Chapter 49

After completing the deal, Inuzuka Hisao was in high spirits, and his expression toward Chiga became much friendlier.

"By the way, Chiga, now that you have a Summoning Beast that can fly, would you like to buy a combat dog for ground battles as well?"

Before Chiga could refuse, Inuzuka Hisao had already entered sales mode.

"Chiga-san, take a look at my Black Fiend!"

As he spoke, Inuzuka Hisao pointed at Black Fiend, who was also being very cooperative with his master's sales pitch.

Standing over two meters tall, Black Fiend once again revealed his fierce and terrifying appearance. His robust body was covered in clearly defined muscles, while his short, coarse black fur stood straight up like steel needles, adding an even more menacing air.

"Whine."

Sharp fangs glinting coldly in his mouth, Black Fiend let out a low growl at Chiga. A murderous intent immediately swept over him. He certainly looked impressive!

"What do you think? Quite imposing, right? Of course, Black Fiend himself isn't for sale, but he happens to have a descendant, and it's his only son. I'll sell him to you."

Black Fiend, who had still been working hard to show off, suddenly changed his expression. He turned to Inuzuka Hisao and cried, "Master, no! Didn't you say my only son was meant for the young master? How can you bear to sell him to someone from the Uchiha clan?"

"Black Fiend, stop talking. Chiga is the first Uchiha from the Uchiha clan to patronize our Inuzuka clan. To ensure that our two clans can maintain their friendship and advance hand in hand, selling your child to him will serve as a testament to the friendship between our clans!"

Hearing this, Black Fiend hugged Inuzuka Hisao and sobbed, "Master, you're so heartless! You're being cruel not only to me, but to the young master as well! You should know that my only son already has the strength of a genin. He can even use Fire Release, and he has already learned the Anthropomorphic Ninja Art. With such talent, he will surely become a powerful asset to the young master in the future."

Hearing this, Inuzuka Hisao waved his sleeve and shoved Black Fiend aside. Closing his eyes and gritting his teeth, he said, "I've made up my mind. Don't say another word!"

Watching the two of them put on their performance with such enthusiasm, even Kakashi's mouth was twitching like crazy, let alone Chiga.

"What do you think, Chiga?" After performing for so long, Inuzuka Hisao still had to see whether Chiga was interested.

"No, thank you, Senior Hisao. I'm a little short on money at the moment. Maybe next time."

Although Chiga was somewhat tempted by Inuzuka Hisao's sales pitch, he lost interest when he remembered how Inuzuka Hisao had initially rejected him.

The Inuzuka clan was so prejudiced against the ninja cats of the Uchiha clan.

Then surely the people of the Uchiha clan were also quite prejudiced against the ninja hounds of the Inuzuka clan.

If he bought a ninja hound and brought it home, wouldn't it be fighting with the ninja cats every other day?

Amid Inuzuka Hisao's attempts to persuade him to stay, Chiga and Kakashi left the Inuzuka clan's shop.

Not long after they left, Chiga and Kakashi saw Minato walking toward them.

"Chiga, did you finish taking care of your business?"

Seeing Chiga and Kakashi, Minato asked first.

Chiga nodded, then noticed that something seemed off about Minato's face. A trace of lingering shyness could actually be seen on his refined cheeks.

Along with the familiar fragrance on Minato's body—it was the perfume scent Kushina liked to use—Chiga immediately understood. He asked, "Senior Minato, did you secretly go visit Teacher Kushina?"

Minato froze, then hurriedly concealed his embarrassment with a stiff smile. "How could that be? Kushina is under confinement, and there are ANBU guarding the entrance. I couldn't get in even if I wanted to."

"Is that so?"

Chiga and Kakashi exchanged a glance, then narrowed their eyes as they looked at Minato.

It was true that ANBU were monitoring the place, but under Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, they were as good as nonexistent.

Under Chiga and Kakashi's gazes, Minato braced himself and changed the subject. "All right, since the two of you have finished your business, and I've replenished my ninja tools, let's go to the Hokage Building and take a mission!"

"Yes, Teacher Minato. We really should continue taking missions. We've been resting in the village for a week, and our bodies are almost getting rusty."

Kakashi immediately agreed.

The reason they had gone so long without taking a mission was that they had been waiting for Chiga's confinement to end. Now that they had invited Chiga onto the team, Kakashi looked excited when Minato suggested taking another mission.

Chiga had no objections either. Compared with Minato and Kakashi, he had rested for even longer.

On the way, Chiga asked Minato, "By the way, Senior Minato, you know that I'm very interested in the Flying Thunder God Technique. May I ask you a few questions about it?"

Hearing this, Minato turned his head and smiled at Chiga. "As long as they don't involve the core principles of the Flying Thunder God Technique, you can ask whatever you like."

Chiga's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Senior Minato, does the Flying Thunder God Technique work by sensing the Flying Thunder God Seals and then moving through them?"

Minato replied, "That's right! When activating the Flying Thunder God Technique, you need to carve your Flying Thunder God Seal onto the place you wish to teleport to."

"Then is the formula fixed, or is it different for each person? I remember that yours, Teacher Minato, seems to be made of characters."

Chiga thought for a moment before continuing.

"It varies from person to person. The Second Hokage's was a symbol, while mine is made of characters."

"Once the Flying Thunder God Seal is carved, does it disappear on its own, or does it have to be destroyed through some special method?"

Chiga continued asking. He remembered that once the Flying Thunder God Technique was carved, it could not be removed, but after Obito became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he erased Minato's Flying Thunder God Seals.

Perhaps someone with sufficiently powerful strength could erase the seal as well.

Minato shook his head and replied, "Once the Flying Thunder God Seal has been carved, it can't be destroyed. So, Chiga, if you truly get the chance to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, you must be extremely careful when carving the seals. Don't carve them everywhere."

As he said this, Minato looked at Chiga with an unusually serious expression.

Chiga nodded solemnly, then asked again, "So, Senior Minato, where did you carve the Flying Thunder God Seal on Teacher Kushina?"

Minato replied, "Her buttocks, ten centimeters below her waist."

From Minato Namikaze's negative emotions, Emotion Points +99!

Chiga and Kakashi: "..."

Impressive. He still hadn't lost his composure after that. Senior Minato truly deserved his reputation as Konoha's famous ray of sunshine.

At that moment, the gentle smile on Minato's face finally froze. He hurriedly said to Chiga, "Um... Chiga, how could you ask a question like that?!"

Chiga grinned mischievously. "Can you admit now that you went to see Teacher Kushina earlier?"

"Did you deliberately trick me just to find out whether I went to see Kushina?"

"Who told you not to admit it earlier? I spent more than a month with Teacher Kushina too, so I'm very familiar with the scent of her perfume."

Minato's eyes filled with tears. If I'd known, I wouldn't have hidden it earlier.