"Little Blondie, if you've got guts, stop dodging!"
In the school training ground, the panting Kushina swung her tiny fists, putting all her strength into chasing the nimble Minato. Yet every attack missed by a hair. Her round little face had flushed red with anger, like a juicy tomato.
The students watching the two chase each other all wore helpless expressions. Choza Akimichi rubbed his growling stomach and could not help muttering under his breath,
"Minato really should just take a hit and end this already. Then everyone can have lunch early."
"Just wait a little longer. Minato's stamina can't compare to Kushina's. It's only a matter of time before he gets punished by those iron fists."
Squatting on the ground, Shikaku shrugged and resumed playing miniature shogi with Inoichi.
"Inoichi, you lost again."
After using his rook to block the enemy king's final escape route, Shikaku shook his head with a bored expression. He looked up at Kushina, whose anger had reached the roof and whose entire body radiated a terrifying aura, then could not help sighing.
"Women really are troublesome. Whoever marries a woman like that in the future is probably going to be—"
"Shh! Watch what you say, Teacher Miro is still here!"
Hearing Shikaku's complaint, Inoichi, who had been reviewing why he had lost so quickly, hurriedly made a shushing gesture. He secretly glanced at Uzumaki Miro, who was watching the match from nearby, his timid little face full of worry.
"Uh, thanks for the warning."
Shikaku, who had stopped himself just in time, froze for a moment before giving Inoichi a grateful look.
If Uzumaki Miro heard him complaining about Kushina, he would probably be going without lunch today.
Unlike the lonely Uzumaki orphan from the original timeline, Uzumaki Kushina in this timeline had been