Konoha Ninja Academy.
In front of the school gates, a little boy with a dazzling golden spiky hairstyle looked conflictedly at the black-haired senior blocking his path. His delicate little face was scrunched up like a tender chrysanthemum.
Namikaze Minato, male, four years old, unmarried, first-year Ninja Academy student. Address: 007 Konoha East Street. Favorite food: ramen.
"Sigh."
With a small sigh, he reflected on how he had merely spoken up for a classmate being bullied by upperclassmen on the first day of school, only to somehow end up being pestered by this strange senior who had fallen from the sky.
Was this right?
According to the usual comic-book formula, shouldn't a beautiful girl have descended from the heavens, followed by the beginning of a sickeningly sweet campus romantic comedy?
"Maybe I should just take the day off."
After hesitating for a moment, Minato quietly lowered his head and prepared to turn around and slip away.
However, he had forgotten about his dazzling golden hair. Against the dark-toned crowd around him, it was far too conspicuous.
"Minato, my man!"
Fugaku, who had been waiting for a long time with a lollipop in his mouth, had his eyes suddenly light up after being flashed by the golden glow. In a blur, he stepped forward and blocked Minato's escape.
"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you forever."
"Tap~"
The step Minato had just taken abruptly froze. Knowing he had been exposed, he secretly curled his lips, turned around, and put on a smile as bright as the sun.
"Morning, Senior Student."
"Hey! How can two brothers like us use such distant terms?"
Fugaku waved his little hand, putting on the airs of a seasoned gangster. Yet paired with his childish face, it looked just a little out of place.
"Then I..."