Ha, you fell for—damn!"

Minato's real body came around from the other side. He had thought his clone plan had worked.

Instead, Chiyue's fist came flying at him. Minato let out a muffled grunt and was sent flying, crashing heavily into a large tree.

His body slid slowly down the bark.

Hiss!!

Minato sucked in a sharp breath, rubbing his chest repeatedly as he complained, "Chiyue, we're just training. Did you have to hit so hard?"

"And how did you figure out I used the Clone Technique?"

"That pathetic clone technique? I could tell at a glance."

Chiyue jumped down from the tree and pulled Minato to his feet, looking at him teasingly. "You're still too young to try using the Clone Technique to fool me, kid. Keep working at it."

"I'm done. I get beaten up every single time!!"

What an infuriating smile. He really wanted to beat Chiyue up, but unfortunately, he could not win. How despairing!!

Minato gave up and stopped sparring with Chiyue.

He always felt that Chiyue had him completely figured out.

He had tried every kind of attack and every kind of strategy, yet Chiyue could effortlessly knock him down every time.

What was the point of training like this?

He was practically a punching bag!

"Mm."

Chiyue nodded and did not force him.

After all, Minato was the one who suggested sparring every time, even though he was also the one who got beaten up every time.

Unfortunately, after being beaten for a while and forgetting the pain, Minato would always come looking for him again.

The two continued training separately.

Watching Chiyue practice swordsmanship, Minato could not help feeling envious.

"Chiyue, you're practicing Uchiha Clan swordsmanship. Won't the Uchiha Clan cause trouble for you?"

"Cause trouble for me?"

"Why?"

Chiyue looked at him in confusion.

"My mother taught me this swordsmanship. Some of the ninjutsu scrolls were left behind by my parents too. It's not like I stole them from the Uchiha Shrine, so why would they cause trouble for me?"

"Are you underestimating the Uchiha Clan's pride?"

"..."

Forget I said anything. The Uchiha Clan really was a sick family, proud to the bone.

"Want to learn? I can teach you."

"Forget it."

Minato really wanted to learn Uchiha Clan swordsmanship, but he was not an Uchiha Clan member.

He was tempted, but he did not want to invite trouble.

Chiyue had inherited it from his parents, and he had Uchiha Clan blood himself. But what did Minato Namikaze have?

Nothing at all. Better not make trouble for himself.

Before becoming Jiraiya's disciple, Minato's life had indeed been difficult.

Even with his talent, he had no ninjutsu and no resources.

Like other civilian ninjas, he could only train the basics hard and repeatedly practice the few basic ninjutsu taught at the Academy.

"That's enough. Let's head back. We shouldn't leave them hanging around for too long."

If not for Kushina and Tsunade, Chiyue and Minato definitely would not have returned until dark.

"Okay."

Minato wiped the sweat from his forehead and put away the undamaged ninja tools. As for the damaged ones, he could only throw them away with tears in his eyes.

The high cost of ninja tools meant that Minato, who could only live on compensation payments, had to save wherever he could.

After returning to the village, they went their separate ways and headed home.

"?"

Chiyue had only just reached his doorstep when he saw someone standing outside—a person he had parted with not long ago.

"Did you need something from me, Senior?"

"Not bad."

Glancing at the vegetables in Chiyue's hand, Tsunade teased, "What? A senior comes to visit, and you won't even let her inside?"

"..."

Speechless, Chiyue stepped forward and opened the door.

Tsunade did not stand on ceremony and followed Chiyue into his home.

Tsunade curiously looked around the small, even somewhat shabby house.

Chiyue had no idea what she was thinking. She nodded from time to time, leaving him completely baffled.

After brewing a cup of tea and placing it on the table, Chiyue tentatively asked, "Senior, would you like to stay for dinner?"

"Then I won't be polite."

Tsunade sat cross-legged on the mat and leisurely drank her hot tea.

She did not look like a guest at all. She looked more like an uncle who had come to make himself at home.

Chiba could not even understand why Tsunade had come to his house.

Was it because of Kushina, to tell him to stay away from her?

That should not be it.

Chiyue had not taken the initiative to approach Kushina, so there was no reason for Tsunade to make such a grand show of coming to his door.

Forget it. If she had something to say, she would say it. If not, then so be it.

Shaking his head, Chiyue went into the kitchen and began preparing dinner.

Although it was still a little early for dinner, Chiyue only wanted to fill up Tsunade Hime as quickly as possible and send her away.

"Mmm~~ Delicious."

Once the food was ready, Tsunade shoveled it into her mouth in huge bites. Her table manners had nothing to do with the famed Tsunade Hime.

Chiyue's eyelids twitched a few times at the sight. He casually ate a few bites, then set down his chopsticks and watched Tsunade feast.

"I'm usually too busy. Nawaki's cooking is terrible, and Kushina... forget it, let's not talk about her."

As she ate, Tsunade complained about Nawaki's bad cooking.

If Nawaki heard that, he would definitely hide in the bathroom and cry.

As his older sister, should you not have the awareness to cook for yourself?

You were the lazy one, yet you blamed me?

Seeing that Tsunade had nearly finished eating, Chiyue finally asked, "Senior, did you come here specifically because you needed something?"

"Take a guess. Guess why I came to see you. If you get it right, there's a reward."

Tsunade casually put down her bowl and chopsticks, then let out a satisfied burp.

She felt that this was the most satisfying meal she had eaten in quite some time.

Still, she was a little too full.

Damn it, if she kept eating like this, would she gain weight?

She lowered her head and glanced at her not-yet-impressive chest, then sighed in relief.

Even if she gained weight, it would not be a big deal. At least Jiraiya would stop mocking her for being flat as a board.

That bastard Jiraiya!

Next time, she would smash his damn head in.

Unaware that Tsunade Hime's thoughts were running wild, Chiyue decisively shook his head.

You want me to guess? No thanks.

I'd have to be crazy to play guessing games with you.

Not guessing!

Say it or don't.

Seeing that Chiyue had stopped asking questions and was gathering the dishes to take them into the kitchen, Tsunade felt somewhat defeated.

Were kids these days all this hard to fool?

"Hey! Aren't you afraid I came to warn you to stay away from Kushina?"

Chiyue placed the dishes in a basin and poured in hot water without even turning around.

"Probably not. After all, Kushina and I are only ordinary classmates. We are not worth Senior making such a big fuss and coming all this way."

This kid was really hard to fool.

Resting her chin on one hand, Tsunade was speechless herself as she called toward the kitchen.

"Yagami Chiyue, I've eaten two meals at your place today, so I'm giving you a reward. Do you want it?"

A reward?

Are you sure you are not joking?

Chiyue glanced back at Tsunade, paused, and answered, "No. If eating two meals means I need a reward, then I would rather not have that kind of reward."

Pies did not fall from the sky. Even if they did, that pie might turn into a trap at any moment.

If he wanted to avoid falling into a pit or being tricked, the best option was to stay far away from pies falling from the sky, lest one crush him to death.

"..."

Could they not have a proper conversation?

Tsunade ground her teeth in anger, really wanting to hit someone.

Nawaki was better.

For no reason at all, Tsunade began to miss her foolish little brother Nawaki.

"No! You have to take this reward!!"

If you did not take the reward, who was she supposed to get her four hundred thousand from?