"Hahaha."
The surrounding students all burst into laughter. Kushina's shuriken throwing was simply too poor—worse than even the first-year students'.
"With skills like that, you still want to become Hokage?"
"Exactly. You're not even as good as me."
Kushina's face turned as red as a tomato. But she merely shot them a glance before silently walking away.
After all, her shuriken skills really were terrible. Without the strength to back herself up, anything she said would only sound like an excuse.
Any rebuttal from her now would only give them more reason to mock her. Though she was carefree by nature, she was not as foolish as Naruto, the future protagonist.
"Uzumaki Kushina, D."
Although the Third Hokage had indeed told Teacher Nishimura to take good care of Kushina, her results were plain for everyone to see.
So even if Kushina had been the Third Hokage's illegitimate daughter, he could not falsify her grades.
He could only give Kushina a failing grade.
Upon hearing that result, Kushina did not voice any objections. She merely lowered her head in silence and walked away.
"This child should start over from the previous grade. At this rate, she simply won't be able to keep up with the lessons. She can't even handle basic shuriken throwing. I really don't understand what Lord Hokage is thinking," Teacher Nishimura sighed, then glanced at the list again.
"Kushina..." Mikoto looked at the dispirited Kushina with concern.
Kushina put on a broad smile.
"I'm fine. I'll practice a lot more from now on."
Uchiha Chen nodded. "We can all teach you."
Kushina brightened a little. "Then it's a promise."
Time passed little by little.
"Next, Uchiha Mikoto."
Mikoto rose to her feet and slowly walked onto the platform.
"Good luck, Mikoto," Kushina cheered her on.
Mikoto stepped